2022 population: 67,255
( 4,615 from 2010
, 148 from 2020)
Land area: 6671.1 square miles
Population density: 10.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 62,666 | 93.18% | 8.3% |
Black: | 694 | 1.03% | 61.4% |
Indian: | 1,229 | 1.83% | 2.8% |
Asian: | 424 | 0.63% | 32.1% |
2+ races: | 1,077 | 1.60% | 19.4% |
Hispanic: | 1,165 | 1.73% | 74.7% |
Total non-White: | 4,589 | 6.82% | 30.0% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 1,391 | 10.4 |
Deaths: | 2,344 | 17.5 |
Net Migration: | 966 | 7.2 |
Net Immigration: | 93 | 0.7 |
Change in White population: | -5,675 | -7.9 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,060 | 1.5 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 38,440 | |
Median Value | $125,400 | |
Occupied | 29,237 | 76.1% |
Vacant | 9,203 | 23.9% |
Owned | 21,495 | 73.5% |
Rented | 7,742 | 26.5% |
Median Rent | $681 | |
Single-Family Units | 28,529 | 74.2% |
Detached | 28,274 | 73.6% |
Attached | 255 | 0.7% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 2,659 | 6.9% |
Mobile Homes | 3,398 | 8.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,649 | 5.6% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 2,390 | 8.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,637 | 5.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,592 | 5.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,342 | 4.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,628 | 5.6% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,565 | 5.4% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,475 | 5.0% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,127 | 3.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 2,287 | 7.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 3,002 | 10.3% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 3,564 | 12.2% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 2,416 | 8.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,411 | 4.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,207 | 4.1% |
$200,000 or more | 945 | 3.2% |
Median Household Income | 50,843 | |
Per Capita Income | 31,001 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 88 | |
Compared to U.S. | 80 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 2,368 | 8.1% |
Public Assistance | 931 | 3.2% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 6,036 | 20.6% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 26,106 | 66.7% |
Unemployed | 1,673 | 4.3% |
In Armed Forces | 21 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 27,800 | 71.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 11,322 | 28.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 33.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 9,278 | 6,964 | 57.1% |
Non-Profit | 1,229 | 2,620 | 31.9% |
Self-Employed | 2,295 | 950 | 70.7% |
Local Government | 860 | 1,387 | 38.3% |
State Government | 781 | 685 | 53.3% |
Federal Government | 835 | 766 | 52.2% |
Total Private + Self | 11,573 | 7,914 | 59.4% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 3,705 | 5,458 | 40.4% |
Total | 15,278 | 13,372 | 53.3% |
Pct. Govt. | 18.5% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 3,975 | 13.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 6,078 | 21.2% |
Professional, Technical | 5,657 | 19.7% |
Service Occupations | 4,802 | 16.7% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,137 | 4.0% |
All others | 8,207 | 28.6% |
White Collar | 54.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 5,512 | 19.2% |
Retail trade | 3,470 | 12.1% |
Educational services | 2,774 | 9.7% |
Manufacturing | 2,551 | 8.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,918 | 6.7% |
Construction | 1,907 | 6.6% |
Public administration | 1,800 | 6.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,745 | 6.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,444 | 5.0% |
Finance and insurance | 1,266 | 4.4% |
Other services | 1,066 | 3.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 975 | 3.4% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 718 | 2.5% |
Information | 396 | 1.4% |
Wholesale trade | 369 | 1.3% |
