2024 population: 227,336 
  ( 
 5,811 from 2020) 
Land area: 1644.5 square miles
Population density: 138.2 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 166,943 | 73.43% |    1.3%  | 
| Black: | 25,166 | 11.07% |    1.7%  | 
| Indian: | 510 | 0.22% |    12.1%  | 
| Asian: | 11,746 | 5.17% |    12.0%  | 
| 2+ races: | 6,521 | 2.87% |    16.3%  | 
| Hispanic: | 16,450 | 7.24% |    12.7%  | 
| Total non-White: | 60,393 | 26.57% |    6.4%  | 
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate  | 
|---|---|---|
| Births: | 9,308 | 10.5 | 
| Deaths: | 8,666 | 9.8 | 
| Net Migration:  | 1,500 | 1.7 | 
| Net Immigration:  | 3,708 | 4.2 | 
| Change in White population: | 2,160 | 1.0 | 
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 3,651 | 1.6 | 
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 98,578 | |
| Median Value | $386,889 | |
| Occupied | 87,531 | 88.8% | 
| Vacant | 11,047 | 11.2% | 
| Owned | 57,717 | 65.9% | 
| Rented | 29,814 | 34.1% | 
| Median Rent | $1,409 | |
| Single-Family Units | 71,969 | 73.0% | 
| Detached | 63,265 | 64.2% | 
| Attached | 8,704 | 8.8% | 
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 17,447 | 17.7% | 
| Mobile Homes | 3,751 | 3.8% | 
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % | 
| Less than $10,000 | 4,317 | 4.9% | 
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 2,500 | 2.9% | 
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 2,138 | 2.4% | 
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 2,809 | 3.2% | 
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 2,574 | 2.9% | 
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 2,583 | 3.0% | 
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 3,049 | 3.5% | 
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 2,424 | 2.8% | 
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 2,662 | 3.0% | 
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 5,929 | 6.8% | 
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 7,730 | 8.8% | 
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 10,910 | 12.5% | 
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 9,234 | 10.5% | 
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 6,210 | 7.1% | 
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 9,701 | 11.1% | 
| $200,000 or more | 12,761 | 14.6% | 
| Median Household Income | 86,301 | |
| Per Capita Income | 50,082 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 104 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 3,382 | 3.9% | 
| Public Assistance | 1,366 | 1.6% | 
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 6,024 | 6.9% | 
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 94,672 | 70.4% | 
| Unemployed | 3,574 | 2.7% | 
| In Armed Forces | 342 | 0.3% | 
| Total Labor Force | 98,588 | 73.3% | 
| Not in Labor Force | 35,906 | 26.7% | 
| Real Unemployment Rate | 29.4% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 31,423 | 27,448 | 53.4% | 
| Non-Profit | 4,588 | 7,992 | 36.5% | 
| Self-Employed | 7,399 | 4,579 | 61.8% | 
| Local Government | 3,574 | 5,493 | 39.4% | 
| State Government | 6,268 | 7,724 | 44.8% | 
| Federal Government | 1,911 | 953 | 66.7% | 
| Total Private + Self | 38,822 | 32,027 | 54.8% | 
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 16,341 | 22,162 | 42.4% | 
| Total | 55,163 | 54,189 | 50.4% | 
| Pct. Govt. | 23.7% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 21,218 | 19.4% | 
| Sales and Office Occupations | 18,892 | 17.2% | 
| Professional, Technical | 37,257 | 34.0% | 
| Service Occupations | 17,404 | 15.9% | 
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 557 | 0.5% | 
| All others | 14,861 | 13.6% | 
| White Collar | 70.6% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Educational services | 21,472 | 19.6% | 
| Health care and social assistance | 15,722 | 14.3% | 
| Professional, scientific, technical | 11,775 | 10.7% | 
| Retail trade | 9,646 | 8.8% | 
| Accommodation and food services | 7,465 | 6.8% | 
| Construction | 6,486 | 5.9% | 
| Other services | 5,941 | 5.4% | 
| Manufacturing | 5,082 | 4.6% | 
| Public administration | 4,690 | 4.3% | 
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 4,399 | 4.0% | 
| Finance and insurance | 4,170 | 3.8% | 
| Transportation and warehousing | 2,759 | 2.5% | 
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 2,386 | 2.2% | 
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 2,339 | 2.1% | 
| Information | 1,860 | 1.7% | 
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,343 | 1.2% | 
| Wholesale trade | 1,339 | 1.2% | 
