2022 population: 47,532
( 844 from 2010
, 897 from 2020)
Land area: 1405.5 square miles
Population density: 33.8 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 20,931 | 44.04% | 14.7% |
Black: | 2,689 | 5.66% | 3.1% |
Indian: | 310 | 0.65% | 7.6% |
Asian: | 809 | 1.70% | 34.4% |
2+ races: | 1,133 | 2.38% | 15.5% |
Hispanic: | 21,660 | 45.57% | 13.3% |
Total non-White: | 26,601 | 55.96% | 11.6% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 1,768 | 18.3 |
Deaths: | 1,108 | 11.4 |
Net Migration: | -1,700 | -17.6 |
Net Immigration: | 152 | 1.6 |
Change in White population: | -3,614 | -7.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 2,770 | 5.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 21,155 | |
Median Value | $151,300 | |
Occupied | 18,535 | 87.6% |
Vacant | 2,620 | 12.4% |
Owned | 10,999 | 59.3% |
Rented | 7,536 | 40.7% |
Median Rent | $956 | |
Single-Family Units | 16,517 | 78.1% |
Detached | 15,663 | 74.0% |
Attached | 854 | 4.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,294 | 6.1% |
Mobile Homes | 1,697 | 8.0% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,179 | 6.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,088 | 5.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,085 | 5.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 889 | 4.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,050 | 5.7% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 906 | 4.9% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 740 | 4.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 656 | 3.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 818 | 4.4% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,581 | 8.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 2,112 | 11.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 2,682 | 14.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,527 | 8.2% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 729 | 3.9% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 941 | 5.1% |
$200,000 or more | 552 | 3.0% |
Median Household Income | 55,427 | |
Per Capita Income | 28,045 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 96 | |
Compared to U.S. | 82 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,012 | 5.5% |
Public Assistance | 706 | 3.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 3,874 | 20.9% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 9,572 | 55.4% |
Unemployed | 937 | 5.4% |
In Armed Forces | 2,866 | 16.6% |
Total Labor Force | 13,375 | 77.4% |
Not in Labor Force | 3,911 | 22.6% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 28.0% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 7,191 | 5,161 | 58.2% |
Non-Profit | 563 | 858 | 39.6% |
Self-Employed | 888 | 402 | 68.8% |
Local Government | 530 | 495 | 51.7% |
State Government | 271 | 891 | 23.3% |
Federal Government | 633 | 511 | 55.3% |
Total Private + Self | 8,079 | 5,563 | 59.2% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,997 | 2,755 | 42.0% |
Total | 10,076 | 8,318 | 54.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 18.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,324 | 12.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 4,416 | 24.0% |
Professional, Technical | 2,944 | 16.0% |
Service Occupations | 3,327 | 18.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 604 | 3.3% |
All others | 5,426 | 29.4% |
White Collar | 52.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Retail trade | 2,543 | 13.8% |
Health care and social assistance | 2,146 | 11.6% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,982 | 10.8% |
Educational services | 1,664 | 9.0% |
Manufacturing | 1,449 | 7.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,370 | 7.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,294 | 7.0% |
Construction | 1,289 | 7.0% |
Public administration | 975 | 5.3% |
Other services | 844 | 4.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 708 | 3.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 511 | 2.8% |
Finance and insurance | 479 | 2.6% |
Wholesale trade | 329 | 1.8% |
Information | 246 | 1.3% |
