2022 population: 401,689
( 2,439 from 2010
, 2,315 from 2020)
Land area: 8290.1 square miles
Population density: 48.5 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 333,426 | 83.01% | 4.7% |
Black: | 6,912 | 1.72% | 18.3% |
Indian: | 12,341 | 3.07% | 5.5% |
Asian: | 7,298 | 1.82% | 55.4% |
2+ races: | 13,988 | 3.48% | 19.6% |
Hispanic: | 27,724 | 6.90% | 39.0% |
Total non-White: | 68,263 | 16.99% | 26.1% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 10,841 | 13.6 |
Deaths: | 12,439 | 15.6 |
Net Migration: | 3,131 | 3.9 |
Net Immigration: | 695 | 0.9 |
Change in White population: | -16,583 | -4.1 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 14,144 | 3.5 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 178,576 | |
Median Value | $126,173 | |
Occupied | 154,905 | 86.7% |
Vacant | 23,671 | 13.3% |
Owned | 105,207 | 67.9% |
Rented | 49,698 | 32.1% |
Median Rent | $784 | |
Single-Family Units | 140,578 | 78.7% |
Detached | 137,835 | 77.2% |
Attached | 2,743 | 1.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 11,726 | 6.6% |
Mobile Homes | 16,555 | 9.3% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 8,254 | 5.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 9,073 | 5.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 8,007 | 5.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 8,011 | 5.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 8,264 | 5.3% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 8,074 | 5.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 7,818 | 5.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 7,902 | 5.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 7,169 | 4.6% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 13,466 | 8.7% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 16,479 | 10.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 20,280 | 13.1% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 12,473 | 8.1% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 7,614 | 4.9% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 6,631 | 4.3% |
$200,000 or more | 5,390 | 3.5% |
Median Household Income | 53,783 | |
Per Capita Income | 28,399 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to U.S. | 75 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 9,509 | 6.1% |
Public Assistance | 2,923 | 1.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 20,464 | 13.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 157,907 | 69.0% |
Unemployed | 7,239 | 3.2% |
In Armed Forces | 118 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 165,264 | 72.2% |
Not in Labor Force | 63,538 | 27.8% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 30.9% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 68,171 | 52,192 | 56.6% |
Non-Profit | 4,758 | 11,589 | 29.1% |
Self-Employed | 12,571 | 5,976 | 67.8% |
Local Government | 5,212 | 7,934 | 39.6% |
State Government | 3,514 | 6,242 | 36.0% |
Federal Government | 1,445 | 1,475 | 49.5% |
Total Private + Self | 80,742 | 58,168 | 58.1% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 14,929 | 27,240 | 35.4% |
Total | 95,671 | 85,408 | 52.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 14.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 23,599 | 13.0% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 36,813 | 20.3% |
Professional, Technical | 35,628 | 19.6% |
Service Occupations | 30,928 | 17.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,914 | 1.1% |
All others | 54,629 | 30.1% |
White Collar | 52.9% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 31,242 | 17.2% |
Health care and social assistance | 26,829 | 14.8% |
Retail trade | 20,721 | 11.4% |
Educational services | 17,745 | 9.8% |
Construction | 11,828 | 6.5% |
Accommodation and food services | 11,391 | 6.3% |
Other services | 9,301 | 5.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 8,094 | 4.5% |
Public administration | 6,318 | 3.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 6,018 | 3.3% |
Finance and insurance | 5,985 | 3.3% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 5,753 | 3.2% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 5,385 | 3.0% |
Wholesale trade | 4,344 | 2.4% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 3,672 | 2.0% |
