2024 population: 159,285 
  (  3,337 from 2020)
 3,337 from 2020) 
Land area: 772.3 square miles
Population density: 206.2 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 134,559 | 84.48% |  0.5% | 
| Black: | 5,996 | 3.76% |  13.2% | 
| Indian: | 270 | 0.17% |  4.9% | 
| Asian: | 2,193 | 1.38% |  37.4% | 
| 2+ races: | 3,145 | 1.97% |  11.6% | 
| Hispanic: | 13,122 | 8.24% |  22.2% | 
| Total non-White: | 24,726 | 15.52% |  19.3% | 
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate  | 
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| Births: | 7,186 | 11.5 | 
| Deaths: | 8,142 | 13.1 | 
| Net Migration:  | 3,079 | 4.9 | 
| Net Immigration:  | 1,184 | 1.9 | 
| Change in White population: | -656 | -0.4 | 
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 3,993 | 2.6 | 
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 66,443 | |
| Median Value | $222,000 | |
| Occupied | 62,576 | 94.2% | 
| Vacant | 3,867 | 5.8% | 
| Owned | 45,631 | 72.9% | 
| Rented | 16,945 | 27.1% | 
| Median Rent | $1,019 | |
| Single-Family Units | 53,442 | 80.4% | 
| Detached | 45,487 | 68.5% | 
| Attached | 7,955 | 12.0% | 
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 3,936 | 5.9% | 
| Mobile Homes | 4,364 | 6.6% | 
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % | 
| Less than $10,000 | 2,125 | 3.4% | 
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 1,413 | 2.3% | 
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 1,898 | 3.0% | 
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 2,071 | 3.3% | 
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 2,344 | 3.7% | 
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 2,684 | 4.3% | 
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 2,363 | 3.8% | 
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 2,596 | 4.1% | 
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 2,998 | 4.8% | 
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 4,908 | 7.8% | 
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 7,304 | 11.7% | 
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 9,706 | 15.5% | 
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 7,198 | 11.5% | 
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 4,662 | 7.5% | 
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 4,792 | 7.7% | 
| $200,000 or more | 3,514 | 5.6% | 
| Median Household Income | 71,808 | |
| Per Capita Income | 37,520 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 87 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 2,653 | 4.2% | 
| Public Assistance | 1,494 | 2.4% | 
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 7,016 | 11.2% | 
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 67,171 | 75.8% | 
| Unemployed | 2,350 | 2.7% | 
| In Armed Forces | 61 | 0.1% | 
| Total Labor Force | 69,582 | 78.5% | 
| Not in Labor Force | 19,067 | 21.5% | 
| Real Unemployment Rate | 24.2% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 27,908 | 22,586 | 55.3% | 
| Non-Profit | 2,259 | 5,502 | 29.1% | 
| Self-Employed | 4,891 | 2,192 | 69.1% | 
| Local Government | 2,203 | 2,932 | 42.9% | 
| State Government | 913 | 1,232 | 42.6% | 
| Federal Government | 2,393 | 710 | 77.1% | 
| Total Private + Self | 32,799 | 24,778 | 57.0% | 
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 7,768 | 10,376 | 42.8% | 
| Total | 40,567 | 35,154 | 53.6% | 
| Pct. Govt. | 13.7% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 9,215 | 12.1% | 
| Sales and Office Occupations | 15,207 | 20.0% | 
| Professional, Technical | 16,285 | 21.5% | 
| Service Occupations | 11,233 | 14.8% | 
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 971 | 1.3% | 
| All others | 23,910 | 31.5% | 
| White Collar | 53.7% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 12,416 | 16.4% | 
| Health care and social assistance | 10,907 | 14.4% | 
| Retail trade | 9,120 | 12.0% | 
| Educational services | 6,621 | 8.7% | 
| Transportation and warehousing | 5,649 | 7.4% | 
| Public administration | 4,697 | 6.2% | 
| Construction | 4,265 | 5.6% | 
| Accommodation and food services | 4,043 | 5.3% | 
| Professional, scientific, technical | 3,676 | 4.8% | 
| Other services | 2,766 | 3.6% | 
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 2,338 | 3.1% | 
| Finance and insurance | 2,318 | 3.1% | 
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 2,242 | 3.0% | 
| Wholesale trade | 1,883 | 2.5% | 
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1,250 | 1.6% | 
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 683 | 0.9% | 
