2022 population: 40,241
( 1,455 from 2010
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645 from 2020)
Land area: 730.0 square miles
Population density: 55.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 38,262 | 95.08% | ![]() |
Black: | 236 | 0.59% | ![]() |
Indian: | 189 | 0.47% | ![]() |
Asian: | 265 | 0.66% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 586 | 1.46% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 703 | 1.75% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 1,979 | 4.92% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 784 | 9.9 |
Deaths: | 1,120 | 14.1 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 964 | 12.2 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 10 | 0.1 |
Change in White population: | 809 | 2.1 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 646 | 1.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 22,012 | |
Median Value | $210,600 | |
Occupied | 17,263 | 78.4% |
Vacant | 4,749 | 21.6% |
Owned | 13,911 | 80.6% |
Rented | 3,352 | 19.4% |
Median Rent | $886 | |
Single-Family Units | 16,948 | 77.0% |
Detached | 16,463 | 74.8% |
Attached | 485 | 2.2% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 931 | 4.2% |
Mobile Homes | 2,913 | 13.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 732 | 4.2% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 861 | 5.0% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 685 | 4.0% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 866 | 5.0% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 685 | 4.0% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 832 | 4.8% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 657 | 3.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 707 | 4.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 708 | 4.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,479 | 8.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,660 | 9.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 2,569 | 14.9% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,795 | 10.4% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,098 | 6.4% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,038 | 6.0% |
$200,000 or more | 891 | 5.2% |
Median Household Income | 62,694 | |
Per Capita Income | 35,677 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 102 | |
Compared to U.S. | 93 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,292 | 7.5% |
Public Assistance | 498 | 2.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,322 | 13.5% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 16,250 | 69.0% |
Unemployed | 726 | 3.1% |
In Armed Forces | 44 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 17,020 | 72.3% |
Not in Labor Force | 6,514 | 27.7% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 30.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 5,738 | 4,419 | 56.5% |
Non-Profit | 624 | 1,944 | 24.3% |
Self-Employed | 1,897 | 1,103 | 63.2% |
Local Government | 654 | 828 | 44.1% |
State Government | 353 | 526 | 40.2% |
Federal Government | 113 | 142 | 44.3% |
Total Private + Self | 7,635 | 5,522 | 58.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,744 | 3,440 | 33.6% |
Total | 9,379 | 8,962 | 51.1% |
Pct. Govt. | 14.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,945 | 16.0% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 3,858 | 20.9% |
Professional, Technical | 4,510 | 24.4% |
Service Occupations | 2,832 | 15.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 328 | 1.8% |
All others | 4,315 | 23.4% |
White Collar | 61.3% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 2,841 | 15.4% |
Retail trade | 2,306 | 12.5% |
Educational services | 2,031 | 11.0% |
Manufacturing | 1,698 | 9.2% |
Construction | 1,416 | 7.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 1,131 | 6.1% |
Other services | 978 | 5.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 968 | 5.2% |
Public administration | 912 | 4.9% |
Finance and insurance | 818 | 4.4% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 747 | 4.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 734 | 4.0% |
Transportation and warehousing | 632 | 3.4% |
Information | 350 | 1.9% |
Wholesale trade | 343 | 1.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 212 | 1.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 210 | 1.1% |
