2024 population: 111,348 
  (  1,072 from 2020)
 1,072 from 2020) 
Land area: 598.3 square miles
Population density: 186.1 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 86,227 | 77.44% |  2.1% | 
| Black: | 12,257 | 11.01% |  4.1% | 
| Indian: | 297 | 0.27% |  3.8% | 
| Asian: | 739 | 0.66% |  6.9% | 
| 2+ races: | 2,822 | 2.53% |  9.1% | 
| Hispanic: | 9,006 | 8.09% |  12.9% | 
| Total non-White: | 25,121 | 22.56% |  3.3% | 
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate  | 
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| Births: | 4,755 | 10.6 | 
| Deaths: | 5,839 | 13.0 | 
| Net Migration:  | -230 | -0.5 | 
| Net Immigration:  | 223 | 0.5 | 
| Change in White population: | -1,880 | -1.7 | 
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 808 | 0.7 | 
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 49,763 | |
| Median Value | $166,200 | |
| Occupied | 43,235 | 86.9% | 
| Vacant | 6,528 | 13.1% | 
| Owned | 32,049 | 74.1% | 
| Rented | 11,186 | 25.9% | 
| Median Rent | $860 | |
| Single-Family Units | 40,446 | 81.3% | 
| Detached | 39,123 | 78.6% | 
| Attached | 1,323 | 2.7% | 
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 4,163 | 8.4% | 
| Mobile Homes | 1,981 | 4.0% | 
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % | 
| Less than $10,000 | 1,738 | 4.0% | 
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 1,620 | 3.7% | 
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 1,877 | 4.3% | 
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 2,053 | 4.7% | 
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 1,861 | 4.3% | 
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 1,697 | 3.9% | 
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 1,931 | 4.5% | 
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 1,682 | 3.9% | 
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 1,851 | 4.3% | 
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 3,335 | 7.7% | 
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 4,337 | 10.0% | 
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 6,648 | 15.4% | 
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 3,985 | 9.2% | 
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 2,897 | 6.7% | 
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 3,534 | 8.2% | 
| $200,000 or more | 2,189 | 5.1% | 
| Median Household Income | 66,854 | |
| Per Capita Income | 33,048 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 84 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 2,270 | 5.3% | 
| Public Assistance | 962 | 2.2% | 
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 4,869 | 11.3% | 
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 43,059 | 66.4% | 
| Unemployed | 2,262 | 3.5% | 
| In Armed Forces | 15 | 0.0% | 
| Total Labor Force | 45,336 | 69.9% | 
| Not in Labor Force | 19,537 | 30.1% | 
| Real Unemployment Rate | 33.6% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 20,951 | 15,710 | 57.1% | 
| Non-Profit | 823 | 2,517 | 24.6% | 
| Self-Employed | 2,387 | 1,574 | 60.3% | 
| Local Government | 1,184 | 2,526 | 31.9% | 
| State Government | 674 | 775 | 46.5% | 
| Federal Government | 506 | 201 | 71.6% | 
| Total Private + Self | 23,338 | 17,284 | 57.5% | 
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 3,187 | 6,019 | 34.6% | 
| Total | 26,525 | 23,303 | 53.2% | 
| Pct. Govt. | 11.8% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 6,155 | 12.3% | 
| Sales and Office Occupations | 10,045 | 20.1% | 
| Professional, Technical | 8,783 | 17.6% | 
| Service Occupations | 9,397 | 18.8% | 
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 141 | 0.3% | 
| All others | 15,517 | 31.1% | 
| White Collar | 50.1% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 11,087 | 22.2% | 
| Health care and social assistance | 6,114 | 12.3% | 
| Retail trade | 5,570 | 11.2% | 
| Educational services | 3,741 | 7.5% | 
| Construction | 3,680 | 7.4% | 
| Accommodation and food services | 3,443 | 6.9% | 
| Transportation and warehousing | 2,272 | 4.6% | 
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 2,259 | 4.5% | 
| Professional, scientific, technical | 2,234 | 4.5% | 
| Public administration | 2,110 | 4.2% | 
| Other services | 1,635 | 3.3% | 
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1,558 | 3.1% | 
| Finance and insurance | 1,298 | 2.6% | 
| Wholesale trade | 1,013 | 2.0% | 
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 510 | 1.0% | 
