2022 population: 82,911
( 6,290 from 2010
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1,887 from 2020)
Land area: 408.2 square miles
Population density: 203.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 67,733 | 81.69% | ![]() |
Black: | 4,582 | 5.53% | ![]() |
Indian: | 388 | 0.47% | ![]() |
Asian: | 1,607 | 1.94% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 2,384 | 2.88% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 6,217 | 7.50% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 15,178 | 18.31% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 2,334 | 13.8 |
Deaths: | 2,506 | 14.8 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -1,867 | -11.0 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 174 | 1.0 |
Change in White population: | -9,204 | -10.3 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 2,914 | 3.3 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 38,368 | |
Median Value | $149,600 | |
Occupied | 33,363 | 87.0% |
Vacant | 5,005 | 13.0% |
Owned | 21,148 | 63.4% |
Rented | 12,215 | 36.6% |
Median Rent | $856 | |
Single-Family Units | 28,971 | 75.5% |
Detached | 27,929 | 72.8% |
Attached | 1,042 | 2.7% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 4,570 | 11.9% |
Mobile Homes | 1,585 | 4.1% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 2,109 | 6.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,896 | 5.7% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,524 | 4.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,862 | 5.6% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,511 | 4.5% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,457 | 4.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,426 | 4.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,517 | 4.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,433 | 4.3% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 2,286 | 6.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 3,477 | 10.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 4,858 | 14.6% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 2,829 | 8.5% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,686 | 5.1% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,844 | 5.5% |
$200,000 or more | 1,648 | 4.9% |
Median Household Income | 58,303 | |
Per Capita Income | 31,886 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 92 | |
Compared to U.S. | 78 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,923 | 5.8% |
Public Assistance | 1,638 | 4.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 4,880 | 14.6% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 33,729 | 67.5% |
Unemployed | 1,764 | 3.5% |
In Armed Forces | 226 | 0.5% |
Total Labor Force | 35,719 | 71.5% |
Not in Labor Force | 14,234 | 28.5% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 32.0% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 15,751 | 11,975 | 56.8% |
Non-Profit | 1,232 | 2,256 | 35.3% |
Self-Employed | 1,851 | 814 | 69.5% |
Local Government | 989 | 1,361 | 42.1% |
State Government | 663 | 1,274 | 34.2% |
Federal Government | 306 | 172 | 64.0% |
Total Private + Self | 17,602 | 12,789 | 57.9% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 3,190 | 5,063 | 38.7% |
Total | 20,792 | 17,852 | 53.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 12.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 4,220 | 10.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 8,144 | 21.0% |
Professional, Technical | 7,518 | 19.4% |
Service Occupations | 6,412 | 16.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 164 | 0.4% |
All others | 12,428 | 32.1% |
White Collar | 51.3% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 7,514 | 19.4% |
Health care and social assistance | 6,154 | 15.9% |
Retail trade | 4,237 | 10.9% |
Educational services | 3,304 | 8.5% |
Accommodation and food services | 2,633 | 6.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 2,457 | 6.3% |
Construction | 2,273 | 5.9% |
Other services | 1,835 | 4.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,600 | 4.1% |
Public administration | 1,499 | 3.9% |
Finance and insurance | 1,485 | 3.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 923 | 2.4% |
