2022 population: 313,918
( 2,359 from 2010
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360 from 2020)
Land area: 5384.2 square miles
Population density: 58.3 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 198,472 | 63.22% | ![]() |
Black: | 97,968 | 31.21% | ![]() |
Indian: | 994 | 0.32% | ![]() |
Asian: | 2,526 | 0.80% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 3,834 | 1.22% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 10,124 | 3.23% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 115,446 | 36.78% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 8,777 | 14.0 |
Deaths: | 9,344 | 14.9 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 7 | 0.0 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 152 | 0.2 |
Change in White population: | -3,918 | -1.3 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 6,277 | 2.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 131,587 | |
Median Value | $138,214 | |
Occupied | 112,945 | 85.8% |
Vacant | 18,642 | 14.2% |
Owned | 79,222 | 70.1% |
Rented | 33,723 | 29.9% |
Median Rent | $847 | |
Single-Family Units | 88,027 | 66.9% |
Detached | 86,447 | 65.7% |
Attached | 1,580 | 1.2% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 12,151 | 9.2% |
Mobile Homes | 24,291 | 18.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 8,463 | 7.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 7,648 | 6.8% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 6,566 | 5.8% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 7,459 | 6.6% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 5,264 | 4.7% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 5,680 | 5.0% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 5,607 | 5.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 4,633 | 4.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 4,525 | 4.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 8,681 | 7.7% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 10,289 | 9.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 12,916 | 11.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 8,793 | 7.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 5,482 | 4.9% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 5,921 | 5.2% |
$200,000 or more | 5,018 | 4.4% |
Median Household Income | 50,725 | |
Per Capita Income | 28,555 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to U.S. | 75 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 8,307 | 7.4% |
Public Assistance | 2,270 | 2.0% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 17,736 | 15.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 117,754 | 64.4% |
Unemployed | 7,998 | 4.4% |
In Armed Forces | 1,033 | 0.6% |
Total Labor Force | 126,785 | 69.3% |
Not in Labor Force | 56,101 | 30.7% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 35.0% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 47,216 | 40,120 | 54.1% |
Non-Profit | 2,367 | 3,853 | 38.1% |
Self-Employed | 7,888 | 4,248 | 65.0% |
Local Government | 3,433 | 5,467 | 38.6% |
State Government | 4,048 | 6,852 | 37.1% |
Federal Government | 1,163 | 1,012 | 53.5% |
Total Private + Self | 55,104 | 44,368 | 55.4% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 11,011 | 17,184 | 39.1% |
Total | 66,115 | 61,552 | 51.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 17.2% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 15,180 | 11.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 28,595 | 22.3% |
Professional, Technical | 27,045 | 21.1% |
Service Occupations | 21,243 | 16.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 704 | 0.5% |
All others | 36,221 | 28.2% |
White Collar | 55.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 19,591 | 255.1% |
Manufacturing | 16,477 | 214.6% |
Retail trade | 16,251 | 211.6% |
Educational services | 13,927 | 181.4% |
Accommodation and food services | 9,814 | 127.8% |
Construction | 9,549 | 124.4% |
Other services | 6,070 | 79.0% |
Transportation and warehousing | 5,939 | 77.3% |
Public administration | 4,888 | 63.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 4,373 | 56.9% |
Finance and insurance | 3,797 | 49.4% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 3,507 | 45.7% |
