2022 population: 111,956
( 9,546 from 2010
, 1,216 from 2020)
Land area: 1141.2 square miles
Population density: 98.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 91,333 | 81.58% | 4.0% |
Black: | 1,077 | 0.96% | 88.3% |
Indian: | 1,606 | 1.43% | 18.0% |
Asian: | 2,332 | 2.08% | 38.7% |
2+ races: | 3,998 | 3.57% | 36.4% |
Hispanic: | 11,610 | 10.37% | 45.6% |
Total non-White: | 20,623 | 18.42% | 41.4% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 2,736 | 12.4 |
Deaths: | 3,340 | 15.1 |
Net Migration: | 1,662 | 7.5 |
Net Immigration: | 136 | 0.6 |
Change in White population: | 3,508 | 3.4 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 6,038 | 5.9 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 45,540 | |
Median Value | $332,200 | |
Occupied | 43,167 | 94.8% |
Vacant | 2,373 | 5.2% |
Owned | 28,664 | 66.4% |
Rented | 14,503 | 33.6% |
Median Rent | $1,090 | |
Single-Family Units | 32,541 | 71.5% |
Detached | 31,379 | 68.9% |
Attached | 1,162 | 2.6% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 6,336 | 13.9% |
Mobile Homes | 3,899 | 8.6% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,828 | 4.2% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,600 | 3.7% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,509 | 3.5% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 2,146 | 5.0% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,705 | 3.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,763 | 4.1% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,540 | 3.6% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,763 | 4.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,777 | 4.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 3,137 | 7.3% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 3,809 | 8.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 6,875 | 15.9% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 4,619 | 10.7% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 2,595 | 6.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 3,562 | 8.3% |
$200,000 or more | 2,939 | 6.8% |
Median Household Income | 70,912 | |
Per Capita Income | 35,526 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 84 | |
Compared to U.S. | 90 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 3,474 | 8.0% |
Public Assistance | 2,121 | 4.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 8,387 | 19.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 39,423 | 65.0% |
Unemployed | 2,425 | 4.0% |
In Armed Forces | 32 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 41,880 | 69.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 18,805 | 31.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 35.0% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 18,915 | 13,380 | 58.6% |
Non-Profit | 1,178 | 2,445 | 32.5% |
Self-Employed | 2,389 | 1,959 | 54.9% |
Local Government | 1,241 | 2,208 | 36.0% |
State Government | 760 | 1,386 | 35.4% |
Federal Government | 605 | 381 | 61.4% |
Total Private + Self | 21,304 | 15,339 | 58.1% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 3,784 | 6,420 | 37.1% |
Total | 25,088 | 21,759 | 53.6% |
Pct. Govt. | 14.0% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 6,285 | 13.4% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 9,203 | 19.6% |
Professional, Technical | 7,595 | 16.2% |
Service Occupations | 8,874 | 18.9% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 618 | 1.3% |
All others | 14,959 | 31.9% |
White Collar | 49.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 7,399 | 15.8% |
Health care and social assistance | 6,280 | 13.4% |
Retail trade | 5,951 | 12.7% |
Construction | 4,047 | 8.6% |
Accommodation and food services | 3,248 | 6.9% |
Transportation and warehousing | 2,922 | 6.2% |
Educational services | 2,800 | 6.0% |
Public administration | 2,488 | 5.3% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 2,222 | 4.7% |
Other services | 2,154 | 4.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,636 | 3.5% |
Finance and insurance | 1,230 | 2.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,154 | 2.5% |
Wholesale trade | 1,014 | 2.2% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 684 | 1.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 660 | 1.4% |
