2022 population: 275,912
( 37,776 from 2010
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8,349 from 2020)
Land area: 384.7 square miles
Population density: 717.2 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 217,628 | 78.88% | ![]() |
Black: | 15,234 | 5.52% | ![]() |
Indian: | 1,082 | 0.39% | ![]() |
Asian: | 21,373 | 7.75% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 6,870 | 2.49% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 13,725 | 4.97% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 58,284 | 21.12% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 6,160 | 11.5 |
Deaths: | 4,576 | 8.6 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 6,274 | 11.7 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 511 | 1.0 |
Change in White population: | 13,517 | 5.7 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 24,259 | 10.2 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 104,880 | |
Median Value | $379,300 | |
Occupied | 101,177 | 96.5% |
Vacant | 3,703 | 3.5% |
Owned | 82,419 | 81.5% |
Rented | 18,758 | 18.5% |
Median Rent | $1,577 | |
Single-Family Units | 88,710 | 84.6% |
Detached | 71,670 | 68.3% |
Attached | 17,040 | 16.2% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 12,113 | 11.5% |
Mobile Homes | 1,524 | 1.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 2,170 | 2.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,839 | 1.8% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,444 | 1.4% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 2,083 | 2.1% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,699 | 1.7% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 2,164 | 2.1% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 2,198 | 2.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 2,018 | 2.0% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 2,628 | 2.6% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 5,703 | 5.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 7,656 | 7.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 12,979 | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 12,641 | 12.5% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 9,561 | 9.4% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 14,348 | 14.2% |
$200,000 or more | 20,046 | 19.8% |
Median Household Income | 110,828 | |
Per Capita Income | 54,418 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 116 | |
Compared to U.S. | 121 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 2,887 | 2.9% |
Public Assistance | 2,043 | 2.0% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 5,084 | 5.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 128,597 | 79.7% |
Unemployed | 3,949 | 2.4% |
In Armed Forces | 175 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 132,721 | 82.2% |
Not in Labor Force | 28,660 | 17.8% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 20.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 52,464 | 41,465 | 55.9% |
Non-Profit | 5,391 | 10,812 | 33.3% |
Self-Employed | 7,649 | 4,991 | 60.5% |
Local Government | 4,318 | 6,351 | 40.5% |
State Government | 2,507 | 3,141 | 44.4% |
Federal Government | 1,336 | 1,064 | 55.7% |
Total Private + Self | 60,113 | 46,456 | 56.4% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 13,552 | 21,368 | 38.8% |
Total | 73,665 | 67,824 | 52.1% |
Pct. Govt. | 13.2% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 31,907 | 22.5% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 28,039 | 19.8% |
Professional, Technical | 39,415 | 27.8% |
Service Occupations | 19,217 | 13.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 233 | 0.2% |
All others | 23,181 | 16.4% |
White Collar | 70.1% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 22,271 | 15.7% |
Manufacturing | 19,635 | 13.9% |
Retail trade | 13,281 | 9.4% |
Educational services | 12,484 | 8.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 10,918 | 7.7% |
Finance and insurance | 10,096 | 7.1% |
Construction | 8,404 | 5.9% |
Public administration | 7,202 | 5.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 6,727 | 4.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 6,141 | 4.3% |
Other services | 5,808 | 4.1% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 4,716 | 3.3% |
Wholesale trade | 4,111 | 2.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 2,849 | 2.0% |
