2022 population: 179,308
( 14,056 from 2010
, 2,747 from 2020)
Land area: 2743.5 square miles
Population density: 65.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 112,213 | 62.58% | 0.5% |
Black: | 13,666 | 7.62% | 18.3% |
Indian: | 802 | 0.45% | 22.4% |
Asian: | 3,257 | 1.82% | 46.5% |
2+ races: | 4,147 | 2.31% | 47.5% |
Hispanic: | 45,223 | 25.22% | 28.8% |
Total non-White: | 67,095 | 37.42% | 27.8% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 4,866 | 13.8 |
Deaths: | 5,063 | 14.3 |
Net Migration: | 2,361 | 6.7 |
Net Immigration: | 525 | 1.5 |
Change in White population: | -522 | -0.3 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 14,578 | 8.8 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 74,540 | |
Median Value | $158,580 | |
Occupied | 65,075 | 87.3% |
Vacant | 9,465 | 12.7% |
Owned | 40,831 | 62.7% |
Rented | 24,244 | 37.3% |
Median Rent | $1,037 | |
Single-Family Units | 55,482 | 74.4% |
Detached | 53,681 | 72.0% |
Attached | 1,801 | 2.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 9,024 | 12.1% |
Mobile Homes | 5,089 | 6.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 3,225 | 5.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 2,954 | 4.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 2,641 | 4.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 2,749 | 4.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 3,175 | 4.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 2,771 | 4.3% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 2,694 | 4.1% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 2,823 | 4.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 2,557 | 3.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 5,979 | 9.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 6,941 | 10.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 8,934 | 13.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 6,342 | 9.7% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 4,019 | 6.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 4,207 | 6.5% |
$200,000 or more | 3,064 | 4.7% |
Median Household Income | 61,753 | |
Per Capita Income | 30,583 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to U.S. | 78 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 2,761 | 4.2% |
Public Assistance | 774 | 1.2% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 7,993 | 12.3% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 54,767 | 64.7% |
Unemployed | 1,587 | 1.9% |
In Armed Forces | 3,766 | 4.4% |
Total Labor Force | 60,120 | 71.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 24,573 | 29.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 30.9% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 27,423 | 22,759 | 54.6% |
Non-Profit | 2,617 | 6,096 | 30.0% |
Self-Employed | 4,649 | 2,517 | 64.9% |
Local Government | 2,443 | 4,275 | 36.4% |
State Government | 1,946 | 1,960 | 49.8% |
Federal Government | 1,153 | 843 | 57.8% |
Total Private + Self | 32,072 | 25,276 | 55.9% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 8,159 | 13,174 | 38.2% |
Total | 40,231 | 38,450 | 51.1% |
Pct. Govt. | 16.0% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 9,793 | 12.4% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 17,065 | 21.7% |
Professional, Technical | 17,852 | 22.7% |
Service Occupations | 15,294 | 19.4% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 306 | 0.4% |
All others | 18,774 | 23.8% |
White Collar | 56.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 12,532 | 15.9% |
Retail trade | 10,075 | 12.8% |
Educational services | 9,264 | 11.8% |
Construction | 5,889 | 7.5% |
Manufacturing | 5,207 | 6.6% |
Accommodation and food services | 5,169 | 6.6% |
Public administration | 4,730 | 6.0% |
Finance and insurance | 4,314 | 5.5% |
Other services | 3,929 | 5.0% |
Transportation and warehousing | 3,427 | 4.4% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 3,108 | 3.9% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 3,091 | 3.9% |
Wholesale trade | 1,470 | 1.9% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 1,424 | 1.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,223 | 1.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,040 | 1.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1,039 | 1.3% |
