2024 population: 113,982 
  (  3,246 from 2020)
 3,246 from 2020) 
Land area: 1141.2 square miles
Population density: 99.9 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 91,796 | 80.54% |  0.3% | 
| Black: | 1,166 | 1.02% |  13.6% | 
| Indian: | 1,623 | 1.42% |  2.1% | 
| Asian: | 2,589 | 2.27% |  23.6% | 
| 2+ races: | 4,158 | 3.65% |  13.1% | 
| Hispanic: | 12,650 | 11.10% |  17.2% | 
| Total non-White: | 22,186 | 19.46% |  15.7% | 
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate  | 
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| Births: | 5,253 | 11.9 | 
| Deaths: | 5,890 | 13.3 | 
| Net Migration:  | 3,370 | 7.6 | 
| Net Immigration:  | 489 | 1.1 | 
| Change in White population: | 233 | 0.2 | 
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 3,013 | 2.7 | 
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 45,540 | |
| Median Value | $332,200 | |
| Occupied | 43,167 | 94.8% | 
| Vacant | 2,373 | 5.2% | 
| Owned | 28,664 | 66.4% | 
| Rented | 14,503 | 33.6% | 
| Median Rent | $1,090 | |
| Single-Family Units | 32,541 | 71.5% | 
| Detached | 31,379 | 68.9% | 
| Attached | 1,162 | 2.6% | 
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 6,336 | 13.9% | 
| Mobile Homes | 3,899 | 8.6% | 
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % | 
| Less than $10,000 | 1,828 | 4.2% | 
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 1,600 | 3.7% | 
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 1,509 | 3.5% | 
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 2,146 | 5.0% | 
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 1,705 | 3.9% | 
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 1,763 | 4.1% | 
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 1,540 | 3.6% | 
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 1,763 | 4.1% | 
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 1,777 | 4.1% | 
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 3,137 | 7.3% | 
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 3,809 | 8.8% | 
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 6,875 | 15.9% | 
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 4,619 | 10.7% | 
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 2,595 | 6.0% | 
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 3,562 | 8.3% | 
| $200,000 or more | 2,939 | 6.8% | 
| Median Household Income | 70,912 | |
| Per Capita Income | 35,526 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 90 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 3,474 | 8.0% | 
| Public Assistance | 2,121 | 4.9% | 
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 8,387 | 19.4% | 
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 39,423 | 65.0% | 
| Unemployed | 2,425 | 4.0% | 
| In Armed Forces | 32 | 0.1% | 
| Total Labor Force | 41,880 | 69.0% | 
| Not in Labor Force | 18,805 | 31.0% | 
| Real Unemployment Rate | 35.0% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 18,915 | 13,380 | 58.6% | 
| Non-Profit | 1,178 | 2,445 | 32.5% | 
| Self-Employed | 2,389 | 1,959 | 54.9% | 
| Local Government | 1,241 | 2,208 | 36.0% | 
| State Government | 760 | 1,386 | 35.4% | 
| Federal Government | 605 | 381 | 61.4% | 
| Total Private + Self | 21,304 | 15,339 | 58.1% | 
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 3,784 | 6,420 | 37.1% | 
| Total | 25,088 | 21,759 | 53.6% | 
| Pct. Govt. | 14.0% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 6,285 | 13.4% | 
| Sales and Office Occupations | 9,203 | 19.6% | 
| Professional, Technical | 7,595 | 16.2% | 
| Service Occupations | 8,874 | 18.9% | 
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 618 | 1.3% | 
| All others | 14,959 | 31.9% | 
| White Collar | 49.2% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 7,399 | 15.8% | 
| Health care and social assistance | 6,280 | 13.4% | 
| Retail trade | 5,951 | 12.7% | 
| Construction | 4,047 | 8.6% | 
| Accommodation and food services | 3,248 | 6.9% | 
| Transportation and warehousing | 2,922 | 6.2% | 
| Educational services | 2,800 | 6.0% | 
| Public administration | 2,488 | 5.3% | 
| Professional, scientific, technical | 2,222 | 4.7% | 
| Other services | 2,154 | 4.6% | 
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,636 | 3.5% | 
| Finance and insurance | 1,230 | 2.6% | 
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,154 | 2.5% | 
| Wholesale trade | 1,014 | 2.2% | 
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 684 | 1.5% | 