Wholesale trade | 837 | 2.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 578 | 1.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 402 | 1.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 343 | 0.9% |
Information | 334 | 0.9% |
Utilities | 262 | 0.7% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 52 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 3,516 | 4.16% |
Puerto Rican | 520 | 0.62% |
Cuban | 432 | 0.51% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 791 | 0.94% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 138 | 0.16% |
Honduran | 11 | 0.01% |
Nicaraguan | 6 | 0.01% |
Panamanian | 44 | 0.05% |
Salvadoran | 592 | 0.70% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 18 | 0.02% |
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 | 18 | 0.02% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 623 | 0.74% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 312 | 0.37% |
Vietnamese | 257 | 0.30% |
Indian | 224 | 0.26% |
Filipino | 130 | 0.15% |
Burmese | 113 | 0.13% |
Bangladeshi | 46 | 0.05% |
Japanese | 22 | 0.03% |
Korean | 18 | 0.02% |
Cambodian | 9 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 74,229 | 93.5% |
Spanish | 3,220 | 4.1% |
Other Asian | 294 | 0.4% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 265 | 0.3% |
Chinese | 259 | 0.3% |
Other | 259 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European | 235 | 0.3% |
Vietnamese | 230 | 0.3% |
Arabic | 129 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 19,091 | 22.6% |
Irish | 10,619 | 12.6% |
English | 8,823 | 10.4% |
American | 5,432 | 6.4% |
Polish | 2,066 | 2.4% |
French | 1,791 | 2.1% |
Italian | 1,557 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 1,429 | 1.7% |
European | 1,093 | 1.3% |
Dutch | 1,040 | 1.2% |
Swedish | 929 | 1.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 858 | 1.0% |
Norwegian | 857 | 1.0% |
Swiss | 428 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 376 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 82,907 | 98.1% |
Not a citizen | 1,637 | 1.9% |
Native | 81,307 | 96.2% |
Foreign-born | 3,237 | 3.8% |
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 | ||||||
1,906 | 3.3% | 4,042 | 7.1% | 21,630 | 37.7% | 16,355 | 28.5% | 9,300 | 16.2% | 4,083 | 7.1% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,906 | 3.3% |
9-12 Years | 4,042 | 7.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 21,630 | 37.7% |
Some College | 16,355 | 28.5% |
Bach. Degree | 9,300 | 16.2% |
Grad Degree | 4,083 | 7.1% |
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 | 40,771 | 37,929 | 2,842 | 7.0% | 5.9% |
1991 | 41,395 | 37,925 | 3,470 | 8.4% | 6.6% |
1992 | 40,883 | 37,745 | 3,138 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
1993 | 41,000 | 37,337 | 3,663 | 8.9% | 6.2% |
1994 | 41,598 | 37,448 | 4,150 | 10.0% | 5.2% |
1995 | 42,277 | 39,141 | 3,136 | 7.4% | 4.8% |
1996 | 41,648 | 38,682 | 2,966 | 7.1% | 4.7% |
1997 | 42,625 | 40,317 | 2,308 | 5.4% | 4.4% |
1998 | 42,472 | 40,469 | 2,003 | 4.7% | 4.0% |
1999 | 42,834 | 41,330 | 1,504 | 3.5% | 3.2% |
2000 | 42,508 | 41,011 | 1,497 | 3.5% | 3.4% |
2001 | 43,197 | 41,044 | 2,153 | 5.0% | 4.5% |
2002 | 43,247 | 40,777 | 2,470 | 5.7% | 5.3% |
2003 | 44,040 | 41,473 | 2,567 | 5.8% | 5.7% |
2004 | 45,101 | 42,306 | 2,795 | 6.2% | 5.9% |
2005 | 45,570 | 42,898 | 2,672 | 5.9% | 5.4% |
2006 | 46,641 | 44,505 | 2,136 | 4.6% | 4.9% |
2007 | 48,638 | 46,480 | 2,158 | 4.4% | 5.1% |
2008 | 49,255 | 46,666 | 2,589 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
2009 | 49,789 | 45,669 | 4,120 | 8.3% | 9.0% |
2010 | 46,465 | 42,236 | 4,229 | 9.1% | 9.5% |
2011 | 46,246 | 42,429 | 3,817 | 8.3% | 8.6% |
2012 | 46,410 | 43,401 | 3,009 | 6.5% | 7.2% |
2013 | 46,447 | 43,537 | 2,910 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
2014 | 46,094 | 43,456 | 2,638 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
2015 | 46,208 | 44,045 | 2,163 | 4.7% | 5.1% |
2016 | 46,642 | 44,741 | 1,901 | 4.1% | 4.5% |
2017 | 45,081 | 43,471 | 1,610 | 3.6% | 3.8% |
2018 | 44,363 | 43,038 | 1,325 | 3.0% | 3.2% |
2019 | 44,205 | 42,855 | 1,350 | 3.1% | 3.3% |
2020 | 43,827 | 41,667 | 2,160 | 4.9% | 6.1% |
2021 | 42,604 | 41,074 | 1,530 | 3.6% | 4.1% |
2022 | 42,112 | 41,103 | 1,009 | 2.4% | 2.5% |
2023 | 42,471 | 41,251 | 1,220 | 2.9% | 3.1% |