Demographics
| Historical populations |
| Census |
Pop. |
|
%± |
| 1900 |
58,820 |
|
— |
| 1910 |
63,327 |
|
7.7% |
| 1920 |
69,599 |
|
9.9% |
| 1930 |
72,801 |
|
4.6% |
| 1940 |
72,461 |
|
?0.5% |
| 1950 |
87,594 |
|
20.9% |
| 1960 |
103,229 |
|
17.8% |
| 1970 |
123,981 |
|
20.1% |
| 1980 |
138,813 |
|
12.0% |
| 1990 |
146,568 |
|
5.6% |
| 2000 |
152,251 |
|
3.9% |
| Est. 2008 |
154,983 |
|
1.8% |
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 152,251 people, 55,991 households, and 33,818 families residing in the county. The population density was 288 people per square mile (111/km²). There were 58,644 housing units at an average density of 111 per square mile (43/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 91.10% White, 1.96% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 3.40% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.50% from other races, and 1.80% from two or more races. 3.42% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 14.7% were of Irish, 12.8% Polish, 9.6% English, 9.5% French, 8.5% French Canadian, 6.9% Italian and 6.4% German ancestry according to Census 2000. 88.8% spoke English, 3.4% Spanish, 1.7% French and 1.4% Polish as their first language.
There were 55,991 households out of which 28.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.40% were married couples living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.60% were non-families. 28.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the county the population was spread out with 19.60% under the age of 18, 19.30% from 18 to 24, 26.80% from 25 to 44, 22.20% from 45 to 64, and 12.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 87.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.90 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $46,098, and the median income for a family was $57,480. Males had a median income of $39,327 versus $30,362 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,685. About 5.10% of families and 9.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.20% of those under age 18 and 6.70% of those age 65 or over.
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