2024 population: 151,520
(
1,543 from 2020)
Land area: 2074.0 square miles
Population density: 73.1 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 99,079 | 65.39% | 4.7% |
| Black: | 8,277 | 5.46% | 21.8% |
| Indian: | 2,289 | 1.51% | 4.4% |
| Asian: | 5,362 | 3.54% | 12.6% |
| 2+ races: | 3,483 | 2.30% | 9.1% |
| Hispanic: | 33,030 | 21.80% | 13.8% |
| Total non-White: | 52,441 | 34.61% | 14.1% |
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate |
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| Births: | 8,673 | 14.5 |
| Deaths: | 6,247 | 10.4 |
| Net Migration: | -4,116 | -6.9 |
| Net Immigration: | 3,202 | 5.3 |
| Change in White population: | -4,931 | -3.3 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 6,474 | 4.3 |
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 61,299 | |
| Median Value | $196,993 | |
| Occupied | 57,656 | 94.1% |
| Vacant | 3,643 | 5.9% |
| Owned | 39,538 | 68.6% |
| Rented | 18,118 | 31.4% |
| Median Rent | $991 | |
| Single-Family Units | 46,855 | 76.4% |
| Detached | 44,423 | 72.5% |
| Attached | 2,432 | 4.0% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 8,870 | 14.5% |
| Mobile Homes | 2,411 | 3.9% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 2,860 | 5.0% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 2,083 | 3.6% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 2,025 | 3.5% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 1,880 | 3.3% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 1,996 | 3.5% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 1,983 | 3.4% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 1,890 | 3.3% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 2,160 | 3.7% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 2,197 | 3.8% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 4,438 | 7.7% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 5,278 | 9.2% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 8,279 | 14.4% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 6,685 | 11.6% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 4,934 | 8.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 4,695 | 8.1% |
| $200,000 or more | 4,273 | 7.4% |
| Median Household Income | 75,207 | |
| Per Capita Income | 37,653 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 85 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 2,529 | 4.4% |
| Public Assistance | 1,357 | 2.4% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 6,723 | 11.7% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 55,588 | 76.6% |
| Unemployed | 2,403 | 3.3% |
| In Armed Forces | 230 | 0.3% |
| Total Labor Force | 58,221 | 80.2% |
| Not in Labor Force | 14,382 | 19.8% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 23.1% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 30,413 | 22,857 | 57.1% |
| Non-Profit | 1,832 | 4,612 | 28.4% |
| Self-Employed | 4,393 | 2,360 | 65.1% |
| Local Government | 2,069 | 3,650 | 36.2% |
| State Government | 668 | 1,062 | 38.6% |
| Federal Government | 626 | 419 | 59.9% |
| Total Private + Self | 34,806 | 25,217 | 58.0% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 5,195 | 9,743 | 34.8% |
| Total | 40,001 | 34,960 | 53.4% |
| Pct. Govt. | 11.3% | ||
| Pct. Private + Self | 80.1% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 11,073 | 14.8% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 13,116 | 17.5% |
| Professional, Technical | 13,846 | 18.4% |
| Service Occupations | 11,940 | 15.9% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 593 | 0.8% |
| All others | 25,090 | 33.4% |
| White Collar | 50.7% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 14,877 | 19.8% |
| Health care and social assistance | 10,618 | 14.1% |
| Retail trade | 8,075 | 10.8% |
| Educational services | 6,053 | 8.1% |
| Construction | 6,000 | 8.0% |
| Accommodation and food services | 5,093 | 6.8% |
| Other services | 3,360 | 4.5% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 3,251 | 4.3% |
| Finance and insurance | 3,153 | 4.2% |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 2,579 | 3.4% |
| Public administration | 2,429 | 3.2% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 2,332 | 3.1% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 2,045 | 2.7% |
| Wholesale trade | 1,642 | 2.2% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1,269 | 1.7% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 937 | 1.2% |
