2022 population: 199,532
( 694 from 2010
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691 from 2020)
Land area: 6247.5 square miles
Population density: 31.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 180,763 | 90.59% | ![]() |
Black: | 3,049 | 1.53% | ![]() |
Indian: | 4,369 | 2.19% | ![]() |
Asian: | 2,324 | 1.16% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 5,121 | 2.57% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 3,906 | 1.96% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 18,769 | 9.41% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 4,025 | 10.1 |
Deaths: | 5,478 | 13.7 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 439 | 1.1 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 163 | 0.4 |
Change in White population: | -4,006 | -2.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 3,312 | 1.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 103,719 | |
Median Value | $192,900 | |
Occupied | 85,726 | 82.7% |
Vacant | 17,993 | 17.3% |
Owned | 61,629 | 71.9% |
Rented | 24,097 | 28.1% |
Median Rent | $927 | |
Single-Family Units | 78,883 | 76.1% |
Detached | 77,169 | 74.4% |
Attached | 1,714 | 1.7% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 13,294 | 12.8% |
Mobile Homes | 4,163 | 4.0% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 4,761 | 5.6% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 4,132 | 4.8% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 3,145 | 3.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 3,280 | 3.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 3,640 | 4.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 3,732 | 4.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 3,241 | 3.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 3,473 | 4.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 3,505 | 4.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 6,357 | 7.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 8,551 | 10.0% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 11,336 | 13.2% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 8,691 | 10.1% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 6,221 | 7.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 6,556 | 7.6% |
$200,000 or more | 5,105 | 6.0% |
Median Household Income | 66,491 | |
Per Capita Income | 37,850 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 90 | |
Compared to U.S. | 95 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 5,322 | 6.2% |
Public Assistance | 2,960 | 3.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 9,257 | 10.8% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 89,706 | 72.1% |
Unemployed | 4,305 | 3.5% |
In Armed Forces | 482 | 0.4% |
Total Labor Force | 94,493 | 76.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 29,873 | 24.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 27.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 34,996 | 25,781 | 57.6% |
Non-Profit | 4,372 | 9,009 | 32.7% |
Self-Employed | 4,257 | 3,050 | 58.3% |
Local Government | 3,445 | 4,704 | 42.3% |
State Government | 2,234 | 2,694 | 45.3% |
Federal Government | 1,192 | 856 | 58.2% |
Total Private + Self | 39,253 | 28,831 | 57.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 11,243 | 17,263 | 39.4% |
Total | 50,496 | 46,094 | 52.3% |
Pct. Govt. | 15.7% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 12,945 | 13.4% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 18,456 | 19.1% |
Professional, Technical | 24,228 | 25.0% |
Service Occupations | 18,963 | 19.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 401 | 0.4% |
All others | 22,136 | 22.9% |
White Collar | 57.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 18,397 | 19.0% |
Retail trade | 11,875 | 12.3% |
Educational services | 9,875 | 10.2% |
Accommodation and food services | 7,495 | 7.7% |
Manufacturing | 7,125 | 7.4% |
Construction | 6,870 | 7.1% |
Public administration | 4,681 | 4.8% |
Other services | 4,470 | 4.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 4,163 | 4.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 3,850 | 4.0% |
Finance and insurance | 3,826 | 4.0% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 2,706 | 2.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 2,586 | 2.7% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 2,143 | 2.2% |
Wholesale trade | 1,892 | 2.0% |
