2022 population: 127,859
( 3,360 from 2010
, 1,177 from 2020)
Land area: 926.9 square miles
Population density: 137.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 111,021 | 86.83% | 6.6% |
Black: | 4,355 | 3.41% | 30.6% |
Indian: | 224 | 0.18% | 13.7% |
Asian: | 2,303 | 1.80% | 41.7% |
2+ races: | 2,860 | 2.24% | 20.8% |
Hispanic: | 7,096 | 5.55% | 56.6% |
Total non-White: | 16,838 | 13.17% | 37.0% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 2,102 | 8.1 |
Deaths: | 3,774 | 14.6 |
Net Migration: | 190 | 0.7 |
Net Immigration: | 295 | 1.1 |
Change in White population: | -7,905 | -6.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 4,545 | 3.5 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 69,762 | |
Median Value | $266,400 | |
Occupied | 56,078 | 80.4% |
Vacant | 13,684 | 19.6% |
Owned | 39,380 | 70.2% |
Rented | 16,698 | 29.8% |
Median Rent | $1,003 | |
Single-Family Units | 47,443 | 68.0% |
Detached | 45,791 | 65.6% |
Attached | 1,652 | 2.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 8,926 | 12.8% |
Mobile Homes | 1,182 | 1.7% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 2,416 | 4.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 2,183 | 3.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 2,676 | 4.8% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 2,633 | 4.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 2,297 | 4.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 2,157 | 3.8% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 2,359 | 4.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 2,058 | 3.7% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,607 | 2.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 4,073 | 7.3% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 5,114 | 9.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 7,303 | 13.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 5,211 | 9.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 3,872 | 6.9% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 4,492 | 8.0% |
$200,000 or more | 5,627 | 10.0% |
Median Household Income | 69,744 | |
Per Capita Income | 45,300 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to U.S. | 107 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 3,403 | 6.1% |
Public Assistance | 2,192 | 3.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 8,605 | 15.3% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 54,208 | 72.4% |
Unemployed | 3,282 | 4.4% |
In Armed Forces | 31 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 57,521 | 76.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 17,343 | 23.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 27.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 19,265 | 15,324 | 55.7% |
Non-Profit | 4,478 | 8,000 | 35.9% |
Self-Employed | 4,286 | 3,943 | 52.1% |
Local Government | 2,033 | 3,084 | 39.7% |
State Government | 1,416 | 1,379 | 50.7% |
Federal Government | 510 | 328 | 60.9% |
Total Private + Self | 23,551 | 19,267 | 55.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 8,437 | 12,791 | 39.7% |
Total | 31,988 | 32,058 | 49.9% |
Pct. Govt. | 13.7% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 9,731 | 15.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 11,333 | 17.7% |
Professional, Technical | 19,235 | 30.0% |
Service Occupations | 12,009 | 18.7% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 124 | 0.2% |
All others | 11,842 | 18.5% |
White Collar | 62.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 11,803 | 18.4% |
Educational services | 9,343 | 14.6% |
Retail trade | 6,947 | 10.8% |
Manufacturing | 4,785 | 7.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 4,570 | 7.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 4,035 | 6.3% |
Construction | 4,021 | 6.3% |
Other services | 3,583 | 5.6% |
Public administration | 2,678 | 4.2% |
Finance and insurance | 2,422 | 3.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 2,060 | 3.2% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,859 | 2.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1,642 | 2.6% |
Information | 1,150 | 1.8% |
Wholesale trade | 1,053 | 1.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 897 | 1.4% |