| Information | 874 | 1.2% |
| Utilities | 403 | 0.5% |
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 61 | 0.1% |
| Management | 14 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 23,533 | 15.66% |
| Puerto Rican | 576 | 0.38% |
| Cuban | 148 | 0.10% |
| Dominican | 100 | 0.07% |
| Total Central American | 5,366 | 3.57% |
| Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
| Guatemalan | 3,737 | 2.49% |
| Honduran | 388 | 0.26% |
| Nicaraguan | 229 | 0.15% |
| Panamanian | 11 | 0.01% |
| Salvadoran | 979 | 0.65% |
| Other Central American | 22 | 0.01% |
| Total South American | 210 | 0.14% |
| Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
| Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
| Chilean | 64 | 0.04% |
| Colombian | 72 | 0.05% |
| Ecuadorian | 39 | 0.03% |
| Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 35 | 0.02% |
| Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 960 | 0.64% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Vietnamese | 961 | 0.64% |
| Laotian | 740 | 0.49% |
| Filipino | 526 | 0.35% |
| Chinese | 184 | 0.12% |
| Cambodian | 140 | 0.09% |
| Indian | 127 | 0.08% |
| Korean | 112 | 0.07% |
| Thai | 75 | 0.05% |
| Japanese | 55 | 0.04% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 112,583 | 80.4% |
| Spanish | 20,715 | 14.8% |
| Other | 2,203 | 1.6% |
| Other Asian | 1,516 | 1.1% |
| Vietnamese | 678 | 0.5% |
| German, other Germanic | 650 | 0.5% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 618 | 0.4% |
| Other Indo-European | 401 | 0.3% |
| Tagalog | 341 | 0.2% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 39,035 | 26.0% |
| Irish | 16,908 | 11.3% |
| American | 10,700 | 7.1% |
| English | 9,681 | 6.4% |
| Norwegian | 5,540 | 3.7% |
| Dutch | 3,853 | 2.6% |
| Swedish | 3,408 | 2.3% |
| French | 2,615 | 1.7% |
| Danish | 2,447 | 1.6% |
| Polish | 2,084 | 1.4% |
| Italian | 2,078 | 1.4% |
| Scottish | 1,514 | 1.0% |
| Ethiopian | 1,508 | 1.0% |
| Czech | 1,479 | 1.0% |
| European | 1,479 | 1.0% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 140,297 | 93.4% |
| Not a citizen | 9,930 | 6.6% |
| Native | 132,783 | 88.4% |
| Foreign-born | 17,444 | 11.6% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 6,526 | 6.8% | 5,701 | 5.9% | 30,856 | 31.9% | 29,859 | 30.9% | 15,763 | 16.3% | 7,929 | 8.2% |
| Average years of education: 12.9 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 6,526 | 6.8% |
| 9-12 Years | 5,701 | 5.9% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 30,856 | 31.9% |
| Some College | 29,859 | 30.9% |
| Bach. Degree | 15,763 | 16.3% |
| Grad Degree | 7,929 | 8.2% |
| Average years of education: 12.9 | ||
| Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
| 1990 | 127,883 | 122,191 | 5,692 | 4.5% | |
| 1991 | 130,739 | 124,550 | 6,189 | 4.7% | |
| 1992 | 140,341 | 134,792 | 5,549 | 4.0% | |
| 1993 | 144,197 | 139,564 | 4,633 | 3.2% | |
| 1994 | 145,453 | 140,860 | 4,593 | 3.2% | |
| 1995 | 148,498 | 143,882 | 4,616 | 3.1% | |
| 1996 | 150,875 | 145,573 | 5,302 | 3.5% | |
| 1997 | 149,637 | 144,743 | 4,894 | 3.3% | |
| 1998 | 148,366 | 143,957 | 4,409 | 3.0% | |
| 1999 | 146,047 | 142,231 | 3,816 | 2.6% | |
| 2000 | 150,377 | 146,316 | 4,061 | 2.7% | |
| 2001 | 150,233 | 145,520 | 4,713 | 3.1% | |
| 2002 | 150,903 | 145,030 | 5,873 | 3.9% | |
| 2003 | 148,639 | 141,855 | 6,784 | 4.6% | |
| 2004 | 145,734 | 138,660 | 7,074 | 4.9% | |
| 2005 | 145,824 | 138,957 | 6,867 | 4.7% | |
| 2006 | 148,021 | 142,047 | 5,974 | 4.0% | |
| 2007 | 151,204 | 145,480 | 5,724 | 3.8% | |
| 2008 | 153,940 | 148,099 | 5,841 | 3.8% | |
| 2009 | 153,739 | 144,965 | 8,774 | 5.7% | |
| 2010 | 152,977 | 142,767 | 10,210 | 6.7% | |
| 2011 | 150,254 | 141,634 | 8,620 | 5.7% | |
| 2012 | 150,240 | 142,430 | 7,810 | 5.2% | |
| 2013 | 151,912 | 144,830 | 7,082 | 4.7% | |
| 2014 | 153,219 | 146,830 | 6,389 | 4.2% | |
| 2015 | 153,730 | 148,110 | 5,620 | 3.7% | |
| 2016 | 153,292 | 147,816 | 5,476 | 3.6% | |
| 2017 | 149,606 | 144,649 | 4,957 | 3.3% | |
| 2018 | 151,965 | 147,755 | 4,210 | 2.8% | |
| 2019 | 154,749 | 150,217 | 4,532 | 2.9% | |
| 2020 | 150,119 | 142,416 | 7,703 | 5.1% | |
| 2021 | 152,473 | 146,900 | 5,573 | 3.7% | |
| 2022 | 155,334 | 151,172 | 4,162 | 2.7% | |
| 2023 | 154,309 | 150,079 | 4,230 | 2.7% | |
| 2024 | 156,144 | 151,640 | 4,504 | 2.9% | |