2022 population: 252,488
( 30,279 from 2010
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3,073 from 2020)
Land area: 338.5 square miles
Population density: 746.0 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 139,378 | 55.20% | ![]() |
Black: | 74,731 | 29.60% | ![]() |
Indian: | 821 | 0.33% | ![]() |
Asian: | 9,807 | 3.88% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 8,920 | 3.53% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 18,831 | 7.46% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 113,110 | 44.80% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 6,376 | 12.8 |
Deaths: | 5,080 | 10.2 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 932 | 1.9 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 690 | 1.4 |
Change in White population: | 5,127 | 2.3 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 25,152 | 11.3 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 95,076 | |
Median Value | $339,500 | |
Occupied | 91,368 | 96.1% |
Vacant | 3,708 | 3.9% |
Owned | 66,988 | 73.3% |
Rented | 24,380 | 26.7% |
Median Rent | $1,446 | |
Single-Family Units | 77,068 | 81.1% |
Detached | 64,390 | 67.7% |
Attached | 12,678 | 13.3% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 11,758 | 12.4% |
Mobile Homes | 1,658 | 1.7% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 3,048 | 3.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,812 | 2.0% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,708 | 1.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 2,558 | 2.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 2,871 | 3.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 2,554 | 2.8% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 2,314 | 2.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 2,460 | 2.7% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 2,854 | 3.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 6,653 | 7.3% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 8,521 | 9.3% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 11,761 | 12.9% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 10,725 | 11.7% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 8,188 | 9.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 11,604 | 12.7% |
$200,000 or more | 11,737 | 12.8% |
Median Household Income | 92,703 | |
Per Capita Income | 42,753 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 100 | |
Compared to U.S. | 99 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 3,167 | 3.5% |
Public Assistance | 1,561 | 1.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 6,699 | 7.3% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 103,850 | 68.7% |
Unemployed | 5,777 | 3.8% |
In Armed Forces | 7,281 | 4.8% |
Total Labor Force | 116,908 | 77.4% |
Not in Labor Force | 34,190 | 22.6% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 26.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 35,644 | 34,235 | 51.0% |
Non-Profit | 2,907 | 7,489 | 28.0% |
Self-Employed | 5,556 | 4,370 | 56.0% |
Local Government | 4,543 | 6,761 | 40.2% |
State Government | 1,321 | 1,700 | 43.7% |
Federal Government | 8,463 | 4,368 | 66.0% |
Total Private + Self | 41,200 | 38,605 | 51.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 17,234 | 20,318 | 45.9% |
Total | 58,434 | 58,923 | 49.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 23.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 20,060 | 17.0% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 23,278 | 19.8% |
Professional, Technical | 31,624 | 26.9% |
Service Occupations | 18,843 | 16.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 109 | 0.1% |
All others | 23,877 | 20.3% |
White Collar | 63.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 17,143 | 14.6% |
Public administration | 11,485 | 9.8% |
Retail trade | 11,331 | 9.6% |
Educational services | 11,192 | 9.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 10,483 | 8.9% |
Manufacturing | 8,187 | 7.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 8,151 | 6.9% |
Construction | 7,757 | 6.6% |
Other services | 6,008 | 5.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 5,794 | 4.9% |
Finance and insurance | 5,427 | 4.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 4,727 | 4.0% |
Information | 2,735 | 2.3% |
Wholesale trade | 2,305 | 2.0% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,969 | 1.7% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1,613 | 1.4% |
