2022 population: 399,145
( 16,397 from 2010
, 28 from 2020)
Land area: 758.3 square miles
Population density: 526.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 200,518 | 50.24% | 5.3% |
Black: | 152,738 | 38.27% | 14.6% |
Indian: | 1,218 | 0.31% | 3.9% |
Asian: | 9,569 | 2.40% | 26.2% |
2+ races: | 8,727 | 2.19% | 39.0% |
Hispanic: | 26,375 | 6.61% | 19.0% |
Total non-White: | 198,627 | 49.76% | 16.1% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 11,261 | 14.1 |
Deaths: | 10,606 | 13.3 |
Net Migration: | -1,429 | -1.8 |
Net Immigration: | 637 | 0.8 |
Change in White population: | -11,179 | -2.9 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 27,576 | 7.2 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 190,782 | |
Median Value | $187,600 | |
Occupied | 167,768 | 87.9% |
Vacant | 23,014 | 12.1% |
Owned | 97,554 | 58.1% |
Rented | 70,214 | 41.9% |
Median Rent | $985 | |
Single-Family Units | 127,229 | 66.7% |
Detached | 123,640 | 64.8% |
Attached | 3,589 | 1.9% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 41,050 | 21.5% |
Mobile Homes | 8,838 | 4.6% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 11,101 | 6.6% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 7,564 | 4.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 7,420 | 4.4% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 8,301 | 4.9% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 8,732 | 5.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 8,447 | 5.0% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 7,562 | 4.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 7,792 | 4.6% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 6,937 | 4.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 11,979 | 7.1% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 14,967 | 8.9% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 19,707 | 11.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 13,469 | 8.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 8,888 | 5.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 11,403 | 6.8% |
$200,000 or more | 13,499 | 8.0% |
Median Household Income | 58,326 | |
Per Capita Income | 39,146 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 103 | |
Compared to U.S. | 79 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 10,923 | 6.5% |
Public Assistance | 3,273 | 2.0% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 19,534 | 11.6% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 162,559 | 68.8% |
Unemployed | 9,361 | 4.0% |
In Armed Forces | 2,196 | 0.9% |
Total Labor Force | 174,116 | 73.7% |
Not in Labor Force | 62,140 | 26.3% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 30.3% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 61,657 | 54,465 | 53.1% |
Non-Profit | 5,870 | 11,671 | 33.5% |
Self-Employed | 10,087 | 6,697 | 60.1% |
Local Government | 3,799 | 6,376 | 37.3% |
State Government | 7,164 | 11,464 | 38.5% |
Federal Government | 3,452 | 3,540 | 49.4% |
Total Private + Self | 71,744 | 61,162 | 54.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 20,285 | 33,051 | 38.0% |
Total | 92,029 | 94,213 | 49.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 19.2% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 31,721 | 17.0% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 41,342 | 22.2% |
Professional, Technical | 49,781 | 26.7% |
Service Occupations | 29,987 | 16.1% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 276 | 0.1% |
All others | 33,790 | 18.1% |
White Collar | 65.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 34,640 | 18.6% |
Retail trade | 21,220 | 11.4% |
Educational services | 16,016 | 8.6% |
Manufacturing | 12,965 | 6.9% |
Public administration | 12,561 | 6.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 12,503 | 6.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 11,834 | 6.3% |
Finance and insurance | 11,072 | 5.9% |
Construction | 11,071 | 5.9% |
Transportation and warehousing | 9,450 | 5.1% |
Other services | 8,991 | 4.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 8,056 | 4.3% |
Wholesale trade | 4,588 | 2.5% |
Information | 3,756 | 2.0% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 2,972 | 1.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 2,645 | 1.4% |
Utilities | 1,260 | 0.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 542 | 0.3% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 279 | 0.1% |
