2022 population: 160,820
( 3,997 from 2010
, 2,659 from 2020)
Land area: 413.4 square miles
Population density: 389.0 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 148,513 | 92.35% | 0.3% |
Black: | 3,738 | 2.32% | 14.2% |
Indian: | 474 | 0.29% | 25.1% |
Asian: | 1,411 | 0.88% | 55.2% |
2+ races: | 2,620 | 1.63% | 45.6% |
Hispanic: | 4,064 | 2.53% | 75.1% |
Total non-White: | 12,307 | 7.65% | 40.0% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 3,279 | 10.4 |
Deaths: | 6,032 | 19.1 |
Net Migration: | 5,337 | 16.9 |
Net Immigration: | 9 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | 480 | 0.3 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 3,517 | 2.2 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 75,686 | |
Median Value | $173,000 | |
Occupied | 67,575 | 89.3% |
Vacant | 8,111 | 10.7% |
Owned | 49,020 | 72.5% |
Rented | 18,555 | 27.5% |
Median Rent | $793 | |
Single-Family Units | 54,738 | 72.3% |
Detached | 52,975 | 70.0% |
Attached | 1,763 | 2.3% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 7,464 | 9.9% |
Mobile Homes | 8,245 | 10.9% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 3,353 | 5.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 3,789 | 5.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 3,738 | 5.5% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 3,642 | 5.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 3,409 | 5.0% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 3,404 | 5.0% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 3,353 | 5.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 3,239 | 4.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 3,686 | 5.5% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 4,995 | 7.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 6,405 | 9.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 8,083 | 12.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 5,630 | 8.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 3,507 | 5.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 3,663 | 5.4% |
$200,000 or more | 3,679 | 5.4% |
Median Household Income | 54,357 | |
Per Capita Income | 33,934 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 94 | |
Compared to U.S. | 76 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 4,770 | 7.1% |
Public Assistance | 1,171 | 1.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 8,990 | 13.3% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 63,361 | 66.5% |
Unemployed | 4,284 | 4.5% |
In Armed Forces | 179 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 67,824 | 71.2% |
Not in Labor Force | 27,500 | 28.8% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 33.3% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 27,462 | 22,034 | 55.5% |
Non-Profit | 1,655 | 3,656 | 31.2% |
Self-Employed | 4,163 | 2,065 | 66.8% |
Local Government | 1,514 | 3,070 | 33.0% |
State Government | 875 | 1,159 | 43.0% |
Federal Government | 818 | 558 | 59.4% |
Total Private + Self | 31,625 | 24,099 | 56.8% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 4,862 | 8,443 | 36.5% |
Total | 36,487 | 32,542 | 52.9% |
Pct. Govt. | 11.6% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 9,457 | 13.7% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 15,466 | 22.3% |
Professional, Technical | 16,028 | 23.2% |
Service Occupations | 11,310 | 16.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 71 | 0.1% |
All others | 16,945 | 24.5% |
White Collar | 59.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 10,986 | 15.9% |
Manufacturing | 10,239 | 14.8% |
Retail trade | 9,435 | 13.6% |
Accommodation and food services | 5,262 | 7.6% |
Educational services | 4,964 | 7.2% |
Construction | 4,849 | 7.0% |
Other services | 3,839 | 5.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 3,100 | 4.5% |
Finance and insurance | 2,988 | 4.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 2,982 | 4.3% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 2,785 | 4.0% |
Public administration | 2,019 | 2.9% |
Wholesale trade | 1,728 | 2.5% |
Information | 1,412 | 2.0% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 852 | 1.2% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 746 | 1.1% |
Utilities | 332 | 0.5% |
