2022 population: 69,380
( 2,911 from 2010
, 1,694 from 2020)
Land area: 507.6 square miles
Population density: 136.7 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 60,105 | 86.63% | 3.4% |
Black: | 3,417 | 4.93% | 14.3% |
Indian: | 335 | 0.48% | 18.4% |
Asian: | 860 | 1.24% | 34.6% |
2+ races: | 1,427 | 2.06% | 27.2% |
Hispanic: | 3,236 | 4.66% | 44.4% |
Total non-White: | 9,275 | 13.37% | 10.8% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 1,077 | 8.0 |
Deaths: | 2,200 | 16.3 |
Net Migration: | 2,826 | 20.9 |
Net Immigration: | 22 | 0.2 |
Change in White population: | 2,004 | 3.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 907 | 1.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 51,096 | |
Median Value | $277,400 | |
Occupied | 30,414 | 59.5% |
Vacant | 20,682 | 40.5% |
Owned | 22,174 | 72.9% |
Rented | 8,240 | 27.1% |
Median Rent | $1,009 | |
Single-Family Units | 33,087 | 64.8% |
Detached | 30,996 | 60.7% |
Attached | 2,091 | 4.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 6,855 | 13.4% |
Mobile Homes | 8,554 | 16.7% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,433 | 4.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,150 | 3.8% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,152 | 3.8% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,472 | 4.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,445 | 4.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,234 | 4.1% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,216 | 4.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,265 | 4.2% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,375 | 4.5% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,996 | 6.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 3,287 | 10.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 4,042 | 13.3% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 3,136 | 10.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,739 | 5.7% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 2,412 | 7.9% |
$200,000 or more | 2,060 | 6.8% |
Median Household Income | 66,965 | |
Per Capita Income | 39,817 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 105 | |
Compared to U.S. | 88 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,185 | 3.9% |
Public Assistance | 386 | 1.3% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,825 | 9.3% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 26,273 | 67.8% |
Unemployed | 1,446 | 3.7% |
In Armed Forces | 593 | 1.5% |
Total Labor Force | 28,312 | 73.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 10,414 | 26.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 30.6% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 9,008 | 8,881 | 50.4% |
Non-Profit | 609 | 1,158 | 34.5% |
Self-Employed | 2,817 | 1,494 | 65.3% |
Local Government | 691 | 1,279 | 35.1% |
State Government | 725 | 938 | 43.6% |
Federal Government | 1,634 | 749 | 68.6% |
Total Private + Self | 11,825 | 10,375 | 53.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 3,659 | 4,124 | 47.0% |
Total | 15,484 | 14,499 | 51.6% |
Pct. Govt. | 20.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 4,559 | 15.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 6,259 | 20.8% |
Professional, Technical | 6,904 | 23.0% |
Service Occupations | 5,802 | 19.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 279 | 0.9% |
All others | 6,505 | 21.7% |
White Collar | 59.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Retail trade | 4,010 | 13.4% |
Health care and social assistance | 3,789 | 12.6% |
Accommodation and food services | 2,670 | 8.9% |
Educational services | 2,364 | 7.9% |
Public administration | 2,341 | 7.8% |
Construction | 2,326 | 7.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 1,773 | 5.9% |
Manufacturing | 1,761 | 5.9% |
Other services | 1,608 | 5.4% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,387 | 4.6% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,206 | 4.0% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,151 | 3.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1,026 | 3.4% |
Finance and insurance | 774 | 2.6% |
Wholesale trade | 539 | 1.8% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 482 | 1.6% |
