2022 population: 37,392
( 267 from 2010
, 48 from 2020)
Land area: 674.8 square miles
Population density: 55.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 34,718 | 92.85% | 2.2% |
Black: | 504 | 1.35% | 73.2% |
Indian: | 88 | 0.24% | 23.9% |
Asian: | 538 | 1.44% | 94.2% |
2+ races: | 568 | 1.52% | 34.0% |
Hispanic: | 976 | 2.61% | 85.9% |
Total non-White: | 2,674 | 7.15% | 66.3% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 643 | 8.6 |
Deaths: | 1,158 | 15.5 |
Net Migration: | 459 | 6.1 |
Net Immigration: | 108 | 1.4 |
Change in White population: | -799 | -2.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,066 | 2.9 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 20,857 | |
Median Value | $243,000 | |
Occupied | 14,566 | 69.8% |
Vacant | 6,291 | 30.2% |
Owned | 10,823 | 74.3% |
Rented | 3,743 | 25.7% |
Median Rent | $974 | |
Single-Family Units | 15,842 | 76.0% |
Detached | 15,262 | 73.2% |
Attached | 580 | 2.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,666 | 8.0% |
Mobile Homes | 1,059 | 5.1% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 889 | 6.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 646 | 4.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 519 | 3.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 450 | 3.1% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 617 | 4.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 771 | 5.3% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 438 | 3.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 565 | 3.9% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 580 | 4.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 984 | 6.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,368 | 9.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,871 | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,334 | 9.2% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,096 | 7.5% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,288 | 8.8% |
$200,000 or more | 1,150 | 7.9% |
Median Household Income | 68,558 | |
Per Capita Income | 39,717 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 97 | |
Compared to U.S. | 106 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,277 | 8.8% |
Public Assistance | 608 | 4.2% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,260 | 15.5% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 15,194 | 69.4% |
Unemployed | 683 | 3.1% |
In Armed Forces | 122 | 0.6% |
Total Labor Force | 15,999 | 73.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 5,892 | 26.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 30.0% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 5,606 | 4,438 | 55.8% |
Non-Profit | 744 | 1,962 | 27.5% |
Self-Employed | 1,418 | 1,253 | 53.1% |
Local Government | 426 | 1,008 | 29.7% |
State Government | 273 | 370 | 42.5% |
Federal Government | 52 | 83 | 38.5% |
Total Private + Self | 7,024 | 5,691 | 55.2% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,495 | 3,423 | 30.4% |
Total | 8,519 | 9,114 | 48.3% |
Pct. Govt. | 12.5% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,894 | 16.4% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 3,708 | 21.0% |
Professional, Technical | 4,828 | 27.3% |
Service Occupations | 2,977 | 16.8% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 105 | 0.6% |
All others | 3,266 | 18.5% |
White Collar | 64.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 2,751 | 15.6% |
Retail trade | 2,620 | 14.8% |
Educational services | 2,290 | 13.0% |
Manufacturing | 2,070 | 11.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,275 | 7.2% |
Construction | 1,094 | 6.2% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 937 | 5.3% |
Other services | 793 | 4.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 705 | 4.0% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 450 | 2.5% |
Public administration | 450 | 2.5% |
Finance and insurance | 414 | 2.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 339 | 1.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 332 | 1.9% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 331 | 1.9% |
