2022 population: 79,287
( 3,719 from 2010
, 280 from 2020)
Land area: 49.0 square miles
Population density: 1618.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 49,142 | 61.98% | 3.3% |
Black: | 21,833 | 27.54% | 0.7% |
Indian: | 253 | 0.32% | 26.5% |
Asian: | 2,204 | 2.78% | 17.3% |
2+ races: | 1,957 | 2.47% | 35.2% |
Hispanic: | 3,898 | 4.92% | 69.5% |
Total non-White: | 30,145 | 38.02% | 7.7% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 2,693 | 17.0 |
Deaths: | 2,114 | 13.4 |
Net Migration: | -573 | -3.6 |
Net Immigration: | 255 | 1.6 |
Change in White population: | 1,568 | 2.1 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 2,151 | 2.8 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 33,821 | |
Median Value | $196,000 | |
Occupied | 28,910 | 85.5% |
Vacant | 4,911 | 14.5% |
Owned | 14,084 | 48.7% |
Rented | 14,826 | 51.3% |
Median Rent | $972 | |
Single-Family Units | 21,723 | 64.2% |
Detached | 19,256 | 56.9% |
Attached | 2,467 | 7.3% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 9,013 | 26.6% |
Mobile Homes | 381 | 1.1% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 2,026 | 7.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,249 | 4.3% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,018 | 3.5% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,381 | 4.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,409 | 4.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,815 | 6.3% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,226 | 4.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,393 | 4.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,474 | 5.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 2,176 | 7.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 3,040 | 10.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 3,734 | 12.9% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 2,614 | 9.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,667 | 5.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,551 | 5.4% |
$200,000 or more | 1,137 | 3.9% |
Median Household Income | 56,243 | |
Per Capita Income | 28,478 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 79 | |
Compared to U.S. | 79 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,818 | 6.3% |
Public Assistance | 1,966 | 6.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 4,490 | 15.5% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 33,252 | 64.2% |
Unemployed | 2,003 | 3.9% |
In Armed Forces | 346 | 0.7% |
Total Labor Force | 35,601 | 68.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 16,164 | 31.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 35.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 11,905 | 11,890 | 50.0% |
Non-Profit | 2,824 | 3,057 | 48.0% |
Self-Employed | 1,647 | 1,157 | 58.7% |
Local Government | 687 | 1,385 | 33.2% |
State Government | 608 | 747 | 44.9% |
Federal Government | 325 | 292 | 52.7% |
Total Private + Self | 13,552 | 13,047 | 50.9% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 4,444 | 5,481 | 44.8% |
Total | 17,996 | 18,528 | 49.3% |
Pct. Govt. | 11.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 5,208 | 14.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 7,290 | 19.9% |
Professional, Technical | 9,649 | 26.4% |
Service Occupations | 7,517 | 20.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 148 | 0.4% |
All others | 6,886 | 18.8% |
White Collar | 60.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Educational services | 6,797 | 18.6% |
Health care and social assistance | 4,949 | 13.5% |
Retail trade | 3,959 | 10.8% |
Accommodation and food services | 3,670 | 10.0% |
Manufacturing | 3,538 | 9.7% |
Other services | 2,061 | 5.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 2,035 | 5.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,959 | 5.4% |
Construction | 1,526 | 4.2% |
Finance and insurance | 1,203 | 3.3% |
Public administration | 1,027 | 2.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 956 | 2.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 914 | 2.5% |
Information | 583 | 1.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 513 | 1.4% |
Wholesale trade | 356 | 1.0% |
