2022 population: 36,910
( 2,460 from 2010
, 452 from 2020)
Land area: 1794.1 square miles
Population density: 20.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 34,252 | 92.80% | 6.4% |
Black: | 636 | 1.72% | 35.2% |
Indian: | 128 | 0.35% | 29.3% |
Asian: | 294 | 0.80% | 9.7% |
2+ races: | 492 | 1.33% | 20.9% |
Hispanic: | 1,108 | 3.00% | 11.6% |
Total non-White: | 2,658 | 7.20% | 4.5% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 597 | 8.0 |
Deaths: | 1,032 | 13.8 |
Net Migration: | -68 | -0.9 |
Net Immigration: | 47 | 0.6 |
Change in White population: | -2,336 | -5.9 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -124 | -0.3 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 25,262 | |
Median Value | $189,500 | |
Occupied | 15,750 | 62.3% |
Vacant | 9,512 | 37.7% |
Owned | 12,129 | 77.0% |
Rented | 3,621 | 23.0% |
Median Rent | $875 | |
Single-Family Units | 20,447 | 80.9% |
Detached | 20,042 | 79.3% |
Attached | 405 | 1.6% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,387 | 5.5% |
Mobile Homes | 1,505 | 6.0% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 577 | 3.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 630 | 4.0% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 839 | 5.3% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 655 | 4.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 597 | 3.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 581 | 3.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 710 | 4.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 590 | 3.7% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 638 | 4.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,196 | 7.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,742 | 11.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,764 | 11.2% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 2,208 | 14.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 812 | 5.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,112 | 7.1% |
$200,000 or more | 1,099 | 7.0% |
Median Household Income | 68,090 | |
Per Capita Income | 39,049 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 67 | |
Compared to U.S. | 89 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 760 | 4.8% |
Public Assistance | 294 | 1.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,589 | 10.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 15,552 | 70.2% |
Unemployed | 876 | 4.0% |
In Armed Forces | 1 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 16,429 | 74.2% |
Not in Labor Force | 5,721 | 25.8% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 29.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 4,606 | 3,866 | 54.4% |
Non-Profit | 899 | 2,190 | 29.1% |
Self-Employed | 1,574 | 773 | 67.1% |
Local Government | 801 | 770 | 51.0% |
State Government | 889 | 527 | 62.8% |
Federal Government | 281 | 96 | 74.5% |
Total Private + Self | 6,180 | 4,639 | 57.1% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 2,870 | 3,583 | 44.5% |
Total | 9,050 | 8,222 | 52.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 19.5% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,851 | 16.5% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 3,026 | 17.5% |
Professional, Technical | 4,096 | 23.7% |
Service Occupations | 3,654 | 21.1% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 198 | 1.1% |
All others | 3,667 | 21.2% |
White Collar | 57.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 2,835 | 16.4% |
Educational services | 1,904 | 11.0% |
Retail trade | 1,655 | 9.6% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,650 | 9.5% |
Manufacturing | 1,487 | 8.6% |
Construction | 1,466 | 8.5% |
Other services | 987 | 5.7% |
Public administration | 963 | 5.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 855 | 4.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 700 | 4.0% |
Finance and insurance | 529 | 3.1% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 456 | 2.6% |
Transportation and warehousing | 432 | 2.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 415 | 2.4% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 353 | 2.0% |
