2024 population: 113,236
(
957 from 2020)
Land area: 1228.9 square miles
Population density: 92.1 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 100,551 | 88.80% | 2.4% |
| Black: | 5,593 | 4.94% | 8.7% |
| Indian: | 220 | 0.19% | 2.7% |
| Asian: | 1,019 | 0.90% | 16.6% |
| 2+ races: | 2,855 | 2.52% | 12.0% |
| Hispanic: | 2,998 | 2.65% | 24.8% |
| Total non-White: | 12,685 | 11.20% | 13.3% |
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Births: | 4,667 | 10.2 |
| Deaths: | 6,164 | 13.5 |
| Net Migration: | -140 | -0.3 |
| Net Immigration: | 677 | 1.5 |
| Change in White population: | -2,446 | -2.1 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,489 | 1.3 |
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 52,671 | |
| Median Value | $182,500 | |
| Occupied | 45,705 | 86.8% |
| Vacant | 6,966 | 13.2% |
| Owned | 31,941 | 69.9% |
| Rented | 13,764 | 30.1% |
| Median Rent | $886 | |
| Single-Family Units | 40,269 | 76.5% |
| Detached | 36,838 | 69.9% |
| Attached | 3,431 | 6.5% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 4,777 | 9.1% |
| Mobile Homes | 2,926 | 5.6% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 2,129 | 4.7% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 1,870 | 4.1% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 2,020 | 4.4% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 1,917 | 4.2% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 1,827 | 4.0% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 2,327 | 5.1% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 1,959 | 4.3% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 1,916 | 4.2% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 1,835 | 4.0% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 3,960 | 8.7% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 5,078 | 11.1% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 6,646 | 14.5% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 4,583 | 10.0% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 2,809 | 6.1% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 2,834 | 6.2% |
| $200,000 or more | 1,995 | 4.4% |
| Median Household Income | 63,437 | |
| Per Capita Income | 32,968 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 81 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 2,688 | 5.9% |
| Public Assistance | 1,553 | 3.4% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 7,168 | 15.7% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 47,706 | 69.1% |
| Unemployed | 2,771 | 4.0% |
| In Armed Forces | 62 | 0.1% |
| Total Labor Force | 50,539 | 73.2% |
| Not in Labor Force | 18,549 | 26.8% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 30.9% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 19,885 | 15,724 | 55.8% |
| Non-Profit | 2,027 | 4,372 | 31.7% |
| Self-Employed | 2,414 | 1,263 | 65.7% |
| Local Government | 1,103 | 1,788 | 38.2% |
| State Government | 1,318 | 1,153 | 53.3% |
| Federal Government | 625 | 343 | 64.6% |
| Total Private + Self | 22,299 | 16,987 | 56.8% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 5,073 | 7,656 | 39.9% |
| Total | 27,372 | 24,643 | 52.6% |
| Pct. Govt. | 12.2% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 6,636 | 12.7% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 11,419 | 21.8% |
| Professional, Technical | 11,448 | 21.8% |
| Service Occupations | 9,404 | 17.9% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 265 | 0.5% |
| All others | 13,522 | 25.8% |
| White Collar | 56.3% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Health care and social assistance | 9,183 | 17.5% |
| Manufacturing | 7,505 | 14.3% |
| Retail trade | 6,081 | 11.6% |
| Educational services | 4,957 | 9.5% |
| Construction | 3,672 | 7.0% |
| Accommodation and food services | 2,954 | 5.6% |
| Other services | 2,731 | 5.2% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 2,470 | 4.7% |
| Public administration | 2,414 | 4.6% |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 2,315 | 4.4% |
| Finance and insurance | 1,993 | 3.8% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,782 | 3.4% |
| Wholesale trade | 1,225 | 2.3% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 779 | 1.5% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 618 | 1.2% |
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 551 | 1.1% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 460 | 0.9% |
