2024 population: 181,121 
  ( 
 1,331 from 2020) 
Land area: 3775.5 square miles
Population density: 48.0 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 137,453 | 75.89% |    4.4%  | 
| Black: | 2,136 | 1.18% |    10.0%  | 
| Indian: | 4,076 | 2.25% |    0.5%  | 
| Asian: | 7,010 | 3.87% |    20.3%  | 
| 2+ races: | 7,536 | 4.16% |    5.7%  | 
| Hispanic: | 22,910 | 12.65% |    16.1%  | 
| Total non-White: | 43,668 | 24.11% |    12.8%  | 
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate  | 
|---|---|---|
| Births: | 7,309 | 10.0 | 
| Deaths: | 10,866 | 14.9 | 
| Net Migration:  | 888 | 1.2 | 
| Net Immigration:  | 1,378 | 1.9 | 
| Change in White population: | -6,270 | -3.4 | 
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 4,939 | 2.7 | 
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 79,626 | |
| Median Value | $327,500 | |
| Occupied | 71,107 | 89.3% | 
| Vacant | 8,519 | 10.7% | 
| Owned | 46,257 | 65.1% | 
| Rented | 24,850 | 34.9% | 
| Median Rent | $1,232 | |
| Single-Family Units | 57,281 | 71.9% | 
| Detached | 55,172 | 69.3% | 
| Attached | 2,109 | 2.6% | 
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 6,375 | 8.0% | 
| Mobile Homes | 9,029 | 11.3% | 
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % | 
| Less than $10,000 | 3,725 | 5.2% | 
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 3,053 | 4.3% | 
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 2,648 | 3.7% | 
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 3,280 | 4.6% | 
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 2,911 | 4.1% | 
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 2,780 | 3.9% | 
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 2,696 | 3.8% | 
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 2,559 | 3.6% | 
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 2,676 | 3.8% | 
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 5,325 | 7.5% | 
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 6,758 | 9.5% | 
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 9,621 | 13.5% | 
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 6,996 | 9.8% | 
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 4,771 | 6.7% | 
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 5,612 | 7.9% | 
| $200,000 or more | 5,696 | 8.0% | 
| Median Household Income | 68,347 | |
| Per Capita Income | 36,458 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 100 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 4,958 | 7.0% | 
| Public Assistance | 2,445 | 3.4% | 
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 9,456 | 13.3% | 
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 62,649 | 65.3% | 
| Unemployed | 4,253 | 4.4% | 
| In Armed Forces | 77 | 0.1% | 
| Total Labor Force | 66,979 | 69.8% | 
| Not in Labor Force | 29,034 | 30.2% | 
| Real Unemployment Rate | 34.7% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 25,426 | 21,029 | 54.7% | 
| Non-Profit | 2,299 | 3,950 | 36.8% | 
| Self-Employed | 5,308 | 3,901 | 57.6% | 
| Local Government | 3,247 | 4,680 | 41.0% | 
| State Government | 2,107 | 2,294 | 47.9% | 
| Federal Government | 1,171 | 754 | 60.8% | 
| Total Private + Self | 30,734 | 24,930 | 55.2% | 
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 8,824 | 11,678 | 43.0% | 
| Total | 39,558 | 36,608 | 51.9% | 
| Pct. Govt. | 18.7% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 10,959 | 14.4% | 
| Sales and Office Occupations | 16,044 | 21.0% | 
| Professional, Technical | 17,334 | 22.7% | 
| Service Occupations | 16,516 | 21.6% | 
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 372 | 0.5% | 
| All others | 15,461 | 20.3% | 
| White Collar | 58.1% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Health care and social assistance | 12,725 | 16.7% | 
| Retail trade | 9,242 | 12.1% | 
| Construction | 6,324 | 8.3% | 
| Accommodation and food services | 6,120 | 8.0% | 
| Educational services | 5,959 | 7.8% | 
| Public administration | 5,869 | 7.7% | 
| Other services | 4,485 | 5.9% | 
| Professional, scientific, technical | 4,362 | 5.7% | 
| Manufacturing | 3,901 | 5.1% | 
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 3,360 | 4.4% | 
| Transportation and warehousing | 3,269 | 4.3% | 
| Finance and insurance | 2,873 | 3.8% | 
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1,762 | 2.3% | 
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,464 | 1.9% | 
| Wholesale trade | 1,430 | 1.9% | 
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,216 | 1.6% | 
| Utilities | 897 | 1.2% | 
