2022 population: 202,869
( 26,428 from 2010
, 4,230 from 2020)
Land area: 2282.2 square miles
Population density: 88.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 116,475 | 57.41% | 8.9% |
Black: | 75,983 | 37.45% | 22.4% |
Indian: | 558 | 0.28% | 39.5% |
Asian: | 1,848 | 0.91% | 21.8% |
2+ races: | 2,519 | 1.24% | 52.2% |
Hispanic: | 5,486 | 2.70% | 48.2% |
Total non-White: | 86,394 | 42.59% | 24.4% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 5,610 | 13.5 |
Deaths: | 6,514 | 15.7 |
Net Migration: | -3,576 | -8.6 |
Net Immigration: | 208 | 0.5 |
Change in White population: | 9,504 | 5.4 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 16,924 | 9.6 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 92,549 | |
Median Value | $157,711 | |
Occupied | 77,241 | 83.5% |
Vacant | 15,308 | 16.5% |
Owned | 48,115 | 62.3% |
Rented | 29,126 | 37.7% |
Median Rent | $843 | |
Single-Family Units | 62,212 | 67.2% |
Detached | 61,074 | 66.0% |
Attached | 1,138 | 1.2% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 6,584 | 7.1% |
Mobile Homes | 15,856 | 17.1% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 8,324 | 10.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 5,603 | 7.3% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 4,577 | 5.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 4,318 | 5.6% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 3,885 | 5.0% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 4,161 | 5.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 3,238 | 4.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 3,118 | 4.0% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 2,744 | 3.6% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 4,791 | 6.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 7,120 | 9.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 8,007 | 10.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 5,562 | 7.2% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 3,635 | 4.7% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 4,157 | 5.4% |
$200,000 or more | 4,001 | 5.2% |
Median Household Income | 47,632 | |
Per Capita Income | 28,678 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to U.S. | 80 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 6,227 | 8.1% |
Public Assistance | 3,878 | 5.0% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 15,662 | 20.3% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 78,147 | 62.6% |
Unemployed | 5,497 | 4.4% |
In Armed Forces | 181 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 83,825 | 67.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 41,102 | 32.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 37.3% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 30,806 | 28,302 | 52.1% |
Non-Profit | 1,886 | 4,397 | 30.0% |
Self-Employed | 4,965 | 3,026 | 62.1% |
Local Government | 2,311 | 3,931 | 37.0% |
State Government | 1,817 | 3,139 | 36.7% |
Federal Government | 317 | 674 | 32.0% |
Total Private + Self | 35,771 | 31,328 | 53.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 6,331 | 12,141 | 34.3% |
Total | 42,102 | 43,469 | 49.2% |
Pct. Govt. | 14.2% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 10,385 | 12.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 18,198 | 21.2% |
Professional, Technical | 20,242 | 23.6% |
Service Occupations | 16,624 | 19.4% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 514 | 0.6% |
All others | 20,367 | 23.7% |
White Collar | 56.9% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 16,496 | 19.2% |
Retail trade | 10,555 | 12.3% |
Educational services | 8,654 | 10.1% |
Manufacturing | 6,610 | 7.7% |
Construction | 5,652 | 6.6% |
Accommodation and food services | 5,454 | 6.4% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 4,500 | 5.2% |
Other services | 4,005 | 4.7% |
Public administration | 3,940 | 4.6% |
Finance and insurance | 3,844 | 4.5% |
Transportation and warehousing | 3,257 | 3.8% |
Information | 2,804 | 3.3% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 2,586 | 3.0% |
Wholesale trade | 2,151 | 2.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,197 | 1.4% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,195 | 1.4% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1,047 | 1.2% |
