2022 population: 152,981
( 1 from 2010
, 493 from 2020)
Land area: 1391.0 square miles
Population density: 110.0 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 44,729 | 29.24% | 17.0% |
Black: | 9,557 | 6.25% | 7.3% |
Indian: | 1,354 | 0.89% | 4.4% |
Asian: | 6,167 | 4.03% | 10.8% |
2+ races: | 3,533 | 2.31% | 8.5% |
Hispanic: | 87,641 | 57.29% | 12.6% |
Total non-White: | 108,252 | 70.76% | 9.2% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 4,937 | 16.2 |
Deaths: | 2,679 | 8.8 |
Net Migration: | -1,914 | -6.3 |
Net Immigration: | 107 | 0.4 |
Change in White population: | -9,150 | -6.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 9,149 | 6.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 46,500 | |
Median Value | $281,400 | |
Occupied | 43,594 | 93.8% |
Vacant | 2,906 | 6.2% |
Owned | 23,924 | 54.9% |
Rented | 19,670 | 45.1% |
Median Rent | $1,201 | |
Single-Family Units | 35,839 | 77.1% |
Detached | 33,667 | 72.4% |
Attached | 2,172 | 4.7% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 4,871 | 10.5% |
Mobile Homes | 1,979 | 4.3% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 2,298 | 5.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,005 | 2.3% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,605 | 3.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,463 | 3.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,792 | 4.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,493 | 3.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,877 | 4.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,985 | 4.6% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 2,156 | 4.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 3,137 | 7.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 4,948 | 11.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 6,388 | 14.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 4,662 | 10.7% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 2,665 | 6.1% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 3,534 | 8.1% |
$200,000 or more | 2,586 | 5.9% |
Median Household Income | 68,540 | |
Per Capita Income | 26,193 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 74 | |
Compared to U.S. | 92 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 2,990 | 6.9% |
Public Assistance | 2,627 | 6.0% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 7,895 | 18.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 22,036 | 49.1% |
Unemployed | 2,029 | 4.5% |
In Armed Forces | 4,629 | 10.3% |
Total Labor Force | 28,694 | 63.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 16,178 | 36.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 40.6% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 21,027 | 11,692 | 64.3% |
Non-Profit | 1,197 | 2,316 | 34.1% |
Self-Employed | 2,584 | 1,182 | 68.6% |
Local Government | 2,114 | 3,546 | 37.3% |
State Government | 1,943 | 2,402 | 44.7% |
Federal Government | 2,057 | 782 | 72.5% |
Total Private + Self | 23,611 | 12,874 | 64.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 7,311 | 9,046 | 44.7% |
Total | 30,922 | 21,920 | 58.5% |
Pct. Govt. | 24.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 4,943 | 9.3% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 9,134 | 17.3% |
Professional, Technical | 8,520 | 16.1% |
Service Occupations | 10,982 | 20.8% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 5,732 | 10.8% |
All others | 19,336 | 36.5% |
White Collar | 42.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 8,176 | 15.5% |
Health care and social assistance | 6,536 | 12.4% |
Public administration | 6,323 | 11.9% |
Retail trade | 5,475 | 10.3% |
Manufacturing | 4,661 | 8.8% |
Educational services | 4,310 | 8.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 3,401 | 6.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 2,505 | 4.7% |
Other services | 1,933 | 3.7% |
Construction | 1,872 | 3.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,733 | 3.3% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 1,691 | 3.2% |
Wholesale trade | 1,505 | 2.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 935 | 1.8% |
Finance and insurance | 661 | 1.2% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 415 | 0.8% |