Utilities | 617 | 1.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 567 | 0.9% |
Management | 89 | 0.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 29 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 830 | 0.64% |
Puerto Rican | 2,609 | 2.03% |
Cuban | 274 | 0.21% |
Dominican | 174 | 0.14% |
Total Central American | 1,257 | 0.98% |
Costa Rican | 21 | 0.02% |
Guatemalan | 87 | 0.07% |
Honduran | 250 | 0.19% |
Nicaraguan | 40 | 0.03% |
Panamanian | 119 | 0.09% |
Salvadoran | 740 | 0.57% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 911 | 0.71% |
Argentinean | 33 | 0.03% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 65 | 0.05% |
Colombian | 267 | 0.21% |
Ecuadorian | 293 | 0.23% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 243 | 0.19% |
Uruguayan | 5 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 5 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 774 | 0.60% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 560 | 0.43% |
Chinese | 461 | 0.36% |
Korean | 189 | 0.15% |
Vietnamese | 118 | 0.09% |
Malaysian | 101 | 0.08% |
Filipino | 74 | 0.06% |
Thai | 70 | 0.05% |
Cambodian | 46 | 0.04% |
Indonesian | 41 | 0.03% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 114,462 | 92.6% |
Spanish | 3,767 | 3.0% |
Other Indo-European | 1,626 | 1.3% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 877 | 0.7% |
Other | 687 | 0.6% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 657 | 0.5% |
Other Asian | 393 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 333 | 0.3% |
Chinese | 287 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Irish | 23,955 | 18.6% |
Italian | 19,148 | 14.9% |
English | 16,724 | 13.0% |
German | 12,918 | 10.0% |
French | 11,930 | 9.3% |
Polish | 9,452 | 7.3% |
American | 5,654 | 4.4% |
French Canadian | 4,463 | 3.5% |
Scottish | 2,792 | 2.2% |
Russian | 1,773 | 1.4% |
European | 1,626 | 1.3% |
Dutch | 1,447 | 1.1% |
Swedish | 1,316 | 1.0% |
Eastern European | 1,238 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 860 | 0.7% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 125,974 | 97.8% |
Not a citizen | 2,789 | 2.2% |
Native | 121,194 | 94.1% |
Foreign-born | 7,569 | 5.9% |
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 | ||||||
1,976 | 2.1% | 4,338 | 4.5% | 27,586 | 28.8% | 25,472 | 26.6% | 19,592 | 20.5% | 16,728 | 17.5% |
Average years of education: 14.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,976 | 2.1% |
9-12 Years | 4,338 | 4.5% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 27,586 | 28.8% |
Some College | 25,472 | 26.6% |
Bach. Degree | 19,592 | 20.5% |
Grad Degree | 16,728 | 17.5% |
Average years of education: 14.0 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 140,108 | 130,102 | 10,006 | 7.1% | |
1991 | 138,766 | 123,652 | 15,114 | 10.9% | |
1992 | 137,300 | 122,706 | 14,594 | 10.6% | |
1993 | 136,506 | 124,884 | 11,622 | 8.5% | |
1994 | 134,404 | 124,028 | 10,376 | 7.7% | |
1995 | 132,108 | 123,768 | 8,340 | 6.3% | |
1996 | 132,556 | 125,570 | 6,986 | 5.3% | |
1997 | 133,632 | 127,100 | 6,532 | 4.9% | |
1998 | 132,634 | 127,374 | 5,260 | 4.0% | |
1999 | 132,850 | 127,722 | 5,128 | 3.9% | |
2000 | 139,288 | 135,064 | 4,224 | 3.0% | |
2001 | 141,560 | 136,470 | 5,090 | 3.6% | |
2002 | 145,958 | 139,394 | 6,564 | 4.5% | |
2003 | 145,854 | 138,530 | 7,324 | 5.0% | |
2004 | 145,134 | 138,406 | 6,728 | 4.6% | |
2005 | 145,400 | 139,114 | 6,286 | 4.3% | |
2006 | 146,670 | 140,394 | 6,276 | 4.3% | |
2007 | 145,948 | 139,494 | 6,454 | 4.4% | |
2008 | 146,238 | 138,766 | 7,472 | 5.1% | |
2009 | 146,184 | 134,934 | 11,250 | 7.7% | |
2010 | 135,150 | 123,670 | 11,480 | 8.5% | |
2011 | 133,960 | 123,458 | 10,502 | 7.8% | |
2012 | 132,972 | 123,152 | 9,820 | 7.4% | |
2013 | 131,206 | 121,568 | 9,638 | 7.3% | |
2014 | 131,194 | 122,580 | 8,614 | 6.6% | |
2015 | 130,200 | 123,170 | 7,030 | 5.4% | |
2016 | 128,728 | 122,718 | 6,010 | 4.7% | |
2017 | 129,276 | 123,438 | 5,838 | 4.5% | |
2018 | 129,498 | 124,046 | 5,452 | 4.2% | |
2019 | 127,960 | 123,260 | 4,700 | 3.7% | |
2020 | 123,290 | 112,032 | 11,258 | 9.1% | |
2021 | 123,996 | 115,992 | 8,004 | 6.5% | |
2022 | 123,922 | 118,520 | 5,402 | 4.4% | |
2023 | 123,444 | 118,978 | 4,466 | 3.6% |