Utilities | 967 | 1.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 841 | 1.0% |
Management | 61 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 3,303 | 1.60% |
Puerto Rican | 238 | 0.12% |
Cuban | 106 | 0.05% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 553 | 0.27% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 410 | 0.20% |
Nicaraguan | 35 | 0.02% |
Panamanian | 46 | 0.02% |
Salvadoran | 62 | 0.03% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 191 | 0.09% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 33 | 0.02% |
Ecuadorian | 42 | 0.02% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 11 | 0.01% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 105 | 0.05% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 809 | 0.39% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 756 | 0.37% |
Vietnamese | 518 | 0.25% |
Chinese | 218 | 0.11% |
Filipino | 118 | 0.06% |
Korean | 89 | 0.04% |
Mien | 83 | 0.04% |
Japanese | 25 | 0.01% |
Taiwanese | 14 | 0.01% |
Thai | 9 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 186,806 | 96.8% |
Spanish | 3,252 | 1.7% |
Other Indo-European | 759 | 0.4% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 536 | 0.3% |
Arabic | 340 | 0.2% |
Vietnamese | 296 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 278 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 199 | 0.1% |
Chinese | 183 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 20,296 | 9.8% |
American | 16,847 | 8.2% |
Irish | 13,339 | 6.5% |
German | 7,543 | 3.7% |
French | 4,955 | 2.4% |
Italian | 3,275 | 1.6% |
Scottish | 2,635 | 1.3% |
European | 2,040 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,612 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 950 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 829 | 0.4% |
African | 770 | 0.4% |
Polish | 695 | 0.3% |
French Canadian | 579 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 540 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 204,096 | 99.0% |
Not a citizen | 1,976 | 1.0% |
Native | 202,331 | 98.2% |
Foreign-born | 3,741 | 1.8% |
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 | ||||||
4,976 | 3.6% | 12,984 | 9.5% | 47,085 | 34.4% | 40,029 | 29.2% | 20,605 | 15.0% | 11,243 | 8.2% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 4,976 | 3.6% |
9-12 Years | 12,984 | 9.5% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 47,085 | 34.4% |
Some College | 40,029 | 29.2% |
Bach. Degree | 20,605 | 15.0% |
Grad Degree | 11,243 | 8.2% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 173,224 | 162,828 | 10,396 | 6.0% | |
1991 | 176,576 | 164,772 | 11,804 | 6.7% | |
1992 | 179,914 | 168,804 | 11,110 | 6.2% | |
1993 | 178,164 | 167,326 | 10,838 | 6.1% | |
1994 | 178,656 | 166,564 | 12,092 | 6.8% | |
1995 | 181,312 | 170,830 | 10,482 | 5.8% | |
1996 | 184,818 | 172,850 | 11,968 | 6.5% | |
1997 | 185,126 | 172,626 | 12,500 | 6.8% | |
1998 | 184,876 | 173,878 | 10,998 | 5.9% | |
1999 | 187,282 | 178,938 | 8,344 | 4.5% | |
2000 | 184,312 | 174,922 | 9,390 | 5.1% | |
2001 | 187,824 | 176,986 | 10,838 | 5.8% | |
2002 | 188,974 | 178,110 | 10,864 | 5.7% | |
2003 | 190,330 | 177,838 | 12,492 | 6.6% | |
2004 | 187,014 | 175,620 | 11,394 | 6.1% | |
2005 | 189,870 | 177,684 | 12,186 | 6.4% | |
2006 | 188,758 | 180,820 | 7,938 | 4.2% | |
2007 | 186,690 | 176,918 | 9,772 | 5.2% | |
2008 | 185,940 | 175,906 | 10,034 | 5.4% | |
2009 | 186,202 | 170,786 | 15,416 | 8.3% | |
2010 | 182,714 | 166,558 | 16,156 | 8.8% | |
2011 | 181,030 | 165,206 | 15,824 | 8.7% | |
2012 | 183,050 | 168,332 | 14,718 | 8.0% | |
2013 | 182,462 | 168,622 | 13,840 | 7.6% | |
2014 | 184,210 | 170,568 | 13,642 | 7.4% | |
2015 | 184,146 | 170,964 | 13,182 | 7.2% | |
2016 | 183,058 | 171,058 | 12,000 | 6.6% | |
2017 | 180,646 | 170,530 | 10,116 | 5.6% | |
2018 | 181,238 | 171,310 | 9,928 | 5.5% | |
2019 | 180,118 | 170,240 | 9,878 | 5.5% | |
2020 | 177,778 | 164,190 | 13,588 | 7.6% | |
2021 | 178,358 | 168,764 | 9,594 | 5.4% | |
2022 | 179,646 | 172,752 | 6,894 | 3.8% | |
2023 | 177,160 | 169,974 | 7,186 | 4.1% |