2022 population: 461,160
( 24,939 from 2010
, 4,045 from 2020)
Land area: 42431.0 square miles
Population density: 10.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 293,610 | 63.67% | 2.9% |
Black: | 16,532 | 3.58% | 1.0% |
Indian: | 36,991 | 8.02% | 20.3% |
Asian: | 41,532 | 9.01% | 34.0% |
2+ races: | 34,579 | 7.50% | 23.7% |
Hispanic: | 37,916 | 8.22% | 40.4% |
Total non-White: | 167,550 | 36.33% | 25.2% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 12,911 | 14.1 |
Deaths: | 8,351 | 9.1 |
Net Migration: | -2,531 | -2.8 |
Net Immigration: | 2,119 | 2.3 |
Change in White population: | -8,759 | -2.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 33,698 | 7.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 201,996 | |
Median Value | $333,712 | |
Occupied | 169,625 | 84.0% |
Vacant | 32,371 | 16.0% |
Owned | 116,207 | 68.5% |
Rented | 53,418 | 31.5% |
Median Rent | $1,319 | |
Single-Family Units | 143,009 | 70.8% |
Detached | 125,571 | 62.2% |
Attached | 17,438 | 8.6% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 25,246 | 12.5% |
Mobile Homes | 7,443 | 3.7% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 6,375 | 3.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 3,890 | 2.3% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 5,399 | 3.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 3,819 | 2.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 4,568 | 2.7% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 4,620 | 2.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 4,837 | 2.9% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 5,521 | 3.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 4,559 | 2.7% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 9,830 | 5.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 15,418 | 9.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 24,235 | 14.3% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 19,568 | 11.5% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 14,739 | 8.7% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 20,005 | 11.8% |
$200,000 or more | 22,242 | 13.1% |
Median Household Income | 90,916 | |
Per Capita Income | 44,052 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to U.S. | 0 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 8,222 | 4.8% |
Public Assistance | 10,562 | 6.2% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 20,755 | 12.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 186,266 | 67.4% |
Unemployed | 11,539 | 4.2% |
In Armed Forces | 9,085 | 3.3% |
Total Labor Force | 206,890 | 74.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 69,528 | 25.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 29.3% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 70,583 | 53,854 | 56.7% |
Non-Profit | 7,256 | 13,796 | 34.5% |
Self-Employed | 12,616 | 9,145 | 58.0% |
Local Government | 7,075 | 9,574 | 42.5% |
State Government | 7,662 | 8,388 | 47.7% |
Federal Government | 8,202 | 4,709 | 63.5% |
Total Private + Self | 83,199 | 62,999 | 56.9% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 30,195 | 36,467 | 45.3% |
Total | 113,394 | 99,466 | 53.3% |
Pct. Govt. | 21.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 34,292 | 16.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 42,135 | 19.7% |
Professional, Technical | 51,441 | 24.1% |
Service Occupations | 38,544 | 18.1% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,310 | 0.6% |
All others | 46,950 | 22.0% |
White Collar | 59.9% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 33,676 | 15.8% |
Retail trade | 22,878 | 10.7% |
Public administration | 20,639 | 9.7% |
Educational services | 17,646 | 8.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 17,238 | 8.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 16,245 | 7.6% |
Construction | 15,702 | 7.4% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 13,329 | 6.2% |
Other services | 10,610 | 5.0% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 7,247 | 3.4% |
Finance and insurance | 6,581 | 3.1% |
Manufacturing | 5,801 | 2.7% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 5,613 | 2.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 4,175 | 2.0% |
Information | 4,149 | 1.9% |
