2003

2006 

 Population 

 40,512

 41,319

 Population Percent Change

 3.2%

 5.2%

 Population 2000

 39,270

 39,270

 Persons Under 5 years old

6%

 5.6%

 Persons Under 18 years old

23%

 21.4%

 Persons 65 years old and older

  15.2%

 15.3%

 Female Persons, percent

 51.3%

 White Persons, percent

 92.2%

 92.4%

 Black Persons, percent

 5.5%

 5.6%

 American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent

 0.2%

 0.2%

 Asian Persons, percent

 0.4%

 0.7%

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, percent

 0.6%

 Z

 Persons reporting two or more races, percent

 1.1%

 1.0%

 Persons of Hispanic or Latino

 1.6%

 2.0%

 White persons non His-panic

 91.4%

 90.6%

 Living in the same house as in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 years and over

 57.8%

 57.8%

 Foreighn born persons, percent

 1.4%

 1.4%

 Language other than English spoken at home, pct 5+, 2000

 3.4%

 3.4%

 High school graduates, persons age 25+, 2000

 73.8%

 73.8%

 Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000

 15.3%

 15.3%

 Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000

 8,510

 8,510

 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000

 24.1%

 24.1%

Housing Quick Facts 

2003

  2006

 Housing Units

17,488 

18,561

 Homeownership Rate

 78.5%

78.5%

 Housing units in multi-structures

7.1%

7.1%

 Median value of owner-occupied housing units

 $82,600

  $82,600

 Households

15,003 

15,003 

 Persons per household

 2.5

 2.51 

 Median Household income

 $36,044

 $38,407

 Per capita income

$17,987 

 $17,987

 Poverty level

13.2 %

13.5%

Business Quick Facts

 2003

2006 

 Private Business

 655

 702

 Private Employment

 8,117

 10,334

 Private Employment Change, Percent

-1.1% 

 25.9%

 Non-empolyer establishments

 2,229

 2,617

 Total number of Firms

N/A

2,916 

 Black owned firms

N/A

 <100

 American-Indian owned firms

N/A

 <100

 Asian-owned firms

N/A

 <100

 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms

N/A

 <100

 Hispanic owned firms

N/A

 <100

 Women owned firms

 26.4

 28.7%

 Manufacturers shipments

438,188 

 Undisclosed

 Wholesale trade sales

N/A

 Undisclosed

 Retail sales

230,963 

 283,857

 Retail sales per capita income

 6,186

 $7,073

 Accommodation and foodservices sales

N/A

 19,391

 Building permits

304 

 283

 Federal spending

209,570 

 264,093