Utilities | 973 | 1.2% |
Information | 857 | 1.1% |
Management | 17 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 37,948 | 21.48% |
Puerto Rican | 809 | 0.46% |
Cuban | 431 | 0.24% |
Dominican | 6 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 1,179 | 0.67% |
Costa Rican | 11 | 0.01% |
Guatemalan | 164 | 0.09% |
Honduran | 123 | 0.07% |
Nicaraguan | 378 | 0.21% |
Panamanian | 32 | 0.02% |
Salvadoran | 471 | 0.27% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 372 | 0.21% |
Argentinean | 19 | 0.01% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 235 | 0.13% |
Ecuadorian | 23 | 0.01% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 35 | 0.02% |
Uruguayan | 11 | 0.01% |
Venezuelan | 49 | 0.03% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 2,856 | 1.62% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 1,151 | 0.65% |
Vietnamese | 644 | 0.36% |
Korean | 426 | 0.24% |
Chinese | 216 | 0.12% |
Indian | 211 | 0.12% |
Japanese | 178 | 0.10% |
Bhutanese | 139 | 0.08% |
Taiwanese | 105 | 0.06% |
Cambodian | 89 | 0.05% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 138,521 | 83.8% |
Spanish | 21,604 | 13.1% |
Other | 839 | 0.5% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 790 | 0.5% |
German, other Germanic | 707 | 0.4% |
Tagalog | 569 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European | 545 | 0.3% |
Vietnamese | 524 | 0.3% |
Other Asian | 388 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 18,121 | 10.3% |
Irish | 16,665 | 9.4% |
English | 16,470 | 9.3% |
American | 10,371 | 5.9% |
European | 4,716 | 2.7% |
Scottish | 2,959 | 1.7% |
Italian | 2,945 | 1.7% |
French | 2,387 | 1.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,183 | 1.2% |
Polish | 1,813 | 1.0% |
Other Subsaharan African | 1,439 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 1,162 | 0.7% |
Norwegian | 1,119 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 1,117 | 0.6% |
British | 937 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 169,877 | 96.2% |
Not a citizen | 6,779 | 3.8% |
Native | 165,317 | 93.6% |
Foreign-born | 11,339 | 6.4% |
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 | ||||||
4,376 | 3.9% | 7,934 | 7.1% | 34,936 | 31.3% | 35,453 | 31.8% | 19,008 | 17.0% | 9,845 | 8.8% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 4,376 | 3.9% |
9-12 Years | 7,934 | 7.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 34,936 | 31.3% |
Some College | 35,453 | 31.8% |
Bach. Degree | 19,008 | 17.0% |
Grad Degree | 9,845 | 8.8% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 137,060 | 128,870 | 8,190 | 6.0% | |
1991 | 138,714 | 131,372 | 7,342 | 5.3% | |
1992 | 142,078 | 134,196 | 7,882 | 5.5% | |
1993 | 145,142 | 137,334 | 7,808 | 5.4% | |
1994 | 147,852 | 140,500 | 7,352 | 5.0% | |
1995 | 152,390 | 144,950 | 7,440 | 4.9% | |
1996 | 154,230 | 147,000 | 7,230 | 4.7% | |
1997 | 153,088 | 147,078 | 6,010 | 3.9% | |
1998 | 153,982 | 148,294 | 5,688 | 3.7% | |
1999 | 151,910 | 146,120 | 5,790 | 3.8% | |
2000 | 150,850 | 144,510 | 6,340 | 4.2% | |
2001 | 150,830 | 144,092 | 6,738 | 4.5% | |
2002 | 155,318 | 147,452 | 7,866 | 5.1% | |
2003 | 159,126 | 150,626 | 8,500 | 5.3% | |
2004 | 159,206 | 151,690 | 7,516 | 4.7% | |
2005 | 160,824 | 153,962 | 6,862 | 4.3% | |
2006 | 162,966 | 156,354 | 6,612 | 4.1% | |
2007 | 160,062 | 154,282 | 5,780 | 3.6% | |
2008 | 164,168 | 157,890 | 6,278 | 3.8% | |
2009 | 165,844 | 156,232 | 9,612 | 5.8% | |
2010 | 153,098 | 142,374 | 10,724 | 7.0% | |
2011 | 153,546 | 142,842 | 10,704 | 7.0% | |
2012 | 152,282 | 143,484 | 8,798 | 5.8% | |
2013 | 152,546 | 144,210 | 8,336 | 5.5% | |
2014 | 151,870 | 145,208 | 6,662 | 4.4% | |
2015 | 149,556 | 143,750 | 5,806 | 3.9% | |
2016 | 149,514 | 143,618 | 5,896 | 3.9% | |
2017 | 151,520 | 145,916 | 5,604 | 3.7% | |
2018 | 153,838 | 148,742 | 5,096 | 3.3% | |
2019 | 157,260 | 152,576 | 4,684 | 3.0% | |
2020 | 155,730 | 147,062 | 8,668 | 5.6% | |
2021 | 159,118 | 151,874 | 7,244 | 4.6% | |
2022 | 161,952 | 156,408 | 5,544 | 3.4% | |
2023 | 165,212 | 159,500 | 5,712 | 3.5% |