Wholesale trade | 3,656 | 1.7% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 3,379 | 1.6% |
Utilities | 2,433 | 1.1% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,923 | 0.9% |
Management | 442 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 18,216 | 3.97% |
Puerto Rican | 5,752 | 1.25% |
Cuban | 1,650 | 0.36% |
Dominican | 1,683 | 0.37% |
Total Central American | 2,371 | 0.52% |
Costa Rican | 166 | 0.04% |
Guatemalan | 424 | 0.09% |
Honduran | 438 | 0.10% |
Nicaraguan | 216 | 0.05% |
Panamanian | 583 | 0.13% |
Salvadoran | 544 | 0.12% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 3,147 | 0.69% |
Argentinean | 222 | 0.05% |
Bolivian | 3 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 35 | 0.01% |
Colombian | 1,410 | 0.31% |
Ecuadorian | 847 | 0.18% |
Paraguayan | 37 | 0.01% |
Peruvian | 380 | 0.08% |
Uruguayan | 8 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 205 | 0.04% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 4,040 | 0.88% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 15,450 | 3.37% |
Hmong | 5,589 | 1.22% |
Korean | 2,970 | 0.65% |
Chinese | 1,491 | 0.33% |
Japanese | 1,029 | 0.22% |
Indian | 816 | 0.18% |
Thai | 661 | 0.14% |
Laotian | 557 | 0.12% |
Vietnamese | 505 | 0.11% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 370,904 | 86.5% |
Spanish | 15,901 | 3.7% |
Other Asian | 12,237 | 2.9% |
Tagalog | 10,051 | 2.3% |
Other | 5,254 | 1.2% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 3,647 | 0.9% |
Korean | 2,428 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European | 2,308 | 0.5% |
German, other Germanic | 2,146 | 0.5% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 68,827 | 15.0% |
Irish | 46,136 | 10.1% |
English | 44,935 | 9.8% |
American | 17,879 | 3.9% |
Norwegian | 13,998 | 3.1% |
Italian | 13,204 | 2.9% |
European | 11,151 | 2.4% |
French | 10,301 | 2.2% |
Scottish | 10,064 | 2.2% |
Swedish | 9,761 | 2.1% |
Polish | 9,031 | 2.0% |
Dutch | 6,499 | 1.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 5,346 | 1.2% |
Russian | 5,256 | 1.1% |
Scandinavian | 3,941 | 0.9% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 445,510 | 97.2% |
Not a citizen | 13,060 | 2.8% |
Native | 421,124 | 91.8% |
Foreign-born | 37,446 | 8.2% |
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 | ||||||
5,896 | 1.9% | 11,833 | 3.9% | 83,669 | 27.4% | 104,267 | 34.1% | 62,560 | 20.5% | 37,243 | 12.2% |
Average years of education: 13.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 5,896 | 1.9% |
9-12 Years | 11,833 | 3.9% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 83,669 | 27.4% |
Some College | 104,267 | 34.1% |
Bach. Degree | 62,560 | 20.5% |
Grad Degree | 37,243 | 12.2% |
Average years of education: 13.8 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 159,941 | 148,996 | 10,945 | 6.8% | |
1991 | 162,845 | 149,819 | 13,026 | 8.0% | |
1992 | 168,592 | 153,861 | 14,731 | 8.7% | |
1993 | 174,670 | 161,667 | 13,003 | 7.4% | |
1994 | 179,256 | 166,646 | 12,610 | 7.0% | |
1995 | 180,068 | 167,825 | 12,243 | 6.8% | |
1996 | 183,668 | 170,971 | 12,697 | 6.9% | |
1997 | 187,274 | 175,083 | 12,191 | 6.5% | |
1998 | 191,054 | 180,268 | 10,786 | 5.6% | |
1999 | 194,077 | 182,730 | 11,347 | 5.8% | |
2000 | 194,255 | 183,051 | 11,204 | 5.8% | |
2001 | 196,336 | 185,255 | 11,081 | 5.6% | |
2002 | 200,408 | 187,231 | 13,177 | 6.6% | |
2003 | 203,826 | 189,405 | 14,421 | 7.1% | |
2004 | 206,506 | 192,524 | 13,982 | 6.8% | |
2005 | 210,822 | 197,542 | 13,280 | 6.3% | |
2006 | 215,460 | 202,437 | 13,023 | 6.0% | |
2007 | 216,229 | 203,783 | 12,446 | 5.8% | |
2008 | 219,517 | 206,435 | 13,082 | 6.0% | |
2009 | 223,035 | 206,115 | 16,920 | 7.6% | |
2010 | 227,076 | 209,391 | 17,685 | 7.8% | |
2011 | 228,804 | 212,446 | 16,358 | 7.1% | |
2012 | 228,628 | 213,834 | 14,794 | 6.5% | |
2013 | 229,054 | 214,939 | 14,115 | 6.2% | |
2014 | 230,261 | 216,502 | 13,759 | 6.0% | |
2015 | 230,090 | 216,959 | 13,131 | 5.7% | |
2016 | 229,947 | 215,773 | 14,174 | 6.2% | |
2017 | 229,260 | 215,072 | 14,188 | 6.2% | |
2018 | 225,847 | 213,200 | 12,647 | 5.6% | |
2019 | 224,030 | 212,864 | 11,166 | 5.0% | |
2020 | 222,581 | 205,227 | 17,354 | 7.8% | |
2021 | 227,129 | 212,864 | 14,265 | 6.3% | |
2022 | 229,472 | 220,859 | 8,613 | 3.8% | |
2023 | 228,703 | 219,806 | 8,897 | 3.9% |