Information | 322 | 1.8% |
Wholesale trade | 274 | 1.6% |
Utilities | 207 | 1.2% |
Management | 12 | 0.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 7 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 419 | 1.12% |
Puerto Rican | 143 | 0.38% |
Cuban | 64 | 0.17% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 26 | 0.07% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 17 | 0.05% |
Honduran | 9 | 0.02% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 181 | 0.48% |
Argentinean | 13 | 0.03% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 52 | 0.14% |
Ecuadorian | 61 | 0.16% |
Paraguayan | 33 | 0.09% |
Peruvian | 22 | 0.06% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 58 | 0.16% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 128 | 0.34% |
Indian | 78 | 0.21% |
Filipino | 32 | 0.09% |
Vietnamese | 23 | 0.06% |
Korean | 20 | 0.05% |
Thai | 11 | 0.03% |
Japanese | 8 | 0.02% |
Laotian | 5 | 0.01% |
Taiwanese | 2 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 34,209 | 95.8% |
Spanish | 534 | 1.5% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 245 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European | 235 | 0.7% |
Chinese | 123 | 0.3% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 97 | 0.3% |
Other | 94 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 63 | 0.2% |
Other Asian | 45 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 7,250 | 19.4% |
Irish | 6,660 | 17.8% |
German | 4,719 | 12.6% |
Italian | 3,628 | 9.7% |
French | 3,016 | 8.1% |
American | 2,752 | 7.4% |
French Canadian | 1,653 | 4.4% |
Scottish | 1,510 | 4.0% |
Polish | 1,174 | 3.1% |
Swedish | 534 | 1.4% |
Welsh | 526 | 1.4% |
European | 515 | 1.4% |
Dutch | 473 | 1.3% |
British | 372 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 351 | 0.9% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 36,840 | 98.7% |
Not a citizen | 486 | 1.3% |
Native | 36,306 | 97.3% |
Foreign-born | 1,020 | 2.7% |
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 | ||||||
509 | 1.9% | 1,067 | 4.0% | 7,543 | 28.1% | 7,143 | 26.6% | 5,734 | 21.4% | 4,839 | 18.0% |
Average years of education: 14.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 509 | 1.9% |
9-12 Years | 1,067 | 4.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 7,543 | 28.1% |
Some College | 7,143 | 26.6% |
Bach. Degree | 5,734 | 21.4% |
Grad Degree | 4,839 | 18.0% |
Average years of education: 14.1 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 18,864 | 17,889 | 975 | 5.2% | 4.7% |
1991 | 18,359 | 17,421 | 938 | 5.1% | 5.9% |
1992 | 18,804 | 17,666 | 1,138 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
1993 | 18,783 | 17,876 | 907 | 4.8% | 5.2% |
1994 | 19,147 | 18,276 | 871 | 4.5% | 4.4% |
1995 | 19,449 | 18,639 | 810 | 4.2% | 4.2% |
1996 | 19,889 | 18,992 | 897 | 4.5% | 4.3% |
1997 | 19,849 | 18,994 | 855 | 4.3% | 3.9% |
1998 | 20,197 | 19,394 | 803 | 4.0% | 3.5% |
1999 | 20,516 | 19,759 | 757 | 3.7% | 3.1% |
2000 | 19,835 | 19,247 | 588 | 3.0% | 2.8% |
2001 | 20,076 | 19,317 | 759 | 3.8% | 3.3% |
2002 | 20,169 | 19,265 | 904 | 4.5% | 3.8% |
2003 | 19,976 | 19,010 | 966 | 4.8% | 4.4% |
2004 | 19,757 | 18,970 | 787 | 4.0% | 3.7% |
2005 | 20,018 | 19,296 | 722 | 3.6% | 3.5% |
2006 | 20,583 | 19,831 | 752 | 3.7% | 3.7% |
2007 | 20,450 | 19,639 | 811 | 4.0% | 3.9% |
2008 | 20,483 | 19,529 | 954 | 4.7% | 4.5% |
2009 | 20,572 | 19,097 | 1,475 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
2010 | 20,359 | 18,896 | 1,463 | 7.2% | 6.3% |
2011 | 19,933 | 18,643 | 1,290 | 6.5% | 5.6% |
2012 | 19,608 | 18,484 | 1,124 | 5.7% | 4.8% |
2013 | 19,260 | 18,254 | 1,006 | 5.2% | 4.4% |
2014 | 18,759 | 17,886 | 873 | 4.7% | 4.0% |
2015 | 18,671 | 17,891 | 780 | 4.2% | 3.5% |
2016 | 18,503 | 17,830 | 673 | 3.6% | 3.1% |
2017 | 18,344 | 17,673 | 671 | 3.7% | 3.0% |
2018 | 18,381 | 17,813 | 568 | 3.1% | 2.6% |
2019 | 18,209 | 17,690 | 519 | 2.9% | 2.3% |
2020 | 17,132 | 16,004 | 1,128 | 6.6% | 5.6% |
2021 | 17,320 | 16,512 | 808 | 4.7% | 3.7% |
2022 | 17,636 | 17,072 | 564 | 3.2% | 2.6% |
2023 | 18,134 | 17,685 | 449 | 2.5% | 2.0% |