2022 population: 250,830
( 1,443 from 2010
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5,696 from 2020)
Land area: 876.8 square miles
Population density: 286.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 93,729 | 37.37% | ![]() |
Black: | 83,553 | 33.31% | ![]() |
Indian: | 765 | 0.30% | ![]() |
Asian: | 9,913 | 3.95% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 3,429 | 1.37% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 59,441 | 23.70% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 157,101 | 62.63% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 7,042 | 13.7 |
Deaths: | 7,045 | 13.7 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -6,618 | -12.9 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 820 | 1.6 |
Change in White population: | -18,774 | -7.4 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 17,331 | 6.9 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 108,761 | |
Median Value | $151,500 | |
Occupied | 93,193 | 85.7% |
Vacant | 15,568 | 14.3% |
Owned | 57,492 | 61.7% |
Rented | 35,701 | 38.3% |
Median Rent | $1,004 | |
Single-Family Units | 79,400 | 73.0% |
Detached | 77,071 | 70.9% |
Attached | 2,329 | 2.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 18,999 | 17.5% |
Mobile Homes | 3,942 | 3.6% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 6,833 | 7.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 4,976 | 5.3% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 3,728 | 4.0% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 4,667 | 5.0% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 4,011 | 4.3% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 4,173 | 4.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 4,045 | 4.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 4,209 | 4.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 4,663 | 5.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 7,190 | 7.7% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 8,502 | 9.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 10,007 | 10.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 8,247 | 8.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 5,015 | 5.4% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 6,992 | 7.5% |
$200,000 or more | 5,935 | 6.4% |
Median Household Income | 57,294 | |
Per Capita Income | 30,770 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 88 | |
Compared to U.S. | 76 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 4,624 | 5.0% |
Public Assistance | 1,320 | 1.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 15,484 | 16.6% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 77,181 | 62.1% |
Unemployed | 4,536 | 3.6% |
In Armed Forces | 328 | 0.3% |
Total Labor Force | 82,045 | 66.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 42,304 | 34.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 37.7% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 44,013 | 32,957 | 57.2% |
Non-Profit | 1,632 | 2,702 | 37.7% |
Self-Employed | 4,311 | 3,069 | 58.4% |
Local Government | 2,758 | 4,541 | 37.8% |
State Government | 2,252 | 4,039 | 35.8% |
Federal Government | 984 | 1,038 | 48.7% |
Total Private + Self | 48,324 | 36,026 | 57.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 7,626 | 12,320 | 38.2% |
Total | 55,950 | 48,346 | 53.6% |
Pct. Govt. | 15.0% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 10,790 | 10.3% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 22,050 | 21.1% |
Professional, Technical | 20,608 | 19.7% |
Service Occupations | 21,430 | 20.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 366 | 0.4% |
All others | 29,562 | 28.3% |
White Collar | 51.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 13,898 | 13.3% |
Construction | 12,695 | 12.2% |
Retail trade | 12,081 | 11.6% |
Manufacturing | 12,010 | 11.5% |
Educational services | 9,639 | 9.2% |
Accommodation and food services | 8,272 | 7.9% |
Public administration | 5,510 | 5.3% |
Other services | 5,027 | 4.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 4,953 | 4.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 4,870 | 4.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 4,700 | 4.5% |
Wholesale trade | 2,623 | 2.5% |
Finance and insurance | 2,436 | 2.3% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,325 | 1.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1,129 | 1.1% |
