2024 population: 261,608 
  ( 
 29,841 from 2020) 
Land area: 1589.8 square miles
Population density: 164.6 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 213,862 | 81.75% |    11.9%  | 
| Black: | 21,742 | 8.31% |    9.8%  | 
| Indian: | 1,703 | 0.65% |    11.6%  | 
| Asian: | 3,217 | 1.23% |    23.4%  | 
| 2+ races: | 4,981 | 1.90% |    22.7%  | 
| Hispanic: | 16,103 | 6.16% |    27.3%  | 
| Total non-White: | 47,746 | 18.25% |    17.5%  | 
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate  | 
|---|---|---|
| Births: | 10,396 | 11.2 | 
| Deaths: | 11,935 | 12.9 | 
| Net Migration:  | 28,757 | 31.0 | 
| Net Immigration:  | 2,530 | 2.7 | 
| Change in White population: | 22,738 | 9.8 | 
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 7,103 | 3.1 | 
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 125,113 | |
| Median Value | $266,000 | |
| Occupied | 90,802 | 72.6% | 
| Vacant | 34,311 | 27.4% | 
| Owned | 70,708 | 77.9% | 
| Rented | 20,094 | 22.1% | 
| Median Rent | $1,160 | |
| Single-Family Units | 82,379 | 65.8% | 
| Detached | 80,703 | 64.5% | 
| Attached | 1,676 | 1.3% | 
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 24,734 | 19.8% | 
| Mobile Homes | 12,752 | 10.2% | 
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % | 
| Less than $10,000 | 4,050 | 4.5% | 
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 3,821 | 4.2% | 
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 2,994 | 3.3% | 
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 3,374 | 3.7% | 
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 3,529 | 3.9% | 
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 3,856 | 4.2% | 
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 3,666 | 4.0% | 
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 3,488 | 3.8% | 
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 3,866 | 4.3% | 
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 7,166 | 7.9% | 
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 7,374 | 8.1% | 
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 13,086 | 14.4% | 
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 9,024 | 9.9% | 
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 6,419 | 7.1% | 
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 6,801 | 7.5% | 
| $200,000 or more | 8,288 | 9.1% | 
| Median Household Income | 71,039 | |
| Per Capita Income | 38,907 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 92 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 4,020 | 4.4% | 
| Public Assistance | 911 | 1.0% | 
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 7,064 | 7.8% | 
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 94,886 | 71.3% | 
| Unemployed | 3,100 | 2.3% | 
| In Armed Forces | 687 | 0.5% | 
| Total Labor Force | 98,673 | 74.1% | 
| Not in Labor Force | 34,464 | 25.9% | 
| Real Unemployment Rate | 28.2% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 38,482 | 33,311 | 53.6% | 
| Non-Profit | 2,041 | 3,954 | 34.0% | 
| Self-Employed | 9,213 | 5,872 | 61.1% | 
| Local Government | 3,645 | 4,549 | 44.5% | 
| State Government | 1,265 | 2,853 | 30.7% | 
| Federal Government | 1,410 | 515 | 73.2% | 
| Total Private + Self | 47,695 | 39,183 | 54.9% | 
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 8,361 | 11,871 | 41.3% | 
| Total | 56,056 | 51,054 | 52.3% | 
| Pct. Govt. | 13.3% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 15,458 | 14.4% | 
| Sales and Office Occupations | 25,952 | 24.2% | 
| Professional, Technical | 22,749 | 21.2% | 
| Service Occupations | 18,387 | 17.1% | 
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 286 | 0.3% | 
| All others | 24,708 | 23.0% | 
| White Collar | 59.8% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Retail trade | 16,317 | 15.2% | 
| Health care and social assistance | 12,835 | 12.0% | 
| Manufacturing | 9,625 | 9.0% | 
| Construction | 9,136 | 8.5% | 
| Accommodation and food services | 8,327 | 7.8% | 
| Educational services | 7,800 | 7.3% | 
| Professional, scientific, technical | 6,412 | 6.0% | 
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 5,900 | 5.5% | 
| Public administration | 5,228 | 4.9% | 
| Other services | 5,191 | 4.8% | 
| Transportation and warehousing | 4,173 | 3.9% | 
| Finance and insurance | 3,898 | 3.6% | 
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 3,241 | 3.0% | 
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 2,828 | 2.6% | 
| Wholesale trade | 2,261 | 2.1% | 
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,465 | 1.4% | 
| Utilities | 1,189 | 1.1% | 
| Information | 1,112 | 1.0% | 
