2022 population: 568,203
( 80,130 from 2010
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6,696 from 2020)
Land area: 1196.5 square miles
Population density: 474.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 442,998 | 77.96% | ![]() |
Black: | 31,267 | 5.50% | ![]() |
Indian: | 1,596 | 0.28% | ![]() |
Asian: | 37,294 | 6.56% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 15,015 | 2.64% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 40,033 | 7.05% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 125,205 | 22.04% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 12,879 | 11.5 |
Deaths: | 8,911 | 7.9 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -902 | -0.8 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 3,334 | 3.0 |
Change in White population: | 43,510 | 8.9 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 36,620 | 7.5 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 250,416 | |
Median Value | $342,900 | |
Occupied | 240,799 | 96.2% |
Vacant | 9,617 | 3.8% |
Owned | 139,432 | 57.9% |
Rented | 101,367 | 42.1% |
Median Rent | $1,268 | |
Single-Family Units | 144,508 | 57.7% |
Detached | 128,339 | 51.3% |
Attached | 16,169 | 6.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 80,668 | 32.2% |
Mobile Homes | 2,107 | 0.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 10,477 | 4.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 5,673 | 2.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 6,275 | 2.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 6,607 | 2.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 7,097 | 2.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 7,772 | 3.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 7,573 | 3.1% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 8,173 | 3.4% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 7,814 | 3.2% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 17,391 | 7.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 22,179 | 9.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 32,206 | 13.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 25,615 | 10.6% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 19,761 | 8.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 26,579 | 11.0% |
$200,000 or more | 29,607 | 12.3% |
Median Household Income | 84,297 | |
Per Capita Income | 49,280 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 89 | |
Compared to U.S. | 83 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 8,030 | 3.3% |
Public Assistance | 3,593 | 1.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 18,144 | 7.5% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 282,828 | 79.6% |
Unemployed | 6,773 | 1.9% |
In Armed Forces | 667 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 290,268 | 81.7% |
Not in Labor Force | 65,054 | 18.3% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 20.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 113,718 | 86,128 | 56.9% |
Non-Profit | 9,305 | 20,484 | 31.2% |
Self-Employed | 13,986 | 9,335 | 60.0% |
Local Government | 7,262 | 11,974 | 37.8% |
State Government | 18,735 | 21,071 | 47.1% |
Federal Government | 2,971 | 2,528 | 54.0% |
Total Private + Self | 127,704 | 95,463 | 57.2% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 38,273 | 56,057 | 40.6% |
Total | 165,977 | 151,520 | 52.3% |
Pct. Govt. | 20.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 60,999 | 19.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 56,093 | 17.6% |
Professional, Technical | 110,349 | 34.7% |
Service Occupations | 43,654 | 13.7% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,331 | 0.4% |
All others | 46,786 | 14.7% |
White Collar | 71.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 48,519 | 15.3% |
Educational services | 42,717 | 13.4% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 38,541 | 12.1% |
Retail trade | 28,828 | 9.1% |
Manufacturing | 28,491 | 9.0% |
Finance and insurance | 20,115 | 6.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 18,929 | 6.0% |
Public administration | 15,422 | 4.9% |
Construction | 15,149 | 4.8% |
Other services | 13,013 | 4.1% |
Information | 9,442 | 3.0% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 8,291 | 2.6% |
Transportation and warehousing | 7,669 | 2.4% |
