2024 population: 152,703 
  ( 
 1,836 from 2020) 
Land area: 567.8 square miles
Population density: 268.9 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 113,178 | 74.12% |    1.8%  | 
| Black: | 20,719 | 13.57% |    6.3%  | 
| Indian: | 817 | 0.54% |    4.5%  | 
| Asian: | 3,672 | 2.40% |    9.5%  | 
| 2+ races: | 4,049 | 2.65% |    5.0%  | 
| Hispanic: | 10,268 | 6.72% |    11.5%  | 
| Total non-White: | 39,525 | 25.88% |    0.6%  | 
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate  | 
|---|---|---|
| Births: | 6,338 | 10.3 | 
| Deaths: | 8,367 | 13.5 | 
| Net Migration:  | -1,705 | -2.8 | 
| Net Immigration:  | 1,872 | 3.0 | 
| Change in White population: | -2,055 | -1.3 | 
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 219 | 0.1 | 
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 76,948 | |
| Median Value | $193,600 | |
| Occupied | 63,512 | 82.5% | 
| Vacant | 13,436 | 17.5% | 
| Owned | 46,359 | 73.0% | 
| Rented | 17,153 | 27.0% | 
| Median Rent | $885 | |
| Single-Family Units | 61,077 | 79.4% | 
| Detached | 59,350 | 77.1% | 
| Attached | 1,727 | 2.2% | 
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 7,348 | 9.5% | 
| Mobile Homes | 3,339 | 4.3% | 
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % | 
| Less than $10,000 | 3,469 | 5.5% | 
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 3,221 | 5.1% | 
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 2,716 | 4.3% | 
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 3,333 | 5.2% | 
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 3,047 | 4.8% | 
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 2,931 | 4.6% | 
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 2,970 | 4.7% | 
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 2,541 | 4.0% | 
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 2,266 | 3.6% | 
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 5,091 | 8.0% | 
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 6,034 | 9.5% | 
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 7,411 | 11.7% | 
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 5,806 | 9.1% | 
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 3,928 | 6.2% | 
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 4,354 | 6.9% | 
| $200,000 or more | 4,394 | 6.9% | 
| Median Household Income | 60,379 | |
| Per Capita Income | 36,764 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 87 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 3,758 | 5.9% | 
| Public Assistance | 2,052 | 3.2% | 
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 9,068 | 14.3% | 
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 61,638 | 70.4% | 
| Unemployed | 4,471 | 5.1% | 
| In Armed Forces | 47 | 0.1% | 
| Total Labor Force | 66,156 | 75.5% | 
| Not in Labor Force | 21,448 | 24.5% | 
| Real Unemployment Rate | 29.6% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 27,620 | 21,173 | 56.6% | 
| Non-Profit | 2,464 | 5,571 | 30.7% | 
| Self-Employed | 4,154 | 2,439 | 63.0% | 
| Local Government | 2,015 | 2,907 | 40.9% | 
| State Government | 673 | 1,259 | 34.8% | 
| Federal Government | 353 | 367 | 49.0% | 
| Total Private + Self | 31,774 | 23,612 | 57.4% | 
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 5,505 | 10,104 | 35.3% | 
| Total | 37,279 | 33,716 | 52.5% | 
| Pct. Govt. | 10.7% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 10,153 | 14.3% | 
| Sales and Office Occupations | 14,388 | 20.2% | 
| Professional, Technical | 16,101 | 22.6% | 
| Service Occupations | 12,270 | 17.3% | 
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 322 | 0.5% | 
| All others | 18,186 | 25.6% | 
| White Collar | 57.2% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 13,534 | 19.0% | 
| Health care and social assistance | 9,745 | 13.7% | 
| Retail trade | 7,709 | 10.8% | 
| Educational services | 6,755 | 9.5% | 
| Accommodation and food services | 4,837 | 6.8% | 
| Construction | 3,955 | 5.6% | 
| Other services | 3,823 | 5.4% | 
| Professional, scientific, technical | 3,557 | 5.0% | 
| Transportation and warehousing | 2,751 | 3.9% | 
| Public administration | 2,217 | 3.1% | 
| Utilities | 2,145 | 3.0% | 
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,997 | 2.8% | 
| Finance and insurance | 1,974 | 2.8% | 
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1,755 | 2.5% | 
| Wholesale trade | 1,330 | 1.9% | 
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,164 | 1.6% | 
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 883 | 1.2% | 
| Information | 825 | 1.2% | 
| Management | 90 | 0.1% | 
