2024 population: 188,766
(
13,179 from 2020)
Land area: 1815.3 square miles
Population density: 104.0 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 77,106 | 40.85% | 4.7% |
| Black: | 12,430 | 6.58% | 5.2% |
| Indian: | 853 | 0.45% | 2.0% |
| Asian: | 4,503 | 2.39% | 10.5% |
| 2+ races: | 2,538 | 1.34% | 17.3% |
| Hispanic: | 91,336 | 48.39% | 20.5% |
| Total non-White: | 111,660 | 59.15% | 17.9% |
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Births: | 12,864 | 18.3 |
| Deaths: | 5,925 | 8.4 |
| Net Migration: | 1,876 | 2.7 |
| Net Immigration: | 4,413 | 6.3 |
| Change in White population: | -3,807 | -2.2 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 16,986 | 9.7 |
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 74,858 | |
| Median Value | $308,767 | |
| Occupied | 69,624 | 93.0% |
| Vacant | 5,234 | 7.0% |
| Owned | 47,289 | 67.9% |
| Rented | 22,335 | 32.1% |
| Median Rent | $1,395 | |
| Single-Family Units | 48,788 | 65.2% |
| Detached | 46,122 | 61.6% |
| Attached | 2,666 | 3.6% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 15,104 | 20.2% |
| Mobile Homes | 7,283 | 9.7% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 3,781 | 5.4% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 1,593 | 2.3% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 1,503 | 2.2% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 1,735 | 2.5% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 1,555 | 2.2% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 2,296 | 3.3% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 1,733 | 2.5% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 2,619 | 3.8% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 1,909 | 2.7% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 4,442 | 6.4% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 6,320 | 9.1% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 7,768 | 11.2% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 7,488 | 10.8% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 5,353 | 7.7% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 7,294 | 10.5% |
| $200,000 or more | 12,235 | 17.6% |
| Median Household Income | 92,898 | |
| Per Capita Income | 49,557 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 88 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 2,456 | 3.5% |
| Public Assistance | 1,616 | 2.3% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 5,783 | 8.3% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 45,137 | 75.3% |
| Unemployed | 1,244 | 2.1% |
| In Armed Forces | 312 | 0.5% |
| Total Labor Force | 46,693 | 77.9% |
| Not in Labor Force | 13,270 | 22.1% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 24.2% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 37,527 | 23,153 | 61.8% |
| Non-Profit | 2,183 | 3,620 | 37.6% |
| Self-Employed | 7,103 | 3,635 | 66.1% |
| Local Government | 2,956 | 4,503 | 39.6% |
| State Government | 1,206 | 1,702 | 41.5% |
| Federal Government | 797 | 880 | 47.5% |
| Total Private + Self | 44,630 | 26,788 | 62.5% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 7,142 | 10,705 | 40.0% |
| Total | 51,772 | 37,493 | 58.0% |
| Pct. Govt. | 13.5% | ||
| Pct. Private + Self | 80.0% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 15,607 | 17.5% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 18,609 | 20.8% |
| Professional, Technical | 19,958 | 22.3% |
| Service Occupations | 11,315 | 12.7% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 315 | 0.4% |
| All others | 23,852 | 26.7% |
| White Collar | 60.6% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 15,601 | 17.5% |
| Retail trade | 11,014 | 12.3% |
| Educational services | 8,158 | 9.1% |
| Health care and social assistance | 7,844 | 8.8% |
| Construction | 6,083 | 6.8% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 5,847 | 6.5% |
| Manufacturing | 5,315 | 5.9% |
| Other services | 5,022 | 5.6% |
| Accommodation and food services | 4,736 | 5.3% |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 4,492 | 5.0% |
| Public administration | 3,512 | 3.9% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 2,477 | 2.8% |
| Wholesale trade | 2,277 | 2.5% |
| Finance and insurance | 1,962 | 2.2% |
| Utilities | 1,544 | 1.7% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,525 | 1.7% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 839 | 0.9% |
