2024 population: 71,106 
  ( 
 3,097 from 2020) 
Land area: 898.3 square miles
Population density: 79.2 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 54,382 | 76.48% |    6.0%  | 
| Black: | 9,926 | 13.96% |    1.0%  | 
| Indian: | 134 | 0.19% |    6.3%  | 
| Asian: | 600 | 0.84% |    9.2%  | 
| 2+ races: | 1,846 | 2.60% |    8.0%  | 
| Hispanic: | 4,218 | 5.93% |    10.0%  | 
| Total non-White: | 16,724 | 23.52% |    2.3%  | 
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate  | 
|---|---|---|
| Births: | 3,444 | 11.6 | 
| Deaths: | 4,872 | 16.4 | 
| Net Migration:  | -1,752 | -5.9 | 
| Net Immigration:  | 81 | 0.3 | 
| Change in White population: | -3,468 | -4.7 | 
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 371 | 0.5 | 
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 34,496 | |
| Median Value | $91,000 | |
| Occupied | 29,904 | 86.7% | 
| Vacant | 4,592 | 13.3% | 
| Owned | 20,781 | 69.5% | 
| Rented | 9,123 | 30.5% | 
| Median Rent | $769 | |
| Single-Family Units | 27,694 | 80.3% | 
| Detached | 27,341 | 79.3% | 
| Attached | 353 | 1.0% | 
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 3,294 | 9.5% | 
| Mobile Homes | 1,787 | 5.2% | 
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % | 
| Less than $10,000 | 1,953 | 6.5% | 
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 1,737 | 5.8% | 
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 1,254 | 4.2% | 
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 1,384 | 4.6% | 
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 1,605 | 5.4% | 
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 1,493 | 5.0% | 
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 1,449 | 4.8% | 
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 1,854 | 6.2% | 
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 1,231 | 4.1% | 
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 2,766 | 9.2% | 
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 2,752 | 9.2% | 
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 3,664 | 12.3% | 
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 2,895 | 9.7% | 
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 1,636 | 5.5% | 
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 1,303 | 4.4% | 
| $200,000 or more | 928 | 3.1% | 
| Median Household Income | 52,787 | |
| Per Capita Income | 28,933 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 84 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 1,434 | 4.8% | 
| Public Assistance | 704 | 2.4% | 
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 5,400 | 18.1% | 
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 26,825 | 64.5% | 
| Unemployed | 2,030 | 4.9% | 
| In Armed Forces | 24 | 0.1% | 
| Total Labor Force | 28,879 | 69.5% | 
| Not in Labor Force | 12,693 | 30.5% | 
| Real Unemployment Rate | 35.4% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 11,470 | 8,820 | 56.5% | 
| Non-Profit | 623 | 1,442 | 30.2% | 
| Self-Employed | 1,937 | 1,344 | 59.0% | 
| Local Government | 951 | 1,424 | 40.0% | 
| State Government | 583 | 648 | 47.4% | 
| Federal Government | 466 | 659 | 41.4% | 
| Total Private + Self | 13,407 | 10,164 | 56.9% | 
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 2,623 | 4,173 | 38.6% | 
| Total | 16,030 | 14,337 | 52.8% | 
| Pct. Govt. | 15.6% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 3,663 | 12.0% | 
| Sales and Office Occupations | 6,023 | 19.8% | 
| Professional, Technical | 4,871 | 16.0% | 
| Service Occupations | 5,842 | 19.2% | 
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 230 | 0.8% | 
| All others | 10,000 | 32.9% | 
| White Collar | 47.9% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 5,066 | 16.7% | 
| Health care and social assistance | 4,567 | 15.0% | 
| Retail trade | 3,555 | 11.7% | 
| Educational services | 2,362 | 7.8% | 
| Accommodation and food services | 1,921 | 6.3% | 
| Construction | 1,916 | 6.3% | 
| Transportation and warehousing | 1,741 | 5.7% | 
| Other services | 1,599 | 5.3% | 
| Finance and insurance | 1,520 | 5.0% | 
| Public administration | 1,239 | 4.1% | 
| Wholesale trade | 1,137 | 3.7% | 
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,107 | 3.6% | 
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 814 | 2.7% | 
| Professional, scientific, technical | 774 | 2.5% | 
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 372 | 1.2% | 
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 231 | 0.8% | 
