2022 population: 59,495
( 1,662 from 2010
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1,729 from 2020)
Land area: 2076.9 square miles
Population density: 28.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 56,358 | 94.73% | ![]() |
Black: | 345 | 0.58% | ![]() |
Indian: | 265 | 0.45% | ![]() |
Asian: | 430 | 0.72% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 1,067 | 1.79% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 1,030 | 1.73% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 3,137 | 5.27% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 1,092 | 9.5 |
Deaths: | 1,764 | 15.3 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 2,377 | 20.6 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 20 | 0.2 |
Change in White population: | 774 | 1.3 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 888 | 1.5 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 36,355 | |
Median Value | $176,800 | |
Occupied | 23,183 | 63.8% |
Vacant | 13,172 | 36.2% |
Owned | 18,627 | 80.3% |
Rented | 4,556 | 19.7% |
Median Rent | $781 | |
Single-Family Units | 27,519 | 75.7% |
Detached | 27,216 | 74.9% |
Attached | 303 | 0.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 2,373 | 6.5% |
Mobile Homes | 3,990 | 11.0% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,171 | 5.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,174 | 5.1% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,129 | 4.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,473 | 6.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,088 | 4.7% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,223 | 5.3% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,280 | 5.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,257 | 5.4% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 884 | 3.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,813 | 7.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 2,175 | 9.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 3,036 | 13.1% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 2,029 | 8.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,357 | 5.9% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,252 | 5.4% |
$200,000 or more | 842 | 3.6% |
Median Household Income | 54,780 | |
Per Capita Income | 30,884 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 98 | |
Compared to U.S. | 89 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,811 | 7.8% |
Public Assistance | 950 | 4.1% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 3,752 | 16.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 23,244 | 65.7% |
Unemployed | 1,432 | 4.0% |
In Armed Forces | 27 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 24,703 | 69.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 10,667 | 30.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 34.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 8,617 | 7,612 | 53.1% |
Non-Profit | 790 | 2,206 | 26.4% |
Self-Employed | 2,308 | 1,109 | 67.5% |
Local Government | 910 | 1,437 | 38.8% |
State Government | 297 | 311 | 48.8% |
Federal Government | 150 | 206 | 42.1% |
Total Private + Self | 10,925 | 8,721 | 55.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 2,147 | 4,160 | 34.0% |
Total | 13,072 | 12,881 | 50.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 12.8% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,967 | 11.4% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 4,943 | 18.9% |
Professional, Technical | 4,969 | 19.0% |
Service Occupations | 5,011 | 19.2% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 359 | 1.4% |
All others | 8,216 | 31.5% |
White Collar | 49.3% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 3,807 | 14.6% |
Retail trade | 3,761 | 14.4% |
Manufacturing | 3,464 | 13.3% |
Educational services | 2,818 | 10.8% |
Construction | 2,766 | 10.6% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,621 | 6.2% |
Other services | 1,127 | 4.3% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 923 | 3.5% |
Transportation and warehousing | 850 | 3.3% |
Finance and insurance | 809 | 3.1% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 782 | 3.0% |