Utilities | 305 | 1.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 258 | 0.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 203 | 0.7% |
Management | 36 | 0.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 6 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 285 | 0.42% |
Puerto Rican | 187 | 0.28% |
Cuban | 120 | 0.18% |
Dominican | 49 | 0.07% |
Total Central American | 57 | 0.08% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 5 | 0.01% |
Honduran | 36 | 0.05% |
Nicaraguan | 5 | 0.01% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 11 | 0.02% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 40 | 0.06% |
Argentinean | 27 | 0.04% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 8 | 0.01% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 5 | 0.01% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 253 | 0.38% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 74 | 0.11% |
Chinese | 58 | 0.09% |
Vietnamese | 34 | 0.05% |
Thai | 33 | 0.05% |
Korean | 26 | 0.04% |
Indian | 19 | 0.03% |
Japanese | 8 | 0.01% |
Indonesian | 7 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 54,634 | 85.4% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 7,561 | 11.8% |
German, other Germanic | 627 | 1.0% |
Spanish | 526 | 0.8% |
Other | 178 | 0.3% |
Other Asian | 139 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European | 105 | 0.2% |
Arabic | 65 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 59 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
French | 14,140 | 21.0% |
English | 11,565 | 17.2% |
Irish | 9,004 | 13.4% |
French Canadian | 6,020 | 9.0% |
American | 5,097 | 7.6% |
German | 3,289 | 4.9% |
Scottish | 2,101 | 3.1% |
Italian | 1,729 | 2.6% |
Swedish | 1,303 | 1.9% |
Canadian | 953 | 1.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 748 | 1.1% |
Polish | 691 | 1.0% |
Cajun | 557 | 0.8% |
European | 499 | 0.7% |
British | 316 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 66,410 | 98.8% |
Not a citizen | 827 | 1.2% |
Native | 64,498 | 95.9% |
Foreign-born | 2,739 | 4.1% |
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 | ||||||
1,931 | 3.8% | 2,778 | 5.5% | 19,380 | 38.6% | 15,391 | 30.6% | 7,343 | 14.6% | 3,407 | 6.8% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,931 | 3.8% |
9-12 Years | 2,778 | 5.5% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 19,380 | 38.6% |
Some College | 15,391 | 30.6% |
Bach. Degree | 7,343 | 14.6% |
Grad Degree | 3,407 | 6.8% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 38,908 | 36,205 | 2,703 | 6.9% | 5.3% |
1991 | 40,940 | 36,956 | 3,984 | 9.7% | 7.8% |
1992 | 40,987 | 36,741 | 4,246 | 10.4% | 7.4% |
1993 | 39,487 | 35,482 | 4,005 | 10.1% | 6.8% |
1994 | 38,645 | 34,344 | 4,301 | 11.1% | 6.6% |
1995 | 38,666 | 34,647 | 4,019 | 10.4% | 5.9% |
1996 | 38,257 | 34,674 | 3,583 | 9.4% | 5.3% |
1997 | 38,427 | 34,955 | 3,472 | 9.0% | 5.2% |
1998 | 37,347 | 34,689 | 2,658 | 7.1% | 4.5% |
1999 | 37,596 | 35,515 | 2,081 | 5.5% | 4.0% |
2000 | 34,890 | 33,435 | 1,455 | 4.2% | 3.3% |
2001 | 34,078 | 32,560 | 1,518 | 4.5% | 3.8% |
2002 | 34,198 | 32,385 | 1,813 | 5.3% | 4.5% |
2003 | 34,516 | 32,341 | 2,175 | 6.3% | 5.1% |
2004 | 34,325 | 32,194 | 2,131 | 6.2% | 4.6% |
2005 | 35,152 | 32,810 | 2,342 | 6.7% | 4.9% |
2006 | 35,527 | 33,150 | 2,377 | 6.7% | 4.7% |
2007 | 35,097 | 32,889 | 2,208 | 6.3% | 4.7% |
2008 | 34,950 | 32,565 | 2,385 | 6.8% | 5.3% |
2009 | 34,628 | 31,136 | 3,492 | 10.1% | 8.4% |
2010 | 34,871 | 31,361 | 3,510 | 10.1% | 8.4% |
2011 | 34,506 | 31,191 | 3,315 | 9.6% | 7.7% |
2012 | 34,077 | 31,019 | 3,058 | 9.0% | 7.2% |
2013 | 33,819 | 30,887 | 2,932 | 8.7% | 6.7% |
2014 | 33,021 | 30,530 | 2,491 | 7.5% | 5.6% |
2015 | 31,915 | 30,022 | 1,893 | 5.9% | 4.4% |
2016 | 31,548 | 29,842 | 1,706 | 5.4% | 3.8% |
2017 | 31,583 | 30,033 | 1,550 | 4.9% | 3.4% |
2018 | 30,963 | 29,588 | 1,375 | 4.4% | 3.1% |
2019 | 30,312 | 29,058 | 1,254 | 4.1% | 2.7% |
2020 | 29,255 | 27,642 | 1,613 | 5.5% | 5.4% |
2021 | 29,162 | 27,497 | 1,665 | 5.7% | 4.6% |
2022 | 28,237 | 27,068 | 1,169 | 4.1% | 2.9% |
2023 | 28,620 | 27,505 | 1,115 | 3.9% | 2.9% |