2022 population: 259,449
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 158,804 | 61.21% | |
| Black: | 74,101 | 28.56% | |
| Indian: | 673 | 0.26% | |
| Asian: | 3,022 | 1.16% | |
| 2+ races: | 11,464 | 4.42% | |
| Hispanic: | 10,143 | 3.91% | |
| Total non-White: | 100,645 | 38.79% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 121,032 | |
| Median Value | $138,000 | |
| Occupied | 106,822 | 88.3% |
| Vacant | 14,210 | 11.7% |
| Owned | 70,682 | 66.2% |
| Rented | 36,140 | 33.8% |
| Median Rent | $885 | |
| Single-Family Units | 95,481 | 78.9% |
| Detached | 88,415 | 73.1% |
| Attached | 7,066 | 5.8% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 15,218 | 12.6% |
| Mobile Homes | 6,027 | 5.0% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 8,251 | 7.7% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 6,053 | 5.7% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 4,495 | 4.2% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 5,383 | 5.0% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 5,317 | 5.0% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 5,072 | 4.7% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 5,839 | 5.5% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 5,660 | 5.3% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 4,902 | 4.6% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 7,714 | 7.2% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 10,528 | 9.9% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 13,238 | 12.4% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 8,077 | 7.6% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 5,367 | 5.0% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 5,807 | 5.4% |
| $200,000 or more | 5,119 | 4.8% |
| Median Household Income | 52,909 | |
| Per Capita Income | 31,218 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 9,990 | 9.4% |
| Public Assistance | 3,673 | 3.4% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 25,350 | 23.7% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 98,524 | 63.1% |
| Unemployed | 10,619 | 6.8% |
| In Armed Forces | 47 | 0.0% |
| Total Labor Force | 109,190 | 70.0% |
| Not in Labor Force | 46,828 | 30.0% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 36.8% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 42,352 | 36,955 | 53.4% |
| Non-Profit | 2,832 | 7,082 | 28.6% |
| Self-Employed | 5,071 | 3,014 | 62.7% |
| Local Government | 1,900 | 3,682 | 34.0% |
| State Government | 1,239 | 2,112 | 37.0% |
| Federal Government | 790 | 687 | 53.5% |
| Total Private + Self | 47,423 | 39,969 | 54.3% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 6,761 | 13,563 | 33.3% |
| Total | 54,184 | 53,532 | 50.3% |
| Pct. Govt. | 9.7% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 12,073 | 11.2% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 22,571 | 20.9% |
| Professional, Technical | 22,607 | 20.9% |
| Service Occupations | 21,075 | 19.5% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 420 | 0.4% |
| All others | 29,618 | 27.4% |
| White Collar | 53.0% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Health care and social assistance | 18,973 | 17.6% |
| Manufacturing | 18,938 | 17.5% |
| Retail trade | 13,963 | 12.9% |
| Accommodation and food services | 9,015 | 8.4% |
| Educational services | 8,336 | 7.7% |
| Construction | 6,026 | 5.6% |
| Other services | 5,499 | 5.1% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 4,648 | 4.3% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 4,525 | 4.2% |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 4,317 | 4.0% |
| Finance and insurance | 3,339 | 3.1% |
| Public administration | 3,138 | 2.9% |
| Wholesale trade | 2,264 | 2.1% |
| Information | 1,243 | 1.2% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,227 | 1.1% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1,174 | 1.1% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 618 | 0.6% |
| Utilities | 523 | 0.5% |
| Management | 154 | 0.1% |
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 24 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 7,460 | 2.88% |
| Puerto Rican | 795 | 0.31% |
| Cuban | 838 | 0.32% |
| Dominican | 70 | 0.03% |
| Total Central American | 242 | 0.09% |
| Costa Rican | 7 | 0.00% |
| Guatemalan | 94 | 0.04% |
| Honduran | 18 | 0.01% |
| Nicaraguan | 12 | 0.00% |
| Panamanian | 111 | 0.04% |
| Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total South American | 142 | 0.05% |
| Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
| Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
| Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
| Colombian | 38 | 0.01% |
| Ecuadorian | 38 | 0.01% |
| Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 17 | 0.01% |
| Uruguayan | 4 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 45 | 0.02% |
| Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 596 | 0.23% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 1,035 | 0.40% |
| Chinese | 703 | 0.27% |
| Vietnamese | 355 | 0.14% |
| Korean | 303 | 0.12% |
| Filipino | 301 | 0.12% |
| Thai | 73 | 0.03% |
| Hmong | 50 | 0.02% |
| Japanese | 49 | 0.02% |
| Malaysian | 23 | 0.01% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 233,571 | 95.8% |
| Spanish | 3,283 | 1.3% |
| Arabic | 2,660 | 1.1% |
| Other Indo-European | 802 | 0.3% |
| Other Asian | 671 | 0.3% |
| Chinese | 636 | 0.3% |
| Other | 563 | 0.2% |
| German, other Germanic | 534 | 0.2% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 315 | 0.1% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 36,472 | 14.1% |
| Irish | 23,983 | 9.2% |
| English | 23,679 | 9.1% |
| American | 16,144 | 6.2% |
| Polish | 11,932 | 4.6% |
| French | 7,883 | 3.0% |
| Italian | 6,225 | 2.4% |
| Scottish | 4,516 | 1.7% |
| French Canadian | 3,837 | 1.5% |
| European | 3,477 | 1.3% |
| Dutch | 2,797 | 1.1% |
| Swedish | 2,279 | 0.9% |
| Hungarian | 2,270 | 0.9% |
| Czech | 1,708 | 0.7% |
| Norwegian | 1,564 | 0.6% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 256,591 | 98.9% |
| Not a citizen | 2,858 | 1.1% |
| Native | 251,419 | 96.9% |
| Foreign-born | 8,030 | 3.1% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 4,417 | 2.5% | 13,229 | 7.5% | 55,742 | 31.6% | 64,602 | 36.6% | 23,975 | 13.6% | 14,328 | 8.1% |
| Average years of education: 13.2 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 4,417 | 2.5% |
| 9-12 Years | 13,229 | 7.5% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 55,742 | 31.6% |
| Some College | 64,602 | 36.6% |
| Bach. Degree | 23,975 | 13.6% |
| Grad Degree | 14,328 | 8.1% |
| Average years of education: 13.2 | ||
| Date | District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-08 | 27 | John D. Cherry (D) | 64,189 | 64.1% | Christina Fitchett-Hickson (R) | 35,972 | 35.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 100,161 |