2024 population: 417,756
(
1,798 from 2020)
Land area: 14332.8 square miles
Population density: 29.1 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 319,427 | 76.46% | 3.2% |
| Black: | 11,802 | 2.83% | 22.2% |
| Indian: | 7,767 | 1.86% | 0.9% |
| Asian: | 10,912 | 2.61% | 15.8% |
| 2+ races: | 7,083 | 1.70% | 16.2% |
| Hispanic: | 60,765 | 14.55% | 14.8% |
| Total non-White: | 98,329 | 23.54% | 14.4% |
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Births: | 22,313 | 13.4 |
| Deaths: | 19,192 | 11.5 |
| Net Migration: | -7,499 | -4.5 |
| Net Immigration: | 6,163 | 3.7 |
| Change in White population: | -10,586 | -2.5 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 12,384 | 3.0 |
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 185,996 | |
| Median Value | $194,107 | |
| Occupied | 166,487 | 89.5% |
| Vacant | 19,509 | 10.5% |
| Owned | 119,826 | 72.0% |
| Rented | 46,661 | 28.0% |
| Median Rent | $887 | |
| Single-Family Units | 148,188 | 79.7% |
| Detached | 142,386 | 76.6% |
| Attached | 5,802 | 3.1% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 21,137 | 11.4% |
| Mobile Homes | 6,967 | 3.7% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 7,113 | 4.3% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 6,095 | 3.7% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 5,915 | 3.6% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 5,642 | 3.4% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 5,691 | 3.4% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 5,781 | 3.5% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 6,255 | 3.8% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 6,084 | 3.7% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 6,630 | 4.0% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 13,800 | 8.3% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 16,235 | 9.8% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 24,279 | 14.6% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 19,077 | 11.5% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 13,043 | 7.8% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 13,079 | 7.9% |
| $200,000 or more | 11,768 | 7.1% |
| Median Household Income | 73,303 | |
| Per Capita Income | 37,917 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 82 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 6,567 | 3.9% |
| Public Assistance | 3,396 | 2.0% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 15,403 | 9.3% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 168,747 | 79.3% |
| Unemployed | 5,689 | 2.7% |
| In Armed Forces | 353 | 0.2% |
| Total Labor Force | 174,789 | 82.2% |
| Not in Labor Force | 37,970 | 17.8% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 20.5% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 78,596 | 60,880 | 56.4% |
| Non-Profit | 5,531 | 12,987 | 29.9% |
| Self-Employed | 18,298 | 8,351 | 68.7% |
| Local Government | 6,350 | 10,672 | 37.3% |
| State Government | 2,666 | 4,172 | 39.0% |
| Federal Government | 1,508 | 1,299 | 53.7% |
| Total Private + Self | 96,894 | 69,231 | 58.3% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 16,055 | 29,130 | 35.5% |
| Total | 112,949 | 98,361 | 53.5% |
| Pct. Govt. | 12.6% | ||
| Pct. Private + Self | 78.6% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 33,099 | 15.6% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 38,540 | 18.2% |
| Professional, Technical | 39,016 | 18.4% |
| Service Occupations | 33,340 | 15.7% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 3,408 | 1.6% |
| All others | 67,785 | 32.0% |
| White Collar | 52.2% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 37,664 | 17.8% |
| Health care and social assistance | 29,561 | 14.0% |
| Retail trade | 23,325 | 11.0% |
| Educational services | 19,820 | 9.4% |
| Construction | 15,521 | 7.3% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 13,184 | 6.2% |
| Accommodation and food services | 11,532 | 5.4% |
| Other services | 9,628 | 4.5% |
| Finance and insurance | 9,058 | 4.3% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 9,000 | 4.2% |
| Public administration | 6,767 | 3.2% |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 6,438 | 3.0% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 5,554 | 2.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 5,133 | 2.4% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 2,908 | 1.4% |
