2022 population: 157,425
( 3,596 from 2010
, 927 from 2020)
Land area: 1270.3 square miles
Population density: 123.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 117,284 | 74.50% | 1.4% |
Black: | 19,565 | 12.43% | 8.8% |
Indian: | 2,882 | 1.83% | 0.9% |
Asian: | 985 | 0.63% | 26.3% |
2+ races: | 4,410 | 2.80% | 30.6% |
Hispanic: | 12,299 | 7.81% | 26.4% |
Total non-White: | 40,141 | 25.50% | 15.3% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 4,015 | 12.8 |
Deaths: | 5,056 | 16.2 |
Net Migration: | 1,824 | 5.8 |
Net Immigration: | 45 | 0.1 |
Change in White population: | -1,721 | -1.1 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 5,317 | 3.5 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 68,594 | |
Median Value | $165,762 | |
Occupied | 60,833 | 88.7% |
Vacant | 7,761 | 11.3% |
Owned | 45,113 | 74.2% |
Rented | 15,720 | 25.8% |
Median Rent | $769 | |
Single-Family Units | 50,242 | 73.2% |
Detached | 48,399 | 70.6% |
Attached | 1,843 | 2.7% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 5,723 | 8.3% |
Mobile Homes | 9,599 | 14.0% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 3,001 | 4.9% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 2,834 | 4.7% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 2,638 | 4.3% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 3,185 | 5.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 3,128 | 5.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 3,345 | 5.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 2,367 | 3.9% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 2,352 | 3.9% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 2,558 | 4.2% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 4,993 | 8.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 5,886 | 9.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 7,562 | 12.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 5,505 | 9.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 3,647 | 6.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 4,240 | 7.0% |
$200,000 or more | 3,592 | 5.9% |
Median Household Income | 60,153 | |
Per Capita Income | 32,434 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to U.S. | 80 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 3,976 | 6.5% |
Public Assistance | 724 | 1.2% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 8,092 | 13.3% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 60,519 | 67.1% |
Unemployed | 2,490 | 2.8% |
In Armed Forces | 44 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 63,053 | 69.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 27,109 | 30.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 32.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 29,017 | 21,278 | 57.7% |
Non-Profit | 1,324 | 2,336 | 36.2% |
Self-Employed | 4,234 | 2,125 | 66.6% |
Local Government | 1,685 | 2,635 | 39.0% |
State Government | 834 | 1,359 | 38.0% |
Federal Government | 1,190 | 840 | 58.6% |
Total Private + Self | 33,251 | 23,403 | 58.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 5,033 | 7,170 | 41.2% |
Total | 38,284 | 30,573 | 55.6% |
Pct. Govt. | 12.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 7,663 | 11.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 13,375 | 19.4% |
Professional, Technical | 14,865 | 21.6% |
Service Occupations | 10,026 | 14.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 291 | 0.4% |
All others | 22,999 | 33.4% |
White Collar | 52.1% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 14,400 | 20.9% |
Retail trade | 8,616 | 12.5% |
Health care and social assistance | 7,317 | 10.6% |
Construction | 6,517 | 9.5% |
Educational services | 5,178 | 7.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 4,283 | 6.2% |
Accommodation and food services | 4,170 | 6.0% |
Other services | 3,398 | 4.9% |
Transportation and warehousing | 2,484 | 3.6% |
Public administration | 2,400 | 3.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 2,242 | 3.3% |
Finance and insurance | 1,966 | 2.9% |
Wholesale trade | 1,676 | 2.4% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,132 | 1.6% |
