2022 population: 34,204
( 2,853 from 2010
, 539 from 2020)
Land area: 400.0 square miles
Population density: 85.5 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 27,872 | 81.49% | 11.0% |
Black: | 4,229 | 12.36% | 0.5% |
Indian: | 111 | 0.32% | 79.0% |
Asian: | 234 | 0.68% | 93.4% |
2+ races: | 466 | 1.36% | 48.4% |
Hispanic: | 1,292 | 3.78% | 27.9% |
Total non-White: | 6,332 | 18.51% | 10.2% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 919 | 13.2 |
Deaths: | 1,222 | 17.6 |
Net Migration: | -268 | -3.9 |
Net Immigration: | 20 | 0.3 |
Change in White population: | -3,441 | -9.3 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 588 | 1.6 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 16,256 | |
Median Value | $125,800 | |
Occupied | 13,975 | 86.0% |
Vacant | 2,281 | 14.0% |
Owned | 9,211 | 65.9% |
Rented | 4,764 | 34.1% |
Median Rent | $700 | |
Single-Family Units | 11,040 | 67.9% |
Detached | 10,904 | 67.1% |
Attached | 136 | 0.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,280 | 7.9% |
Mobile Homes | 2,601 | 16.0% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,011 | 7.2% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,188 | 8.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,004 | 7.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 864 | 6.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 696 | 5.0% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 731 | 5.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 671 | 4.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 553 | 4.0% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 603 | 4.3% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,109 | 7.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,543 | 11.0% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,393 | 10.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,044 | 7.5% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 496 | 3.5% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 699 | 5.0% |
$200,000 or more | 370 | 2.6% |
Median Household Income | 47,716 | |
Per Capita Income | 27,320 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 94 | |
Compared to U.S. | 69 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,587 | 11.4% |
Public Assistance | 215 | 1.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,807 | 20.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 12,967 | 62.7% |
Unemployed | 943 | 4.6% |
In Armed Forces | 29 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 13,939 | 67.4% |
Not in Labor Force | 6,751 | 32.6% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 37.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 5,300 | 4,601 | 53.5% |
Non-Profit | 330 | 385 | 46.2% |
Self-Employed | 790 | 479 | 62.3% |
Local Government | 511 | 884 | 36.6% |
State Government | 251 | 615 | 29.0% |
Federal Government | 113 | 86 | 56.8% |
Total Private + Self | 6,090 | 5,080 | 54.5% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,205 | 1,970 | 38.0% |
Total | 7,295 | 7,050 | 50.9% |
Pct. Govt. | 17.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,660 | 11.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 3,024 | 21.0% |
Professional, Technical | 2,683 | 18.7% |
Service Occupations | 2,457 | 17.1% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 70 | 0.5% |
All others | 4,548 | 31.6% |
White Collar | 51.3% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 3,112 | 21.7% |
Health care and social assistance | 2,300 | 16.0% |
Retail trade | 1,500 | 10.4% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,091 | 7.6% |
Educational services | 1,050 | 7.3% |
Construction | 955 | 6.6% |
Other services | 730 | 5.1% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 673 | 4.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 652 | 4.5% |
Public administration | 501 | 3.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 496 | 3.5% |
