2022 population: 113,325
( 24,330 from 2010
, 6,243 from 2020)
Land area: 24706.9 square miles
Population density: 4.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 87,609 | 77.31% | 18.9% |
Black: | 1,331 | 1.17% | 62.9% |
Indian: | 7,368 | 6.50% | 55.6% |
Asian: | 2,297 | 2.03% | 78.2% |
2+ races: | 8,176 | 7.21% | 61.7% |
Hispanic: | 6,544 | 5.77% | 98.2% |
Total non-White: | 25,716 | 22.69% | 67.9% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 2,998 | 14.0 |
Deaths: | 1,884 | 8.8 |
Net Migration: | 5,056 | 23.6 |
Net Immigration: | 134 | 0.6 |
Change in White population: | 13,933 | 15.7 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 10,397 | 11.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 50,491 | |
Median Value | $296,900 | |
Occupied | 39,290 | 77.8% |
Vacant | 11,201 | 22.2% |
Owned | 30,043 | 76.5% |
Rented | 9,247 | 23.5% |
Median Rent | $1,242 | |
Single-Family Units | 42,901 | 85.0% |
Detached | 41,926 | 83.0% |
Attached | 975 | 1.9% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 2,297 | 4.5% |
Mobile Homes | 1,394 | 2.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,659 | 4.2% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,148 | 2.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,163 | 3.0% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,050 | 2.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,154 | 2.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,041 | 2.6% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,174 | 3.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,200 | 3.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,162 | 3.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 2,377 | 6.0% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 3,584 | 9.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 5,825 | 14.8% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 4,592 | 11.7% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 3,453 | 8.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 4,211 | 10.7% |
$200,000 or more | 4,497 | 11.4% |
Median Household Income | 86,435 | |
Per Capita Income | 39,201 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 92 | |
Compared to U.S. | 99 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 2,174 | 5.5% |
Public Assistance | 2,335 | 5.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 5,064 | 12.9% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 41,043 | 62.3% |
Unemployed | 3,100 | 4.7% |
In Armed Forces | 1,010 | 1.5% |
Total Labor Force | 45,153 | 68.5% |
Not in Labor Force | 20,721 | 31.5% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 36.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 16,333 | 11,339 | 59.0% |
Non-Profit | 1,240 | 2,109 | 37.0% |
Self-Employed | 2,945 | 2,604 | 53.1% |
Local Government | 1,612 | 1,894 | 46.0% |
State Government | 1,824 | 1,580 | 53.6% |
Federal Government | 1,520 | 696 | 68.6% |
Total Private + Self | 19,278 | 13,943 | 58.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 6,196 | 6,279 | 49.7% |
Total | 25,474 | 20,222 | 55.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 20.0% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 6,931 | 15.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 8,575 | 18.7% |
Professional, Technical | 9,592 | 20.9% |
Service Occupations | 8,000 | 17.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 293 | 0.6% |
All others | 12,702 | 27.7% |
White Collar | 54.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 7,012 | 15.3% |
Construction | 5,799 | 12.7% |
Retail trade | 5,191 | 11.3% |
Public administration | 4,134 | 9.0% |
Educational services | 3,845 | 8.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 2,974 | 6.5% |
Accommodation and food services | 2,697 | 5.9% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 2,267 | 4.9% |
Other services | 2,223 | 4.9% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 1,473 | 3.2% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,349 | 2.9% |
Manufacturing | 1,315 | 2.9% |
Finance and insurance | 1,011 | 2.2% |
Information | 931 | 2.0% |
Wholesale trade | 836 | 1.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 808 | 1.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 739 | 1.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 615 | 1.3% |
