2024 population: 80,410
(
446 from 2020)
Land area: 5340.5 square miles
Population density: 15.1 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 68,461 | 85.14% | 0.7% |
| Black: | 802 | 1.00% | 6.2% |
| Indian: | 807 | 1.00% | 6.6% |
| Asian: | 685 | 0.85% | 4.3% |
| 2+ races: | 1,688 | 2.10% | 9.0% |
| Hispanic: | 7,967 | 9.91% | 11.1% |
| Total non-White: | 11,949 | 14.86% | 8.7% |
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Births: | 3,638 | 11.4 |
| Deaths: | 3,669 | 11.5 |
| Net Migration: | 479 | 1.5 |
| Net Immigration: | 34 | 0.1 |
| Change in White population: | -513 | -0.6 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 959 | 1.2 |
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 36,936 | |
| Median Value | $247,600 | |
| Occupied | 32,895 | 89.1% |
| Vacant | 4,041 | 10.9% |
| Owned | 23,937 | 72.8% |
| Rented | 8,958 | 27.2% |
| Median Rent | $945 | |
| Single-Family Units | 27,099 | 73.4% |
| Detached | 25,949 | 70.3% |
| Attached | 1,150 | 3.1% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 5,032 | 13.6% |
| Mobile Homes | 3,337 | 9.0% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 1,298 | 3.9% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 893 | 2.7% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 939 | 2.9% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 1,516 | 4.6% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 1,023 | 3.1% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 1,698 | 5.2% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 1,270 | 3.9% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 1,111 | 3.4% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 1,188 | 3.6% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 2,840 | 8.6% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 3,745 | 11.4% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 4,320 | 13.1% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 3,818 | 11.6% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 1,957 | 5.9% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 2,727 | 8.3% |
| $200,000 or more | 2,552 | 7.8% |
| Median Household Income | 69,104 | |
| Per Capita Income | 40,346 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 83 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 1,439 | 4.4% |
| Public Assistance | 530 | 1.6% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,164 | 6.6% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 35,045 | 76.9% |
| Unemployed | 1,283 | 2.8% |
| In Armed Forces | 103 | 0.2% |
| Total Labor Force | 36,431 | 80.0% |
| Not in Labor Force | 9,130 | 20.0% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 22.9% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 15,727 | 10,882 | 59.1% |
| Non-Profit | 876 | 2,002 | 30.4% |
| Self-Employed | 2,423 | 1,956 | 55.3% |
| Local Government | 1,750 | 2,209 | 44.2% |
| State Government | 764 | 892 | 46.1% |
| Federal Government | 556 | 577 | 49.1% |
| Total Private + Self | 18,150 | 12,838 | 58.6% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 3,946 | 5,680 | 41.0% |
| Total | 22,096 | 18,518 | 54.4% |
| Pct. Govt. | 16.6% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 6,268 | 15.4% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 7,640 | 18.8% |
| Professional, Technical | 9,493 | 23.3% |
| Service Occupations | 7,312 | 18.0% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 208 | 0.5% |
| All others | 9,948 | 24.5% |
| White Collar | 57.6% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Health care and social assistance | 6,669 | 16.4% |
| Retail trade | 4,248 | 10.4% |
| Educational services | 3,856 | 9.5% |
| Construction | 3,435 | 8.4% |
| Accommodation and food services | 3,428 | 8.4% |
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 2,788 | 6.9% |
| Public administration | 2,053 | 5.0% |
| Other services | 1,920 | 4.7% |
| Manufacturing | 1,817 | 4.5% |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 1,786 | 4.4% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 1,548 | 3.8% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,290 | 3.2% |
| Wholesale trade | 1,241 | 3.1% |
| Finance and insurance | 1,226 | 3.0% |
| Utilities | 972 | 2.4% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 838 | 2.1% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 543 | 1.3% |
