2024 population: 192,531
(
8,367 from 2020)
Land area: 6478.0 square miles
Population density: 29.7 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 163,918 | 85.14% | 3.0% |
| Black: | 1,150 | 0.60% | 0.6% |
| Indian: | 7,524 | 3.91% | 9.1% |
| Asian: | 1,575 | 0.82% | 9.5% |
| 2+ races: | 5,532 | 2.87% | 14.2% |
| Hispanic: | 12,832 | 6.66% | 20.4% |
| Total non-White: | 28,613 | 14.86% | 14.5% |
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Births: | 8,537 | 11.6 |
| Deaths: | 8,446 | 11.5 |
| Net Migration: | 7,855 | 10.7 |
| Net Immigration: | 368 | 0.5 |
| Change in White population: | 4,749 | 2.6 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 3,618 | 2.0 |
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 83,308 | |
| Median Value | $295,896 | |
| Occupied | 76,348 | 91.6% |
| Vacant | 6,960 | 8.4% |
| Owned | 53,824 | 70.5% |
| Rented | 22,524 | 29.5% |
| Median Rent | $1,032 | |
| Single-Family Units | 60,950 | 73.2% |
| Detached | 56,454 | 67.8% |
| Attached | 4,496 | 5.4% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 8,246 | 9.9% |
| Mobile Homes | 8,454 | 10.1% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 2,870 | 3.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 2,640 | 3.5% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 2,727 | 3.6% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 2,885 | 3.8% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 2,878 | 3.8% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 3,311 | 4.3% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 3,098 | 4.1% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 3,079 | 4.0% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 2,615 | 3.4% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 5,313 | 7.0% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 7,957 | 10.4% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 11,416 | 15.0% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 7,171 | 9.4% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 5,759 | 7.5% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 5,866 | 7.7% |
| $200,000 or more | 6,763 | 8.9% |
| Median Household Income | 72,266 | |
| Per Capita Income | 41,181 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 89 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 2,951 | 3.9% |
| Public Assistance | 2,188 | 2.9% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 7,439 | 9.7% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 82,351 | 76.5% |
| Unemployed | 2,958 | 2.7% |
| In Armed Forces | 84 | 0.1% |
| Total Labor Force | 85,393 | 79.3% |
| Not in Labor Force | 22,287 | 20.7% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 23.4% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 34,440 | 25,496 | 57.5% |
| Non-Profit | 2,861 | 7,698 | 27.1% |
| Self-Employed | 7,007 | 4,323 | 61.8% |
| Local Government | 2,341 | 4,176 | 35.9% |
| State Government | 1,117 | 1,734 | 39.2% |
| Federal Government | 1,207 | 1,057 | 53.3% |
| Total Private + Self | 41,447 | 29,819 | 58.2% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 7,526 | 14,665 | 33.9% |
| Total | 48,973 | 44,484 | 52.4% |
| Pct. Govt. | 12.4% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 14,286 | 15.3% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 20,005 | 21.4% |
| Professional, Technical | 22,030 | 23.5% |
| Service Occupations | 16,146 | 17.2% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 598 | 0.6% |
| All others | 21,139 | 22.6% |
| White Collar | 60.2% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Health care and social assistance | 15,782 | 16.9% |
| Retail trade | 12,024 | 12.8% |
| Construction | 7,443 | 8.0% |
| Accommodation and food services | 7,223 | 7.7% |
| Educational services | 6,840 | 7.3% |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 5,809 | 6.2% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 5,392 | 5.8% |
| Other services | 5,002 | 5.3% |
| Manufacturing | 4,445 | 4.7% |
| Public administration | 3,813 | 4.1% |
| Finance and insurance | 3,668 | 3.9% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 3,262 | 3.5% |
| Wholesale trade | 2,816 | 3.0% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 2,292 | 2.4% |
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 1,955 | 2.1% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,950 | 2.1% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,833 | 2.0% |
