2022 population: 129,978
( 1,522 from 2010
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623 from 2020)
Land area: 627.6 square miles
Population density: 207.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 82,050 | 63.13% | ![]() |
Black: | 13,614 | 10.47% | ![]() |
Indian: | 1,078 | 0.83% | ![]() |
Asian: | 2,767 | 2.13% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 3,234 | 2.49% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 27,235 | 20.95% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 47,928 | 36.87% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 3,481 | 13.5 |
Deaths: | 3,864 | 14.9 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 665 | 2.6 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 311 | 1.2 |
Change in White population: | -7,951 | -6.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 6,429 | 4.9 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 55,602 | |
Median Value | $129,000 | |
Occupied | 48,604 | 87.4% |
Vacant | 6,998 | 12.6% |
Owned | 29,453 | 60.6% |
Rented | 19,151 | 39.4% |
Median Rent | $937 | |
Single-Family Units | 41,247 | 74.2% |
Detached | 40,210 | 72.3% |
Attached | 1,037 | 1.9% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 8,036 | 14.5% |
Mobile Homes | 2,108 | 3.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 3,177 | 6.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 2,410 | 5.0% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,922 | 4.0% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 2,636 | 5.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 2,352 | 4.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 2,048 | 4.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,982 | 4.1% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 2,304 | 4.7% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 2,348 | 4.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 3,531 | 7.3% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 4,678 | 9.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 6,253 | 12.9% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 4,503 | 9.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 3,430 | 7.1% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 2,990 | 6.2% |
$200,000 or more | 2,040 | 4.2% |
Median Household Income | 58,862 | |
Per Capita Income | 30,834 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 90 | |
Compared to U.S. | 78 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 3,484 | 7.2% |
Public Assistance | 1,095 | 2.3% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 6,428 | 13.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 42,339 | 63.1% |
Unemployed | 1,884 | 2.8% |
In Armed Forces | 4,835 | 7.2% |
Total Labor Force | 49,058 | 73.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 18,061 | 26.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 29.7% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 19,891 | 17,909 | 52.6% |
Non-Profit | 1,512 | 3,019 | 33.4% |
Self-Employed | 3,435 | 1,990 | 63.3% |
Local Government | 1,717 | 2,095 | 45.0% |
State Government | 1,305 | 1,795 | 42.1% |
Federal Government | 1,939 | 967 | 66.7% |
Total Private + Self | 23,326 | 19,899 | 54.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 6,473 | 7,876 | 45.1% |
Total | 29,799 | 27,775 | 51.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 17.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 7,501 | 13.0% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 11,834 | 20.5% |
Professional, Technical | 11,663 | 20.2% |
Service Occupations | 11,753 | 20.4% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 89 | 0.2% |
All others | 14,949 | 25.9% |
White Collar | 53.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 9,424 | 16.3% |
Retail trade | 7,597 | 13.2% |
Accommodation and food services | 5,595 | 9.7% |
Educational services | 5,303 | 9.2% |
Manufacturing | 4,729 | 8.2% |
Construction | 3,583 | 6.2% |
Public administration | 3,414 | 5.9% |
Transportation and warehousing | 3,387 | 5.9% |
Other services | 2,823 | 4.9% |
Finance and insurance | 2,239 | 3.9% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 2,054 | 3.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 1,999 | 3.5% |
Wholesale trade | 1,309 | 2.3% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 901 | 1.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 868 | 1.5% |