Management | 313 | 0.5% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 197 | 0.3% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 178 | 0.3% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 2,067 | 1.30% |
Puerto Rican | 596 | 0.38% |
Cuban | 73 | 0.05% |
Dominican | 79 | 0.05% |
Total Central American | 347 | 0.22% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 100 | 0.06% |
Honduran | 24 | 0.02% |
Nicaraguan | 43 | 0.03% |
Panamanian | 102 | 0.06% |
Salvadoran | 59 | 0.04% |
Other Central American | 19 | 0.01% |
Total South American | 242 | 0.15% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 33 | 0.02% |
Chilean | 5 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 20 | 0.01% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 20 | 0.01% |
Peruvian | 149 | 0.09% |
Uruguayan | 15 | 0.01% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 130 | 0.08% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 572 | 0.36% |
Chinese | 309 | 0.19% |
Filipino | 146 | 0.09% |
Vietnamese | 79 | 0.05% |
Japanese | 47 | 0.03% |
Cambodian | 43 | 0.03% |
Korean | 7 | 0.00% |
Thai | 4 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 147,765 | 97.7% |
Spanish | 2,099 | 1.4% |
Other Indo-European | 449 | 0.3% |
Chinese | 255 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 170 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 118 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 108 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 90 | 0.1% |
Other | 62 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 28,701 | 18.1% |
American | 25,699 | 16.2% |
Irish | 20,567 | 13.0% |
German | 19,359 | 12.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 5,668 | 3.6% |
Scottish | 4,639 | 2.9% |
Italian | 2,902 | 1.8% |
European | 2,477 | 1.6% |
French | 2,003 | 1.3% |
Dutch | 2,002 | 1.3% |
Polish | 1,406 | 0.9% |
Welsh | 952 | 0.6% |
British | 850 | 0.5% |
Norwegian | 712 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 592 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 157,411 | 99.2% |
Not a citizen | 1,311 | 0.8% |
Native | 156,125 | 98.4% |
Foreign-born | 2,597 | 1.6% |
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 | ||||||
4,371 | 3.8% | 8,021 | 6.9% | 38,159 | 32.9% | 35,010 | 30.2% | 20,213 | 17.4% | 10,337 | 8.9% |
Average years of education: 13.3 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 4,371 | 3.8% |
9-12 Years | 8,021 | 6.9% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 38,159 | 32.9% |
Some College | 35,010 | 30.2% |
Bach. Degree | 20,213 | 17.4% |
Grad Degree | 10,337 | 8.9% |
Average years of education: 13.3 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 69,151 | 66,396 | 2,755 | 4.0% | 5.3% |
1991 | 70,104 | 66,757 | 3,347 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
1992 | 72,176 | 68,517 | 3,659 | 5.1% | 6.5% |
1993 | 72,881 | 69,237 | 3,644 | 5.0% | 5.8% |
1994 | 74,446 | 70,814 | 3,632 | 4.9% | 4.8% |
1995 | 75,995 | 72,472 | 3,523 | 4.6% | 5.2% |
1996 | 76,420 | 73,399 | 3,021 | 4.0% | 5.2% |
1997 | 76,146 | 73,195 | 2,951 | 3.9% | 5.3% |
1998 | 75,264 | 72,301 | 2,963 | 3.9% | 4.3% |
1999 | 75,418 | 72,390 | 3,028 | 4.0% | 4.0% |
2000 | 72,772 | 70,113 | 2,659 | 3.7% | 3.9% |
2001 | 73,169 | 70,138 | 3,031 | 4.1% | 4.5% |
2002 | 73,943 | 70,178 | 3,765 | 5.1% | 5.1% |
2003 | 73,962 | 69,847 | 4,115 | 5.6% | 5.5% |
2004 | 72,056 | 68,078 | 3,978 | 5.5% | 5.3% |
2005 | 71,320 | 67,625 | 3,695 | 5.2% | 5.5% |
2006 | 73,763 | 70,368 | 3,395 | 4.6% | 5.3% |
2007 | 73,546 | 70,644 | 2,902 | 3.9% | 4.6% |
2008 | 74,793 | 70,881 | 3,912 | 5.2% | 6.5% |
2009 | 74,546 | 68,195 | 6,351 | 8.5% | 10.1% |
2010 | 73,678 | 66,902 | 6,776 | 9.2% | 9.8% |
2011 | 74,441 | 68,171 | 6,270 | 8.4% | 9.1% |
2012 | 72,833 | 67,252 | 5,581 | 7.7% | 8.0% |
2013 | 71,779 | 66,347 | 5,432 | 7.6% | 7.8% |
2014 | 70,014 | 65,343 | 4,671 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
2015 | 69,296 | 65,319 | 3,977 | 5.7% | 5.6% |
2016 | 69,815 | 66,193 | 3,622 | 5.2% | 4.7% |
2017 | 69,846 | 67,031 | 2,815 | 4.0% | 3.7% |
2018 | 70,267 | 67,692 | 2,575 | 3.7% | 3.5% |
2019 | 70,708 | 68,109 | 2,599 | 3.7% | 3.4% |
2020 | 69,352 | 64,370 | 4,982 | 7.2% | 7.5% |
2021 | 68,704 | 65,648 | 3,056 | 4.4% | 4.5% |
2022 | 68,794 | 66,378 | 2,416 | 3.5% | 3.4% |
2023 | 69,003 | 66,605 | 2,398 | 3.5% | 3.3% |