Utilities | 1,345 | 1.4% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,289 | 1.3% |
Information | 1,188 | 1.2% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 915 | 0.9% |
Management | 37 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,853 | 0.93% |
Puerto Rican | 329 | 0.16% |
Cuban | 181 | 0.09% |
Dominican | 38 | 0.02% |
Total Central American | 680 | 0.34% |
Costa Rican | 23 | 0.01% |
Guatemalan | 278 | 0.14% |
Honduran | 67 | 0.03% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 114 | 0.06% |
Salvadoran | 198 | 0.10% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 271 | 0.14% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 20 | 0.01% |
Chilean | 2 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 94 | 0.05% |
Ecuadorian | 30 | 0.01% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 7 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 111 | 0.06% |
Other South American | 7 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 430 | 0.21% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 475 | 0.24% |
Indian | 393 | 0.20% |
Hmong | 241 | 0.12% |
Vietnamese | 236 | 0.12% |
Korean | 198 | 0.10% |
Filipino | 171 | 0.09% |
Japanese | 40 | 0.02% |
Burmese | 17 | 0.01% |
Laotian | 16 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 184,026 | 96.6% |
Spanish | 2,256 | 1.2% |
Other | 1,167 | 0.6% |
German, other Germanic | 788 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European | 701 | 0.4% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 402 | 0.2% |
Other Asian | 316 | 0.2% |
Chinese | 299 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 237 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 44,128 | 22.1% |
Norwegian | 26,204 | 13.1% |
Finnish | 20,729 | 10.4% |
Swedish | 19,897 | 9.9% |
Irish | 18,056 | 9.0% |
English | 13,297 | 6.6% |
Polish | 10,383 | 5.2% |
Italian | 7,947 | 4.0% |
French | 5,635 | 2.8% |
Scandinavian | 5,456 | 2.7% |
American | 5,291 | 2.6% |
European | 3,352 | 1.7% |
Slovene | 2,924 | 1.5% |
French Canadian | 2,608 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 2,358 | 1.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 198,434 | 99.2% |
Not a citizen | 1,688 | 0.8% |
Native | 196,069 | 98.0% |
Foreign-born | 4,053 | 2.0% |
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 | ||||||
1,921 | 1.4% | 5,101 | 3.7% | 34,947 | 25.4% | 52,003 | 37.8% | 27,655 | 20.1% | 15,901 | 11.6% |
Average years of education: 13.9 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,921 | 1.4% |
9-12 Years | 5,101 | 3.7% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 34,947 | 25.4% |
Some College | 52,003 | 37.8% |
Bach. Degree | 27,655 | 20.1% |
Grad Degree | 15,901 | 11.6% |
Average years of education: 13.9 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 93,615 | 87,716 | 5,899 | 6.3% | 4.7% |
1991 | 96,811 | 90,083 | 6,728 | 6.9% | 5.1% |
1992 | 98,337 | 90,963 | 7,374 | 7.5% | 5.0% |
1993 | 98,442 | 91,230 | 7,212 | 7.3% | 4.8% |
1994 | 100,237 | 93,776 | 6,461 | 6.4% | 4.0% |
1995 | 101,813 | 96,082 | 5,731 | 5.6% | 3.7% |
1996 | 102,157 | 96,576 | 5,581 | 5.5% | 3.8% |
1997 | 103,206 | 98,165 | 5,041 | 4.9% | 3.2% |
1998 | 103,923 | 99,729 | 4,194 | 4.0% | 2.7% |
1999 | 103,605 | 99,559 | 4,046 | 3.9% | 2.7% |
2000 | 102,968 | 98,596 | 4,372 | 4.2% | 3.0% |
2001 | 103,452 | 97,545 | 5,907 | 5.7% | 3.8% |
2002 | 103,748 | 97,926 | 5,822 | 5.6% | 4.5% |
2003 | 103,843 | 97,482 | 6,361 | 6.1% | 4.8% |
2004 | 102,868 | 96,976 | 5,892 | 5.7% | 4.6% |
2005 | 101,405 | 96,259 | 5,146 | 5.1% | 4.1% |
2006 | 101,927 | 96,740 | 5,187 | 5.1% | 4.1% |
2007 | 103,076 | 97,306 | 5,770 | 5.6% | 4.6% |
2008 | 104,049 | 97,480 | 6,569 | 6.3% | 5.4% |
2009 | 105,286 | 95,489 | 9,797 | 9.3% | 7.9% |
2010 | 103,461 | 95,040 | 8,421 | 8.1% | 7.4% |
2011 | 102,503 | 94,935 | 7,568 | 7.4% | 6.5% |
2012 | 101,690 | 95,033 | 6,657 | 6.5% | 5.6% |
2013 | 102,344 | 96,053 | 6,291 | 6.1% | 5.0% |
2014 | 102,538 | 97,198 | 5,340 | 5.2% | 4.3% |
2015 | 102,211 | 97,018 | 5,193 | 5.1% | 3.8% |
2016 | 102,556 | 96,688 | 5,868 | 5.7% | 3.9% |
2017 | 102,315 | 97,605 | 4,710 | 4.6% | 3.4% |
2018 | 101,527 | 97,649 | 3,878 | 3.8% | 3.0% |
2019 | 101,662 | 97,689 | 3,973 | 3.9% | 3.2% |
2020 | 101,110 | 93,824 | 7,286 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
2021 | 99,176 | 94,999 | 4,177 | 4.2% | 3.8% |
2022 | 100,261 | 96,982 | 3,279 | 3.3% | 2.7% |
2023 | 100,262 | 97,053 | 3,209 | 3.2% | 2.8% |