2024 population: 139,823
(
6,677 from 2020)
Land area: 791.2 square miles
Population density: 176.7 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 84,881 | 60.71% | 2.7% |
| Black: | 42,494 | 30.39% | 5.7% |
| Indian: | 510 | 0.36% | 6.0% |
| Asian: | 1,118 | 0.80% | 17.3% |
| 2+ races: | 2,107 | 1.51% | 17.2% |
| Hispanic: | 8,713 | 6.23% | 22.6% |
| Total non-White: | 54,942 | 39.29% | 8.8% |
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Births: | 8,170 | 15.3 |
| Deaths: | 6,834 | 12.8 |
| Net Migration: | 4,803 | 9.0 |
| Net Immigration: | 507 | 1.0 |
| Change in White population: | 2,255 | 1.7 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 4,422 | 3.3 |
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 57,354 | |
| Median Value | $193,300 | |
| Occupied | 48,658 | 84.8% |
| Vacant | 8,696 | 15.2% |
| Owned | 35,378 | 72.7% |
| Rented | 13,280 | 27.3% |
| Median Rent | $930 | |
| Single-Family Units | 38,825 | 67.7% |
| Detached | 38,113 | 66.5% |
| Attached | 712 | 1.2% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 2,905 | 5.1% |
| Mobile Homes | 11,261 | 19.6% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 3,001 | 6.2% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 3,602 | 7.4% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 2,648 | 5.4% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 2,702 | 5.6% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 2,429 | 5.0% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 2,004 | 4.1% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 2,178 | 4.5% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 2,123 | 4.4% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 1,907 | 3.9% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 3,497 | 7.2% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 4,848 | 10.0% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 5,721 | 11.8% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 3,739 | 7.7% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 2,682 | 5.5% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 3,543 | 7.3% |
| $200,000 or more | 2,034 | 4.2% |
| Median Household Income | 55,274 | |
| Per Capita Income | 29,192 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 83 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 3,663 | 7.5% |
| Public Assistance | 454 | 0.9% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 9,504 | 19.5% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 51,504 | 63.1% |
| Unemployed | 3,229 | 4.0% |
| In Armed Forces | 140 | 0.2% |
| Total Labor Force | 54,873 | 67.3% |
| Not in Labor Force | 26,696 | 32.7% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 36.7% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 22,211 | 17,175 | 56.4% |
| Non-Profit | 1,241 | 2,204 | 36.0% |
| Self-Employed | 3,326 | 1,307 | 71.8% |
| Local Government | 1,591 | 1,653 | 49.0% |
| State Government | 998 | 4,066 | 19.7% |
| Federal Government | 657 | 930 | 41.4% |
| Total Private + Self | 25,537 | 18,482 | 58.0% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 4,487 | 8,853 | 33.6% |
| Total | 30,024 | 27,335 | 52.3% |
| Pct. Govt. | 17.3% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 7,277 | 12.7% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 10,481 | 18.2% |
| Professional, Technical | 12,134 | 21.1% |
| Service Occupations | 12,176 | 21.2% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 123 | 0.2% |
| All others | 15,364 | 26.8% |
| White Collar | 52.0% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Health care and social assistance | 8,830 | 15.4% |
| Retail trade | 6,688 | 11.6% |
| Educational services | 6,431 | 11.2% |
| Accommodation and food services | 6,110 | 10.6% |
| Manufacturing | 4,247 | 7.4% |
| Construction | 4,191 | 7.3% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 4,102 | 7.1% |
| Other services | 3,371 | 5.9% |
| Public administration | 2,879 | 5.0% |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 2,000 | 3.5% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,887 | 3.3% |
| Wholesale trade | 1,484 | 2.6% |
| Finance and insurance | 1,481 | 2.6% |
| Information | 837 | 1.5% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 825 | 1.4% |
| Utilities | 640 | 1.1% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 544 | 0.9% |