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 477 | 1.0% | 
| Information | 441 | 0.9% | 
| Utilities | 435 | 0.9% | 
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 20 | 0.0% | 
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % | 
| Mexican | 5,405 | 4.82% | 
| Puerto Rican | 1,122 | 1.00% | 
| Cuban | 67 | 0.06% | 
| Dominican | 61 | 0.05% | 
| Total Central American | 500 | 0.45% | 
| Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Guatemalan | 79 | 0.07% | 
| Honduran | 71 | 0.06% | 
| Nicaraguan | 23 | 0.02% | 
| Panamanian | 155 | 0.14% | 
| Salvadoran | 172 | 0.15% | 
| Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Total South American | 221 | 0.20% | 
| Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Bolivian | 40 | 0.04% | 
| Chilean | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Colombian | 107 | 0.10% | 
| Ecuadorian | 64 | 0.06% | 
| Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Peruvian | 10 | 0.01% | 
| Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Other South American | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Other Hispanic | 697 | 0.62% | 
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % | 
| Filipino | 300 | 0.27% | 
| Indian | 80 | 0.07% | 
| Vietnamese | 67 | 0.06% | 
| Chinese | 48 | 0.04% | 
| Japanese | 31 | 0.03% | 
| Thai | 21 | 0.02% | 
| Malaysian | 12 | 0.01% | 
| Korean | 8 | 0.01% | 
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % | 
| English | 100,577 | 94.9% | 
| Spanish | 3,154 | 3.0% | 
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 632 | 0.6% | 
| German, other Germanic | 442 | 0.4% | 
| Other Indo-European | 308 | 0.3% | 
| Tagalog | 280 | 0.3% | 
| Arabic | 108 | 0.1% | 
| Other | 94 | 0.1% | 
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 79 | 0.1% | 
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % | 
| German | 25,616 | 22.8% | 
| Irish | 14,490 | 12.9% | 
| Polish | 12,518 | 11.2% | 
| English | 8,749 | 7.8% | 
| American | 4,538 | 4.0% | 
| Italian | 2,860 | 2.5% | 
| Dutch | 2,236 | 2.0% | 
| Swedish | 1,988 | 1.8% | 
| French | 1,803 | 1.6% | 
| European | 1,495 | 1.3% | 
| Scottish | 1,372 | 1.2% | 
| Czech | 866 | 0.8% | 
| Norwegian | 842 | 0.8% | 
| Greek | 677 | 0.6% | 
| Slovak | 677 | 0.6% | 
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 110,412 | 98.4% | 
| Not a citizen | 1,803 | 1.6% | 
| Native | 108,704 | 96.9% | 
| Foreign-born | 3,511 | 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 | ||||||
| 2,261 | 2.9% | 5,723 | 7.3% | 30,864 | 39.1% | 23,421 | 29.7% | 11,189 | 14.2% | 5,448 | 6.9% | 
| Average years of education: 13.1 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 2,261 | 2.9% | 
| 9-12 Years | 5,723 | 7.3% | 
| H.S. Grad or GED | 30,864 | 39.1% | 
| Some College | 23,421 | 29.7% | 
| Bach. Degree | 11,189 | 14.2% | 
| Grad Degree | 5,448 | 6.9% | 
| 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 | 104,246 | 98,848 | 5,398 | 5.2% | |
| 1991 | 103,324 | 97,724 | 5,600 | 5.4% | |
| 1992 | 105,024 | 98,256 | 6,768 | 6.4% | |
| 1993 | 107,784 | 101,472 | 6,312 | 5.9% | |
| 1994 | 109,126 | 103,876 | 5,250 | 4.8% | |
| 1995 | 111,840 | 105,910 | 5,930 | 5.3% | |
| 1996 | 109,378 | 104,040 | 5,338 | 4.9% | |
| 1997 | 109,262 | 105,068 | 4,194 | 3.8% | |
| 1998 | 108,284 | 104,798 | 3,486 | 3.2% | |
| 1999 | 107,186 | 103,472 | 3,714 | 3.5% | |
| 2000 | 107,554 | 103,842 | 3,712 | 3.5% | |
| 2001 | 107,964 | 102,698 | 5,266 | 4.9% | |
| 2002 | 108,052 | 100,654 | 7,398 | 6.8% | |
| 2003 | 107,536 | 100,292 | 7,244 | 6.7% | |
| 2004 | 105,120 | 98,544 | 6,576 | 6.3% | |
| 2005 | 106,026 | 99,676 | 6,350 | 6.0% | |
| 2006 | 106,460 | 100,448 | 6,012 | 5.6% | |
| 2007 | 104,992 | 99,618 | 5,374 | 5.1% | |
| 2008 | 105,820 | 99,216 | 6,604 | 6.2% | |
| 2009 | 105,938 | 93,192 | 12,746 | 12.0% | |
| 2010 | 102,650 | 90,610 | 12,040 | 11.7% | |
| 2011 | 101,110 | 90,828 | 10,282 | 10.2% | |
| 2012 | 99,460 | 89,896 | 9,564 | 9.6% | |
| 2013 | 97,998 | 89,040 | 8,958 | 9.1% | |
| 2014 | 97,796 | 90,350 | 7,446 | 7.6% | |
| 2015 | 97,016 | 90,972 | 6,044 | 6.2% | |
| 2016 | 97,378 | 91,726 | 5,652 | 5.8% | |
| 2017 | 95,440 | 91,234 | 4,206 | 4.4% | |
| 2018 | 96,046 | 91,932 | 4,114 | 4.3% | |
| 2019 | 94,912 | 90,948 | 3,964 | 4.2% | |
| 2020 | 94,888 | 85,848 | 9,040 | 9.5% | |
| 2021 | 93,934 | 88,876 | 5,058 | 5.4% | |
| 2022 | 94,240 | 90,764 | 3,476 | 3.7% | |
| 2023 | 95,356 | 91,560 | 3,796 | 4.0% | |
| 2024 | 103,506 | 98,640 | 4,866 | 4.7% | |