2022 population: 69,631
( 5,618 from 2010
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502 from 2020)
Land area: 747.8 square miles
Population density: 93.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 59,547 | 85.52% | ![]() |
Black: | 3,489 | 5.01% | ![]() |
Indian: | 222 | 0.32% | ![]() |
Asian: | 1,787 | 2.57% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 1,546 | 2.22% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 3,040 | 4.37% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 10,084 | 14.48% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 1,591 | 11.5 |
Deaths: | 1,276 | 9.2 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -156 | -1.1 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 315 | 2.3 |
Change in White population: | 1,153 | 1.8 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 4,465 | 7.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 29,264 | |
Median Value | $239,200 | |
Occupied | 27,110 | 92.6% |
Vacant | 2,154 | 7.4% |
Owned | 16,635 | 61.4% |
Rented | 10,475 | 38.6% |
Median Rent | $1,007 | |
Single-Family Units | 19,418 | 66.4% |
Detached | 17,325 | 59.2% |
Attached | 2,093 | 7.2% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 6,633 | 22.7% |
Mobile Homes | 1,140 | 3.9% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,334 | 4.9% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,053 | 3.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 970 | 3.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,183 | 4.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,037 | 3.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,218 | 4.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,055 | 3.9% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 987 | 3.6% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,051 | 3.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,717 | 6.3% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 2,582 | 9.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 4,329 | 16.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 2,775 | 10.2% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,914 | 7.1% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 2,389 | 8.8% |
$200,000 or more | 1,516 | 5.6% |
Median Household Income | 70,906 | |
Per Capita Income | 35,182 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 90 | |
Compared to U.S. | 95 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,218 | 4.5% |
Public Assistance | 934 | 3.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,447 | 9.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 35,494 | 79.0% |
Unemployed | 1,336 | 3.0% |
In Armed Forces | 49 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 36,879 | 82.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 8,077 | 18.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 20.9% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 14,126 | 11,440 | 55.3% |
Non-Profit | 1,206 | 3,255 | 27.0% |
Self-Employed | 1,932 | 945 | 67.2% |
Local Government | 1,031 | 1,270 | 44.8% |
State Government | 1,531 | 1,514 | 50.3% |
Federal Government | 336 | 193 | 63.5% |
Total Private + Self | 16,058 | 12,385 | 56.5% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 4,104 | 6,232 | 39.7% |
Total | 20,162 | 18,617 | 52.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 15.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 5,418 | 14.0% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 6,951 | 17.9% |
Professional, Technical | 8,908 | 23.0% |
Service Occupations | 8,182 | 21.1% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 281 | 0.7% |
All others | 9,342 | 24.1% |
White Collar | 54.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 7,441 | 19.2% |
Manufacturing | 5,628 | 14.5% |
Retail trade | 4,759 | 12.3% |
Educational services | 4,281 | 11.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 2,957 | 7.6% |
Construction | 2,113 | 5.4% |
Other services | 1,672 | 4.3% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 1,405 | 3.6% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,220 | 3.1% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,067 | 2.7% |
Public administration | 1,058 | 2.7% |
Finance and insurance | 961 | 2.5% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 905 | 2.3% |