Information | 2,401 | 1.7% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 2,174 | 1.5% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,091 | 0.8% |
Utilities | 1,017 | 0.7% |
Management | 348 | 0.2% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 85 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 8,290 | 3.09% |
Puerto Rican | 702 | 0.26% |
Cuban | 275 | 0.10% |
Dominican | 116 | 0.04% |
Total Central American | 1,322 | 0.49% |
Costa Rican | 14 | 0.01% |
Guatemalan | 332 | 0.12% |
Honduran | 92 | 0.03% |
Nicaraguan | 341 | 0.13% |
Panamanian | 13 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 530 | 0.20% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 777 | 0.29% |
Argentinean | 72 | 0.03% |
Bolivian | 21 | 0.01% |
Chilean | 91 | 0.03% |
Colombian | 163 | 0.06% |
Ecuadorian | 60 | 0.02% |
Paraguayan | 20 | 0.01% |
Peruvian | 229 | 0.09% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 121 | 0.05% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 998 | 0.37% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Hmong | 8,684 | 3.23% |
Indian | 2,597 | 0.97% |
Chinese | 1,933 | 0.72% |
Vietnamese | 1,339 | 0.50% |
Korean | 945 | 0.35% |
Filipino | 551 | 0.21% |
Cambodian | 283 | 0.11% |
Japanese | 246 | 0.09% |
Taiwanese | 136 | 0.05% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 225,217 | 88.9% |
Spanish | 7,747 | 3.1% |
Other Asian | 7,624 | 3.0% |
Other | 3,891 | 1.5% |
Other Indo-European | 2,537 | 1.0% |
Chinese | 1,495 | 0.6% |
Vietnamese | 1,176 | 0.5% |
German, other Germanic | 1,051 | 0.4% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 1,033 | 0.4% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 81,101 | 30.2% |
Irish | 32,194 | 12.0% |
Norwegian | 29,060 | 10.8% |
Swedish | 22,046 | 8.2% |
English | 19,052 | 7.1% |
Polish | 11,525 | 4.3% |
Italian | 10,981 | 4.1% |
French | 10,445 | 3.9% |
American | 9,064 | 3.4% |
European | 6,041 | 2.2% |
Scandinavian | 4,723 | 1.8% |
Czech | 3,976 | 1.5% |
Dutch | 3,186 | 1.2% |
French Canadian | 3,081 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 2,765 | 1.0% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 262,052 | 97.5% |
Not a citizen | 6,599 | 2.5% |
Native | 247,861 | 92.3% |
Foreign-born | 20,790 | 7.7% |
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 | ||||||
2,558 | 1.4% | 4,369 | 2.4% | 34,642 | 19.0% | 53,340 | 29.3% | 56,173 | 30.8% | 31,053 | 17.0% |
Average years of education: 14.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 2,558 | 1.4% |
9-12 Years | 4,369 | 2.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 34,642 | 19.0% |
Some College | 53,340 | 29.3% |
Bach. Degree | 56,173 | 30.8% |
Grad Degree | 31,053 | 17.0% |
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 | 83,047 | 80,009 | 3,038 | 3.7% | 4.7% |
1991 | 85,870 | 82,234 | 3,636 | 4.2% | 5.1% |
1992 | 89,265 | 85,649 | 3,616 | 4.1% | 5.0% |
1993 | 94,061 | 90,592 | 3,469 | 3.7% | 4.8% |
1994 | 100,293 | 97,466 | 2,827 | 2.8% | 4.0% |
1995 | 104,650 | 101,928 | 2,722 | 2.6% | 3.7% |
1996 | 108,884 | 106,103 | 2,781 | 2.6% | 3.8% |
1997 | 111,755 | 109,455 | 2,300 | 2.1% | 3.2% |
1998 | 115,126 | 113,108 | 2,018 | 1.8% | 2.7% |
1999 | 118,743 | 116,656 | 2,087 | 1.8% | 2.7% |
2000 | 117,541 | 114,732 | 2,809 | 2.4% | 3.0% |
2001 | 120,097 | 116,504 | 3,593 | 3.0% | 3.8% |
2002 | 121,517 | 116,878 | 4,639 | 3.8% | 4.5% |
2003 | 123,778 | 118,701 | 5,077 | 4.1% | 4.8% |
2004 | 124,381 | 119,443 | 4,938 | 4.0% | 4.6% |
2005 | 125,631 | 121,199 | 4,432 | 3.5% | 4.1% |
2006 | 127,554 | 122,964 | 4,590 | 3.6% | 4.1% |
2007 | 127,500 | 122,373 | 5,127 | 4.0% | 4.6% |
2008 | 128,837 | 122,424 | 6,413 | 5.0% | 5.4% |
2009 | 128,435 | 118,957 | 9,478 | 7.4% | 7.9% |
2010 | 132,144 | 123,252 | 8,892 | 6.7% | 7.4% |
2011 | 133,346 | 125,454 | 7,892 | 5.9% | 6.5% |
2012 | 133,838 | 126,905 | 6,933 | 5.2% | 5.6% |
2013 | 135,014 | 128,944 | 6,070 | 4.5% | 5.0% |
2014 | 136,346 | 131,262 | 5,084 | 3.7% | 4.3% |
2015 | 137,465 | 133,023 | 4,442 | 3.2% | 3.8% |
2016 | 138,733 | 134,104 | 4,629 | 3.3% | 3.9% |
2017 | 140,632 | 136,430 | 4,202 | 3.0% | 3.4% |
2018 | 142,050 | 138,361 | 3,689 | 2.6% | 3.0% |
2019 | 144,689 | 140,707 | 3,982 | 2.8% | 3.2% |
2020 | 143,583 | 135,509 | 8,074 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
2021 | 141,738 | 137,110 | 4,628 | 3.3% | 3.8% |
2022 | 144,655 | 141,362 | 3,293 | 2.3% | 2.7% |
2023 | 145,662 | 142,110 | 3,552 | 2.4% | 2.8% |