Wholesale trade | 2,690 | 35.0% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 2,574 | 33.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 2,107 | 27.4% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,997 | 26.0% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,927 | 25.1% |
Utilities | 1,402 | 18.3% |
Information | 1,383 | 18.0% |
Management | 21 | 0.3% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 6,085 | 2.03% |
Puerto Rican | 1,143 | 0.38% |
Cuban | 155 | 0.05% |
Dominican | 10 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 1,574 | 0.53% |
Costa Rican | 18 | 0.01% |
Guatemalan | 955 | 0.32% |
Honduran | 220 | 0.07% |
Nicaraguan | 35 | 0.01% |
Panamanian | 58 | 0.02% |
Salvadoran | 288 | 0.10% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 291 | 0.10% |
Argentinean | 32 | 0.01% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 111 | 0.04% |
Ecuadorian | 17 | 0.01% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 25 | 0.01% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 49 | 0.02% |
Other South American | 57 | 0.02% |
Other Hispanic | 955 | 0.32% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Vietnamese | 500 | 0.17% |
Chinese | 359 | 0.12% |
Indian | 273 | 0.09% |
Filipino | 268 | 0.09% |
Korean | 128 | 0.04% |
Japanese | 95 | 0.03% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 271,179 | 96.5% |
Spanish | 6,900 | 2.5% |
Vietnamese | 539 | 0.2% |
Chinese | 531 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European | 503 | 0.2% |
Other | 343 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 237 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 216 | 0.1% |
Arabic | 185 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 48,647 | 16.2% |
English | 25,377 | 8.5% |
Irish | 23,006 | 7.7% |
German | 15,578 | 5.2% |
French | 6,373 | 2.1% |
Scottish | 6,126 | 2.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 5,021 | 1.7% |
Italian | 3,079 | 1.0% |
European | 3,004 | 1.0% |
British | 1,345 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 1,041 | 0.3% |
African | 952 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 932 | 0.3% |
Greek | 813 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 805 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 295,557 | 98.6% |
Not a citizen | 4,213 | 1.4% |
Native | 293,316 | 97.8% |
Foreign-born | 6,454 | 2.2% |
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 | ||||||
8,899 | 4.6% | 15,538 | 8.0% | 60,644 | 31.1% | 64,078 | 32.8% | 27,270 | 14.0% | 18,799 | 9.6% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 8,899 | 4.6% |
9-12 Years | 15,538 | 8.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 60,644 | 31.1% |
Some College | 64,078 | 32.8% |
Bach. Degree | 27,270 | 14.0% |
Grad Degree | 18,799 | 9.6% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 111,495 | 103,346 | 8,149 | 7.3% | |
1991 | 111,347 | 102,041 | 9,306 | 8.4% | |
1992 | 112,223 | 102,735 | 9,488 | 8.5% | |
1993 | 113,351 | 105,848 | 7,503 | 6.6% | |
1994 | 117,279 | 110,696 | 6,583 | 5.6% | |
1995 | 119,146 | 113,239 | 5,907 | 5.0% | |
1996 | 120,468 | 114,922 | 5,546 | 4.6% | |
1997 | 121,255 | 116,002 | 5,253 | 4.3% | |
1998 | 122,000 | 116,963 | 5,037 | 4.1% | |
1999 | 122,155 | 117,061 | 5,094 | 4.2% | |
2000 | 125,199 | 119,058 | 6,141 | 4.9% | |
2001 | 123,841 | 118,040 | 5,801 | 4.7% | |
2002 | 123,646 | 116,575 | 7,071 | 5.7% | |
2003 | 125,314 | 118,511 | 6,803 | 5.4% | |
2004 | 126,911 | 119,799 | 7,112 | 5.6% | |
2005 | 128,308 | 119,943 | 8,365 | 6.5% | |
2006 | 129,794 | 123,323 | 6,471 | 5.0% | |
2007 | 131,698 | 124,924 | 6,774 | 5.1% | |
2008 | 130,835 | 123,168 | 7,667 | 5.9% | |
2009 | 128,281 | 117,900 | 10,381 | 8.1% | |
2010 | 129,015 | 116,820 | 12,195 | 9.5% | |
2011 | 133,091 | 120,864 | 12,227 | 9.2% | |
2012 | 131,142 | 120,244 | 10,898 | 8.3% | |
2013 | 124,580 | 114,790 | 9,790 | 7.9% | |
2014 | 122,435 | 113,963 | 8,472 | 6.9% | |
2015 | 124,184 | 116,415 | 7,769 | 6.3% | |
2016 | 124,720 | 117,313 | 7,407 | 5.9% | |
2017 | 124,990 | 118,656 | 6,334 | 5.1% | |
2018 | 125,030 | 119,118 | 5,912 | 4.7% | |
2019 | 127,207 | 120,495 | 6,712 | 5.3% | |
2020 | 125,538 | 116,382 | 9,156 | 7.3% | |
2021 | 125,209 | 118,582 | 6,627 | 5.3% | |
2022 | 125,358 | 120,595 | 4,763 | 3.8% | |
2023 | 124,554 | 120,841 | 3,713 | 3.0% |