2022 population: 44,854
( 2,681 from 2010
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372 from 2020)
Land area: 487.6 square miles
Population density: 92.0 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 40,126 | 89.46% | ![]() |
Black: | 1,767 | 3.94% | ![]() |
Indian: | 100 | 0.22% | ![]() |
Asian: | 387 | 0.86% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 760 | 1.69% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 1,714 | 3.82% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 4,728 | 10.54% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 1,089 | 12.2 |
Deaths: | 1,429 | 16.1 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 659 | 7.4 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 21 | 0.2 |
Change in White population: | 1,529 | 3.6 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,152 | 2.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 19,929 | |
Median Value | $156,800 | |
Occupied | 17,592 | 88.3% |
Vacant | 2,337 | 11.7% |
Owned | 11,654 | 66.2% |
Rented | 5,938 | 33.8% |
Median Rent | $745 | |
Single-Family Units | 14,285 | 71.7% |
Detached | 13,940 | 69.9% |
Attached | 345 | 1.7% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 868 | 4.4% |
Mobile Homes | 2,570 | 12.9% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,084 | 6.2% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,316 | 7.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,093 | 6.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 928 | 5.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 898 | 5.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,003 | 5.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 802 | 4.6% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,065 | 6.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 964 | 5.5% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,293 | 7.3% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,666 | 9.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 2,123 | 12.1% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,116 | 6.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 873 | 5.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 651 | 3.7% |
$200,000 or more | 717 | 4.1% |
Median Household Income | 48,141 | |
Per Capita Income | 27,732 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 89 | |
Compared to U.S. | 72 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,535 | 8.7% |
Public Assistance | 355 | 2.0% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,609 | 14.8% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 16,597 | 62.4% |
Unemployed | 935 | 3.5% |
In Armed Forces | 11 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 17,543 | 65.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 9,067 | 34.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 37.6% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 7,121 | 6,061 | 54.0% |
Non-Profit | 346 | 748 | 31.6% |
Self-Employed | 1,436 | 573 | 71.5% |
Local Government | 505 | 716 | 41.4% |
State Government | 209 | 472 | 30.7% |
Federal Government | 185 | 249 | 42.6% |
Total Private + Self | 8,557 | 6,634 | 56.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,245 | 2,185 | 36.3% |
Total | 9,802 | 8,819 | 52.6% |
Pct. Govt. | 12.5% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,141 | 11.4% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 3,589 | 19.2% |
Professional, Technical | 3,693 | 19.7% |
Service Occupations | 2,987 | 16.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 185 | 1.0% |
All others | 6,292 | 33.6% |
White Collar | 50.4% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 4,085 | 21.8% |
Health care and social assistance | 2,620 | 14.0% |
Retail trade | 2,026 | 10.8% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,338 | 7.2% |
Educational services | 1,325 | 7.1% |
Construction | 1,106 | 5.9% |
Other services | 932 | 5.0% |
Transportation and warehousing | 796 | 4.3% |
Finance and insurance | 675 | 3.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 643 | 3.4% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 627 | 3.4% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 574 | 3.1% |