| Information | 481 | 0.5% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 418 | 0.5% |
| Management | 194 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 71,103 | 39.50% |
| Puerto Rican | 1,025 | 0.57% |
| Cuban | 2,020 | 1.12% |
| Dominican | 12 | 0.01% |
| Total Central American | 1,074 | 0.60% |
| Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
| Guatemalan | 176 | 0.10% |
| Honduran | 281 | 0.16% |
| Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Panamanian | 275 | 0.15% |
| Salvadoran | 332 | 0.18% |
| Other Central American | 10 | 0.01% |
| Total South American | 3,168 | 1.76% |
| Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
| Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
| Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
| Colombian | 685 | 0.38% |
| Ecuadorian | 212 | 0.12% |
| Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 239 | 0.13% |
| Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 2,032 | 1.13% |
| Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 4,427 | 2.46% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Burmese | 933 | 0.52% |
| Filipino | 677 | 0.38% |
| Indian | 641 | 0.36% |
| Vietnamese | 487 | 0.27% |
| Cambodian | 487 | 0.27% |
| Chinese | 446 | 0.25% |
| Korean | 56 | 0.03% |
| Laotian | 55 | 0.03% |
| Indonesian | 49 | 0.03% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 113,022 | 68.4% |
| Spanish | 46,953 | 28.4% |
| Other Asian | 1,447 | 0.9% |
| Arabic | 856 | 0.5% |
| Other | 830 | 0.5% |
| Other Indo-European | 453 | 0.3% |
| Tagalog | 451 | 0.3% |
| Vietnamese | 421 | 0.3% |
| Chinese | 257 | 0.2% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| English | 14,501 | 8.1% |
| German | 13,090 | 7.3% |
| Irish | 10,223 | 5.7% |
| American | 10,048 | 5.6% |
| Scottish | 2,767 | 1.5% |
| French | 1,801 | 1.0% |
| Italian | 1,769 | 1.0% |
| European | 1,667 | 0.9% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,416 | 0.8% |
| Lebanese | 1,029 | 0.6% |
| Swedish | 938 | 0.5% |
| African | 794 | 0.4% |
| Czech | 741 | 0.4% |
| British | 731 | 0.4% |
| Norwegian | 656 | 0.4% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 167,075 | 92.8% |
| Not a citizen | 12,944 | 7.2% |
| Native | 157,190 | 87.3% |
| Foreign-born | 22,829 | 12.7% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 8,181 | 7.3% | 8,183 | 7.3% | 27,577 | 24.5% | 33,925 | 30.2% | 23,935 | 21.3% | 10,611 | 9.4% |
| Average years of education: 13.0 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 8,181 | 7.3% |
| 9-12 Years | 8,183 | 7.3% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 27,577 | 24.5% |
| Some College | 33,925 | 30.2% |
| Bach. Degree | 23,935 | 21.3% |
| Grad Degree | 10,611 | 9.4% |
| Average years of education: 13.0 | ||
| Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
| 1990 | 113,022 | 107,086 | 5,936 | 5.3% | |
| 1991 | 116,044 | 110,544 | 5,500 | 4.7% | |
| 1992 | 119,336 | 110,884 | 8,452 | 7.1% | |
| 1993 | 120,578 | 112,640 | 7,938 | 6.6% | |
| 1994 | 122,394 | 115,368 | 7,026 | 5.7% | |
| 1995 | 123,086 | 117,080 | 6,006 | 4.9% | |
| 1996 | 123,358 | 117,706 | 5,652 | 4.6% | |
| 1997 | 128,406 | 123,324 | 5,082 | 4.0% | |
| 1998 | 132,304 | 126,590 | 5,714 | 4.3% | |
| 1999 | 126,368 | 117,516 | 8,852 | 7.0% | |
| 2000 | 120,980 | 115,872 | 5,108 | 4.2% | |
| 2001 | 124,052 | 119,372 | 4,680 | 3.8% | |
| 2002 | 126,784 | 120,692 | 6,092 | 4.8% | |
| 2003 | 130,446 | 124,000 | 6,446 | 4.9% | |
| 2004 | 132,430 | 126,618 | 5,812 | 4.4% | |
| 2005 | 137,422 | 132,252 | 5,170 | 3.8% | |
| 2006 | 143,562 | 138,648 | 4,914 | 3.4% | |
| 2007 | 146,888 | 142,604 | 4,284 | 2.9% | |
| 2008 | 155,026 | 150,532 | 4,494 | 2.9% | |
| 2009 | 154,800 | 146,256 | 8,544 | 5.5% | |
| 2010 | 147,238 | 138,570 | 8,668 | 5.9% | |
| 2011 | 157,820 | 150,028 | 7,792 | 4.9% | |
| 2012 | 168,882 | 162,338 | 6,544 | 3.9% | |
| 2013 | 176,840 | 170,286 | 6,554 | 3.7% | |
| 2014 | 186,940 | 181,468 | 5,472 | 2.9% | |
| 2015 | 181,982 | 175,636 | 6,346 | 3.5% | |
| 2016 | 175,126 | 167,400 | 7,726 | 4.4% | |
| 2017 | 186,520 | 180,894 | 5,626 | 3.0% | |
| 2018 | 211,356 | 206,814 | 4,542 | 2.1% | |
| 2019 | 219,056 | 214,448 | 4,608 | 2.1% | |
| 2020 | 201,566 | 185,408 | 16,158 | 8.0% | |
| 2021 | 205,810 | 194,452 | 11,358 | 5.5% | |
| 2022 | 217,492 | 211,118 | 6,374 | 2.9% | |
| 2023 | 229,392 | 223,688 | 5,704 | 2.5% | |
| 2024 | 207,498 | 201,460 | 6,038 | 2.9% | |