Wholesale trade | 904 | 2.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 819 | 2.1% |
Information | 743 | 1.9% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 577 | 1.5% |
Utilities | 210 | 0.5% |
Management | 53 | 0.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 28 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 2,064 | 2.99% |
Puerto Rican | 106 | 0.15% |
Cuban | 9 | 0.01% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 262 | 0.38% |
Costa Rican | 49 | 0.07% |
Guatemalan | 24 | 0.03% |
Honduran | 159 | 0.23% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 30 | 0.04% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 65 | 0.09% |
Argentinean | 22 | 0.03% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 7 | 0.01% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 11 | 0.02% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 25 | 0.04% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 348 | 0.50% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Vietnamese | 339 | 0.49% |
Korean | 271 | 0.39% |
Chinese | 210 | 0.30% |
Filipino | 189 | 0.27% |
Bangladeshi | 136 | 0.20% |
Indian | 103 | 0.15% |
Hmong | 88 | 0.13% |
Japanese | 55 | 0.08% |
Cambodian | 22 | 0.03% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 60,547 | 92.5% |
Spanish | 1,443 | 2.2% |
Other | 1,422 | 2.2% |
Other Indo-European | 366 | 0.6% |
Vietnamese | 356 | 0.5% |
Other Asian | 292 | 0.4% |
Arabic | 259 | 0.4% |
German, other Germanic | 222 | 0.3% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 131 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 27,903 | 40.4% |
Norwegian | 8,654 | 12.5% |
Irish | 5,557 | 8.1% |
English | 3,555 | 5.2% |
Swedish | 3,269 | 4.7% |
American | 2,355 | 3.4% |
Polish | 1,746 | 2.5% |
French | 1,681 | 2.4% |
European | 1,113 | 1.6% |
Danish | 995 | 1.4% |
Czech | 953 | 1.4% |
Dutch | 942 | 1.4% |
Welsh | 819 | 1.2% |
Scandinavian | 757 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 697 | 1.0% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 66,501 | 96.3% |
Not a citizen | 2,521 | 3.7% |
Native | 64,937 | 94.1% |
Foreign-born | 4,085 | 5.9% |
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 | ||||||
830 | 2.0% | 1,265 | 3.1% | 10,060 | 24.8% | 14,142 | 34.9% | 9,412 | 23.2% | 4,850 | 12.0% |
Average years of education: 13.9 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 830 | 2.0% |
9-12 Years | 1,265 | 3.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 10,060 | 24.8% |
Some College | 14,142 | 34.9% |
Bach. Degree | 9,412 | 23.2% |
Grad Degree | 4,850 | 12.0% |
Average years of education: 13.9 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 29,848 | 28,753 | 1,095 | 3.7% | 4.7% |
1991 | 30,357 | 29,220 | 1,137 | 3.7% | 5.1% |
1992 | 30,817 | 29,699 | 1,118 | 3.6% | 5.0% |
1993 | 31,088 | 30,032 | 1,056 | 3.4% | 4.8% |
1994 | 32,471 | 31,563 | 908 | 2.8% | 4.0% |
1995 | 32,860 | 31,804 | 1,056 | 3.2% | 3.7% |
1996 | 32,880 | 31,808 | 1,072 | 3.3% | 3.8% |
1997 | 32,652 | 31,776 | 876 | 2.7% | 3.2% |
1998 | 33,574 | 32,867 | 707 | 2.1% | 2.7% |
1999 | 33,617 | 32,860 | 757 | 2.3% | 2.7% |
2000 | 33,769 | 32,854 | 915 | 2.7% | 3.0% |
2001 | 34,462 | 33,438 | 1,024 | 3.0% | 3.8% |
2002 | 35,253 | 34,009 | 1,244 | 3.5% | 4.5% |
2003 | 35,397 | 34,030 | 1,367 | 3.9% | 4.8% |
2004 | 35,139 | 33,797 | 1,342 | 3.8% | 4.6% |
2005 | 35,490 | 34,292 | 1,198 | 3.4% | 4.1% |
2006 | 36,007 | 34,814 | 1,193 | 3.3% | 4.1% |
2007 | 36,290 | 34,921 | 1,369 | 3.8% | 4.6% |
2008 | 37,279 | 35,646 | 1,633 | 4.4% | 5.4% |
2009 | 37,679 | 35,214 | 2,465 | 6.5% | 7.9% |
2010 | 38,142 | 35,705 | 2,437 | 6.4% | 7.4% |
2011 | 38,398 | 36,313 | 2,085 | 5.4% | 6.5% |
2012 | 38,360 | 36,507 | 1,853 | 4.8% | 5.6% |
2013 | 38,655 | 37,026 | 1,629 | 4.2% | 5.0% |
2014 | 38,618 | 37,258 | 1,360 | 3.5% | 4.3% |
2015 | 39,466 | 38,277 | 1,189 | 3.0% | 3.8% |
2016 | 39,595 | 38,325 | 1,270 | 3.2% | 3.9% |
2017 | 39,945 | 38,785 | 1,160 | 2.9% | 3.4% |
2018 | 40,142 | 39,098 | 1,044 | 2.6% | 3.0% |
2019 | 40,613 | 39,513 | 1,100 | 2.7% | 3.2% |
2020 | 40,363 | 38,182 | 2,181 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
2021 | 39,617 | 38,271 | 1,346 | 3.4% | 3.8% |
2022 | 40,267 | 39,356 | 911 | 2.3% | 2.7% |
2023 | 40,911 | 39,965 | 946 | 2.3% | 2.8% |