2024 population: 230,742
(
4,415 from 2020)
Land area: 2477.0 square miles
Population density: 93.2 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 185,177 | 80.25% | 1.0% |
| Black: | 14,333 | 6.21% | 22.9% |
| Indian: | 671 | 0.29% | 15.7% |
| Asian: | 12,247 | 5.31% | 9.8% |
| 2+ races: | 5,259 | 2.28% | 13.5% |
| Hispanic: | 13,055 | 5.66% | 15.9% |
| Total non-White: | 45,565 | 19.75% | 16.0% |
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Births: | 11,383 | 12.6 |
| Deaths: | 8,401 | 9.3 |
| Net Migration: | -2,218 | -2.4 |
| Net Immigration: | 3,486 | 3.9 |
| Change in White population: | -1,858 | -0.8 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 6,273 | 2.8 |
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 97,342 | |
| Median Value | $267,593 | |
| Occupied | 91,486 | 94.0% |
| Vacant | 5,856 | 6.0% |
| Owned | 67,990 | 74.3% |
| Rented | 23,496 | 25.7% |
| Median Rent | $1,081 | |
| Single-Family Units | 74,087 | 76.1% |
| Detached | 68,059 | 69.9% |
| Attached | 6,028 | 6.2% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 14,752 | 15.2% |
| Mobile Homes | 3,176 | 3.3% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 2,652 | 2.9% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 2,270 | 2.5% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 2,803 | 3.1% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 2,444 | 2.7% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 2,805 | 3.1% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 2,595 | 2.8% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 2,593 | 2.8% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 2,708 | 3.0% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 3,174 | 3.5% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 6,363 | 7.0% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 8,901 | 9.7% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 12,361 | 13.5% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 10,996 | 12.0% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 7,865 | 8.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 9,914 | 10.8% |
| $200,000 or more | 11,042 | 12.1% |
| Median Household Income | 87,492 | |
| Per Capita Income | 46,953 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 107 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 2,898 | 3.2% |
| Public Assistance | 2,503 | 2.7% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 6,843 | 7.5% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 108,110 | 81.6% |
| Unemployed | 3,540 | 2.7% |
| In Armed Forces | 73 | 0.1% |
| Total Labor Force | 111,723 | 84.3% |
| Not in Labor Force | 20,789 | 15.7% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 18.4% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 35,299 | 25,678 | 57.9% |
| Non-Profit | 13,336 | 21,877 | 37.9% |
| Self-Employed | 6,953 | 3,928 | 63.9% |
| Local Government | 3,383 | 5,206 | 39.4% |
| State Government | 1,530 | 1,132 | 57.5% |
| Federal Government | 1,017 | 648 | 61.1% |
| Total Private + Self | 42,252 | 29,606 | 58.8% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 19,266 | 28,863 | 40.0% |
| Total | 61,518 | 58,469 | 51.3% |
| Pct. Govt. | 10.8% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 17,149 | 14.3% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 20,594 | 17.1% |
| Professional, Technical | 41,932 | 34.9% |
| Service Occupations | 18,136 | 15.1% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 994 | 0.8% |
| All others | 22,465 | 18.7% |
| White Collar | 66.2% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Health care and social assistance | 42,293 | 35.2% |
| Retail trade | 11,058 | 9.2% |
| Manufacturing | 10,966 | 9.1% |
| Educational services | 8,955 | 7.4% |
| Construction | 7,234 | 6.0% |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 6,137 | 5.1% |
| Accommodation and food services | 6,044 | 5.0% |
| Other services | 4,577 | 3.8% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 3,731 | 3.1% |
| Public administration | 3,614 | 3.0% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 3,078 | 2.6% |
| Finance and insurance | 3,019 | 2.5% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 2,565 | 2.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 1,945 | 1.6% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1,587 | 1.3% |
