2022 population: 119,739
( 10,506 from 2010
, 1,490 from 2020)
Land area: 497.2 square miles
Population density: 240.8 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 61,782 | 51.60% | 0.9% |
Black: | 44,507 | 37.17% | 14.7% |
Indian: | 339 | 0.28% | 11.1% |
Asian: | 2,484 | 2.07% | 50.3% |
2+ races: | 2,646 | 2.21% | 51.7% |
Hispanic: | 7,981 | 6.67% | 52.4% |
Total non-White: | 57,957 | 48.40% | 20.7% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 3,564 | 15.1 |
Deaths: | 2,617 | 11.1 |
Net Migration: | 401 | 1.7 |
Net Immigration: | 80 | 0.3 |
Change in White population: | 548 | 0.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 9,958 | 9.1 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 49,247 | |
Median Value | $177,800 | |
Occupied | 43,720 | 88.8% |
Vacant | 5,527 | 11.2% |
Owned | 23,792 | 54.4% |
Rented | 19,928 | 45.6% |
Median Rent | $951 | |
Single-Family Units | 34,935 | 70.9% |
Detached | 34,158 | 69.4% |
Attached | 777 | 1.6% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 6,684 | 13.6% |
Mobile Homes | 4,069 | 8.3% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 4,906 | 11.2% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,930 | 4.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 2,237 | 5.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 2,173 | 5.0% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 2,301 | 5.3% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 2,265 | 5.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,566 | 3.6% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,812 | 4.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,625 | 3.7% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 3,499 | 8.0% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 4,230 | 9.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 5,357 | 12.3% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 3,909 | 8.9% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,889 | 4.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 2,297 | 5.3% |
$200,000 or more | 1,724 | 3.9% |
Median Household Income | 52,821 | |
Per Capita Income | 27,553 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 82 | |
Compared to U.S. | 78 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,919 | 4.4% |
Public Assistance | 750 | 1.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 7,433 | 17.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 44,443 | 60.6% |
Unemployed | 2,532 | 3.5% |
In Armed Forces | 3,063 | 4.2% |
Total Labor Force | 50,038 | 68.3% |
Not in Labor Force | 23,242 | 31.7% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 35.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 16,956 | 17,146 | 49.7% |
Non-Profit | 891 | 1,641 | 35.2% |
Self-Employed | 2,908 | 1,330 | 68.6% |
Local Government | 1,345 | 2,074 | 39.3% |
State Government | 1,619 | 2,160 | 42.8% |
Federal Government | 1,013 | 648 | 61.0% |
Total Private + Self | 19,864 | 18,476 | 51.8% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 4,868 | 6,523 | 42.7% |
Total | 24,732 | 24,999 | 49.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 17.8% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 5,789 | 11.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 12,792 | 25.7% |
Professional, Technical | 10,100 | 20.3% |
Service Occupations | 8,782 | 17.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 276 | 0.6% |
All others | 12,331 | 24.8% |
White Collar | 57.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Retail trade | 7,685 | 15.4% |
Health care and social assistance | 7,080 | 14.2% |
Educational services | 5,367 | 10.8% |
Accommodation and food services | 4,203 | 8.4% |
Manufacturing | 3,597 | 7.2% |
Public administration | 3,138 | 6.3% |
Construction | 3,129 | 6.3% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 2,577 | 5.2% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 2,401 | 4.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 2,302 | 4.6% |
Other services | 1,856 | 3.7% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1,332 | 2.7% |
Wholesale trade | 1,303 | 2.6% |
Finance and insurance | 1,299 | 2.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,183 | 2.4% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 529 | 1.1% |
Information | 485 | 1.0% |