| Information | 894 | 1.2% | 
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 105 | 0.1% | 
| Management | 57 | 0.1% | 
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % | 
| Mexican | 14,571 | 8.01% | 
| Puerto Rican | 729 | 0.40% | 
| Cuban | 160 | 0.09% | 
| Dominican | 7 | 0.00% | 
| Total Central American | 1,079 | 0.59% | 
| Costa Rican | 139 | 0.08% | 
| Guatemalan | 159 | 0.09% | 
| Honduran | 23 | 0.01% | 
| Nicaraguan | 331 | 0.18% | 
| Panamanian | 252 | 0.14% | 
| Salvadoran | 175 | 0.10% | 
| Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Total South American | 431 | 0.24% | 
| Argentinean | 31 | 0.02% | 
| Bolivian | 46 | 0.03% | 
| Chilean | 39 | 0.02% | 
| Colombian | 158 | 0.09% | 
| Ecuadorian | 5 | 0.00% | 
| Paraguayan | 9 | 0.00% | 
| Peruvian | 129 | 0.07% | 
| Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Venezuelan | 14 | 0.01% | 
| Other South American | 0 | 0.00% | 
| Other Hispanic | 3,011 | 1.66% | 
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % | 
| Filipino | 841 | 0.46% | 
| Chinese | 808 | 0.44% | 
| Mien | 745 | 0.41% | 
| Indian | 634 | 0.35% | 
| Laotian | 583 | 0.32% | 
| Korean | 437 | 0.24% | 
| Vietnamese | 400 | 0.22% | 
| Hmong | 276 | 0.15% | 
| Japanese | 200 | 0.11% | 
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % | 
| English | 158,441 | 92.3% | 
| Spanish | 7,227 | 4.2% | 
| Other Asian | 1,298 | 0.8% | 
| Other Indo-European | 1,261 | 0.7% | 
| German, other Germanic | 710 | 0.4% | 
| Chinese | 533 | 0.3% | 
| Tagalog | 480 | 0.3% | 
| Vietnamese | 392 | 0.2% | 
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 374 | 0.2% | 
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % | 
| German | 26,513 | 14.6% | 
| English | 21,160 | 11.6% | 
| Irish | 20,977 | 11.5% | 
| American | 12,213 | 6.7% | 
| Italian | 10,204 | 5.6% | 
| European | 7,942 | 4.4% | 
| French | 4,864 | 2.7% | 
| Norwegian | 4,351 | 2.4% | 
| Swedish | 3,909 | 2.1% | 
| Scottish | 3,688 | 2.0% | 
| Polish | 2,786 | 1.5% | 
| Dutch | 2,423 | 1.3% | 
| Portuguese | 2,405 | 1.3% | 
| Scotch-Irish | 1,628 | 0.9% | 
| Danish | 1,523 | 0.8% | 
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 177,242 | 97.5% | 
| Not a citizen | 4,610 | 2.5% | 
| Native | 172,440 | 94.8% | 
| Foreign-born | 9,412 | 5.2% | 
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 2,644 | 2.1% | 7,801 | 6.1% | 33,226 | 25.8% | 55,885 | 43.4% | 19,783 | 15.3% | 9,544 | 7.4% | 
| Average years of education: 13.3 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 2,644 | 2.1% | 
| 9-12 Years | 7,801 | 6.1% | 
| H.S. Grad or GED | 33,226 | 25.8% | 
| Some College | 55,885 | 43.4% | 
| Bach. Degree | 19,783 | 15.3% | 
| Grad Degree | 9,544 | 7.4% | 
| Average years of education: 13.3 | ||
| Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Labor Force  | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate  | State Avg.  | 
| 1990 | 135,332 | 123,690 | 11,642 | 8.6% | |
| 1991 | 136,780 | 121,708 | 15,072 | 11.0% | |
| 1992 | 145,786 | 126,610 | 19,176 | 13.2% | |
| 1993 | 146,350 | 127,838 | 18,512 | 12.6% | |
| 1994 | 145,148 | 127,412 | 17,736 | 12.2% | |
| 1995 | 144,246 | 127,958 | 16,288 | 11.3% | |
| 1996 | 143,454 | 128,896 | 14,558 | 10.1% | |
| 1997 | 145,298 | 131,856 | 13,442 | 9.3% | |
| 1998 | 144,400 | 131,306 | 13,094 | 9.1% | |
| 1999 | 144,598 | 134,304 | 10,294 | 7.1% | |
| 2000 | 149,562 | 140,594 | 8,968 | 6.0% | |
| 2001 | 154,894 | 145,014 | 9,880 | 6.4% | |
| 2002 | 162,516 | 150,796 | 11,720 | 7.2% | |
| 2003 | 164,788 | 152,224 | 12,564 | 7.6% | |
| 2004 | 164,834 | 152,290 | 12,544 | 7.6% | |
| 2005 | 163,520 | 151,694 | 11,826 | 7.2% | |
| 2006 | 165,150 | 154,270 | 10,880 | 6.6% | |
| 2007 | 165,258 | 152,998 | 12,260 | 7.4% | |
| 2008 | 165,244 | 148,558 | 16,686 | 10.1% | |
| 2009 | 169,048 | 143,822 | 25,226 | 14.9% | |
| 2010 | 157,360 | 130,336 | 27,024 | 17.2% | |
| 2011 | 153,980 | 129,014 | 24,966 | 16.2% | |
| 2012 | 151,808 | 129,936 | 21,872 | 14.4% | |
| 2013 | 150,098 | 132,138 | 17,960 | 12.0% | |
| 2014 | 149,482 | 134,938 | 14,544 | 9.7% | |
| 2015 | 148,244 | 136,650 | 11,594 | 7.8% | |
| 2016 | 148,414 | 138,038 | 10,376 | 7.0% | |
| 2017 | 147,926 | 139,284 | 8,642 | 5.8% | |
| 2018 | 147,794 | 140,350 | 7,444 | 5.0% | |
| 2019 | 145,654 | 138,592 | 7,062 | 4.8% | |
| 2020 | 145,654 | 132,968 | 12,686 | 8.7% | |
| 2021 | 145,988 | 135,902 | 10,086 | 6.9% | |
| 2022 | 146,268 | 139,566 | 6,702 | 4.6% | |
| 2023 | 147,778 | 140,182 | 7,596 | 5.1% | |
| 2024 | 158,522 | 150,078 | 8,444 | 5.3% | |