2024 population: 222,119
(
15,014 from 2020)
Land area: 1421.0 square miles
Population density: 156.3 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 157,694 | 71.00% | 4.7% |
| Black: | 27,749 | 12.49% | 4.1% |
| Indian: | 760 | 0.34% | 6.4% |
| Asian: | 3,635 | 1.64% | 22.2% |
| 2+ races: | 3,875 | 1.74% | 23.3% |
| Hispanic: | 28,406 | 12.79% | 23.2% |
| Total non-White: | 64,425 | 29.00% | 13.9% |
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate |
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| Births: | 7,316 | 8.8 |
| Deaths: | 14,122 | 17.0 |
| Net Migration: | 18,895 | 22.8 |
| Net Immigration: | 2,900 | 3.5 |
| Change in White population: | 7,133 | 3.4 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 7,881 | 3.8 |
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 86,440 | |
| Median Value | $351,500 | |
| Occupied | 70,816 | 81.9% |
| Vacant | 15,624 | 18.1% |
| Owned | 56,735 | 80.1% |
| Rented | 14,081 | 19.9% |
| Median Rent | $1,357 | |
| Single-Family Units | 61,318 | 70.9% |
| Detached | 56,989 | 65.9% |
| Attached | 4,329 | 5.0% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 14,571 | 16.9% |
| Mobile Homes | 6,309 | 7.3% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 3,758 | 5.3% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 1,798 | 2.5% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 1,834 | 2.6% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 3,058 | 4.3% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 2,609 | 3.7% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 2,390 | 3.4% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 2,557 | 3.6% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 3,135 | 4.4% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 2,820 | 4.0% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 5,022 | 7.1% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 7,208 | 10.2% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 9,637 | 13.6% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 6,720 | 9.5% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 4,381 | 6.2% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 5,766 | 8.1% |
| $200,000 or more | 8,123 | 11.5% |
| Median Household Income | 73,491 | |
| Per Capita Income | 48,370 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 86 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 4,186 | 5.9% |
| Public Assistance | 1,359 | 1.9% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 6,014 | 8.5% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 47,683 | 66.5% |
| Unemployed | 2,478 | 3.5% |
| In Armed Forces | 585 | 0.8% |
| Total Labor Force | 50,746 | 70.7% |
| Not in Labor Force | 20,991 | 29.3% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 32.7% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 23,284 | 21,501 | 52.0% |
| Non-Profit | 1,611 | 3,035 | 34.7% |
| Self-Employed | 5,501 | 4,149 | 57.0% |
| Local Government | 2,100 | 2,635 | 44.4% |
| State Government | 881 | 808 | 52.2% |
| Federal Government | 435 | 565 | 43.5% |
| Total Private + Self | 28,785 | 25,650 | 52.9% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 5,027 | 7,043 | 41.6% |
| Total | 33,812 | 32,693 | 50.8% |
| Pct. Govt. | 11.2% | ||
| Pct. Private + Self | 81.9% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 11,836 | 17.8% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 15,921 | 23.9% |
| Professional, Technical | 14,809 | 22.2% |
| Service Occupations | 11,470 | 17.2% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 560 | 0.8% |
| All others | 12,536 | 18.8% |
| White Collar | 63.9% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Health care and social assistance | 9,692 | 14.6% |
| Retail trade | 7,938 | 11.9% |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 5,877 | 8.8% |
| Construction | 5,791 | 8.7% |
| Accommodation and food services | 5,023 | 7.5% |
| Educational services | 4,417 | 6.6% |
| Manufacturing | 3,895 | 5.9% |
| Other services | 3,791 | 5.7% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 3,368 | 5.1% |
| Finance and insurance | 3,211 | 4.8% |
| Public administration | 2,827 | 4.2% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 2,478 | 3.7% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1,989 | 3.0% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,931 | 2.9% |
