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 | 184,009 | |
| Median Value | $167,740 | |
| Occupied | 163,279 | 88.7% |
| Vacant | 20,730 | 11.3% |
| Owned | 118,250 | 72.4% |
| Rented | 45,029 | 27.6% |
| Median Rent | $815 | |
| Single-Family Units | 147,068 | 79.9% |
| Detached | 142,128 | 77.2% |
| Attached | 4,940 | 2.7% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 20,044 | 10.9% |
| Mobile Homes | 7,381 | 4.0% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 6,318 | 3.9% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 6,066 | 3.7% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 6,468 | 4.0% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 6,912 | 4.2% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 6,353 | 3.9% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 6,836 | 4.2% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 6,036 | 3.7% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 6,389 | 3.9% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 7,372 | 4.5% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 12,923 | 7.9% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 17,051 | 10.4% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 23,636 | 14.5% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 18,999 | 11.6% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 11,683 | 7.2% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 10,999 | 6.7% |
| $200,000 or more | 9,238 | 5.7% |
| Median Household Income | 68,728 | |
| Per Capita Income | 35,200 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 82 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 6,210 | 3.8% |
| Public Assistance | 3,682 | 2.3% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 14,935 | 9.1% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 171,065 | 78.8% |
| Unemployed | 5,916 | 2.7% |
| In Armed Forces | 383 | 0.2% |
| Total Labor Force | 177,364 | 81.7% |
| Not in Labor Force | 39,753 | 18.3% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 21.0% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 79,806 | 61,952 | 56.3% |
| Non-Profit | 5,240 | 12,702 | 29.2% |
| Self-Employed | 17,883 | 7,825 | 69.6% |
| Local Government | 6,030 | 10,086 | 37.4% |
| State Government | 2,989 | 3,822 | 43.9% |
| Federal Government | 1,526 | 1,491 | 50.6% |
| Total Private + Self | 97,689 | 69,777 | 58.3% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 15,785 | 28,101 | 36.0% |
| Total | 113,474 | 97,878 | 53.7% |
| Pct. Govt. | 12.3% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 31,471 | 14.9% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 41,458 | 19.6% |
| Professional, Technical | 38,018 | 17.9% |
| Service Occupations | 32,768 | 15.5% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 3,746 | 1.8% |
| All others | 68,149 | 32.2% |
| White Collar | 52.4% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 37,621 | 17.8% |
| Health care and social assistance | 28,811 | 13.6% |
| Retail trade | 24,033 | 11.3% |
| Educational services | 19,844 | 9.4% |
| Construction | 15,339 | 7.2% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 12,864 | 6.1% |
| Accommodation and food services | 11,863 | 5.6% |
| Other services | 9,566 | 4.5% |
| Finance and insurance | 9,128 | 4.3% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 8,912 | 4.2% |
| Public administration | 6,810 | 3.2% |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 6,020 | 2.8% |
| Wholesale trade | 5,918 | 2.8% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 5,474 | 2.6% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 3,021 | 1.4% |
| Information | 2,508 | 1.2% |
| Utilities | 2,002 | 0.9% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,805 | 0.9% |
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 287 | 0.1% |
| Management | 38 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 40,402 | 9.70% |
| Puerto Rican | 1,240 | 0.30% |
| Cuban | 1,042 | 0.25% |
| Dominican | 216 | 0.05% |
| Total Central American | 7,134 | 1.71% |
| Costa Rican | 3 | 0.00% |
| Guatemalan | 4,789 | 1.15% |
| Honduran | 724 | 0.17% |
| Nicaraguan | 182 | 0.04% |
| Panamanian | 59 | 0.01% |
| Salvadoran | 1,276 | 0.31% |
| Other Central American | 101 | 0.02% |
| Total South American | 599 | 0.14% |
| Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
| Bolivian | 81 | 0.02% |
| Chilean | 80 | 0.02% |
| Colombian | 147 | 0.04% |
| Ecuadorian | 46 | 0.01% |
| Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 73 | 0.02% |
| Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 172 | 0.04% |
| Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 2,089 | 0.50% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Laotian | 1,450 | 0.35% |
| Vietnamese | 1,436 | 0.34% |
| Hmong | 992 | 0.24% |
| Burmese | 588 | 0.14% |
| Filipino | 585 | 0.14% |
| Korean | 476 | 0.11% |
| Chinese | 424 | 0.10% |
| Indian | 292 | 0.07% |
| Cambodian | 158 | 0.04% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 340,860 | 87.4% |
| Spanish | 36,023 | 9.2% |
| Other Asian | 3,839 | 1.0% |
| Other | 3,589 | 0.9% |
| German, other Germanic | 1,560 | 0.4% |
| Vietnamese | 1,260 | 0.3% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 685 | 0.2% |
| Other Indo-European | 609 | 0.2% |
| Tagalog | 444 | 0.1% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 142,245 | 34.1% |
| Irish | 42,968 | 10.3% |
| Dutch | 29,203 | 7.0% |
| English | 26,230 | 6.3% |
| American | 17,206 | 4.1% |
| Norwegian | 16,893 | 4.1% |
| Swedish | 13,214 | 3.2% |
| Danish | 8,272 | 2.0% |
| Czech | 7,303 | 1.8% |
| French | 7,127 | 1.7% |
| Polish | 4,965 | 1.2% |
| Italian | 4,758 | 1.1% |
| European | 4,058 | 1.0% |
| Scottish | 3,847 | 0.9% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,061 | 0.5% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 400,266 | 96.1% |
| Not a citizen | 16,403 | 3.9% |
| Native | 387,522 | 93.0% |
| Foreign-born | 29,147 | 7.0% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 12,305 | 4.5% | 13,951 | 5.1% | 89,705 | 32.9% | 91,163 | 33.4% | 45,976 | 16.8% | 19,833 | 7.3% |
| Average years of education: 13.2 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 12,305 | 4.5% |
| 9-12 Years | 13,951 | 5.1% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 89,705 | 32.9% |
| Some College | 91,163 | 33.4% |
| Bach. Degree | 45,976 | 16.8% |
| Grad Degree | 19,833 | 7.3% |
| 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% | |