2022 population: 166,334
( 32,271 from 2010
, 94 from 2020)
Land area: 2423.9 square miles
Population density: 68.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 147,377 | 88.60% | 21.8% |
Black: | 1,488 | 0.89% | 81.5% |
Indian: | 825 | 0.50% | 45.8% |
Asian: | 8,881 | 5.34% | 24.5% |
2+ races: | 2,688 | 1.62% | 81.5% |
Hispanic: | 5,075 | 3.05% | 69.6% |
Total non-White: | 18,957 | 11.40% | 45.2% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 3,772 | 11.3 |
Deaths: | 4,083 | 12.3 |
Net Migration: | 73 | 0.2 |
Net Immigration: | 118 | 0.4 |
Change in White population: | 26,370 | 19.7 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 5,901 | 4.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 76,131 | |
Median Value | $187,966 | |
Occupied | 68,710 | 90.3% |
Vacant | 7,421 | 9.7% |
Owned | 50,776 | 73.9% |
Rented | 17,934 | 26.1% |
Median Rent | $857 | |
Single-Family Units | 60,051 | 78.9% |
Detached | 58,172 | 76.4% |
Attached | 1,879 | 2.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 9,055 | 11.9% |
Mobile Homes | 2,656 | 3.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 2,240 | 3.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 2,311 | 3.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 2,167 | 3.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 2,420 | 3.5% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 3,345 | 4.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 2,517 | 3.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 2,645 | 3.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 2,590 | 3.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 2,811 | 4.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 5,429 | 7.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 7,040 | 10.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 10,976 | 16.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 8,149 | 11.9% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 4,993 | 7.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 5,128 | 7.5% |
$200,000 or more | 3,949 | 5.7% |
Median Household Income | 71,658 | |
Per Capita Income | 38,293 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to U.S. | 83 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 3,409 | 5.0% |
Public Assistance | 1,281 | 1.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 6,725 | 9.8% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 78,800 | 78.6% |
Unemployed | 2,670 | 2.7% |
In Armed Forces | 47 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 81,517 | 81.3% |
Not in Labor Force | 18,721 | 18.7% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 21.3% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 34,278 | 26,009 | 56.9% |
Non-Profit | 2,127 | 5,592 | 27.6% |
Self-Employed | 5,353 | 2,733 | 66.2% |
Local Government | 2,190 | 4,010 | 35.3% |
State Government | 806 | 1,137 | 41.5% |
Federal Government | 323 | 500 | 39.2% |
Total Private + Self | 39,631 | 28,742 | 58.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 5,446 | 11,239 | 32.6% |
Total | 45,077 | 39,981 | 53.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 10.5% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 13,066 | 15.3% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 16,784 | 19.7% |
Professional, Technical | 17,339 | 20.3% |
Service Occupations | 12,552 | 14.7% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,069 | 1.3% |
All others | 25,526 | 29.9% |
White Collar | 55.3% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 17,701 | 20.8% |
Health care and social assistance | 14,579 | 17.1% |
Retail trade | 9,654 | 11.3% |
Finance and insurance | 6,177 | 7.2% |
Educational services | 6,127 | 7.2% |
Construction | 4,771 | 5.6% |
Accommodation and food services | 4,061 | 4.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 3,530 | 4.1% |
Other services | 3,372 | 4.0% |
Wholesale trade | 2,738 | 3.2% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 2,621 | 3.1% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 2,405 | 2.8% |
Public administration | 2,167 | 2.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,948 | 2.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1,006 | 1.2% |
Information | 969 | 1.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 771 | 0.9% |
