2024 population: 749,271
(
24,003 from 2020)
Land area: 54945.3 square miles
Population density: 13.6 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 607,372 | 81.06% | 1.3% |
| Black: | 21,382 | 2.85% | 12.9% |
| Indian: | 39,713 | 5.30% | 1.0% |
| Asian: | 15,667 | 2.09% | 10.2% |
| 2+ races: | 16,616 | 2.22% | 17.5% |
| Hispanic: | 48,521 | 6.48% | 25.6% |
| Total non-White: | 141,899 | 18.94% | 13.3% |
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Births: | 39,247 | 13.5 |
| Deaths: | 30,689 | 10.6 |
| Net Migration: | 8,289 | 2.9 |
| Net Immigration: | 7,297 | 2.5 |
| Change in White population: | 7,868 | 1.1 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 16,649 | 2.3 |
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 328,478 | |
| Median Value | $234,766 | |
| Occupied | 295,057 | 89.8% |
| Vacant | 33,421 | 10.2% |
| Owned | 203,580 | 69.0% |
| Rented | 91,477 | 31.0% |
| Median Rent | $894 | |
| Single-Family Units | 240,305 | 73.2% |
| Detached | 226,371 | 68.9% |
| Attached | 13,934 | 4.2% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 54,003 | 16.4% |
| Mobile Homes | 17,220 | 5.2% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 11,641 | 3.9% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 9,139 | 3.1% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 9,316 | 3.2% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 10,182 | 3.5% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 10,233 | 3.5% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 10,620 | 3.6% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 10,923 | 3.7% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 11,394 | 3.9% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 11,739 | 4.0% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 22,327 | 7.6% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 29,800 | 10.1% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 42,132 | 14.3% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 33,639 | 11.4% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 22,955 | 7.8% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 25,478 | 8.6% |
| $200,000 or more | 23,539 | 8.0% |
| Median Household Income | 75,251 | |
| Per Capita Income | 40,531 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 80 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 10,204 | 3.5% |
| Public Assistance | 5,732 | 1.9% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 23,860 | 8.1% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 331,697 | 79.7% |
| Unemployed | 8,666 | 2.1% |
| In Armed Forces | 822 | 0.2% |
| Total Labor Force | 341,185 | 82.0% |
| Not in Labor Force | 74,773 | 18.0% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 20.1% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 131,610 | 99,759 | 56.9% |
| Non-Profit | 13,801 | 31,222 | 30.7% |
| Self-Employed | 32,769 | 13,808 | 70.4% |
| Local Government | 11,520 | 17,673 | 39.5% |
| State Government | 7,820 | 9,500 | 45.2% |
| Federal Government | 4,726 | 5,159 | 47.8% |
| Total Private + Self | 164,379 | 113,567 | 59.1% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 37,867 | 63,554 | 37.3% |
| Total | 202,246 | 177,121 | 53.3% |
| Pct. Govt. | 14.9% | ||
| Pct. Private + Self | 73.3% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 65,394 | 17.2% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 73,556 | 19.3% |
| Professional, Technical | 85,837 | 22.6% |
| Service Occupations | 58,471 | 15.4% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 7,482 | 2.0% |
| All others | 96,913 | 25.5% |
| White Collar | 59.1% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Health care and social assistance | 59,325 | 15.6% |
| Retail trade | 43,467 | 11.4% |
| Manufacturing | 42,651 | 11.2% |
| Educational services | 34,597 | 9.1% |
| Construction | 27,651 | 7.3% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 25,237 | 6.6% |
| Finance and insurance | 22,541 | 5.9% |
| Accommodation and food services | 21,926 | 5.8% |
| Other services | 17,547 | 4.6% |
| Public administration | 16,875 | 4.4% |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 15,390 | 4.0% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 13,389 | 3.5% |
| Wholesale trade | 9,880 | 2.6% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 9,191 | 2.4% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 6,916 | 1.8% |
| Information | 5,414 | 1.4% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 3,438 | 0.9% |
