2022 population: 125,540
( 3,389 from 2010
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1,904 from 2020)
Land area: 867.5 square miles
Population density: 144.7 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 117,603 | 93.68% | ![]() |
Black: | 1,049 | 0.84% | ![]() |
Indian: | 654 | 0.52% | ![]() |
Asian: | 1,268 | 1.01% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 2,494 | 1.99% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 2,472 | 1.97% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 7,937 | 6.32% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 2,450 | 9.9 |
Deaths: | 3,567 | 14.4 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 2,840 | 11.5 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 167 | 0.7 |
Change in White population: | 1,054 | 0.9 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 2,335 | 1.9 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 62,778 | |
Median Value | $198,300 | |
Occupied | 53,452 | 85.1% |
Vacant | 9,326 | 14.9% |
Owned | 38,739 | 72.5% |
Rented | 14,713 | 27.5% |
Median Rent | $900 | |
Single-Family Units | 42,581 | 67.8% |
Detached | 41,918 | 66.8% |
Attached | 663 | 1.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 5,692 | 9.1% |
Mobile Homes | 6,866 | 10.9% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 2,556 | 4.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 2,089 | 3.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,961 | 3.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 2,799 | 5.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 2,635 | 4.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 2,101 | 3.9% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 2,268 | 4.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 2,887 | 5.4% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 2,324 | 4.3% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 4,303 | 8.1% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 5,279 | 9.9% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 7,009 | 13.1% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 5,573 | 10.4% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 3,368 | 6.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 3,674 | 6.9% |
$200,000 or more | 2,626 | 4.9% |
Median Household Income | 62,118 | |
Per Capita Income | 36,009 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 91 | |
Compared to U.S. | 83 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 3,412 | 6.4% |
Public Assistance | 1,147 | 2.1% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 7,263 | 13.6% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 54,643 | 71.7% |
Unemployed | 2,470 | 3.2% |
In Armed Forces | 123 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 57,236 | 75.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 18,958 | 24.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 28.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 18,778 | 15,682 | 54.5% |
Non-Profit | 3,031 | 5,362 | 36.1% |
Self-Employed | 4,410 | 2,114 | 67.6% |
Local Government | 1,783 | 2,825 | 38.7% |
State Government | 1,948 | 3,027 | 39.2% |
Federal Government | 649 | 663 | 49.5% |
Total Private + Self | 23,188 | 17,796 | 56.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 7,411 | 11,877 | 38.4% |
Total | 30,599 | 29,673 | 50.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 18.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 9,002 | 14.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 12,806 | 21.2% |
Professional, Technical | 15,818 | 26.2% |
Service Occupations | 9,358 | 15.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 559 | 0.9% |
All others | 13,345 | 22.1% |
White Collar | 62.4% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 10,311 | 17.1% |
Retail trade | 8,532 | 14.1% |
Educational services | 7,586 | 12.6% |
Construction | 4,965 | 8.2% |
Public administration | 4,871 | 8.1% |
Manufacturing | 4,210 | 7.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 3,328 | 5.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 2,961 | 4.9% |
Other services | 2,429 | 4.0% |
Finance and insurance | 2,373 | 3.9% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,797 | 3.0% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,485 | 2.5% |
Wholesale trade | 1,343 | 2.2% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,146 | 1.9% |
Information | 912 | 1.5% |
