2022 population: 72,452
( 7,725 from 2010
, 2,003 from 2020)
Land area: 4391.5 square miles
Population density: 16.5 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 22,466 | 31.01% | 19.3% |
Black: | 2,466 | 3.40% | 2.8% |
Indian: | 573 | 0.79% | 22.4% |
Asian: | 479 | 0.66% | 49.7% |
2+ races: | 604 | 0.83% | 4.0% |
Hispanic: | 45,864 | 63.30% | 38.7% |
Total non-White: | 49,986 | 68.99% | 35.5% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 2,476 | 16.6 |
Deaths: | 1,626 | 10.9 |
Net Migration: | -3,432 | -23.0 |
Net Immigration: | 601 | 4.0 |
Change in White population: | -5,379 | -8.3 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 13,104 | 20.2 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 27,854 | |
Median Value | $162,000 | |
Occupied | 24,379 | 87.5% |
Vacant | 3,475 | 12.5% |
Owned | 16,679 | 68.4% |
Rented | 7,700 | 31.6% |
Median Rent | $1,031 | |
Single-Family Units | 19,859 | 71.3% |
Detached | 19,451 | 69.8% |
Attached | 408 | 1.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,947 | 7.0% |
Mobile Homes | 4,699 | 16.9% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 2,006 | 8.2% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,186 | 4.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,032 | 4.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 779 | 3.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 887 | 3.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,354 | 5.6% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 872 | 3.6% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 639 | 2.6% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 719 | 2.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,795 | 7.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 2,416 | 9.9% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 3,302 | 13.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 2,176 | 8.9% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,773 | 7.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,733 | 7.1% |
$200,000 or more | 1,710 | 7.0% |
Median Household Income | 65,855 | |
Per Capita Income | 29,635 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 102 | |
Compared to U.S. | 87 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 878 | 3.6% |
Public Assistance | 727 | 3.0% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 4,080 | 16.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 11,664 | 66.1% |
Unemployed | 1,101 | 6.2% |
In Armed Forces | 43 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 12,808 | 72.6% |
Not in Labor Force | 4,845 | 27.4% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 33.7% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 14,307 | 7,200 | 66.5% |
Non-Profit | 504 | 827 | 37.9% |
Self-Employed | 2,155 | 964 | 69.1% |
Local Government | 1,139 | 1,706 | 40.0% |
State Government | 260 | 1,319 | 16.5% |
Federal Government | 143 | 221 | 39.3% |
Total Private + Self | 16,462 | 8,164 | 66.8% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 2,046 | 4,073 | 33.4% |
Total | 18,508 | 12,237 | 60.2% |
Pct. Govt. | 15.6% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 3,770 | 12.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 6,027 | 19.6% |
Professional, Technical | 4,863 | 15.8% |
Service Occupations | 4,145 | 13.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 465 | 1.5% |
All others | 11,998 | 39.0% |
White Collar | 47.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 5,085 | 16.5% |
Retail trade | 3,243 | 10.5% |
Construction | 2,879 | 9.3% |
Health care and social assistance | 2,610 | 8.5% |
Educational services | 2,537 | 8.2% |
Accommodation and food services | 2,234 | 7.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 2,047 | 6.6% |
Other services | 1,431 | 4.6% |
Public administration | 1,331 | 4.3% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 1,287 | 4.2% |
Utilities | 971 | 3.2% |
Manufacturing | 933 | 3.0% |
Wholesale trade | 927 | 3.0% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 765 | 2.5% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 650 | 2.1% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 609 | 2.0% |
