2022 population: 144,090
( 8,302 from 2010
, 226 from 2020)
Land area: 1045.9 square miles
Population density: 137.8 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 62,516 | 43.39% | 14.5% |
Black: | 66,815 | 46.37% | 1.4% |
Indian: | 857 | 0.59% | 23.3% |
Asian: | 1,199 | 0.83% | 41.1% |
2+ races: | 2,253 | 1.56% | 34.6% |
Hispanic: | 10,450 | 7.25% | 28.7% |
Total non-White: | 81,574 | 56.61% | 2.9% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 3,703 | 12.9 |
Deaths: | 4,799 | 16.7 |
Net Migration: | 1,089 | 3.8 |
Net Immigration: | 182 | 0.6 |
Change in White population: | -10,614 | -7.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 2,312 | 1.5 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 66,549 | |
Median Value | $142,588 | |
Occupied | 57,143 | 85.9% |
Vacant | 9,406 | 14.1% |
Owned | 36,516 | 63.9% |
Rented | 20,627 | 36.1% |
Median Rent | $844 | |
Single-Family Units | 44,209 | 66.4% |
Detached | 43,382 | 65.2% |
Attached | 827 | 1.2% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 4,336 | 6.5% |
Mobile Homes | 12,572 | 18.9% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 3,647 | 6.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 3,417 | 6.0% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 2,929 | 5.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 2,668 | 4.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 3,058 | 5.4% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 2,863 | 5.0% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 2,340 | 4.1% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 2,853 | 5.0% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 2,824 | 4.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 5,398 | 9.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 4,588 | 8.0% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 7,314 | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 4,631 | 8.1% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 3,281 | 5.7% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 3,178 | 5.6% |
$200,000 or more | 2,154 | 3.8% |
Median Household Income | 53,248 | |
Per Capita Income | 29,896 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to U.S. | 78 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 4,240 | 7.4% |
Public Assistance | 757 | 1.3% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 11,102 | 19.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 54,766 | 66.4% |
Unemployed | 4,522 | 5.5% |
In Armed Forces | 53 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 59,341 | 71.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 23,185 | 28.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 33.6% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 23,596 | 22,501 | 51.2% |
Non-Profit | 1,374 | 1,958 | 41.2% |
Self-Employed | 3,225 | 1,621 | 66.5% |
Local Government | 1,803 | 2,716 | 39.9% |
State Government | 1,084 | 2,261 | 32.4% |
Federal Government | 440 | 735 | 37.4% |
Total Private + Self | 26,821 | 24,122 | 52.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 4,701 | 7,670 | 38.0% |
Total | 31,522 | 31,792 | 49.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 14.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 8,198 | 12.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 13,311 | 20.9% |
Professional, Technical | 11,577 | 18.2% |
Service Occupations | 11,575 | 18.2% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 586 | 0.9% |
All others | 18,878 | 29.7% |
White Collar | 52.1% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 10,893 | 17.1% |
Health care and social assistance | 8,575 | 13.5% |
Retail trade | 7,963 | 12.5% |
Construction | 4,778 | 7.5% |
Educational services | 4,625 | 7.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 4,570 | 7.2% |
Transportation and warehousing | 3,589 | 5.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 3,077 | 4.8% |
Finance and insurance | 2,902 | 4.6% |
Public administration | 2,818 | 4.4% |
Other services | 2,247 | 3.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 2,019 | 3.2% |
Wholesale trade | 1,323 | 2.1% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,154 | 1.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,012 | 1.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 771 | 1.2% |