Utilities | 847 | 1.4% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 588 | 1.0% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 585 | 1.0% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 51 | 0.1% |
Management | 9 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 456 | 0.37% |
Puerto Rican | 330 | 0.27% |
Cuban | 141 | 0.11% |
Dominican | 62 | 0.05% |
Total Central American | 137 | 0.11% |
Costa Rican | 21 | 0.02% |
Guatemalan | 5 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 40 | 0.03% |
Salvadoran | 71 | 0.06% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 212 | 0.17% |
Argentinean | 7 | 0.01% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 13 | 0.01% |
Colombian | 26 | 0.02% |
Ecuadorian | 41 | 0.03% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 99 | 0.08% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 9 | 0.01% |
Other South American | 17 | 0.01% |
Other Hispanic | 865 | 0.70% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 411 | 0.33% |
Filipino | 189 | 0.15% |
Vietnamese | 159 | 0.13% |
Indian | 114 | 0.09% |
Korean | 84 | 0.07% |
Taiwanese | 68 | 0.05% |
Cambodian | 18 | 0.01% |
Japanese | 11 | 0.01% |
Indonesian | 6 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 112,587 | 95.3% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 2,545 | 2.2% |
Spanish | 875 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European | 502 | 0.4% |
German, other Germanic | 466 | 0.4% |
Chinese | 415 | 0.4% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 292 | 0.2% |
Other | 116 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 104 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 26,382 | 21.3% |
French | 22,164 | 17.9% |
Irish | 18,704 | 15.1% |
French Canadian | 10,107 | 8.2% |
German | 9,008 | 7.3% |
American | 6,773 | 5.5% |
Italian | 5,213 | 4.2% |
Scottish | 5,092 | 4.1% |
Polish | 3,089 | 2.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,772 | 1.4% |
Swedish | 1,714 | 1.4% |
European | 1,612 | 1.3% |
Norwegian | 1,309 | 1.1% |
Dutch | 1,134 | 0.9% |
Russian | 1,052 | 0.8% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 122,803 | 99.0% |
Not a citizen | 1,200 | 1.0% |
Native | 120,931 | 97.5% |
Foreign-born | 3,072 | 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 | ||||||
1,764 | 2.0% | 3,131 | 3.5% | 31,763 | 35.3% | 26,473 | 29.4% | 16,692 | 18.5% | 10,196 | 11.3% |
Average years of education: 13.6 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,764 | 2.0% |
9-12 Years | 3,131 | 3.5% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 31,763 | 35.3% |
Some College | 26,473 | 29.4% |
Bach. Degree | 16,692 | 18.5% |
Grad Degree | 10,196 | 11.3% |
Average years of education: 13.6 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 61,088 | 58,340 | 2,748 | 4.5% | 5.3% |
1991 | 61,056 | 56,689 | 4,367 | 7.2% | 7.8% |
1992 | 61,086 | 56,686 | 4,400 | 7.2% | 7.4% |
1993 | 59,435 | 55,449 | 3,986 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
1994 | 58,747 | 54,973 | 3,774 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
1995 | 59,890 | 55,863 | 4,027 | 6.7% | 5.9% |
1996 | 60,621 | 57,072 | 3,549 | 5.9% | 5.3% |
1997 | 60,276 | 56,840 | 3,436 | 5.7% | 5.2% |
1998 | 59,181 | 56,020 | 3,161 | 5.3% | 4.5% |
1999 | 59,562 | 56,911 | 2,651 | 4.5% | 4.0% |
2000 | 61,285 | 59,157 | 2,128 | 3.5% | 3.3% |
2001 | 60,797 | 58,519 | 2,278 | 3.7% | 3.8% |
2002 | 60,750 | 58,094 | 2,656 | 4.4% | 4.5% |
2003 | 61,029 | 57,828 | 3,201 | 5.2% | 5.1% |
2004 | 60,986 | 58,033 | 2,953 | 4.8% | 4.6% |
2005 | 62,051 | 58,918 | 3,133 | 5.0% | 4.9% |
2006 | 62,939 | 60,074 | 2,865 | 4.6% | 4.7% |
2007 | 62,739 | 59,864 | 2,875 | 4.6% | 4.7% |
2008 | 63,405 | 60,116 | 3,289 | 5.2% | 5.3% |
2009 | 63,236 | 58,264 | 4,972 | 7.9% | 8.4% |
2010 | 63,150 | 58,167 | 4,983 | 7.9% | 8.4% |
2011 | 63,259 | 58,620 | 4,639 | 7.3% | 7.7% |
2012 | 63,002 | 58,655 | 4,347 | 6.9% | 7.2% |
2013 | 63,761 | 59,751 | 4,010 | 6.3% | 6.7% |
2014 | 63,463 | 60,072 | 3,391 | 5.3% | 5.6% |
2015 | 62,035 | 59,397 | 2,638 | 4.3% | 4.4% |
2016 | 62,459 | 60,193 | 2,266 | 3.6% | 3.8% |
2017 | 62,835 | 60,749 | 2,086 | 3.3% | 3.4% |
2018 | 62,416 | 60,542 | 1,874 | 3.0% | 3.1% |
2019 | 62,273 | 60,628 | 1,645 | 2.6% | 2.7% |
2020 | 61,376 | 58,332 | 3,044 | 5.0% | 5.4% |
2021 | 61,683 | 59,007 | 2,676 | 4.3% | 4.6% |
2022 | 60,945 | 59,223 | 1,722 | 2.8% | 2.9% |
2023 | 62,344 | 60,714 | 1,630 | 2.6% | 2.9% |