2022 population: 50,586
( 4,484 from 2010
, 497 from 2020)
Land area: 968.2 square miles
Population density: 52.2 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 43,249 | 85.50% | 5.2% |
Black: | 555 | 1.10% | 56.8% |
Indian: | 184 | 0.36% | 82.2% |
Asian: | 764 | 1.51% | 29.3% |
2+ races: | 722 | 1.43% | 61.9% |
Hispanic: | 5,112 | 10.11% | 49.0% |
Total non-White: | 7,337 | 14.50% | 47.5% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 1,429 | 14.3 |
Deaths: | 993 | 9.9 |
Net Migration: | -26 | -0.3 |
Net Immigration: | 67 | 0.7 |
Change in White population: | 2,121 | 4.6 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 2,363 | 5.1 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 21,019 | |
Median Value | $218,600 | |
Occupied | 19,544 | 93.0% |
Vacant | 1,475 | 7.0% |
Owned | 12,955 | 66.3% |
Rented | 6,589 | 33.7% |
Median Rent | $885 | |
Single-Family Units | 15,219 | 72.4% |
Detached | 14,053 | 66.9% |
Attached | 1,166 | 5.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 2,800 | 13.3% |
Mobile Homes | 1,376 | 6.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,025 | 5.2% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 525 | 2.7% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 831 | 4.3% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 921 | 4.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 794 | 4.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 787 | 4.0% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 695 | 3.6% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 818 | 4.2% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 646 | 3.3% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,439 | 7.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,928 | 9.9% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 2,869 | 14.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 2,027 | 10.4% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,358 | 6.9% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,631 | 8.3% |
$200,000 or more | 1,250 | 6.4% |
Median Household Income | 70,093 | |
Per Capita Income | 36,327 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 89 | |
Compared to U.S. | 83 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 823 | 4.2% |
Public Assistance | 379 | 1.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,706 | 8.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 23,506 | 80.7% |
Unemployed | 665 | 2.3% |
In Armed Forces | 35 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 24,206 | 83.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 4,913 | 16.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 19.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 10,295 | 7,733 | 57.1% |
Non-Profit | 743 | 1,654 | 31.0% |
Self-Employed | 1,767 | 1,243 | 58.7% |
Local Government | 786 | 1,229 | 39.0% |
State Government | 532 | 1,008 | 34.5% |
Federal Government | 224 | 178 | 55.7% |
Total Private + Self | 12,062 | 8,976 | 57.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 2,285 | 4,069 | 36.0% |
Total | 14,347 | 13,045 | 52.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 14.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 3,729 | 13.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 6,351 | 23.1% |
Professional, Technical | 5,978 | 21.7% |
Service Occupations | 4,744 | 17.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 367 | 1.3% |
All others | 6,699 | 24.4% |
White Collar | 58.4% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 4,252 | 15.5% |
Retail trade | 3,882 | 14.1% |
Manufacturing | 3,134 | 11.4% |
Educational services | 2,714 | 9.9% |
Accommodation and food services | 2,228 | 8.1% |
Construction | 1,820 | 6.6% |
Other services | 1,559 | 5.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 1,335 | 4.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,179 | 4.3% |
Public administration | 1,077 | 3.9% |
Transportation and warehousing | 975 | 3.5% |
Wholesale trade | 805 | 2.9% |
Finance and insurance | 805 | 2.9% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 507 | 1.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 378 | 1.4% |
