2022 population: 56,410
( 1,014 from 2010
, 61 from 2020)
Land area: 341.3 square miles
Population density: 165.3 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 52,165 | 92.47% | 4.9% |
Black: | 958 | 1.70% | 28.9% |
Indian: | 163 | 0.29% | 48.2% |
Asian: | 292 | 0.52% | 55.3% |
2+ races: | 1,092 | 1.94% | 83.5% |
Hispanic: | 1,740 | 3.08% | 95.5% |
Total non-White: | 4,245 | 7.53% | 64.9% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 1,020 | 9.1 |
Deaths: | 2,149 | 19.1 |
Net Migration: | 1,104 | 9.8 |
Net Immigration: | 21 | 0.2 |
Change in White population: | -2,684 | -4.7 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,670 | 2.9 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 27,881 | |
Median Value | $145,000 | |
Occupied | 23,940 | 85.9% |
Vacant | 3,941 | 14.1% |
Owned | 17,555 | 73.3% |
Rented | 6,385 | 26.7% |
Median Rent | $727 | |
Single-Family Units | 19,253 | 69.1% |
Detached | 18,954 | 68.0% |
Attached | 299 | 1.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,544 | 5.5% |
Mobile Homes | 5,191 | 18.6% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,416 | 5.9% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,632 | 6.8% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,857 | 7.8% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,372 | 5.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,076 | 4.5% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,678 | 7.0% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,091 | 4.6% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,326 | 5.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 920 | 3.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 2,305 | 9.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 2,360 | 9.9% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 2,487 | 10.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 2,211 | 9.2% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 855 | 3.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 781 | 3.3% |
$200,000 or more | 573 | 2.4% |
Median Household Income | 47,994 | |
Per Capita Income | 28,321 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 87 | |
Compared to U.S. | 71 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,616 | 6.8% |
Public Assistance | 1,005 | 4.2% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 3,858 | 16.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 20,854 | 61.3% |
Unemployed | 1,588 | 4.7% |
In Armed Forces | 34 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 22,476 | 66.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 11,546 | 33.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 38.6% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 8,248 | 7,238 | 53.3% |
Non-Profit | 576 | 1,114 | 34.1% |
Self-Employed | 1,393 | 667 | 67.6% |
Local Government | 967 | 1,094 | 46.9% |
State Government | 447 | 795 | 36.0% |
Federal Government | 268 | 335 | 44.4% |
Total Private + Self | 9,641 | 7,905 | 54.9% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 2,258 | 3,338 | 40.4% |
Total | 11,899 | 11,243 | 51.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 16.9% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,600 | 11.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 5,029 | 21.7% |
Professional, Technical | 4,975 | 21.5% |
Service Occupations | 4,237 | 18.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 104 | 0.4% |
All others | 6,314 | 27.3% |
White Collar | 54.4% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 3,934 | 17.0% |
Retail trade | 2,901 | 12.5% |
Manufacturing | 2,605 | 11.3% |
Educational services | 2,296 | 9.9% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,827 | 7.9% |
Construction | 1,749 | 7.6% |
Other services | 1,171 | 5.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,102 | 4.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,032 | 4.5% |
Finance and insurance | 867 | 3.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 857 | 3.7% |
Public administration | 841 | 3.6% |
Wholesale trade | 637 | 2.8% |
Utilities | 452 | 2.0% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 268 | 1.2% |
