2022 population: 150,477
( 16,676 from 2010
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1,770 from 2020)
Land area: 397.6 square miles
Population density: 378.5 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 103,596 | 68.85% | ![]() |
Black: | 17,272 | 11.48% | ![]() |
Indian: | 477 | 0.32% | ![]() |
Asian: | 12,153 | 8.08% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 3,726 | 2.48% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 13,253 | 8.81% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 46,881 | 31.15% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 2,607 | 8.8 |
Deaths: | 2,227 | 7.5 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 1,688 | 5.7 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 909 | 3.1 |
Change in White population: | 8,925 | 6.7 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 7,751 | 5.8 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 61,213 | |
Median Value | $395,600 | |
Occupied | 55,534 | 90.7% |
Vacant | 5,679 | 9.3% |
Owned | 35,939 | 64.7% |
Rented | 19,595 | 35.3% |
Median Rent | $1,316 | |
Single-Family Units | 41,574 | 67.9% |
Detached | 36,796 | 60.1% |
Attached | 4,778 | 7.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 12,790 | 20.9% |
Mobile Homes | 4,020 | 6.6% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 3,269 | 5.9% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,709 | 3.1% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,827 | 3.3% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,561 | 2.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,608 | 2.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,433 | 2.6% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,759 | 3.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,854 | 3.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,831 | 3.3% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 3,562 | 6.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 4,682 | 8.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 6,396 | 11.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 4,922 | 8.9% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 3,614 | 6.5% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 5,299 | 9.5% |
$200,000 or more | 10,208 | 18.4% |
Median Household Income | 85,785 | |
Per Capita Income | 50,449 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 123 | |
Compared to U.S. | 103 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,772 | 3.2% |
Public Assistance | 906 | 1.6% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 3,448 | 6.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 61,249 | 67.3% |
Unemployed | 2,705 | 3.0% |
In Armed Forces | 19 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 63,973 | 70.3% |
Not in Labor Force | 27,040 | 29.7% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 32.7% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 20,157 | 17,311 | 53.8% |
Non-Profit | 3,809 | 5,773 | 39.8% |
Self-Employed | 4,641 | 3,392 | 57.8% |
Local Government | 1,690 | 1,746 | 49.2% |
State Government | 4,794 | 7,420 | 39.3% |
Federal Government | 864 | 632 | 57.8% |
Total Private + Self | 24,798 | 20,703 | 54.5% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 11,157 | 15,571 | 41.7% |
Total | 35,955 | 36,274 | 49.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 23.7% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 12,409 | 17.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 10,506 | 14.5% |
Professional, Technical | 30,706 | 42.5% |
Service Occupations | 10,816 | 15.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 158 | 0.2% |
All others | 7,866 | 10.9% |
White Collar | 74.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Educational services | 16,267 | 22.5% |
Health care and social assistance | 11,387 | 15.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 9,116 | 12.6% |
Retail trade | 5,709 | 7.9% |
Accommodation and food services | 4,979 | 6.9% |
Manufacturing | 4,267 | 5.9% |
Construction | 3,084 | 4.3% |
Other services | 2,893 | 4.0% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 2,440 | 3.4% |
Public administration | 2,310 | 3.2% |
Finance and insurance | 2,112 | 2.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 2,049 | 2.8% |
