2022 population: 410,434
( 20,543 from 2010
, 3,463 from 2020)
Land area: 549.7 square miles
Population density: 746.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 355,719 | 86.67% | 0.7% |
Black: | 7,697 | 1.88% | 62.9% |
Indian: | 940 | 0.23% | 8.9% |
Asian: | 17,162 | 4.18% | 59.0% |
2+ races: | 6,619 | 1.61% | 64.6% |
Hispanic: | 22,297 | 5.43% | 38.3% |
Total non-White: | 54,715 | 13.33% | 48.8% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 8,488 | 10.4 |
Deaths: | 9,414 | 11.6 |
Net Migration: | 3,428 | 4.2 |
Net Immigration: | 870 | 1.1 |
Change in White population: | 2,605 | 0.7 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 17,938 | 4.6 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 172,274 | |
Median Value | $352,600 | |
Occupied | 165,733 | 96.2% |
Vacant | 6,541 | 3.8% |
Owned | 127,108 | 76.7% |
Rented | 38,625 | 23.3% |
Median Rent | $1,235 | |
Single-Family Units | 130,437 | 75.7% |
Detached | 119,963 | 69.6% |
Attached | 10,474 | 6.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 32,068 | 18.6% |
Mobile Homes | 970 | 0.6% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 3,904 | 2.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 2,711 | 1.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 2,852 | 1.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 4,404 | 2.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 5,048 | 3.0% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 4,228 | 2.6% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 4,378 | 2.6% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 4,330 | 2.6% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 4,726 | 2.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 10,225 | 6.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 13,115 | 7.9% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 21,589 | 13.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 19,698 | 11.9% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 16,454 | 9.9% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 20,691 | 12.5% |
$200,000 or more | 27,380 | 16.5% |
Median Household Income | 101,639 | |
Per Capita Income | 55,573 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 116 | |
Compared to U.S. | 107 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 4,850 | 2.9% |
Public Assistance | 1,653 | 1.0% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 7,764 | 4.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 193,983 | 80.8% |
Unemployed | 5,366 | 2.2% |
In Armed Forces | 166 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 199,515 | 83.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 40,487 | 16.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 19.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 88,954 | 66,828 | 57.1% |
Non-Profit | 7,160 | 16,500 | 30.3% |
Self-Employed | 11,139 | 6,973 | 61.5% |
Local Government | 5,028 | 7,661 | 39.6% |
State Government | 1,834 | 2,637 | 41.0% |
Federal Government | 1,236 | 1,651 | 42.8% |
Total Private + Self | 100,093 | 73,801 | 57.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 15,258 | 28,449 | 34.9% |
Total | 115,351 | 102,250 | 53.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 9.2% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 47,264 | 21.7% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 46,082 | 21.1% |
Professional, Technical | 60,719 | 27.9% |
Service Occupations | 26,719 | 12.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 323 | 0.1% |
All others | 37,178 | 17.1% |
White Collar | 70.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 38,090 | 17.5% |
Health care and social assistance | 31,906 | 14.6% |
Retail trade | 22,049 | 10.1% |
Educational services | 19,221 | 8.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 17,956 | 8.2% |
Finance and insurance | 14,916 | 6.8% |
Construction | 13,257 | 6.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 11,837 | 5.4% |
Other services | 9,190 | 4.2% |
Transportation and warehousing | 6,940 | 3.2% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 6,897 | 3.2% |
Wholesale trade | 6,541 | 3.0% |
Public administration | 5,463 | 2.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 3,757 | 1.7% |
Information | 3,638 | 1.7% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 3,621 | 1.7% |