| Utilities | 369 | 0.7% |
| Information | 333 | 0.6% |
| Management | 37 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 976 | 0.86% |
| Puerto Rican | 745 | 0.65% |
| Cuban | 77 | 0.07% |
| Dominican | 55 | 0.05% |
| Total Central American | 345 | 0.30% |
| Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
| Guatemalan | 32 | 0.03% |
| Honduran | 10 | 0.01% |
| Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
| Salvadoran | 303 | 0.27% |
| Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total South American | 136 | 0.12% |
| Argentinean | 56 | 0.05% |
| Bolivian | 13 | 0.01% |
| Chilean | 6 | 0.01% |
| Colombian | 32 | 0.03% |
| Ecuadorian | 14 | 0.01% |
| Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
| Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 15 | 0.01% |
| Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 239 | 0.21% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Chinese | 344 | 0.30% |
| Filipino | 304 | 0.27% |
| Vietnamese | 79 | 0.07% |
| Korean | 48 | 0.04% |
| Burmese | 37 | 0.03% |
| Japanese | 26 | 0.02% |
| Indian | 20 | 0.02% |
| Bhutanese | 6 | 0.01% |
| Okinawan | 1 | 0.00% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 103,836 | 96.1% |
| German, other Germanic | 1,461 | 1.4% |
| Spanish | 1,318 | 1.2% |
| Other Indo-European | 380 | 0.4% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 253 | 0.2% |
| Other Asian | 206 | 0.2% |
| Chinese | 177 | 0.2% |
| Tagalog | 103 | 0.1% |
| Vietnamese | 94 | 0.1% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 35,798 | 31.4% |
| Irish | 15,197 | 13.3% |
| English | 9,655 | 8.5% |
| Italian | 8,441 | 7.4% |
| American | 6,748 | 5.9% |
| Polish | 3,920 | 3.4% |
| French | 2,024 | 1.8% |
| Pennsylvania German | 1,890 | 1.7% |
| Scottish | 1,577 | 1.4% |
| Dutch | 1,551 | 1.4% |
| Welsh | 1,182 | 1.0% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,021 | 0.9% |
| European | 961 | 0.8% |
| Swiss | 685 | 0.6% |
| Swedish | 667 | 0.6% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 112,618 | 98.8% |
| Not a citizen | 1,404 | 1.2% |
| Native | 111,702 | 98.0% |
| Foreign-born | 2,320 | 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 | ||||||
| 1,814 | 2.3% | 5,591 | 7.0% | 30,863 | 38.5% | 22,353 | 27.9% | 12,691 | 15.8% | 6,842 | 8.5% |
| Average years of education: 13.3 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 1,814 | 2.3% |
| 9-12 Years | 5,591 | 7.0% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 30,863 | 38.5% |
| Some College | 22,353 | 27.9% |
| Bach. Degree | 12,691 | 15.8% |
| Grad Degree | 6,842 | 8.5% |
| Average years of education: 13.3 | ||
| Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
| 1990 | 114,912 | 106,356 | 8,556 | 7.4% | |
| 1991 | 114,782 | 105,324 | 9,458 | 8.2% | |
| 1992 | 115,958 | 106,132 | 9,826 | 8.5% | |
| 1993 | 115,002 | 105,578 | 9,424 | 8.2% | |
| 1994 | 115,316 | 106,668 | 8,648 | 7.5% | |
| 1995 | 115,136 | 106,690 | 8,446 | 7.3% | |
| 1996 | 117,446 | 109,540 | 7,906 | 6.7% | |
| 1997 | 117,656 | 110,070 | 7,586 | 6.4% | |
| 1998 | 116,360 | 109,578 | 6,782 | 5.8% | |
| 1999 | 115,268 | 109,362 | 5,906 | 5.1% | |
| 2000 | 118,888 | 113,690 | 5,198 | 4.4% | |
| 2001 | 120,412 | 113,928 | 6,484 | 5.4% | |
| 2002 | 119,132 | 111,798 | 7,334 | 6.2% | |
| 2003 | 117,770 | 110,662 | 7,108 | 6.0% | |
| 2004 | 119,904 | 112,708 | 7,196 | 6.0% | |
| 2005 | 118,696 | 112,226 | 6,470 | 5.5% | |
| 2006 | 118,050 | 111,758 | 6,292 | 5.3% | |
| 2007 | 118,748 | 112,698 | 6,050 | 5.1% | |
| 2008 | 121,194 | 114,032 | 7,162 | 5.9% | |
| 2009 | 120,010 | 109,534 | 10,476 | 8.7% | |
| 2010 | 118,568 | 108,298 | 10,270 | 8.7% | |
| 2011 | 121,926 | 112,688 | 9,238 | 7.6% | |
| 2012 | 125,236 | 115,592 | 9,644 | 7.7% | |
| 2013 | 123,288 | 113,950 | 9,338 | 7.6% | |
| 2014 | 122,944 | 115,294 | 7,650 | 6.2% | |
| 2015 | 121,866 | 114,360 | 7,506 | 6.2% | |
| 2016 | 117,594 | 109,882 | 7,712 | 6.6% | |
| 2017 | 115,634 | 109,070 | 6,564 | 5.7% | |
| 2018 | 114,686 | 108,998 | 5,688 | 5.0% | |
| 2019 | 113,994 | 108,382 | 5,612 | 4.9% | |
| 2020 | 111,766 | 101,940 | 9,826 | 8.8% | |
| 2021 | 111,282 | 104,204 | 7,078 | 6.4% | |
| 2022 | 110,352 | 105,122 | 5,230 | 4.7% | |
| 2023 | 110,970 | 107,042 | 3,928 | 3.5% | |
| 2024 | 106,010 | 101,822 | 4,188 | 4.0% | |