2022 population: 70,894
( 478 from 2010
, 141 from 2020)
Land area: 699.2 square miles
Population density: 101.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 63,396 | 89.42% | 3.9% |
Black: | 1,007 | 1.42% | 43.2% |
Indian: | 235 | 0.33% | 34.3% |
Asian: | 1,356 | 1.91% | 51.3% |
2+ races: | 1,409 | 1.99% | 10.9% |
Hispanic: | 3,491 | 4.92% | 55.2% |
Total non-White: | 7,498 | 10.58% | 39.0% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 1,113 | 7.8 |
Deaths: | 1,791 | 12.6 |
Net Migration: | 419 | 2.9 |
Net Immigration: | 120 | 0.8 |
Change in White population: | -2,582 | -3.6 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 2,104 | 2.9 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 34,395 | |
Median Value | $284,100 | |
Occupied | 31,234 | 90.8% |
Vacant | 3,161 | 9.2% |
Owned | 21,737 | 69.6% |
Rented | 9,497 | 30.4% |
Median Rent | $1,109 | |
Single-Family Units | 23,696 | 68.9% |
Detached | 22,390 | 65.1% |
Attached | 1,306 | 3.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 3,925 | 11.4% |
Mobile Homes | 746 | 2.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,277 | 4.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,316 | 4.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,305 | 4.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,418 | 4.5% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,131 | 3.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,346 | 4.3% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,061 | 3.4% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 991 | 3.2% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,096 | 3.5% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 2,553 | 8.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 3,295 | 10.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 4,100 | 13.1% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 3,681 | 11.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 2,026 | 6.5% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 2,464 | 7.9% |
$200,000 or more | 2,174 | 7.0% |
Median Household Income | 70,383 | |
Per Capita Income | 40,282 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 83 | |
Compared to U.S. | 104 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,859 | 6.0% |
Public Assistance | 1,094 | 3.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 5,169 | 16.5% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 31,151 | 74.0% |
Unemployed | 1,790 | 4.3% |
In Armed Forces | 7 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 32,948 | 78.2% |
Not in Labor Force | 9,165 | 21.8% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 26.0% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 10,659 | 8,536 | 55.5% |
Non-Profit | 1,569 | 3,421 | 31.4% |
Self-Employed | 3,234 | 1,944 | 62.5% |
Local Government | 1,188 | 1,871 | 38.8% |
State Government | 1,416 | 1,644 | 46.3% |
Federal Government | 295 | 170 | 63.4% |
Total Private + Self | 13,893 | 10,480 | 57.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 4,468 | 7,106 | 38.6% |
Total | 18,361 | 17,586 | 51.1% |
Pct. Govt. | 18.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 5,459 | 15.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 6,017 | 16.7% |
Professional, Technical | 10,393 | 28.8% |
Service Occupations | 5,995 | 16.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 558 | 1.5% |
All others | 8,179 | 22.7% |
White Collar | 60.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Educational services | 6,511 | 18.1% |
Health care and social assistance | 5,553 | 15.4% |
Retail trade | 3,899 | 10.8% |
Manufacturing | 3,811 | 10.6% |
Construction | 2,834 | 7.9% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,796 | 5.0% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 1,754 | 4.9% |
Other services | 1,548 | 4.3% |
Public administration | 1,369 | 3.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,095 | 3.0% |
Finance and insurance | 1,045 | 2.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,008 | 2.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 868 | 2.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 854 | 2.4% |
Information | 782 | 2.2% |
Wholesale trade | 543 | 1.5% |
