2022 population: 324,756
( 39,349 from 2010
, 2,141 from 2020)
Land area: 837.6 square miles
Population density: 387.7 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 258,847 | 79.71% | 7.5% |
Black: | 13,352 | 4.11% | 38.6% |
Indian: | 1,797 | 0.55% | 7.3% |
Asian: | 15,196 | 4.68% | 51.6% |
2+ races: | 9,329 | 2.87% | 48.0% |
Hispanic: | 26,235 | 8.08% | 57.2% |
Total non-White: | 65,909 | 20.29% | 47.4% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 8,363 | 13.0 |
Deaths: | 5,694 | 8.8 |
Net Migration: | -1,934 | -3.0 |
Net Immigration: | 1,260 | 2.0 |
Change in White population: | 18,145 | 6.4 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 21,204 | 7.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 136,167 | |
Median Value | $239,900 | |
Occupied | 129,869 | 95.4% |
Vacant | 6,298 | 4.6% |
Owned | 77,025 | 59.3% |
Rented | 52,844 | 40.7% |
Median Rent | $997 | |
Single-Family Units | 91,469 | 67.2% |
Detached | 80,927 | 59.4% |
Attached | 10,542 | 7.7% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 34,354 | 25.2% |
Mobile Homes | 2,100 | 1.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 5,716 | 4.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 3,808 | 2.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 4,135 | 3.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 4,478 | 3.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 5,347 | 4.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 5,573 | 4.3% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 5,385 | 4.1% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 5,606 | 4.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 5,419 | 4.2% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 9,958 | 7.7% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 13,362 | 10.3% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 17,783 | 13.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 13,596 | 10.5% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 9,100 | 7.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 10,574 | 8.1% |
$200,000 or more | 10,029 | 7.7% |
Median Household Income | 70,387 | |
Per Capita Income | 38,509 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 100 | |
Compared to U.S. | 93 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 4,517 | 3.5% |
Public Assistance | 3,273 | 2.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 11,633 | 9.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 153,345 | 78.6% |
Unemployed | 5,158 | 2.6% |
In Armed Forces | 541 | 0.3% |
Total Labor Force | 159,044 | 81.5% |
Not in Labor Force | 36,060 | 18.5% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 21.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 62,440 | 48,332 | 56.4% |
Non-Profit | 6,424 | 11,363 | 36.1% |
Self-Employed | 9,005 | 6,271 | 58.9% |
Local Government | 4,811 | 6,675 | 41.9% |
State Government | 8,007 | 8,472 | 48.6% |
Federal Government | 1,873 | 1,567 | 54.4% |
Total Private + Self | 71,445 | 54,603 | 56.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 21,115 | 28,077 | 42.9% |
Total | 92,560 | 82,680 | 52.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 17.9% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 29,426 | 16.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 36,129 | 20.6% |
Professional, Technical | 45,551 | 26.0% |
Service Occupations | 29,156 | 16.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 931 | 0.5% |
All others | 35,139 | 20.0% |
White Collar | 63.3% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 24,979 | 14.2% |
Educational services | 22,074 | 12.6% |
Retail trade | 19,670 | 11.2% |
Manufacturing | 15,720 | 9.0% |
Construction | 12,097 | 6.9% |
Finance and insurance | 11,790 | 6.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 11,333 | 6.5% |
Public administration | 10,989 | 6.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 9,682 | 5.5% |
Other services | 8,363 | 4.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 6,755 | 3.9% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 5,824 | 3.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 3,373 | 1.9% |
Wholesale trade | 3,300 | 1.9% |
Information | 3,129 | 1.8% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 2,716 | 1.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 2,163 | 1.2% |