Information | 403 | 0.8% |
Utilities | 251 | 0.5% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 98 | 0.2% |
Management | 31 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 80,013 | 52.46% |
Puerto Rican | 999 | 0.66% |
Cuban | 166 | 0.11% |
Dominican | 129 | 0.08% |
Total Central American | 1,278 | 0.84% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 248 | 0.16% |
Honduran | 444 | 0.29% |
Nicaraguan | 25 | 0.02% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 498 | 0.33% |
Other Central American | 63 | 0.04% |
Total South American | 258 | 0.17% |
Argentinean | 5 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 17 | 0.01% |
Colombian | 87 | 0.06% |
Ecuadorian | 71 | 0.05% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 78 | 0.05% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 2,779 | 1.82% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 3,505 | 2.30% |
Hmong | 706 | 0.46% |
Chinese | 631 | 0.41% |
Japanese | 274 | 0.18% |
Korean | 182 | 0.12% |
Vietnamese | 179 | 0.12% |
Laotian | 116 | 0.08% |
Indian | 83 | 0.05% |
Cambodian | 68 | 0.04% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 83,631 | 59.2% |
Spanish | 51,436 | 36.4% |
Tagalog | 2,167 | 1.5% |
Other Indo-European | 1,408 | 1.0% |
Other Asian | 755 | 0.5% |
Chinese | 572 | 0.4% |
German, other Germanic | 315 | 0.2% |
Other | 308 | 0.2% |
Arabic | 280 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 6,555 | 4.3% |
German | 6,537 | 4.3% |
Portuguese | 6,380 | 4.2% |
Irish | 6,033 | 4.0% |
Italian | 2,964 | 1.9% |
European | 2,467 | 1.6% |
American | 1,692 | 1.1% |
French | 1,290 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 1,192 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 1,014 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 854 | 0.6% |
Norwegian | 701 | 0.5% |
African | 463 | 0.3% |
Polish | 411 | 0.3% |
Danish | 393 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 135,566 | 88.9% |
Not a citizen | 16,949 | 11.1% |
Native | 124,364 | 81.5% |
Foreign-born | 28,151 | 18.5% |
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 | ||||||
12,591 | 13.2% | 11,669 | 12.3% | 25,683 | 27.0% | 31,140 | 32.7% | 9,541 | 10.0% | 4,460 | 4.7% |
Average years of education: 11.9 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 12,591 | 13.2% |
9-12 Years | 11,669 | 12.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 25,683 | 27.0% |
Some College | 31,140 | 32.7% |
Bach. Degree | 9,541 | 10.0% |
Grad Degree | 4,460 | 4.7% |
Average years of education: 11.9 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 37,558 | 33,351 | 4,207 | 11.2% | 5.8% |
1991 | 38,735 | 33,772 | 4,963 | 12.8% | 7.8% |
1992 | 40,602 | 34,392 | 6,210 | 15.3% | 9.4% |
1993 | 40,934 | 34,672 | 6,262 | 15.3% | 9.5% |
1994 | 40,969 | 35,091 | 5,878 | 14.3% | 8.7% |
1995 | 41,865 | 35,776 | 6,089 | 14.5% | 7.9% |
1996 | 42,881 | 37,159 | 5,722 | 13.3% | 7.3% |
1997 | 43,638 | 37,841 | 5,797 | 13.3% | 6.4% |
1998 | 43,259 | 37,251 | 6,008 | 13.9% | 5.9% |
1999 | 42,957 | 37,271 | 5,686 | 13.2% | 5.3% |
2000 | 49,156 | 44,299 | 4,857 | 9.9% | 4.9% |
2001 | 50,116 | 44,732 | 5,384 | 10.7% | 5.5% |
2002 | 51,735 | 45,630 | 6,105 | 11.8% | 6.8% |
2003 | 53,163 | 46,744 | 6,419 | 12.1% | 6.9% |
2004 | 53,157 | 47,300 | 5,857 | 11.0% | 6.2% |
2005 | 53,848 | 48,771 | 5,077 | 9.4% | 5.4% |
2006 | 55,081 | 50,439 | 4,642 | 8.4% | 4.9% |
2007 | 57,381 | 52,455 | 4,926 | 8.6% | 5.3% |
2008 | 58,767 | 52,527 | 6,240 | 10.6% | 7.3% |
2009 | 60,891 | 51,870 | 9,021 | 14.8% | 11.5% |
2010 | 59,562 | 49,730 | 9,832 | 16.5% | 12.5% |
2011 | 59,082 | 49,523 | 9,559 | 16.2% | 11.9% |
2012 | 58,733 | 49,849 | 8,884 | 15.1% | 10.5% |
2013 | 58,029 | 50,148 | 7,881 | 13.6% | 9.0% |
2014 | 57,361 | 50,447 | 6,914 | 12.1% | 7.6% |
2015 | 57,729 | 51,628 | 6,101 | 10.6% | 6.3% |
2016 | 57,161 | 51,446 | 5,715 | 10.0% | 5.5% |
2017 | 57,305 | 52,169 | 5,136 | 9.0% | 4.8% |
2018 | 57,507 | 52,958 | 4,549 | 7.9% | 4.3% |
2019 | 57,823 | 53,185 | 4,638 | 8.0% | 4.2% |
2020 | 56,416 | 49,883 | 6,533 | 11.6% | 10.1% |
2021 | 55,457 | 50,082 | 5,375 | 9.7% | 7.3% |
2022 | 56,448 | 52,499 | 3,949 | 7.0% | 4.2% |
2023 | 58,232 | 53,451 | 4,781 | 8.2% | 4.8% |