Facts
- Population
- 163,997 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- 3.6 %
- Net migration
- 658 (2023)
- Unemployment rate
- 4.0 % (2025)
- State
- Minnesota
- Population base, April 2020
- 158,299 (2020)
- Births
- 2,101 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 12.8
- Deaths
- 1,250 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 7.6
- Natural change, 2023
- 851
- International migration
- 1,278 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- -620 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- 4.0
- Postal code
- MN
- FIPS code
- 27145
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.0 % |
| 2024 | 3.1 % |
| 2023 | 2.8 % |
| 2022 | 2.5 % |
| 2021 | 4.0 % |
| 2020 | 6.0 % |
| 2019 | 3.3 % |
| 2018 | 3.1 % |
| 2017 | 3.5 % |
| 2016 | 3.9 % |
| 2015 | 3.7 % |
| 2014 | 4.1 % |
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 163,997 |
| 2023 | 162,060 |
| 2022 | 160,556 |
| 2021 | 159,222 |
| 2020 | 158,488 |