Information | 291 | 1.7% |
Wholesale trade | 142 | 0.8% |
Utilities | 123 | 0.7% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 40 | 0.2% |
Management | 11 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 105 | 0.28% |
Puerto Rican | 259 | 0.69% |
Cuban | 32 | 0.09% |
Dominican | 146 | 0.39% |
Total Central American | 61 | 0.16% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 12 | 0.03% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 12 | 0.03% |
Salvadoran | 37 | 0.10% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 65 | 0.17% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 34 | 0.09% |
Colombian | 6 | 0.02% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 17 | 0.05% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 8 | 0.02% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 398 | 1.07% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 37 | 0.10% |
Chinese | 14 | 0.04% |
Japanese | 14 | 0.04% |
Indian | 9 | 0.02% |
Thai | 9 | 0.02% |
Korean | 3 | 0.01% |
Vietnamese | 2 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 33,543 | 93.6% |
Spanish | 769 | 2.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 476 | 1.3% |
Other Indo-European | 443 | 1.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 237 | 0.7% |
German, other Germanic | 214 | 0.6% |
Other Asian | 94 | 0.3% |
Other | 38 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 22 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Irish | 7,019 | 18.8% |
English | 5,949 | 15.9% |
German | 4,453 | 11.9% |
French | 4,418 | 11.8% |
Italian | 2,701 | 7.2% |
American | 2,139 | 5.7% |
Polish | 1,738 | 4.7% |
French Canadian | 1,272 | 3.4% |
Scottish | 1,103 | 3.0% |
European | 840 | 2.3% |
Dutch | 737 | 2.0% |
British | 610 | 1.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 445 | 1.2% |
Swedish | 424 | 1.1% |
Norwegian | 367 | 1.0% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 36,596 | 98.1% |
Not a citizen | 718 | 1.9% |
Native | 35,797 | 95.9% |
Foreign-born | 1,517 | 4.1% |
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 | ||||||
624 | 2.2% | 1,794 | 6.2% | 9,477 | 32.8% | 8,015 | 27.7% | 5,079 | 17.6% | 3,941 | 13.6% |
Average years of education: 13.7 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 624 | 2.2% |
9-12 Years | 1,794 | 6.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 9,477 | 32.8% |
Some College | 8,015 | 27.7% |
Bach. Degree | 5,079 | 17.6% |
Grad Degree | 3,941 | 13.6% |
Average years of education: 13.7 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 18,133 | 16,677 | 1,456 | 8.0% | 5.3% |
1991 | 18,274 | 16,226 | 2,048 | 11.2% | 7.3% |
1992 | 18,662 | 16,338 | 2,324 | 12.5% | 8.7% |
1993 | 18,040 | 16,111 | 1,929 | 10.7% | 7.9% |
1994 | 18,106 | 16,259 | 1,847 | 10.2% | 6.9% |
1995 | 18,044 | 16,425 | 1,619 | 9.0% | 6.3% |
1996 | 17,993 | 16,464 | 1,529 | 8.5% | 6.2% |
1997 | 18,298 | 16,729 | 1,569 | 8.6% | 6.4% |
1998 | 18,482 | 16,990 | 1,492 | 8.1% | 5.6% |
1999 | 18,471 | 16,927 | 1,544 | 8.4% | 5.2% |
2000 | 18,486 | 17,607 | 879 | 4.8% | 4.5% |
2001 | 18,578 | 17,730 | 848 | 4.6% | 4.9% |
2002 | 18,783 | 17,806 | 977 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
2003 | 18,337 | 17,361 | 976 | 5.3% | 6.4% |
2004 | 18,592 | 17,563 | 1,029 | 5.5% | 5.8% |
2005 | 18,729 | 17,724 | 1,005 | 5.4% | 5.0% |
2006 | 18,746 | 17,705 | 1,041 | 5.6% | 4.5% |
2007 | 18,518 | 17,486 | 1,032 | 5.6% | 4.4% |
2008 | 18,470 | 17,253 | 1,217 | 6.6% | 5.4% |
2009 | 18,351 | 16,653 | 1,698 | 9.3% | 8.4% |
2010 | 18,753 | 17,006 | 1,747 | 9.3% | 8.7% |
2011 | 18,227 | 16,559 | 1,668 | 9.2% | 8.3% |
2012 | 18,152 | 16,392 | 1,760 | 9.7% | 8.6% |
2013 | 18,095 | 16,561 | 1,534 | 8.5% | 7.8% |
2014 | 17,528 | 16,312 | 1,216 | 6.9% | 6.3% |
2015 | 17,283 | 16,235 | 1,048 | 6.1% | 5.2% |
2016 | 17,248 | 16,311 | 937 | 5.4% | 4.9% |
2017 | 17,147 | 16,212 | 935 | 5.5% | 4.6% |
2018 | 17,026 | 16,204 | 822 | 4.8% | 4.1% |
2019 | 16,940 | 16,174 | 766 | 4.5% | 3.8% |
2020 | 16,518 | 15,174 | 1,344 | 8.1% | 10.0% |
2021 | 16,858 | 16,052 | 806 | 4.8% | 7.0% |
2022 | 16,501 | 15,910 | 591 | 3.6% | 4.3% |
2023 | 17,020 | 16,371 | 649 | 3.8% | 4.2% |