Information | 219 | 0.9% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 212 | 0.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 147 | 0.6% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 38 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 481 | 0.85% |
Puerto Rican | 83 | 0.15% |
Cuban | 159 | 0.28% |
Dominican | 3 | 0.01% |
Total Central American | 302 | 0.54% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 71 | 0.13% |
Honduran | 131 | 0.23% |
Nicaraguan | 54 | 0.10% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 46 | 0.08% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 26 | 0.05% |
Argentinean | 7 | 0.01% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 9 | 0.02% |
Ecuadorian | 10 | 0.02% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 472 | 0.84% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Laotian | 101 | 0.18% |
Filipino | 91 | 0.16% |
Korean | 37 | 0.07% |
Vietnamese | 26 | 0.05% |
Chinese | 2 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 52,320 | 97.1% |
Spanish | 888 | 1.6% |
Arabic | 190 | 0.4% |
Other Asian | 107 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 93 | 0.2% |
Other | 91 | 0.2% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 56 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European | 53 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 47 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 12,998 | 23.1% |
English | 7,572 | 13.4% |
German | 5,636 | 10.0% |
Irish | 4,955 | 8.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,895 | 3.4% |
Scottish | 1,117 | 2.0% |
European | 762 | 1.4% |
Italian | 732 | 1.3% |
Dutch | 431 | 0.8% |
French | 373 | 0.7% |
Polish | 358 | 0.6% |
Welsh | 312 | 0.6% |
British | 285 | 0.5% |
Norwegian | 238 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 209 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 55,527 | 98.6% |
Not a citizen | 788 | 1.4% |
Native | 55,151 | 97.9% |
Foreign-born | 1,164 | 2.1% |
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 | ||||||
1,782 | 4.2% | 3,502 | 8.3% | 15,454 | 36.7% | 12,441 | 29.6% | 5,687 | 13.5% | 3,197 | 7.6% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,782 | 4.2% |
9-12 Years | 3,502 | 8.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 15,454 | 36.7% |
Some College | 12,441 | 29.6% |
Bach. Degree | 5,687 | 13.5% |
Grad Degree | 3,197 | 7.6% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 24,054 | 22,833 | 1,221 | 5.1% | 5.3% |
1991 | 24,455 | 22,867 | 1,588 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
1992 | 24,996 | 23,319 | 1,677 | 6.7% | 6.5% |
1993 | 25,279 | 23,636 | 1,643 | 6.5% | 5.8% |
1994 | 25,843 | 24,282 | 1,561 | 6.0% | 4.8% |
1995 | 26,116 | 24,662 | 1,454 | 5.6% | 5.2% |
1996 | 26,353 | 24,891 | 1,462 | 5.5% | 5.2% |
1997 | 26,705 | 24,793 | 1,912 | 7.2% | 5.3% |
1998 | 25,961 | 24,581 | 1,380 | 5.3% | 4.3% |
1999 | 25,901 | 24,620 | 1,281 | 4.9% | 4.0% |
2000 | 27,618 | 26,314 | 1,304 | 4.7% | 3.9% |
2001 | 27,617 | 26,282 | 1,335 | 4.8% | 4.5% |
2002 | 28,020 | 26,233 | 1,787 | 6.4% | 5.1% |
2003 | 28,733 | 26,951 | 1,782 | 6.2% | 5.5% |
2004 | 28,913 | 27,218 | 1,695 | 5.9% | 5.3% |
2005 | 28,676 | 27,035 | 1,641 | 5.7% | 5.5% |
2006 | 29,408 | 27,906 | 1,502 | 5.1% | 5.3% |
2007 | 29,527 | 28,104 | 1,423 | 4.8% | 4.6% |
2008 | 29,774 | 27,832 | 1,942 | 6.5% | 6.5% |
2009 | 29,226 | 26,307 | 2,919 | 10.0% | 10.1% |
2010 | 26,253 | 23,334 | 2,919 | 11.1% | 9.8% |
2011 | 26,229 | 23,549 | 2,680 | 10.2% | 9.1% |
2012 | 25,473 | 23,158 | 2,315 | 9.1% | 8.0% |
2013 | 24,864 | 22,580 | 2,284 | 9.2% | 7.8% |
2014 | 23,880 | 22,036 | 1,844 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
2015 | 23,575 | 22,069 | 1,506 | 6.4% | 5.6% |
2016 | 23,685 | 22,342 | 1,343 | 5.7% | 4.7% |
2017 | 23,830 | 22,747 | 1,083 | 4.5% | 3.7% |
2018 | 23,824 | 22,839 | 985 | 4.1% | 3.5% |
2019 | 24,090 | 23,119 | 971 | 4.0% | 3.4% |
2020 | 23,655 | 22,001 | 1,654 | 7.0% | 7.5% |
2021 | 24,098 | 23,032 | 1,066 | 4.4% | 4.5% |
2022 | 24,060 | 23,185 | 875 | 3.6% | 3.4% |
2023 | 24,082 | 23,198 | 884 | 3.7% | 3.3% |