2022 population: 48,098
( 1,111 from 2010
, 1,025 from 2020)
Land area: 749.1 square miles
Population density: 64.2 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 22,040 | 45.82% | 6.6% |
Black: | 665 | 1.38% | 14.3% |
Indian: | 16,371 | 34.04% | 5.1% |
Asian: | 573 | 1.19% | 117.0% |
2+ races: | 4,500 | 9.36% | 12.2% |
Hispanic: | 3,949 | 8.21% | 33.8% |
Total non-White: | 26,058 | 54.18% | 11.4% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 1,221 | 13.0 |
Deaths: | 1,424 | 15.1 |
Net Migration: | 1,161 | 12.3 |
Net Immigration: | 49 | 0.5 |
Change in White population: | -1,551 | -3.3 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 2,662 | 5.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 22,138 | |
Median Value | $144,600 | |
Occupied | 17,993 | 81.3% |
Vacant | 4,145 | 18.7% |
Owned | 12,010 | 66.7% |
Rented | 5,983 | 33.3% |
Median Rent | $773 | |
Single-Family Units | 14,615 | 66.0% |
Detached | 14,352 | 64.8% |
Attached | 263 | 1.2% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,856 | 8.4% |
Mobile Homes | 4,496 | 20.3% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,534 | 8.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,009 | 5.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 732 | 4.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,206 | 6.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 978 | 5.4% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 812 | 4.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 822 | 4.6% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 913 | 5.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 628 | 3.5% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,427 | 7.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 2,070 | 11.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 2,084 | 11.6% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,522 | 8.5% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 783 | 4.4% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 869 | 4.8% |
$200,000 or more | 604 | 3.4% |
Median Household Income | 52,410 | |
Per Capita Income | 28,178 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 92 | |
Compared to U.S. | 79 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,220 | 6.8% |
Public Assistance | 471 | 2.6% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,987 | 16.6% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 17,763 | 63.5% |
Unemployed | 1,139 | 4.1% |
In Armed Forces | 91 | 0.3% |
Total Labor Force | 18,993 | 67.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 8,992 | 32.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 36.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 5,840 | 5,286 | 52.5% |
Non-Profit | 736 | 853 | 46.3% |
Self-Employed | 1,403 | 737 | 65.6% |
Local Government | 907 | 1,043 | 46.5% |
State Government | 679 | 1,083 | 38.5% |
Federal Government | 648 | 1,160 | 35.8% |
Total Private + Self | 7,243 | 6,023 | 54.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 2,970 | 4,139 | 41.8% |
Total | 10,213 | 10,162 | 50.1% |
Pct. Govt. | 27.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,681 | 13.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 3,949 | 19.4% |
Professional, Technical | 5,046 | 24.7% |
Service Occupations | 3,665 | 18.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 343 | 1.7% |
All others | 5,047 | 24.8% |
White Collar | 57.3% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 3,500 | 17.2% |
Educational services | 2,540 | 12.5% |
Retail trade | 2,075 | 10.2% |
Public administration | 1,823 | 8.9% |
Construction | 1,701 | 8.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,456 | 7.1% |
Manufacturing | 1,384 | 6.8% |
Other services | 1,173 | 5.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 716 | 3.5% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 614 | 3.0% |
Transportation and warehousing | 563 | 2.8% |
Finance and insurance | 548 | 2.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 431 | 2.1% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 393 | 1.9% |