Information | 2,209 | 1.2% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,909 | 1.1% |
Utilities | 1,843 | 1.0% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 651 | 0.4% |
Management | 359 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 16,043 | 4.01% |
Puerto Rican | 1,265 | 0.32% |
Cuban | 161 | 0.04% |
Dominican | 21 | 0.01% |
Total Central American | 6,163 | 1.54% |
Costa Rican | 76 | 0.02% |
Guatemalan | 4,829 | 1.21% |
Honduran | 337 | 0.08% |
Nicaraguan | 49 | 0.01% |
Panamanian | 60 | 0.01% |
Salvadoran | 812 | 0.20% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 401 | 0.10% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 17 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 45 | 0.01% |
Colombian | 148 | 0.04% |
Ecuadorian | 9 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 92 | 0.02% |
Peruvian | 26 | 0.01% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 38 | 0.01% |
Other South American | 26 | 0.01% |
Other Hispanic | 1,990 | 0.50% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 794 | 0.20% |
Vietnamese | 786 | 0.20% |
Hmong | 686 | 0.17% |
Chinese | 404 | 0.10% |
Indian | 250 | 0.06% |
Thai | 225 | 0.06% |
Korean | 159 | 0.04% |
Japanese | 98 | 0.02% |
Taiwanese | 77 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 353,906 | 94.3% |
Spanish | 12,938 | 3.4% |
Other Asian | 2,477 | 0.7% |
German, other Germanic | 2,447 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European | 816 | 0.2% |
Other | 672 | 0.2% |
Vietnamese | 444 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 442 | 0.1% |
Chinese | 356 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 72,771 | 18.2% |
Irish | 46,395 | 11.6% |
English | 43,566 | 10.9% |
American | 38,032 | 9.5% |
Italian | 10,581 | 2.6% |
French | 7,816 | 2.0% |
Scottish | 7,290 | 1.8% |
European | 6,388 | 1.6% |
Dutch | 5,889 | 1.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,739 | 1.2% |
Swedish | 4,266 | 1.1% |
Polish | 3,771 | 0.9% |
Welsh | 2,664 | 0.7% |
Norwegian | 2,467 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 1,637 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 391,863 | 97.9% |
Not a citizen | 8,331 | 2.1% |
Native | 387,214 | 96.8% |
Foreign-born | 12,980 | 3.2% |
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 | ||||||
9,922 | 3.7% | 19,523 | 7.4% | 91,605 | 34.6% | 85,385 | 32.2% | 39,178 | 14.8% | 19,173 | 7.2% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 9,922 | 3.7% |
9-12 Years | 19,523 | 7.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 91,605 | 34.6% |
Some College | 85,385 | 32.2% |
Bach. Degree | 39,178 | 14.8% |
Grad Degree | 19,173 | 7.2% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 168,696 | 158,551 | 10,145 | 6.0% | |
1991 | 169,435 | 159,183 | 10,252 | 6.1% | |
1992 | 172,452 | 161,618 | 10,834 | 6.3% | |
1993 | 175,071 | 164,212 | 10,859 | 6.2% | |
1994 | 178,337 | 168,548 | 9,789 | 5.5% | |
1995 | 183,815 | 174,608 | 9,207 | 5.0% | |
1996 | 187,530 | 178,004 | 9,526 | 5.1% | |
1997 | 193,407 | 184,418 | 8,989 | 4.6% | |
1998 | 193,134 | 184,543 | 8,591 | 4.4% | |
1999 | 193,497 | 186,434 | 7,063 | 3.7% | |
2000 | 196,755 | 189,100 | 7,655 | 3.9% | |
2001 | 196,724 | 187,294 | 9,430 | 4.8% | |
2002 | 195,011 | 184,362 | 10,649 | 5.5% | |
2003 | 197,744 | 186,565 | 11,179 | 5.7% | |
2004 | 199,056 | 187,752 | 11,304 | 5.7% | |
2005 | 199,102 | 188,800 | 10,302 | 5.2% | |
2006 | 202,743 | 193,652 | 9,091 | 4.5% | |
2007 | 205,108 | 195,470 | 9,638 | 4.7% | |
2008 | 204,392 | 193,631 | 10,761 | 5.3% | |
2009 | 205,457 | 188,989 | 16,468 | 8.0% | |
2010 | 196,787 | 179,551 | 17,236 | 8.8% | |
2011 | 195,590 | 179,820 | 15,770 | 8.1% | |
2012 | 193,803 | 180,525 | 13,278 | 6.9% | |
2013 | 192,826 | 180,452 | 12,374 | 6.4% | |
2014 | 191,609 | 180,896 | 10,713 | 5.6% | |
2015 | 191,614 | 182,220 | 9,394 | 4.9% | |
2016 | 191,263 | 182,319 | 8,944 | 4.7% | |
2017 | 188,480 | 181,150 | 7,330 | 3.9% | |
2018 | 187,279 | 181,054 | 6,225 | 3.3% | |
2019 | 187,355 | 180,964 | 6,391 | 3.4% | |
2020 | 185,981 | 175,594 | 10,387 | 5.6% | |
2021 | 185,741 | 179,279 | 6,462 | 3.5% | |
2022 | 186,472 | 181,568 | 4,904 | 2.6% | |
2023 | 187,880 | 182,171 | 5,709 | 3.0% |