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American Community Survey
The American Community Survey (ACS) is part of the census program and is essentially what used to be the ’long form’ sent out as part of the decennial census. ACS collects detailed information on the characteristics of population and housing continuously throughout the year and throughout the decade from a relatively small sample of the population. These data were previously collected only in census years in conjunction with the decennial census. The ACS questionnaire collects nearly the same information and is sent to approximately the same number of addresses over a five-year period.
The ACS data collected is released in 1-year and 5-year estimates. The following 1-year ACS estimates are based on data collected during the 2021 calendar year. The following 5-year ACS estimates are based on data collected from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2021. Please keep in mind the American Community Survey is not the 2020 Census population counts.
City limits for the data below are at the time of data collection.
| Population |
One-Year ACS (2021) |
Five-Year ACS (2017-2021) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population |
109,337 | 110,272 |
| Demographics |
One-Year ACS (2021) |
Five-Year ACS (2017-2021) |
|---|---|---|
| Median Age |
41.6 |
42.0 |
| Senior Citizens (population 65 and over) |
18.1% |
16.5% |
| Juveniles (population under 18) |
26.3% |
22.7% |
| Foreign Born Persons |
35.9% |
34.8% |
| Language Other Than English Spoken at Home (population 5 years and over) |
43.9% |
42.7% |
| Race -- White alone* |
41.8% |
46.7% |
| Race -- African American alone* |
7.0% |
7.0% |
| Race -- Asian alone* |
40.0% |
38.1% |
| Race -- Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
7.6% |
12.0% |
| Housing |
One-Year ACS (2021) |
Five-Year ACS (2017-2021) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Housing Units |
38,412 | 38,680 |
| Owner Occupied Units |
81.5% |
80.9% |
| Renter Occupied Units |
18.5% |
19.1% |
| Single-Family, Detached Housing Units |
33,389 |
33,738 |
| Single-Family, Attached Housing Units |
671 | 963 |
| Multi-Family Units (2 or more units) |
4,227 | 3,939 |
| Total Households |
37,008 |
37,122 |
| Family Households (with own children under 18) |
38.2% | 36.8% |
| Persons Per Household |
2.95 | 2.96 |
| Occupancy Rate |
96.3% |
96.0% |
| Median Home Value |
$369,300 |
$344,400 |
| Income |
One-Year ACS (2021) |
Five-Year ACS (2017-2021) |
|---|---|---|
| Median Household Income |
$112,868 |
$123,733 |
| % Below Poverty Rate |
N/A | N/A |
| Mean Travel Time to Work (min) |
28 | 30 |
| School Enrollment (Population 3 and over) | One-Year ACS (2021) |
Five-Year ACS (2017-2021) |
|---|---|---|
| Nursery/Preschool |
7.2% |
6.3% |
| Kindergarten |
4.8% |
5.2% |
| Elementary/Middle school (grades 1-8) |
43.6% |
39.1% |
| High school (grades 9-12) |
25.2% |
24.6% |
| College or Graduate school |
19.3% |
24.9% |
| Education Attainment (Population 25 Years & Over) | One-Year ACS (2021) |
Five-Year ACS (2017-2021) |
|---|---|---|
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) |
12.4% |
12.9% |
| Some College or Associate's degree |
16.9% |
21.5% |
| Bachelor's degree |
38.6% |
34.2% |
| Graduate or professional degree |
26.7% |
26.0% |
| Employment Breakdown by Industry (Population 16 and Over) |
One-Year ACS (2021) |
Five-Year ACS (2017-2021) |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining |
4.3% |
4.6% |
| Construction |
3.8% |
3.9% |
| Manufacturing |
8.9% |
8.3% |
| Wholesale trade |
3.7% |
3.4% |
| Retail trade |
11.0% |
10.7% |
| Transportation and warehousing, and utilities |
4.5% |
5.0% |
| Information |
1.6% |
1.7% |
| Finance and insurance, and real estate, and rental and leasing |
6.2% |
8.0% |
| Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services |
19.0% |
17.2% |
| Educational services, and health care and social assistance |
25.0% |
23.8% |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services |
6.0% |
6.8% |
| Other services, except public administration |
3.1% |
4.1% |
| Public administration |
3.1% |
2.4% |
| Employment Breakdown by Occupation |
One-Year ACS (2021) |
Five-Year ACS (2017-2021) |
|---|---|---|
| Management, business, science, and arts occupations |
61.3% |
60.7% |
| Service occupations |
7.6% |
8.5% |
| Sales and office occupations |
23.1% |
22.2% |
| Natural resources, construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations |
2.3% |
3.7% |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
5.7% |
4.9% |