2024 population: 496,975
(
21,545 from 2020)
Land area: 3006.9 square miles
Population density: 165.3 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 434,277 | 87.38% | 2.9% |
| Black: | 12,941 | 2.60% | 14.7% |
| Indian: | 3,039 | 0.61% | 6.3% |
| Asian: | 9,434 | 1.90% | 14.2% |
| 2+ races: | 13,766 | 2.77% | 18.4% |
| Hispanic: | 23,518 | 4.73% | 22.1% |
| Total non-White: | 62,698 | 12.62% | 17.6% |
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Births: | 23,273 | 12.2 |
| Deaths: | 23,023 | 12.1 |
| Net Migration: | 17,939 | 9.4 |
| Net Immigration: | 3,269 | 1.7 |
| Change in White population: | 12,142 | 2.6 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 9,403 | 2.0 |
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 208,534 | |
| Median Value | $188,539 | |
| Occupied | 196,644 | 94.3% |
| Vacant | 11,890 | 5.7% |
| Owned | 123,733 | 62.9% |
| Rented | 72,911 | 37.1% |
| Median Rent | $870 | |
| Single-Family Units | 159,522 | 76.5% |
| Detached | 153,686 | 73.7% |
| Attached | 5,836 | 2.8% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 28,242 | 13.5% |
| Mobile Homes | 9,212 | 4.4% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 9,508 | 4.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 10,708 | 5.4% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 9,068 | 4.6% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 8,967 | 4.6% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 10,526 | 5.4% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 9,901 | 5.0% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 8,557 | 4.4% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 8,974 | 4.6% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 8,347 | 4.2% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 16,773 | 8.5% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 20,270 | 10.3% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 26,689 | 13.6% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 17,748 | 9.0% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 10,301 | 5.2% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 10,828 | 5.5% |
| $200,000 or more | 9,479 | 4.8% |
| Median Household Income | 58,900 | |
| Per Capita Income | 32,594 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 79 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 11,196 | 5.7% |
| Public Assistance | 3,289 | 1.7% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 21,671 | 11.0% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 205,386 | 70.5% |
| Unemployed | 8,609 | 3.0% |
| In Armed Forces | 491 | 0.2% |
| Total Labor Force | 214,486 | 73.7% |
| Not in Labor Force | 76,700 | 26.3% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 29.3% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 84,260 | 65,942 | 56.1% |
| Non-Profit | 8,126 | 17,834 | 31.3% |
| Self-Employed | 14,540 | 8,876 | 62.1% |
| Local Government | 5,748 | 8,344 | 40.8% |
| State Government | 3,228 | 4,934 | 39.5% |
| Federal Government | 1,891 | 1,217 | 60.8% |
| Total Private + Self | 98,800 | 74,818 | 56.9% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 18,993 | 32,329 | 37.0% |
| Total | 117,793 | 107,147 | 52.4% |
| Pct. Govt. | 11.3% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 34,626 | 15.4% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 50,927 | 22.6% |
| Professional, Technical | 51,128 | 22.7% |
| Service Occupations | 37,690 | 16.7% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 724 | 0.3% |
| All others | 51,120 | 22.7% |
| White Collar | 60.6% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Health care and social assistance | 35,702 | 15.8% |
| Retail trade | 29,568 | 13.1% |
| Educational services | 21,506 | 9.5% |
| Manufacturing | 20,236 | 9.0% |
| Accommodation and food services | 17,443 | 7.7% |
| Construction | 14,830 | 6.6% |
| Other services | 12,553 | 5.6% |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 12,543 | 5.6% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 11,900 | 5.3% |
| Finance and insurance | 11,410 | 5.1% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 9,086 | 4.0% |
| Public administration | 7,023 | 3.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 5,677 | 2.5% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 3,946 | 1.7% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 3,819 | 1.7% |