Utilities | 1,253 | 0.7% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 115 | 0.1% |
Management | 76 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 15,993 | 4.97% |
Puerto Rican | 979 | 0.30% |
Cuban | 654 | 0.20% |
Dominican | 329 | 0.10% |
Total Central American | 3,123 | 0.97% |
Costa Rican | 36 | 0.01% |
Guatemalan | 1,510 | 0.47% |
Honduran | 179 | 0.06% |
Nicaraguan | 102 | 0.03% |
Panamanian | 58 | 0.02% |
Salvadoran | 1,162 | 0.36% |
Other Central American | 76 | 0.02% |
Total South American | 775 | 0.24% |
Argentinean | 52 | 0.02% |
Bolivian | 8 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 63 | 0.02% |
Colombian | 240 | 0.07% |
Ecuadorian | 80 | 0.02% |
Paraguayan | 10 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 142 | 0.04% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 154 | 0.05% |
Other South American | 26 | 0.01% |
Other Hispanic | 2,937 | 0.91% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Vietnamese | 4,371 | 1.36% |
Indian | 2,004 | 0.62% |
Chinese | 1,704 | 0.53% |
Burmese | 1,318 | 0.41% |
Filipino | 695 | 0.22% |
Korean | 500 | 0.16% |
Malaysian | 281 | 0.09% |
Thai | 273 | 0.08% |
Japanese | 271 | 0.08% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 266,854 | 88.1% |
Spanish | 13,290 | 4.4% |
Other Indo-European | 4,924 | 1.6% |
Vietnamese | 3,983 | 1.3% |
Other Asian | 3,219 | 1.1% |
Arabic | 3,036 | 1.0% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 2,422 | 0.8% |
Chinese | 1,639 | 0.5% |
Other | 1,157 | 0.4% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 101,824 | 31.6% |
Irish | 36,576 | 11.4% |
English | 29,235 | 9.1% |
Czech | 13,900 | 4.3% |
Swedish | 11,966 | 3.7% |
American | 10,946 | 3.4% |
Polish | 7,001 | 2.2% |
Norwegian | 5,881 | 1.8% |
European | 5,835 | 1.8% |
Italian | 5,743 | 1.8% |
French | 5,367 | 1.7% |
Dutch | 5,034 | 1.6% |
Danish | 4,699 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 4,155 | 1.3% |
Iraqi | 2,514 | 0.8% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 308,468 | 95.8% |
Not a citizen | 13,595 | 4.2% |
Native | 294,981 | 91.6% |
Foreign-born | 27,082 | 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 | ||||||
5,866 | 2.9% | 7,635 | 3.8% | 42,009 | 20.9% | 63,402 | 31.5% | 51,720 | 25.7% | 30,417 | 15.1% |
Average years of education: 14.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 5,866 | 2.9% |
9-12 Years | 7,635 | 3.8% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 42,009 | 20.9% |
Some College | 63,402 | 31.5% |
Bach. Degree | 51,720 | 25.7% |
Grad Degree | 30,417 | 15.1% |
Average years of education: 14.1 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 124,271 | 121,544 | 2,727 | 2.2% | 2.4% |
1991 | 126,410 | 123,395 | 3,015 | 2.4% | 2.7% |
1992 | 128,782 | 125,481 | 3,301 | 2.6% | 2.8% |
1993 | 131,009 | 127,835 | 3,174 | 2.4% | 2.8% |
1994 | 133,556 | 130,625 | 2,931 | 2.2% | 2.6% |
1995 | 136,879 | 133,836 | 3,043 | 2.2% | 2.6% |
1996 | 141,624 | 138,308 | 3,316 | 2.3% | 2.7% |
1997 | 143,336 | 140,353 | 2,983 | 2.1% | 2.4% |
1998 | 144,512 | 141,494 | 3,018 | 2.1% | 2.5% |
1999 | 145,396 | 142,095 | 3,301 | 2.3% | 2.7% |
2000 | 147,326 | 143,874 | 3,452 | 2.3% | 2.8% |
2001 | 150,668 | 146,626 | 4,042 | 2.7% | 3.1% |
2002 | 151,168 | 146,304 | 4,864 | 3.2% | 3.7% |
2003 | 154,207 | 148,600 | 5,607 | 3.6% | 3.9% |
2004 | 155,676 | 150,248 | 5,428 | 3.5% | 3.9% |
2005 | 155,978 | 150,505 | 5,473 | 3.5% | 3.8% |
2006 | 156,015 | 151,697 | 4,318 | 2.8% | 3.0% |
2007 | 157,419 | 153,104 | 4,315 | 2.7% | 2.9% |
2008 | 159,498 | 154,744 | 4,754 | 3.0% | 3.2% |
2009 | 160,106 | 153,175 | 6,931 | 4.3% | 4.7% |
2010 | 162,326 | 155,360 | 6,966 | 4.3% | 4.7% |
2011 | 164,218 | 157,636 | 6,582 | 4.0% | 4.4% |
2012 | 167,268 | 161,395 | 5,873 | 3.5% | 3.9% |
2013 | 168,376 | 162,683 | 5,693 | 3.4% | 3.7% |
2014 | 168,083 | 163,106 | 4,977 | 3.0% | 3.3% |
2015 | 168,174 | 163,746 | 4,428 | 2.6% | 3.0% |
2016 | 169,981 | 165,281 | 4,700 | 2.8% | 3.1% |
2017 | 171,022 | 166,479 | 4,543 | 2.7% | 2.9% |
2018 | 175,338 | 170,795 | 4,543 | 2.6% | 2.9% |
2019 | 178,068 | 173,232 | 4,836 | 2.7% | 3.0% |
2020 | 177,006 | 169,507 | 7,499 | 4.2% | 4.2% |
2021 | 178,718 | 174,040 | 4,678 | 2.6% | 2.7% |
2022 | 180,363 | 176,382 | 3,981 | 2.2% | 2.3% |
2023 | 181,811 | 177,964 | 3,847 | 2.1% | 2.3% |