| Utilities | 548 | 0.5% | 
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 193 | 0.2% | 
| Management | 17 | 0.0% | 
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % | 
| Mexican | 3,848 | 1.74% | 
| Puerto Rican | 1,401 | 0.63% | 
| Cuban | 778 | 0.35% | 
| Dominican | 134 | 0.06% | 
| Total Central American | 3,913 | 1.77% | 
| Costa Rican | 8 | 0.00% | 
| Guatemalan | 228 | 0.10% | 
| Honduran | 580 | 0.26% | 
| Nicaraguan | 194 | 0.09% | 
| Panamanian | 202 | 0.09% | 
| Salvadoran | 2,685 | 1.21% | 
| Other Central American | 16 | 0.01% | 
| Total South American | 1,186 | 0.54% | 
| Argentinean | 174 | 0.08% | 
| Bolivian | 150 | 0.07% | 
| Chilean | 125 | 0.06% | 
| Colombian | 142 | 0.06% | 
| Ecuadorian | 28 | 0.01% | 
| Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Peruvian | 390 | 0.18% | 
| Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Venezuelan | 148 | 0.07% | 
| Other South American | 29 | 0.01% | 
| Other Hispanic | 1,266 | 0.57% | 
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % | 
| Chinese | 3,035 | 1.37% | 
| Indian | 2,560 | 1.15% | 
| Korean | 1,347 | 0.61% | 
| Filipino | 663 | 0.30% | 
| Vietnamese | 547 | 0.25% | 
| Japanese | 254 | 0.11% | 
| Burmese | 239 | 0.11% | 
| Bangladeshi | 212 | 0.10% | 
| Taiwanese | 172 | 0.08% | 
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % | 
| English | 187,189 | 89.0% | 
| Spanish | 8,586 | 4.1% | 
| Other Indo-European | 3,797 | 1.8% | 
| Chinese | 2,416 | 1.1% | 
| Other Asian | 1,706 | 0.8% | 
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 1,248 | 0.6% | 
| Arabic | 1,108 | 0.5% | 
| German, other Germanic | 976 | 0.5% | 
| Other | 920 | 0.4% | 
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % | 
| English | 30,808 | 13.9% | 
| German | 27,347 | 12.3% | 
| Irish | 23,701 | 10.7% | 
| American | 12,871 | 5.8% | 
| Italian | 10,467 | 4.7% | 
| European | 6,306 | 2.8% | 
| Scottish | 5,082 | 2.3% | 
| Polish | 4,682 | 2.1% | 
| Scotch-Irish | 4,225 | 1.9% | 
| French | 4,193 | 1.9% | 
| British | 3,154 | 1.4% | 
| Dutch | 2,922 | 1.3% | 
| Swedish | 2,351 | 1.1% | 
| Russian | 1,745 | 0.8% | 
| Norwegian | 1,682 | 0.8% | 
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 211,730 | 95.5% | 
| Not a citizen | 9,918 | 4.5% | 
| Native | 203,259 | 91.7% | 
| Foreign-born | 18,389 | 8.3% | 
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 3,867 | 2.5% | 7,620 | 5.0% | 29,500 | 19.4% | 32,815 | 21.6% | 40,424 | 26.6% | 37,796 | 24.9% | 
| Average years of education: 14.7 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 3,867 | 2.5% | 
| 9-12 Years | 7,620 | 5.0% | 
| H.S. Grad or GED | 29,500 | 19.4% | 
| Some College | 32,815 | 21.6% | 
| Bach. Degree | 40,424 | 26.6% | 
| Grad Degree | 37,796 | 24.9% | 
| Average years of education: 14.7 | ||
| Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Labor Force  | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate  | State Avg.  | 
| 1990 | 147,094 | 143,382 | 3,712 | 2.5% | |
| 1991 | 149,100 | 142,472 | 6,628 | 4.4% | |
| 1992 | 152,800 | 145,640 | 7,160 | 4.7% | |
| 1993 | 152,724 | 147,738 | 4,986 | 3.3% | |
| 1994 | 154,800 | 150,164 | 4,636 | 3.0% | |
| 1995 | 157,002 | 153,168 | 3,834 | 2.4% | |
| 1996 | 158,850 | 154,664 | 4,186 | 2.6% | |
| 1997 | 160,508 | 156,962 | 3,546 | 2.2% | |
| 1998 | 164,042 | 161,692 | 2,350 | 1.4% | |
| 1999 | 166,214 | 163,966 | 2,248 | 1.4% | |
| 2000 | 177,228 | 173,576 | 3,652 | 2.1% | |
| 2001 | 179,784 | 174,992 | 4,792 | 2.7% | |
| 2002 | 182,980 | 176,550 | 6,430 | 3.5% | |
| 2003 | 184,912 | 177,804 | 7,108 | 3.8% | |
| 2004 | 188,354 | 181,488 | 6,866 | 3.6% | |
| 2005 | 194,574 | 188,056 | 6,518 | 3.3% | |
| 2006 | 202,814 | 197,102 | 5,712 | 2.8% | |
| 2007 | 209,418 | 203,882 | 5,536 | 2.6% | |
| 2008 | 214,238 | 206,644 | 7,594 | 3.5% | |
| 2009 | 213,746 | 201,432 | 12,314 | 5.8% | |
| 2010 | 209,236 | 195,940 | 13,296 | 6.4% | |
| 2011 | 211,816 | 199,764 | 12,052 | 5.7% | |
| 2012 | 212,740 | 201,734 | 11,006 | 5.2% | |
| 2013 | 212,102 | 202,072 | 10,030 | 4.7% | |
| 2014 | 217,232 | 207,724 | 9,508 | 4.4% | |
| 2015 | 218,560 | 210,302 | 8,258 | 3.8% | |
| 2016 | 219,686 | 212,196 | 7,490 | 3.4% | |
| 2017 | 225,050 | 217,902 | 7,148 | 3.2% | |
| 2018 | 227,994 | 222,046 | 5,948 | 2.6% | |
| 2019 | 234,486 | 229,016 | 5,470 | 2.3% | |
| 2020 | 224,886 | 212,274 | 12,612 | 5.6% | |
| 2021 | 225,704 | 218,170 | 7,534 | 3.3% | |
| 2022 | 232,484 | 226,388 | 6,096 | 2.6% | |
| 2023 | 239,036 | 232,880 | 6,156 | 2.6% | |
| 2024 | 241,946 | 235,836 | 6,110 | 2.5% | |