Wholesale trade | 287 | 2.0% |
Utilities | 227 | 1.6% |
Finance and insurance | 213 | 1.5% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 187 | 1.3% |
Information | 132 | 0.9% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 104 | 0.7% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 101 | 0.7% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 61 | 0.4% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 705 | 2.03% |
Puerto Rican | 5 | 0.01% |
Cuban | 37 | 0.11% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 422 | 1.22% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 339 | 0.98% |
Honduran | 83 | 0.24% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 0 | 0.00% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 42 | 0.12% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 31,949 | 97.3% |
Spanish | 354 | 1.1% |
Other | 202 | 0.6% |
Tagalog | 122 | 0.4% |
Chinese | 53 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 48 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European | 36 | 0.1% |
Arabic | 28 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 28 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 7,705 | 22.2% |
Irish | 3,788 | 10.9% |
English | 2,820 | 8.1% |
German | 1,774 | 5.1% |
European | 508 | 1.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 444 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 431 | 1.2% |
Italian | 426 | 1.2% |
French | 333 | 1.0% |
British | 292 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 201 | 0.6% |
Polish | 100 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 68 | 0.2% |
Lebanese | 54 | 0.2% |
Russian | 54 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 34,439 | 99.2% |
Not a citizen | 278 | 0.8% |
Native | 34,182 | 98.5% |
Foreign-born | 535 | 1.5% |
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 | ||||||
1,692 | 7.0% | 2,665 | 11.1% | 8,200 | 34.1% | 7,272 | 30.2% | 2,716 | 11.3% | 1,524 | 6.3% |
Average years of education: 12.6 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,692 | 7.0% |
9-12 Years | 2,665 | 11.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 8,200 | 34.1% |
Some College | 7,272 | 30.2% |
Bach. Degree | 2,716 | 11.3% |
Grad Degree | 1,524 | 6.3% |
Average years of education: 12.6 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 15,555 | 14,059 | 1,496 | 9.6% | 7.6% |
1991 | 15,644 | 14,016 | 1,628 | 10.4% | 8.4% |
1992 | 15,577 | 14,189 | 1,388 | 8.9% | 8.0% |
1993 | 15,569 | 14,446 | 1,123 | 7.2% | 6.7% |
1994 | 15,886 | 14,546 | 1,340 | 8.4% | 6.3% |
1995 | 15,519 | 14,181 | 1,338 | 8.6% | 6.2% |
1996 | 15,156 | 13,662 | 1,494 | 9.9% | 6.0% |
1997 | 15,568 | 14,323 | 1,245 | 8.0% | 5.7% |
1998 | 14,688 | 13,711 | 977 | 6.7% | 5.3% |
1999 | 15,093 | 14,311 | 782 | 5.2% | 5.1% |
2000 | 16,633 | 15,831 | 802 | 4.8% | 5.3% |
2001 | 16,346 | 15,435 | 911 | 5.6% | 5.5% |
2002 | 16,020 | 14,790 | 1,230 | 7.7% | 6.4% |
2003 | 15,894 | 14,753 | 1,141 | 7.2% | 6.1% |
2004 | 15,933 | 14,876 | 1,057 | 6.6% | 6.1% |
2005 | 15,991 | 14,855 | 1,136 | 7.1% | 7.6% |
2006 | 15,319 | 14,240 | 1,079 | 7.0% | 6.4% |
2007 | 15,297 | 14,236 | 1,061 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
2008 | 15,096 | 13,927 | 1,169 | 7.7% | 6.7% |
2009 | 14,861 | 13,120 | 1,741 | 11.7% | 9.4% |
2010 | 15,745 | 13,978 | 1,767 | 11.2% | 10.1% |
2011 | 16,227 | 14,506 | 1,721 | 10.6% | 9.8% |
2012 | 16,169 | 14,789 | 1,380 | 8.5% | 8.8% |
2013 | 15,387 | 14,198 | 1,189 | 7.7% | 8.5% |
2014 | 15,083 | 14,071 | 1,012 | 6.7% | 7.6% |
2015 | 15,671 | 14,777 | 894 | 5.7% | 6.5% |
2016 | 15,747 | 14,911 | 836 | 5.3% | 5.9% |
2017 | 16,014 | 15,288 | 726 | 4.5% | 5.2% |
2018 | 16,113 | 15,426 | 687 | 4.3% | 5.0% |
2019 | 16,205 | 15,423 | 782 | 4.8% | 5.5% |
2020 | 15,419 | 14,458 | 961 | 6.2% | 8.1% |
2021 | 15,143 | 14,426 | 717 | 4.7% | 5.5% |
2022 | 15,111 | 14,568 | 543 | 3.6% | 3.9% |
2023 | 14,716 | 14,274 | 442 | 3.0% | 3.2% |