Public administration | 738 | 2.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 724 | 2.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 644 | 2.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 498 | 1.9% |
Wholesale trade | 339 | 1.3% |
Information | 227 | 0.9% |
Utilities | 181 | 0.7% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 21 | 0.1% |
Management | 6 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 282 | 0.48% |
Puerto Rican | 301 | 0.52% |
Cuban | 56 | 0.10% |
Dominican | 9 | 0.02% |
Total Central American | 5 | 0.01% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 5 | 0.01% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 98 | 0.17% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 39 | 0.07% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 59 | 0.10% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 173 | 0.30% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 105 | 0.18% |
Thai | 36 | 0.06% |
Filipino | 30 | 0.05% |
Japanese | 18 | 0.03% |
Indian | 17 | 0.03% |
Korean | 11 | 0.02% |
Taiwanese | 10 | 0.02% |
Cambodian | 8 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 54,629 | 97.9% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 625 | 1.1% |
Spanish | 174 | 0.3% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 109 | 0.2% |
Other Asian | 79 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European | 57 | 0.1% |
Other | 43 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 33 | 0.1% |
Chinese | 32 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 12,616 | 21.6% |
French | 8,787 | 15.1% |
Irish | 8,610 | 14.8% |
American | 4,405 | 7.6% |
French Canadian | 3,917 | 6.7% |
German | 3,411 | 5.9% |
Scottish | 2,591 | 4.4% |
Italian | 2,304 | 4.0% |
Polish | 908 | 1.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 831 | 1.4% |
Swedish | 711 | 1.2% |
European | 671 | 1.2% |
Finnish | 586 | 1.0% |
Lithuanian | 443 | 0.8% |
Norwegian | 422 | 0.7% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 57,907 | 99.4% |
Not a citizen | 369 | 0.6% |
Native | 57,452 | 98.6% |
Foreign-born | 824 | 1.4% |
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 | ||||||
1,014 | 2.3% | 2,898 | 6.6% | 18,027 | 40.9% | 12,664 | 28.7% | 6,398 | 14.5% | 3,068 | 7.0% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,014 | 2.3% |
9-12 Years | 2,898 | 6.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 18,027 | 40.9% |
Some College | 12,664 | 28.7% |
Bach. Degree | 6,398 | 14.5% |
Grad Degree | 3,068 | 7.0% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 25,142 | 23,382 | 1,760 | 7.0% | 5.3% |
1991 | 25,550 | 23,055 | 2,495 | 9.8% | 7.8% |
1992 | 25,754 | 23,511 | 2,243 | 8.7% | 7.4% |
1993 | 25,511 | 23,353 | 2,158 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
1994 | 25,061 | 22,888 | 2,173 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
1995 | 25,408 | 23,540 | 1,868 | 7.4% | 5.9% |
1996 | 25,948 | 24,266 | 1,682 | 6.5% | 5.3% |
1997 | 26,047 | 24,342 | 1,705 | 6.5% | 5.2% |
1998 | 26,429 | 24,812 | 1,617 | 6.1% | 4.5% |
1999 | 26,403 | 24,677 | 1,726 | 6.5% | 4.0% |
2000 | 27,797 | 26,672 | 1,125 | 4.0% | 3.3% |
2001 | 27,554 | 26,288 | 1,266 | 4.6% | 3.8% |
2002 | 27,563 | 26,013 | 1,550 | 5.6% | 4.5% |
2003 | 27,715 | 26,050 | 1,665 | 6.0% | 5.1% |
2004 | 27,709 | 26,136 | 1,573 | 5.7% | 4.6% |
2005 | 28,051 | 26,415 | 1,636 | 5.8% | 4.9% |
2006 | 28,481 | 26,819 | 1,662 | 5.8% | 4.7% |
2007 | 28,276 | 26,616 | 1,660 | 5.9% | 4.7% |
2008 | 28,212 | 26,303 | 1,909 | 6.8% | 5.3% |
2009 | 28,141 | 25,016 | 3,125 | 11.1% | 8.4% |
2010 | 28,055 | 24,947 | 3,108 | 11.1% | 8.4% |
2011 | 27,837 | 24,977 | 2,860 | 10.3% | 7.7% |
2012 | 27,804 | 25,205 | 2,599 | 9.3% | 7.2% |
2013 | 27,725 | 25,412 | 2,313 | 8.3% | 6.7% |
2014 | 27,413 | 25,504 | 1,909 | 7.0% | 5.6% |
2015 | 26,707 | 25,250 | 1,457 | 5.5% | 4.4% |
2016 | 26,635 | 25,409 | 1,226 | 4.6% | 3.8% |
2017 | 26,887 | 25,845 | 1,042 | 3.9% | 3.4% |
2018 | 26,712 | 25,731 | 981 | 3.7% | 3.1% |
2019 | 26,576 | 25,716 | 860 | 3.2% | 2.7% |
2020 | 25,815 | 24,097 | 1,718 | 6.7% | 5.4% |
2021 | 26,389 | 24,914 | 1,475 | 5.6% | 4.6% |
2022 | 25,702 | 24,853 | 849 | 3.3% | 2.9% |
2023 | 26,211 | 25,375 | 836 | 3.2% | 2.9% |