Information | 806 | 1.4% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 743 | 1.3% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 530 | 0.9% |
Utilities | 316 | 0.5% |
Management | 80 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 23,145 | 17.86% |
Puerto Rican | 798 | 0.62% |
Cuban | 255 | 0.20% |
Dominican | 81 | 0.06% |
Total Central American | 621 | 0.48% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 171 | 0.13% |
Honduran | 81 | 0.06% |
Nicaraguan | 13 | 0.01% |
Panamanian | 46 | 0.04% |
Salvadoran | 310 | 0.24% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 290 | 0.22% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 10 | 0.01% |
Colombian | 137 | 0.11% |
Ecuadorian | 7 | 0.01% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 41 | 0.03% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 95 | 0.07% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 1,223 | 0.94% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Vietnamese | 689 | 0.53% |
Filipino | 517 | 0.40% |
Indian | 403 | 0.31% |
Cambodian | 351 | 0.27% |
Chinese | 288 | 0.22% |
Korean | 235 | 0.18% |
Thai | 103 | 0.08% |
Japanese | 80 | 0.06% |
Laotian | 16 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 105,906 | 87.1% |
Spanish | 11,845 | 9.7% |
Other Asian | 696 | 0.6% |
Other | 570 | 0.5% |
Vietnamese | 557 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European | 446 | 0.4% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 426 | 0.4% |
Tagalog | 310 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 282 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 14,575 | 11.2% |
Irish | 11,575 | 8.9% |
English | 10,984 | 8.5% |
American | 8,910 | 6.9% |
Italian | 2,150 | 1.7% |
European | 2,117 | 1.6% |
Scottish | 1,910 | 1.5% |
French | 1,562 | 1.2% |
Dutch | 1,271 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,065 | 0.8% |
Polish | 1,031 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 838 | 0.6% |
Norwegian | 822 | 0.6% |
African | 705 | 0.5% |
British | 642 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 124,558 | 96.1% |
Not a citizen | 5,026 | 3.9% |
Native | 121,543 | 93.8% |
Foreign-born | 8,041 | 6.2% |
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 | ||||||
4,555 | 5.5% | 5,838 | 7.0% | 26,535 | 31.8% | 26,625 | 31.9% | 12,624 | 15.1% | 7,299 | 8.7% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 4,555 | 5.5% |
9-12 Years | 5,838 | 7.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 26,535 | 31.8% |
Some College | 26,625 | 31.9% |
Bach. Degree | 12,624 | 15.1% |
Grad Degree | 7,299 | 8.7% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 56,965 | 53,123 | 3,842 | 6.7% | 6.4% |
1991 | 56,586 | 52,567 | 4,019 | 7.1% | 7.0% |
1992 | 56,624 | 52,824 | 3,800 | 6.7% | 7.7% |
1993 | 57,857 | 54,518 | 3,339 | 5.8% | 7.2% |
1994 | 59,025 | 55,827 | 3,198 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
1995 | 60,541 | 57,575 | 2,966 | 4.9% | 6.1% |
1996 | 61,515 | 58,600 | 2,915 | 4.7% | 5.8% |
1997 | 61,691 | 58,878 | 2,813 | 4.6% | 5.4% |
1998 | 61,544 | 58,467 | 3,077 | 5.0% | 5.0% |
1999 | 60,259 | 57,333 | 2,926 | 4.9% | 4.7% |
2000 | 61,088 | 58,227 | 2,861 | 4.7% | 4.4% |
2001 | 62,049 | 59,254 | 2,795 | 4.5% | 5.0% |
2002 | 62,778 | 59,079 | 3,699 | 5.9% | 6.3% |
2003 | 63,103 | 59,317 | 3,786 | 6.0% | 6.7% |
2004 | 62,717 | 59,460 | 3,257 | 5.2% | 6.0% |
2005 | 62,753 | 59,759 | 2,994 | 4.8% | 5.5% |
2006 | 62,688 | 59,917 | 2,771 | 4.4% | 5.0% |
2007 | 61,795 | 59,164 | 2,631 | 4.3% | 4.4% |
2008 | 61,169 | 58,181 | 2,988 | 4.9% | 4.9% |
2009 | 61,577 | 56,955 | 4,622 | 7.5% | 7.5% |
2010 | 59,360 | 54,733 | 4,627 | 7.8% | 8.2% |
2011 | 58,982 | 54,788 | 4,194 | 7.1% | 8.0% |
2012 | 58,331 | 54,805 | 3,526 | 6.0% | 6.7% |
2013 | 57,224 | 53,848 | 3,376 | 5.9% | 6.3% |
2014 | 56,429 | 53,641 | 2,788 | 4.9% | 5.2% |
2015 | 55,348 | 52,958 | 2,390 | 4.3% | 4.5% |
2016 | 55,486 | 53,072 | 2,414 | 4.4% | 4.6% |
2017 | 56,068 | 53,985 | 2,083 | 3.7% | 4.3% |
2018 | 56,349 | 54,419 | 1,930 | 3.4% | 3.9% |
2019 | 56,077 | 54,292 | 1,785 | 3.2% | 3.5% |
2020 | 55,306 | 51,620 | 3,686 | 6.7% | 7.6% |
2021 | 55,714 | 52,752 | 2,962 | 5.3% | 5.6% |
2022 | 55,458 | 53,290 | 2,168 | 3.9% | 3.9% |
2023 | 55,822 | 53,646 | 2,176 | 3.9% | 3.9% |