| Information | 3,257 | 1.4% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 2,585 | 1.1% |
| Utilities | 1,921 | 0.9% |
| Management | 339 | 0.2% |
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 147 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 10,909 | 2.29% |
| Puerto Rican | 2,461 | 0.52% |
| Cuban | 299 | 0.06% |
| Dominican | 61 | 0.01% |
| Total Central American | 1,466 | 0.31% |
| Costa Rican | 289 | 0.06% |
| Guatemalan | 290 | 0.06% |
| Honduran | 275 | 0.06% |
| Nicaraguan | 123 | 0.03% |
| Panamanian | 105 | 0.02% |
| Salvadoran | 384 | 0.08% |
| Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total South American | 845 | 0.18% |
| Argentinean | 72 | 0.02% |
| Bolivian | 10 | 0.00% |
| Chilean | 90 | 0.02% |
| Colombian | 133 | 0.03% |
| Ecuadorian | 212 | 0.04% |
| Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 163 | 0.03% |
| Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 165 | 0.03% |
| Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 1,646 | 0.35% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Chinese | 1,668 | 0.35% |
| Vietnamese | 1,259 | 0.26% |
| Filipino | 1,196 | 0.25% |
| Korean | 801 | 0.17% |
| Indian | 750 | 0.16% |
| Hmong | 302 | 0.06% |
| Thai | 253 | 0.05% |
| Cambodian | 183 | 0.04% |
| Japanese | 147 | 0.03% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 424,777 | 94.7% |
| Spanish | 9,056 | 2.0% |
| German, other Germanic | 4,133 | 0.9% |
| Other Indo-European | 1,974 | 0.4% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 1,753 | 0.4% |
| Other Asian | 1,264 | 0.3% |
| Other | 1,196 | 0.3% |
| Chinese | 1,134 | 0.3% |
| Vietnamese | 989 | 0.2% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 85,941 | 18.0% |
| English | 61,885 | 13.0% |
| Irish | 53,092 | 11.1% |
| American | 36,092 | 7.6% |
| European | 12,584 | 2.6% |
| Italian | 10,849 | 2.3% |
| French | 10,647 | 2.2% |
| Scottish | 9,704 | 2.0% |
| Scotch-Irish | 6,513 | 1.4% |
| Dutch | 6,362 | 1.3% |
| Norwegian | 5,806 | 1.2% |
| Polish | 4,832 | 1.0% |
| Swedish | 4,438 | 0.9% |
| Welsh | 3,586 | 0.8% |
| British | 2,624 | 0.6% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 470,187 | 98.6% |
| Not a citizen | 6,869 | 1.4% |
| Native | 463,227 | 97.1% |
| Foreign-born | 13,829 | 2.9% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 7,939 | 2.5% | 16,838 | 5.3% | 95,605 | 30.3% | 101,510 | 32.2% | 58,327 | 18.5% | 35,151 | 11.1% |
| Average years of education: 13.6 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 7,939 | 2.5% |
| 9-12 Years | 16,838 | 5.3% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 95,605 | 30.3% |
| Some College | 101,510 | 32.2% |
| Bach. Degree | 58,327 | 18.5% |
| Grad Degree | 35,151 | 11.1% |
| 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 | 306,132 | 289,272 | 16,860 | 5.5% | |
| 1991 | 313,702 | 296,510 | 17,192 | 5.5% | |
| 1992 | 322,126 | 305,394 | 16,732 | 5.2% | |
| 1993 | 335,258 | 316,566 | 18,692 | 5.6% | |
| 1994 | 345,518 | 332,826 | 12,692 | 3.7% | |
| 1995 | 363,562 | 350,454 | 13,108 | 3.6% | |
| 1996 | 373,492 | 359,588 | 13,904 | 3.7% | |
| 1997 | 375,202 | 361,646 | 13,556 | 3.6% | |
| 1998 | 377,002 | 365,040 | 11,962 | 3.2% | |
| 1999 | 382,222 | 373,152 | 9,070 | 2.4% | |
| 2000 | 397,502 | 385,822 | 11,680 | 2.9% | |
| 2001 | 400,364 | 384,582 | 15,782 | 3.9% | |
| 2002 | 405,652 | 386,684 | 18,968 | 4.7% | |
| 2003 | 410,706 | 391,326 | 19,380 | 4.7% | |
| 2004 | 413,950 | 393,998 | 19,952 | 4.8% | |
| 2005 | 425,196 | 406,668 | 18,528 | 4.4% | |
| 2006 | 435,724 | 418,730 | 16,994 | 3.9% | |
| 2007 | 444,424 | 426,118 | 18,306 | 4.1% | |
| 2008 | 440,464 | 417,060 | 23,404 | 5.3% | |
| 2009 | 438,772 | 401,726 | 37,046 | 8.4% | |
| 2010 | 445,448 | 406,650 | 38,798 | 8.7% | |
| 2011 | 443,866 | 408,948 | 34,918 | 7.9% | |
| 2012 | 440,778 | 412,548 | 28,230 | 6.4% | |
| 2013 | 443,350 | 417,452 | 25,898 | 5.8% | |
| 2014 | 452,196 | 428,874 | 23,322 | 5.2% | |
| 2015 | 457,636 | 437,250 | 20,386 | 4.5% | |
| 2016 | 459,510 | 441,102 | 18,408 | 4.0% | |
| 2017 | 456,218 | 441,366 | 14,852 | 3.3% | |
| 2018 | 461,446 | 448,834 | 12,612 | 2.7% | |
| 2019 | 469,880 | 456,442 | 13,438 | 2.9% | |
| 2020 | 469,388 | 444,778 | 24,610 | 5.2% | |
| 2021 | 475,888 | 460,676 | 15,212 | 3.2% | |
| 2022 | 484,358 | 474,212 | 10,146 | 2.1% | |
| 2023 | 491,754 | 478,930 | 12,824 | 2.6% | |
| 2024 | 487,540 | 471,254 | 16,286 | 3.3% | |