2022 population: 91,957
( 1,686 from 2010
, 857 from 2020)
Land area: 565.6 square miles
Population density: 162.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 65,478 | 71.21% | 4.8% |
Black: | 17,137 | 18.64% | 2.2% |
Indian: | 336 | 0.37% | 9.4% |
Asian: | 648 | 0.70% | 38.8% |
2+ races: | 2,066 | 2.25% | 54.2% |
Hispanic: | 6,292 | 6.84% | 22.0% |
Total non-White: | 26,479 | 28.79% | 6.3% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 2,047 | 11.2 |
Deaths: | 3,334 | 18.3 |
Net Migration: | 2,069 | 11.4 |
Net Immigration: | 41 | 0.2 |
Change in White population: | -3,266 | -3.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,580 | 1.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 43,586 | |
Median Value | $142,900 | |
Occupied | 38,710 | 88.8% |
Vacant | 4,876 | 11.2% |
Owned | 27,615 | 71.3% |
Rented | 11,095 | 28.7% |
Median Rent | $743 | |
Single-Family Units | 31,138 | 71.4% |
Detached | 30,825 | 70.7% |
Attached | 313 | 0.7% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 3,281 | 7.5% |
Mobile Homes | 7,622 | 17.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 2,473 | 6.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 2,730 | 7.1% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 2,609 | 6.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,976 | 5.1% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,918 | 5.0% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,768 | 4.6% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,971 | 5.1% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,798 | 4.6% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,844 | 4.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 3,086 | 8.0% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 3,598 | 9.3% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 4,684 | 12.1% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 3,676 | 9.5% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,817 | 4.7% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,710 | 4.4% |
$200,000 or more | 1,052 | 2.7% |
Median Household Income | 50,737 | |
Per Capita Income | 29,239 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 85 | |
Compared to U.S. | 71 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 2,738 | 7.1% |
Public Assistance | 622 | 1.6% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 6,629 | 17.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 34,219 | 64.9% |
Unemployed | 2,446 | 4.6% |
In Armed Forces | 37 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 36,702 | 69.6% |
Not in Labor Force | 16,007 | 30.4% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 35.0% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 15,656 | 12,814 | 55.0% |
Non-Profit | 689 | 1,641 | 29.6% |
Self-Employed | 2,373 | 1,735 | 57.8% |
Local Government | 1,258 | 1,288 | 49.4% |
State Government | 407 | 1,144 | 26.2% |
Federal Government | 116 | 261 | 30.8% |
Total Private + Self | 18,029 | 14,549 | 55.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 2,470 | 4,334 | 36.3% |
Total | 20,499 | 18,883 | 52.1% |
Pct. Govt. | 11.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 4,243 | 10.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 8,012 | 20.3% |
Professional, Technical | 6,910 | 17.5% |
Service Occupations | 6,952 | 17.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 280 | 0.7% |
All others | 13,301 | 33.7% |
White Collar | 48.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 7,532 | 19.1% |
Health care and social assistance | 5,792 | 14.7% |
Retail trade | 4,199 | 10.7% |
Construction | 3,232 | 8.2% |
Educational services | 2,559 | 6.5% |
Accommodation and food services | 2,505 | 6.4% |
Other services | 2,267 | 5.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 2,032 | 5.2% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,808 | 4.6% |
Finance and insurance | 1,416 | 3.6% |
Public administration | 1,412 | 3.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 1,151 | 2.9% |
Wholesale trade | 790 | 2.0% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 696 | 1.8% |
