2024 population: 243,971
(
3,172 from 2020)
Land area: 1224.4 square miles
Population density: 199.3 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 200,116 | 82.02% | 4.1% |
| Black: | 12,602 | 5.17% | 9.6% |
| Indian: | 505 | 0.21% | 12.0% |
| Asian: | 11,831 | 4.85% | 28.9% |
| 2+ races: | 6,152 | 2.52% | 4.2% |
| Hispanic: | 12,765 | 5.23% | 12.2% |
| Total non-White: | 43,855 | 17.98% | 14.2% |
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate |
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| Births: | 9,439 | 9.5 |
| Deaths: | 12,877 | 13.0 |
| Net Migration: | -2,563 | -2.6 |
| Net Immigration: | 2,824 | 2.9 |
| Change in White population: | -8,611 | -3.5 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 5,439 | 2.2 |
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 115,268 | |
| Median Value | $156,031 | |
| Occupied | 102,352 | 88.8% |
| Vacant | 12,916 | 11.2% |
| Owned | 69,011 | 67.4% |
| Rented | 33,341 | 32.6% |
| Median Rent | $939 | |
| Single-Family Units | 73,809 | 64.0% |
| Detached | 71,467 | 62.0% |
| Attached | 2,342 | 2.0% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 14,375 | 12.5% |
| Mobile Homes | 7,400 | 6.4% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 6,219 | 6.1% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 4,674 | 4.6% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 4,093 | 4.0% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 4,220 | 4.1% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 4,115 | 4.0% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 4,182 | 4.1% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 4,190 | 4.1% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 4,603 | 4.5% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 3,930 | 3.8% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 7,296 | 7.1% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 10,112 | 9.9% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 12,948 | 12.7% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 10,237 | 10.0% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 6,272 | 6.1% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 7,773 | 7.6% |
| $200,000 or more | 7,488 | 7.3% |
| Median Household Income | 64,628 | |
| Per Capita Income | 37,037 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 92 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 6,359 | 6.2% |
| Public Assistance | 3,316 | 3.2% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 16,332 | 16.0% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 95,794 | 65.7% |
| Unemployed | 7,172 | 4.9% |
| In Armed Forces | 12 | 0.0% |
| Total Labor Force | 102,978 | 70.6% |
| Not in Labor Force | 42,833 | 29.4% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 34.3% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 36,752 | 26,756 | 57.9% |
| Non-Profit | 5,115 | 8,977 | 36.3% |
| Self-Employed | 5,331 | 3,020 | 63.8% |
| Local Government | 4,075 | 7,160 | 36.3% |
| State Government | 4,918 | 5,244 | 48.4% |
| Federal Government | 709 | 545 | 56.5% |
| Total Private + Self | 42,083 | 29,776 | 58.6% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 14,817 | 21,926 | 40.3% |
| Total | 56,900 | 51,702 | 52.4% |
| Pct. Govt. | 20.9% | ||
| Pct. Private + Self | 66.2% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 16,482 | 15.2% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 21,538 | 19.8% |
| Professional, Technical | 28,738 | 26.4% |
| Service Occupations | 20,823 | 19.2% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 340 | 0.3% |
| All others | 21,130 | 19.4% |
| White Collar | 61.4% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Health care and social assistance | 18,166 | 16.7% |
| Educational services | 16,690 | 15.4% |
| Retail trade | 13,176 | 12.1% |
| Manufacturing | 10,990 | 10.1% |
| Accommodation and food services | 7,984 | 7.3% |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 6,530 | 6.0% |
| Construction | 5,905 | 5.4% |
| Public administration | 5,092 | 4.7% |
| Other services | 4,567 | 4.2% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 3,819 | 3.5% |
| Finance and insurance | 3,609 | 3.3% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 3,221 | 3.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 2,041 | 1.9% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 2,035 | 1.9% |
| Information | 1,343 | 1.2% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,258 | 1.2% |