Utilities | 576 | 0.7% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 54 | 0.1% |
Management | 40 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 3,273 | 1.97% |
Puerto Rican | 331 | 0.20% |
Cuban | 78 | 0.05% |
Dominican | 1 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 487 | 0.29% |
Costa Rican | 9 | 0.01% |
Guatemalan | 30 | 0.02% |
Honduran | 5 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 358 | 0.22% |
Panamanian | 31 | 0.02% |
Salvadoran | 54 | 0.03% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 244 | 0.15% |
Argentinean | 11 | 0.01% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 3 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 149 | 0.09% |
Ecuadorian | 5 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 15 | 0.01% |
Peruvian | 32 | 0.02% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 29 | 0.02% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 403 | 0.24% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Hmong | 5,568 | 3.35% |
Indian | 874 | 0.53% |
Chinese | 302 | 0.18% |
Filipino | 236 | 0.14% |
Vietnamese | 236 | 0.14% |
Laotian | 112 | 0.07% |
Japanese | 84 | 0.05% |
Korean | 51 | 0.03% |
Cambodian | 42 | 0.03% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 146,713 | 93.4% |
Other Asian | 4,645 | 3.0% |
Spanish | 2,858 | 1.8% |
German, other Germanic | 1,193 | 0.8% |
Other Indo-European | 702 | 0.4% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 287 | 0.2% |
Vietnamese | 178 | 0.1% |
Chinese | 163 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 155 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 81,777 | 49.2% |
Polish | 24,153 | 14.5% |
Irish | 12,797 | 7.7% |
English | 8,849 | 5.3% |
Norwegian | 8,081 | 4.9% |
French | 4,949 | 3.0% |
American | 4,682 | 2.8% |
Swedish | 4,088 | 2.5% |
Italian | 3,612 | 2.2% |
Czech | 3,037 | 1.8% |
Dutch | 2,993 | 1.8% |
European | 1,813 | 1.1% |
French Canadian | 1,724 | 1.0% |
Swiss | 1,363 | 0.8% |
Finnish | 1,280 | 0.8% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 163,537 | 98.4% |
Not a citizen | 2,685 | 1.6% |
Native | 159,980 | 96.2% |
Foreign-born | 6,242 | 3.8% |
Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
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< 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
3,550 | 3.0% | 5,129 | 4.4% | 40,807 | 34.7% | 37,984 | 32.3% | 20,621 | 17.6% | 9,381 | 8.0% |
Average years of education: 13.4 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 3,550 | 3.0% |
9-12 Years | 5,129 | 4.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 40,807 | 34.7% |
Some College | 37,984 | 32.3% |
Bach. Degree | 20,621 | 17.6% |
Grad Degree | 9,381 | 8.0% |
Average years of education: 13.4 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 152,018 | 145,364 | 6,654 | 4.4% | |
1991 | 155,172 | 146,346 | 8,826 | 5.7% | |
1992 | 160,048 | 151,080 | 8,968 | 5.6% | |
1993 | 163,650 | 155,648 | 8,002 | 4.9% | |
1994 | 168,540 | 160,042 | 8,498 | 5.0% | |
1995 | 172,088 | 163,848 | 8,240 | 4.8% | |
1996 | 174,750 | 167,440 | 7,310 | 4.2% | |
1997 | 178,792 | 171,928 | 6,864 | 3.8% | |
1998 | 178,414 | 171,812 | 6,602 | 3.7% | |
1999 | 176,474 | 170,774 | 5,700 | 3.2% | |
2000 | 176,500 | 170,478 | 6,022 | 3.4% | |
2001 | 178,382 | 170,824 | 7,558 | 4.2% | |
2002 | 178,810 | 169,906 | 8,904 | 5.0% | |
2003 | 180,758 | 171,468 | 9,290 | 5.1% | |
2004 | 178,922 | 170,788 | 8,134 | 4.5% | |
2005 | 180,886 | 173,000 | 7,886 | 4.4% | |
2006 | 182,580 | 174,484 | 8,096 | 4.4% | |
2007 | 183,078 | 174,826 | 8,252 | 4.5% | |
2008 | 182,292 | 173,534 | 8,758 | 4.8% | |
2009 | 181,836 | 164,390 | 17,446 | 9.6% | |
2010 | 178,444 | 161,524 | 16,920 | 9.5% | |
2011 | 175,656 | 161,564 | 14,092 | 8.0% | |
2012 | 173,290 | 160,256 | 13,034 | 7.5% | |
2013 | 174,556 | 162,440 | 12,116 | 6.9% | |
2014 | 176,864 | 167,722 | 9,142 | 5.2% | |
2015 | 177,008 | 169,752 | 7,256 | 4.1% | |
2016 | 177,310 | 170,906 | 6,404 | 3.6% | |
2017 | 178,168 | 172,766 | 5,402 | 3.0% | |
2018 | 177,698 | 172,824 | 4,874 | 2.7% | |
2019 | 176,160 | 170,914 | 5,246 | 3.0% | |
2020 | 173,980 | 165,032 | 8,948 | 5.1% | |
2021 | 176,242 | 170,684 | 5,558 | 3.2% | |
2022 | 175,292 | 170,732 | 4,560 | 2.6% | |
2023 | 174,712 | 169,782 | 4,930 | 2.8% |