| Wholesale trade | 1,395 | 2.1% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,306 | 2.0% |
| Information | 1,290 | 1.9% |
| Utilities | 318 | 0.5% |
| Management | 35 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 8,294 | 4.97% |
| Puerto Rican | 4,466 | 2.68% |
| Cuban | 2,761 | 1.65% |
| Dominican | 436 | 0.26% |
| Total Central American | 1,378 | 0.83% |
| Costa Rican | 89 | 0.05% |
| Guatemalan | 303 | 0.18% |
| Honduran | 240 | 0.14% |
| Nicaraguan | 645 | 0.39% |
| Panamanian | 70 | 0.04% |
| Salvadoran | 31 | 0.02% |
| Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total South American | 4,328 | 2.59% |
| Argentinean | 803 | 0.48% |
| Bolivian | 6 | 0.00% |
| Chilean | 40 | 0.02% |
| Colombian | 1,846 | 1.11% |
| Ecuadorian | 458 | 0.27% |
| Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 310 | 0.19% |
| Uruguayan | 55 | 0.03% |
| Venezuelan | 675 | 0.40% |
| Other South American | 135 | 0.08% |
| Other Hispanic | 1,470 | 0.88% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Vietnamese | 699 | 0.42% |
| Indian | 631 | 0.38% |
| Chinese | 303 | 0.18% |
| Filipino | 254 | 0.15% |
| Japanese | 148 | 0.09% |
| Thai | 144 | 0.09% |
| Cambodian | 102 | 0.06% |
| Hmong | 85 | 0.05% |
| Burmese | 41 | 0.02% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 137,923 | 85.9% |
| Spanish | 16,076 | 10.0% |
| Other Indo-European | 1,868 | 1.2% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 1,585 | 1.0% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 884 | 0.6% |
| Other Asian | 565 | 0.4% |
| Vietnamese | 422 | 0.3% |
| German, other Germanic | 404 | 0.3% |
| Other | 307 | 0.2% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| English | 25,156 | 15.1% |
| German | 23,429 | 14.0% |
| Irish | 23,348 | 14.0% |
| Italian | 15,325 | 9.2% |
| American | 13,321 | 8.0% |
| Polish | 6,232 | 3.7% |
| Scottish | 4,829 | 2.9% |
| French | 4,414 | 2.6% |
| European | 2,756 | 1.7% |
| Swedish | 2,419 | 1.4% |
| Russian | 1,799 | 1.1% |
| Norwegian | 1,756 | 1.1% |
| Dutch | 1,710 | 1.0% |
| French Canadian | 1,550 | 0.9% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,515 | 0.9% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 161,321 | 96.6% |
| Not a citizen | 5,615 | 3.4% |
| Native | 150,198 | 90.0% |
| Foreign-born | 16,738 | 10.0% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 4,102 | 3.1% | 6,443 | 4.9% | 36,283 | 27.5% | 40,389 | 30.6% | 26,186 | 19.9% | 18,399 | 14.0% |
| Average years of education: 13.7 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 4,102 | 3.1% |
| 9-12 Years | 6,443 | 4.9% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 36,283 | 27.5% |
| Some College | 40,389 | 30.6% |
| Bach. Degree | 26,186 | 19.9% |
| Grad Degree | 18,399 | 14.0% |
| 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 | 82,972 | 73,272 | 9,700 | 11.7% | |
| 1991 | 80,894 | 70,372 | 10,522 | 13.0% | |
| 1992 | 80,310 | 69,206 | 11,104 | 13.8% | |
| 1993 | 80,392 | 70,978 | 9,414 | 11.7% | |
| 1994 | 82,648 | 73,646 | 9,002 | 10.9% | |
| 1995 | 85,818 | 77,362 | 8,456 | 9.9% | |
| 1996 | 88,440 | 80,098 | 8,342 | 9.4% | |
| 1997 | 91,402 | 83,534 | 7,868 | 8.6% | |
| 1998 | 95,134 | 87,138 | 7,996 | 8.4% | |
| 1999 | 94,860 | 87,298 | 7,562 | 8.0% | |
| 2000 | 103,034 | 97,720 | 5,314 | 5.2% | |
| 2001 | 106,070 | 99,910 | 6,160 | 5.8% | |
| 2002 | 107,252 | 100,188 | 7,064 | 6.6% | |
| 2003 | 110,954 | 104,260 | 6,694 | 6.0% | |
| 2004 | 110,860 | 104,528 | 6,332 | 5.7% | |
| 2005 | 117,768 | 113,382 | 4,386 | 3.7% | |
| 2006 | 122,196 | 118,338 | 3,858 | 3.2% | |
| 2007 | 124,382 | 118,584 | 5,798 | 4.7% | |
| 2008 | 124,826 | 115,482 | 9,344 | 7.5% | |
| 2009 | 122,966 | 108,214 | 14,752 | 12.0% | |
| 2010 | 121,566 | 105,188 | 16,378 | 13.5% | |
| 2011 | 123,146 | 107,582 | 15,564 | 12.6% | |
| 2012 | 123,320 | 109,400 | 13,920 | 11.3% | |
| 2013 | 122,802 | 110,476 | 12,326 | 10.0% | |
| 2014 | 123,360 | 113,352 | 10,008 | 8.1% | |
| 2015 | 122,920 | 114,424 | 8,496 | 6.9% | |
| 2016 | 124,788 | 117,208 | 7,580 | 6.1% | |
| 2017 | 127,778 | 121,280 | 6,498 | 5.1% | |
| 2018 | 129,802 | 124,088 | 5,714 | 4.4% | |
| 2019 | 131,270 | 125,970 | 5,300 | 4.0% | |
| 2020 | 128,466 | 118,964 | 9,502 | 7.4% | |
| 2021 | 131,320 | 125,040 | 6,280 | 4.8% | |
| 2022 | 135,894 | 131,288 | 4,606 | 3.4% | |
| 2023 | 139,510 | 134,590 | 4,920 | 3.5% | |
| 2024 | 135,874 | 130,354 | 5,520 | 4.1% | |