2022 population: 80,848
( 12,172 from 2010
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1,383 from 2020)
Land area: 760.1 square miles
Population density: 106.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 70,253 | 86.90% | ![]() |
Black: | 5,578 | 6.90% | ![]() |
Indian: | 258 | 0.32% | ![]() |
Asian: | 1,155 | 1.43% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 1,378 | 1.70% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 2,226 | 2.75% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 10,595 | 13.10% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 1,415 | 8.9 |
Deaths: | 2,216 | 13.9 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 2,121 | 13.3 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 76 | 0.5 |
Change in White population: | 8,218 | 12.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 3,954 | 5.8 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 37,302 | |
Median Value | $263,900 | |
Occupied | 32,510 | 87.2% |
Vacant | 4,792 | 12.8% |
Owned | 27,390 | 84.3% |
Rented | 5,120 | 15.7% |
Median Rent | $939 | |
Single-Family Units | 30,192 | 80.9% |
Detached | 28,656 | 76.8% |
Attached | 1,536 | 4.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 2,024 | 5.4% |
Mobile Homes | 4,251 | 11.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 981 | 3.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,029 | 3.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,213 | 3.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 922 | 2.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,245 | 3.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,024 | 3.1% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,367 | 4.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,339 | 4.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,325 | 4.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 2,413 | 7.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 3,444 | 10.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 4,850 | 14.9% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 3,292 | 10.1% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 2,862 | 8.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 2,678 | 8.2% |
$200,000 or more | 2,526 | 7.8% |
Median Household Income | 74,773 | |
Per Capita Income | 40,552 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 84 | |
Compared to U.S. | 84 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,147 | 3.5% |
Public Assistance | 630 | 1.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,179 | 6.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 33,342 | 70.7% |
Unemployed | 1,075 | 2.3% |
In Armed Forces | 55 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 34,472 | 73.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 12,709 | 26.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 29.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 13,985 | 9,788 | 58.8% |
Non-Profit | 1,706 | 2,354 | 42.0% |
Self-Employed | 2,699 | 1,401 | 65.8% |
Local Government | 1,267 | 2,071 | 38.0% |
State Government | 683 | 408 | 62.6% |
Federal Government | 396 | 302 | 56.7% |
Total Private + Self | 16,684 | 11,189 | 59.9% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 4,052 | 5,135 | 44.1% |
Total | 20,736 | 16,324 | 56.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 13.8% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 6,950 | 18.7% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 7,663 | 20.6% |
Professional, Technical | 9,006 | 24.2% |
Service Occupations | 4,688 | 12.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 181 | 0.5% |
All others | 8,864 | 23.8% |
White Collar | 63.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 5,040 | 13.6% |
Manufacturing | 4,819 | 13.0% |
Educational services | 4,320 | 11.6% |
Retail trade | 4,276 | 11.5% |
Construction | 2,710 | 7.3% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 2,393 | 6.4% |
Other services | 2,193 | 5.9% |
Finance and insurance | 1,857 | 5.0% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,843 | 5.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,685 | 4.5% |
Public administration | 1,340 | 3.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,100 | 3.0% |
Wholesale trade | 736 | 2.0% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 700 | 1.9% |
