2024 population: 325,294
(
794 from 2020)
Land area: 947.9 square miles
Population density: 343.2 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 232,373 | 71.43% | 2.6% |
| Black: | 39,068 | 12.01% | 0.8% |
| Indian: | 1,304 | 0.40% | 5.0% |
| Asian: | 8,768 | 2.70% | 13.0% |
| 2+ races: | 10,391 | 3.19% | 9.8% |
| Hispanic: | 33,390 | 10.26% | 16.6% |
| Total non-White: | 92,921 | 28.57% | 8.1% |
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Births: | 15,560 | 12.0 |
| Deaths: | 15,634 | 12.0 |
| Net Migration: | -3,540 | -2.7 |
| Net Immigration: | 4,300 | 3.3 |
| Change in White population: | -6,144 | -1.9 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 6,938 | 2.1 |
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 143,533 | |
| Median Value | $168,431 | |
| Occupied | 128,245 | 89.3% |
| Vacant | 15,288 | 10.7% |
| Owned | 90,166 | 70.3% |
| Rented | 38,079 | 29.7% |
| Median Rent | $945 | |
| Single-Family Units | 112,848 | 78.6% |
| Detached | 108,851 | 75.8% |
| Attached | 3,997 | 2.8% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 20,109 | 14.0% |
| Mobile Homes | 3,815 | 2.7% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 7,188 | 5.6% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 5,383 | 4.2% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 4,786 | 3.7% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 5,467 | 4.3% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 6,328 | 4.9% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 5,863 | 4.6% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 5,782 | 4.5% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 5,458 | 4.3% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 5,955 | 4.6% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 9,580 | 7.5% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 13,970 | 10.9% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 15,938 | 12.4% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 12,490 | 9.7% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 7,405 | 5.8% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 9,065 | 7.1% |
| $200,000 or more | 7,587 | 5.9% |
| Median Household Income | 62,412 | |
| Per Capita Income | 34,684 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 89 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 6,423 | 5.0% |
| Public Assistance | 3,331 | 2.6% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 14,033 | 10.9% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 133,148 | 71.8% |
| Unemployed | 6,803 | 3.7% |
| In Armed Forces | 136 | 0.1% |
| Total Labor Force | 140,087 | 75.5% |
| Not in Labor Force | 45,384 | 24.5% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 28.1% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 59,977 | 47,609 | 55.7% |
| Non-Profit | 7,760 | 14,081 | 35.5% |
| Self-Employed | 6,416 | 3,719 | 63.3% |
| Local Government | 3,813 | 5,748 | 39.9% |
| State Government | 1,487 | 2,074 | 41.8% |
| Federal Government | 1,068 | 1,153 | 48.1% |
| Total Private + Self | 66,393 | 51,328 | 56.4% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 14,128 | 23,056 | 38.0% |
| Total | 80,521 | 74,384 | 52.0% |
| Pct. Govt. | 9.9% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 22,901 | 14.8% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 31,609 | 20.4% |
| Professional, Technical | 36,183 | 23.3% |
| Service Occupations | 24,081 | 15.5% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 440 | 0.3% |
| All others | 40,317 | 26.0% |
| White Collar | 58.5% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 28,460 | 18.4% |
| Health care and social assistance | 21,779 | 14.0% |
| Educational services | 20,423 | 13.2% |
| Retail trade | 16,561 | 10.7% |
| Accommodation and food services | 9,832 | 6.3% |
| Construction | 8,780 | 5.7% |
| Other services | 7,524 | 4.9% |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 7,148 | 4.6% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 6,265 | 4.0% |
| Finance and insurance | 5,395 | 3.5% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 5,141 | 3.3% |
| Wholesale trade | 4,419 | 2.8% |
| Public administration | 4,288 | 2.8% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 2,533 | 1.6% |
| Information | 2,242 | 1.4% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 2,053 | 1.3% |
