2022 population: 99,673
( 10,131 from 2010
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1,137 from 2020)
Land area: 572.5 square miles
Population density: 174.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 83,046 | 83.32% | ![]() |
Black: | 2,913 | 2.92% | ![]() |
Indian: | 183 | 0.18% | ![]() |
Asian: | 7,829 | 7.85% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 1,624 | 1.63% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 4,078 | 4.09% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 16,627 | 16.68% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 1,818 | 9.2 |
Deaths: | 1,343 | 6.8 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -489 | -2.5 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 1,031 | 5.2 |
Change in White population: | 5,234 | 5.8 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 4,897 | 5.5 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 41,347 | |
Median Value | $229,100 | |
Occupied | 38,412 | 92.9% |
Vacant | 2,935 | 7.1% |
Owned | 21,395 | 55.7% |
Rented | 17,017 | 44.3% |
Median Rent | $991 | |
Single-Family Units | 23,794 | 57.5% |
Detached | 21,237 | 51.4% |
Attached | 2,557 | 6.2% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 12,975 | 31.4% |
Mobile Homes | 1,549 | 3.7% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 2,837 | 7.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,849 | 4.8% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,829 | 4.8% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,292 | 3.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,251 | 3.3% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,355 | 3.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,257 | 3.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,448 | 3.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,433 | 3.7% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 3,030 | 7.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 4,047 | 10.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 4,924 | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 3,366 | 8.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 2,608 | 6.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 2,987 | 7.8% |
$200,000 or more | 2,899 | 7.5% |
Median Household Income | 66,197 | |
Per Capita Income | 35,704 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 108 | |
Compared to U.S. | 94 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 858 | 2.2% |
Public Assistance | 492 | 1.3% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,128 | 5.5% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 49,029 | 70.6% |
Unemployed | 2,961 | 4.3% |
In Armed Forces | 79 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 52,069 | 75.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 17,350 | 25.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 29.3% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 16,593 | 12,959 | 56.1% |
Non-Profit | 1,422 | 2,272 | 38.5% |
Self-Employed | 2,130 | 1,566 | 57.6% |
Local Government | 1,358 | 2,315 | 37.0% |
State Government | 6,254 | 4,817 | 56.5% |
Federal Government | 904 | 593 | 60.4% |
Total Private + Self | 18,723 | 14,525 | 56.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 9,938 | 9,997 | 49.9% |
Total | 28,661 | 24,522 | 53.9% |
Pct. Govt. | 30.5% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 7,312 | 13.7% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 9,893 | 18.6% |
Professional, Technical | 17,395 | 32.7% |
Service Occupations | 9,567 | 18.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 527 | 1.0% |
All others | 9,092 | 17.1% |
White Collar | 65.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Educational services | 13,070 | 24.5% |
Health care and social assistance | 5,810 | 10.9% |
Retail trade | 5,546 | 10.4% |
Manufacturing | 5,140 | 9.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 4,084 | 7.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 3,236 | 6.1% |
Construction | 2,614 | 4.9% |
Public administration | 2,148 | 4.0% |
Finance and insurance | 1,746 | 3.3% |
Other services | 1,642 | 3.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,556 | 2.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,270 | 2.4% |
