2022 population: 160,405
( 9,763 from 2010
, 2,108 from 2020)
Land area: 1342.8 square miles
Population density: 119.5 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 131,320 | 81.87% | 3.7% |
Black: | 15,217 | 9.49% | 231.2% |
Indian: | 471 | 0.29% | 20.2% |
Asian: | 3,754 | 2.34% | 25.7% |
2+ races: | 3,030 | 1.89% | 54.8% |
Hispanic: | 6,613 | 4.12% | 57.8% |
Total non-White: | 29,085 | 18.13% | 104.4% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 4,483 | 14.2 |
Deaths: | 2,987 | 9.4 |
Net Migration: | -629 | -2.0 |
Net Immigration: | 1,191 | 3.8 |
Change in White population: | -5,094 | -3.4 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 14,857 | 9.9 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 65,786 | |
Median Value | $241,100 | |
Occupied | 60,509 | 92.0% |
Vacant | 5,277 | 8.0% |
Owned | 40,819 | 67.5% |
Rented | 19,690 | 32.5% |
Median Rent | $975 | |
Single-Family Units | 47,934 | 72.9% |
Detached | 45,377 | 69.0% |
Attached | 2,557 | 3.9% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 14,432 | 21.9% |
Mobile Homes | 1,462 | 2.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 2,090 | 3.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 2,517 | 4.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 2,409 | 4.0% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 2,116 | 3.5% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 2,379 | 3.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 2,127 | 3.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 2,268 | 3.7% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 2,266 | 3.7% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,942 | 3.2% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 4,393 | 7.3% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 6,551 | 10.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 9,041 | 14.9% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 6,421 | 10.6% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 4,485 | 7.4% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 5,088 | 8.4% |
$200,000 or more | 4,416 | 7.3% |
Median Household Income | 73,105 | |
Per Capita Income | 36,087 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 86 | |
Compared to U.S. | 90 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 2,469 | 4.1% |
Public Assistance | 1,960 | 3.2% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 6,644 | 11.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 77,121 | 78.9% |
Unemployed | 3,658 | 3.7% |
In Armed Forces | 295 | 0.3% |
Total Labor Force | 81,074 | 82.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 16,688 | 17.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 20.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 31,145 | 23,538 | 57.0% |
Non-Profit | 4,003 | 8,140 | 33.0% |
Self-Employed | 4,905 | 2,289 | 68.2% |
Local Government | 2,073 | 3,392 | 37.9% |
State Government | 1,443 | 1,757 | 45.1% |
Federal Government | 646 | 1,016 | 38.9% |
Total Private + Self | 36,050 | 25,827 | 58.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 8,165 | 14,305 | 36.3% |
Total | 44,215 | 40,132 | 52.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 12.2% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 12,010 | 14.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 17,556 | 20.8% |
Professional, Technical | 18,553 | 22.0% |
Service Occupations | 14,521 | 17.2% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 845 | 1.0% |
All others | 21,833 | 25.8% |
White Collar | 57.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 14,043 | 16.6% |
Manufacturing | 10,709 | 12.7% |
Retail trade | 10,437 | 12.4% |
Educational services | 10,199 | 12.1% |
Construction | 6,460 | 7.6% |
Accommodation and food services | 5,674 | 6.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 4,859 | 5.8% |
Other services | 3,395 | 4.0% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 3,351 | 4.0% |
Finance and insurance | 3,224 | 3.8% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 2,414 | 2.9% |
Wholesale trade | 2,221 | 2.6% |
Public administration | 2,005 | 2.4% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,972 | 2.3% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,009 | 1.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 908 | 1.1% |
