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| Total population |
173,890 |
100.0 |
100% |
| Male |
82,390 |
47.4 |
49.1% |
| Female |
91,500 |
52.6 |
50.9% |
| Median age (years) |
33.4 |
(X) |
35.3 |
| Under 5 years |
10,296 |
5.9 |
6.8% |
| 18 years and over |
139,693 |
80.3 |
74.3% |
| 65 years and over |
24,994 |
14.4 |
12.4% |
| One race |
171,165 |
98.4 |
97.6% |
| White |
138,611 |
79.7 |
75.1% |
| Black or African American |
28,171 |
16.2 |
12.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
541 |
0.3 |
0.9% |
| Asian |
2,525 |
1.5 |
3.6% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
60 |
0.0 |
0.1% |
| Some other race |
1,257 |
0.7 |
5.5% |
| Two or more races |
2,725 |
1.6 |
2.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
2,751 |
1.6 |
12.5% |
| Average household size |
2.12 |
(X) |
2.59 |
| Average family size |
2.84 |
(X) |
3.14 |
| Total housing units |
84,981 |
100.0 |
100.0% |
| Occupied housing units |
76,650 |
90.2 |
91.0% |
| Owner-occupied housing units |
39,208 |
51.2 |
66.2% |
| Renter-occupied housing units |
37,442 |
48.8 |
33.8% |
| Vacant housing units |
9.0% |
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| Social Characteristics |
Number |
Percent |
U.S. |
| Population 25 years and over |
110,317 |
100.0 |
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| High school graduate or higher |
86,506 |
78.4 |
80.4% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher |
27,092 |
24.6 |
24.4% |
| Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over) |
16,913 |
12.1 |
12.7% |
| Disability status (population 21 to 64 years) |
22,215 |
22.0 |
19.2% |
| Foreign born |
5,248 |
3.0 |
11.1% |
| Now married (population 15 years and over) |
60,107 |
41.6 |
54.4% |
| Speak a language other than English at home (5 years and over) |
8,649 |
5.3 |
17.9% |
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| Economic Characteristics |
Number |
Percent |
U.S. |
| In labor force (population 16 years and over) |
86,202 |
60.3 |
63.9% |
| Mean travel time to work in minutes (population 16 years and over) |
20.3 |
(X) |
25.5 |
| Median household income (dollars) |
27,492 |
(X) |
41,994 |
| Median family income (dollars) |
37,708 |
(X) |
50,046 |
| Per capita income (dollars) |
18,171 |
(X) |
21,857 |
| Families below poverty level |
5,805 |
14.4 |
9.2% |
| Individuals below poverty level |
34,036 |
20.8 |
12.4% |
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| Housing Characteristics |
Number |
Percent |
U.S. |
| Single-family owner-occupied homes |
35,857 |
100.0 |
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| Median value (dollars) |
78,000 |
(X) |
119,600 |
| Median of selected monthly owner costs |
(X) |
(X) |
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| With a mortgage |
801 |
(X) |
1,088 |
| Not mortgaged |
269 |
(X) |
295 |
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2002 |
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