2022 population: 232,781
( 15,363 from 2010
, 3,888 from 2020)
Land area: 3260.0 square miles
Population density: 71.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 211,909 | 91.03% | 7.6% |
Black: | 6,452 | 2.77% | 13.7% |
Indian: | 553 | 0.24% | 5.5% |
Asian: | 3,075 | 1.32% | 25.0% |
2+ races: | 5,143 | 2.21% | 32.2% |
Hispanic: | 5,649 | 2.43% | 31.9% |
Total non-White: | 20,872 | 8.97% | 10.9% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 5,150 | 10.9 |
Deaths: | 6,629 | 14.0 |
Net Migration: | -2,666 | -5.6 |
Net Immigration: | 215 | 0.5 |
Change in White population: | -17,416 | -7.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 2,053 | 0.8 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 117,758 | |
Median Value | $133,909 | |
Occupied | 97,973 | 83.2% |
Vacant | 19,785 | 16.8% |
Owned | 70,671 | 72.1% |
Rented | 27,302 | 27.9% |
Median Rent | $879 | |
Single-Family Units | 81,959 | 69.6% |
Detached | 80,243 | 68.1% |
Attached | 1,716 | 1.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 8,683 | 7.4% |
Mobile Homes | 13,553 | 11.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 5,226 | 5.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 4,328 | 4.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 4,278 | 4.4% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 4,287 | 4.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 4,738 | 4.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 4,482 | 4.6% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 4,456 | 4.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 4,157 | 4.2% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 3,933 | 4.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 7,915 | 8.1% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 9,580 | 9.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 13,564 | 13.8% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 10,042 | 10.2% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 6,160 | 6.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 6,206 | 6.3% |
$200,000 or more | 4,621 | 4.7% |
Median Household Income | 61,534 | |
Per Capita Income | 34,215 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to U.S. | 88 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 5,780 | 5.9% |
Public Assistance | 3,161 | 3.2% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 15,000 | 15.3% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 96,867 | 68.5% |
Unemployed | 6,110 | 4.3% |
In Armed Forces | 134 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 103,111 | 72.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 38,298 | 27.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 31.4% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 36,593 | 26,980 | 57.6% |
Non-Profit | 3,679 | 9,361 | 28.2% |
Self-Employed | 6,436 | 3,853 | 62.6% |
Local Government | 4,468 | 6,374 | 41.2% |
State Government | 3,077 | 2,602 | 54.2% |
Federal Government | 798 | 961 | 45.4% |
Total Private + Self | 43,029 | 30,833 | 58.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 12,022 | 19,298 | 38.4% |
Total | 55,051 | 50,131 | 52.3% |
Pct. Govt. | 17.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 13,551 | 12.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 20,460 | 19.4% |
Professional, Technical | 24,812 | 23.5% |
Service Occupations | 18,784 | 17.8% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 949 | 0.9% |
All others | 27,925 | 26.5% |
White Collar | 55.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 17,061 | 92.1% |
Health care and social assistance | 16,801 | 90.7% |
Retail trade | 12,339 | 66.6% |
Educational services | 11,472 | 61.9% |
Construction | 6,620 | 35.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 6,484 | 35.0% |
Other services | 4,939 | 26.7% |
Public administration | 4,778 | 25.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 4,466 | 24.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 4,136 | 22.3% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 3,688 | 19.9% |
Finance and insurance | 3,133 | 16.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 2,006 | 10.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1,783 | 9.6% |
Wholesale trade | 1,602 | 8.6% |