| Utilities | 205 | 0.7% | 
| Information | 196 | 0.6% | 
| Management | 58 | 0.2% | 
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 19 | 0.1% | 
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % | 
| Mexican | 3,366 | 4.54% | 
| Puerto Rican | 198 | 0.27% | 
| Cuban | 63 | 0.09% | 
| Dominican | 13 | 0.02% | 
| Total Central American | 188 | 0.25% | 
| Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Guatemalan | 158 | 0.21% | 
| Honduran | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Panamanian | 30 | 0.04% | 
| Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Total South American | 25 | 0.03% | 
| Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Chilean | 6 | 0.01% | 
| Colombian | 6 | 0.01% | 
| Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Peruvian | 6 | 0.01% | 
| Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Venezuelan | 7 | 0.01% | 
| Other South American | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Other Hispanic | 182 | 0.25% | 
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % | 
| Indian | 320 | 0.43% | 
| Chinese | 102 | 0.14% | 
| Vietnamese | 100 | 0.13% | 
| Filipino | 59 | 0.08% | 
| Korean | 40 | 0.05% | 
| Japanese | 17 | 0.02% | 
| Indonesian | 8 | 0.01% | 
| Taiwanese | 1 | 0.00% | 
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % | 
| English | 66,471 | 95.5% | 
| Spanish | 2,200 | 3.2% | 
| Other Asian | 282 | 0.4% | 
| Other Indo-European | 180 | 0.3% | 
| Arabic | 136 | 0.2% | 
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 70 | 0.1% | 
| German, other Germanic | 65 | 0.1% | 
| Chinese | 59 | 0.1% | 
| Vietnamese | 51 | 0.1% | 
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % | 
| German | 10,450 | 14.1% | 
| Irish | 6,529 | 8.8% | 
| English | 6,035 | 8.1% | 
| American | 4,281 | 5.8% | 
| Scottish | 1,227 | 1.7% | 
| Italian | 1,094 | 1.5% | 
| Dutch | 830 | 1.1% | 
| French | 823 | 1.1% | 
| Polish | 814 | 1.1% | 
| Norwegian | 568 | 0.8% | 
| European | 564 | 0.8% | 
| Swedish | 448 | 0.6% | 
| Welsh | 434 | 0.6% | 
| Scotch-Irish | 407 | 0.5% | 
| Lithuanian | 316 | 0.4% | 
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 73,573 | 99.3% | 
| Not a citizen | 540 | 0.7% | 
| Native | 72,398 | 97.7% | 
| Foreign-born | 1,715 | 2.3% | 
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 1,273 | 2.5% | 3,509 | 6.9% | 20,992 | 41.5% | 16,955 | 33.5% | 4,973 | 9.8% | 2,936 | 5.8% | 
| Average years of education: 12.9 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 1,273 | 2.5% | 
| 9-12 Years | 3,509 | 6.9% | 
| H.S. Grad or GED | 20,992 | 41.5% | 
| Some College | 16,955 | 33.5% | 
| Bach. Degree | 4,973 | 9.8% | 
| Grad Degree | 2,936 | 5.8% | 
| Average years of education: 12.9 | ||
| Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Labor Force  | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate  | State Avg.  | 
| 1990 | 84,606 | 77,166 | 7,440 | 8.8% | |
| 1991 | 83,230 | 75,782 | 7,448 | 8.9% | |
| 1992 | 83,962 | 75,574 | 8,388 | 10.0% | |
| 1993 | 83,920 | 75,740 | 8,180 | 9.7% | |
| 1994 | 82,636 | 76,184 | 6,452 | 7.8% | |
| 1995 | 80,898 | 75,154 | 5,744 | 7.1% | |
| 1996 | 80,584 | 74,784 | 5,800 | 7.2% | |
| 1997 | 79,912 | 74,982 | 4,930 | 6.2% | |
| 1998 | 78,694 | 74,176 | 4,518 | 5.7% | |
| 1999 | 78,400 | 74,198 | 4,202 | 5.4% | |
| 2000 | 77,934 | 73,548 | 4,386 | 5.6% | |
| 2001 | 75,680 | 70,710 | 4,970 | 6.6% | |
| 2002 | 74,656 | 69,258 | 5,398 | 7.2% | |
| 2003 | 74,872 | 68,878 | 5,994 | 8.0% | |
| 2004 | 75,020 | 69,136 | 5,884 | 7.8% | |
| 2005 | 76,090 | 71,358 | 4,732 | 6.2% | |
| 2006 | 75,424 | 71,188 | 4,236 | 5.6% | |
| 2007 | 75,444 | 70,746 | 4,698 | 6.2% | |
| 2008 | 74,690 | 68,800 | 5,890 | 7.9% | |
| 2009 | 74,092 | 65,470 | 8,622 | 11.6% | |
| 2010 | 75,450 | 66,696 | 8,754 | 11.6% | |
| 2011 | 74,810 | 67,338 | 7,472 | 10.0% | |
| 2012 | 73,594 | 66,728 | 6,866 | 9.3% | |
| 2013 | 71,674 | 64,092 | 7,582 | 10.6% | |
| 2014 | 70,956 | 64,882 | 6,074 | 8.6% | |
| 2015 | 70,798 | 65,762 | 5,036 | 7.1% | |
| 2016 | 70,086 | 64,998 | 5,088 | 7.3% | |
| 2017 | 68,062 | 63,644 | 4,418 | 6.5% | |
| 2018 | 67,332 | 63,226 | 4,106 | 6.1% | |
| 2019 | 66,384 | 63,122 | 3,262 | 4.9% | |
| 2020 | 65,084 | 59,342 | 5,742 | 8.8% | |
| 2021 | 63,368 | 59,124 | 4,244 | 6.7% | |
| 2022 | 63,782 | 60,592 | 3,190 | 5.0% | |
| 2023 | 63,796 | 60,084 | 3,712 | 5.8% | |
| 2024 | 62,714 | 58,976 | 3,738 | 6.0% | |