2022 population: 36,512
( 686 from 2010
, 72 from 2020)
Land area: 260.0 square miles
Population density: 140.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 31,313 | 85.76% | 4.2% |
Black: | 2,025 | 5.55% | 0.0% |
Indian: | 108 | 0.30% | 28.6% |
Asian: | 432 | 1.18% | 17.4% |
2+ races: | 633 | 1.73% | 48.6% |
Hispanic: | 2,001 | 5.48% | 25.0% |
Total non-White: | 5,199 | 14.24% | 14.8% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 807 | 11.1 |
Deaths: | 1,099 | 15.1 |
Net Migration: | 345 | 4.7 |
Net Immigration: | 0 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | -1,358 | -3.7 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 672 | 1.8 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 16,035 | |
Median Value | $169,300 | |
Occupied | 13,761 | 85.8% |
Vacant | 2,274 | 14.2% |
Owned | 11,180 | 81.2% |
Rented | 2,581 | 18.8% |
Median Rent | $735 | |
Single-Family Units | 11,394 | 71.1% |
Detached | 11,322 | 70.6% |
Attached | 72 | 0.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 152 | 0.9% |
Mobile Homes | 4,158 | 25.9% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 567 | 4.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 647 | 4.7% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 579 | 4.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 655 | 4.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 489 | 3.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 738 | 5.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 597 | 4.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 473 | 3.4% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 633 | 4.6% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,233 | 9.0% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,850 | 13.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,929 | 14.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,184 | 8.6% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,052 | 7.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 625 | 4.5% |
$200,000 or more | 510 | 3.7% |
Median Household Income | 62,764 | |
Per Capita Income | 30,510 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 89 | |
Compared to U.S. | 75 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 912 | 6.6% |
Public Assistance | 261 | 1.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,254 | 9.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 14,503 | 67.0% |
Unemployed | 969 | 4.5% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 15,472 | 71.5% |
Not in Labor Force | 6,182 | 28.5% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 33.0% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 6,613 | 4,897 | 57.5% |
Non-Profit | 265 | 491 | 35.1% |
Self-Employed | 1,230 | 589 | 67.6% |
Local Government | 686 | 890 | 43.5% |
State Government | 250 | 563 | 30.8% |
Federal Government | 22 | 88 | 20.0% |
Total Private + Self | 7,843 | 5,486 | 58.8% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,223 | 2,032 | 37.6% |
Total | 9,066 | 7,518 | 54.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 15.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,829 | 11.0% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 3,034 | 18.3% |
Professional, Technical | 2,698 | 16.2% |
Service Occupations | 2,201 | 13.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 21 | 0.1% |
All others | 6,845 | 41.2% |
White Collar | 45.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 4,368 | 26.3% |
Retail trade | 1,953 | 11.8% |
Health care and social assistance | 1,845 | 11.1% |
Educational services | 1,414 | 8.5% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,085 | 6.5% |
Construction | 1,055 | 6.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 993 | 6.0% |
Other services | 950 | 5.7% |
Public administration | 749 | 4.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 412 | 2.5% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 362 | 2.2% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 335 | 2.0% |