Wholesale trade | 6,889 | 2.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 5,349 | 1.7% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 4,498 | 1.4% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 3,035 | 1.0% |
Utilities | 2,322 | 0.7% |
Management | 588 | 0.2% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 74 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 22,840 | 4.08% |
Puerto Rican | 3,646 | 0.65% |
Cuban | 875 | 0.16% |
Dominican | 289 | 0.05% |
Total Central American | 2,594 | 0.46% |
Costa Rican | 193 | 0.03% |
Guatemalan | 527 | 0.09% |
Honduran | 313 | 0.06% |
Nicaraguan | 1,239 | 0.22% |
Panamanian | 59 | 0.01% |
Salvadoran | 263 | 0.05% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 5,151 | 0.92% |
Argentinean | 491 | 0.09% |
Bolivian | 70 | 0.01% |
Chilean | 189 | 0.03% |
Colombian | 1,804 | 0.32% |
Ecuadorian | 514 | 0.09% |
Paraguayan | 32 | 0.01% |
Peruvian | 328 | 0.06% |
Uruguayan | 775 | 0.14% |
Venezuelan | 933 | 0.17% |
Other South American | 15 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 2,601 | 0.46% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 9,094 | 1.62% |
Indian | 9,094 | 1.62% |
Hmong | 4,210 | 0.75% |
Korean | 1,859 | 0.33% |
Filipino | 1,298 | 0.23% |
Vietnamese | 1,207 | 0.22% |
Japanese | 793 | 0.14% |
Laotian | 744 | 0.13% |
Taiwanese | 681 | 0.12% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 475,997 | 89.7% |
Spanish | 22,048 | 4.2% |
Other Asian | 7,534 | 1.4% |
Other Indo-European | 7,160 | 1.3% |
Chinese | 6,722 | 1.3% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 2,087 | 0.4% |
Other | 2,085 | 0.4% |
German, other Germanic | 1,796 | 0.3% |
Arabic | 1,396 | 0.3% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 187,784 | 33.5% |
Irish | 73,426 | 13.1% |
English | 52,633 | 9.4% |
Norwegian | 50,540 | 9.0% |
Polish | 29,991 | 5.4% |
Italian | 21,894 | 3.9% |
French | 13,584 | 2.4% |
American | 13,360 | 2.4% |
Swedish | 11,967 | 2.1% |
European | 11,269 | 2.0% |
Swiss | 9,988 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 9,386 | 1.7% |
Dutch | 9,089 | 1.6% |
African | 7,359 | 1.3% |
Czech | 6,345 | 1.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 533,196 | 95.2% |
Not a citizen | 26,695 | 4.8% |
Native | 512,684 | 91.6% |
Foreign-born | 47,207 | 8.4% |
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 | ||||||
5,784 | 1.6% | 9,031 | 2.4% | 64,928 | 17.5% | 90,920 | 24.5% | 120,419 | 32.5% | 79,810 | 21.5% |
Average years of education: 14.9 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 5,784 | 1.6% |
9-12 Years | 9,031 | 2.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 64,928 | 17.5% |
Some College | 90,920 | 24.5% |
Bach. Degree | 120,419 | 32.5% |
Grad Degree | 79,810 | 21.5% |
Average years of education: 14.9 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 218,668 | 214,263 | 4,405 | 2.0% | 4.4% |
1991 | 220,960 | 215,701 | 5,259 | 2.4% | 5.4% |
1992 | 230,975 | 226,018 | 4,957 | 2.1% | 5.1% |
1993 | 239,876 | 235,114 | 4,762 | 2.0% | 4.3% |
1994 | 245,325 | 240,286 | 5,039 | 2.1% | 4.2% |
1995 | 250,365 | 245,904 | 4,461 | 1.8% | 3.7% |
1996 | 257,044 | 252,688 | 4,356 | 1.7% | 3.6% |
1997 | 260,716 | 256,474 | 4,242 | 1.6% | 3.5% |
1998 | 263,009 | 259,039 | 3,970 | 1.5% | 3.3% |
1999 | 264,681 | 261,024 | 3,657 | 1.4% | 3.1% |
2000 | 265,510 | 259,409 | 6,101 | 2.3% | 3.4% |
2001 | 272,937 | 265,366 | 7,571 | 2.8% | 4.4% |
2002 | 276,599 | 267,211 | 9,388 | 3.4% | 5.3% |
2003 | 279,835 | 269,646 | 10,189 | 3.6% | 5.6% |
2004 | 283,277 | 274,216 | 9,061 | 3.2% | 5.0% |
2005 | 286,385 | 277,382 | 9,003 | 3.1% | 4.8% |
2006 | 289,478 | 280,189 | 9,289 | 3.2% | 4.7% |
2007 | 292,864 | 282,907 | 9,957 | 3.4% | 4.8% |
2008 | 296,424 | 286,154 | 10,270 | 3.5% | 4.9% |
2009 | 299,671 | 281,543 | 18,128 | 6.0% | 9.0% |
2010 | 293,554 | 276,445 | 17,109 | 5.8% | 8.5% |
2011 | 294,807 | 279,539 | 15,268 | 5.2% | 7.6% |
2012 | 297,195 | 282,929 | 14,266 | 4.8% | 6.9% |
2013 | 301,102 | 287,097 | 14,005 | 4.7% | 6.7% |
2014 | 305,442 | 294,301 | 11,141 | 3.6% | 5.3% |
2015 | 310,088 | 300,430 | 9,658 | 3.1% | 4.4% |
2016 | 316,992 | 308,144 | 8,848 | 2.8% | 3.9% |
2017 | 319,483 | 311,811 | 7,672 | 2.4% | 3.3% |
2018 | 318,740 | 311,552 | 7,188 | 2.3% | 3.0% |
2019 | 323,055 | 315,338 | 7,717 | 2.4% | 3.3% |
2020 | 319,433 | 304,154 | 15,279 | 4.8% | 6.3% |
2021 | 328,495 | 319,051 | 9,444 | 2.9% | 3.8% |
2022 | 329,593 | 322,472 | 7,121 | 2.2% | 2.9% |
2023 | 339,315 | 331,631 | 7,684 | 2.3% | 3.0% |