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 52 | 0.1% | 
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % | 
| Mexican | 6,622 | 4.30% | 
| Puerto Rican | 731 | 0.47% | 
| Cuban | 333 | 0.22% | 
| Dominican | 112 | 0.07% | 
| Total Central American | 156 | 0.10% | 
| Costa Rican | 16 | 0.01% | 
| Guatemalan | 56 | 0.04% | 
| Honduran | 27 | 0.02% | 
| Nicaraguan | 20 | 0.01% | 
| Panamanian | 31 | 0.02% | 
| Salvadoran | 6 | 0.00% | 
| Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Total South American | 660 | 0.43% | 
| Argentinean | 123 | 0.08% | 
| Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Chilean | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Colombian | 112 | 0.07% | 
| Ecuadorian | 4 | 0.00% | 
| Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Peruvian | 189 | 0.12% | 
| Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Venezuelan | 232 | 0.15% | 
| Other South American | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Other Hispanic | 469 | 0.30% | 
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % | 
| Indian | 800 | 0.52% | 
| Filipino | 406 | 0.26% | 
| Korean | 331 | 0.22% | 
| Chinese | 301 | 0.20% | 
| Vietnamese | 174 | 0.11% | 
| Japanese | 114 | 0.07% | 
| Indonesian | 61 | 0.04% | 
| Taiwanese | 39 | 0.03% | 
| Thai | 29 | 0.02% | 
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % | 
| English | 135,504 | 93.1% | 
| Spanish | 5,476 | 3.8% | 
| Other Indo-European | 1,320 | 0.9% | 
| Other | 598 | 0.4% | 
| Other Asian | 496 | 0.3% | 
| German, other Germanic | 452 | 0.3% | 
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 432 | 0.3% | 
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 367 | 0.3% | 
| Tagalog | 336 | 0.2% | 
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % | 
| German | 35,469 | 23.0% | 
| Irish | 16,966 | 11.0% | 
| English | 15,396 | 10.0% | 
| Polish | 7,279 | 4.7% | 
| Italian | 6,346 | 4.1% | 
| American | 5,177 | 3.4% | 
| Dutch | 5,107 | 3.3% | 
| French | 3,382 | 2.2% | 
| European | 3,287 | 2.1% | 
| African | 2,777 | 1.8% | 
| Swedish | 2,511 | 1.6% | 
| Scottish | 2,321 | 1.5% | 
| Norwegian | 1,601 | 1.0% | 
| Czech | 1,154 | 0.7% | 
| Hungarian | 1,120 | 0.7% | 
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 149,741 | 97.3% | 
| Not a citizen | 4,197 | 2.7% | 
| Native | 146,160 | 94.9% | 
| Foreign-born | 7,778 | 5.1% | 
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 2,777 | 2.6% | 6,264 | 5.8% | 29,889 | 27.7% | 36,623 | 33.9% | 19,850 | 18.4% | 12,647 | 11.7% | 
| Average years of education: 13.6 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 2,777 | 2.6% | 
| 9-12 Years | 6,264 | 5.8% | 
| H.S. Grad or GED | 29,889 | 27.7% | 
| Some College | 36,623 | 33.9% | 
| Bach. Degree | 19,850 | 18.4% | 
| Grad Degree | 12,647 | 11.7% | 
| Average years of education: 13.6 | ||
| Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Labor Force  | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate  | State Avg.  | 
| 1990 | 162,684 | 151,294 | 11,390 | 7.0% | |
| 1991 | 159,562 | 145,722 | 13,840 | 8.7% | |
| 1992 | 160,424 | 146,336 | 14,088 | 8.8% | |
| 1993 | 163,962 | 151,242 | 12,720 | 7.8% | |
| 1994 | 167,848 | 157,148 | 10,700 | 6.4% | |
| 1995 | 165,686 | 156,588 | 9,098 | 5.5% | |
| 1996 | 165,336 | 155,838 | 9,498 | 5.7% | |
| 1997 | 165,760 | 157,516 | 8,244 | 5.0% | |
| 1998 | 164,802 | 157,866 | 6,936 | 4.2% | |
| 1999 | 166,476 | 160,330 | 6,146 | 3.7% | |
| 2000 | 165,198 | 158,742 | 6,456 | 3.9% | |
| 2001 | 163,706 | 154,508 | 9,198 | 5.6% | |
| 2002 | 157,996 | 148,118 | 9,878 | 6.3% | |
| 2003 | 156,668 | 145,292 | 11,376 | 7.3% | |
| 2004 | 156,642 | 144,994 | 11,648 | 7.4% | |
| 2005 | 158,362 | 147,442 | 10,920 | 6.9% | |
| 2006 | 157,636 | 146,210 | 11,426 | 7.2% | |
| 2007 | 159,202 | 148,088 | 11,114 | 7.0% | |
| 2008 | 159,006 | 146,506 | 12,500 | 7.9% | |
| 2009 | 154,650 | 135,446 | 19,204 | 12.4% | |
| 2010 | 151,796 | 134,082 | 17,714 | 11.7% | |
| 2011 | 148,766 | 134,252 | 14,514 | 9.8% | |
| 2012 | 147,148 | 134,014 | 13,134 | 8.9% | |
| 2013 | 145,402 | 132,912 | 12,490 | 8.6% | |
| 2014 | 147,100 | 137,138 | 9,962 | 6.8% | |
| 2015 | 147,496 | 139,724 | 7,772 | 5.3% | |
| 2016 | 148,008 | 140,594 | 7,414 | 5.0% | |
| 2017 | 148,138 | 141,018 | 7,120 | 4.8% | |
| 2018 | 146,790 | 140,454 | 6,336 | 4.3% | |
| 2019 | 147,992 | 142,186 | 5,806 | 3.9% | |
| 2020 | 145,530 | 132,952 | 12,578 | 8.6% | |
| 2021 | 139,934 | 131,872 | 8,062 | 5.8% | |
| 2022 | 143,238 | 136,710 | 6,528 | 4.6% | |
| 2023 | 148,634 | 142,378 | 6,256 | 4.2% | |
| 2024 | 154,884 | 147,068 | 7,816 | 5.0% | |