| Utilities | 3,386 | 0.9% |
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 859 | 0.2% |
| Management | 491 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 21,685 | 2.96% |
| Puerto Rican | 2,805 | 0.38% |
| Cuban | 1,133 | 0.15% |
| Dominican | 301 | 0.04% |
| Total Central American | 12,286 | 1.68% |
| Costa Rican | 24 | 0.00% |
| Guatemalan | 6,450 | 0.88% |
| Honduran | 777 | 0.11% |
| Nicaraguan | 893 | 0.12% |
| Panamanian | 146 | 0.02% |
| Salvadoran | 3,996 | 0.55% |
| Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total South American | 974 | 0.13% |
| Argentinean | 23 | 0.00% |
| Bolivian | 26 | 0.00% |
| Chilean | 272 | 0.04% |
| Colombian | 389 | 0.05% |
| Ecuadorian | 37 | 0.01% |
| Paraguayan | 36 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 126 | 0.02% |
| Uruguayan | 17 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 48 | 0.01% |
| Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 3,731 | 0.51% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Burmese | 2,726 | 0.37% |
| Indian | 1,830 | 0.25% |
| Filipino | 1,593 | 0.22% |
| Chinese | 1,115 | 0.15% |
| Vietnamese | 1,045 | 0.14% |
| Korean | 508 | 0.07% |
| Laotian | 466 | 0.06% |
| Japanese | 319 | 0.04% |
| Hmong | 236 | 0.03% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 626,645 | 91.5% |
| Spanish | 26,295 | 3.8% |
| Other | 11,542 | 1.7% |
| German, other Germanic | 5,642 | 0.8% |
| Other Asian | 3,744 | 0.5% |
| Other Indo-European | 3,370 | 0.5% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 2,951 | 0.4% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 1,016 | 0.1% |
| Tagalog | 1,010 | 0.1% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 257,013 | 35.1% |
| Norwegian | 82,385 | 11.3% |
| Irish | 64,149 | 8.8% |
| English | 47,467 | 6.5% |
| Dutch | 40,888 | 5.6% |
| American | 32,502 | 4.4% |
| Swedish | 19,743 | 2.7% |
| Czech | 13,174 | 1.8% |
| Danish | 11,967 | 1.6% |
| French | 11,397 | 1.6% |
| Polish | 10,193 | 1.4% |
| European | 7,281 | 1.0% |
| Italian | 6,968 | 1.0% |
| Scandinavian | 6,396 | 0.9% |
| Russian | 6,145 | 0.8% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 709,958 | 97.0% |
| Not a citizen | 22,188 | 3.0% |
| Native | 694,606 | 94.9% |
| Foreign-born | 37,540 | 5.1% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 14,933 | 3.1% | 20,066 | 4.2% | 142,238 | 29.6% | 153,906 | 32.0% | 104,838 | 21.8% | 45,323 | 9.4% |
| Average years of education: 13.6 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 14,933 | 3.1% |
| 9-12 Years | 20,066 | 4.2% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 142,238 | 29.6% |
| Some College | 153,906 | 32.0% |
| Bach. Degree | 104,838 | 21.8% |
| Grad Degree | 45,323 | 9.4% |
| Average years of education: 13.6 | ||
| Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
| 1990 | 299,943 | 289,705 | 10,238 | 3.4% | |
| 1991 | 301,897 | 292,419 | 9,478 | 3.1% | |
| 1992 | 304,449 | 294,900 | 9,549 | 3.1% | |
| 1993 | 310,051 | 300,384 | 9,667 | 3.1% | |
| 1994 | 318,532 | 309,066 | 9,466 | 3.0% | |
| 1995 | 324,793 | 315,287 | 9,506 | 2.9% | |
| 1996 | 329,618 | 319,917 | 9,701 | 2.9% | |
| 1997 | 332,410 | 323,414 | 8,996 | 2.7% | |
| 1998 | 334,658 | 325,827 | 8,831 | 2.6% | |
| 1999 | 339,145 | 330,749 | 8,396 | 2.5% | |
| 2000 | 345,393 | 336,930 | 8,463 | 2.5% | |
| 2001 | 349,108 | 338,956 | 10,152 | 2.9% | |
| 2002 | 349,562 | 338,491 | 11,071 | 3.2% | |
| 2003 | 352,515 | 340,540 | 11,975 | 3.4% | |
| 2004 | 355,070 | 342,618 | 12,452 | 3.5% | |
| 2005 | 357,550 | 345,348 | 12,202 | 3.4% | |
| 2006 | 360,406 | 349,947 | 10,459 | 2.9% | |
| 2007 | 363,429 | 353,248 | 10,181 | 2.8% | |
| 2008 | 365,882 | 354,600 | 11,282 | 3.1% | |
| 2009 | 367,574 | 350,851 | 16,723 | 4.5% | |
| 2010 | 371,976 | 354,358 | 17,618 | 4.7% | |
| 2011 | 374,657 | 358,234 | 16,423 | 4.4% | |
| 2012 | 375,267 | 361,006 | 14,261 | 3.8% | |
| 2013 | 375,137 | 362,042 | 13,095 | 3.5% | |
| 2014 | 378,487 | 366,628 | 11,859 | 3.1% | |
| 2015 | 381,779 | 370,917 | 10,862 | 2.8% | |
| 2016 | 382,828 | 371,925 | 10,903 | 2.8% | |
| 2017 | 383,189 | 372,066 | 11,123 | 2.9% | |
| 2018 | 384,735 | 374,356 | 10,379 | 2.7% | |
| 2019 | 387,926 | 376,994 | 10,932 | 2.8% | |
| 2020 | 387,343 | 370,808 | 16,535 | 4.3% | |
| 2021 | 390,904 | 380,937 | 9,967 | 2.5% | |
| 2022 | 394,621 | 386,649 | 7,972 | 2.0% | |
| 2023 | 398,790 | 390,934 | 7,856 | 2.0% | |
| 2024 | 401,939 | 394,601 | 7,338 | 1.8% | |