Wholesale trade | 327 | 2.0% |
Finance and insurance | 192 | 1.2% |
Utilities | 185 | 1.1% |
Information | 182 | 1.1% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 113 | 0.7% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 87 | 0.5% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,401 | 3.84% |
Puerto Rican | 99 | 0.27% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 41 | 0.11% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 41 | 0.11% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 92 | 0.25% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 92 | 0.25% |
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 | 239 | 0.65% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 161 | 0.44% |
Hmong | 160 | 0.44% |
Indian | 54 | 0.15% |
Korean | 13 | 0.04% |
Filipino | 5 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 32,770 | 94.1% |
Spanish | 1,477 | 4.2% |
German, other Germanic | 184 | 0.5% |
Other Asian | 130 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European | 118 | 0.3% |
Chinese | 88 | 0.3% |
Other | 25 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 16 | 0.0% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 16 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 9,988 | 27.4% |
German | 5,899 | 16.2% |
English | 3,980 | 10.9% |
Irish | 3,974 | 10.9% |
Scottish | 736 | 2.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 717 | 2.0% |
Italian | 681 | 1.9% |
Dutch | 523 | 1.4% |
French | 385 | 1.1% |
Scandinavian | 381 | 1.0% |
Polish | 378 | 1.0% |
European | 272 | 0.7% |
British | 122 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 119 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 117 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 36,095 | 98.9% |
Not a citizen | 410 | 1.1% |
Native | 35,578 | 97.5% |
Foreign-born | 927 | 2.5% |
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 | ||||||
1,160 | 4.4% | 2,535 | 9.6% | 10,685 | 40.5% | 7,946 | 30.1% | 2,910 | 11.0% | 1,130 | 4.3% |
Average years of education: 12.6 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,160 | 4.4% |
9-12 Years | 2,535 | 9.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 10,685 | 40.5% |
Some College | 7,946 | 30.1% |
Bach. Degree | 2,910 | 11.0% |
Grad Degree | 1,130 | 4.3% |
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 | 16,057 | 15,468 | 589 | 3.7% | 4.1% |
1991 | 16,390 | 15,293 | 1,097 | 6.7% | 5.9% |
1992 | 16,374 | 15,650 | 724 | 4.4% | 6.3% |
1993 | 16,510 | 15,982 | 528 | 3.2% | 5.1% |
1994 | 16,901 | 16,391 | 510 | 3.0% | 4.4% |
1995 | 17,065 | 16,465 | 600 | 3.5% | 4.4% |
1996 | 17,285 | 16,680 | 605 | 3.5% | 4.4% |
1997 | 17,457 | 16,913 | 544 | 3.1% | 3.8% |
1998 | 17,313 | 16,915 | 398 | 2.3% | 3.5% |
1999 | 17,743 | 17,347 | 396 | 2.2% | 3.3% |
2000 | 19,388 | 18,852 | 536 | 2.8% | 3.7% |
2001 | 19,239 | 18,100 | 1,139 | 5.9% | 5.6% |
2002 | 18,777 | 17,397 | 1,380 | 7.3% | 6.9% |
2003 | 18,715 | 17,325 | 1,390 | 7.4% | 6.7% |
2004 | 18,699 | 17,506 | 1,193 | 6.4% | 5.9% |
2005 | 18,368 | 17,305 | 1,063 | 5.8% | 5.6% |
2006 | 18,568 | 17,605 | 963 | 5.2% | 5.1% |
2007 | 18,278 | 17,244 | 1,034 | 5.7% | 5.1% |
2008 | 18,289 | 17,006 | 1,283 | 7.0% | 6.2% |
2009 | 18,379 | 15,721 | 2,658 | 14.5% | 11.0% |
2010 | 18,322 | 15,955 | 2,367 | 12.9% | 10.7% |
2011 | 17,989 | 15,961 | 2,028 | 11.3% | 10.3% |
2012 | 17,826 | 16,078 | 1,748 | 9.8% | 9.5% |
2013 | 17,513 | 16,189 | 1,324 | 7.6% | 7.8% |
2014 | 17,471 | 16,518 | 953 | 5.5% | 6.1% |
2015 | 17,523 | 16,671 | 852 | 4.9% | 5.7% |
2016 | 17,778 | 17,022 | 756 | 4.3% | 5.1% |
2017 | 17,946 | 17,291 | 655 | 3.6% | 4.5% |
2018 | 17,946 | 17,364 | 582 | 3.2% | 4.0% |
2019 | 18,091 | 17,508 | 583 | 3.2% | 3.8% |
2020 | 17,694 | 16,377 | 1,317 | 7.4% | 7.3% |
2021 | 17,375 | 16,630 | 745 | 4.3% | 4.9% |
2022 | 18,058 | 17,481 | 577 | 3.2% | 3.7% |
2023 | 18,013 | 17,433 | 580 | 3.2% | 3.5% |