| Information | 591 | 0.8% | 
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 209 | 0.3% | 
| Utilities | 173 | 0.2% | 
| Management | 3 | 0.0% | 
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % | 
| Mexican | 3,672 | 2.35% | 
| Puerto Rican | 2,287 | 1.47% | 
| Cuban | 232 | 0.15% | 
| Dominican | 632 | 0.40% | 
| Total Central American | 2,315 | 1.48% | 
| Costa Rican | 48 | 0.03% | 
| Guatemalan | 1,879 | 1.20% | 
| Honduran | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Panamanian | 78 | 0.05% | 
| Salvadoran | 310 | 0.20% | 
| Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Total South American | 585 | 0.37% | 
| Argentinean | 3 | 0.00% | 
| Bolivian | 56 | 0.04% | 
| Chilean | 24 | 0.02% | 
| Colombian | 18 | 0.01% | 
| Ecuadorian | 36 | 0.02% | 
| Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Peruvian | 200 | 0.13% | 
| Uruguayan | 127 | 0.08% | 
| Venezuelan | 121 | 0.08% | 
| Other South American | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Other Hispanic | 385 | 0.25% | 
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % | 
| Indian | 290 | 0.19% | 
| Chinese | 266 | 0.17% | 
| Filipino | 117 | 0.07% | 
| Korean | 99 | 0.06% | 
| Vietnamese | 92 | 0.06% | 
| Thai | 54 | 0.03% | 
| Other Southeast Asian | 44 | 0.03% | 
| Japanese | 39 | 0.02% | 
| Burmese | 34 | 0.02% | 
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % | 
| English | 136,888 | 92.9% | 
| Spanish | 6,721 | 4.6% | 
| German, other Germanic | 1,677 | 1.1% | 
| Other Indo-European | 519 | 0.4% | 
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 336 | 0.2% | 
| Other Asian | 258 | 0.2% | 
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 224 | 0.2% | 
| Other | 201 | 0.1% | 
| Chinese | 158 | 0.1% | 
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % | 
| German | 48,339 | 31.0% | 
| American | 20,246 | 13.0% | 
| Irish | 16,087 | 10.3% | 
| English | 12,875 | 8.2% | 
| Italian | 4,924 | 3.2% | 
| Polish | 3,419 | 2.2% | 
| European | 3,383 | 2.2% | 
| Scottish | 2,920 | 1.9% | 
| French | 2,746 | 1.8% | 
| Scotch-Irish | 2,595 | 1.7% | 
| Swiss | 2,322 | 1.5% | 
| Dutch | 1,653 | 1.1% | 
| Welsh | 1,217 | 0.8% | 
| Swedish | 1,047 | 0.7% | 
| Hungarian | 791 | 0.5% | 
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 152,963 | 98.0% | 
| Not a citizen | 3,121 | 2.0% | 
| Native | 150,291 | 96.3% | 
| Foreign-born | 5,793 | 3.7% | 
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 3,062 | 2.8% | 7,719 | 7.0% | 48,095 | 43.7% | 25,973 | 23.6% | 15,426 | 14.0% | 9,871 | 9.0% | 
| Average years of education: 13.1 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 3,062 | 2.8% | 
| 9-12 Years | 7,719 | 7.0% | 
| H.S. Grad or GED | 48,095 | 43.7% | 
| Some College | 25,973 | 23.6% | 
| Bach. Degree | 15,426 | 14.0% | 
| Grad Degree | 9,871 | 9.0% | 
| 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 | 125,340 | 119,036 | 6,304 | 5.0% | |
| 1991 | 124,360 | 116,714 | 7,646 | 6.1% | |
| 1992 | 124,582 | 117,256 | 7,326 | 5.9% | |
| 1993 | 124,196 | 117,556 | 6,640 | 5.3% | |
| 1994 | 122,670 | 116,812 | 5,858 | 4.8% | |
| 1995 | 127,984 | 122,196 | 5,788 | 4.5% | |
| 1996 | 131,290 | 124,634 | 6,656 | 5.1% | |
| 1997 | 133,700 | 127,278 | 6,422 | 4.8% | |
| 1998 | 134,302 | 129,028 | 5,274 | 3.9% | |
| 1999 | 132,060 | 125,882 | 6,178 | 4.7% | |
| 2000 | 135,446 | 130,318 | 5,128 | 3.8% | |
| 2001 | 135,912 | 129,694 | 6,218 | 4.6% | |
| 2002 | 138,360 | 131,886 | 6,474 | 4.7% | |
| 2003 | 141,000 | 134,890 | 6,110 | 4.3% | |
| 2004 | 148,150 | 142,702 | 5,448 | 3.7% | |
| 2005 | 153,990 | 148,674 | 5,316 | 3.5% | |
| 2006 | 157,684 | 152,382 | 5,302 | 3.4% | |
| 2007 | 161,534 | 155,862 | 5,672 | 3.5% | |
| 2008 | 165,232 | 158,102 | 7,130 | 4.3% | |
| 2009 | 161,888 | 148,926 | 12,962 | 8.0% | |
| 2010 | 150,964 | 138,454 | 12,510 | 8.3% | |
| 2011 | 150,776 | 139,944 | 10,832 | 7.2% | |
| 2012 | 152,372 | 141,916 | 10,456 | 6.9% | |
| 2013 | 152,744 | 142,978 | 9,766 | 6.4% | |
| 2014 | 152,862 | 144,444 | 8,418 | 5.5% | |
| 2015 | 155,750 | 147,884 | 7,866 | 5.1% | |
| 2016 | 155,214 | 147,302 | 7,912 | 5.1% | |
| 2017 | 153,086 | 146,168 | 6,918 | 4.5% | |
| 2018 | 153,950 | 148,044 | 5,906 | 3.8% | |
| 2019 | 155,528 | 149,428 | 6,100 | 3.9% | |
| 2020 | 154,368 | 142,616 | 11,752 | 7.6% | |
| 2021 | 155,544 | 147,928 | 7,616 | 4.9% | |
| 2022 | 156,130 | 150,360 | 5,770 | 3.7% | |
| 2023 | 154,344 | 149,884 | 4,460 | 2.9% | |
| 2024 | 154,430 | 149,640 | 4,790 | 3.1% | |