2024 population: 298,741
(
22,007 from 2020)
Land area: 2575.4 square miles
Population density: 116.0 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 245,344 | 82.13% | 5.6% |
| Black: | 16,038 | 5.37% | 14.7% |
| Indian: | 5,601 | 1.87% | 12.1% |
| Asian: | 6,065 | 2.03% | 10.5% |
| 2+ races: | 7,295 | 2.44% | 22.8% |
| Hispanic: | 18,398 | 6.16% | 30.6% |
| Total non-White: | 53,397 | 17.87% | 20.0% |
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Births: | 15,717 | 14.2 |
| Deaths: | 9,306 | 8.4 |
| Net Migration: | 12,373 | 11.2 |
| Net Immigration: | 2,917 | 2.6 |
| Change in White population: | 13,116 | 4.7 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 8,891 | 3.2 |
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 124,514 | |
| Median Value | $298,421 | |
| Occupied | 118,482 | 95.2% |
| Vacant | 6,032 | 4.8% |
| Owned | 77,950 | 65.8% |
| Rented | 40,532 | 34.2% |
| Median Rent | $1,035 | |
| Single-Family Units | 84,046 | 67.5% |
| Detached | 75,301 | 60.5% |
| Attached | 8,745 | 7.0% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 29,670 | 23.8% |
| Mobile Homes | 4,119 | 3.3% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 3,531 | 3.0% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 2,415 | 2.0% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 2,756 | 2.3% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 3,238 | 2.7% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 3,839 | 3.2% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 3,788 | 3.2% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 4,655 | 3.9% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 4,477 | 3.8% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 4,453 | 3.8% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 8,471 | 7.1% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 12,162 | 10.3% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 16,860 | 14.2% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 13,657 | 11.5% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 10,326 | 8.7% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 11,966 | 10.1% |
| $200,000 or more | 11,888 | 10.0% |
| Median Household Income | 82,221 | |
| Per Capita Income | 45,026 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 82 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 3,229 | 2.7% |
| Public Assistance | 2,016 | 1.7% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 9,227 | 7.8% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 143,625 | 84.0% |
| Unemployed | 3,010 | 1.8% |
| In Armed Forces | 388 | 0.2% |
| Total Labor Force | 147,023 | 86.0% |
| Not in Labor Force | 23,944 | 14.0% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 15.8% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 61,062 | 45,630 | 57.2% |
| Non-Profit | 6,944 | 15,759 | 30.6% |
| Self-Employed | 9,193 | 5,202 | 63.9% |
| Local Government | 3,645 | 5,384 | 40.4% |
| State Government | 1,705 | 2,198 | 43.7% |
| Federal Government | 1,923 | 2,049 | 48.4% |
| Total Private + Self | 70,255 | 50,832 | 58.0% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 14,217 | 25,390 | 35.9% |
| Total | 84,472 | 76,222 | 52.6% |
| Pct. Govt. | 10.5% | ||
| Pct. Private + Self | 75.4% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 28,672 | 17.8% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 33,041 | 20.5% |
| Professional, Technical | 39,048 | 24.3% |
| Service Occupations | 23,523 | 14.6% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,165 | 0.7% |
| All others | 36,559 | 22.7% |
| White Collar | 62.6% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Health care and social assistance | 29,061 | 18.1% |
| Retail trade | 19,435 | 12.1% |
| Manufacturing | 16,036 | 10.0% |
| Finance and insurance | 14,499 | 9.0% |
| Construction | 12,081 | 7.5% |
| Educational services | 11,301 | 7.0% |
| Accommodation and food services | 9,666 | 6.0% |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 8,362 | 5.2% |
| Other services | 7,023 | 4.4% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 6,538 | 4.1% |
| Public administration | 5,060 | 3.1% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 4,890 | 3.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 4,426 | 2.8% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 3,494 | 2.2% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 2,909 | 1.8% |