Finance and insurance | 530 | 1.7% |
Information | 457 | 1.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 268 | 0.9% |
Management | 9 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 40,264 | 55.08% |
Puerto Rican | 189 | 0.26% |
Cuban | 355 | 0.49% |
Dominican | 8 | 0.01% |
Total Central American | 357 | 0.49% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 38 | 0.05% |
Honduran | 211 | 0.29% |
Nicaraguan | 4 | 0.01% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 104 | 0.14% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 54 | 0.07% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 54 | 0.07% |
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 | 3,760 | 5.14% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 137 | 0.19% |
Indian | 55 | 0.08% |
Chinese | 6 | 0.01% |
Japanese | 5 | 0.01% |
Vietnamese | 4 | 0.01% |
Indonesian | 3 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 38,492 | 57.2% |
Spanish | 27,768 | 41.3% |
German, other Germanic | 255 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European | 232 | 0.3% |
Other | 212 | 0.3% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 114 | 0.2% |
Tagalog | 96 | 0.1% |
Arabic | 82 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 18 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 5,296 | 7.2% |
German | 3,818 | 5.2% |
English | 3,498 | 4.8% |
Irish | 2,979 | 4.1% |
European | 970 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 551 | 0.8% |
French | 490 | 0.7% |
Italian | 474 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 403 | 0.6% |
Norwegian | 400 | 0.5% |
African | 375 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 245 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 229 | 0.3% |
British | 222 | 0.3% |
Portuguese | 140 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 63,303 | 86.6% |
Not a citizen | 9,800 | 13.4% |
Native | 60,150 | 82.3% |
Foreign-born | 12,953 | 17.7% |
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 | ||||||
5,450 | 12.6% | 4,928 | 11.4% | 14,380 | 33.1% | 12,316 | 28.4% | 3,298 | 7.6% | 3,040 | 7.0% |
Average years of education: 11.9 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 5,450 | 12.6% |
9-12 Years | 4,928 | 11.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 14,380 | 33.1% |
Some College | 12,316 | 28.4% |
Bach. Degree | 3,298 | 7.6% |
Grad Degree | 3,040 | 7.0% |
Average years of education: 11.9 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 23,650 | 22,511 | 1,139 | 4.8% | 6.7% |
1991 | 24,051 | 22,938 | 1,113 | 4.6% | 7.2% |
1992 | 24,499 | 22,877 | 1,622 | 6.6% | 7.3% |
1993 | 24,485 | 23,065 | 1,420 | 5.8% | 7.3% |
1994 | 24,118 | 22,380 | 1,738 | 7.2% | 6.5% |
1995 | 24,086 | 22,705 | 1,381 | 5.7% | 6.7% |
1996 | 24,471 | 22,952 | 1,519 | 6.2% | 7.5% |
1997 | 24,911 | 23,698 | 1,213 | 4.9% | 6.4% |
1998 | 25,085 | 23,612 | 1,473 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
1999 | 24,476 | 22,192 | 2,284 | 9.3% | 5.6% |
2000 | 22,501 | 21,303 | 1,198 | 5.3% | 5.0% |
2001 | 23,519 | 22,504 | 1,015 | 4.3% | 5.0% |
2002 | 23,177 | 21,938 | 1,239 | 5.3% | 5.5% |
2003 | 23,716 | 22,466 | 1,250 | 5.3% | 5.9% |
2004 | 24,196 | 23,037 | 1,159 | 4.8% | 5.6% |
2005 | 25,433 | 24,365 | 1,068 | 4.2% | 5.2% |
2006 | 26,213 | 25,393 | 820 | 3.1% | 4.2% |
2007 | 27,304 | 26,655 | 649 | 2.4% | 3.6% |
2008 | 28,960 | 28,165 | 795 | 2.7% | 4.3% |
2009 | 27,963 | 25,888 | 2,075 | 7.4% | 7.1% |
2010 | 26,101 | 24,123 | 1,978 | 7.6% | 7.8% |
2011 | 27,121 | 25,666 | 1,455 | 5.4% | 7.2% |
2012 | 28,373 | 27,061 | 1,312 | 4.6% | 7.0% |
2013 | 29,488 | 28,173 | 1,315 | 4.5% | 6.9% |
2014 | 30,890 | 29,550 | 1,340 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
2015 | 30,113 | 28,224 | 1,889 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
2016 | 27,967 | 25,359 | 2,608 | 9.3% | 6.7% |
2017 | 28,068 | 26,250 | 1,818 | 6.5% | 6.1% |
2018 | 30,186 | 28,936 | 1,250 | 4.1% | 4.9% |
2019 | 31,433 | 30,138 | 1,295 | 4.1% | 5.0% |
2020 | 29,545 | 26,281 | 3,264 | 11.0% | 8.4% |
2021 | 28,006 | 25,266 | 2,740 | 9.8% | 7.1% |
2022 | 29,083 | 27,800 | 1,283 | 4.4% | 4.0% |
2023 | 30,194 | 29,139 | 1,055 | 3.5% | 3.8% |