Information | 328 | 1.2% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 315 | 1.1% |
Utilities | 147 | 0.5% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 46 | 0.2% |
Management | 15 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 3,735 | 7.45% |
Puerto Rican | 108 | 0.22% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 639 | 1.28% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 304 | 0.61% |
Honduran | 101 | 0.20% |
Nicaraguan | 20 | 0.04% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 214 | 0.43% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 181 | 0.36% |
Argentinean | 5 | 0.01% |
Bolivian | 72 | 0.14% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 41 | 0.08% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 63 | 0.13% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 204 | 0.41% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 357 | 0.71% |
Japanese | 184 | 0.37% |
Korean | 82 | 0.16% |
Vietnamese | 68 | 0.14% |
Indian | 41 | 0.08% |
Bangladeshi | 25 | 0.05% |
Thai | 19 | 0.04% |
Filipino | 1 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 43,044 | 91.5% |
Spanish | 2,856 | 6.1% |
Chinese | 369 | 0.8% |
Other Asian | 262 | 0.6% |
German, other Germanic | 113 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 111 | 0.2% |
Vietnamese | 68 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European | 63 | 0.1% |
Korean | 52 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 17,951 | 35.8% |
Irish | 6,319 | 12.6% |
English | 4,765 | 9.5% |
Swedish | 2,641 | 5.3% |
Czech | 1,975 | 3.9% |
American | 1,770 | 3.5% |
Polish | 1,208 | 2.4% |
French | 1,167 | 2.3% |
Danish | 1,153 | 2.3% |
Italian | 961 | 1.9% |
European | 882 | 1.8% |
Dutch | 735 | 1.5% |
Norwegian | 734 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 658 | 1.3% |
Scandinavian | 450 | 0.9% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 48,983 | 97.8% |
Not a citizen | 1,120 | 2.2% |
Native | 47,833 | 95.5% |
Foreign-born | 2,270 | 4.5% |
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 | ||||||
805 | 2.6% | 1,506 | 4.9% | 7,637 | 24.6% | 10,169 | 32.8% | 7,178 | 23.1% | 3,733 | 12.0% |
Average years of education: 13.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 805 | 2.6% |
9-12 Years | 1,506 | 4.9% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 7,637 | 24.6% |
Some College | 10,169 | 32.8% |
Bach. Degree | 7,178 | 23.1% |
Grad Degree | 3,733 | 12.0% |
Average years of education: 13.8 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 20,749 | 20,234 | 515 | 2.5% | 2.4% |
1991 | 21,162 | 20,575 | 587 | 2.8% | 2.7% |
1992 | 22,227 | 21,612 | 615 | 2.8% | 2.8% |
1993 | 22,812 | 22,242 | 570 | 2.5% | 2.8% |
1994 | 23,742 | 23,144 | 598 | 2.5% | 2.6% |
1995 | 23,790 | 23,183 | 607 | 2.6% | 2.6% |
1996 | 24,082 | 23,450 | 632 | 2.6% | 2.7% |
1997 | 24,294 | 23,710 | 584 | 2.4% | 2.4% |
1998 | 24,377 | 23,727 | 650 | 2.7% | 2.5% |
1999 | 25,053 | 24,288 | 765 | 3.1% | 2.7% |
2000 | 24,744 | 24,178 | 566 | 2.3% | 2.8% |
2001 | 24,939 | 24,343 | 596 | 2.4% | 3.1% |
2002 | 26,064 | 25,394 | 670 | 2.6% | 3.7% |
2003 | 26,500 | 25,769 | 731 | 2.8% | 3.9% |
2004 | 26,866 | 26,084 | 782 | 2.9% | 3.9% |
2005 | 27,029 | 26,283 | 746 | 2.8% | 3.8% |
2006 | 27,500 | 26,890 | 610 | 2.2% | 3.0% |
2007 | 28,054 | 27,438 | 616 | 2.2% | 2.9% |
2008 | 27,820 | 27,142 | 678 | 2.4% | 3.2% |
2009 | 27,599 | 26,597 | 1,002 | 3.6% | 4.7% |
2010 | 26,344 | 25,371 | 973 | 3.7% | 4.7% |
2011 | 26,875 | 25,930 | 945 | 3.5% | 4.4% |
2012 | 27,253 | 26,378 | 875 | 3.2% | 3.9% |
2013 | 27,351 | 26,486 | 865 | 3.2% | 3.7% |
2014 | 27,498 | 26,745 | 753 | 2.7% | 3.3% |
2015 | 27,245 | 26,582 | 663 | 2.4% | 3.0% |
2016 | 27,371 | 26,687 | 684 | 2.5% | 3.1% |
2017 | 27,350 | 26,686 | 664 | 2.4% | 2.9% |
2018 | 27,817 | 27,156 | 661 | 2.4% | 2.9% |
2019 | 27,943 | 27,227 | 716 | 2.6% | 3.0% |
2020 | 27,519 | 26,430 | 1,089 | 4.0% | 4.2% |
2021 | 28,135 | 27,529 | 606 | 2.2% | 2.7% |
2022 | 28,488 | 27,922 | 566 | 2.0% | 2.3% |
2023 | 28,583 | 28,056 | 527 | 1.8% | 2.3% |