| Information | 2,862 | 1.8% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,813 | 1.1% |
| Utilities | 799 | 0.5% |
| Management | 375 | 0.2% |
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 213 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 6,988 | 2.42% |
| Puerto Rican | 679 | 0.24% |
| Cuban | 312 | 0.11% |
| Dominican | 170 | 0.06% |
| Total Central American | 6,325 | 2.19% |
| Costa Rican | 24 | 0.01% |
| Guatemalan | 2,770 | 0.96% |
| Honduran | 206 | 0.07% |
| Nicaraguan | 368 | 0.13% |
| Panamanian | 107 | 0.04% |
| Salvadoran | 2,850 | 0.99% |
| Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total South American | 258 | 0.09% |
| Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
| Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
| Chilean | 78 | 0.03% |
| Colombian | 88 | 0.03% |
| Ecuadorian | 8 | 0.00% |
| Paraguayan | 35 | 0.01% |
| Peruvian | 32 | 0.01% |
| Uruguayan | 17 | 0.01% |
| Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 1,471 | 0.51% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 1,108 | 0.38% |
| Filipino | 421 | 0.15% |
| Chinese | 381 | 0.13% |
| Vietnamese | 329 | 0.11% |
| Korean | 284 | 0.10% |
| Burmese | 278 | 0.10% |
| Japanese | 187 | 0.06% |
| Laotian | 137 | 0.05% |
| Bhutanese | 83 | 0.03% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 245,110 | 91.1% |
| Spanish | 9,777 | 3.6% |
| Other | 5,556 | 2.1% |
| Other Indo-European | 2,221 | 0.8% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 2,066 | 0.8% |
| German, other Germanic | 1,288 | 0.5% |
| Other Asian | 835 | 0.3% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 627 | 0.2% |
| Arabic | 471 | 0.2% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 94,953 | 32.9% |
| Norwegian | 36,111 | 12.5% |
| Irish | 28,600 | 9.9% |
| English | 19,986 | 6.9% |
| Dutch | 16,972 | 5.9% |
| American | 13,733 | 4.8% |
| Swedish | 8,469 | 2.9% |
| Danish | 5,208 | 1.8% |
| French | 4,485 | 1.6% |
| Czech | 4,382 | 1.5% |
| European | 4,196 | 1.5% |
| Polish | 4,000 | 1.4% |
| Italian | 3,882 | 1.3% |
| Scandinavian | 2,910 | 1.0% |
| Ethiopian | 2,503 | 0.9% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 278,309 | 96.4% |
| Not a citizen | 10,251 | 3.6% |
| Native | 269,437 | 93.4% |
| Foreign-born | 19,123 | 6.6% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 4,786 | 2.5% | 7,288 | 3.8% | 47,551 | 24.9% | 60,531 | 31.7% | 49,105 | 25.7% | 21,668 | 11.3% |
| Average years of education: 13.9 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 4,786 | 2.5% |
| 9-12 Years | 7,288 | 3.8% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 47,551 | 24.9% |
| Some College | 60,531 | 31.7% |
| Bach. Degree | 49,105 | 25.7% |
| Grad Degree | 21,668 | 11.3% |
| Average years of education: 13.9 | ||
| Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
| 1990 | 177,876 | 173,302 | 4,574 | 2.6% | |
| 1991 | 182,313 | 177,803 | 4,510 | 2.5% | |
| 1992 | 179,402 | 174,765 | 4,637 | 2.6% | |
| 1993 | 189,760 | 185,086 | 4,674 | 2.5% | |
| 1994 | 194,497 | 189,815 | 4,682 | 2.4% | |
| 1995 | 199,975 | 195,461 | 4,514 | 2.3% | |
| 1996 | 206,410 | 201,804 | 4,606 | 2.2% | |
| 1997 | 213,713 | 209,571 | 4,142 | 1.9% | |
| 1998 | 217,943 | 214,024 | 3,919 | 1.8% | |
| 1999 | 222,882 | 219,096 | 3,786 | 1.7% | |
| 2000 | 227,601 | 223,069 | 4,532 | 2.0% | |
| 2001 | 231,414 | 225,870 | 5,544 | 2.4% | |
| 2002 | 234,713 | 228,350 | 6,363 | 2.7% | |
| 2003 | 237,490 | 230,354 | 7,136 | 3.0% | |
| 2004 | 241,888 | 233,882 | 8,006 | 3.3% | |
| 2005 | 245,685 | 237,922 | 7,763 | 3.2% | |
| 2006 | 249,890 | 243,323 | 6,567 | 2.6% | |
| 2007 | 256,753 | 250,310 | 6,443 | 2.5% | |
| 2008 | 260,765 | 253,355 | 7,410 | 2.8% | |
| 2009 | 261,372 | 249,392 | 11,980 | 4.6% | |
| 2010 | 273,930 | 261,071 | 12,859 | 4.7% | |
| 2011 | 277,230 | 265,668 | 11,562 | 4.2% | |
| 2012 | 281,706 | 271,584 | 10,122 | 3.6% | |
| 2013 | 286,047 | 277,128 | 8,919 | 3.1% | |
| 2014 | 291,704 | 283,549 | 8,155 | 2.8% | |
| 2015 | 296,824 | 289,276 | 7,548 | 2.5% | |
| 2016 | 301,295 | 293,754 | 7,541 | 2.5% | |
| 2017 | 306,314 | 298,372 | 7,942 | 2.6% | |
| 2018 | 309,942 | 302,371 | 7,571 | 2.4% | |
| 2019 | 316,748 | 308,662 | 8,086 | 2.6% | |
| 2020 | 319,018 | 305,392 | 13,626 | 4.3% | |
| 2021 | 325,065 | 317,432 | 7,633 | 2.3% | |
| 2022 | 330,172 | 324,213 | 5,959 | 1.8% | |
| 2023 | 335,938 | 329,976 | 5,962 | 1.8% | |
| 2024 | 344,261 | 338,459 | 5,802 | 1.7% | |