| Date | Population | % Change | Components of Change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population Change |
Births | Deaths | International Immigration |
Net Domestic Migration |
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Census and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University Note: Decade years represent April 1, Census data, not the mid-year estimates. |
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| 1970 | 70,080 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1971 | 72,600 | 3.6 | 2,520 | - | - | - | - |
| 1972 | 74,500 | 2.6 | 1,900 | - | - | - | - |
| 1973 | 76,300 | 2.4 | 1,800 | - | - | - | - |
| 1974 | 76,700 | 0.5 | 400 | - | - | - | - |
| 1975 | 78,800 | 2.7 | 2,100 | - | - | - | - |
| 1976 | 82,700 | 4.9 | 3,900 | - | - | - | - |
| 1977 | 85,200 | 3.0 | 2,500 | - | - | - | - |
| 1978 | 86,300 | 1.3 | 1,100 | - | - | - | - |
| 1979 | 86,800 | 0.6 | 500 | - | - | - | - |
| 1980 | 86,821 | 0.0 | 21 | - | - | - | - |
| 1981 | 86,881 | 0.1 | 60 | 1,602 | 1,036 | - | - |
| 1982 | 87,159 | 0.3 | 278 | 1,209 | 869 | - | - |
| 1983 | 86,962 | -0.2 | -197 | 1,177 | 900 | - | - |
| 1984 | 86,032 | -1.1 | -930 | 1,069 | 885 | - | - |
| 1985 | 85,416 | -0.7 | -616 | 1,026 | 867 | - | - |
| 1986 | 84,440 | -1.1 | -976 | 990 | 896 | - | - |
| 1987 | 82,033 | -2.9 | -2,407 | 891 | 885 | - | - |
| 1988 | 79,734 | -2.8 | -2,299 | 859 | 855 | - | - |
| 1989 | 77,283 | -3.1 | -2,451 | 833 | 866 | - | - |
| 1990 | 76,819 | -0.6 | -464 | 609 | 647 | - | - |
| 1991 | 77,109 | 0.4 | 290 | 1,139 | 1,069 | 37 | 112 |
| 1992 | 77,301 | 0.2 | 192 | 908 | 928 | 7 | 140 |
| 1993 | 78,039 | 1.0 | 738 | 869 | 895 | 27 | 681 |
| 1994 | 78,318 | 0.4 | 279 | 871 | 942 | 31 | 266 |
| 1995 | 78,799 | 0.6 | 481 | 857 | 1,007 | 29 | 532 |
| 1996 | 79,434 | 0.8 | 635 | 876 | 932 | 44 | 593 |
| 1997 | 79,727 | 0.4 | 293 | 949 | 882 | 33 | 109 |
| 1998 | 79,932 | 0.3 | 205 | 868 | 820 | 24 | 142 |
| 1999 | 79,614 | -0.4 | -318 | 946 | 797 | 20 | -437 |
| 2000 | 79,220 | -0.5 | -394 | - | - | - | - |
| 2001 | 78,251 | -1.2 | -969 | 1,047 | 1,177 | 56 | -746 |
| 2002 | 78,737 | 0.6 | 486 | 895 | 918 | 26 | 579 |
| 2003 | 78,465 | -0.3 | -272 | 838 | 972 | 6 | -15 |
| 2004 | 78,428 | 0.0 | -37 | 937 | 927 | 34 | 29 |
| 2005 | 78,341 | -0.1 | -87 | 896 | 878 | 21 | -33 |
| 2006 | 78,178 | -0.2 | -163 | 905 | 880 | 30 | -144 |
| 2007 | 78,323 | 0.2 | 145 | 933 | 954 | 22 | 235 |
| 2008 | 78,379 | 0.1 | 56 | 932 | 911 | 22 | 87 |
| 2009 | 78,782 | 0.5 | 403 | 864 | 896 | 20 | 482 |
| 2010 | 78,859 | 0.1 | 77 | 239 | 251 | 8 | 40 |
| 2011 | 79,189 | 0.4 | 330 | 960 | 979 | 16 | 335 |
| 2012 | 79,021 | -0.2 | -168 | 923 | 1,025 | 29 | -88 |