Wholesale trade | 322 | 1.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 315 | 1.5% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 293 | 1.4% |
Information | 260 | 1.3% |
Utilities | 259 | 1.3% |
Management | 22 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 3,000 | 6.33% |
Puerto Rican | 191 | 0.40% |
Cuban | 31 | 0.07% |
Dominican | 116 | 0.24% |
Total Central American | 55 | 0.12% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 30 | 0.06% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 25 | 0.05% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 0 | 0.00% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 344 | 0.73% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 132 | 0.28% |
Thai | 86 | 0.18% |
Bangladeshi | 66 | 0.14% |
Chinese | 36 | 0.08% |
Japanese | 33 | 0.07% |
Korean | 25 | 0.05% |
Vietnamese | 23 | 0.05% |
Hmong | 22 | 0.05% |
Indian | 18 | 0.04% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 41,164 | 92.0% |
Spanish | 2,029 | 4.5% |
Other | 1,000 | 2.2% |
Other Asian | 212 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European | 82 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 76 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 47 | 0.1% |
Korean | 46 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 39 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 4,129 | 8.7% |
Irish | 4,112 | 8.7% |
American | 3,060 | 6.5% |
English | 2,805 | 5.9% |
European | 844 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 649 | 1.4% |
French | 592 | 1.2% |
Italian | 521 | 1.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 254 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 248 | 0.5% |
Norwegian | 247 | 0.5% |
Polish | 240 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 238 | 0.5% |
Czech | 169 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 163 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 46,493 | 98.1% |
Not a citizen | 919 | 1.9% |
Native | 46,013 | 97.0% |
Foreign-born | 1,399 | 3.0% |
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 | ||||||
1,100 | 3.6% | 2,397 | 7.9% | 9,663 | 32.0% | 8,383 | 27.8% | 5,472 | 18.1% | 3,140 | 10.4% |
Average years of education: 13.3 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,100 | 3.6% |
9-12 Years | 2,397 | 7.9% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 9,663 | 32.0% |
Some College | 8,383 | 27.8% |
Bach. Degree | 5,472 | 18.1% |
Grad Degree | 3,140 | 10.4% |
Average years of education: 13.3 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 15,617 | 14,447 | 1,170 | 7.5% | 5.4% |
1991 | 15,832 | 14,549 | 1,283 | 8.1% | 6.0% |
1992 | 16,125 | 14,992 | 1,133 | 7.0% | 5.9% |
1993 | 16,168 | 15,066 | 1,102 | 6.8% | 5.6% |
1994 | 16,379 | 15,372 | 1,007 | 6.1% | 5.3% |
1995 | 16,528 | 15,684 | 844 | 5.1% | 4.4% |
1996 | 16,808 | 15,958 | 850 | 5.1% | 4.0% |
1997 | 17,426 | 16,635 | 791 | 4.5% | 4.0% |
1998 | 17,851 | 17,109 | 742 | 4.2% | 4.1% |
1999 | 18,505 | 17,881 | 624 | 3.4% | 3.5% |
2000 | 18,784 | 18,201 | 583 | 3.1% | 3.0% |
2001 | 19,062 | 18,413 | 649 | 3.4% | 3.6% |
2002 | 19,772 | 18,997 | 775 | 3.9% | 4.6% |
2003 | 20,076 | 19,026 | 1,050 | 5.2% | 5.4% |
2004 | 20,743 | 19,820 | 923 | 4.4% | 4.7% |
2005 | 20,830 | 19,936 | 894 | 4.3% | 4.3% |
2006 | 21,444 | 20,575 | 869 | 4.1% | 3.9% |
2007 | 23,148 | 22,237 | 911 | 3.9% | 4.0% |
2008 | 22,845 | 22,012 | 833 | 3.6% | 3.6% |
2009 | 24,773 | 23,403 | 1,370 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
2010 | 19,431 | 18,001 | 1,430 | 7.4% | 6.5% |
2011 | 19,164 | 17,833 | 1,331 | 6.9% | 5.6% |
2012 | 18,883 | 17,593 | 1,290 | 6.8% | 5.1% |
2013 | 18,696 | 17,433 | 1,263 | 6.8% | 5.1% |
2014 | 18,506 | 17,427 | 1,079 | 5.8% | 4.3% |
2015 | 19,249 | 18,279 | 970 | 5.0% | 4.3% |
2016 | 19,259 | 18,237 | 1,022 | 5.3% | 4.6% |
2017 | 19,135 | 18,159 | 976 | 5.1% | 4.0% |
2018 | 18,794 | 18,034 | 760 | 4.0% | 3.3% |
2019 | 18,773 | 18,069 | 704 | 3.8% | 3.1% |
2020 | 19,669 | 18,598 | 1,071 | 5.4% | 6.1% |
2021 | 20,066 | 19,199 | 867 | 4.3% | 4.0% |
2022 | 20,114 | 19,405 | 709 | 3.5% | 3.0% |
2023 | 21,011 | 20,271 | 740 | 3.5% | 3.2% |