Utilities | 521 | 1.1% |
Information | 395 | 0.8% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 111 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 8,835 | 7.99% |
Puerto Rican | 192 | 0.17% |
Cuban | 153 | 0.14% |
Dominican | 72 | 0.07% |
Total Central American | 658 | 0.59% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 498 | 0.45% |
Honduran | 42 | 0.04% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 23 | 0.02% |
Salvadoran | 95 | 0.09% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 253 | 0.23% |
Argentinean | 11 | 0.01% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 205 | 0.19% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 37 | 0.03% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 688 | 0.62% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 305 | 0.28% |
Chinese | 261 | 0.24% |
Vietnamese | 242 | 0.22% |
Cambodian | 159 | 0.14% |
Japanese | 117 | 0.11% |
Korean | 72 | 0.07% |
Laotian | 42 | 0.04% |
Indian | 29 | 0.03% |
Mongolian | 19 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 96,099 | 92.3% |
Spanish | 5,533 | 5.3% |
German, other Germanic | 459 | 0.4% |
Other Asian | 388 | 0.4% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 348 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European | 276 | 0.3% |
Tagalog | 264 | 0.3% |
Vietnamese | 251 | 0.2% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 153 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 20,085 | 18.2% |
English | 14,287 | 12.9% |
Irish | 14,248 | 12.9% |
Norwegian | 5,428 | 4.9% |
American | 5,205 | 4.7% |
European | 3,549 | 3.2% |
French | 3,332 | 3.0% |
Italian | 2,968 | 2.7% |
Swedish | 2,825 | 2.6% |
Scottish | 2,722 | 2.5% |
Dutch | 2,531 | 2.3% |
Finnish | 2,266 | 2.0% |
Polish | 1,347 | 1.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,023 | 0.9% |
Scandinavian | 986 | 0.9% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 108,279 | 97.9% |
Not a citizen | 2,342 | 2.1% |
Native | 106,047 | 95.9% |
Foreign-born | 4,574 | 4.1% |
Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
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< 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
2,547 | 3.3% | 5,109 | 6.6% | 24,528 | 31.8% | 32,099 | 41.6% | 8,679 | 11.3% | 4,110 | 5.3% |
Average years of education: 12.9 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 2,547 | 3.3% |
9-12 Years | 5,109 | 6.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 24,528 | 31.8% |
Some College | 32,099 | 41.6% |
Bach. Degree | 8,679 | 11.3% |
Grad Degree | 4,110 | 5.3% |
Average years of education: 12.9 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 38,180 | 35,548 | 2,632 | 6.9% | 5.1% |
1991 | 38,844 | 35,713 | 3,131 | 8.1% | 6.1% |
1992 | 38,215 | 34,101 | 4,114 | 10.8% | 7.2% |
1993 | 38,676 | 34,397 | 4,279 | 11.1% | 7.3% |
1994 | 39,276 | 35,770 | 3,506 | 8.9% | 6.3% |
1995 | 40,663 | 37,491 | 3,172 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
1996 | 41,808 | 38,459 | 3,349 | 8.0% | 5.9% |
1997 | 42,084 | 39,183 | 2,901 | 6.9% | 4.9% |
1998 | 43,680 | 40,493 | 3,187 | 7.3% | 4.8% |
1999 | 43,607 | 40,559 | 3,048 | 7.0% | 4.8% |
2000 | 43,829 | 40,840 | 2,989 | 6.8% | 5.1% |
2001 | 42,996 | 38,944 | 4,052 | 9.4% | 6.0% |
2002 | 42,653 | 38,172 | 4,481 | 10.5% | 7.1% |
2003 | 42,638 | 38,398 | 4,240 | 9.9% | 7.2% |
2004 | 42,625 | 38,873 | 3,752 | 8.8% | 6.3% |
2005 | 42,892 | 39,585 | 3,307 | 7.7% | 5.6% |
2006 | 42,977 | 39,950 | 3,027 | 7.0% | 5.0% |
2007 | 43,743 | 40,718 | 3,025 | 6.9% | 4.6% |
2008 | 44,306 | 40,550 | 3,756 | 8.5% | 5.2% |
2009 | 43,883 | 38,406 | 5,477 | 12.5% | 8.3% |
2010 | 45,349 | 40,039 | 5,310 | 11.7% | 9.1% |
2011 | 44,216 | 39,466 | 4,750 | 10.7% | 8.5% |
2012 | 44,297 | 39,950 | 4,347 | 9.8% | 7.7% |
2013 | 43,270 | 39,108 | 4,162 | 9.6% | 6.6% |
2014 | 43,534 | 40,120 | 3,414 | 7.8% | 5.9% |
2015 | 44,093 | 40,793 | 3,300 | 7.5% | 5.4% |
2016 | 44,876 | 41,712 | 3,164 | 7.1% | 5.2% |
2017 | 45,719 | 42,990 | 2,729 | 6.0% | 4.6% |
2018 | 46,336 | 43,633 | 2,703 | 5.8% | 4.4% |
2019 | 47,843 | 44,997 | 2,846 | 5.9% | 4.1% |
2020 | 48,522 | 43,999 | 4,523 | 9.3% | 8.4% |
2021 | 48,156 | 45,062 | 3,094 | 6.4% | 5.2% |
2022 | 48,987 | 46,205 | 2,782 | 5.7% | 4.2% |
2023 | 48,526 | 46,067 | 2,459 | 5.1% | 4.1% |