Utilities | 241 | 0.5% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 70 | 0.1% |
Management | 17 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 3,434 | 2.90% |
Puerto Rican | 1,550 | 1.31% |
Cuban | 548 | 0.46% |
Dominican | 167 | 0.14% |
Total Central American | 568 | 0.48% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 404 | 0.34% |
Honduran | 35 | 0.03% |
Nicaraguan | 23 | 0.02% |
Panamanian | 73 | 0.06% |
Salvadoran | 33 | 0.03% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 512 | 0.43% |
Argentinean | 4 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 14 | 0.01% |
Chilean | 33 | 0.03% |
Colombian | 277 | 0.23% |
Ecuadorian | 51 | 0.04% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 18 | 0.02% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 115 | 0.10% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 581 | 0.49% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 641 | 0.54% |
Korean | 198 | 0.17% |
Vietnamese | 195 | 0.16% |
Indian | 168 | 0.14% |
Thai | 159 | 0.13% |
Chinese | 126 | 0.11% |
Japanese | 113 | 0.10% |
Taiwanese | 21 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 103,433 | 93.7% |
Spanish | 4,252 | 3.9% |
Other Indo-European | 838 | 0.8% |
Other | 442 | 0.4% |
Other Asian | 277 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 256 | 0.2% |
Korean | 230 | 0.2% |
Tagalog | 222 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 182 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 9,862 | 8.3% |
Irish | 7,407 | 6.3% |
American | 6,880 | 5.8% |
German | 5,890 | 5.0% |
Italian | 1,873 | 1.6% |
Scottish | 1,804 | 1.5% |
European | 1,494 | 1.3% |
French | 1,121 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 922 | 0.8% |
Polish | 792 | 0.7% |
British | 522 | 0.4% |
African | 521 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 515 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 465 | 0.4% |
French Canadian | 317 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 116,233 | 98.3% |
Not a citizen | 2,024 | 1.7% |
Native | 114,440 | 96.8% |
Foreign-born | 3,817 | 3.2% |
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 | ||||||
2,271 | 3.2% | 4,990 | 7.1% | 22,374 | 31.9% | 22,175 | 31.6% | 11,039 | 15.7% | 7,246 | 10.3% |
Average years of education: 13.3 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 2,271 | 3.2% |
9-12 Years | 4,990 | 7.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 22,374 | 31.9% |
Some College | 22,175 | 31.6% |
Bach. Degree | 11,039 | 15.7% |
Grad Degree | 7,246 | 10.3% |
Average years of education: 13.3 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 34,016 | 32,442 | 1,574 | 4.6% | 5.4% |
1991 | 34,341 | 32,938 | 1,403 | 4.1% | 5.3% |
1992 | 35,579 | 33,494 | 2,085 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
1993 | 36,326 | 34,397 | 1,929 | 5.3% | 5.7% |
1994 | 37,220 | 35,618 | 1,602 | 4.3% | 5.1% |
1995 | 38,014 | 36,559 | 1,455 | 3.8% | 4.8% |
1996 | 39,405 | 37,966 | 1,439 | 3.7% | 4.6% |
1997 | 41,816 | 40,147 | 1,669 | 4.0% | 4.5% |
1998 | 42,974 | 41,258 | 1,716 | 4.0% | 4.2% |
1999 | 43,451 | 41,608 | 1,843 | 4.2% | 3.8% |
2000 | 43,232 | 41,319 | 1,913 | 4.4% | 3.5% |
2001 | 43,450 | 41,774 | 1,676 | 3.9% | 4.1% |
2002 | 46,101 | 44,223 | 1,878 | 4.1% | 5.3% |
2003 | 48,069 | 46,250 | 1,819 | 3.8% | 5.1% |
2004 | 48,816 | 46,981 | 1,835 | 3.8% | 5.1% |
2005 | 50,499 | 48,335 | 2,164 | 4.3% | 5.7% |
2006 | 52,047 | 49,871 | 2,176 | 4.2% | 5.1% |
2007 | 53,602 | 51,361 | 2,241 | 4.2% | 4.9% |
2008 | 54,754 | 51,528 | 3,226 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
2009 | 53,914 | 49,118 | 4,796 | 8.9% | 10.4% |
2010 | 51,165 | 46,177 | 4,988 | 9.7% | 10.7% |
2011 | 51,276 | 46,228 | 5,048 | 9.8% | 10.1% |
2012 | 52,282 | 47,580 | 4,702 | 9.0% | 9.0% |
2013 | 51,035 | 46,965 | 4,070 | 8.0% | 8.1% |
2014 | 50,467 | 46,786 | 3,681 | 7.3% | 7.1% |
2015 | 49,790 | 46,796 | 2,994 | 6.0% | 6.1% |
2016 | 51,312 | 48,569 | 2,743 | 5.3% | 5.4% |
2017 | 52,177 | 49,724 | 2,453 | 4.7% | 4.8% |
2018 | 51,885 | 49,739 | 2,146 | 4.1% | 4.0% |
2019 | 51,690 | 49,820 | 1,870 | 3.6% | 3.5% |
2020 | 51,599 | 48,484 | 3,115 | 6.0% | 6.5% |
2021 | 51,231 | 49,132 | 2,099 | 4.1% | 3.9% |
2022 | 50,565 | 48,914 | 1,651 | 3.3% | 3.0% |
2023 | 50,299 | 48,548 | 1,751 | 3.5% | 3.2% |