2024 population: 311,295
(
17,454 from 2020)
Land area: 1008.0 square miles
Population density: 308.8 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 237,448 | 76.28% | 0.9% |
| Black: | 32,843 | 10.55% | 19.0% |
| Indian: | 581 | 0.19% | 11.7% |
| Asian: | 5,713 | 1.84% | 27.6% |
| 2+ races: | 10,227 | 3.29% | 19.4% |
| Hispanic: | 24,483 | 7.86% | 40.9% |
| Total non-White: | 73,847 | 23.72% | 26.1% |
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate |
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| Births: | 14,133 | 12.0 |
| Deaths: | 15,267 | 13.0 |
| Net Migration: | 16,893 | 14.4 |
| Net Immigration: | 1,660 | 1.4 |
| Change in White population: | 2,149 | 0.7 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 15,305 | 5.2 |
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 124,157 | |
| Median Value | $245,993 | |
| Occupied | 114,632 | 92.3% |
| Vacant | 9,525 | 7.7% |
| Owned | 81,151 | 70.8% |
| Rented | 33,481 | 29.2% |
| Median Rent | $1,070 | |
| Single-Family Units | 97,325 | 78.4% |
| Detached | 81,771 | 65.9% |
| Attached | 15,554 | 12.5% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 11,961 | 9.6% |
| Mobile Homes | 8,362 | 6.7% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 4,827 | 4.2% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 4,114 | 3.6% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 3,555 | 3.1% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 3,732 | 3.3% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 4,425 | 3.9% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 4,974 | 4.3% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 4,307 | 3.8% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 4,160 | 3.6% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 4,450 | 3.9% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 9,004 | 7.9% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 12,004 | 10.5% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 16,751 | 14.6% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 11,948 | 10.4% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 8,250 | 7.2% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 9,816 | 8.6% |
| $200,000 or more | 8,315 | 7.3% |
| Median Household Income | 72,533 | |
| Per Capita Income | 36,050 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 88 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 6,316 | 5.5% |
| Public Assistance | 3,382 | 3.0% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 16,815 | 14.7% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 125,226 | 70.6% |
| Unemployed | 6,544 | 3.7% |
| In Armed Forces | 597 | 0.3% |
| Total Labor Force | 132,367 | 74.6% |
| Not in Labor Force | 45,128 | 25.4% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 29.1% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 53,154 | 41,157 | 56.4% |
| Non-Profit | 3,476 | 7,135 | 32.8% |
| Self-Employed | 6,034 | 3,316 | 64.5% |
| Local Government | 5,400 | 7,080 | 43.3% |
| State Government | 2,628 | 2,774 | 48.6% |
| Federal Government | 4,812 | 3,483 | 58.0% |
| Total Private + Self | 59,188 | 44,473 | 57.1% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 16,316 | 20,472 | 44.4% |
| Total | 75,504 | 64,945 | 53.8% |
| Pct. Govt. | 18.6% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 20,304 | 14.4% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 28,991 | 20.6% |
| Professional, Technical | 29,202 | 20.8% |
| Service Occupations | 23,174 | 16.5% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 655 | 0.5% |
| All others | 39,001 | 27.7% |
| White Collar | 55.8% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Health care and social assistance | 19,191 | 13.6% |
| Retail trade | 17,842 | 12.7% |
| Manufacturing | 14,461 | 10.3% |
| Educational services | 12,516 | 8.9% |
| Construction | 11,312 | 8.0% |
| Public administration | 10,787 | 7.7% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 10,175 | 7.2% |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 8,260 | 5.9% |
| Accommodation and food services | 7,701 | 5.5% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 5,852 | 4.2% |
| Other services | 5,701 | 4.1% |
| Finance and insurance | 4,377 | 3.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 3,072 | 2.2% |
| Information | 2,255 | 1.6% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 2,156 | 1.5% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,579 | 1.1% |
