2024 population: 206,308
(
2,400 from 2020)
Land area: 1182.6 square miles
Population density: 174.4 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 161,013 | 78.04% | 4.0% |
| Black: | 27,518 | 13.34% | 7.0% |
| Indian: | 404 | 0.20% | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 5,201 | 2.52% | 18.3% |
| 2+ races: | 5,654 | 2.74% | 12.2% |
| Hispanic: | 6,518 | 3.16% | 19.6% |
| Total non-White: | 45,295 | 21.96% | 10.4% |
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Births: | 9,113 | 10.9 |
| Deaths: | 9,833 | 11.8 |
| Net Migration: | -3,823 | -4.6 |
| Net Immigration: | 2,076 | 2.5 |
| Change in White population: | -6,676 | -3.2 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 4,276 | 2.0 |
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 98,982 | |
| Median Value | $176,820 | |
| Occupied | 89,990 | 90.9% |
| Vacant | 8,992 | 9.1% |
| Owned | 64,597 | 71.8% |
| Rented | 25,393 | 28.2% |
| Median Rent | $977 | |
| Single-Family Units | 78,821 | 79.6% |
| Detached | 72,629 | 73.4% |
| Attached | 6,192 | 6.3% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 11,137 | 11.3% |
| Mobile Homes | 3,802 | 3.8% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 5,476 | 6.1% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 3,494 | 3.9% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 2,595 | 2.9% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 2,848 | 3.2% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 2,336 | 2.6% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 3,243 | 3.6% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 3,147 | 3.5% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 4,202 | 4.7% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 2,887 | 3.2% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 5,715 | 6.4% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 8,570 | 9.5% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 11,760 | 13.1% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 9,642 | 10.7% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 7,098 | 7.9% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 8,304 | 9.2% |
| $200,000 or more | 8,673 | 9.6% |
| Median Household Income | 75,753 | |
| Per Capita Income | 43,993 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 90 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 4,158 | 4.6% |
| Public Assistance | 2,048 | 2.3% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 14,456 | 16.1% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 87,823 | 71.5% |
| Unemployed | 5,092 | 4.1% |
| In Armed Forces | 415 | 0.3% |
| Total Labor Force | 93,330 | 76.0% |
| Not in Labor Force | 29,535 | 24.0% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 28.2% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 27,380 | 23,781 | 53.5% |
| Non-Profit | 4,232 | 7,331 | 36.6% |
| Self-Employed | 4,162 | 2,914 | 58.8% |
| Local Government | 3,863 | 4,814 | 44.5% |
| State Government | 7,074 | 8,338 | 45.9% |
| Federal Government | 1,463 | 809 | 64.4% |
| Total Private + Self | 31,542 | 26,695 | 54.2% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 16,632 | 21,292 | 43.9% |
| Total | 48,174 | 47,987 | 50.1% |
| Pct. Govt. | 27.4% | ||
| Pct. Private + Self | 60.6% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 17,044 | 17.7% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 20,865 | 21.7% |
| Professional, Technical | 26,563 | 27.6% |
| Service Occupations | 16,173 | 16.8% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 398 | 0.4% |
| All others | 15,579 | 16.2% |
| White Collar | 67.0% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Health care and social assistance | 17,046 | 17.7% |
| Public administration | 13,452 | 14.0% |
| Educational services | 9,915 | 10.3% |
| Retail trade | 9,128 | 9.5% |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 5,906 | 6.1% |
| Finance and insurance | 5,639 | 5.9% |
| Accommodation and food services | 5,435 | 5.6% |
| Manufacturing | 5,281 | 5.5% |
| Other services | 5,178 | 5.4% |
| Construction | 4,421 | 4.6% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 3,381 | 3.5% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 3,376 | 3.5% |
| Wholesale trade | 1,734 | 1.8% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1,631 | 1.7% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,318 | 1.4% |