| Information | 2,550 | 1.2% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 2,002 | 0.9% |
| Utilities | 1,827 | 0.9% |
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 270 | 0.1% |
| Management | 38 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 41,944 | 10.03% |
| Puerto Rican | 1,152 | 0.28% |
| Cuban | 1,455 | 0.35% |
| Dominican | 165 | 0.04% |
| Total Central American | 9,581 | 2.29% |
| Costa Rican | 40 | 0.01% |
| Guatemalan | 5,642 | 1.35% |
| Honduran | 1,389 | 0.33% |
| Nicaraguan | 348 | 0.08% |
| Panamanian | 142 | 0.03% |
| Salvadoran | 1,998 | 0.48% |
| Other Central American | 22 | 0.01% |
| Total South American | 595 | 0.14% |
| Argentinean | 15 | 0.00% |
| Bolivian | 12 | 0.00% |
| Chilean | 101 | 0.02% |
| Colombian | 192 | 0.05% |
| Ecuadorian | 39 | 0.01% |
| Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 97 | 0.02% |
| Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 139 | 0.03% |
| Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 2,316 | 0.55% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Laotian | 1,691 | 0.40% |
| Vietnamese | 1,029 | 0.25% |
| Filipino | 975 | 0.23% |
| Burmese | 709 | 0.17% |
| Hmong | 607 | 0.15% |
| Korean | 387 | 0.09% |
| Indian | 315 | 0.08% |
| Chinese | 286 | 0.07% |
| Cambodian | 140 | 0.03% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 340,422 | 87.0% |
| Spanish | 38,578 | 9.9% |
| Other Asian | 3,902 | 1.0% |
| Other | 3,446 | 0.9% |
| German, other Germanic | 1,444 | 0.4% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 736 | 0.2% |
| Vietnamese | 726 | 0.2% |
| Other Indo-European | 682 | 0.2% |
| Tagalog | 645 | 0.2% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 136,582 | 32.7% |
| Irish | 42,250 | 10.1% |
| Dutch | 26,818 | 6.4% |
| English | 26,106 | 6.2% |
| American | 23,597 | 5.6% |
| Norwegian | 15,300 | 3.7% |
| Swedish | 12,276 | 2.9% |
| Danish | 7,501 | 1.8% |
| Czech | 6,455 | 1.5% |
| French | 5,936 | 1.4% |
| Italian | 4,555 | 1.1% |
| Polish | 4,198 | 1.0% |
| Scottish | 4,143 | 1.0% |
| European | 3,589 | 0.9% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,673 | 0.4% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 398,705 | 95.3% |
| Not a citizen | 19,495 | 4.7% |
| Native | 385,711 | 92.2% |
| Foreign-born | 32,489 | 7.8% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 12,930 | 4.7% | 13,233 | 4.8% | 88,787 | 32.3% | 92,634 | 33.7% | 46,647 | 17.0% | 20,326 | 7.4% |
| Average years of education: 13.2 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 12,930 | 4.7% |
| 9-12 Years | 13,233 | 4.8% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 88,787 | 32.3% |
| Some College | 92,634 | 33.7% |
| Bach. Degree | 46,647 | 17.0% |
| Grad Degree | 20,326 | 7.4% |
| Average years of education: 13.2 | ||
| Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
| 1990 | 198,758 | 192,013 | 6,745 | 3.4% | |
| 1991 | 202,736 | 195,295 | 7,441 | 3.7% | |
| 1992 | 212,220 | 205,086 | 7,134 | 3.4% | |
| 1993 | 217,866 | 211,144 | 6,722 | 3.1% | |
| 1994 | 222,169 | 215,304 | 6,865 | 3.1% | |
| 1995 | 224,633 | 217,619 | 7,014 | 3.1% | |
| 1996 | 228,054 | 220,693 | 7,361 | 3.2% | |
| 1997 | 227,205 | 220,416 | 6,789 | 3.0% | |
| 1998 | 224,492 | 217,625 | 6,867 | 3.1% | |
| 1999 | 223,408 | 217,028 | 6,380 | 2.9% | |
| 2000 | 223,684 | 217,652 | 6,032 | 2.7% | |
| 2001 | 224,568 | 217,616 | 6,952 | 3.1% | |
| 2002 | 224,413 | 216,201 | 8,212 | 3.7% | |
| 2003 | 224,380 | 215,138 | 9,242 | 4.1% | |
| 2004 | 222,999 | 213,644 | 9,355 | 4.2% | |
| 2005 | 223,522 | 214,280 | 9,242 | 4.1% | |
| 2006 | 224,851 | 216,815 | 8,036 | 3.6% | |
| 2007 | 225,279 | 217,575 | 7,704 | 3.4% | |
| 2008 | 227,125 | 218,996 | 8,129 | 3.6% | |
| 2009 | 226,092 | 213,803 | 12,289 | 5.4% | |
| 2010 | 227,215 | 214,591 | 12,624 | 5.6% | |
| 2011 | 225,706 | 214,362 | 11,344 | 5.0% | |
| 2012 | 224,522 | 214,416 | 10,106 | 4.5% | |
| 2013 | 225,916 | 216,442 | 9,474 | 4.2% | |
| 2014 | 228,042 | 219,450 | 8,592 | 3.8% | |
| 2015 | 229,201 | 221,576 | 7,625 | 3.3% | |
| 2016 | 229,339 | 221,925 | 7,414 | 3.2% | |
| 2017 | 224,924 | 218,328 | 6,596 | 2.9% | |
| 2018 | 226,283 | 220,512 | 5,771 | 2.6% | |
| 2019 | 230,069 | 224,029 | 6,040 | 2.6% | |
| 2020 | 223,783 | 214,415 | 9,368 | 4.2% | |
| 2021 | 228,519 | 221,538 | 6,981 | 3.1% | |
| 2022 | 231,522 | 225,944 | 5,578 | 2.4% | |
| 2023 | 231,294 | 225,678 | 5,616 | 2.4% | |
| 2024 | 226,427 | 220,435 | 5,992 | 2.6% | |