2022 population: 149,645
( 11,217 from 2010
, 2,767 from 2020)
Land area: 511.6 square miles
Population density: 292.5 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 104,357 | 69.74% | 2.3% |
Black: | 24,546 | 16.40% | 10.8% |
Indian: | 429 | 0.29% | 14.1% |
Asian: | 1,691 | 1.13% | 21.0% |
2+ races: | 2,766 | 1.85% | 60.4% |
Hispanic: | 15,856 | 10.60% | 49.0% |
Total non-White: | 45,288 | 30.26% | 24.3% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 3,636 | 12.4 |
Deaths: | 4,582 | 15.6 |
Net Migration: | 3,449 | 11.7 |
Net Immigration: | 191 | 0.7 |
Change in White population: | 2,371 | 1.7 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 8,846 | 6.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 63,508 | |
Median Value | $187,300 | |
Occupied | 56,618 | 89.2% |
Vacant | 6,890 | 10.8% |
Owned | 40,056 | 70.7% |
Rented | 16,562 | 29.3% |
Median Rent | $925 | |
Single-Family Units | 45,096 | 71.0% |
Detached | 44,308 | 69.8% |
Attached | 788 | 1.2% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 4,064 | 6.4% |
Mobile Homes | 10,874 | 17.1% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 2,658 | 4.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 3,178 | 5.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 2,563 | 4.5% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 2,849 | 5.0% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 2,658 | 4.7% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 2,441 | 4.3% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 2,532 | 4.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 2,690 | 4.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 2,323 | 4.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 4,539 | 8.0% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 6,002 | 10.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 8,532 | 15.1% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 4,936 | 8.7% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 2,573 | 4.5% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 3,200 | 5.7% |
$200,000 or more | 2,944 | 5.2% |
Median Household Income | 59,717 | |
Per Capita Income | 31,108 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 97 | |
Compared to U.S. | 82 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 3,664 | 6.5% |
Public Assistance | 1,041 | 1.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 9,157 | 16.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 56,675 | 67.8% |
Unemployed | 3,964 | 4.7% |
In Armed Forces | 64 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 60,703 | 72.6% |
Not in Labor Force | 22,931 | 27.4% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 32.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 27,401 | 19,758 | 58.1% |
Non-Profit | 1,485 | 3,389 | 30.5% |
Self-Employed | 3,629 | 2,374 | 60.5% |
Local Government | 1,697 | 2,601 | 39.5% |
State Government | 927 | 1,509 | 38.1% |
Federal Government | 858 | 937 | 47.8% |
Total Private + Self | 31,030 | 22,132 | 58.4% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 4,967 | 8,436 | 37.1% |
Total | 35,997 | 30,568 | 54.1% |
Pct. Govt. | 12.8% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 8,717 | 13.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 11,914 | 17.9% |
Professional, Technical | 12,500 | 18.7% |
Service Occupations | 11,094 | 16.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 443 | 0.7% |
All others | 22,517 | 33.7% |
White Collar | 49.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 10,849 | 16.3% |
Health care and social assistance | 10,213 | 15.3% |
Retail trade | 7,656 | 11.5% |
Construction | 6,193 | 9.3% |
Educational services | 4,378 | 6.6% |
Other services | 4,233 | 6.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 4,046 | 6.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 3,229 | 4.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 2,997 | 4.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 2,723 | 4.1% |
Wholesale trade | 2,330 | 3.5% |
Public administration | 2,149 | 3.2% |
Finance and insurance | 1,546 | 2.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1,121 | 1.7% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 710 | 1.1% |
Information | 709 | 1.1% |
