2022 population: 87,881
( 3,031 from 2010
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308 from 2020)
Land area: 506.2 square miles
Population density: 173.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 70,999 | 80.79% | ![]() |
Black: | 5,445 | 6.20% | ![]() |
Indian: | 276 | 0.31% | ![]() |
Asian: | 3,380 | 3.85% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 1,605 | 1.83% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 6,176 | 7.03% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 16,882 | 19.21% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 1,877 | 10.7 |
Deaths: | 2,894 | 16.5 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 1,255 | 7.2 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 42 | 0.2 |
Change in White population: | -4,473 | -4.9 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,442 | 1.6 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 39,773 | |
Median Value | $155,500 | |
Occupied | 35,195 | 88.5% |
Vacant | 4,578 | 11.5% |
Owned | 26,786 | 76.1% |
Rented | 8,409 | 23.9% |
Median Rent | $768 | |
Single-Family Units | 27,890 | 70.1% |
Detached | 27,496 | 69.1% |
Attached | 394 | 1.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 2,000 | 5.0% |
Mobile Homes | 8,034 | 20.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,910 | 5.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,852 | 5.3% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,942 | 5.5% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,944 | 5.5% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,742 | 4.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,450 | 4.1% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,423 | 4.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 2,119 | 6.0% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 2,150 | 6.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 2,652 | 7.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 3,690 | 10.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 4,561 | 13.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 2,930 | 8.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 2,060 | 5.9% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,410 | 4.0% |
$200,000 or more | 1,360 | 3.9% |
Median Household Income | 53,732 | |
Per Capita Income | 30,633 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 87 | |
Compared to U.S. | 73 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,633 | 4.6% |
Public Assistance | 674 | 1.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 5,232 | 14.9% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 34,499 | 66.6% |
Unemployed | 2,283 | 4.4% |
In Armed Forces | 11 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 36,793 | 71.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 14,993 | 29.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 33.4% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 15,312 | 11,489 | 57.1% |
Non-Profit | 786 | 1,559 | 33.5% |
Self-Employed | 2,038 | 1,071 | 65.6% |
Local Government | 1,365 | 2,024 | 40.3% |
State Government | 1,555 | 1,916 | 44.8% |
Federal Government | 144 | 228 | 38.7% |
Total Private + Self | 17,350 | 12,560 | 58.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 3,850 | 5,727 | 40.2% |
Total | 21,200 | 18,287 | 53.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 18.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 4,737 | 12.0% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 6,952 | 17.6% |
Professional, Technical | 7,755 | 19.6% |
Service Occupations | 7,356 | 18.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 206 | 0.5% |
All others | 12,739 | 32.2% |
White Collar | 49.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 9,169 | 23.2% |
Health care and social assistance | 6,013 | 15.2% |
Retail trade | 4,444 | 11.2% |
Educational services | 3,084 | 7.8% |
Accommodation and food services | 3,030 | 7.7% |
Public administration | 2,337 | 5.9% |
Construction | 2,248 | 5.7% |
Other services | 1,913 | 4.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,493 | 3.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 1,322 | 3.3% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,058 | 2.7% |
Wholesale trade | 857 | 2.2% |
