2022 population: 161,745
( 326 from 2010
, 45 from 2020)
Land area: 487.4 square miles
Population density: 331.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 142,111 | 87.86% | 3.7% |
Black: | 8,335 | 5.15% | 26.1% |
Indian: | 303 | 0.19% | 10.6% |
Asian: | 3,719 | 2.30% | 60.6% |
2+ races: | 3,633 | 2.25% | 46.9% |
Hispanic: | 3,644 | 2.25% | 75.8% |
Total non-White: | 19,634 | 12.14% | 41.3% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 2,978 | 9.2 |
Deaths: | 4,142 | 12.8 |
Net Migration: | 679 | 2.1 |
Net Immigration: | 380 | 1.2 |
Change in White population: | -5,416 | -3.4 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 5,742 | 3.6 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 70,692 | |
Median Value | $197,100 | |
Occupied | 63,588 | 90.0% |
Vacant | 7,104 | 10.0% |
Owned | 44,931 | 70.7% |
Rented | 18,657 | 29.3% |
Median Rent | $990 | |
Single-Family Units | 50,510 | 71.5% |
Detached | 46,027 | 65.1% |
Attached | 4,483 | 6.3% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 10,673 | 15.1% |
Mobile Homes | 4,524 | 6.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 3,250 | 5.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 2,540 | 4.0% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,954 | 3.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 3,070 | 4.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 2,852 | 4.5% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 2,608 | 4.1% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 2,208 | 3.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 2,356 | 3.7% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 2,213 | 3.5% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 4,607 | 7.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 5,995 | 9.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 8,312 | 13.1% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 6,415 | 10.1% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 4,815 | 7.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 5,220 | 8.2% |
$200,000 or more | 5,173 | 8.1% |
Median Household Income | 69,796 | |
Per Capita Income | 37,771 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 103 | |
Compared to U.S. | 90 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 2,428 | 3.8% |
Public Assistance | 1,334 | 2.1% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 7,127 | 11.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 77,031 | 73.0% |
Unemployed | 4,610 | 4.4% |
In Armed Forces | 83 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 81,724 | 77.4% |
Not in Labor Force | 23,846 | 22.6% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 27.0% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 32,757 | 28,694 | 53.3% |
Non-Profit | 1,669 | 3,378 | 33.1% |
Self-Employed | 4,506 | 2,283 | 66.4% |
Local Government | 2,710 | 3,912 | 40.9% |
State Government | 1,169 | 1,511 | 43.6% |
Federal Government | 325 | 378 | 46.2% |
Total Private + Self | 37,263 | 30,977 | 54.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 5,873 | 9,179 | 39.0% |
Total | 43,136 | 40,156 | 51.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 12.0% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 11,904 | 14.3% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 16,123 | 19.3% |
Professional, Technical | 18,388 | 22.0% |
Service Occupations | 15,268 | 18.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 146 | 0.2% |
All others | 21,769 | 26.1% |
White Collar | 55.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 13,131 | 15.7% |
Health care and social assistance | 10,591 | 12.7% |
Retail trade | 10,004 | 12.0% |
Educational services | 9,536 | 11.4% |
Accommodation and food services | 6,936 | 8.3% |
Construction | 5,805 | 7.0% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 4,574 | 5.5% |
Other services | 3,743 | 4.5% |
Transportation and warehousing | 3,429 | 4.1% |
Finance and insurance | 3,248 | 3.9% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 3,026 | 3.6% |
Public administration | 2,359 | 2.8% |
Wholesale trade | 1,870 | 2.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1,218 | 1.5% |
