2022 population: 286,578
( 32,716 from 2010
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14,996 from 2020)
Land area: 61.7 square miles
Population density: 4642.0 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 131,284 | 45.81% | ![]() |
Black: | 124,099 | 43.30% | ![]() |
Indian: | 540 | 0.19% | ![]() |
Asian: | 10,426 | 3.64% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 7,302 | 2.55% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 12,927 | 4.51% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 155,294 | 54.19% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 8,389 | 13.9 |
Deaths: | 8,221 | 13.6 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -16,764 | -27.8 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 1,652 | 2.7 |
Change in White population: | -3,418 | -1.1 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -29,298 | -9.2 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 173,792 | |
Median Value | $174,100 | |
Occupied | 143,059 | 82.3% |
Vacant | 30,733 | 17.7% |
Owned | 64,173 | 44.9% |
Rented | 78,886 | 55.1% |
Median Rent | $938 | |
Single-Family Units | 82,316 | 47.4% |
Detached | 75,897 | 43.7% |
Attached | 6,419 | 3.7% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 42,692 | 24.6% |
Mobile Homes | 726 | 0.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 13,314 | 9.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 9,792 | 6.8% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 7,354 | 5.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 5,875 | 4.1% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 6,729 | 4.7% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 7,238 | 5.1% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 6,013 | 4.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 5,748 | 4.0% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 6,207 | 4.3% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 11,039 | 7.7% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 14,182 | 9.9% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 15,606 | 10.9% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 10,830 | 7.6% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 7,202 | 5.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 8,024 | 5.6% |
$200,000 or more | 7,906 | 5.5% |
Median Household Income | 52,941 | |
Per Capita Income | 36,722 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 96 | |
Compared to U.S. | 82 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 9,961 | 7.0% |
Public Assistance | 3,032 | 2.1% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 27,099 | 18.9% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 140,135 | 71.3% |
Unemployed | 8,170 | 4.2% |
In Armed Forces | 753 | 0.4% |
Total Labor Force | 149,058 | 75.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 47,463 | 24.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 28.3% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 52,916 | 48,537 | 52.2% |
Non-Profit | 9,758 | 16,454 | 37.2% |
Self-Employed | 5,730 | 4,667 | 55.1% |
Local Government | 4,305 | 4,335 | 49.8% |
State Government | 1,425 | 2,398 | 37.3% |
Federal Government | 1,755 | 2,112 | 45.4% |
Total Private + Self | 58,646 | 53,204 | 52.4% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 17,243 | 25,299 | 40.5% |
Total | 75,889 | 78,503 | 49.2% |
Pct. Govt. | 10.6% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 24,899 | 16.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 27,796 | 18.0% |
Professional, Technical | 47,095 | 30.4% |
Service Occupations | 30,189 | 19.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 193 | 0.1% |
All others | 24,710 | 16.0% |
White Collar | 64.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 27,315 | 17.7% |
Educational services | 17,337 | 11.2% |
Retail trade | 13,616 | 8.8% |
Manufacturing | 13,114 | 8.5% |
Accommodation and food services | 13,039 | 8.4% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 12,365 | 8.0% |
Finance and insurance | 8,841 | 5.7% |
Other services | 7,864 | 5.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 7,152 | 4.6% |
Public administration | 6,530 | 4.2% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 6,100 | 3.9% |
Construction | 5,913 | 3.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 4,833 | 3.1% |
Wholesale trade | 3,240 | 2.1% |
Information | 2,843 | 1.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 2,429 | 1.6% |