| Information | 1,479 | 1.2% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,132 | 0.9% |
| Utilities | 731 | 0.6% |
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 71 | 0.1% |
| Management | 60 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 6,738 | 2.98% |
| Puerto Rican | 730 | 0.32% |
| Cuban | 266 | 0.12% |
| Dominican | 15 | 0.01% |
| Total Central American | 665 | 0.29% |
| Costa Rican | 26 | 0.01% |
| Guatemalan | 287 | 0.13% |
| Honduran | 52 | 0.02% |
| Nicaraguan | 87 | 0.04% |
| Panamanian | 32 | 0.01% |
| Salvadoran | 181 | 0.08% |
| Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total South American | 1,188 | 0.53% |
| Argentinean | 19 | 0.01% |
| Bolivian | 21 | 0.01% |
| Chilean | 73 | 0.03% |
| Colombian | 486 | 0.22% |
| Ecuadorian | 168 | 0.07% |
| Paraguayan | 81 | 0.04% |
| Peruvian | 178 | 0.08% |
| Uruguayan | 42 | 0.02% |
| Venezuelan | 120 | 0.05% |
| Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 1,192 | 0.53% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 1,880 | 0.83% |
| Vietnamese | 1,730 | 0.77% |
| Chinese | 1,683 | 0.74% |
| Cambodian | 1,292 | 0.57% |
| Filipino | 459 | 0.20% |
| Hmong | 436 | 0.19% |
| Korean | 377 | 0.17% |
| Laotian | 377 | 0.17% |
| Burmese | 234 | 0.10% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 187,275 | 88.4% |
| Spanish | 6,583 | 3.1% |
| Other | 4,403 | 2.1% |
| Other Asian | 3,253 | 1.5% |
| Other Indo-European | 2,338 | 1.1% |
| Arabic | 1,971 | 0.9% |
| German, other Germanic | 1,377 | 0.7% |
| Chinese | 1,224 | 0.6% |
| Vietnamese | 1,188 | 0.6% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 76,274 | 33.8% |
| Norwegian | 33,933 | 15.0% |
| Irish | 24,512 | 10.9% |
| English | 15,978 | 7.1% |
| Swedish | 7,934 | 3.5% |
| American | 7,474 | 3.3% |
| Polish | 5,922 | 2.6% |
| Dutch | 4,445 | 2.0% |
| French | 4,199 | 1.9% |
| European | 3,770 | 1.7% |
| Italian | 3,454 | 1.5% |
| Somalian | 3,426 | 1.5% |
| Scandinavian | 3,014 | 1.3% |
| Scottish | 2,840 | 1.3% |
| Czech | 2,602 | 1.2% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 216,714 | 95.9% |
| Not a citizen | 9,197 | 4.1% |
| Native | 206,133 | 91.2% |
| Foreign-born | 19,778 | 8.8% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 3,794 | 2.5% | 4,392 | 2.9% | 35,332 | 23.0% | 46,154 | 30.0% | 37,483 | 24.4% | 26,592 | 17.3% |
| Average years of education: 14.3 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 3,794 | 2.5% |
| 9-12 Years | 4,392 | 2.9% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 35,332 | 23.0% |
| Some College | 46,154 | 30.0% |
| Bach. Degree | 37,483 | 24.4% |
| Grad Degree | 26,592 | 17.3% |
| Average years of education: 14.3 | ||
| Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
| 1990 | 181,386 | 175,330 | 6,056 | 3.3% | |
| 1991 | 185,066 | 178,308 | 6,758 | 3.7% | |
| 1992 | 187,112 | 180,342 | 6,770 | 3.6% | |
| 1993 | 190,556 | 183,338 | 7,218 | 3.8% | |
| 1994 | 192,696 | 185,092 | 7,604 | 3.9% | |
| 1995 | 192,516 | 185,862 | 6,654 | 3.5% | |
| 1996 | 194,634 | 187,740 | 6,894 | 3.5% | |
| 1997 | 198,860 | 193,632 | 5,228 | 2.6% | |
| 1998 | 205,758 | 201,486 | 4,272 | 2.1% | |
| 1999 | 211,362 | 206,698 | 4,664 | 2.2% | |
| 2000 | 213,130 | 207,370 | 5,760 | 2.7% | |
| 2001 | 218,452 | 211,846 | 6,606 | 3.0% | |
| 2002 | 223,256 | 214,630 | 8,626 | 3.9% | |
| 2003 | 225,106 | 215,378 | 9,728 | 4.3% | |
| 2004 | 227,430 | 218,080 | 9,350 | 4.1% | |
| 2005 | 226,736 | 218,380 | 8,356 | 3.7% | |
| 2006 | 226,826 | 218,584 | 8,242 | 3.6% | |
| 2007 | 228,102 | 218,850 | 9,252 | 4.1% | |
| 2008 | 227,280 | 216,552 | 10,728 | 4.7% | |
| 2009 | 231,574 | 216,050 | 15,524 | 6.7% | |
| 2010 | 231,890 | 217,190 | 14,700 | 6.3% | |
| 2011 | 231,950 | 218,990 | 12,960 | 5.6% | |
| 2012 | 234,480 | 223,462 | 11,018 | 4.7% | |
| 2013 | 235,500 | 225,380 | 10,120 | 4.3% | |
| 2014 | 234,606 | 225,798 | 8,808 | 3.8% | |
| 2015 | 238,026 | 230,258 | 7,768 | 3.3% | |
| 2016 | 240,422 | 232,680 | 7,742 | 3.2% | |
| 2017 | 243,480 | 236,440 | 7,040 | 2.9% | |
| 2018 | 245,442 | 239,064 | 6,378 | 2.6% | |
| 2019 | 249,498 | 242,690 | 6,808 | 2.7% | |
| 2020 | 254,330 | 240,674 | 13,656 | 5.4% | |
| 2021 | 252,096 | 244,068 | 8,028 | 3.2% | |
| 2022 | 253,124 | 247,286 | 5,838 | 2.3% | |
| 2023 | 255,612 | 249,678 | 5,934 | 2.3% | |
| 2024 | 255,722 | 249,360 | 6,362 | 2.5% | |