2022 population: 78,870
( 11,009 from 2010
, 2,468 from 2020)
Land area: 784.2 square miles
Population density: 100.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 43,990 | 55.78% | 10.9% |
Black: | 17,938 | 22.74% | 18.8% |
Indian: | 253 | 0.32% | 36.0% |
Asian: | 902 | 1.14% | 41.8% |
2+ races: | 1,012 | 1.28% | 25.1% |
Hispanic: | 14,775 | 18.73% | 29.7% |
Total non-White: | 34,880 | 44.22% | 23.7% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 1,440 | 9.4 |
Deaths: | 1,552 | 10.2 |
Net Migration: | 2,355 | 15.4 |
Net Immigration: | 321 | 2.1 |
Change in White population: | 4,319 | 6.4 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 6,690 | 9.9 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 28,801 | |
Median Value | $187,200 | |
Occupied | 24,592 | 85.4% |
Vacant | 4,209 | 14.6% |
Owned | 13,493 | 54.9% |
Rented | 11,099 | 45.1% |
Median Rent | $976 | |
Single-Family Units | 14,800 | 51.4% |
Detached | 14,400 | 50.0% |
Attached | 400 | 1.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 5,875 | 20.4% |
Mobile Homes | 5,709 | 19.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 2,828 | 11.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,119 | 4.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 800 | 3.3% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,390 | 5.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,754 | 7.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,172 | 4.8% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,267 | 5.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,073 | 4.4% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,353 | 5.5% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 2,080 | 8.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 2,054 | 8.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 2,692 | 10.9% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 2,213 | 9.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 794 | 3.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,192 | 4.8% |
$200,000 or more | 811 | 3.3% |
Median Household Income | 47,193 | |
Per Capita Income | 23,220 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 94 | |
Compared to U.S. | 81 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,203 | 4.9% |
Public Assistance | 616 | 2.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,771 | 11.3% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 23,501 | 51.0% |
Unemployed | 1,955 | 4.2% |
In Armed Forces | 42 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 25,498 | 55.4% |
Not in Labor Force | 20,545 | 44.6% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 48.9% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 9,991 | 6,306 | 61.3% |
Non-Profit | 568 | 670 | 45.9% |
Self-Employed | 1,307 | 745 | 63.7% |
Local Government | 1,179 | 734 | 61.6% |
State Government | 3,647 | 3,430 | 51.5% |
Federal Government | 274 | 219 | 55.6% |
Total Private + Self | 11,298 | 7,051 | 61.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 5,668 | 5,053 | 52.9% |
Total | 16,966 | 12,104 | 58.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 32.6% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,388 | 8.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 5,427 | 18.6% |
Professional, Technical | 5,206 | 17.9% |
Service Occupations | 8,333 | 28.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 97 | 0.3% |
All others | 7,766 | 26.7% |
White Collar | 44.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Public administration | 4,844 | 16.6% |
Educational services | 4,791 | 16.5% |
Retail trade | 2,736 | 9.4% |
Health care and social assistance | 2,695 | 9.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 2,633 | 9.0% |
Construction | 2,160 | 7.4% |
Manufacturing | 1,734 | 6.0% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,663 | 5.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 898 | 3.1% |
Other services | 887 | 3.0% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 776 | 2.7% |