Information | 629 | 1.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 524 | 1.3% |
Utilities | 443 | 1.1% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 372 | 0.9% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 43 | 0.1% |
Management | 16 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 3,589 | 3.93% |
Puerto Rican | 374 | 0.41% |
Cuban | 240 | 0.26% |
Dominican | 39 | 0.04% |
Total Central American | 795 | 0.87% |
Costa Rican | 4 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 226 | 0.25% |
Honduran | 189 | 0.21% |
Nicaraguan | 8 | 0.01% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 368 | 0.40% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 257 | 0.28% |
Argentinean | 4 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 37 | 0.04% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 20 | 0.02% |
Venezuelan | 196 | 0.21% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 616 | 0.68% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 81,225 | 93.7% |
Spanish | 4,799 | 5.5% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 113 | 0.1% |
Chinese | 96 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 94 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European | 90 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 75 | 0.1% |
Arabic | 56 | 0.1% |
Korean | 47 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 13,845 | 15.2% |
English | 9,441 | 10.4% |
Irish | 6,917 | 7.6% |
German | 6,263 | 6.9% |
European | 2,129 | 2.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,658 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 1,634 | 1.8% |
Italian | 1,210 | 1.3% |
French | 952 | 1.0% |
Dutch | 812 | 0.9% |
Polish | 626 | 0.7% |
British | 490 | 0.5% |
Norwegian | 404 | 0.4% |
African | 401 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 325 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 88,679 | 97.2% |
Not a citizen | 2,530 | 2.8% |
Native | 87,647 | 96.1% |
Foreign-born | 3,562 | 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 | ||||||
3,327 | 5.0% | 7,478 | 11.3% | 23,110 | 35.0% | 21,923 | 33.2% | 6,974 | 10.6% | 3,224 | 4.9% |
Average years of education: 12.6 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 3,327 | 5.0% |
9-12 Years | 7,478 | 11.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 23,110 | 35.0% |
Some College | 21,923 | 33.2% |
Bach. Degree | 6,974 | 10.6% |
Grad Degree | 3,224 | 4.9% |
Average years of education: 12.6 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 46,743 | 44,285 | 2,458 | 5.3% | 4.1% |
1991 | 46,936 | 43,263 | 3,673 | 7.8% | 5.9% |
1992 | 47,440 | 43,712 | 3,728 | 7.9% | 6.3% |
1993 | 46,983 | 44,222 | 2,761 | 5.9% | 5.1% |
1994 | 47,824 | 44,995 | 2,829 | 5.9% | 4.4% |
1995 | 47,494 | 45,296 | 2,198 | 4.6% | 4.4% |
1996 | 48,473 | 46,180 | 2,293 | 4.7% | 4.4% |
1997 | 48,237 | 45,564 | 2,673 | 5.5% | 3.8% |
1998 | 46,448 | 43,914 | 2,534 | 5.5% | 3.5% |
1999 | 46,247 | 43,947 | 2,300 | 5.0% | 3.3% |
2000 | 46,167 | 43,936 | 2,231 | 4.8% | 3.7% |
2001 | 46,578 | 43,340 | 3,238 | 7.0% | 5.6% |
2002 | 46,764 | 42,875 | 3,889 | 8.3% | 6.9% |
2003 | 47,328 | 42,946 | 4,382 | 9.3% | 6.7% |
2004 | 46,179 | 42,577 | 3,602 | 7.8% | 5.9% |
2005 | 46,064 | 42,822 | 3,242 | 7.0% | 5.6% |
2006 | 46,280 | 43,326 | 2,954 | 6.4% | 5.1% |
2007 | 44,779 | 41,796 | 2,983 | 6.7% | 5.1% |
2008 | 44,691 | 41,340 | 3,351 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
2009 | 44,363 | 38,507 | 5,856 | 13.2% | 11.0% |
2010 | 44,359 | 38,557 | 5,802 | 13.1% | 10.7% |
2011 | 43,798 | 38,417 | 5,381 | 12.3% | 10.3% |
2012 | 43,424 | 38,417 | 5,007 | 11.5% | 9.5% |
2013 | 42,210 | 38,236 | 3,974 | 9.4% | 7.8% |
2014 | 41,103 | 38,116 | 2,987 | 7.3% | 6.1% |
2015 | 41,074 | 38,388 | 2,686 | 6.5% | 5.7% |
2016 | 40,727 | 38,423 | 2,304 | 5.7% | 5.1% |
2017 | 40,503 | 38,396 | 2,107 | 5.2% | 4.5% |
2018 | 40,118 | 38,247 | 1,871 | 4.7% | 4.0% |
2019 | 40,351 | 38,623 | 1,728 | 4.3% | 3.8% |
2020 | 38,983 | 35,723 | 3,260 | 8.4% | 7.3% |
2021 | 38,448 | 36,292 | 2,156 | 5.6% | 4.9% |
2022 | 39,464 | 37,831 | 1,633 | 4.1% | 3.7% |
2023 | 39,442 | 37,876 | 1,566 | 4.0% | 3.5% |