Utilities | 84 | 0.5% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 30 | 0.2% |
Management | 19 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 94 | 0.24% |
Puerto Rican | 281 | 0.71% |
Cuban | 35 | 0.09% |
Dominican | 2 | 0.01% |
Total Central American | 144 | 0.36% |
Costa Rican | 8 | 0.02% |
Guatemalan | 1 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 49 | 0.12% |
Nicaraguan | 4 | 0.01% |
Panamanian | 62 | 0.16% |
Salvadoran | 20 | 0.05% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 65 | 0.16% |
Argentinean | 23 | 0.06% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 22 | 0.06% |
Colombian | 0 | 0.00% |
Ecuadorian | 6 | 0.02% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 14 | 0.04% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 35 | 0.09% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Thai | 41 | 0.10% |
Taiwanese | 40 | 0.10% |
Indian | 29 | 0.07% |
Filipino | 25 | 0.06% |
Chinese | 9 | 0.02% |
Malaysian | 7 | 0.02% |
Japanese | 7 | 0.02% |
Vietnamese | 4 | 0.01% |
Cambodian | 3 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 36,201 | 95.2% |
German, other Germanic | 803 | 2.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 317 | 0.8% |
Spanish | 281 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European | 128 | 0.3% |
Chinese | 115 | 0.3% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 81 | 0.2% |
Other Asian | 51 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 33 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 8,026 | 20.2% |
Irish | 5,404 | 13.6% |
German | 4,095 | 10.3% |
American | 3,905 | 9.8% |
French | 3,248 | 8.2% |
Scottish | 1,774 | 4.5% |
Italian | 1,535 | 3.9% |
French Canadian | 1,164 | 2.9% |
Polish | 1,010 | 2.5% |
European | 844 | 2.1% |
Swedish | 743 | 1.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 594 | 1.5% |
British | 459 | 1.2% |
Norwegian | 312 | 0.8% |
Finnish | 285 | 0.7% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 39,395 | 99.1% |
Not a citizen | 377 | 0.9% |
Native | 38,901 | 97.8% |
Foreign-born | 871 | 2.2% |
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 | ||||||
527 | 1.8% | 1,506 | 5.1% | 9,614 | 32.4% | 8,169 | 27.5% | 5,948 | 20.0% | 3,928 | 13.2% |
Average years of education: 13.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 527 | 1.8% |
9-12 Years | 1,506 | 5.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 9,614 | 32.4% |
Some College | 8,169 | 27.5% |
Bach. Degree | 5,948 | 20.0% |
Grad Degree | 3,928 | 13.2% |
Average years of education: 13.8 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 16,156 | 14,970 | 1,186 | 7.3% | 5.3% |
1991 | 16,684 | 15,069 | 1,615 | 9.7% | 7.8% |
1992 | 16,864 | 15,375 | 1,489 | 8.8% | 7.4% |
1993 | 17,053 | 15,651 | 1,402 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
1994 | 17,092 | 15,781 | 1,311 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
1995 | 17,776 | 16,487 | 1,289 | 7.3% | 5.9% |
1996 | 19,708 | 18,493 | 1,215 | 6.2% | 5.3% |
1997 | 20,373 | 19,183 | 1,190 | 5.8% | 5.2% |
1998 | 20,458 | 19,401 | 1,057 | 5.2% | 4.5% |
1999 | 21,662 | 20,739 | 923 | 4.3% | 4.0% |
2000 | 19,123 | 18,380 | 743 | 3.9% | 3.3% |
2001 | 19,433 | 18,618 | 815 | 4.2% | 3.8% |
2002 | 19,408 | 18,448 | 960 | 4.9% | 4.5% |
2003 | 19,748 | 18,608 | 1,140 | 5.8% | 5.1% |
2004 | 19,377 | 18,381 | 996 | 5.1% | 4.6% |
2005 | 19,466 | 18,410 | 1,056 | 5.4% | 4.9% |
2006 | 19,518 | 18,480 | 1,038 | 5.3% | 4.7% |
2007 | 18,854 | 17,829 | 1,025 | 5.4% | 4.7% |
2008 | 19,085 | 17,928 | 1,157 | 6.1% | 5.3% |
2009 | 19,071 | 17,315 | 1,756 | 9.2% | 8.4% |
2010 | 20,489 | 18,686 | 1,803 | 8.8% | 8.4% |
2011 | 20,386 | 18,734 | 1,652 | 8.1% | 7.7% |
2012 | 20,622 | 18,983 | 1,639 | 7.9% | 7.2% |
2013 | 20,975 | 19,459 | 1,516 | 7.2% | 6.7% |
2014 | 20,888 | 19,634 | 1,254 | 6.0% | 5.6% |
2015 | 20,752 | 19,669 | 1,083 | 5.2% | 4.4% |
2016 | 20,914 | 20,041 | 873 | 4.2% | 3.8% |
2017 | 21,203 | 20,422 | 781 | 3.7% | 3.4% |
2018 | 21,197 | 20,507 | 690 | 3.3% | 3.1% |
2019 | 20,735 | 20,141 | 594 | 2.9% | 2.7% |
2020 | 19,961 | 18,933 | 1,028 | 5.2% | 5.4% |
2021 | 20,369 | 19,409 | 960 | 4.7% | 4.6% |
2022 | 20,148 | 19,511 | 637 | 3.2% | 2.9% |
2023 | 20,329 | 19,714 | 615 | 3.0% | 2.9% |