Wholesale trade | 1,166 | 2.2% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,147 | 2.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 972 | 1.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 879 | 1.7% |
Information | 752 | 1.4% |
Utilities | 329 | 0.6% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 84 | 0.2% |
Management | 68 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 2,431 | 2.47% |
Puerto Rican | 169 | 0.17% |
Cuban | 45 | 0.05% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 283 | 0.29% |
Costa Rican | 13 | 0.01% |
Guatemalan | 142 | 0.14% |
Honduran | 44 | 0.04% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 37 | 0.04% |
Salvadoran | 47 | 0.05% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 268 | 0.27% |
Argentinean | 26 | 0.03% |
Bolivian | 10 | 0.01% |
Chilean | 10 | 0.01% |
Colombian | 23 | 0.02% |
Ecuadorian | 3 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 63 | 0.06% |
Uruguayan | 19 | 0.02% |
Venezuelan | 111 | 0.11% |
Other South American | 3 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 555 | 0.56% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 3,024 | 3.07% |
Indian | 1,031 | 1.05% |
Korean | 1,011 | 1.03% |
Vietnamese | 606 | 0.61% |
Filipino | 547 | 0.55% |
Bangladeshi | 189 | 0.19% |
Laotian | 144 | 0.15% |
Mongolian | 78 | 0.08% |
Indonesian | 76 | 0.08% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 83,494 | 88.4% |
Chinese | 2,550 | 2.7% |
Other Indo-European | 2,119 | 2.2% |
Spanish | 1,957 | 2.1% |
Other Asian | 1,047 | 1.1% |
Korean | 710 | 0.8% |
Vietnamese | 509 | 0.5% |
German, other Germanic | 498 | 0.5% |
Other | 485 | 0.5% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 30,874 | 31.3% |
Irish | 11,676 | 11.8% |
English | 9,826 | 10.0% |
Norwegian | 8,567 | 8.7% |
American | 2,518 | 2.6% |
Swedish | 2,480 | 2.5% |
Dutch | 2,394 | 2.4% |
Italian | 2,059 | 2.1% |
European | 1,769 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 1,622 | 1.6% |
Danish | 1,595 | 1.6% |
Polish | 1,590 | 1.6% |
French | 1,528 | 1.6% |
Scandinavian | 1,146 | 1.2% |
British | 1,065 | 1.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 92,567 | 93.9% |
Not a citizen | 6,006 | 6.1% |
Native | 89,698 | 91.0% |
Foreign-born | 8,875 | 9.0% |
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 | ||||||
416 | 0.8% | 1,110 | 2.1% | 8,372 | 16.2% | 14,660 | 28.3% | 15,589 | 30.1% | 11,593 | 22.4% |
Average years of education: 15.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 416 | 0.8% |
9-12 Years | 1,110 | 2.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 8,372 | 16.2% |
Some College | 14,660 | 28.3% |
Bach. Degree | 15,589 | 30.1% |
Grad Degree | 11,593 | 22.4% |
Average years of education: 15.0 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 41,909 | 40,326 | 1,583 | 3.8% | 4.4% |
1991 | 41,924 | 40,269 | 1,655 | 3.9% | 4.7% |
1992 | 43,435 | 41,860 | 1,575 | 3.6% | 4.5% |
1993 | 44,778 | 43,371 | 1,407 | 3.1% | 4.1% |
1994 | 45,830 | 44,498 | 1,332 | 2.9% | 3.6% |
1995 | 45,537 | 44,245 | 1,292 | 2.8% | 3.5% |
1996 | 46,250 | 44,987 | 1,263 | 2.7% | 3.6% |
1997 | 45,876 | 44,689 | 1,187 | 2.6% | 3.1% |
1998 | 46,195 | 44,998 | 1,197 | 2.6% | 2.8% |
1999 | 46,347 | 45,329 | 1,018 | 2.2% | 2.7% |
2000 | 46,341 | 45,512 | 829 | 1.8% | 2.7% |
2001 | 46,337 | 45,364 | 973 | 2.1% | 3.3% |
2002 | 47,681 | 46,465 | 1,216 | 2.6% | 4.0% |
2003 | 47,007 | 45,682 | 1,325 | 2.8% | 4.4% |
2004 | 46,633 | 45,246 | 1,387 | 3.0% | 4.5% |
2005 | 46,883 | 45,452 | 1,431 | 3.1% | 4.3% |
2006 | 47,786 | 46,546 | 1,240 | 2.6% | 3.7% |
2007 | 48,087 | 46,748 | 1,339 | 2.8% | 3.7% |
2008 | 48,911 | 47,372 | 1,539 | 3.1% | 4.1% |
2009 | 49,059 | 46,733 | 2,326 | 4.7% | 6.4% |
2010 | 53,189 | 50,916 | 2,273 | 4.3% | 6.1% |
2011 | 53,428 | 51,283 | 2,145 | 4.0% | 5.6% |
2012 | 53,543 | 51,624 | 1,919 | 3.6% | 5.1% |
2013 | 54,826 | 52,998 | 1,828 | 3.3% | 4.7% |
2014 | 56,632 | 54,999 | 1,633 | 2.9% | 4.2% |
2015 | 57,440 | 56,019 | 1,421 | 2.5% | 3.7% |
2016 | 57,270 | 55,939 | 1,331 | 2.3% | 3.6% |
2017 | 57,524 | 56,388 | 1,136 | 2.0% | 3.1% |
2018 | 58,243 | 57,290 | 953 | 1.6% | 2.6% |
2019 | 58,873 | 57,784 | 1,089 | 1.8% | 2.8% |
2020 | 56,458 | 54,422 | 2,036 | 3.6% | 5.3% |
2021 | 57,779 | 56,226 | 1,553 | 2.7% | 3.8% |
2022 | 59,683 | 58,481 | 1,202 | 2.0% | 2.7% |
2023 | 59,645 | 58,367 | 1,278 | 2.1% | 2.9% |