Utilities | 654 | 1.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 573 | 1.5% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 559 | 1.5% |
Information | 339 | 0.9% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 25 | 0.1% |
Management | 9 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,031 | 1.29% |
Puerto Rican | 277 | 0.35% |
Cuban | 75 | 0.09% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 203 | 0.25% |
Costa Rican | 7 | 0.01% |
Guatemalan | 19 | 0.02% |
Honduran | 63 | 0.08% |
Nicaraguan | 8 | 0.01% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 106 | 0.13% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 390 | 0.49% |
Argentinean | 7 | 0.01% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 5 | 0.01% |
Colombian | 152 | 0.19% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 172 | 0.22% |
Uruguayan | 6 | 0.01% |
Venezuelan | 48 | 0.06% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 103 | 0.13% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 228 | 0.29% |
Japanese | 195 | 0.24% |
Indian | 124 | 0.16% |
Vietnamese | 108 | 0.14% |
Chinese | 95 | 0.12% |
Korean | 50 | 0.06% |
Thai | 50 | 0.06% |
Cambodian | 14 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 73,608 | 96.6% |
Spanish | 1,312 | 1.7% |
Other Asian | 295 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European | 271 | 0.4% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 269 | 0.4% |
Tagalog | 77 | 0.1% |
Arabic | 76 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 71 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 57 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 12,365 | 15.5% |
English | 12,224 | 15.3% |
German | 8,593 | 10.8% |
Irish | 8,001 | 10.0% |
Italian | 2,840 | 3.6% |
Scottish | 1,759 | 2.2% |
European | 1,712 | 2.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,466 | 1.8% |
Polish | 1,451 | 1.8% |
Welsh | 930 | 1.2% |
French | 835 | 1.0% |
Dutch | 566 | 0.7% |
African | 531 | 0.7% |
British | 523 | 0.7% |
Norwegian | 407 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 78,790 | 98.8% |
Not a citizen | 971 | 1.2% |
Native | 77,637 | 97.3% |
Foreign-born | 2,124 | 2.7% |
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 | ||||||
1,480 | 2.5% | 2,928 | 5.0% | 17,066 | 29.4% | 17,710 | 30.5% | 11,560 | 19.9% | 7,355 | 12.7% |
Average years of education: 13.7 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,480 | 2.5% |
9-12 Years | 2,928 | 5.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 17,066 | 29.4% |
Some College | 17,710 | 30.5% |
Bach. Degree | 11,560 | 19.9% |
Grad Degree | 7,355 | 12.7% |
Average years of education: 13.7 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 27,638 | 26,449 | 1,189 | 4.3% | 4.4% |
1991 | 29,186 | 27,629 | 1,557 | 5.3% | 5.8% |
1992 | 29,978 | 28,338 | 1,640 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
1993 | 30,533 | 29,323 | 1,210 | 4.0% | 5.2% |
1994 | 31,224 | 30,230 | 994 | 3.2% | 4.8% |
1995 | 31,499 | 30,537 | 962 | 3.1% | 4.4% |
1996 | 32,284 | 31,225 | 1,059 | 3.3% | 4.3% |
1997 | 31,857 | 30,854 | 1,003 | 3.1% | 3.7% |
1998 | 32,763 | 32,023 | 740 | 2.3% | 2.8% |
1999 | 33,654 | 32,994 | 660 | 2.0% | 2.7% |
2000 | 34,731 | 34,053 | 678 | 2.0% | 2.3% |
2001 | 34,400 | 33,234 | 1,166 | 3.4% | 3.3% |
2002 | 34,862 | 33,179 | 1,683 | 4.8% | 4.4% |
2003 | 35,158 | 33,612 | 1,546 | 4.4% | 4.3% |
2004 | 35,494 | 34,005 | 1,489 | 4.2% | 4.1% |
2005 | 36,559 | 35,181 | 1,378 | 3.8% | 3.8% |
2006 | 37,631 | 36,416 | 1,215 | 3.2% | 3.3% |
2007 | 37,743 | 36,527 | 1,216 | 3.2% | 3.3% |
2008 | 38,554 | 37,028 | 1,526 | 4.0% | 4.3% |
2009 | 37,871 | 35,236 | 2,635 | 7.0% | 6.8% |
2010 | 39,107 | 36,284 | 2,823 | 7.2% | 7.3% |
2011 | 38,759 | 36,258 | 2,501 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
2012 | 38,267 | 36,030 | 2,237 | 5.8% | 5.9% |
2013 | 38,242 | 36,114 | 2,128 | 5.6% | 5.6% |
2014 | 38,576 | 36,641 | 1,935 | 5.0% | 5.1% |
2015 | 38,381 | 36,703 | 1,678 | 4.4% | 4.4% |
2016 | 38,012 | 36,486 | 1,526 | 4.0% | 4.0% |
2017 | 38,287 | 36,820 | 1,467 | 3.8% | 3.7% |
2018 | 38,448 | 37,288 | 1,160 | 3.0% | 2.9% |
2019 | 38,964 | 37,897 | 1,067 | 2.7% | 2.7% |
2020 | 37,737 | 35,800 | 1,937 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
2021 | 37,852 | 36,550 | 1,302 | 3.4% | 3.9% |
2022 | 38,542 | 37,438 | 1,104 | 2.9% | 2.9% |
2023 | 38,930 | 37,800 | 1,130 | 2.9% | 2.9% |