Utilities | 393 | 1.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 297 | 0.8% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 53 | 0.1% |
Management | 30 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 527 | 0.74% |
Puerto Rican | 1,327 | 1.87% |
Cuban | 91 | 0.13% |
Dominican | 95 | 0.13% |
Total Central American | 303 | 0.43% |
Costa Rican | 81 | 0.11% |
Guatemalan | 155 | 0.22% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 6 | 0.01% |
Panamanian | 3 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 58 | 0.08% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 590 | 0.83% |
Argentinean | 20 | 0.03% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 275 | 0.39% |
Ecuadorian | 104 | 0.15% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 37 | 0.05% |
Uruguayan | 9 | 0.01% |
Venezuelan | 145 | 0.20% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 330 | 0.46% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 414 | 0.58% |
Indian | 255 | 0.36% |
Cambodian | 129 | 0.18% |
Filipino | 76 | 0.11% |
Japanese | 75 | 0.11% |
Vietnamese | 75 | 0.11% |
Hmong | 68 | 0.10% |
Bangladeshi | 45 | 0.06% |
Korean | 41 | 0.06% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 63,750 | 93.5% |
Spanish | 1,905 | 2.8% |
Other Indo-European | 805 | 1.2% |
Chinese | 377 | 0.6% |
Other Asian | 306 | 0.4% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 270 | 0.4% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 246 | 0.4% |
German, other Germanic | 187 | 0.3% |
Other | 179 | 0.3% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 13,616 | 19.2% |
Irish | 12,222 | 17.2% |
Polish | 7,204 | 10.1% |
German | 6,893 | 9.7% |
French | 6,865 | 9.7% |
Italian | 5,657 | 8.0% |
French Canadian | 4,338 | 6.1% |
American | 2,575 | 3.6% |
Scottish | 2,251 | 3.2% |
Swedish | 1,448 | 2.0% |
European | 1,382 | 1.9% |
Lithuanian | 965 | 1.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 856 | 1.2% |
Russian | 743 | 1.0% |
British | 720 | 1.0% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 69,284 | 97.6% |
Not a citizen | 1,696 | 2.4% |
Native | 67,438 | 95.0% |
Foreign-born | 3,542 | 5.0% |
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 | ||||||
968 | 1.8% | 2,447 | 4.5% | 14,618 | 27.0% | 14,531 | 26.9% | 11,539 | 21.3% | 9,991 | 18.5% |
Average years of education: 14.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 968 | 1.8% |
9-12 Years | 2,447 | 4.5% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 14,618 | 27.0% |
Some College | 14,531 | 26.9% |
Bach. Degree | 11,539 | 21.3% |
Grad Degree | 9,991 | 18.5% |
Average years of education: 14.2 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 37,275 | 35,329 | 1,946 | 5.2% | 6.4% |
1991 | 37,543 | 34,588 | 2,955 | 7.9% | 8.8% |
1992 | 37,014 | 34,040 | 2,974 | 8.0% | 8.8% |
1993 | 36,705 | 34,366 | 2,339 | 6.4% | 7.3% |
1994 | 37,137 | 35,142 | 1,995 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
1995 | 37,407 | 35,613 | 1,794 | 4.8% | 5.5% |
1996 | 37,308 | 35,803 | 1,505 | 4.0% | 4.6% |
1997 | 38,118 | 36,646 | 1,472 | 3.9% | 4.1% |
1998 | 38,465 | 37,190 | 1,275 | 3.3% | 3.4% |
1999 | 38,846 | 37,668 | 1,178 | 3.0% | 3.3% |
2000 | 38,733 | 37,740 | 993 | 2.6% | 2.8% |
2001 | 39,039 | 37,809 | 1,230 | 3.2% | 3.8% |
2002 | 40,051 | 38,469 | 1,582 | 3.9% | 5.2% |
2003 | 40,239 | 38,428 | 1,811 | 4.5% | 5.7% |
2004 | 39,837 | 38,161 | 1,676 | 4.2% | 5.1% |
2005 | 39,596 | 37,910 | 1,686 | 4.3% | 4.8% |
2006 | 39,628 | 37,934 | 1,694 | 4.3% | 4.7% |
2007 | 39,189 | 37,547 | 1,642 | 4.2% | 4.5% |
2008 | 39,094 | 37,154 | 1,940 | 5.0% | 5.3% |
2009 | 38,914 | 35,965 | 2,949 | 7.6% | 8.1% |
2010 | 39,978 | 37,023 | 2,955 | 7.4% | 8.1% |
2011 | 39,706 | 37,117 | 2,589 | 6.5% | 7.2% |
2012 | 39,834 | 37,403 | 2,431 | 6.1% | 6.7% |
2013 | 39,345 | 36,951 | 2,394 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
2014 | 39,528 | 37,435 | 2,093 | 5.3% | 5.7% |
2015 | 39,438 | 37,710 | 1,728 | 4.4% | 4.8% |
2016 | 39,529 | 38,095 | 1,434 | 3.6% | 4.0% |
2017 | 40,197 | 38,820 | 1,377 | 3.4% | 3.8% |
2018 | 40,910 | 39,635 | 1,275 | 3.1% | 3.4% |
2019 | 40,781 | 39,639 | 1,142 | 2.8% | 3.0% |
2020 | 39,501 | 36,565 | 2,936 | 7.4% | 8.9% |
2021 | 40,334 | 38,369 | 1,965 | 4.9% | 5.5% |
2022 | 40,138 | 38,784 | 1,354 | 3.4% | 3.8% |
2023 | 39,803 | 38,667 | 1,136 | 2.9% | 3.4% |