Utilities | 1,567 | 0.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 505 | 0.2% |
Management | 411 | 0.2% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 200 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 13,347 | 3.28% |
Puerto Rican | 2,649 | 0.65% |
Cuban | 918 | 0.23% |
Dominican | 185 | 0.05% |
Total Central American | 1,057 | 0.26% |
Costa Rican | 102 | 0.03% |
Guatemalan | 251 | 0.06% |
Honduran | 142 | 0.03% |
Nicaraguan | 307 | 0.08% |
Panamanian | 170 | 0.04% |
Salvadoran | 85 | 0.02% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 1,998 | 0.49% |
Argentinean | 462 | 0.11% |
Bolivian | 66 | 0.02% |
Chilean | 74 | 0.02% |
Colombian | 345 | 0.08% |
Ecuadorian | 336 | 0.08% |
Paraguayan | 21 | 0.01% |
Peruvian | 190 | 0.05% |
Uruguayan | 90 | 0.02% |
Venezuelan | 414 | 0.10% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 775 | 0.19% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 7,433 | 1.82% |
Chinese | 2,588 | 0.64% |
Hmong | 870 | 0.21% |
Korean | 866 | 0.21% |
Filipino | 791 | 0.19% |
Vietnamese | 749 | 0.18% |
Japanese | 338 | 0.08% |
Laotian | 204 | 0.05% |
Burmese | 185 | 0.05% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 358,287 | 92.6% |
Spanish | 10,110 | 2.6% |
Other Indo-European | 5,354 | 1.4% |
Other Asian | 4,209 | 1.1% |
German, other Germanic | 2,834 | 0.7% |
Chinese | 1,928 | 0.5% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 1,840 | 0.5% |
Tagalog | 536 | 0.1% |
Korean | 387 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 176,298 | 43.3% |
Irish | 52,373 | 12.9% |
Polish | 50,947 | 12.5% |
English | 28,049 | 6.9% |
Italian | 23,521 | 5.8% |
Norwegian | 17,581 | 4.3% |
French | 11,566 | 2.8% |
American | 10,880 | 2.7% |
Swedish | 8,047 | 2.0% |
European | 7,795 | 1.9% |
Dutch | 6,826 | 1.7% |
Scottish | 5,178 | 1.3% |
Czech | 4,617 | 1.1% |
Swiss | 3,578 | 0.9% |
Danish | 3,557 | 0.9% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 398,107 | 97.7% |
Not a citizen | 9,183 | 2.3% |
Native | 385,387 | 94.6% |
Foreign-born | 21,903 | 5.4% |
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 | ||||||
2,695 | 0.9% | 6,440 | 2.2% | 60,501 | 20.9% | 83,482 | 28.8% | 90,538 | 31.2% | 46,191 | 15.9% |
Average years of education: 14.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 2,695 | 0.9% |
9-12 Years | 6,440 | 2.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 60,501 | 20.9% |
Some College | 83,482 | 28.8% |
Bach. Degree | 90,538 | 31.2% |
Grad Degree | 46,191 | 15.9% |
Average years of education: 14.5 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 174,346 | 168,445 | 5,901 | 3.4% | 4.4% |
1991 | 176,235 | 168,980 | 7,255 | 4.1% | 5.4% |
1992 | 183,124 | 175,699 | 7,425 | 4.1% | 5.1% |
1993 | 187,628 | 181,502 | 6,126 | 3.3% | 4.3% |
1994 | 194,738 | 188,390 | 6,348 | 3.3% | 4.2% |
1995 | 200,345 | 195,042 | 5,303 | 2.6% | 3.7% |
1996 | 206,241 | 201,109 | 5,132 | 2.5% | 3.6% |
1997 | 210,560 | 205,455 | 5,105 | 2.4% | 3.5% |
1998 | 213,675 | 208,834 | 4,841 | 2.3% | 3.3% |
1999 | 216,447 | 211,907 | 4,540 | 2.1% | 3.1% |
2000 | 210,606 | 204,958 | 5,648 | 2.7% | 3.4% |
2001 | 211,507 | 203,911 | 7,596 | 3.6% | 4.4% |
2002 | 211,121 | 201,398 | 9,723 | 4.6% | 5.3% |
2003 | 212,431 | 202,187 | 10,244 | 4.8% | 5.6% |
2004 | 212,367 | 203,448 | 8,919 | 4.2% | 5.0% |
2005 | 212,463 | 204,297 | 8,166 | 3.8% | 4.8% |
2006 | 216,847 | 208,751 | 8,096 | 3.7% | 4.7% |
2007 | 214,237 | 205,727 | 8,510 | 4.0% | 4.8% |
2008 | 214,939 | 206,260 | 8,679 | 4.0% | 4.9% |
2009 | 213,797 | 196,928 | 16,869 | 7.9% | 9.0% |
2010 | 218,197 | 202,455 | 15,742 | 7.2% | 8.5% |
2011 | 217,340 | 203,655 | 13,685 | 6.3% | 7.6% |
2012 | 217,385 | 205,067 | 12,318 | 5.7% | 6.9% |
2013 | 218,987 | 207,001 | 11,986 | 5.5% | 6.7% |
2014 | 220,344 | 210,721 | 9,623 | 4.4% | 5.3% |
2015 | 220,891 | 212,689 | 8,202 | 3.7% | 4.4% |
2016 | 224,280 | 216,710 | 7,570 | 3.4% | 3.9% |
2017 | 225,376 | 218,875 | 6,501 | 2.9% | 3.3% |
2018 | 224,836 | 218,839 | 5,997 | 2.7% | 3.0% |
2019 | 224,406 | 217,978 | 6,428 | 2.9% | 3.3% |
2020 | 220,498 | 208,246 | 12,252 | 5.6% | 6.3% |
2021 | 223,477 | 216,435 | 7,042 | 3.2% | 3.8% |
2022 | 223,209 | 217,639 | 5,570 | 2.5% | 2.9% |
2023 | 226,852 | 220,851 | 6,001 | 2.6% | 3.0% |