Finance and insurance | 779 | 2.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 493 | 1.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 401 | 1.0% |
Information | 366 | 0.9% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 299 | 0.8% |
Utilities | 233 | 0.6% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,665 | 1.90% |
Puerto Rican | 494 | 0.56% |
Cuban | 152 | 0.17% |
Dominican | 15 | 0.02% |
Total Central American | 2,773 | 3.16% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 1,854 | 2.11% |
Honduran | 564 | 0.64% |
Nicaraguan | 20 | 0.02% |
Panamanian | 5 | 0.01% |
Salvadoran | 276 | 0.31% |
Other Central American | 54 | 0.06% |
Total South American | 95 | 0.11% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 49 | 0.06% |
Colombian | 12 | 0.01% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 34 | 0.04% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 664 | 0.76% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Hmong | 1,901 | 2.17% |
Laotian | 314 | 0.36% |
Chinese | 257 | 0.29% |
Filipino | 200 | 0.23% |
Thai | 82 | 0.09% |
Vietnamese | 66 | 0.08% |
Indian | 45 | 0.05% |
Taiwanese | 26 | 0.03% |
Japanese | 21 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 75,668 | 90.4% |
Spanish | 4,748 | 5.7% |
Other Asian | 1,731 | 2.1% |
Arabic | 510 | 0.6% |
Other | 352 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European | 223 | 0.3% |
Chinese | 218 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 70 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 58 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 20,522 | 23.4% |
German | 9,731 | 11.1% |
English | 8,360 | 9.5% |
Irish | 7,667 | 8.7% |
Scottish | 2,052 | 2.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,814 | 2.1% |
Italian | 1,472 | 1.7% |
European | 1,363 | 1.6% |
Polish | 1,192 | 1.4% |
French | 1,010 | 1.2% |
Dutch | 819 | 0.9% |
Palestinian | 492 | 0.6% |
Norwegian | 476 | 0.5% |
British | 461 | 0.5% |
French Canadian | 249 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 85,733 | 97.6% |
Not a citizen | 2,066 | 2.4% |
Native | 83,500 | 95.1% |
Foreign-born | 4,299 | 4.9% |
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 | ||||||
3,913 | 6.1% | 5,913 | 9.2% | 20,923 | 32.4% | 21,046 | 32.6% | 7,983 | 12.4% | 4,774 | 7.4% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 3,913 | 6.1% |
9-12 Years | 5,913 | 9.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 20,923 | 32.4% |
Some College | 21,046 | 32.6% |
Bach. Degree | 7,983 | 12.4% |
Grad Degree | 4,774 | 7.4% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 41,968 | 40,313 | 1,655 | 3.9% | 4.1% |
1991 | 42,225 | 39,620 | 2,605 | 6.2% | 5.9% |
1992 | 43,213 | 40,671 | 2,542 | 5.9% | 6.3% |
1993 | 43,077 | 41,083 | 1,994 | 4.6% | 5.1% |
1994 | 43,416 | 41,845 | 1,571 | 3.6% | 4.4% |
1995 | 44,091 | 42,029 | 2,062 | 4.7% | 4.4% |
1996 | 44,468 | 42,487 | 1,981 | 4.5% | 4.4% |
1997 | 44,547 | 42,809 | 1,738 | 3.9% | 3.8% |
1998 | 43,739 | 42,225 | 1,514 | 3.5% | 3.5% |
1999 | 43,880 | 42,748 | 1,132 | 2.6% | 3.3% |
2000 | 46,301 | 44,655 | 1,646 | 3.6% | 3.7% |
2001 | 45,528 | 42,514 | 3,014 | 6.6% | 5.6% |
2002 | 43,856 | 40,273 | 3,583 | 8.2% | 6.9% |
2003 | 43,379 | 39,852 | 3,527 | 8.1% | 6.7% |
2004 | 42,615 | 39,589 | 3,026 | 7.1% | 5.9% |
2005 | 41,767 | 38,946 | 2,821 | 6.8% | 5.6% |
2006 | 41,727 | 39,153 | 2,574 | 6.2% | 5.1% |
2007 | 40,252 | 37,662 | 2,590 | 6.4% | 5.1% |
2008 | 40,462 | 37,161 | 3,301 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
2009 | 40,114 | 34,201 | 5,913 | 14.7% | 11.0% |
2010 | 41,829 | 36,483 | 5,346 | 12.8% | 10.7% |
2011 | 41,414 | 36,680 | 4,734 | 11.4% | 10.3% |
2012 | 41,048 | 36,909 | 4,139 | 10.1% | 9.5% |
2013 | 40,173 | 36,937 | 3,236 | 8.1% | 7.8% |
2014 | 39,369 | 36,989 | 2,380 | 6.0% | 6.1% |
2015 | 39,285 | 37,103 | 2,182 | 5.6% | 5.7% |
2016 | 39,733 | 37,798 | 1,935 | 4.9% | 5.1% |
2017 | 40,435 | 38,736 | 1,699 | 4.2% | 4.5% |
2018 | 40,843 | 39,335 | 1,508 | 3.7% | 4.0% |
2019 | 41,057 | 39,567 | 1,490 | 3.6% | 3.8% |
2020 | 39,888 | 37,019 | 2,869 | 7.2% | 7.3% |
2021 | 39,477 | 37,656 | 1,821 | 4.6% | 4.9% |
2022 | 40,970 | 39,563 | 1,407 | 3.4% | 3.7% |
2023 | 40,790 | 39,452 | 1,338 | 3.3% | 3.5% |