Information | 777 | 0.9% |
Utilities | 460 | 0.5% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 226 | 0.3% |
Management | 130 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 3,508 | 2.21% |
Puerto Rican | 692 | 0.44% |
Cuban | 402 | 0.25% |
Dominican | 251 | 0.16% |
Total Central American | 399 | 0.25% |
Costa Rican | 80 | 0.05% |
Guatemalan | 151 | 0.10% |
Honduran | 24 | 0.02% |
Nicaraguan | 104 | 0.07% |
Panamanian | 2 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 38 | 0.02% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 289 | 0.18% |
Argentinean | 13 | 0.01% |
Bolivian | 19 | 0.01% |
Chilean | 12 | 0.01% |
Colombian | 111 | 0.07% |
Ecuadorian | 112 | 0.07% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 22 | 0.01% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 437 | 0.28% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Vietnamese | 479 | 0.30% |
Hmong | 455 | 0.29% |
Chinese | 406 | 0.26% |
Laotian | 345 | 0.22% |
Korean | 291 | 0.18% |
Indian | 167 | 0.11% |
Filipino | 135 | 0.09% |
Japanese | 65 | 0.04% |
Taiwanese | 55 | 0.03% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 133,214 | 89.7% |
Other | 6,662 | 4.5% |
Spanish | 4,175 | 2.8% |
Other Asian | 963 | 0.6% |
German, other Germanic | 793 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European | 616 | 0.4% |
Chinese | 514 | 0.3% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 499 | 0.3% |
Vietnamese | 335 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 65,986 | 41.6% |
Norwegian | 12,642 | 8.0% |
Irish | 12,243 | 7.7% |
Polish | 9,776 | 6.2% |
Swedish | 6,953 | 4.4% |
English | 5,990 | 3.8% |
American | 4,592 | 2.9% |
Somalian | 4,389 | 2.8% |
French | 3,313 | 2.1% |
Italian | 2,102 | 1.3% |
Dutch | 1,963 | 1.2% |
African | 1,896 | 1.2% |
European | 1,714 | 1.1% |
Scandinavian | 1,657 | 1.0% |
Czech | 1,320 | 0.8% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 153,289 | 96.6% |
Not a citizen | 5,333 | 3.4% |
Native | 147,671 | 93.1% |
Foreign-born | 10,951 | 6.9% |
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 | ||||||
3,640 | 3.7% | 3,503 | 3.6% | 26,819 | 27.4% | 36,118 | 36.9% | 18,295 | 18.7% | 9,564 | 9.8% |
Average years of education: 13.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 3,640 | 3.7% |
9-12 Years | 3,503 | 3.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 26,819 | 27.4% |
Some College | 36,118 | 36.9% |
Bach. Degree | 18,295 | 18.7% |
Grad Degree | 9,564 | 9.8% |
Average years of education: 13.5 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 65,860 | 62,272 | 3,588 | 5.4% | 4.7% |
1991 | 67,857 | 64,023 | 3,834 | 5.7% | 5.1% |
1992 | 68,587 | 65,170 | 3,417 | 5.0% | 5.0% |
1993 | 70,288 | 66,957 | 3,331 | 4.7% | 4.8% |
1994 | 72,138 | 69,188 | 2,950 | 4.1% | 4.0% |
1995 | 74,184 | 71,161 | 3,023 | 4.1% | 3.7% |
1996 | 75,402 | 71,828 | 3,574 | 4.7% | 3.8% |
1997 | 74,730 | 71,717 | 3,013 | 4.0% | 3.2% |
1998 | 75,243 | 72,931 | 2,312 | 3.1% | 2.7% |
1999 | 78,169 | 75,941 | 2,228 | 2.9% | 2.7% |
2000 | 77,990 | 75,639 | 2,351 | 3.0% | 3.0% |
2001 | 79,690 | 76,683 | 3,007 | 3.8% | 3.8% |
2002 | 80,118 | 76,637 | 3,481 | 4.3% | 4.5% |
2003 | 80,250 | 76,500 | 3,750 | 4.7% | 4.8% |
2004 | 80,294 | 76,682 | 3,612 | 4.5% | 4.6% |
2005 | 80,674 | 77,156 | 3,518 | 4.4% | 4.1% |
2006 | 81,666 | 78,357 | 3,309 | 4.1% | 4.1% |
2007 | 83,008 | 79,194 | 3,814 | 4.6% | 4.6% |
2008 | 83,201 | 78,595 | 4,606 | 5.5% | 5.4% |
2009 | 83,993 | 77,349 | 6,644 | 7.9% | 7.9% |
2010 | 85,722 | 79,536 | 6,186 | 7.2% | 7.4% |
2011 | 86,172 | 80,762 | 5,410 | 6.3% | 6.5% |
2012 | 86,366 | 81,673 | 4,693 | 5.4% | 5.6% |
2013 | 86,778 | 82,466 | 4,312 | 5.0% | 5.0% |
2014 | 87,919 | 84,245 | 3,674 | 4.2% | 4.3% |
2015 | 88,340 | 85,079 | 3,261 | 3.7% | 3.8% |
2016 | 88,889 | 85,541 | 3,348 | 3.8% | 3.9% |
2017 | 89,876 | 86,844 | 3,032 | 3.4% | 3.4% |
2018 | 89,703 | 86,969 | 2,734 | 3.0% | 3.0% |
2019 | 90,597 | 87,774 | 2,823 | 3.1% | 3.2% |
2020 | 90,863 | 85,650 | 5,213 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
2021 | 88,710 | 85,172 | 3,538 | 4.0% | 3.8% |
2022 | 89,421 | 86,991 | 2,430 | 2.7% | 2.7% |
2023 | 90,240 | 87,723 | 2,517 | 2.8% | 2.8% |