| Utilities | 1,186 | 0.8% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 919 | 0.6% |
| Management | 84 | 0.1% |
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 59 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 21,506 | 6.64% |
| Puerto Rican | 1,693 | 0.52% |
| Cuban | 355 | 0.11% |
| Dominican | 67 | 0.02% |
| Total Central American | 831 | 0.26% |
| Costa Rican | 105 | 0.03% |
| Guatemalan | 339 | 0.10% |
| Honduran | 200 | 0.06% |
| Nicaraguan | 5 | 0.00% |
| Panamanian | 46 | 0.01% |
| Salvadoran | 136 | 0.04% |
| Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total South American | 1,807 | 0.56% |
| Argentinean | 91 | 0.03% |
| Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
| Chilean | 103 | 0.03% |
| Colombian | 257 | 0.08% |
| Ecuadorian | 187 | 0.06% |
| Paraguayan | 19 | 0.01% |
| Peruvian | 151 | 0.05% |
| Uruguayan | 11 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 988 | 0.30% |
| Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 1,848 | 0.57% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Chinese | 1,980 | 0.61% |
| Indian | 1,430 | 0.44% |
| Filipino | 955 | 0.29% |
| Korean | 839 | 0.26% |
| Vietnamese | 669 | 0.21% |
| Burmese | 178 | 0.05% |
| Japanese | 135 | 0.04% |
| Thai | 129 | 0.04% |
| Laotian | 95 | 0.03% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 276,399 | 90.7% |
| Spanish | 16,391 | 5.4% |
| Other | 2,179 | 0.7% |
| Other Indo-European | 1,956 | 0.6% |
| Chinese | 1,651 | 0.5% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 1,117 | 0.4% |
| German, other Germanic | 1,069 | 0.4% |
| Other Asian | 1,026 | 0.3% |
| Korean | 711 | 0.2% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 63,550 | 19.6% |
| Irish | 37,649 | 11.6% |
| Polish | 26,377 | 8.1% |
| English | 26,194 | 8.1% |
| American | 14,457 | 4.5% |
| Italian | 12,374 | 3.8% |
| Hungarian | 6,570 | 2.0% |
| European | 6,225 | 1.9% |
| French | 5,732 | 1.8% |
| Dutch | 5,574 | 1.7% |
| Scottish | 4,538 | 1.4% |
| African | 3,733 | 1.2% |
| Swedish | 3,679 | 1.1% |
| Belgian | 3,485 | 1.1% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,300 | 0.7% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 313,122 | 96.6% |
| Not a citizen | 10,870 | 3.4% |
| Native | 304,925 | 94.1% |
| Foreign-born | 19,067 | 5.9% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 5,329 | 2.5% | 14,699 | 6.9% | 65,677 | 30.6% | 64,232 | 29.9% | 39,062 | 18.2% | 25,509 | 11.9% |
| Average years of education: 13.6 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 5,329 | 2.5% |
| 9-12 Years | 14,699 | 6.9% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 65,677 | 30.6% |
| Some College | 64,232 | 29.9% |
| Bach. Degree | 39,062 | 18.2% |
| Grad Degree | 25,509 | 11.9% |
| 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 | 300,184 | 282,552 | 17,632 | 5.9% | |
| 1991 | 296,024 | 276,942 | 19,082 | 6.4% | |
| 1992 | 298,664 | 278,814 | 19,850 | 6.6% | |
| 1993 | 306,378 | 290,440 | 15,938 | 5.2% | |
| 1994 | 320,486 | 306,802 | 13,684 | 4.3% | |
| 1995 | 327,022 | 313,390 | 13,632 | 4.2% | |
| 1996 | 323,906 | 310,754 | 13,152 | 4.1% | |
| 1997 | 327,208 | 315,964 | 11,244 | 3.4% | |
| 1998 | 327,290 | 318,040 | 9,250 | 2.8% | |
| 1999 | 326,278 | 316,384 | 9,894 | 3.0% | |
| 2000 | 322,486 | 312,136 | 10,350 | 3.2% | |
| 2001 | 320,322 | 305,546 | 14,776 | 4.6% | |
| 2002 | 318,914 | 302,102 | 16,812 | 5.3% | |
| 2003 | 316,554 | 299,974 | 16,580 | 5.2% | |
| 2004 | 318,814 | 302,482 | 16,332 | 5.1% | |
| 2005 | 323,450 | 306,528 | 16,922 | 5.2% | |
| 2006 | 324,510 | 307,734 | 16,776 | 5.2% | |
| 2007 | 319,498 | 303,270 | 16,228 | 5.1% | |
| 2008 | 319,800 | 298,692 | 21,108 | 6.6% | |
| 2009 | 310,386 | 274,482 | 35,904 | 11.6% | |
| 2010 | 309,630 | 274,856 | 34,774 | 11.2% | |
| 2011 | 310,462 | 279,994 | 30,468 | 9.8% | |
| 2012 | 303,408 | 275,596 | 27,812 | 9.2% | |
| 2013 | 301,770 | 276,186 | 25,584 | 8.5% | |
| 2014 | 305,392 | 285,360 | 20,032 | 6.6% | |
| 2015 | 309,032 | 293,532 | 15,500 | 5.0% | |
| 2016 | 317,318 | 303,014 | 14,304 | 4.5% | |
| 2017 | 317,326 | 305,618 | 11,708 | 3.7% | |
| 2018 | 321,660 | 310,132 | 11,528 | 3.6% | |
| 2019 | 325,666 | 314,006 | 11,660 | 3.6% | |
| 2020 | 315,710 | 289,048 | 26,662 | 8.4% | |
| 2021 | 310,824 | 296,386 | 14,438 | 4.6% | |
| 2022 | 311,836 | 300,744 | 11,092 | 3.6% | |
| 2023 | 313,106 | 300,704 | 12,402 | 4.0% | |
| 2024 | 309,806 | 294,570 | 15,236 | 4.9% | |