| Information | 1,248 | 1.3% |
| Utilities | 728 | 0.8% |
| Management | 81 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 7,974 | 4.31% |
| Puerto Rican | 343 | 0.19% |
| Cuban | 128 | 0.07% |
| Dominican | 72 | 0.04% |
| Total Central American | 77 | 0.04% |
| Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
| Guatemalan | 17 | 0.01% |
| Honduran | 9 | 0.00% |
| Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Panamanian | 46 | 0.02% |
| Salvadoran | 5 | 0.00% |
| Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total South American | 481 | 0.26% |
| Argentinean | 163 | 0.09% |
| Bolivian | 7 | 0.00% |
| Chilean | 71 | 0.04% |
| Colombian | 95 | 0.05% |
| Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
| Paraguayan | 34 | 0.02% |
| Peruvian | 111 | 0.06% |
| Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 1,878 | 1.01% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Vietnamese | 395 | 0.21% |
| Chinese | 269 | 0.15% |
| Japanese | 222 | 0.12% |
| Filipino | 213 | 0.12% |
| Korean | 115 | 0.06% |
| Indian | 10 | 0.01% |
| Cambodian | 3 | 0.00% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 168,508 | 96.4% |
| Spanish | 2,402 | 1.4% |
| Other | 1,007 | 0.6% |
| German, other Germanic | 673 | 0.4% |
| Vietnamese | 401 | 0.2% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 399 | 0.2% |
| Other Asian | 356 | 0.2% |
| Other Indo-European | 349 | 0.2% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 236 | 0.1% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 53,390 | 28.8% |
| Irish | 24,673 | 13.3% |
| English | 21,352 | 11.5% |
| Norwegian | 16,987 | 9.2% |
| American | 8,420 | 4.5% |
| Italian | 5,905 | 3.2% |
| French | 4,887 | 2.6% |
| Swedish | 4,461 | 2.4% |
| Scottish | 4,287 | 2.3% |
| European | 3,774 | 2.0% |
| Polish | 3,396 | 1.8% |
| Danish | 2,672 | 1.4% |
| Russian | 2,672 | 1.4% |
| Dutch | 2,645 | 1.4% |
| Scandinavian | 2,615 | 1.4% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 183,624 | 99.2% |
| Not a citizen | 1,523 | 0.8% |
| Native | 181,802 | 98.2% |
| Foreign-born | 3,345 | 1.8% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 1,828 | 1.4% | 4,309 | 3.4% | 37,119 | 28.9% | 41,621 | 32.5% | 30,015 | 23.4% | 13,366 | 10.4% |
| Average years of education: 13.8 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 1,828 | 1.4% |
| 9-12 Years | 4,309 | 3.4% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 37,119 | 28.9% |
| Some College | 41,621 | 32.5% |
| Bach. Degree | 30,015 | 23.4% |
| Grad Degree | 13,366 | 10.4% |
| Average years of education: 13.8 | ||
| Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
| 1990 | 138,054 | 131,160 | 6,894 | 5.0% | |
| 1991 | 137,824 | 130,192 | 7,632 | 5.5% | |
| 1992 | 143,972 | 136,068 | 7,904 | 5.5% | |
| 1993 | 145,594 | 138,488 | 7,106 | 4.9% | |
| 1994 | 150,084 | 143,402 | 6,682 | 4.5% | |
| 1995 | 151,538 | 144,372 | 7,166 | 4.7% | |
| 1996 | 152,074 | 144,812 | 7,262 | 4.8% | |
| 1997 | 153,754 | 146,416 | 7,338 | 4.8% | |
| 1998 | 156,922 | 149,804 | 7,118 | 4.5% | |
| 1999 | 160,518 | 153,770 | 6,748 | 4.2% | |
| 2000 | 162,202 | 155,422 | 6,780 | 4.2% | |
| 2001 | 162,706 | 156,638 | 6,068 | 3.7% | |
| 2002 | 168,126 | 161,896 | 6,230 | 3.7% | |
| 2003 | 169,252 | 162,946 | 6,306 | 3.7% | |
| 2004 | 172,156 | 165,902 | 6,254 | 3.6% | |
| 2005 | 176,606 | 170,730 | 5,876 | 3.3% | |
| 2006 | 179,394 | 174,482 | 4,912 | 2.7% | |
| 2007 | 183,830 | 179,096 | 4,734 | 2.6% | |
| 2008 | 186,230 | 179,610 | 6,620 | 3.6% | |
| 2009 | 183,628 | 173,962 | 9,666 | 5.3% | |
| 2010 | 173,134 | 163,068 | 10,066 | 5.8% | |
| 2011 | 174,576 | 165,488 | 9,088 | 5.2% | |
| 2012 | 177,994 | 170,074 | 7,920 | 4.4% | |
| 2013 | 179,634 | 171,950 | 7,684 | 4.3% | |
| 2014 | 179,732 | 173,034 | 6,698 | 3.7% | |
| 2015 | 182,314 | 176,022 | 6,292 | 3.5% | |
| 2016 | 182,710 | 175,808 | 6,902 | 3.8% | |
| 2017 | 183,388 | 176,804 | 6,584 | 3.6% | |
| 2018 | 184,202 | 177,968 | 6,234 | 3.4% | |
| 2019 | 186,062 | 179,890 | 6,172 | 3.3% | |
| 2020 | 188,204 | 177,942 | 10,262 | 5.5% | |
| 2021 | 190,904 | 184,844 | 6,060 | 3.2% | |
| 2022 | 196,070 | 191,304 | 4,766 | 2.4% | |
| 2023 | 198,970 | 193,792 | 5,178 | 2.6% | |
| 2024 | 198,522 | 192,950 | 5,572 | 2.8% | |