2022 population: 141,041
( 11,332 from 2010
, 1,005 from 2020)
Land area: 1008.9 square miles
Population density: 139.8 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 126,268 | 89.53% | 6.2% |
Black: | 4,430 | 3.14% | 16.7% |
Indian: | 229 | 0.16% | 18.7% |
Asian: | 4,048 | 2.87% | 33.6% |
2+ races: | 2,911 | 2.06% | 60.9% |
Hispanic: | 3,155 | 2.24% | 64.2% |
Total non-White: | 14,773 | 10.47% | 36.1% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 2,765 | 9.9 |
Deaths: | 3,001 | 10.7 |
Net Migration: | 219 | 0.8 |
Net Immigration: | 967 | 3.5 |
Change in White population: | 7,413 | 5.7 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 3,919 | 3.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 64,740 | |
Median Value | $219,902 | |
Occupied | 56,829 | 87.8% |
Vacant | 7,911 | 12.2% |
Owned | 35,389 | 62.3% |
Rented | 21,440 | 37.7% |
Median Rent | $884 | |
Single-Family Units | 39,772 | 61.4% |
Detached | 36,281 | 56.0% |
Attached | 3,491 | 5.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 12,868 | 19.9% |
Mobile Homes | 6,781 | 10.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 4,810 | 8.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 2,782 | 4.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 2,404 | 4.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 2,566 | 4.5% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 2,870 | 5.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 2,532 | 4.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,994 | 3.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 2,119 | 3.7% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,823 | 3.2% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 4,223 | 7.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 5,062 | 8.9% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 6,201 | 10.9% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 4,607 | 8.1% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 3,755 | 6.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 4,626 | 8.1% |
$200,000 or more | 4,455 | 7.8% |
Median Household Income | 60,724 | |
Per Capita Income | 36,333 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to U.S. | 103 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 2,641 | 4.6% |
Public Assistance | 1,442 | 2.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 6,298 | 11.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 63,184 | 65.3% |
Unemployed | 4,079 | 4.2% |
In Armed Forces | 187 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 67,450 | 69.7% |
Not in Labor Force | 29,360 | 30.3% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 34.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 22,869 | 17,994 | 56.0% |
Non-Profit | 2,702 | 4,042 | 40.1% |
Self-Employed | 2,455 | 1,876 | 56.7% |
Local Government | 1,618 | 2,693 | 37.5% |
State Government | 4,648 | 4,373 | 51.5% |
Federal Government | 1,408 | 989 | 58.7% |
Total Private + Self | 25,324 | 19,870 | 56.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 10,376 | 12,097 | 46.2% |
Total | 35,700 | 31,967 | 52.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 23.2% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 8,804 | 13.0% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 12,727 | 18.8% |
Professional, Technical | 22,415 | 33.1% |
Service Occupations | 12,410 | 18.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 189 | 0.3% |
All others | 11,438 | 16.9% |
White Collar | 64.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Educational services | 12,423 | 18.3% |
Health care and social assistance | 12,385 | 18.3% |
Retail trade | 6,806 | 10.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 5,877 | 8.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 4,832 | 7.1% |
Manufacturing | 3,785 | 5.6% |
Public administration | 3,605 | 5.3% |
Other services | 2,926 | 4.3% |
Construction | 2,794 | 4.1% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 2,198 | 3.2% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 1,887 | 2.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,860 | 2.7% |
