2022 population: 96,914
( 4,538 from 2010
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22 from 2020)
Land area: 250.5 square miles
Population density: 386.8 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 81,009 | 83.59% | ![]() |
Black: | 6,473 | 6.68% | ![]() |
Indian: | 181 | 0.19% | ![]() |
Asian: | 3,592 | 3.71% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 1,851 | 1.91% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 3,808 | 3.93% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 15,905 | 16.41% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 1,607 | 8.3 |
Deaths: | 2,715 | 14.0 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 820 | 4.2 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 216 | 1.1 |
Change in White population: | -877 | -0.9 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 5,415 | 5.9 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 42,135 | |
Median Value | $245,800 | |
Occupied | 39,156 | 92.9% |
Vacant | 2,979 | 7.1% |
Owned | 29,642 | 75.7% |
Rented | 9,514 | 24.3% |
Median Rent | $1,116 | |
Single-Family Units | 33,451 | 79.4% |
Detached | 31,422 | 74.6% |
Attached | 2,029 | 4.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 6,827 | 16.2% |
Mobile Homes | 657 | 1.6% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,177 | 3.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,190 | 3.0% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 822 | 2.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,349 | 3.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 2,004 | 5.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,437 | 3.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,287 | 3.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,144 | 2.9% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,653 | 4.2% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 2,798 | 7.1% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 3,246 | 8.3% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 5,946 | 15.2% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 4,665 | 11.9% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 3,239 | 8.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 3,143 | 8.0% |
$200,000 or more | 4,056 | 10.4% |
Median Household Income | 80,872 | |
Per Capita Income | 43,125 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 91 | |
Compared to U.S. | 90 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,639 | 4.2% |
Public Assistance | 889 | 2.3% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,553 | 6.5% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 42,053 | 74.2% |
Unemployed | 1,118 | 2.0% |
In Armed Forces | 373 | 0.7% |
Total Labor Force | 43,544 | 76.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 13,117 | 23.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 25.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 17,883 | 12,960 | 58.0% |
Non-Profit | 1,740 | 3,663 | 32.2% |
Self-Employed | 2,207 | 1,594 | 58.1% |
Local Government | 1,247 | 2,089 | 37.4% |
State Government | 672 | 1,171 | 36.5% |
Federal Government | 700 | 1,079 | 39.3% |
Total Private + Self | 20,090 | 14,554 | 58.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 4,359 | 8,002 | 35.3% |
Total | 24,449 | 22,556 | 52.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 14.8% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 8,277 | 17.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 10,085 | 21.4% |
Professional, Technical | 12,969 | 27.6% |
Service Occupations | 6,887 | 14.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 37 | 0.1% |
All others | 8,833 | 18.8% |
White Collar | 66.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 8,304 | 17.6% |
Retail trade | 4,729 | 10.1% |
Educational services | 4,719 | 10.0% |
Manufacturing | 4,116 | 8.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 3,029 | 6.4% |
Accommodation and food services | 2,979 | 6.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 2,898 | 6.2% |
Finance and insurance | 2,831 | 6.0% |
Other services | 2,463 | 5.2% |
Public administration | 2,367 | 5.0% |
Construction | 2,173 | 4.6% |
Wholesale trade | 1,596 | 3.4% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,578 | 3.4% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 874 | 1.9% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 800 | 1.7% |
