Racial and ethnic composition 2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 166,617. The median age was 38.8 years. 24.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 13.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 90.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 86.8 males age 18 and over. 71.6% of residents lived in urban areas, while 28.4% lived in rural areas. The racial makeup of the county was 35.2% White, 49.2%
Black or African American, 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.4%
Asian, 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 3.3% from some other race, and 8.0% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 7.0% of the population. The population density was . There were 54,963 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 50.3% white, 41.0% black or African American, 3.0% Asian, 0.7% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 1.3% from other races, and 3.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 4.3% of the population. Of the 51,214 households, 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples living together, 16.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 24.6% were non-families, and 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.24. The median age was 37.4 years. As of 2010, the county population's racial makeup was 48.38% Non-Hispanic whites, 40.96% blacks, 0.65% Native Americans, 2.98% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islanders, 0.17% Non-Hispanics of some other race, 3.20% Non-Hispanics reporting more than one race and 4.27% Hispanic. of 2000, there were 120,546 people, 41,668 households, and 32,292 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 43,903 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 68.51%
White, 26.06%
Black or
African American, 0.75%
Native American, 1.82%
Asian, 0.06%
Pacific Islander, 0.72% from
other races, and 2.08% from two or more races. 2.26% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 11.6% were of
German, 10.8%
Irish, 10.2%
English, 9.3%
American and 5.3%
Italian ancestry. There were 41,668 households, out of which 41.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.00% were
married couples living together, 14.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.50% were non-families. 17.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.21. In the county, the population was spread out, with 28.70% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 33.20% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 7.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.20 males. The median income for a household in the county was $62,199, and the median income for a family was $67,602 (these figures had risen to $80,573 and $89,358 respectively as of a 2007 estimate). Males had a median income of $43,371 versus $34,231 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $24,285. About 3.70% of families and 5.50% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 6.70% of those under age 18 and 8.60% of those age 65 or over. ==Economy==