Management | 200 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 16,842 | 4.23% |
Puerto Rican | 628 | 0.16% |
Cuban | 352 | 0.09% |
Dominican | 12 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 4,247 | 1.07% |
Costa Rican | 33 | 0.01% |
Guatemalan | 1,501 | 0.38% |
Honduran | 445 | 0.11% |
Nicaraguan | 470 | 0.12% |
Panamanian | 165 | 0.04% |
Salvadoran | 1,490 | 0.37% |
Other Central American | 143 | 0.04% |
Total South American | 1,133 | 0.28% |
Argentinean | 157 | 0.04% |
Bolivian | 45 | 0.01% |
Chilean | 275 | 0.07% |
Colombian | 165 | 0.04% |
Ecuadorian | 77 | 0.02% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 122 | 0.03% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 292 | 0.07% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 2,115 | 0.53% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 2,164 | 0.54% |
Filipino | 1,777 | 0.45% |
Chinese | 1,031 | 0.26% |
Korean | 552 | 0.14% |
Vietnamese | 493 | 0.12% |
Thai | 391 | 0.10% |
Indonesian | 232 | 0.06% |
Japanese | 219 | 0.05% |
Laotian | 106 | 0.03% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 343,680 | 92.1% |
Spanish | 17,879 | 4.8% |
Other Indo-European | 2,698 | 0.7% |
Other Asian | 1,642 | 0.4% |
Chinese | 1,257 | 0.3% |
Other | 1,217 | 0.3% |
Tagalog | 1,044 | 0.3% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 766 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 762 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 36,805 | 9.2% |
German | 32,228 | 8.1% |
Irish | 29,754 | 7.5% |
American | 24,383 | 6.1% |
African | 12,154 | 3.1% |
European | 7,063 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 6,561 | 1.6% |
French | 5,580 | 1.4% |
Italian | 4,968 | 1.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,505 | 1.1% |
Polish | 2,637 | 0.7% |
Dutch | 2,514 | 0.6% |
British | 2,355 | 0.6% |
Welsh | 1,808 | 0.5% |
Norwegian | 1,675 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 386,599 | 97.1% |
Not a citizen | 11,723 | 2.9% |
Native | 378,181 | 94.9% |
Foreign-born | 20,141 | 5.1% |
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 | ||||||
7,673 | 2.8% | 13,849 | 5.1% | 68,504 | 25.3% | 80,512 | 29.7% | 59,004 | 21.8% | 41,331 | 15.3% |
Average years of education: 13.9 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 7,673 | 2.8% |
9-12 Years | 13,849 | 5.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 68,504 | 25.3% |
Some College | 80,512 | 29.7% |
Bach. Degree | 59,004 | 21.8% |
Grad Degree | 41,331 | 15.3% |
Average years of education: 13.9 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 186,923 | 176,795 | 10,128 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
1991 | 186,893 | 176,026 | 10,867 | 5.8% | 7.3% |
1992 | 190,119 | 179,452 | 10,667 | 5.6% | 7.0% |
1993 | 189,596 | 180,516 | 9,080 | 4.8% | 6.1% |
1994 | 192,353 | 184,229 | 8,124 | 4.2% | 5.4% |
1995 | 193,018 | 186,056 | 6,962 | 3.6% | 4.9% |
1996 | 194,689 | 187,498 | 7,191 | 3.7% | 5.2% |
1997 | 193,884 | 186,409 | 7,475 | 3.9% | 5.1% |
1998 | 194,173 | 186,746 | 7,427 | 3.8% | 5.1% |
1999 | 195,021 | 188,329 | 6,692 | 3.4% | 4.5% |
2000 | 184,451 | 177,647 | 6,804 | 3.7% | 4.2% |
2001 | 183,356 | 175,727 | 7,629 | 4.2% | 4.8% |
2002 | 182,993 | 174,184 | 8,809 | 4.8% | 5.3% |
2003 | 182,761 | 173,406 | 9,355 | 5.1% | 5.8% |
2004 | 186,044 | 176,555 | 9,489 | 5.1% | 5.6% |
2005 | 188,891 | 179,725 | 9,166 | 4.9% | 5.3% |
2006 | 187,285 | 178,197 | 9,088 | 4.9% | 5.2% |
2007 | 188,562 | 179,494 | 9,068 | 4.8% | 5.4% |
2008 | 189,490 | 180,574 | 8,916 | 4.7% | 5.4% |
2009 | 189,196 | 176,754 | 12,442 | 6.6% | 7.7% |
2010 | 189,160 | 175,899 | 13,261 | 7.0% | 7.9% |
2011 | 189,186 | 175,745 | 13,441 | 7.1% | 7.9% |
2012 | 189,310 | 176,846 | 12,464 | 6.6% | 7.3% |
2013 | 187,838 | 175,881 | 11,957 | 6.4% | 7.1% |
2014 | 185,985 | 175,968 | 10,017 | 5.4% | 5.9% |
2015 | 186,837 | 178,413 | 8,424 | 4.5% | 5.0% |
2016 | 187,419 | 180,752 | 6,667 | 3.6% | 4.0% |
2017 | 188,707 | 182,210 | 6,497 | 3.4% | 3.7% |
2018 | 188,549 | 182,065 | 6,484 | 3.4% | 3.7% |
2019 | 189,623 | 183,196 | 6,427 | 3.4% | 3.5% |
2020 | 188,928 | 174,884 | 14,044 | 7.4% | 6.1% |
2021 | 185,928 | 176,789 | 9,139 | 4.9% | 4.1% |
2022 | 189,654 | 183,049 | 6,605 | 3.5% | 3.3% |
2023 | 193,033 | 186,868 | 6,165 | 3.2% | 3.3% |