Information | 754 | 1.1% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 753 | 1.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 752 | 1.1% |
Utilities | 720 | 1.0% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 106 | 0.2% |
Management | 64 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 8,103 | 5.19% |
Puerto Rican | 670 | 0.43% |
Cuban | 312 | 0.20% |
Dominican | 99 | 0.06% |
Total Central American | 1,594 | 1.02% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 1,522 | 0.97% |
Honduran | 42 | 0.03% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 5 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 25 | 0.02% |
Total South American | 114 | 0.07% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 40 | 0.03% |
Colombian | 34 | 0.02% |
Ecuadorian | 23 | 0.01% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 17 | 0.01% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 782 | 0.50% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Vietnamese | 180 | 0.12% |
Thai | 162 | 0.10% |
Korean | 77 | 0.05% |
Filipino | 72 | 0.05% |
Indian | 66 | 0.04% |
Chinese | 53 | 0.03% |
Indonesian | 35 | 0.02% |
Japanese | 22 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 136,435 | 92.7% |
Spanish | 8,604 | 5.8% |
Arabic | 825 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European | 414 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 242 | 0.2% |
Other | 163 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 141 | 0.1% |
Korean | 77 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 72 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 28,363 | 18.2% |
English | 17,652 | 11.3% |
Irish | 13,463 | 8.6% |
German | 9,168 | 5.9% |
Scottish | 3,559 | 2.3% |
European | 2,469 | 1.6% |
Italian | 2,295 | 1.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,894 | 1.2% |
French | 1,286 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 1,193 | 0.8% |
British | 1,035 | 0.7% |
Welsh | 789 | 0.5% |
Other Arab | 750 | 0.5% |
Polish | 591 | 0.4% |
Norwegian | 408 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 151,348 | 96.9% |
Not a citizen | 4,870 | 3.1% |
Native | 149,525 | 95.7% |
Foreign-born | 6,693 | 4.3% |
Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
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< 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
6,410 | 5.9% | 10,195 | 9.4% | 35,794 | 33.0% | 32,008 | 29.5% | 15,858 | 14.6% | 8,087 | 7.5% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 6,410 | 5.9% |
9-12 Years | 10,195 | 9.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 35,794 | 33.0% |
Some College | 32,008 | 29.5% |
Bach. Degree | 15,858 | 14.6% |
Grad Degree | 8,087 | 7.5% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 131,420 | 122,358 | 9,062 | 6.9% | |
1991 | 132,528 | 122,216 | 10,312 | 7.8% | |
1992 | 132,132 | 121,216 | 10,916 | 8.3% | |
1993 | 133,844 | 123,604 | 10,240 | 7.7% | |
1994 | 135,068 | 125,648 | 9,420 | 7.0% | |
1995 | 137,836 | 129,272 | 8,564 | 6.2% | |
1996 | 139,238 | 132,020 | 7,218 | 5.2% | |
1997 | 142,214 | 134,960 | 7,254 | 5.1% | |
1998 | 145,108 | 138,724 | 6,384 | 4.4% | |
1999 | 146,950 | 140,140 | 6,810 | 4.6% | |
2000 | 146,592 | 140,096 | 6,496 | 4.4% | |
2001 | 146,402 | 138,552 | 7,850 | 5.4% | |
2002 | 143,248 | 133,976 | 9,272 | 6.5% | |
2003 | 142,580 | 133,254 | 9,326 | 6.5% | |
2004 | 144,090 | 135,342 | 8,748 | 6.1% | |
2005 | 142,974 | 136,244 | 6,730 | 4.7% | |
2006 | 143,210 | 137,244 | 5,966 | 4.2% | |
2007 | 145,206 | 139,820 | 5,386 | 3.7% | |
2008 | 145,742 | 137,442 | 8,300 | 5.7% | |
2009 | 143,866 | 128,790 | 15,076 | 10.5% | |
2010 | 145,472 | 129,526 | 15,946 | 11.0% | |
2011 | 146,188 | 132,038 | 14,150 | 9.7% | |
2012 | 143,760 | 131,888 | 11,872 | 8.3% | |
2013 | 142,448 | 132,090 | 10,358 | 7.3% | |
2014 | 140,362 | 130,692 | 9,670 | 6.9% | |
2015 | 136,848 | 128,240 | 8,608 | 6.3% | |
2016 | 136,040 | 128,120 | 7,920 | 5.8% | |
2017 | 136,964 | 130,928 | 6,036 | 4.4% | |
2018 | 141,784 | 136,672 | 5,112 | 3.6% | |
2019 | 145,036 | 141,112 | 3,924 | 2.7% | |
2020 | 146,524 | 139,850 | 6,674 | 4.6% | |
2021 | 148,576 | 144,686 | 3,890 | 2.6% | |
2022 | 151,114 | 147,860 | 3,254 | 2.2% | |
2023 | 153,546 | 150,414 | 3,132 | 2.0% |