Information | 1,028 | 1.2% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 953 | 1.1% |
Utilities | 804 | 1.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 751 | 0.9% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 378 | 0.5% |
Management | 68 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,787 | 1.11% |
Puerto Rican | 666 | 0.41% |
Cuban | 208 | 0.13% |
Dominican | 61 | 0.04% |
Total Central American | 214 | 0.13% |
Costa Rican | 8 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 30 | 0.02% |
Honduran | 114 | 0.07% |
Nicaraguan | 49 | 0.03% |
Panamanian | 13 | 0.01% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 97 | 0.06% |
Argentinean | 16 | 0.01% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 81 | 0.05% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 294 | 0.18% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 841 | 0.52% |
Chinese | 549 | 0.34% |
Filipino | 393 | 0.24% |
Taiwanese | 290 | 0.18% |
Vietnamese | 212 | 0.13% |
Japanese | 149 | 0.09% |
Korean | 146 | 0.09% |
Bhutanese | 86 | 0.05% |
Cambodian | 38 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 147,785 | 95.9% |
Other Indo-European | 1,292 | 0.8% |
Spanish | 1,177 | 0.8% |
German, other Germanic | 915 | 0.6% |
Arabic | 874 | 0.6% |
Chinese | 685 | 0.4% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 348 | 0.2% |
Other | 330 | 0.2% |
Other Asian | 328 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 42,057 | 26.1% |
Irish | 23,026 | 14.3% |
English | 17,969 | 11.1% |
Italian | 15,139 | 9.4% |
American | 12,569 | 7.8% |
Polish | 8,333 | 5.2% |
Hungarian | 4,592 | 2.8% |
Dutch | 3,261 | 2.0% |
French | 3,016 | 1.9% |
Scottish | 2,899 | 1.8% |
European | 2,673 | 1.7% |
Slovak | 2,297 | 1.4% |
Czech | 2,106 | 1.3% |
Welsh | 1,726 | 1.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,335 | 0.8% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 158,541 | 98.3% |
Not a citizen | 2,676 | 1.7% |
Native | 156,200 | 96.9% |
Foreign-born | 5,017 | 3.1% |
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 | ||||||
1,997 | 1.9% | 5,581 | 5.3% | 38,280 | 36.0% | 26,677 | 25.1% | 19,883 | 18.7% | 13,839 | 13.0% |
Average years of education: 13.7 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,997 | 1.9% |
9-12 Years | 5,581 | 5.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 38,280 | 36.0% |
Some College | 26,677 | 25.1% |
Bach. Degree | 19,883 | 18.7% |
Grad Degree | 13,839 | 13.0% |
Average years of education: 13.7 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 75,604 | 71,568 | 4,036 | 5.3% | 5.8% |
1991 | 76,178 | 71,666 | 4,512 | 5.9% | 6.5% |
1992 | 78,447 | 72,854 | 5,593 | 7.1% | 7.4% |
1993 | 78,773 | 74,038 | 4,735 | 6.0% | 6.7% |
1994 | 80,292 | 76,001 | 4,291 | 5.3% | 5.7% |
1995 | 81,182 | 77,625 | 3,557 | 4.4% | 4.9% |
1996 | 82,906 | 78,987 | 3,919 | 4.7% | 5.0% |
1997 | 82,610 | 79,037 | 3,573 | 4.3% | 4.6% |
1998 | 82,008 | 78,553 | 3,455 | 4.2% | 4.3% |
1999 | 83,022 | 79,407 | 3,615 | 4.4% | 4.3% |
2000 | 84,524 | 80,970 | 3,554 | 4.2% | 4.1% |
2001 | 84,845 | 81,147 | 3,698 | 4.4% | 4.4% |
2002 | 84,867 | 80,086 | 4,781 | 5.6% | 5.8% |
2003 | 86,582 | 81,399 | 5,183 | 6.0% | 6.2% |
2004 | 87,428 | 82,146 | 5,282 | 6.0% | 6.3% |
2005 | 89,192 | 84,045 | 5,147 | 5.8% | 5.9% |
2006 | 90,760 | 86,095 | 4,665 | 5.1% | 5.4% |
2007 | 92,879 | 87,918 | 4,961 | 5.3% | 5.6% |
2008 | 93,712 | 87,763 | 5,949 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
2009 | 92,038 | 82,700 | 9,338 | 10.1% | 10.2% |
2010 | 90,869 | 81,455 | 9,414 | 10.4% | 10.3% |
2011 | 89,145 | 81,246 | 7,899 | 8.9% | 8.8% |
2012 | 88,000 | 81,596 | 6,404 | 7.3% | 7.4% |
2013 | 87,651 | 80,915 | 6,736 | 7.7% | 7.5% |
2014 | 87,056 | 81,956 | 5,100 | 5.9% | 5.8% |
2015 | 87,111 | 82,825 | 4,286 | 4.9% | 5.0% |
2016 | 87,472 | 83,048 | 4,424 | 5.1% | 5.0% |
2017 | 87,775 | 83,363 | 4,412 | 5.0% | 5.0% |
2018 | 87,176 | 83,205 | 3,971 | 4.6% | 4.5% |
2019 | 87,755 | 84,014 | 3,741 | 4.3% | 4.2% |
2020 | 85,783 | 79,554 | 6,229 | 7.3% | 8.1% |
2021 | 84,702 | 80,677 | 4,025 | 4.8% | 5.1% |
2022 | 84,528 | 81,276 | 3,252 | 3.8% | 4.0% |
2023 | 86,020 | 83,050 | 2,970 | 3.5% | 3.5% |