Information | 383 | 1.3% |
Utilities | 358 | 1.2% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 70 | 0.2% |
Management | 11 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,377 | 2.01% |
Puerto Rican | 620 | 0.91% |
Cuban | 132 | 0.19% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 489 | 0.72% |
Costa Rican | 33 | 0.05% |
Guatemalan | 128 | 0.19% |
Honduran | 182 | 0.27% |
Nicaraguan | 4 | 0.01% |
Panamanian | 1 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 141 | 0.21% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 245 | 0.36% |
Argentinean | 162 | 0.24% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 5 | 0.01% |
Colombian | 41 | 0.06% |
Ecuadorian | 10 | 0.01% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 13 | 0.02% |
Uruguayan | 5 | 0.01% |
Venezuelan | 9 | 0.01% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 239 | 0.35% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Vietnamese | 279 | 0.41% |
Indian | 170 | 0.25% |
Filipino | 137 | 0.20% |
Japanese | 99 | 0.14% |
Chinese | 64 | 0.09% |
Thai | 18 | 0.03% |
Burmese | 14 | 0.02% |
Taiwanese | 9 | 0.01% |
Korean | 3 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 62,194 | 94.6% |
Spanish | 2,120 | 3.2% |
German, other Germanic | 427 | 0.6% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 292 | 0.4% |
Vietnamese | 211 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European | 148 | 0.2% |
Other Asian | 94 | 0.1% |
Other | 78 | 0.1% |
Chinese | 54 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 15,336 | 22.4% |
German | 9,180 | 13.4% |
Irish | 8,915 | 13.0% |
American | 6,544 | 9.6% |
Italian | 3,352 | 4.9% |
Scottish | 1,975 | 2.9% |
Polish | 1,969 | 2.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,763 | 2.6% |
French | 1,721 | 2.5% |
European | 1,025 | 1.5% |
Dutch | 835 | 1.2% |
British | 587 | 0.9% |
Norwegian | 488 | 0.7% |
Welsh | 445 | 0.7% |
Russian | 409 | 0.6% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 67,371 | 98.6% |
Not a citizen | 982 | 1.4% |
Native | 66,306 | 97.0% |
Foreign-born | 2,047 | 3.0% |
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 | ||||||
980 | 1.9% | 3,130 | 6.0% | 12,317 | 23.6% | 19,110 | 36.6% | 10,353 | 19.8% | 6,272 | 12.0% |
Average years of education: 13.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 980 | 1.9% |
9-12 Years | 3,130 | 6.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 12,317 | 23.6% |
Some College | 19,110 | 36.6% |
Bach. Degree | 10,353 | 19.8% |
Grad Degree | 6,272 | 12.0% |
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 | 25,653 | 24,580 | 1,073 | 4.2% | 4.1% |
1991 | 26,395 | 24,869 | 1,526 | 5.8% | 5.9% |
1992 | 27,324 | 25,577 | 1,747 | 6.4% | 6.3% |
1993 | 27,327 | 25,508 | 1,819 | 6.7% | 5.1% |
1994 | 27,356 | 25,753 | 1,603 | 5.9% | 4.4% |
1995 | 28,241 | 26,621 | 1,620 | 5.7% | 4.4% |
1996 | 29,144 | 27,712 | 1,432 | 4.9% | 4.4% |
1997 | 30,247 | 28,819 | 1,428 | 4.7% | 3.8% |
1998 | 30,070 | 28,685 | 1,385 | 4.6% | 3.5% |
1999 | 30,128 | 28,901 | 1,227 | 4.1% | 3.3% |
2000 | 29,617 | 28,387 | 1,230 | 4.2% | 3.7% |
2001 | 29,722 | 28,115 | 1,607 | 5.4% | 5.6% |
2002 | 30,177 | 28,316 | 1,861 | 6.2% | 6.9% |
2003 | 31,507 | 29,755 | 1,752 | 5.6% | 6.7% |
2004 | 31,970 | 30,384 | 1,586 | 5.0% | 5.9% |
2005 | 32,469 | 30,862 | 1,607 | 4.9% | 5.6% |
2006 | 33,023 | 31,553 | 1,470 | 4.5% | 5.1% |
2007 | 33,324 | 31,880 | 1,444 | 4.3% | 5.1% |
2008 | 32,879 | 31,109 | 1,770 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
2009 | 32,898 | 29,922 | 2,976 | 9.0% | 11.0% |
2010 | 31,496 | 28,511 | 2,985 | 9.5% | 10.7% |
2011 | 31,130 | 28,112 | 3,018 | 9.7% | 10.3% |
2012 | 31,763 | 28,859 | 2,904 | 9.1% | 9.5% |
2013 | 31,237 | 28,867 | 2,370 | 7.6% | 7.8% |
2014 | 31,079 | 29,208 | 1,871 | 6.0% | 6.1% |
2015 | 31,300 | 29,472 | 1,828 | 5.8% | 5.7% |
2016 | 31,473 | 29,850 | 1,623 | 5.2% | 5.1% |
2017 | 31,882 | 30,464 | 1,418 | 4.4% | 4.5% |
2018 | 31,897 | 30,488 | 1,409 | 4.4% | 4.0% |
2019 | 32,314 | 31,019 | 1,295 | 4.0% | 3.8% |
2020 | 31,320 | 29,373 | 1,947 | 6.2% | 7.3% |
2021 | 31,133 | 29,818 | 1,315 | 4.2% | 4.9% |
2022 | 32,247 | 31,131 | 1,116 | 3.5% | 3.7% |
2023 | 32,691 | 31,631 | 1,060 | 3.2% | 3.5% |