Utilities | 1,061 | 0.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 170 | 0.1% |
Management | 137 | 0.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 7 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 4,941 | 1.98% |
Puerto Rican | 4,918 | 1.97% |
Cuban | 1,009 | 0.40% |
Dominican | 539 | 0.22% |
Total Central American | 2,865 | 1.15% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 1,042 | 0.42% |
Honduran | 436 | 0.17% |
Nicaraguan | 226 | 0.09% |
Panamanian | 345 | 0.14% |
Salvadoran | 816 | 0.33% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 1,454 | 0.58% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 220 | 0.09% |
Chilean | 88 | 0.04% |
Colombian | 444 | 0.18% |
Ecuadorian | 184 | 0.07% |
Paraguayan | 107 | 0.04% |
Peruvian | 340 | 0.14% |
Uruguayan | 45 | 0.02% |
Venezuelan | 26 | 0.01% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 1,852 | 0.74% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 3,856 | 1.55% |
Korean | 1,188 | 0.48% |
Vietnamese | 1,054 | 0.42% |
Indian | 893 | 0.36% |
Chinese | 763 | 0.31% |
Japanese | 362 | 0.15% |
Thai | 133 | 0.05% |
Hmong | 73 | 0.03% |
Taiwanese | 33 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 214,356 | 91.6% |
Spanish | 8,721 | 3.7% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 1,861 | 0.8% |
Tagalog | 1,776 | 0.8% |
Other Indo-European | 1,773 | 0.8% |
Other | 1,066 | 0.5% |
Korean | 978 | 0.4% |
German, other Germanic | 882 | 0.4% |
Other Asian | 842 | 0.4% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 26,880 | 10.8% |
German | 25,298 | 10.1% |
Irish | 23,901 | 9.6% |
American | 20,734 | 8.3% |
Italian | 10,505 | 4.2% |
Polish | 4,916 | 2.0% |
European | 4,807 | 1.9% |
French | 4,641 | 1.9% |
Scottish | 4,570 | 1.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,908 | 1.2% |
African | 2,647 | 1.1% |
Welsh | 1,778 | 0.7% |
Norwegian | 1,670 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 1,380 | 0.6% |
British | 1,346 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 243,770 | 97.8% |
Not a citizen | 5,607 | 2.2% |
Native | 234,373 | 94.0% |
Foreign-born | 15,004 | 6.0% |
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 | ||||||
4,203 | 2.5% | 7,042 | 4.2% | 39,473 | 23.5% | 57,346 | 34.1% | 37,311 | 22.2% | 22,849 | 13.6% |
Average years of education: 13.9 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 4,203 | 2.5% |
9-12 Years | 7,042 | 4.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 39,473 | 23.5% |
Some College | 57,346 | 34.1% |
Bach. Degree | 37,311 | 22.2% |
Grad Degree | 22,849 | 13.6% |
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 | 79,696 | 76,324 | 3,372 | 4.2% | 4.4% |
1991 | 84,492 | 79,970 | 4,522 | 5.4% | 5.8% |
1992 | 87,296 | 82,527 | 4,769 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
1993 | 89,510 | 85,410 | 4,100 | 4.6% | 5.2% |
1994 | 94,210 | 89,520 | 4,690 | 5.0% | 4.8% |
1995 | 97,524 | 93,701 | 3,823 | 3.9% | 4.4% |
1996 | 99,778 | 95,980 | 3,798 | 3.8% | 4.3% |
1997 | 102,992 | 99,237 | 3,755 | 3.6% | 3.7% |
1998 | 105,462 | 102,772 | 2,690 | 2.6% | 2.8% |
1999 | 106,744 | 104,045 | 2,699 | 2.5% | 2.7% |
2000 | 97,978 | 95,758 | 2,220 | 2.3% | 2.3% |
2001 | 101,434 | 98,387 | 3,047 | 3.0% | 3.3% |
2002 | 103,693 | 99,720 | 3,973 | 3.8% | 4.4% |
2003 | 105,629 | 101,342 | 4,287 | 4.1% | 4.3% |
2004 | 108,122 | 103,773 | 4,349 | 4.0% | 4.1% |
2005 | 111,954 | 107,610 | 4,344 | 3.9% | 3.8% |
2006 | 114,148 | 110,143 | 4,005 | 3.5% | 3.3% |
2007 | 114,407 | 110,684 | 3,723 | 3.3% | 3.3% |
2008 | 116,435 | 111,591 | 4,844 | 4.2% | 4.3% |
2009 | 115,430 | 107,923 | 7,507 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
2010 | 113,482 | 105,121 | 8,361 | 7.4% | 7.3% |
2011 | 114,467 | 106,576 | 7,891 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
2012 | 115,007 | 107,776 | 7,231 | 6.3% | 5.9% |
2013 | 116,363 | 109,643 | 6,720 | 5.8% | 5.6% |
2014 | 117,670 | 111,586 | 6,084 | 5.2% | 5.1% |
2015 | 116,777 | 111,550 | 5,227 | 4.5% | 4.4% |
2016 | 118,086 | 113,123 | 4,963 | 4.2% | 4.0% |
2017 | 121,483 | 116,934 | 4,549 | 3.7% | 3.7% |
2018 | 122,864 | 119,190 | 3,674 | 3.0% | 2.9% |
2019 | 125,020 | 121,576 | 3,444 | 2.8% | 2.7% |
2020 | 122,036 | 114,556 | 7,480 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
2021 | 121,943 | 117,268 | 4,675 | 3.8% | 3.9% |
2022 | 124,126 | 120,472 | 3,654 | 2.9% | 2.9% |
2023 | 127,691 | 123,987 | 3,704 | 2.9% | 2.9% |