Utilities | 535 | 0.8% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 520 | 0.8% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 327 | 0.5% |
Management | 278 | 0.4% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 9,288 | 6.32% |
Puerto Rican | 949 | 0.65% |
Cuban | 722 | 0.49% |
Dominican | 358 | 0.24% |
Total Central American | 2,261 | 1.54% |
Costa Rican | 95 | 0.06% |
Guatemalan | 210 | 0.14% |
Honduran | 1,350 | 0.92% |
Nicaraguan | 55 | 0.04% |
Panamanian | 5 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 546 | 0.37% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 294 | 0.20% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 19 | 0.01% |
Colombian | 114 | 0.08% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 30 | 0.02% |
Uruguayan | 47 | 0.03% |
Venezuelan | 84 | 0.06% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 503 | 0.34% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Vietnamese | 620 | 0.42% |
Chinese | 355 | 0.24% |
Indian | 239 | 0.16% |
Hmong | 101 | 0.07% |
Korean | 87 | 0.06% |
Filipino | 68 | 0.05% |
Thai | 60 | 0.04% |
Taiwanese | 4 | 0.00% |
Laotian | 2 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 125,473 | 90.3% |
Spanish | 11,056 | 8.0% |
German, other Germanic | 636 | 0.5% |
Vietnamese | 341 | 0.2% |
Chinese | 262 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European | 248 | 0.2% |
Arabic | 242 | 0.2% |
Other Asian | 235 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 132 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 20,793 | 14.1% |
American | 16,691 | 11.3% |
English | 13,103 | 8.9% |
Irish | 10,333 | 7.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 5,026 | 3.4% |
Italian | 3,460 | 2.4% |
Scottish | 3,216 | 2.2% |
European | 2,787 | 1.9% |
French | 1,335 | 0.9% |
Polish | 1,284 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 960 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 958 | 0.7% |
Welsh | 727 | 0.5% |
British | 718 | 0.5% |
African | 390 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 141,439 | 96.2% |
Not a citizen | 5,628 | 3.8% |
Native | 139,214 | 94.7% |
Foreign-born | 7,853 | 5.3% |
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 | ||||||
4,352 | 4.3% | 8,430 | 8.3% | 33,704 | 33.2% | 34,227 | 33.7% | 14,877 | 14.6% | 6,038 | 5.9% |
Average years of education: 12.9 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 4,352 | 4.3% |
9-12 Years | 8,430 | 8.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 33,704 | 33.2% |
Some College | 34,227 | 33.7% |
Bach. Degree | 14,877 | 14.6% |
Grad Degree | 6,038 | 5.9% |
Average years of education: 12.9 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 58,557 | 56,271 | 2,286 | 3.9% | 4.1% |
1991 | 58,410 | 55,142 | 3,268 | 5.6% | 5.9% |
1992 | 58,888 | 55,551 | 3,337 | 5.7% | 6.3% |
1993 | 59,391 | 56,941 | 2,450 | 4.1% | 5.1% |
1994 | 60,765 | 58,780 | 1,985 | 3.3% | 4.4% |
1995 | 62,286 | 60,004 | 2,282 | 3.7% | 4.4% |
1996 | 64,594 | 62,260 | 2,334 | 3.6% | 4.4% |
1997 | 65,460 | 63,408 | 2,052 | 3.1% | 3.8% |
1998 | 65,227 | 63,391 | 1,836 | 2.8% | 3.5% |
1999 | 67,081 | 64,995 | 2,086 | 3.1% | 3.3% |
2000 | 65,551 | 62,586 | 2,965 | 4.5% | 3.7% |
2001 | 65,362 | 61,030 | 4,332 | 6.6% | 5.6% |
2002 | 65,944 | 61,574 | 4,370 | 6.6% | 6.9% |
2003 | 68,223 | 62,808 | 5,415 | 7.9% | 6.7% |
2004 | 68,531 | 63,237 | 5,294 | 7.7% | 5.9% |
2005 | 68,302 | 64,372 | 3,930 | 5.8% | 5.6% |
2006 | 69,588 | 65,857 | 3,731 | 5.4% | 5.1% |
2007 | 70,793 | 66,188 | 4,605 | 6.5% | 5.1% |
2008 | 70,252 | 65,471 | 4,781 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
2009 | 71,304 | 61,862 | 9,442 | 13.2% | 11.0% |
2010 | 64,538 | 55,548 | 8,990 | 13.9% | 10.7% |
2011 | 63,842 | 55,898 | 7,944 | 12.4% | 10.3% |
2012 | 63,882 | 56,768 | 7,114 | 11.1% | 9.5% |
2013 | 62,906 | 57,235 | 5,671 | 9.0% | 7.8% |
2014 | 62,426 | 58,148 | 4,278 | 6.9% | 6.1% |
2015 | 63,026 | 59,235 | 3,791 | 6.0% | 5.7% |
2016 | 64,035 | 60,466 | 3,569 | 5.6% | 5.1% |
2017 | 64,649 | 61,601 | 3,048 | 4.7% | 4.5% |
2018 | 64,995 | 62,348 | 2,647 | 4.1% | 4.0% |
2019 | 66,041 | 63,436 | 2,605 | 3.9% | 3.8% |
2020 | 65,083 | 59,909 | 5,174 | 7.9% | 7.3% |
2021 | 64,675 | 61,390 | 3,285 | 5.1% | 4.9% |
2022 | 67,728 | 65,277 | 2,451 | 3.6% | 3.7% |
2023 | 69,023 | 66,688 | 2,335 | 3.4% | 3.5% |