Utilities | 203 | 1.1% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 165 | 0.9% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 158 | 0.9% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 70 | 0.4% |
Management | 12 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 16,432 | 34.00% |
Puerto Rican | 396 | 0.82% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 351 | 0.73% |
Costa Rican | 34 | 0.07% |
Guatemalan | 9 | 0.02% |
Honduran | 216 | 0.45% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 92 | 0.19% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 138 | 0.29% |
Argentinean | 26 | 0.05% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 88 | 0.18% |
Ecuadorian | 1 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 23 | 0.05% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 4,158 | 8.60% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 245 | 0.51% |
Vietnamese | 136 | 0.28% |
Laotian | 69 | 0.14% |
Indian | 52 | 0.11% |
Korean | 32 | 0.07% |
Japanese | 31 | 0.06% |
Hmong | 16 | 0.03% |
Thai | 2 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 33,026 | 74.2% |
Spanish | 10,661 | 24.0% |
Other Asian | 146 | 0.3% |
Vietnamese | 136 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European | 128 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 125 | 0.3% |
Tagalog | 90 | 0.2% |
Korean | 76 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 67 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 4,755 | 9.8% |
English | 4,176 | 8.6% |
Irish | 3,731 | 7.7% |
American | 2,329 | 4.8% |
Scottish | 1,136 | 2.4% |
French | 946 | 2.0% |
Polish | 840 | 1.7% |
Italian | 780 | 1.6% |
European | 707 | 1.5% |
Dutch | 583 | 1.2% |
Swedish | 293 | 0.6% |
African | 252 | 0.5% |
British | 240 | 0.5% |
Greek | 231 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 224 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 45,201 | 93.5% |
Not a citizen | 3,126 | 6.5% |
Native | 44,264 | 91.6% |
Foreign-born | 4,063 | 8.4% |
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 | ||||||
2,317 | 7.8% | 3,368 | 11.3% | 7,577 | 25.4% | 10,159 | 34.1% | 4,028 | 13.5% | 2,369 | 7.9% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 2,317 | 7.8% |
9-12 Years | 3,368 | 11.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 7,577 | 25.4% |
Some College | 10,159 | 34.1% |
Bach. Degree | 4,028 | 13.5% |
Grad Degree | 2,369 | 7.9% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 17,747 | 16,683 | 1,064 | 6.0% | 6.7% |
1991 | 18,373 | 17,314 | 1,059 | 5.8% | 7.2% |
1992 | 19,174 | 18,047 | 1,127 | 5.9% | 7.3% |
1993 | 19,085 | 17,906 | 1,179 | 6.2% | 7.3% |
1994 | 19,615 | 18,502 | 1,113 | 5.7% | 6.5% |
1995 | 19,564 | 18,485 | 1,079 | 5.5% | 6.7% |
1996 | 20,125 | 18,866 | 1,259 | 6.3% | 7.5% |
1997 | 20,314 | 19,182 | 1,132 | 5.6% | 6.4% |
1998 | 19,982 | 19,070 | 912 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
1999 | 19,747 | 18,925 | 822 | 4.2% | 5.6% |
2000 | 18,623 | 17,743 | 880 | 4.7% | 5.0% |
2001 | 18,828 | 18,014 | 814 | 4.3% | 5.0% |
2002 | 19,250 | 18,343 | 907 | 4.7% | 5.5% |
2003 | 19,786 | 18,900 | 886 | 4.5% | 5.9% |
2004 | 20,044 | 19,187 | 857 | 4.3% | 5.6% |
2005 | 20,450 | 19,583 | 867 | 4.2% | 5.2% |
2006 | 20,646 | 19,931 | 715 | 3.5% | 4.2% |
2007 | 20,673 | 20,109 | 564 | 2.7% | 3.6% |
2008 | 20,785 | 20,154 | 631 | 3.0% | 4.3% |
2009 | 21,130 | 20,235 | 895 | 4.2% | 7.1% |
2010 | 21,443 | 20,344 | 1,099 | 5.1% | 7.8% |
2011 | 21,379 | 20,337 | 1,042 | 4.9% | 7.2% |
2012 | 21,614 | 20,565 | 1,049 | 4.9% | 7.0% |
2013 | 21,556 | 20,457 | 1,099 | 5.1% | 6.9% |
2014 | 21,814 | 20,723 | 1,091 | 5.0% | 6.6% |
2015 | 22,043 | 20,954 | 1,089 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
2016 | 22,136 | 21,004 | 1,132 | 5.1% | 6.7% |
2017 | 22,470 | 21,405 | 1,065 | 4.7% | 6.1% |
2018 | 21,746 | 20,873 | 873 | 4.0% | 4.9% |
2019 | 21,785 | 20,858 | 927 | 4.3% | 5.0% |
2020 | 22,292 | 21,068 | 1,224 | 5.5% | 8.4% |
2021 | 22,221 | 21,064 | 1,157 | 5.2% | 7.1% |
2022 | 22,286 | 21,568 | 718 | 3.2% | 4.0% |
2023 | 22,257 | 21,611 | 646 | 2.9% | 3.8% |