| Utilities | 1,547 | 1.1% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,275 | 0.9% |
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 366 | 0.3% |
| Management | 247 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 3,971 | 1.35% |
| Puerto Rican | 3,553 | 1.20% |
| Cuban | 215 | 0.07% |
| Dominican | 1,630 | 0.55% |
| Total Central American | 4,268 | 1.45% |
| Costa Rican | 262 | 0.09% |
| Guatemalan | 1,004 | 0.34% |
| Honduran | 622 | 0.21% |
| Nicaraguan | 31 | 0.01% |
| Panamanian | 438 | 0.15% |
| Salvadoran | 1,896 | 0.64% |
| Other Central American | 15 | 0.01% |
| Total South American | 1,442 | 0.49% |
| Argentinean | 212 | 0.07% |
| Bolivian | 150 | 0.05% |
| Chilean | 8 | 0.00% |
| Colombian | 234 | 0.08% |
| Ecuadorian | 234 | 0.08% |
| Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 379 | 0.13% |
| Uruguayan | 49 | 0.02% |
| Venezuelan | 157 | 0.05% |
| Other South American | 19 | 0.01% |
| Other Hispanic | 1,314 | 0.45% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 778 | 0.26% |
| Filipino | 675 | 0.23% |
| Chinese | 658 | 0.22% |
| Vietnamese | 458 | 0.16% |
| Korean | 347 | 0.12% |
| Cambodian | 92 | 0.03% |
| Thai | 74 | 0.03% |
| Japanese | 51 | 0.02% |
| Burmese | 45 | 0.02% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 259,536 | 93.2% |
| Spanish | 11,012 | 4.0% |
| Other Indo-European | 1,875 | 0.7% |
| Other | 1,489 | 0.5% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 822 | 0.3% |
| German, other Germanic | 737 | 0.3% |
| Chinese | 546 | 0.2% |
| Arabic | 516 | 0.2% |
| Tagalog | 441 | 0.2% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 61,988 | 21.0% |
| Irish | 36,148 | 12.2% |
| English | 33,280 | 11.3% |
| American | 17,508 | 5.9% |
| Italian | 12,625 | 4.3% |
| Scottish | 6,183 | 2.1% |
| European | 5,634 | 1.9% |
| French | 5,393 | 1.8% |
| Polish | 5,310 | 1.8% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,489 | 1.2% |
| Dutch | 2,014 | 0.7% |
| Welsh | 1,936 | 0.7% |
| African | 1,811 | 0.6% |
| Norwegian | 1,466 | 0.5% |
| Russian | 1,450 | 0.5% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 288,919 | 97.9% |
| Not a citizen | 6,246 | 2.1% |
| Native | 280,752 | 95.1% |
| Foreign-born | 14,413 | 4.9% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 6,274 | 3.0% | 15,833 | 7.7% | 76,074 | 36.8% | 60,295 | 29.2% | 29,624 | 14.3% | 18,410 | 8.9% |
| Average years of education: 13.1 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 6,274 | 3.0% |
| 9-12 Years | 15,833 | 7.7% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 76,074 | 36.8% |
| Some College | 60,295 | 29.2% |
| Bach. Degree | 29,624 | 14.3% |
| Grad Degree | 18,410 | 8.9% |
| Average years of education: 13.1 | ||
| Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
| 1990 | 191,894 | 179,620 | 12,274 | 6.4% | |
| 1991 | 199,040 | 181,182 | 17,858 | 9.0% | |
| 1992 | 201,900 | 183,490 | 18,410 | 9.1% | |
| 1993 | 204,310 | 187,942 | 16,368 | 8.0% | |
| 1994 | 203,886 | 190,574 | 13,312 | 6.5% | |
| 1995 | 208,946 | 196,374 | 12,572 | 6.0% | |
| 1996 | 214,726 | 203,282 | 11,444 | 5.3% | |
| 1997 | 217,216 | 207,024 | 10,192 | 4.7% | |
| 1998 | 218,110 | 209,496 | 8,614 | 3.9% | |
| 1999 | 218,166 | 210,824 | 7,342 | 3.4% | |
| 2000 | 224,788 | 216,546 | 8,242 | 3.7% | |
| 2001 | 228,176 | 218,136 | 10,040 | 4.4% | |
| 2002 | 231,126 | 219,146 | 11,980 | 5.2% | |
| 2003 | 229,622 | 217,684 | 11,938 | 5.2% | |
| 2004 | 231,040 | 220,000 | 11,040 | 4.8% | |
| 2005 | 237,516 | 226,650 | 10,866 | 4.6% | |
| 2006 | 242,284 | 230,954 | 11,330 | 4.7% | |
| 2007 | 242,300 | 231,256 | 11,044 | 4.6% | |
| 2008 | 242,700 | 229,094 | 13,606 | 5.6% | |
| 2009 | 244,270 | 220,140 | 24,130 | 9.9% | |
| 2010 | 269,110 | 244,074 | 25,036 | 9.3% | |
| 2011 | 270,504 | 248,124 | 22,380 | 8.3% | |
| 2012 | 274,110 | 254,390 | 19,720 | 7.2% | |
| 2013 | 274,558 | 256,560 | 17,998 | 6.6% | |
| 2014 | 273,784 | 257,466 | 16,318 | 6.0% | |
| 2015 | 277,550 | 263,082 | 14,468 | 5.2% | |
| 2016 | 274,478 | 262,054 | 12,424 | 4.5% | |
| 2017 | 279,230 | 267,574 | 11,656 | 4.2% | |
| 2018 | 281,526 | 269,786 | 11,740 | 4.2% | |
| 2019 | 284,516 | 273,962 | 10,554 | 3.7% | |
| 2020 | 278,804 | 260,730 | 18,074 | 6.5% | |
| 2021 | 280,288 | 268,160 | 12,128 | 4.3% | |
| 2022 | 281,684 | 272,906 | 8,778 | 3.1% | |
| 2023 | 279,772 | 271,870 | 7,902 | 2.8% | |
| 2024 | 288,794 | 279,270 | 9,524 | 3.3% | |