Wholesale trade | 646 | 2.2% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 532 | 1.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 464 | 1.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 450 | 1.5% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 334 | 1.1% |
Utilities | 324 | 1.1% |
Information | 282 | 1.0% |
Finance and insurance | 271 | 0.9% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 11,865 | 15.37% |
Puerto Rican | 215 | 0.28% |
Cuban | 19 | 0.02% |
Dominican | 5 | 0.01% |
Total Central American | 1,098 | 1.42% |
Costa Rican | 6 | 0.01% |
Guatemalan | 66 | 0.09% |
Honduran | 86 | 0.11% |
Nicaraguan | 18 | 0.02% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 922 | 1.19% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 114 | 0.15% |
Argentinean | 22 | 0.03% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 37 | 0.05% |
Ecuadorian | 55 | 0.07% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 910 | 1.18% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Vietnamese | 211 | 0.27% |
Filipino | 204 | 0.26% |
Indian | 187 | 0.24% |
Chinese | 181 | 0.23% |
Japanese | 80 | 0.10% |
Korean | 29 | 0.04% |
Mongolian | 23 | 0.03% |
Cambodian | 20 | 0.03% |
Thai | 5 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 61,482 | 82.9% |
Spanish | 10,356 | 14.0% |
Other | 1,220 | 1.6% |
Other Asian | 276 | 0.4% |
Tagalog | 196 | 0.3% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 115 | 0.2% |
Chinese | 114 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European | 105 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 97 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 10,248 | 13.3% |
American | 9,460 | 12.3% |
German | 8,549 | 11.1% |
Irish | 8,353 | 10.8% |
French | 2,117 | 2.7% |
European | 1,799 | 2.3% |
Nigerian | 1,474 | 1.9% |
Italian | 1,331 | 1.7% |
Scottish | 1,236 | 1.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,091 | 1.4% |
Polish | 1,087 | 1.4% |
African | 659 | 0.9% |
Czech | 550 | 0.7% |
Welsh | 324 | 0.4% |
French Canadian | 239 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 73,083 | 94.7% |
Not a citizen | 4,099 | 5.3% |
Native | 71,516 | 92.7% |
Foreign-born | 5,666 | 7.3% |
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 | ||||||
3,032 | 5.9% | 4,504 | 8.8% | 19,589 | 38.2% | 14,218 | 27.7% | 6,420 | 12.5% | 3,481 | 6.8% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 3,032 | 5.9% |
9-12 Years | 4,504 | 8.8% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 19,589 | 38.2% |
Some College | 14,218 | 27.7% |
Bach. Degree | 6,420 | 12.5% |
Grad Degree | 3,481 | 6.8% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 19,708 | 18,798 | 910 | 4.6% | 6.4% |
1991 | 19,859 | 19,163 | 696 | 3.5% | 7.0% |
1992 | 20,590 | 19,903 | 687 | 3.3% | 7.7% |
1993 | 20,726 | 20,059 | 667 | 3.2% | 7.2% |
1994 | 22,056 | 21,468 | 588 | 2.7% | 6.6% |
1995 | 22,626 | 22,067 | 559 | 2.5% | 6.1% |
1996 | 22,573 | 21,976 | 597 | 2.6% | 5.8% |
1997 | 23,311 | 22,707 | 604 | 2.6% | 5.4% |
1998 | 23,324 | 22,802 | 522 | 2.2% | 5.0% |
1999 | 23,508 | 22,991 | 517 | 2.2% | 4.7% |
2000 | 25,176 | 23,989 | 1,187 | 4.7% | 4.4% |
2001 | 25,052 | 23,730 | 1,322 | 5.3% | 5.0% |
2002 | 25,553 | 24,070 | 1,483 | 5.8% | 6.3% |
2003 | 26,032 | 24,315 | 1,717 | 6.6% | 6.7% |
2004 | 26,146 | 24,574 | 1,572 | 6.0% | 6.0% |
2005 | 26,143 | 24,660 | 1,483 | 5.7% | 5.5% |
2006 | 26,232 | 24,808 | 1,424 | 5.4% | 5.0% |
2007 | 25,846 | 24,610 | 1,236 | 4.8% | 4.4% |
2008 | 26,336 | 24,957 | 1,379 | 5.2% | 4.9% |
2009 | 27,748 | 25,817 | 1,931 | 7.0% | 7.5% |
2010 | 23,273 | 21,456 | 1,817 | 7.8% | 8.2% |
2011 | 23,164 | 21,285 | 1,879 | 8.1% | 8.0% |
2012 | 23,098 | 21,501 | 1,597 | 6.9% | 6.7% |
2013 | 23,077 | 21,539 | 1,538 | 6.7% | 6.3% |
2014 | 23,124 | 21,851 | 1,273 | 5.5% | 5.2% |
2015 | 22,988 | 21,817 | 1,171 | 5.1% | 4.5% |
2016 | 23,797 | 22,547 | 1,250 | 5.3% | 4.6% |
2017 | 23,685 | 22,580 | 1,105 | 4.7% | 4.3% |
2018 | 23,872 | 22,865 | 1,007 | 4.2% | 3.9% |
2019 | 24,109 | 23,163 | 946 | 3.9% | 3.5% |
2020 | 24,085 | 22,343 | 1,742 | 7.2% | 7.6% |
2021 | 24,081 | 22,574 | 1,507 | 6.3% | 5.6% |
2022 | 23,957 | 22,834 | 1,123 | 4.7% | 3.9% |
2023 | 24,262 | 23,148 | 1,114 | 4.6% | 3.9% |