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 660 | 1.4% | 
| Utilities | 521 | 1.1% | 
| Information | 395 | 0.8% | 
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 111 | 0.2% | 
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % | 
| Mexican | 8,835 | 7.99% | 
| Puerto Rican | 192 | 0.17% | 
| Cuban | 153 | 0.14% | 
| Dominican | 72 | 0.07% | 
| Total Central American | 658 | 0.59% | 
| Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Guatemalan | 498 | 0.45% | 
| Honduran | 42 | 0.04% | 
| Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Panamanian | 23 | 0.02% | 
| Salvadoran | 95 | 0.09% | 
| Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Total South American | 253 | 0.23% | 
| Argentinean | 11 | 0.01% | 
| Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Chilean | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Colombian | 205 | 0.19% | 
| Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Peruvian | 37 | 0.03% | 
| Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Other South American | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Other Hispanic | 688 | 0.62% | 
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % | 
| Filipino | 305 | 0.28% | 
| Chinese | 261 | 0.24% | 
| Vietnamese | 242 | 0.22% | 
| Cambodian | 159 | 0.14% | 
| Japanese | 117 | 0.11% | 
| Korean | 72 | 0.07% | 
| Laotian | 42 | 0.04% | 
| Indian | 29 | 0.03% | 
| Mongolian | 19 | 0.02% | 
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % | 
| English | 96,099 | 92.3% | 
| Spanish | 5,533 | 5.3% | 
| German, other Germanic | 459 | 0.4% | 
| Other Asian | 388 | 0.4% | 
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 348 | 0.3% | 
| Other Indo-European | 276 | 0.3% | 
| Tagalog | 264 | 0.3% | 
| Vietnamese | 251 | 0.2% | 
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 153 | 0.1% | 
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % | 
| German | 20,085 | 18.2% | 
| English | 14,287 | 12.9% | 
| Irish | 14,248 | 12.9% | 
| Norwegian | 5,428 | 4.9% | 
| American | 5,205 | 4.7% | 
| European | 3,549 | 3.2% | 
| French | 3,332 | 3.0% | 
| Italian | 2,968 | 2.7% | 
| Swedish | 2,825 | 2.6% | 
| Scottish | 2,722 | 2.5% | 
| Dutch | 2,531 | 2.3% | 
| Finnish | 2,266 | 2.0% | 
| Polish | 1,347 | 1.2% | 
| Scotch-Irish | 1,023 | 0.9% | 
| Scandinavian | 986 | 0.9% | 
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 108,279 | 97.9% | 
| Not a citizen | 2,342 | 2.1% | 
| Native | 106,047 | 95.9% | 
| Foreign-born | 4,574 | 4.1% | 
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 2,547 | 3.3% | 5,109 | 6.6% | 24,528 | 31.8% | 32,099 | 41.6% | 8,679 | 11.3% | 4,110 | 5.3% | 
| Average years of education: 12.9 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 2,547 | 3.3% | 
| 9-12 Years | 5,109 | 6.6% | 
| H.S. Grad or GED | 24,528 | 31.8% | 
| Some College | 32,099 | 41.6% | 
| Bach. Degree | 8,679 | 11.3% | 
| Grad Degree | 4,110 | 5.3% | 
| 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 | 76,360 | 71,096 | 5,264 | 6.9% | |
| 1991 | 77,688 | 71,426 | 6,262 | 8.1% | |
| 1992 | 76,430 | 68,202 | 8,228 | 10.8% | |
| 1993 | 77,352 | 68,794 | 8,558 | 11.1% | |
| 1994 | 78,552 | 71,540 | 7,012 | 8.9% | |
| 1995 | 81,326 | 74,982 | 6,344 | 7.8% | |
| 1996 | 83,616 | 76,918 | 6,698 | 8.0% | |
| 1997 | 84,168 | 78,366 | 5,802 | 6.9% | |
| 1998 | 87,360 | 80,986 | 6,374 | 7.3% | |
| 1999 | 87,214 | 81,118 | 6,096 | 7.0% | |
| 2000 | 87,658 | 81,680 | 5,978 | 6.8% | |
| 2001 | 85,992 | 77,888 | 8,104 | 9.4% | |
| 2002 | 85,306 | 76,344 | 8,962 | 10.5% | |
| 2003 | 85,276 | 76,796 | 8,480 | 9.9% | |
| 2004 | 85,250 | 77,746 | 7,504 | 8.8% | |
| 2005 | 85,784 | 79,170 | 6,614 | 7.7% | |
| 2006 | 85,954 | 79,900 | 6,054 | 7.0% | |
| 2007 | 87,486 | 81,436 | 6,050 | 6.9% | |
| 2008 | 88,612 | 81,100 | 7,512 | 8.5% | |
| 2009 | 87,766 | 76,812 | 10,954 | 12.5% | |
| 2010 | 90,698 | 80,078 | 10,620 | 11.7% | |
| 2011 | 88,432 | 78,932 | 9,500 | 10.7% | |
| 2012 | 88,594 | 79,900 | 8,694 | 9.8% | |
| 2013 | 86,540 | 78,216 | 8,324 | 9.6% | |
| 2014 | 87,068 | 80,240 | 6,828 | 7.8% | |
| 2015 | 88,186 | 81,586 | 6,600 | 7.5% | |
| 2016 | 89,752 | 83,424 | 6,328 | 7.1% | |
| 2017 | 91,438 | 85,980 | 5,458 | 6.0% | |
| 2018 | 92,672 | 87,266 | 5,406 | 5.8% | |
| 2019 | 95,686 | 89,994 | 5,692 | 5.9% | |
| 2020 | 97,044 | 87,998 | 9,046 | 9.3% | |
| 2021 | 96,312 | 90,124 | 6,188 | 6.4% | |
| 2022 | 97,974 | 92,410 | 5,564 | 5.7% | |
| 2023 | 97,052 | 92,134 | 4,918 | 5.1% | |
| 2024 | 94,180 | 89,224 | 4,956 | 5.3% | |