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 191 | 0.2% | 
| Management | 125 | 0.1% | 
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % | 
| Mexican | 5,950 | 2.55% | 
| Puerto Rican | 967 | 0.41% | 
| Cuban | 518 | 0.22% | 
| Dominican | 1 | 0.00% | 
| Total Central American | 1,650 | 0.71% | 
| Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Guatemalan | 513 | 0.22% | 
| Honduran | 605 | 0.26% | 
| Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Panamanian | 371 | 0.16% | 
| Salvadoran | 161 | 0.07% | 
| Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Total South American | 383 | 0.16% | 
| Argentinean | 102 | 0.04% | 
| Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Chilean | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Colombian | 76 | 0.03% | 
| Ecuadorian | 80 | 0.03% | 
| Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Peruvian | 59 | 0.03% | 
| Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Other South American | 66 | 0.03% | 
| Other Hispanic | 1,741 | 0.75% | 
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % | 
| Indian | 436 | 0.19% | 
| Chinese | 370 | 0.16% | 
| Japanese | 283 | 0.12% | 
| Korean | 226 | 0.10% | 
| Indonesian | 209 | 0.09% | 
| Filipino | 206 | 0.09% | 
| Vietnamese | 163 | 0.07% | 
| Malaysian | 26 | 0.01% | 
| Thai | 16 | 0.01% | 
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % | 
| English | 210,501 | 95.1% | 
| Spanish | 6,474 | 2.9% | 
| Other Indo-European | 1,709 | 0.8% | 
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 762 | 0.3% | 
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 508 | 0.2% | 
| Other Asian | 378 | 0.2% | 
| German, other Germanic | 278 | 0.1% | 
| Chinese | 184 | 0.1% | 
| Korean | 152 | 0.1% | 
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % | 
| American | 49,944 | 21.4% | 
| English | 29,709 | 12.7% | 
| Irish | 22,691 | 9.7% | 
| German | 22,149 | 9.5% | 
| Italian | 5,999 | 2.6% | 
| French | 5,923 | 2.5% | 
| Scottish | 5,045 | 2.2% | 
| Scotch-Irish | 4,563 | 2.0% | 
| European | 3,881 | 1.7% | 
| Polish | 2,010 | 0.9% | 
| Swedish | 1,812 | 0.8% | 
| British | 1,637 | 0.7% | 
| Norwegian | 1,328 | 0.6% | 
| Welsh | 1,296 | 0.6% | 
| Czech | 1,244 | 0.5% | 
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 229,238 | 98.2% | 
| Not a citizen | 4,182 | 1.8% | 
| Native | 225,314 | 96.5% | 
| Foreign-born | 8,106 | 3.5% | 
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 3,350 | 2.0% | 10,681 | 6.4% | 46,391 | 27.8% | 52,215 | 31.3% | 33,474 | 20.0% | 20,911 | 12.5% | 
| Average years of education: 13.7 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 3,350 | 2.0% | 
| 9-12 Years | 10,681 | 6.4% | 
| H.S. Grad or GED | 46,391 | 27.8% | 
| Some College | 52,215 | 31.3% | 
| Bach. Degree | 33,474 | 20.0% | 
| Grad Degree | 20,911 | 12.5% | 
| Average years of education: 13.7 | ||
| Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Labor Force  | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate  | State Avg.  | 
| 1990 | 93,792 | 88,858 | 4,934 | 5.3% | |
| 1991 | 99,042 | 93,594 | 5,448 | 5.5% | |
| 1992 | 104,258 | 97,738 | 6,520 | 6.3% | |
| 1993 | 109,782 | 103,266 | 6,516 | 5.9% | |
| 1994 | 116,184 | 110,550 | 5,634 | 4.8% | |
| 1995 | 121,590 | 115,828 | 5,762 | 4.7% | |
| 1996 | 127,970 | 122,290 | 5,680 | 4.4% | |
| 1997 | 134,244 | 129,600 | 4,644 | 3.5% | |
| 1998 | 138,920 | 134,976 | 3,944 | 2.8% | |
| 1999 | 142,480 | 137,760 | 4,720 | 3.3% | |
| 2000 | 139,958 | 134,740 | 5,218 | 3.7% | |
| 2001 | 139,138 | 133,090 | 6,048 | 4.3% | |
| 2002 | 138,758 | 131,762 | 6,996 | 5.0% | |
| 2003 | 145,196 | 138,020 | 7,176 | 4.9% | |
| 2004 | 149,686 | 142,122 | 7,564 | 5.1% | |
| 2005 | 153,216 | 147,162 | 6,054 | 4.0% | |
| 2006 | 159,612 | 154,526 | 5,086 | 3.2% | |
| 2007 | 165,658 | 160,426 | 5,232 | 3.2% | |
| 2008 | 166,410 | 158,444 | 7,966 | 4.8% | |
| 2009 | 164,628 | 149,900 | 14,728 | 8.9% | |
| 2010 | 167,102 | 150,566 | 16,536 | 9.9% | |
| 2011 | 170,154 | 154,918 | 15,236 | 9.0% | |
| 2012 | 169,014 | 155,946 | 13,068 | 7.7% | |
| 2013 | 170,412 | 158,932 | 11,480 | 6.7% | |
| 2014 | 173,092 | 162,530 | 10,562 | 6.1% | |
| 2015 | 174,986 | 165,238 | 9,748 | 5.6% | |
| 2016 | 179,556 | 169,944 | 9,612 | 5.4% | |
| 2017 | 183,676 | 175,988 | 7,688 | 4.2% | |
| 2018 | 189,640 | 182,750 | 6,890 | 3.6% | |
| 2019 | 194,848 | 189,426 | 5,422 | 2.8% | |
| 2020 | 193,526 | 182,676 | 10,850 | 5.6% | |
| 2021 | 199,906 | 194,068 | 5,838 | 2.9% | |
| 2022 | 205,698 | 200,864 | 4,834 | 2.4% | |
| 2023 | 208,818 | 204,058 | 4,760 | 2.3% | |
| 2024 | 233,306 | 226,896 | 6,410 | 2.7% | |