| Information | 1,185 | 1.2% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 989 | 1.0% |
| Utilities | 985 | 1.0% |
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 148 | 0.2% |
| Management | 76 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 2,674 | 1.29% |
| Puerto Rican | 909 | 0.44% |
| Cuban | 107 | 0.05% |
| Dominican | 104 | 0.05% |
| Total Central American | 551 | 0.27% |
| Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
| Guatemalan | 20 | 0.01% |
| Honduran | 313 | 0.15% |
| Nicaraguan | 103 | 0.05% |
| Panamanian | 85 | 0.04% |
| Salvadoran | 30 | 0.01% |
| Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total South American | 780 | 0.38% |
| Argentinean | 32 | 0.02% |
| Bolivian | 11 | 0.01% |
| Chilean | 46 | 0.02% |
| Colombian | 475 | 0.23% |
| Ecuadorian | 37 | 0.02% |
| Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 10 | 0.00% |
| Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 169 | 0.08% |
| Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 800 | 0.39% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 1,559 | 0.75% |
| Filipino | 932 | 0.45% |
| Chinese | 646 | 0.31% |
| Korean | 287 | 0.14% |
| Vietnamese | 249 | 0.12% |
| Japanese | 152 | 0.07% |
| Taiwanese | 117 | 0.06% |
| Cambodian | 43 | 0.02% |
| Laotian | 27 | 0.01% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 186,652 | 95.4% |
| Spanish | 3,212 | 1.6% |
| Other Indo-European | 1,180 | 0.6% |
| Other Asian | 723 | 0.4% |
| Tagalog | 690 | 0.4% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 653 | 0.3% |
| Chinese | 557 | 0.3% |
| Arabic | 537 | 0.3% |
| Other | 411 | 0.2% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 43,696 | 21.1% |
| English | 26,439 | 12.8% |
| Irish | 25,456 | 12.3% |
| American | 10,381 | 5.0% |
| Italian | 9,307 | 4.5% |
| Polish | 4,313 | 2.1% |
| Scottish | 3,825 | 1.8% |
| French | 3,709 | 1.8% |
| European | 3,525 | 1.7% |
| Dutch | 2,240 | 1.1% |
| Swedish | 2,198 | 1.1% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,940 | 0.9% |
| Norwegian | 1,615 | 0.8% |
| Welsh | 1,216 | 0.6% |
| Lithuanian | 1,074 | 0.5% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 203,506 | 98.3% |
| Not a citizen | 3,536 | 1.7% |
| Native | 199,970 | 96.6% |
| Foreign-born | 7,072 | 3.4% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 2,182 | 1.5% | 6,268 | 4.3% | 41,302 | 28.4% | 43,041 | 29.6% | 31,291 | 21.5% | 21,176 | 14.6% |
| Average years of education: 14.0 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 2,182 | 1.5% |
| 9-12 Years | 6,268 | 4.3% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 41,302 | 28.4% |
| Some College | 43,041 | 29.6% |
| Bach. Degree | 31,291 | 21.5% |
| Grad Degree | 21,176 | 14.6% |
| Average years of education: 14.0 | ||
| Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
| 1990 | 219,106 | 211,418 | 7,688 | 3.5% | |
| 1991 | 222,640 | 213,566 | 9,074 | 4.1% | |
| 1992 | 221,862 | 211,038 | 10,824 | 4.9% | |
| 1993 | 217,484 | 207,432 | 10,052 | 4.6% | |
| 1994 | 214,642 | 206,114 | 8,528 | 4.0% | |
| 1995 | 214,504 | 205,980 | 8,524 | 4.0% | |
| 1996 | 215,732 | 207,114 | 8,618 | 4.0% | |
| 1997 | 217,394 | 209,526 | 7,868 | 3.6% | |
| 1998 | 217,416 | 210,122 | 7,294 | 3.4% | |
| 1999 | 214,900 | 207,804 | 7,096 | 3.3% | |
| 2000 | 225,526 | 217,608 | 7,918 | 3.5% | |
| 2001 | 223,618 | 214,908 | 8,710 | 3.9% | |
| 2002 | 222,364 | 212,366 | 9,998 | 4.5% | |
| 2003 | 217,024 | 205,404 | 11,620 | 5.4% | |
| 2004 | 219,150 | 207,944 | 11,206 | 5.1% | |
| 2005 | 225,582 | 215,520 | 10,062 | 4.5% | |
| 2006 | 227,204 | 217,768 | 9,436 | 4.2% | |
| 2007 | 229,030 | 218,714 | 10,316 | 4.5% | |
| 2008 | 228,892 | 215,880 | 13,012 | 5.7% | |
| 2009 | 228,704 | 211,496 | 17,208 | 7.5% | |
| 2010 | 228,006 | 210,050 | 17,956 | 7.9% | |
| 2011 | 228,804 | 211,594 | 17,210 | 7.5% | |
| 2012 | 223,602 | 206,966 | 16,636 | 7.4% | |
| 2013 | 216,674 | 200,426 | 16,248 | 7.5% | |
| 2014 | 218,050 | 204,842 | 13,208 | 6.1% | |
| 2015 | 220,390 | 208,754 | 11,636 | 5.3% | |
| 2016 | 222,018 | 210,970 | 11,048 | 5.0% | |
| 2017 | 216,716 | 207,156 | 9,560 | 4.4% | |
| 2018 | 216,414 | 206,942 | 9,472 | 4.4% | |
| 2019 | 212,754 | 204,468 | 8,286 | 3.9% | |
| 2020 | 205,940 | 189,252 | 16,688 | 8.1% | |
| 2021 | 208,778 | 197,186 | 11,592 | 5.6% | |
| 2022 | 207,148 | 198,714 | 8,434 | 4.1% | |
| 2023 | 207,138 | 198,322 | 8,816 | 4.3% | |
| 2024 | 207,964 | 199,102 | 8,862 | 4.3% | |