Utilities | 1,146 | 0.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 566 | 0.4% |
Management | 387 | 0.3% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 59 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 8,279 | 2.78% |
Puerto Rican | 725 | 0.24% |
Cuban | 471 | 0.16% |
Dominican | 232 | 0.08% |
Total Central American | 629 | 0.21% |
Costa Rican | 33 | 0.01% |
Guatemalan | 161 | 0.05% |
Honduran | 177 | 0.06% |
Nicaraguan | 112 | 0.04% |
Panamanian | 56 | 0.02% |
Salvadoran | 50 | 0.02% |
Other Central American | 40 | 0.01% |
Total South American | 1,245 | 0.42% |
Argentinean | 70 | 0.02% |
Bolivian | 62 | 0.02% |
Chilean | 32 | 0.01% |
Colombian | 462 | 0.16% |
Ecuadorian | 140 | 0.05% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 81 | 0.03% |
Uruguayan | 38 | 0.01% |
Venezuelan | 360 | 0.12% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 1,253 | 0.42% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 2,127 | 0.71% |
Indian | 2,080 | 0.70% |
Vietnamese | 1,836 | 0.62% |
Filipino | 807 | 0.27% |
Korean | 795 | 0.27% |
Burmese | 402 | 0.13% |
Japanese | 310 | 0.10% |
Taiwanese | 251 | 0.08% |
Thai | 167 | 0.06% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 254,726 | 90.8% |
Spanish | 7,609 | 2.7% |
Other Indo-European | 3,278 | 1.2% |
Other | 3,081 | 1.1% |
Chinese | 1,834 | 0.7% |
Vietnamese | 1,820 | 0.6% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 1,686 | 0.6% |
Other Asian | 1,516 | 0.5% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 1,391 | 0.5% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 46,278 | 15.5% |
Irish | 28,558 | 9.6% |
English | 17,306 | 5.8% |
American | 14,882 | 5.0% |
Italian | 11,900 | 4.0% |
French | 7,021 | 2.4% |
Polish | 5,235 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 3,532 | 1.2% |
African | 3,217 | 1.1% |
European | 2,998 | 1.0% |
Dutch | 2,145 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,884 | 0.6% |
Nigerian | 1,763 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 1,622 | 0.5% |
Norwegian | 1,552 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 287,684 | 96.5% |
Not a citizen | 10,334 | 3.5% |
Native | 279,139 | 93.7% |
Foreign-born | 18,879 | 6.3% |
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 | ||||||
6,663 | 3.1% | 14,951 | 6.9% | 53,213 | 24.7% | 57,534 | 26.7% | 46,330 | 21.5% | 36,941 | 17.1% |
Average years of education: 13.9 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 6,663 | 3.1% |
9-12 Years | 14,951 | 6.9% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 53,213 | 24.7% |
Some College | 57,534 | 26.7% |
Bach. Degree | 46,330 | 21.5% |
Grad Degree | 36,941 | 17.1% |
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 | 180,724 | 165,332 | 15,392 | 8.5% | 5.9% |
1991 | 178,750 | 162,217 | 16,533 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
1992 | 173,795 | 158,223 | 15,572 | 9.0% | 6.2% |
1993 | 170,160 | 155,364 | 14,796 | 8.7% | 6.2% |
1994 | 168,145 | 154,834 | 13,311 | 7.9% | 5.2% |
1995 | 169,030 | 155,892 | 13,138 | 7.8% | 4.8% |
1996 | 166,669 | 153,411 | 13,258 | 8.0% | 4.7% |
1997 | 161,839 | 149,496 | 12,343 | 7.6% | 4.4% |
1998 | 160,370 | 148,088 | 12,282 | 7.7% | 4.0% |
1999 | 156,147 | 146,264 | 9,883 | 6.3% | 3.2% |
2000 | 161,831 | 153,072 | 8,759 | 5.4% | 3.4% |
2001 | 162,702 | 151,735 | 10,967 | 6.7% | 4.5% |
2002 | 163,205 | 150,254 | 12,951 | 7.9% | 5.3% |
2003 | 161,530 | 147,604 | 13,926 | 8.6% | 5.7% |
2004 | 161,678 | 147,154 | 14,524 | 9.0% | 5.9% |
2005 | 157,619 | 144,788 | 12,831 | 8.1% | 5.4% |
2006 | 157,304 | 146,397 | 10,907 | 6.9% | 4.9% |
2007 | 158,814 | 147,597 | 11,217 | 7.1% | 5.1% |
2008 | 158,816 | 146,296 | 12,520 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
2009 | 158,964 | 140,858 | 18,106 | 11.4% | 9.0% |
2010 | 164,163 | 145,451 | 18,712 | 11.4% | 9.5% |
2011 | 163,556 | 146,378 | 17,178 | 10.5% | 8.6% |
2012 | 160,128 | 146,076 | 14,052 | 8.8% | 7.2% |
2013 | 159,342 | 145,939 | 13,403 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
2014 | 159,559 | 147,413 | 12,146 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
2015 | 158,810 | 148,980 | 9,830 | 6.2% | 5.1% |
2016 | 157,198 | 148,669 | 8,529 | 5.4% | 4.5% |
2017 | 154,137 | 147,268 | 6,869 | 4.5% | 3.8% |
2018 | 151,168 | 145,297 | 5,871 | 3.9% | 3.2% |
2019 | 152,325 | 146,448 | 5,877 | 3.9% | 3.3% |
2020 | 152,292 | 139,334 | 12,958 | 8.5% | 6.1% |
2021 | 149,707 | 140,933 | 8,774 | 5.9% | 4.1% |
2022 | 149,069 | 144,444 | 4,625 | 3.1% | 2.5% |
2023 | 150,650 | 145,099 | 5,551 | 3.7% | 3.1% |