Wholesale trade | 551 | 2.9% |
Public administration | 430 | 2.3% |
Information | 267 | 1.4% |
Utilities | 257 | 1.4% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 225 | 1.2% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 189 | 1.0% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 36 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 908 | 2.04% |
Puerto Rican | 134 | 0.30% |
Cuban | 141 | 0.32% |
Dominican | 37 | 0.08% |
Total Central American | 189 | 0.42% |
Costa Rican | 23 | 0.05% |
Guatemalan | 66 | 0.15% |
Honduran | 100 | 0.22% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 62 | 0.14% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 40 | 0.09% |
Colombian | 9 | 0.02% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 13 | 0.03% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 137 | 0.31% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 119 | 0.27% |
Chinese | 99 | 0.22% |
Korean | 94 | 0.21% |
Japanese | 26 | 0.06% |
Indian | 25 | 0.06% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 39,560 | 94.5% |
Spanish | 936 | 2.2% |
German, other Germanic | 844 | 2.0% |
Other Indo-European | 162 | 0.4% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 104 | 0.2% |
Chinese | 78 | 0.2% |
Tagalog | 76 | 0.2% |
Other | 60 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 38 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 7,795 | 17.5% |
English | 5,159 | 11.6% |
German | 3,338 | 7.5% |
Irish | 2,985 | 6.7% |
Scottish | 1,097 | 2.5% |
French | 586 | 1.3% |
European | 502 | 1.1% |
Italian | 472 | 1.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 398 | 0.9% |
British | 327 | 0.7% |
Polish | 216 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 164 | 0.4% |
Pennsylvania German | 154 | 0.3% |
Danish | 138 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 123 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 43,942 | 98.7% |
Not a citizen | 569 | 1.3% |
Native | 43,393 | 97.5% |
Foreign-born | 1,118 | 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 | ||||||
2,060 | 6.7% | 2,650 | 8.6% | 12,958 | 42.0% | 7,808 | 25.3% | 3,283 | 10.6% | 2,101 | 6.8% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 2,060 | 6.7% |
9-12 Years | 2,650 | 8.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 12,958 | 42.0% |
Some College | 7,808 | 25.3% |
Bach. Degree | 3,283 | 10.6% |
Grad Degree | 2,101 | 6.8% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 16,380 | 15,493 | 887 | 5.4% | 6.0% |
1991 | 16,984 | 15,492 | 1,492 | 8.8% | 7.3% |
1992 | 16,942 | 15,835 | 1,107 | 6.5% | 6.9% |
1993 | 17,124 | 16,208 | 916 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
1994 | 17,683 | 16,966 | 717 | 4.1% | 5.4% |
1995 | 18,093 | 17,180 | 913 | 5.0% | 5.4% |
1996 | 18,718 | 17,515 | 1,203 | 6.4% | 5.4% |
1997 | 18,344 | 17,401 | 943 | 5.1% | 5.2% |
1998 | 18,574 | 17,796 | 778 | 4.2% | 4.5% |
1999 | 18,727 | 17,755 | 972 | 5.2% | 4.5% |
2000 | 19,340 | 18,455 | 885 | 4.6% | 4.1% |
2001 | 19,328 | 18,359 | 969 | 5.0% | 5.2% |
2002 | 19,204 | 18,286 | 918 | 4.8% | 5.8% |
2003 | 19,460 | 18,442 | 1,018 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
2004 | 19,264 | 18,383 | 881 | 4.6% | 5.5% |
2005 | 19,287 | 18,250 | 1,037 | 5.4% | 5.9% |
2006 | 19,553 | 18,453 | 1,100 | 5.6% | 5.7% |
2007 | 19,530 | 18,523 | 1,007 | 5.2% | 5.4% |
2008 | 19,486 | 18,276 | 1,210 | 6.2% | 6.5% |
2009 | 19,402 | 16,911 | 2,491 | 12.8% | 10.8% |
2010 | 19,853 | 17,613 | 2,240 | 11.3% | 10.3% |
2011 | 19,939 | 17,991 | 1,948 | 9.8% | 9.4% |
2012 | 19,842 | 18,273 | 1,569 | 7.9% | 8.2% |
2013 | 19,579 | 18,088 | 1,491 | 7.6% | 7.9% |
2014 | 18,725 | 17,554 | 1,171 | 6.3% | 6.4% |
2015 | 18,429 | 17,486 | 943 | 5.1% | 5.2% |
2016 | 18,859 | 17,985 | 874 | 4.6% | 5.0% |
2017 | 18,981 | 18,126 | 855 | 4.5% | 4.8% |
2018 | 19,008 | 18,189 | 819 | 4.3% | 4.2% |
2019 | 18,833 | 18,014 | 819 | 4.3% | 4.1% |
2020 | 18,195 | 16,829 | 1,366 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
2021 | 17,862 | 16,963 | 899 | 5.0% | 4.4% |
2022 | 17,883 | 17,152 | 731 | 4.1% | 3.9% |
2023 | 17,675 | 16,899 | 776 | 4.4% | 4.2% |