Information | 1,422 | 7.7% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,163 | 6.3% |
Utilities | 838 | 4.5% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 737 | 4.0% |
Management | 64 | 0.3% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,191 | 0.50% |
Puerto Rican | 2,032 | 0.86% |
Cuban | 109 | 0.05% |
Dominican | 242 | 0.10% |
Total Central American | 286 | 0.12% |
Costa Rican | 3 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 80 | 0.03% |
Honduran | 82 | 0.03% |
Nicaraguan | 1 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 34 | 0.01% |
Salvadoran | 84 | 0.04% |
Other Central American | 2 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 695 | 0.29% |
Argentinean | 110 | 0.05% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 59 | 0.02% |
Colombian | 212 | 0.09% |
Ecuadorian | 138 | 0.06% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 156 | 0.07% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 20 | 0.01% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 889 | 0.38% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 1,305 | 0.55% |
Indian | 631 | 0.27% |
Korean | 382 | 0.16% |
Filipino | 275 | 0.12% |
Japanese | 98 | 0.04% |
Vietnamese | 93 | 0.04% |
Thai | 46 | 0.02% |
Burmese | 45 | 0.02% |
Bangladeshi | 38 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 213,960 | 95.6% |
Spanish | 2,762 | 1.2% |
German, other Germanic | 2,214 | 1.0% |
Chinese | 1,136 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European | 843 | 0.4% |
Other Asian | 746 | 0.3% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 687 | 0.3% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 583 | 0.3% |
Other | 276 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 41,099 | 17.4% |
Irish | 36,070 | 15.3% |
English | 34,143 | 14.5% |
American | 21,658 | 9.2% |
Italian | 20,366 | 8.6% |
Polish | 11,104 | 4.7% |
French | 5,636 | 2.4% |
Scottish | 4,913 | 2.1% |
Dutch | 4,851 | 2.1% |
European | 3,446 | 1.5% |
Welsh | 2,773 | 1.2% |
Swedish | 2,454 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,745 | 0.7% |
Ukrainian | 1,618 | 0.7% |
Russian | 1,411 | 0.6% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 232,961 | 98.6% |
Not a citizen | 3,248 | 1.4% |
Native | 229,286 | 97.1% |
Foreign-born | 6,923 | 2.9% |
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 | ||||||
4,404 | 2.6% | 10,580 | 6.3% | 60,885 | 36.2% | 51,130 | 30.4% | 22,036 | 13.1% | 19,167 | 11.4% |
Average years of education: 13.4 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 4,404 | 2.6% |
9-12 Years | 10,580 | 6.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 60,885 | 36.2% |
Some College | 51,130 | 30.4% |
Bach. Degree | 22,036 | 13.1% |
Grad Degree | 19,167 | 11.4% |
Average years of education: 13.4 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 118,631 | 112,118 | 6,513 | 5.5% | |
1991 | 119,209 | 110,579 | 8,630 | 7.2% | |
1992 | 119,521 | 110,362 | 9,159 | 7.7% | |
1993 | 119,501 | 111,695 | 7,806 | 6.5% | |
1994 | 119,894 | 112,611 | 7,283 | 6.1% | |
1995 | 119,390 | 112,194 | 7,196 | 6.0% | |
1996 | 120,986 | 114,241 | 6,745 | 5.6% | |
1997 | 123,662 | 116,535 | 7,127 | 5.8% | |
1998 | 122,835 | 116,358 | 6,477 | 5.3% | |
1999 | 122,223 | 115,910 | 6,313 | 5.2% | |
2000 | 120,012 | 114,917 | 5,095 | 4.2% | |
2001 | 120,644 | 114,372 | 6,272 | 5.2% | |
2002 | 119,843 | 111,710 | 8,133 | 6.8% | |
2003 | 116,149 | 108,226 | 7,923 | 6.8% | |
2004 | 115,384 | 108,274 | 7,110 | 6.2% | |
2005 | 116,016 | 109,550 | 6,466 | 5.6% | |
2006 | 115,791 | 109,831 | 5,960 | 5.1% | |
2007 | 115,858 | 110,069 | 5,789 | 5.0% | |
2008 | 117,372 | 110,535 | 6,837 | 5.8% | |
2009 | 117,552 | 106,504 | 11,048 | 9.4% | |
2010 | 118,183 | 107,538 | 10,645 | 9.0% | |
2011 | 117,234 | 107,511 | 9,723 | 8.3% | |
2012 | 116,966 | 106,700 | 10,266 | 8.8% | |
2013 | 115,278 | 105,561 | 9,717 | 8.4% | |
2014 | 111,191 | 103,688 | 7,503 | 6.7% | |
2015 | 109,731 | 102,845 | 6,886 | 6.3% | |
2016 | 107,592 | 101,015 | 6,577 | 6.1% | |
2017 | 105,564 | 99,545 | 6,019 | 5.7% | |
2018 | 104,926 | 99,776 | 5,150 | 4.9% | |
2019 | 104,498 | 99,849 | 4,649 | 4.4% | |
2020 | 104,291 | 95,367 | 8,924 | 8.6% | |
2021 | 104,084 | 98,547 | 5,537 | 5.3% | |
2022 | 103,245 | 99,243 | 4,002 | 3.9% | |
2023 | 102,742 | 98,681 | 4,061 | 4.0% |