Utilities | 523 | 1.1% |
Management | 58 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 2,891 | 2.66% |
Puerto Rican | 871 | 0.80% |
Cuban | 238 | 0.22% |
Dominican | 60 | 0.06% |
Total Central American | 590 | 0.54% |
Costa Rican | 82 | 0.08% |
Guatemalan | 62 | 0.06% |
Honduran | 193 | 0.18% |
Nicaraguan | 109 | 0.10% |
Panamanian | 106 | 0.10% |
Salvadoran | 38 | 0.03% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 339 | 0.31% |
Argentinean | 21 | 0.02% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 25 | 0.02% |
Colombian | 221 | 0.20% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 13 | 0.01% |
Uruguayan | 8 | 0.01% |
Venezuelan | 51 | 0.05% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 1,085 | 1.00% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 671 | 0.62% |
Hmong | 395 | 0.36% |
Korean | 267 | 0.25% |
Chinese | 187 | 0.17% |
Cambodian | 83 | 0.08% |
Japanese | 75 | 0.07% |
Vietnamese | 74 | 0.07% |
Laotian | 65 | 0.06% |
Indian | 49 | 0.05% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 95,365 | 93.8% |
Spanish | 1,842 | 1.8% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 1,423 | 1.4% |
Other | 730 | 0.7% |
Other Asian | 595 | 0.6% |
German, other Germanic | 467 | 0.5% |
Tagalog | 461 | 0.5% |
Korean | 199 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European | 183 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 17,710 | 16.3% |
Irish | 11,908 | 11.0% |
English | 10,773 | 9.9% |
American | 6,172 | 5.7% |
Norwegian | 4,042 | 3.7% |
Italian | 2,749 | 2.5% |
French | 2,459 | 2.3% |
Scottish | 2,435 | 2.2% |
Swedish | 2,276 | 2.1% |
Polish | 2,105 | 1.9% |
European | 2,096 | 1.9% |
Dutch | 1,688 | 1.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,659 | 1.5% |
Russian | 1,084 | 1.0% |
Scandinavian | 991 | 0.9% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 107,449 | 98.9% |
Not a citizen | 1,212 | 1.1% |
Native | 104,863 | 96.5% |
Foreign-born | 3,798 | 3.5% |
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 | ||||||
1,247 | 1.7% | 2,876 | 4.0% | 23,675 | 33.2% | 26,689 | 37.4% | 10,907 | 15.3% | 5,975 | 8.4% |
Average years of education: 13.4 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,247 | 1.7% |
9-12 Years | 2,876 | 4.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 23,675 | 33.2% |
Some College | 26,689 | 37.4% |
Bach. Degree | 10,907 | 15.3% |
Grad Degree | 5,975 | 8.4% |
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 | 18,002 | 15,803 | 2,199 | 12.2% | 7.3% |
1991 | 19,961 | 17,576 | 2,385 | 11.9% | 8.3% |
1992 | 21,064 | 18,323 | 2,741 | 13.0% | 8.9% |
1993 | 22,403 | 19,943 | 2,460 | 11.0% | 7.8% |
1994 | 24,830 | 22,230 | 2,600 | 10.5% | 7.6% |
1995 | 25,439 | 22,852 | 2,587 | 10.2% | 7.3% |
1996 | 26,679 | 23,933 | 2,746 | 10.3% | 7.4% |
1997 | 28,067 | 25,473 | 2,594 | 9.2% | 6.9% |
1998 | 28,884 | 26,703 | 2,181 | 7.6% | 6.3% |
1999 | 29,748 | 27,302 | 2,446 | 8.2% | 6.4% |
2000 | 28,896 | 26,793 | 2,103 | 7.3% | 6.3% |
2001 | 29,888 | 27,784 | 2,104 | 7.0% | 6.3% |
2002 | 31,373 | 28,815 | 2,558 | 8.2% | 7.2% |
2003 | 32,897 | 30,052 | 2,845 | 8.6% | 7.7% |
2004 | 34,539 | 31,660 | 2,879 | 8.3% | 7.4% |
2005 | 36,688 | 33,871 | 2,817 | 7.7% | 6.9% |
2006 | 38,939 | 36,023 | 2,916 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
2007 | 39,736 | 36,906 | 2,830 | 7.1% | 6.3% |
2008 | 41,424 | 38,382 | 3,042 | 7.3% | 6.5% |
2009 | 42,473 | 38,588 | 3,885 | 9.1% | 8.0% |
2010 | 42,324 | 38,178 | 4,146 | 9.8% | 8.2% |
2011 | 43,238 | 39,177 | 4,061 | 9.4% | 7.8% |
2012 | 43,610 | 39,776 | 3,834 | 8.8% | 7.2% |
2013 | 43,718 | 40,053 | 3,665 | 8.4% | 7.0% |
2014 | 44,744 | 41,199 | 3,545 | 7.9% | 6.7% |
2015 | 46,057 | 42,633 | 3,424 | 7.4% | 6.3% |
2016 | 47,353 | 43,613 | 3,740 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
2017 | 48,345 | 44,608 | 3,737 | 7.7% | 6.5% |
2018 | 48,169 | 44,872 | 3,297 | 6.8% | 5.9% |
2019 | 48,361 | 45,432 | 2,929 | 6.1% | 5.4% |
2020 | 47,848 | 43,858 | 3,990 | 8.3% | 7.8% |
2021 | 49,399 | 46,004 | 3,395 | 6.9% | 6.4% |
2022 | 49,942 | 47,639 | 2,303 | 4.6% | 4.0% |
2023 | 49,710 | 47,311 | 2,399 | 4.8% | 4.2% |