2022 population: 207,298
( 29,526 from 2010
, 2,713 from 2020)
Land area: 762.1 square miles
Population density: 272.0 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 135,795 | 65.51% | 10.8% |
Black: | 29,067 | 14.02% | 9.4% |
Indian: | 1,247 | 0.60% | 23.1% |
Asian: | 4,670 | 2.25% | 29.7% |
2+ races: | 8,249 | 3.98% | 41.3% |
Hispanic: | 28,270 | 13.64% | 58.0% |
Total non-White: | 71,503 | 34.49% | 29.5% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 8,534 | 20.9 |
Deaths: | 3,332 | 8.1 |
Net Migration: | -2,458 | -6.0 |
Net Immigration: | -18 | -0.0 |
Change in White population: | 13,237 | 7.4 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 16,289 | 9.2 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 84,531 | |
Median Value | $196,800 | |
Occupied | 71,009 | 84.0% |
Vacant | 13,522 | 16.0% |
Owned | 41,845 | 58.9% |
Rented | 29,164 | 41.1% |
Median Rent | $1,132 | |
Single-Family Units | 61,979 | 73.3% |
Detached | 53,570 | 63.4% |
Attached | 8,409 | 9.9% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 7,515 | 8.9% |
Mobile Homes | 11,078 | 13.1% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 3,736 | 5.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 2,449 | 3.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 2,619 | 3.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 2,683 | 3.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 3,562 | 5.0% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 3,155 | 4.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 3,884 | 5.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 3,741 | 5.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 3,356 | 4.7% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 6,336 | 8.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 7,854 | 11.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 10,101 | 14.2% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 6,967 | 9.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 4,122 | 5.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 3,756 | 5.3% |
$200,000 or more | 2,688 | 3.8% |
Median Household Income | 59,976 | |
Per Capita Income | 29,214 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 100 | |
Compared to U.S. | 84 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 3,562 | 5.0% |
Public Assistance | 2,021 | 2.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 9,342 | 13.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 59,085 | 49.0% |
Unemployed | 3,898 | 3.2% |
In Armed Forces | 30,302 | 25.1% |
Total Labor Force | 93,285 | 77.3% |
Not in Labor Force | 27,372 | 22.7% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 25.9% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 21,525 | 20,986 | 50.6% |
Non-Profit | 1,070 | 1,556 | 40.7% |
Self-Employed | 3,685 | 2,425 | 60.3% |
Local Government | 2,184 | 3,372 | 39.3% |
State Government | 895 | 1,863 | 32.5% |
Federal Government | 5,099 | 3,130 | 62.0% |
Total Private + Self | 25,210 | 23,411 | 51.9% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 9,248 | 9,921 | 48.2% |
Total | 34,458 | 33,332 | 50.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 24.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 8,619 | 12.7% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 15,636 | 23.0% |
Professional, Technical | 14,514 | 21.4% |
Service Occupations | 12,920 | 19.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 253 | 0.4% |
All others | 16,262 | 23.9% |
White Collar | 57.1% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Retail trade | 9,862 | 14.5% |
Health care and social assistance | 7,901 | 11.6% |
Accommodation and food services | 7,048 | 10.4% |
Educational services | 6,953 | 10.2% |
Construction | 6,068 | 8.9% |
Public administration | 5,660 | 8.3% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 3,775 | 5.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 3,673 | 5.4% |
Manufacturing | 3,215 | 4.7% |
Other services | 3,096 | 4.6% |
Transportation and warehousing | 2,996 | 4.4% |
Finance and insurance | 1,697 | 2.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,254 | 1.8% |
Information | 1,224 | 1.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1,150 | 1.7% |
Wholesale trade | 1,121 | 1.6% |
Utilities | 774 | 1.1% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 413 | 0.6% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 41 | 0.1% |