Utilities | 888 | 0.9% |
Information | 814 | 0.8% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 789 | 0.8% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 594 | 0.6% |
Management | 187 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 46,190 | 18.12% |
Puerto Rican | 1,261 | 0.49% |
Cuban | 724 | 0.28% |
Dominican | 505 | 0.20% |
Total Central American | 5,071 | 1.99% |
Costa Rican | 57 | 0.02% |
Guatemalan | 1,426 | 0.56% |
Honduran | 1,443 | 0.57% |
Nicaraguan | 1,187 | 0.47% |
Panamanian | 9 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 831 | 0.33% |
Other Central American | 118 | 0.05% |
Total South American | 719 | 0.28% |
Argentinean | 19 | 0.01% |
Bolivian | 15 | 0.01% |
Chilean | 48 | 0.02% |
Colombian | 310 | 0.12% |
Ecuadorian | 74 | 0.03% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 97 | 0.04% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 156 | 0.06% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 3,102 | 1.22% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Vietnamese | 4,510 | 1.77% |
Indian | 1,855 | 0.73% |
Filipino | 868 | 0.34% |
Chinese | 401 | 0.16% |
Cambodian | 258 | 0.10% |
Korean | 155 | 0.06% |
Japanese | 113 | 0.04% |
Malaysian | 107 | 0.04% |
Bangladeshi | 80 | 0.03% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 184,287 | 77.5% |
Spanish | 43,152 | 18.1% |
Vietnamese | 3,752 | 1.6% |
Other Indo-European | 2,336 | 1.0% |
Other Asian | 1,233 | 0.5% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 773 | 0.3% |
Tagalog | 628 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 519 | 0.2% |
Other | 343 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 14,674 | 5.8% |
Irish | 13,655 | 5.4% |
French | 12,172 | 4.8% |
English | 11,270 | 4.4% |
American | 7,440 | 2.9% |
Italian | 6,050 | 2.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,451 | 1.0% |
European | 2,264 | 0.9% |
French Canadian | 2,152 | 0.8% |
Cajun | 2,079 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 1,751 | 0.7% |
Dutch | 1,660 | 0.7% |
Polish | 1,034 | 0.4% |
African | 993 | 0.4% |
Norwegian | 834 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 235,276 | 92.3% |
Not a citizen | 19,666 | 7.7% |
Native | 224,120 | 87.9% |
Foreign-born | 30,822 | 12.1% |
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 | ||||||
12,486 | 7.3% | 13,438 | 7.9% | 53,944 | 31.7% | 56,291 | 33.1% | 23,546 | 13.9% | 10,296 | 6.1% |
Average years of education: 12.6 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 12,486 | 7.3% |
9-12 Years | 13,438 | 7.9% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 53,944 | 31.7% |
Some College | 56,291 | 33.1% |
Bach. Degree | 23,546 | 13.9% |
Grad Degree | 10,296 | 6.1% |
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 | 112,579 | 104,546 | 8,033 | 7.1% | 6.4% |
1991 | 118,310 | 110,139 | 8,171 | 6.9% | 7.0% |
1992 | 121,294 | 110,564 | 10,730 | 8.8% | 7.7% |
1993 | 120,956 | 108,326 | 12,630 | 10.4% | 7.2% |
1994 | 119,267 | 107,617 | 11,650 | 9.8% | 6.6% |
1995 | 118,845 | 107,775 | 11,070 | 9.3% | 6.1% |
1996 | 117,003 | 106,632 | 10,371 | 8.9% | 5.8% |
1997 | 117,168 | 108,358 | 8,810 | 7.5% | 5.4% |
1998 | 117,247 | 108,996 | 8,251 | 7.0% | 5.0% |
1999 | 117,216 | 107,455 | 9,761 | 8.3% | 4.7% |
2000 | 113,079 | 105,643 | 7,436 | 6.6% | 4.4% |
2001 | 111,525 | 103,599 | 7,926 | 7.1% | 5.0% |
2002 | 112,599 | 103,814 | 8,785 | 7.8% | 6.3% |
2003 | 114,111 | 104,282 | 9,829 | 8.6% | 6.7% |
2004 | 111,937 | 102,803 | 9,134 | 8.2% | 6.0% |
2005 | 112,094 | 103,251 | 8,843 | 7.9% | 5.5% |
2006 | 111,982 | 105,114 | 6,868 | 6.1% | 5.0% |
2007 | 112,241 | 106,033 | 6,208 | 5.5% | 4.4% |
2008 | 113,930 | 106,376 | 7,554 | 6.6% | 4.9% |
2009 | 115,751 | 104,745 | 11,006 | 9.5% | 7.5% |
2010 | 113,365 | 100,468 | 12,897 | 11.4% | 8.2% |
2011 | 115,547 | 101,984 | 13,563 | 11.7% | 8.0% |
2012 | 113,297 | 100,854 | 12,443 | 11.0% | 6.7% |
2013 | 111,085 | 98,920 | 12,165 | 11.0% | 6.3% |
2014 | 110,034 | 100,799 | 9,235 | 8.4% | 5.2% |
2015 | 108,031 | 100,448 | 7,583 | 7.0% | 4.5% |
2016 | 107,546 | 99,999 | 7,547 | 7.0% | 4.6% |
2017 | 107,611 | 99,628 | 7,983 | 7.4% | 4.3% |
2018 | 107,199 | 100,353 | 6,846 | 6.4% | 3.9% |
2019 | 105,902 | 99,716 | 6,186 | 5.8% | 3.5% |
2020 | 105,592 | 93,022 | 12,570 | 11.9% | 7.6% |
2021 | 102,139 | 92,147 | 9,992 | 9.8% | 5.6% |
2022 | 101,171 | 94,883 | 6,288 | 6.2% | 3.9% |
2023 | 103,246 | 96,784 | 6,462 | 6.3% | 3.9% |