| Information | 492 | 1.2% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 470 | 1.2% |
| Management | 41 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 5,241 | 6.59% |
| Puerto Rican | 167 | 0.21% |
| Cuban | 131 | 0.16% |
| Dominican | 34 | 0.04% |
| Total Central American | 110 | 0.14% |
| Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
| Guatemalan | 63 | 0.08% |
| Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
| Nicaraguan | 6 | 0.01% |
| Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
| Salvadoran | 41 | 0.05% |
| Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total South American | 79 | 0.10% |
| Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
| Bolivian | 23 | 0.03% |
| Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
| Colombian | 11 | 0.01% |
| Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
| Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 33 | 0.04% |
| Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 12 | 0.02% |
| Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 1,501 | 1.89% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Chinese | 130 | 0.16% |
| Filipino | 105 | 0.13% |
| Japanese | 57 | 0.07% |
| Korean | 17 | 0.02% |
| Vietnamese | 10 | 0.01% |
| Indian | 9 | 0.01% |
| Thai | 7 | 0.01% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 70,616 | 94.6% |
| Spanish | 2,483 | 3.3% |
| German, other Germanic | 358 | 0.5% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 283 | 0.4% |
| Other Asian | 273 | 0.4% |
| Chinese | 165 | 0.2% |
| Other | 154 | 0.2% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 153 | 0.2% |
| Other Indo-European | 70 | 0.1% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 17,633 | 22.2% |
| Irish | 9,794 | 12.3% |
| English | 9,064 | 11.4% |
| Norwegian | 3,146 | 4.0% |
| American | 2,770 | 3.5% |
| Scottish | 2,405 | 3.0% |
| French | 2,254 | 2.8% |
| European | 1,942 | 2.4% |
| Italian | 1,799 | 2.3% |
| Swedish | 1,699 | 2.1% |
| Polish | 1,416 | 1.8% |
| Scandinavian | 1,327 | 1.7% |
| Welsh | 1,206 | 1.5% |
| Dutch | 848 | 1.1% |
| Danish | 805 | 1.0% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 78,720 | 99.0% |
| Not a citizen | 786 | 1.0% |
| Native | 77,786 | 97.8% |
| Foreign-born | 1,720 | 2.2% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 806 | 1.5% | 2,376 | 4.4% | 14,986 | 27.8% | 21,461 | 39.8% | 8,817 | 16.3% | 5,531 | 10.2% |
| Average years of education: 13.6 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 806 | 1.5% |
| 9-12 Years | 2,376 | 4.4% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 14,986 | 27.8% |
| Some College | 21,461 | 39.8% |
| Bach. Degree | 8,817 | 16.3% |
| Grad Degree | 5,531 | 10.2% |
| Average years of education: 13.6 | ||
| Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
| 1990 | 64,068 | 60,330 | 3,738 | 5.8% | |
| 1991 | 63,448 | 59,646 | 3,802 | 6.0% | |
| 1992 | 62,464 | 58,032 | 4,432 | 7.1% | |
| 1993 | 63,720 | 59,136 | 4,584 | 7.2% | |
| 1994 | 64,006 | 60,100 | 3,906 | 6.1% | |
| 1995 | 64,978 | 61,284 | 3,694 | 5.7% | |
| 1996 | 65,104 | 60,970 | 4,134 | 6.3% | |
| 1997 | 65,988 | 62,306 | 3,682 | 5.6% | |
| 1998 | 66,894 | 63,284 | 3,610 | 5.4% | |
| 1999 | 67,924 | 64,324 | 3,600 | 5.3% | |
| 2000 | 72,746 | 69,956 | 2,790 | 3.8% | |
| 2001 | 73,930 | 71,192 | 2,738 | 3.7% | |
| 2002 | 74,842 | 71,830 | 3,012 | 4.0% | |
| 2003 | 76,308 | 72,964 | 3,344 | 4.4% | |
| 2004 | 77,772 | 74,914 | 2,858 | 3.7% | |
| 2005 | 78,970 | 76,274 | 2,696 | 3.4% | |
| 2006 | 80,560 | 78,294 | 2,266 | 2.8% | |
| 2007 | 81,066 | 79,092 | 1,974 | 2.4% | |
| 2008 | 82,314 | 80,094 | 2,220 | 2.7% | |
| 2009 | 82,458 | 77,090 | 5,368 | 6.5% | |
| 2010 | 79,448 | 73,490 | 5,958 | 7.5% | |
| 2011 | 81,226 | 75,990 | 5,236 | 6.4% | |
| 2012 | 83,802 | 79,428 | 4,374 | 5.2% | |
| 2013 | 84,970 | 81,078 | 3,892 | 4.6% | |
| 2014 | 85,726 | 82,102 | 3,624 | 4.2% | |
| 2015 | 84,964 | 80,862 | 4,102 | 4.8% | |
| 2016 | 82,032 | 76,146 | 5,886 | 7.2% | |
| 2017 | 79,850 | 75,552 | 4,298 | 5.4% | |
| 2018 | 79,470 | 75,792 | 3,678 | 4.6% | |
| 2019 | 80,760 | 77,520 | 3,240 | 4.0% | |
| 2020 | 81,420 | 75,058 | 6,362 | 7.8% | |
| 2021 | 77,616 | 72,832 | 4,784 | 6.2% | |
| 2022 | 78,358 | 75,204 | 3,154 | 4.0% | |
| 2023 | 79,204 | 76,698 | 2,506 | 3.2% | |
| 2024 | 84,436 | 81,670 | 2,766 | 3.3% | |