Finance and insurance | 1,541 | 2.3% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,072 | 1.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 925 | 1.4% |
Information | 893 | 1.3% |
Utilities | 885 | 1.3% |
Wholesale trade | 841 | 1.2% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 255 | 0.4% |
Management | 4 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,257 | 0.90% |
Puerto Rican | 307 | 0.22% |
Cuban | 114 | 0.08% |
Dominican | 68 | 0.05% |
Total Central American | 400 | 0.29% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 47 | 0.03% |
Honduran | 165 | 0.12% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 55 | 0.04% |
Salvadoran | 133 | 0.09% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 315 | 0.22% |
Argentinean | 122 | 0.09% |
Bolivian | 19 | 0.01% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 58 | 0.04% |
Ecuadorian | 9 | 0.01% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 65 | 0.05% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 19 | 0.01% |
Other South American | 23 | 0.02% |
Other Hispanic | 749 | 0.53% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 1,285 | 0.92% |
Indian | 783 | 0.56% |
Filipino | 546 | 0.39% |
Vietnamese | 456 | 0.33% |
Korean | 116 | 0.08% |
Japanese | 55 | 0.04% |
Taiwanese | 34 | 0.02% |
Indonesian | 28 | 0.02% |
Thai | 10 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 125,932 | 94.1% |
Spanish | 1,911 | 1.4% |
Arabic | 1,756 | 1.3% |
Other Indo-European | 1,516 | 1.1% |
Chinese | 1,015 | 0.8% |
Other | 458 | 0.3% |
Vietnamese | 249 | 0.2% |
Other Asian | 249 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 246 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 27,245 | 19.4% |
Irish | 18,783 | 13.4% |
English | 17,032 | 12.1% |
American | 15,362 | 11.0% |
Italian | 10,945 | 7.8% |
Polish | 4,923 | 3.5% |
Scottish | 3,941 | 2.8% |
European | 3,529 | 2.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,313 | 1.6% |
Dutch | 1,911 | 1.4% |
French | 1,877 | 1.3% |
Welsh | 1,371 | 1.0% |
Hungarian | 1,228 | 0.9% |
British | 953 | 0.7% |
Slovak | 936 | 0.7% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 136,511 | 97.4% |
Not a citizen | 3,683 | 2.6% |
Native | 134,507 | 95.9% |
Foreign-born | 5,687 | 4.1% |
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 | ||||||
2,299 | 2.5% | 5,050 | 5.6% | 28,029 | 30.9% | 19,333 | 21.3% | 17,086 | 18.9% | 18,796 | 20.7% |
Average years of education: 14.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 2,299 | 2.5% |
9-12 Years | 5,050 | 5.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 28,029 | 30.9% |
Some College | 19,333 | 21.3% |
Bach. Degree | 17,086 | 18.9% |
Grad Degree | 18,796 | 20.7% |
Average years of education: 14.1 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 98,664 | 91,246 | 7,418 | 7.5% | |
1991 | 98,962 | 90,874 | 8,088 | 8.2% | |
1992 | 101,930 | 92,702 | 9,228 | 9.1% | |
1993 | 103,608 | 94,394 | 9,214 | 8.9% | |
1994 | 103,836 | 97,646 | 6,190 | 6.0% | |
1995 | 101,662 | 96,162 | 5,500 | 5.4% | |
1996 | 102,770 | 96,228 | 6,542 | 6.4% | |
1997 | 101,290 | 95,494 | 5,796 | 5.7% | |
1998 | 100,380 | 95,950 | 4,430 | 4.4% | |
1999 | 102,116 | 98,018 | 4,098 | 4.0% | |
2000 | 107,920 | 102,824 | 5,096 | 4.7% | |
2001 | 109,158 | 104,374 | 4,784 | 4.4% | |
2002 | 110,464 | 104,640 | 5,824 | 5.3% | |
2003 | 113,196 | 107,270 | 5,926 | 5.2% | |
2004 | 114,940 | 109,734 | 5,206 | 4.5% | |
2005 | 117,444 | 112,494 | 4,950 | 4.2% | |
2006 | 121,390 | 116,648 | 4,742 | 3.9% | |
2007 | 123,430 | 118,984 | 4,446 | 3.6% | |
2008 | 126,292 | 122,112 | 4,180 | 3.3% | |
2009 | 129,856 | 122,820 | 7,036 | 5.4% | |
2010 | 126,406 | 118,516 | 7,890 | 6.2% | |
2011 | 126,378 | 118,958 | 7,420 | 5.9% | |
2012 | 129,060 | 122,058 | 7,002 | 5.4% | |
2013 | 129,494 | 123,114 | 6,380 | 4.9% | |
2014 | 130,826 | 124,682 | 6,144 | 4.7% | |
2015 | 131,790 | 125,290 | 6,500 | 4.9% | |
2016 | 132,704 | 126,532 | 6,172 | 4.7% | |
2017 | 136,780 | 131,296 | 5,484 | 4.0% | |
2018 | 139,374 | 133,364 | 6,010 | 4.3% | |
2019 | 140,974 | 135,548 | 5,426 | 3.8% | |
2020 | 140,276 | 131,080 | 9,196 | 6.6% | |
2021 | 140,624 | 134,744 | 5,880 | 4.2% | |
2022 | 142,300 | 137,258 | 5,042 | 3.5% | |
2023 | 142,126 | 137,474 | 4,652 | 3.3% |