Utilities | 249 | 0.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 186 | 0.5% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 69 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,123 | 1.42% |
Puerto Rican | 860 | 1.09% |
Cuban | 44 | 0.06% |
Dominican | 54 | 0.07% |
Total Central American | 722 | 0.91% |
Costa Rican | 28 | 0.04% |
Guatemalan | 201 | 0.25% |
Honduran | 137 | 0.17% |
Nicaraguan | 26 | 0.03% |
Panamanian | 64 | 0.08% |
Salvadoran | 266 | 0.34% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 508 | 0.64% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 6 | 0.01% |
Colombian | 39 | 0.05% |
Ecuadorian | 17 | 0.02% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 53 | 0.07% |
Uruguayan | 61 | 0.08% |
Venezuelan | 328 | 0.41% |
Other South American | 4 | 0.01% |
Other Hispanic | 377 | 0.48% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 487 | 0.62% |
Korean | 331 | 0.42% |
Vietnamese | 276 | 0.35% |
Indian | 221 | 0.28% |
Thai | 129 | 0.16% |
Filipino | 74 | 0.09% |
Taiwanese | 66 | 0.08% |
Japanese | 8 | 0.01% |
Bangladeshi | 6 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 69,420 | 93.1% |
Spanish | 2,024 | 2.7% |
Other Indo-European | 677 | 0.9% |
Other | 593 | 0.8% |
Chinese | 377 | 0.5% |
Other Asian | 363 | 0.5% |
Korean | 285 | 0.4% |
Vietnamese | 240 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 204 | 0.3% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 17,985 | 22.7% |
English | 8,573 | 10.8% |
German | 5,839 | 7.4% |
Irish | 4,158 | 5.3% |
Italian | 2,033 | 2.6% |
Scottish | 1,769 | 2.2% |
European | 1,754 | 2.2% |
French | 1,048 | 1.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,037 | 1.3% |
Polish | 584 | 0.7% |
Welsh | 560 | 0.7% |
Dutch | 508 | 0.6% |
African | 479 | 0.6% |
Portuguese | 476 | 0.6% |
British | 458 | 0.6% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 77,070 | 97.4% |
Not a citizen | 2,096 | 2.6% |
Native | 75,864 | 95.8% |
Foreign-born | 3,302 | 4.2% |
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 | ||||||
1,408 | 3.2% | 2,870 | 6.5% | 10,527 | 23.8% | 12,595 | 28.5% | 10,012 | 22.7% | 6,770 | 15.3% |
Average years of education: 13.9 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,408 | 3.2% |
9-12 Years | 2,870 | 6.5% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 10,527 | 23.8% |
Some College | 12,595 | 28.5% |
Bach. Degree | 10,012 | 22.7% |
Grad Degree | 6,770 | 15.3% |
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 | 31,985 | 30,154 | 1,831 | 5.7% | 4.4% |
1991 | 32,288 | 30,236 | 2,052 | 6.4% | 5.8% |
1992 | 32,350 | 30,264 | 2,086 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
1993 | 32,120 | 30,583 | 1,537 | 4.8% | 5.2% |
1994 | 31,949 | 30,534 | 1,415 | 4.4% | 4.8% |
1995 | 32,066 | 30,846 | 1,220 | 3.8% | 4.4% |
1996 | 30,393 | 29,261 | 1,132 | 3.7% | 4.3% |
1997 | 30,119 | 28,909 | 1,210 | 4.0% | 3.7% |
1998 | 29,633 | 28,872 | 761 | 2.6% | 2.8% |
1999 | 29,794 | 29,172 | 622 | 2.1% | 2.7% |
2000 | 30,789 | 30,048 | 741 | 2.4% | 2.3% |
2001 | 30,114 | 28,837 | 1,277 | 4.2% | 3.3% |
2002 | 30,453 | 28,595 | 1,858 | 6.1% | 4.4% |
2003 | 30,873 | 29,055 | 1,818 | 5.9% | 4.3% |
2004 | 30,770 | 29,065 | 1,705 | 5.5% | 4.1% |
2005 | 31,349 | 29,809 | 1,540 | 4.9% | 3.8% |
2006 | 31,922 | 30,659 | 1,263 | 4.0% | 3.3% |
2007 | 33,650 | 32,288 | 1,362 | 4.0% | 3.3% |
2008 | 35,112 | 33,301 | 1,811 | 5.2% | 4.3% |
2009 | 35,007 | 32,130 | 2,877 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
2010 | 35,899 | 32,781 | 3,118 | 8.7% | 7.3% |
2011 | 35,703 | 32,834 | 2,869 | 8.0% | 6.6% |
2012 | 35,536 | 32,933 | 2,603 | 7.3% | 5.9% |
2013 | 35,740 | 33,266 | 2,474 | 6.9% | 5.6% |
2014 | 36,112 | 33,853 | 2,259 | 6.3% | 5.1% |
2015 | 35,763 | 33,791 | 1,972 | 5.5% | 4.4% |
2016 | 35,557 | 33,738 | 1,819 | 5.1% | 4.0% |
2017 | 36,214 | 34,450 | 1,764 | 4.9% | 3.7% |
2018 | 36,407 | 34,963 | 1,444 | 4.0% | 2.9% |
2019 | 36,729 | 35,419 | 1,310 | 3.6% | 2.7% |
2020 | 36,015 | 33,405 | 2,610 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
2021 | 35,240 | 33,459 | 1,781 | 5.1% | 3.9% |
2022 | 35,743 | 34,346 | 1,397 | 3.9% | 2.9% |
2023 | 36,252 | 34,719 | 1,533 | 4.2% | 2.9% |