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 481 | 0.8% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 367 | 0.6% |
| Management | 37 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 2,753 | 2.06% |
| Puerto Rican | 467 | 0.35% |
| Cuban | 311 | 0.23% |
| Dominican | 175 | 0.13% |
| Total Central American | 1,667 | 1.24% |
| Costa Rican | 7 | 0.01% |
| Guatemalan | 340 | 0.25% |
| Honduran | 1,172 | 0.87% |
| Nicaraguan | 12 | 0.01% |
| Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
| Salvadoran | 136 | 0.10% |
| Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total South American | 203 | 0.15% |
| Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
| Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
| Chilean | 21 | 0.02% |
| Colombian | 120 | 0.09% |
| Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
| Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 62 | 0.05% |
| Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 756 | 0.56% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Chinese | 330 | 0.25% |
| Vietnamese | 279 | 0.21% |
| Indian | 144 | 0.11% |
| Filipino | 91 | 0.07% |
| Japanese | 40 | 0.03% |
| Korean | 36 | 0.03% |
| Taiwanese | 27 | 0.02% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 119,526 | 95.8% |
| Spanish | 3,173 | 2.5% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 622 | 0.5% |
| Chinese | 308 | 0.2% |
| Arabic | 222 | 0.2% |
| Other Asian | 211 | 0.2% |
| Vietnamese | 202 | 0.2% |
| Other Indo-European | 192 | 0.2% |
| German, other Germanic | 184 | 0.1% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| French | 14,325 | 10.7% |
| Italian | 13,768 | 10.3% |
| German | 12,412 | 9.3% |
| Irish | 11,933 | 8.9% |
| English | 11,234 | 8.4% |
| American | 5,886 | 4.4% |
| Scottish | 1,365 | 1.0% |
| French Canadian | 1,095 | 0.8% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,048 | 0.8% |
| European | 824 | 0.6% |
| British | 569 | 0.4% |
| Czech | 526 | 0.4% |
| Dutch | 513 | 0.4% |
| Cajun | 496 | 0.4% |
| Polish | 413 | 0.3% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 132,401 | 98.8% |
| Not a citizen | 1,552 | 1.2% |
| Native | 131,330 | 98.0% |
| Foreign-born | 2,623 | 2.0% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 5,501 | 6.3% | 9,162 | 10.5% | 31,451 | 35.9% | 22,608 | 25.8% | 12,831 | 14.7% | 5,982 | 6.8% |
| Average years of education: 12.7 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 5,501 | 6.3% |
| 9-12 Years | 9,162 | 10.5% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 31,451 | 35.9% |
| Some College | 22,608 | 25.8% |
| Bach. Degree | 12,831 | 14.7% |
| Grad Degree | 5,982 | 6.8% |
| Average years of education: 12.7 | ||
| Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
| 1990 | 70,534 | 63,954 | 6,580 | 9.3% | |
| 1991 | 72,286 | 64,990 | 7,296 | 10.1% | |
| 1992 | 75,978 | 69,208 | 6,770 | 8.9% | |
| 1993 | 77,530 | 70,296 | 7,234 | 9.3% | |
| 1994 | 82,768 | 74,334 | 8,434 | 10.2% | |
| 1995 | 83,342 | 76,166 | 7,176 | 8.6% | |
| 1996 | 84,478 | 77,292 | 7,186 | 8.5% | |
| 1997 | 83,706 | 77,416 | 6,290 | 7.5% | |
| 1998 | 84,994 | 78,602 | 6,392 | 7.5% | |
| 1999 | 87,018 | 81,580 | 5,438 | 6.2% | |
| 2000 | 89,998 | 84,342 | 5,656 | 6.3% | |
| 2001 | 91,630 | 85,474 | 6,156 | 6.7% | |
| 2002 | 91,218 | 84,972 | 6,246 | 6.8% | |
| 2003 | 93,752 | 87,152 | 6,600 | 7.0% | |
| 2004 | 95,398 | 89,082 | 6,316 | 6.6% | |
| 2005 | 101,712 | 91,828 | 9,884 | 9.7% | |
| 2006 | 102,274 | 97,460 | 4,814 | 4.7% | |
| 2007 | 104,538 | 99,898 | 4,640 | 4.4% | |
| 2008 | 105,562 | 99,910 | 5,652 | 5.4% | |
| 2009 | 105,568 | 97,528 | 8,040 | 7.6% | |
| 2010 | 107,130 | 97,298 | 9,832 | 9.2% | |
| 2011 | 106,844 | 97,094 | 9,750 | 9.1% | |
| 2012 | 106,444 | 97,788 | 8,656 | 8.1% | |
| 2013 | 105,816 | 97,672 | 8,144 | 7.7% | |
| 2014 | 107,016 | 99,024 | 7,992 | 7.5% | |
| 2015 | 107,994 | 100,248 | 7,746 | 7.2% | |
| 2016 | 108,458 | 101,134 | 7,324 | 6.8% | |
| 2017 | 109,794 | 103,532 | 6,262 | 5.7% | |
| 2018 | 109,514 | 103,554 | 5,960 | 5.4% | |
| 2019 | 110,512 | 104,636 | 5,876 | 5.3% | |
| 2020 | 112,778 | 102,024 | 10,754 | 9.5% | |
| 2021 | 112,900 | 105,566 | 7,334 | 6.5% | |
| 2022 | 113,518 | 108,612 | 4,906 | 4.3% | |
| 2023 | 114,716 | 109,796 | 4,920 | 4.3% | |
| 2024 | 121,942 | 116,018 | 5,924 | 4.9% | |