2022 population: 42,179
( 615 from 2010
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51 from 2020)
Land area: 694.8 square miles
Population density: 60.7 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 36,833 | 87.33% | ![]() |
Black: | 2,479 | 5.88% | ![]() |
Indian: | 250 | 0.59% | ![]() |
Asian: | 401 | 0.95% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 1,121 | 2.66% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 1,095 | 2.60% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 5,346 | 12.67% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 1,211 | 14.4 |
Deaths: | 1,555 | 18.5 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 373 | 4.4 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 5 | 0.1 |
Change in White population: | -1,671 | -3.9 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,056 | 2.5 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 19,336 | |
Median Value | $132,600 | |
Occupied | 16,269 | 84.1% |
Vacant | 3,067 | 15.9% |
Owned | 10,636 | 65.4% |
Rented | 5,633 | 34.6% |
Median Rent | $729 | |
Single-Family Units | 14,496 | 75.0% |
Detached | 14,308 | 74.0% |
Attached | 188 | 1.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,123 | 5.8% |
Mobile Homes | 2,182 | 11.3% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 918 | 5.6% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,595 | 9.8% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 880 | 5.4% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,023 | 6.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,120 | 6.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 926 | 5.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 596 | 3.7% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 694 | 4.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 753 | 4.6% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,468 | 9.0% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,503 | 9.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 2,020 | 12.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,152 | 7.1% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 635 | 3.9% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 508 | 3.1% |
$200,000 or more | 478 | 2.9% |
Median Household Income | 47,245 | |
Per Capita Income | 25,242 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 87 | |
Compared to U.S. | 74 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,844 | 11.3% |
Public Assistance | 422 | 2.6% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 3,586 | 22.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 15,809 | 62.7% |
Unemployed | 933 | 3.7% |
In Armed Forces | 10 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 16,752 | 66.5% |
Not in Labor Force | 8,449 | 33.5% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 37.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 6,490 | 5,863 | 52.5% |
Non-Profit | 314 | 514 | 37.9% |
Self-Employed | 1,139 | 532 | 68.2% |
Local Government | 454 | 578 | 44.0% |
State Government | 410 | 426 | 49.0% |
Federal Government | 352 | 340 | 50.9% |
Total Private + Self | 7,629 | 6,395 | 54.4% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,530 | 1,858 | 45.2% |
Total | 9,159 | 8,253 | 52.6% |
Pct. Govt. | 14.7% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,865 | 10.7% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 4,114 | 23.6% |
Professional, Technical | 2,650 | 15.2% |
Service Occupations | 2,902 | 16.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 180 | 1.0% |
All others | 5,902 | 33.9% |
White Collar | 49.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Retail trade | 2,908 | 16.7% |
Health care and social assistance | 2,816 | 16.2% |
Manufacturing | 2,634 | 15.1% |
Construction | 1,462 | 8.4% |
Educational services | 1,198 | 6.9% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,122 | 6.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,111 | 6.4% |
Other services | 665 | 3.8% |
Public administration | 623 | 3.6% |
Finance and insurance | 621 | 3.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 500 | 2.9% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 406 | 2.3% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 396 | 2.3% |