Information | 1,546 | 2.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,282 | 1.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,032 | 1.4% |
Wholesale trade | 822 | 1.1% |
Utilities | 519 | 0.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 477 | 0.7% |
Management | 12 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 6,472 | 4.44% |
Puerto Rican | 1,115 | 0.76% |
Cuban | 307 | 0.21% |
Dominican | 100 | 0.07% |
Total Central American | 1,905 | 1.31% |
Costa Rican | 92 | 0.06% |
Guatemalan | 837 | 0.57% |
Honduran | 552 | 0.38% |
Nicaraguan | 44 | 0.03% |
Panamanian | 26 | 0.02% |
Salvadoran | 354 | 0.24% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 1,446 | 0.99% |
Argentinean | 261 | 0.18% |
Bolivian | 28 | 0.02% |
Chilean | 204 | 0.14% |
Colombian | 401 | 0.27% |
Ecuadorian | 84 | 0.06% |
Paraguayan | 37 | 0.03% |
Peruvian | 113 | 0.08% |
Uruguayan | 48 | 0.03% |
Venezuelan | 270 | 0.19% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 1,395 | 0.96% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 3,855 | 2.64% |
Indian | 2,327 | 1.59% |
Korean | 1,292 | 0.89% |
Filipino | 528 | 0.36% |
Japanese | 522 | 0.36% |
Burmese | 522 | 0.36% |
Taiwanese | 246 | 0.17% |
Vietnamese | 215 | 0.15% |
Cambodian | 160 | 0.11% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 117,318 | 83.9% |
Spanish | 9,571 | 6.8% |
Chinese | 3,510 | 2.5% |
Other Indo-European | 2,908 | 2.1% |
Other Asian | 1,716 | 1.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 1,200 | 0.9% |
Korean | 844 | 0.6% |
Arabic | 653 | 0.5% |
Other | 538 | 0.4% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 20,505 | 14.1% |
German | 16,475 | 11.3% |
Irish | 15,105 | 10.4% |
Italian | 6,681 | 4.6% |
American | 5,735 | 3.9% |
Scottish | 4,792 | 3.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,988 | 2.7% |
Polish | 3,711 | 2.5% |
European | 3,280 | 2.2% |
French | 3,030 | 2.1% |
British | 1,702 | 1.2% |
Russian | 1,694 | 1.2% |
Welsh | 1,605 | 1.1% |
Dutch | 1,390 | 1.0% |
Swedish | 1,283 | 0.9% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 136,814 | 93.8% |
Not a citizen | 9,105 | 6.2% |
Native | 128,031 | 87.7% |
Foreign-born | 17,888 | 12.3% |
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 | ||||||
2,754 | 3.0% | 3,333 | 3.6% | 11,700 | 12.7% | 17,621 | 19.1% | 25,510 | 27.6% | 31,566 | 34.1% |
Average years of education: 15.3 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 2,754 | 3.0% |
9-12 Years | 3,333 | 3.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 11,700 | 12.7% |
Some College | 17,621 | 19.1% |
Bach. Degree | 25,510 | 27.6% |
Grad Degree | 31,566 | 34.1% |
Average years of education: 15.3 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 53,357 | 52,061 | 1,296 | 2.4% | 4.1% |
1991 | 54,697 | 53,142 | 1,555 | 2.8% | 5.9% |
1992 | 56,088 | 54,451 | 1,637 | 2.9% | 6.3% |
1993 | 57,509 | 56,187 | 1,322 | 2.3% | 5.1% |
1994 | 59,163 | 57,984 | 1,179 | 2.0% | 4.4% |
1995 | 59,945 | 58,789 | 1,156 | 1.9% | 4.4% |
1996 | 61,474 | 60,375 | 1,099 | 1.8% | 4.4% |
1997 | 63,503 | 62,518 | 985 | 1.6% | 3.8% |
1998 | 64,132 | 63,272 | 860 | 1.3% | 3.5% |
1999 | 65,292 | 64,525 | 767 | 1.2% | 3.3% |
2000 | 64,850 | 63,211 | 1,639 | 2.5% | 3.7% |
2001 | 66,435 | 64,111 | 2,324 | 3.5% | 5.6% |
2002 | 65,162 | 62,226 | 2,936 | 4.5% | 6.9% |
2003 | 64,718 | 61,822 | 2,896 | 4.5% | 6.7% |
2004 | 64,567 | 61,934 | 2,633 | 4.1% | 5.9% |
2005 | 65,463 | 62,838 | 2,625 | 4.0% | 5.6% |
2006 | 67,274 | 64,873 | 2,401 | 3.6% | 5.1% |
2007 | 68,066 | 65,684 | 2,382 | 3.5% | 5.1% |
2008 | 69,998 | 67,186 | 2,812 | 4.0% | 6.2% |
2009 | 70,504 | 65,753 | 4,751 | 6.7% | 11.0% |
2010 | 70,250 | 65,665 | 4,585 | 6.5% | 10.7% |
2011 | 70,542 | 65,937 | 4,605 | 6.5% | 10.3% |
2012 | 72,628 | 68,085 | 4,543 | 6.3% | 9.5% |
2013 | 72,832 | 69,076 | 3,756 | 5.2% | 7.8% |
2014 | 72,720 | 69,439 | 3,281 | 4.5% | 6.1% |
2015 | 73,308 | 69,954 | 3,354 | 4.6% | 5.7% |
2016 | 74,699 | 71,532 | 3,167 | 4.2% | 5.1% |
2017 | 76,541 | 73,641 | 2,900 | 3.8% | 4.5% |
2018 | 77,617 | 75,032 | 2,585 | 3.3% | 4.0% |
2019 | 80,591 | 77,968 | 2,623 | 3.3% | 3.8% |
2020 | 77,808 | 73,636 | 4,172 | 5.4% | 7.3% |
2021 | 77,576 | 74,759 | 2,817 | 3.6% | 4.9% |
2022 | 81,502 | 79,031 | 2,471 | 3.0% | 3.7% |
2023 | 83,045 | 80,644 | 2,401 | 2.9% | 3.5% |