Information | 663 | 1.0% |
Utilities | 363 | 0.6% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 113 | 0.2% |
Management | 84 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 6,845 | 4.75% |
Puerto Rican | 958 | 0.66% |
Cuban | 26 | 0.02% |
Dominican | 153 | 0.11% |
Total Central American | 917 | 0.64% |
Costa Rican | 10 | 0.01% |
Guatemalan | 332 | 0.23% |
Honduran | 398 | 0.28% |
Nicaraguan | 32 | 0.02% |
Panamanian | 47 | 0.03% |
Salvadoran | 2 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 96 | 0.07% |
Total South American | 663 | 0.46% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 216 | 0.15% |
Colombian | 162 | 0.11% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 258 | 0.18% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 27 | 0.02% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 212 | 0.15% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 245 | 0.17% |
Chinese | 142 | 0.10% |
Filipino | 95 | 0.07% |
Vietnamese | 38 | 0.03% |
Japanese | 29 | 0.02% |
Taiwanese | 11 | 0.01% |
Korean | 9 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 126,457 | 93.0% |
Spanish | 8,032 | 5.9% |
Arabic | 491 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European | 226 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 178 | 0.1% |
Korean | 166 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 98 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 95 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 84 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 16,508 | 11.5% |
English | 13,156 | 9.1% |
German | 5,245 | 3.6% |
Irish | 4,706 | 3.3% |
Italian | 1,766 | 1.2% |
European | 1,480 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 1,287 | 0.9% |
French | 1,038 | 0.7% |
Dutch | 838 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 774 | 0.5% |
African | 692 | 0.5% |
British | 557 | 0.4% |
Palestinian | 538 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 452 | 0.3% |
West Indian | 446 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 140,535 | 97.5% |
Not a citizen | 3,547 | 2.5% |
Native | 138,531 | 96.1% |
Foreign-born | 5,551 | 3.9% |
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 | ||||||
4,428 | 4.4% | 9,384 | 9.4% | 34,522 | 34.4% | 31,371 | 31.3% | 14,530 | 14.5% | 6,048 | 6.0% |
Average years of education: 12.9 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 4,428 | 4.4% |
9-12 Years | 9,384 | 9.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 34,522 | 34.4% |
Some College | 31,371 | 31.3% |
Bach. Degree | 14,530 | 14.5% |
Grad Degree | 6,048 | 6.0% |
Average years of education: 12.9 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 139,448 | 133,160 | 6,288 | 4.5% | |
1991 | 143,730 | 133,592 | 10,138 | 7.1% | |
1992 | 144,262 | 132,634 | 11,628 | 8.1% | |
1993 | 142,508 | 133,034 | 9,474 | 6.6% | |
1994 | 140,040 | 131,700 | 8,340 | 6.0% | |
1995 | 143,640 | 134,452 | 9,188 | 6.4% | |
1996 | 149,474 | 136,796 | 12,678 | 8.5% | |
1997 | 143,812 | 132,178 | 11,634 | 8.1% | |
1998 | 140,312 | 130,460 | 9,852 | 7.0% | |
1999 | 139,550 | 130,470 | 9,080 | 6.5% | |
2000 | 137,224 | 130,274 | 6,950 | 5.1% | |
2001 | 138,958 | 129,078 | 9,880 | 7.1% | |
2002 | 138,632 | 125,622 | 13,010 | 9.4% | |
2003 | 140,006 | 128,082 | 11,924 | 8.5% | |
2004 | 138,674 | 128,134 | 10,540 | 7.6% | |
2005 | 137,976 | 127,862 | 10,114 | 7.3% | |
2006 | 138,878 | 129,332 | 9,546 | 6.9% | |
2007 | 141,878 | 132,600 | 9,278 | 6.5% | |
2008 | 143,364 | 131,358 | 12,006 | 8.4% | |
2009 | 145,100 | 124,946 | 20,154 | 13.9% | |
2010 | 146,390 | 126,580 | 19,810 | 13.5% | |
2011 | 144,440 | 124,914 | 19,526 | 13.5% | |
2012 | 142,262 | 124,078 | 18,184 | 12.8% | |
2013 | 138,684 | 123,506 | 15,178 | 10.9% | |
2014 | 134,860 | 123,360 | 11,500 | 8.5% | |
2015 | 133,190 | 122,574 | 10,616 | 8.0% | |
2016 | 132,290 | 122,640 | 9,650 | 7.3% | |
2017 | 131,026 | 122,378 | 8,648 | 6.6% | |
2018 | 129,824 | 122,322 | 7,502 | 5.8% | |
2019 | 129,106 | 122,600 | 6,506 | 5.0% | |
2020 | 125,662 | 114,202 | 11,460 | 9.1% | |
2021 | 125,076 | 116,290 | 8,786 | 7.0% | |
2022 | 125,256 | 118,386 | 6,870 | 5.5% | |
2023 | 124,202 | 118,076 | 6,126 | 4.9% |