Management | 30 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 12,362 | 6.07% |
Puerto Rican | 7,138 | 3.50% |
Cuban | 774 | 0.38% |
Dominican | 1,400 | 0.69% |
Total Central American | 2,159 | 1.06% |
Costa Rican | 73 | 0.04% |
Guatemalan | 408 | 0.20% |
Honduran | 310 | 0.15% |
Nicaraguan | 155 | 0.08% |
Panamanian | 184 | 0.09% |
Salvadoran | 1,029 | 0.51% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 1,917 | 0.94% |
Argentinean | 57 | 0.03% |
Bolivian | 20 | 0.01% |
Chilean | 196 | 0.10% |
Colombian | 549 | 0.27% |
Ecuadorian | 452 | 0.22% |
Paraguayan | 112 | 0.05% |
Peruvian | 211 | 0.10% |
Uruguayan | 19 | 0.01% |
Venezuelan | 301 | 0.15% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 1,310 | 0.64% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 916 | 0.45% |
Chinese | 676 | 0.33% |
Korean | 651 | 0.32% |
Japanese | 432 | 0.21% |
Indian | 324 | 0.16% |
Vietnamese | 292 | 0.14% |
Cambodian | 114 | 0.06% |
Hmong | 86 | 0.04% |
Okinawan | 74 | 0.04% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 167,837 | 89.7% |
Spanish | 13,647 | 7.3% |
Other Asian | 1,085 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European | 681 | 0.4% |
Tagalog | 655 | 0.4% |
German, other Germanic | 634 | 0.3% |
Other | 631 | 0.3% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 494 | 0.3% |
Chinese | 455 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Irish | 27,513 | 13.5% |
German | 25,824 | 12.7% |
English | 25,419 | 12.5% |
Italian | 12,570 | 6.2% |
American | 9,954 | 4.9% |
Scottish | 3,909 | 1.9% |
Polish | 3,826 | 1.9% |
French | 3,467 | 1.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,433 | 1.7% |
European | 3,113 | 1.5% |
Swedish | 1,974 | 1.0% |
Scandinavian | 1,858 | 0.9% |
French Canadian | 1,664 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 1,622 | 0.8% |
Welsh | 1,577 | 0.8% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 200,698 | 98.5% |
Not a citizen | 2,988 | 1.5% |
Native | 195,730 | 96.1% |
Foreign-born | 7,956 | 3.9% |
Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
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< 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
2,576 | 2.3% | 6,224 | 5.6% | 32,713 | 29.7% | 40,421 | 36.7% | 19,410 | 17.6% | 8,870 | 8.0% |
Average years of education: 13.4 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 2,576 | 2.3% |
9-12 Years | 6,224 | 5.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 32,713 | 29.7% |
Some College | 40,421 | 36.7% |
Bach. Degree | 19,410 | 17.6% |
Grad Degree | 8,870 | 8.0% |
Average years of education: 13.4 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 41,624 | 39,577 | 2,047 | 4.9% | 4.1% |
1991 | 41,988 | 39,724 | 2,264 | 5.4% | 5.9% |
1992 | 41,740 | 39,625 | 2,115 | 5.1% | 6.3% |
1993 | 42,456 | 40,397 | 2,059 | 4.8% | 5.1% |
1994 | 42,965 | 41,073 | 1,892 | 4.4% | 4.4% |
1995 | 43,520 | 41,784 | 1,736 | 4.0% | 4.4% |
1996 | 45,439 | 43,580 | 1,859 | 4.1% | 4.4% |
1997 | 47,754 | 46,112 | 1,642 | 3.4% | 3.8% |
1998 | 48,144 | 46,408 | 1,736 | 3.6% | 3.5% |
1999 | 50,147 | 48,336 | 1,811 | 3.6% | 3.3% |
2000 | 53,232 | 50,903 | 2,329 | 4.4% | 3.7% |
2001 | 54,193 | 51,187 | 3,006 | 5.5% | 5.6% |
2002 | 53,797 | 50,156 | 3,641 | 6.8% | 6.9% |
2003 | 54,242 | 50,577 | 3,665 | 6.8% | 6.7% |
2004 | 55,768 | 52,550 | 3,218 | 5.8% | 5.9% |
2005 | 56,406 | 53,193 | 3,213 | 5.7% | 5.6% |
2006 | 58,402 | 55,603 | 2,799 | 4.8% | 5.1% |
2007 | 60,085 | 57,173 | 2,912 | 4.8% | 5.1% |
2008 | 63,263 | 59,670 | 3,593 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
2009 | 66,352 | 60,483 | 5,869 | 8.8% | 11.0% |
2010 | 63,590 | 58,387 | 5,203 | 8.2% | 10.7% |
2011 | 63,019 | 57,804 | 5,215 | 8.3% | 10.3% |
2012 | 64,123 | 58,859 | 5,264 | 8.2% | 9.5% |
2013 | 64,175 | 59,787 | 4,388 | 6.8% | 7.8% |
2014 | 64,023 | 60,243 | 3,780 | 5.9% | 6.1% |
2015 | 63,680 | 59,974 | 3,706 | 5.8% | 5.7% |
2016 | 63,519 | 60,018 | 3,501 | 5.5% | 5.1% |
2017 | 64,456 | 61,066 | 3,390 | 5.3% | 4.5% |
2018 | 64,349 | 61,182 | 3,167 | 4.9% | 4.0% |
2019 | 64,975 | 62,059 | 2,916 | 4.5% | 3.8% |
2020 | 63,899 | 59,276 | 4,623 | 7.2% | 7.3% |
2021 | 65,582 | 62,160 | 3,422 | 5.2% | 4.9% |
2022 | 68,204 | 65,295 | 2,909 | 4.3% | 3.7% |
2023 | 69,558 | 66,767 | 2,791 | 4.0% | 3.5% |