| Utilities | 1,173 | 1.1% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 960 | 0.9% |
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 114 | 0.1% |
| Management | 38 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 1,558 | 0.64% |
| Puerto Rican | 4,791 | 1.95% |
| Cuban | 449 | 0.18% |
| Dominican | 1,138 | 0.46% |
| Total Central American | 619 | 0.25% |
| Costa Rican | 17 | 0.01% |
| Guatemalan | 235 | 0.10% |
| Honduran | 244 | 0.10% |
| Nicaraguan | 2 | 0.00% |
| Panamanian | 27 | 0.01% |
| Salvadoran | 53 | 0.02% |
| Other Central American | 41 | 0.02% |
| Total South American | 2,088 | 0.85% |
| Argentinean | 191 | 0.08% |
| Bolivian | 118 | 0.05% |
| Chilean | 111 | 0.05% |
| Colombian | 941 | 0.38% |
| Ecuadorian | 275 | 0.11% |
| Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 380 | 0.15% |
| Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 72 | 0.03% |
| Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 1,467 | 0.60% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Chinese | 3,092 | 1.26% |
| Indian | 2,799 | 1.14% |
| Vietnamese | 632 | 0.26% |
| Laotian | 592 | 0.24% |
| Korean | 452 | 0.18% |
| Filipino | 399 | 0.16% |
| Bangladeshi | 194 | 0.08% |
| Japanese | 192 | 0.08% |
| Indonesian | 121 | 0.05% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 215,029 | 92.1% |
| Spanish | 4,532 | 1.9% |
| Other Indo-European | 4,179 | 1.8% |
| Chinese | 2,325 | 1.0% |
| Other Asian | 1,794 | 0.8% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 1,709 | 0.7% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 1,229 | 0.5% |
| German, other Germanic | 807 | 0.3% |
| Arabic | 568 | 0.2% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Irish | 42,277 | 17.2% |
| English | 34,647 | 14.1% |
| German | 32,955 | 13.4% |
| Italian | 30,818 | 12.6% |
| Polish | 12,391 | 5.1% |
| American | 11,696 | 4.8% |
| French | 4,449 | 1.8% |
| Slovak | 4,172 | 1.7% |
| Dutch | 3,784 | 1.5% |
| Scottish | 3,419 | 1.4% |
| European | 3,084 | 1.3% |
| Russian | 2,948 | 1.2% |
| Welsh | 2,913 | 1.2% |
| Swedish | 1,643 | 0.7% |
| Haitian | 1,506 | 0.6% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 238,407 | 97.2% |
| Not a citizen | 6,835 | 2.8% |
| Native | 230,644 | 94.0% |
| Foreign-born | 14,598 | 6.0% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 4,340 | 2.6% | 9,824 | 5.9% | 50,967 | 30.8% | 50,857 | 30.8% | 27,049 | 16.4% | 22,264 | 13.5% |
| Average years of education: 13.6 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 4,340 | 2.6% |
| 9-12 Years | 9,824 | 5.9% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 50,967 | 30.8% |
| Some College | 50,857 | 30.8% |
| Bach. Degree | 27,049 | 16.4% |
| Grad Degree | 22,264 | 13.5% |
| Average years of education: 13.6 | ||
| Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
| 1990 | 263,588 | 252,400 | 11,188 | 4.2% | |
| 1991 | 262,662 | 247,250 | 15,412 | 5.9% | |
| 1992 | 261,370 | 243,556 | 17,814 | 6.8% | |
| 1993 | 259,940 | 242,106 | 17,834 | 6.9% | |
| 1994 | 256,326 | 239,182 | 17,144 | 6.7% | |
| 1995 | 248,530 | 235,188 | 13,342 | 5.4% | |
| 1996 | 244,614 | 233,744 | 10,870 | 4.4% | |
| 1997 | 252,712 | 242,080 | 10,632 | 4.2% | |
| 1998 | 252,000 | 241,980 | 10,020 | 4.0% | |
| 1999 | 251,506 | 241,454 | 10,052 | 4.0% | |
| 2000 | 248,886 | 239,992 | 8,894 | 3.6% | |
| 2001 | 249,210 | 238,676 | 10,534 | 4.2% | |
| 2002 | 251,086 | 236,542 | 14,544 | 5.8% | |
| 2003 | 245,954 | 231,594 | 14,360 | 5.8% | |
| 2004 | 244,260 | 230,970 | 13,290 | 5.4% | |
| 2005 | 245,054 | 233,130 | 11,924 | 4.9% | |
| 2006 | 246,998 | 235,766 | 11,232 | 4.5% | |
| 2007 | 245,598 | 234,730 | 10,868 | 4.4% | |
| 2008 | 247,136 | 233,670 | 13,466 | 5.4% | |
| 2009 | 247,600 | 227,110 | 20,490 | 8.3% | |
| 2010 | 249,038 | 227,336 | 21,702 | 8.7% | |
| 2011 | 241,416 | 220,994 | 20,422 | 8.5% | |
| 2012 | 238,616 | 217,994 | 20,622 | 8.6% | |
| 2013 | 233,542 | 215,266 | 18,276 | 7.8% | |
| 2014 | 223,254 | 208,580 | 14,674 | 6.6% | |
| 2015 | 219,976 | 206,944 | 13,032 | 5.9% | |
| 2016 | 217,886 | 206,002 | 11,884 | 5.5% | |
| 2017 | 214,338 | 202,650 | 11,688 | 5.5% | |
| 2018 | 213,730 | 203,578 | 10,152 | 4.7% | |
| 2019 | 211,502 | 202,162 | 9,340 | 4.4% | |
| 2020 | 208,078 | 190,416 | 17,662 | 8.5% | |
| 2021 | 209,492 | 198,844 | 10,648 | 5.1% | |
| 2022 | 209,136 | 201,494 | 7,642 | 3.7% | |
| 2023 | 210,698 | 202,650 | 8,048 | 3.8% | |
| 2024 | 213,006 | 204,698 | 8,308 | 3.9% | |