Information | 751 | 1.6% |
Utilities | 627 | 1.3% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 136 | 0.3% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 65 | 0.1% |
Management | 16 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,483 | 1.53% |
Puerto Rican | 631 | 0.65% |
Cuban | 143 | 0.15% |
Dominican | 118 | 0.12% |
Total Central American | 171 | 0.18% |
Costa Rican | 55 | 0.06% |
Guatemalan | 64 | 0.07% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 52 | 0.05% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 405 | 0.42% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 55 | 0.06% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 123 | 0.13% |
Ecuadorian | 89 | 0.09% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 115 | 0.12% |
Uruguayan | 23 | 0.02% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 451 | 0.47% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 1,739 | 1.80% |
Chinese | 470 | 0.49% |
Vietnamese | 312 | 0.32% |
Cambodian | 181 | 0.19% |
Thai | 140 | 0.14% |
Filipino | 109 | 0.11% |
Korean | 104 | 0.11% |
Japanese | 28 | 0.03% |
Taiwanese | 27 | 0.03% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 85,031 | 92.2% |
Spanish | 2,716 | 2.9% |
Other Indo-European | 1,554 | 1.7% |
Other Asian | 1,041 | 1.1% |
Chinese | 464 | 0.5% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 445 | 0.5% |
Vietnamese | 401 | 0.4% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 170 | 0.2% |
Other | 134 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 15,469 | 16.0% |
German | 12,104 | 12.5% |
American | 9,994 | 10.3% |
Irish | 8,811 | 9.1% |
Italian | 2,953 | 3.1% |
European | 2,580 | 2.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,187 | 2.3% |
Scottish | 2,131 | 2.2% |
Polish | 1,670 | 1.7% |
French | 1,471 | 1.5% |
British | 608 | 0.6% |
Welsh | 594 | 0.6% |
Dutch | 549 | 0.6% |
Norwegian | 538 | 0.6% |
African | 519 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 94,165 | 97.4% |
Not a citizen | 2,488 | 2.6% |
Native | 90,829 | 94.0% |
Foreign-born | 5,824 | 6.0% |
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 | ||||||
1,834 | 2.6% | 2,848 | 4.1% | 18,924 | 27.1% | 20,059 | 28.7% | 16,855 | 24.1% | 9,377 | 13.4% |
Average years of education: 13.9 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,834 | 2.6% |
9-12 Years | 2,848 | 4.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 18,924 | 27.1% |
Some College | 20,059 | 28.7% |
Bach. Degree | 16,855 | 24.1% |
Grad Degree | 9,377 | 13.4% |
Average years of education: 13.9 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 44,920 | 43,618 | 1,302 | 2.9% | 4.4% |
1991 | 46,089 | 44,259 | 1,830 | 4.0% | 5.8% |
1992 | 47,097 | 45,211 | 1,886 | 4.0% | 6.2% |
1993 | 47,637 | 45,772 | 1,865 | 3.9% | 5.2% |
1994 | 48,382 | 47,026 | 1,356 | 2.8% | 4.8% |
1995 | 48,965 | 47,911 | 1,054 | 2.2% | 4.4% |
1996 | 48,953 | 47,892 | 1,061 | 2.2% | 4.3% |
1997 | 48,193 | 47,118 | 1,075 | 2.2% | 3.7% |
1998 | 48,691 | 47,930 | 761 | 1.6% | 2.8% |
1999 | 48,090 | 47,466 | 624 | 1.3% | 2.7% |
2000 | 46,019 | 45,225 | 794 | 1.7% | 2.3% |
2001 | 46,628 | 45,459 | 1,169 | 2.5% | 3.3% |
2002 | 47,272 | 45,675 | 1,597 | 3.4% | 4.4% |
2003 | 46,352 | 44,710 | 1,642 | 3.5% | 4.3% |
2004 | 45,914 | 44,282 | 1,632 | 3.6% | 4.1% |
2005 | 46,730 | 45,221 | 1,509 | 3.2% | 3.8% |
2006 | 48,707 | 47,342 | 1,365 | 2.8% | 3.3% |
2007 | 48,986 | 47,652 | 1,334 | 2.7% | 3.3% |
2008 | 49,704 | 47,992 | 1,712 | 3.4% | 4.3% |
2009 | 48,708 | 45,783 | 2,925 | 6.0% | 6.8% |
2010 | 49,317 | 46,114 | 3,203 | 6.5% | 7.3% |
2011 | 49,648 | 46,833 | 2,815 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
2012 | 49,504 | 46,965 | 2,539 | 5.1% | 5.9% |
2013 | 49,848 | 47,408 | 2,440 | 4.9% | 5.6% |
2014 | 50,161 | 47,911 | 2,250 | 4.5% | 5.1% |
2015 | 49,273 | 47,365 | 1,908 | 3.9% | 4.4% |
2016 | 49,206 | 47,475 | 1,731 | 3.5% | 4.0% |
2017 | 49,148 | 47,489 | 1,659 | 3.4% | 3.7% |
2018 | 49,298 | 47,975 | 1,323 | 2.7% | 2.9% |
2019 | 50,002 | 48,789 | 1,213 | 2.4% | 2.7% |
2020 | 48,720 | 46,231 | 2,489 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
2021 | 48,627 | 47,089 | 1,538 | 3.2% | 3.9% |
2022 | 49,877 | 48,598 | 1,279 | 2.6% | 2.9% |
2023 | 51,148 | 49,833 | 1,315 | 2.6% | 2.9% |