Information | 226 | 1.3% |
Wholesale trade | 190 | 1.1% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 189 | 1.1% |
Utilities | 159 | 0.9% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 123 | 0.7% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 84 | 0.5% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 499 | 1.18% |
Puerto Rican | 31 | 0.07% |
Cuban | 64 | 0.15% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 110 | 0.26% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 52 | 0.12% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 58 | 0.14% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 23 | 0.05% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 23 | 0.05% |
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 | 296 | 0.70% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Korean | 41 | 0.10% |
Vietnamese | 23 | 0.05% |
Filipino | 9 | 0.02% |
Chinese | 7 | 0.02% |
Japanese | 2 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 38,839 | 98.1% |
Spanish | 518 | 1.3% |
German, other Germanic | 133 | 0.3% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 25 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 20 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 19 | 0.0% |
Korean | 12 | 0.0% |
Other | 12 | 0.0% |
Tagalog | 9 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 5,666 | 13.4% |
Irish | 5,541 | 13.1% |
American | 4,532 | 10.7% |
English | 3,877 | 9.2% |
European | 647 | 1.5% |
French | 484 | 1.1% |
Polish | 477 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 473 | 1.1% |
Italian | 467 | 1.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 466 | 1.1% |
Dutch | 332 | 0.8% |
Haitian | 163 | 0.4% |
British | 115 | 0.3% |
Jamaican | 113 | 0.3% |
Portuguese | 103 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 42,145 | 99.7% |
Not a citizen | 135 | 0.3% |
Native | 41,893 | 99.1% |
Foreign-born | 387 | 0.9% |
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 | ||||||
1,292 | 4.5% | 3,465 | 12.0% | 11,743 | 40.5% | 8,464 | 29.2% | 2,563 | 8.8% | 1,468 | 5.1% |
Average years of education: 12.6 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,292 | 4.5% |
9-12 Years | 3,465 | 12.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 11,743 | 40.5% |
Some College | 8,464 | 29.2% |
Bach. Degree | 2,563 | 8.8% |
Grad Degree | 1,468 | 5.1% |
Average years of education: 12.6 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 16,918 | 15,620 | 1,298 | 7.7% | 5.9% |
1991 | 17,344 | 15,795 | 1,549 | 8.9% | 6.6% |
1992 | 17,541 | 16,088 | 1,453 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
1993 | 18,183 | 16,577 | 1,606 | 8.8% | 6.2% |
1994 | 18,665 | 17,284 | 1,381 | 7.4% | 5.2% |
1995 | 19,388 | 18,126 | 1,262 | 6.5% | 4.8% |
1996 | 19,736 | 18,509 | 1,227 | 6.2% | 4.7% |
1997 | 20,139 | 19,059 | 1,080 | 5.4% | 4.4% |
1998 | 20,283 | 19,336 | 947 | 4.7% | 4.0% |
1999 | 20,077 | 19,299 | 778 | 3.9% | 3.2% |
2000 | 19,857 | 18,933 | 924 | 4.7% | 3.4% |
2001 | 20,252 | 19,138 | 1,114 | 5.5% | 4.5% |
2002 | 20,427 | 19,320 | 1,107 | 5.4% | 5.3% |
2003 | 20,670 | 19,492 | 1,178 | 5.7% | 5.7% |
2004 | 21,641 | 20,451 | 1,190 | 5.5% | 5.9% |
2005 | 22,247 | 21,091 | 1,156 | 5.2% | 5.4% |
2006 | 21,875 | 20,707 | 1,168 | 5.3% | 4.9% |
2007 | 21,552 | 20,140 | 1,412 | 6.6% | 5.1% |
2008 | 22,121 | 20,740 | 1,381 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
2009 | 21,589 | 19,892 | 1,697 | 7.9% | 9.0% |
2010 | 18,687 | 16,910 | 1,777 | 9.5% | 9.5% |
2011 | 18,731 | 17,008 | 1,723 | 9.2% | 8.6% |
2012 | 18,569 | 16,997 | 1,572 | 8.5% | 7.2% |
2013 | 18,656 | 17,173 | 1,483 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
2014 | 19,022 | 17,675 | 1,347 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
2015 | 18,866 | 17,674 | 1,192 | 6.3% | 5.1% |
2016 | 18,771 | 17,701 | 1,070 | 5.7% | 4.5% |
2017 | 18,511 | 17,673 | 838 | 4.5% | 3.8% |
2018 | 18,116 | 17,284 | 832 | 4.6% | 3.2% |
2019 | 17,910 | 17,072 | 838 | 4.7% | 3.3% |
2020 | 18,183 | 17,032 | 1,151 | 6.3% | 6.1% |
2021 | 17,877 | 17,083 | 794 | 4.4% | 4.1% |
2022 | 17,926 | 17,400 | 526 | 2.9% | 2.5% |
2023 | 17,526 | 16,760 | 766 | 4.4% | 3.1% |