2022 population: 68,823
( 5,026 from 2010
, 980 from 2020)
Land area: 6612.5 square miles
Population density: 10.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 32,310 | 46.95% | 4.2% |
Black: | 2,477 | 3.60% | 20.9% |
Indian: | 4,062 | 5.90% | 8.7% |
Asian: | 1,078 | 1.57% | 27.3% |
2+ races: | 1,575 | 2.29% | 17.1% |
Hispanic: | 27,321 | 39.70% | 24.0% |
Total non-White: | 36,513 | 53.05% | 21.4% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 1,821 | 13.4 |
Deaths: | 1,771 | 13.1 |
Net Migration: | 346 | 2.6 |
Net Immigration: | 574 | 4.2 |
Change in White population: | -1,406 | -2.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 6,432 | 10.1 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 32,244 | |
Median Value | $139,100 | |
Occupied | 23,832 | 73.9% |
Vacant | 8,412 | 26.1% |
Owned | 15,649 | 65.7% |
Rented | 8,183 | 34.3% |
Median Rent | $882 | |
Single-Family Units | 20,506 | 63.6% |
Detached | 19,136 | 59.3% |
Attached | 1,370 | 4.2% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 955 | 3.0% |
Mobile Homes | 9,278 | 28.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,494 | 6.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,306 | 5.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,084 | 4.5% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,207 | 5.1% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,182 | 5.0% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,473 | 6.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,319 | 5.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,496 | 6.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,157 | 4.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 2,148 | 9.0% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 2,278 | 9.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 2,983 | 12.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,858 | 7.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,106 | 4.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 974 | 4.1% |
$200,000 or more | 767 | 3.2% |
Median Household Income | 50,833 | |
Per Capita Income | 26,319 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 93 | |
Compared to U.S. | 79 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,256 | 5.3% |
Public Assistance | 735 | 3.1% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 4,605 | 19.3% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 13,538 | 51.5% |
Unemployed | 1,124 | 4.3% |
In Armed Forces | 3,430 | 13.1% |
Total Labor Force | 18,092 | 68.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 8,178 | 31.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 35.4% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 7,079 | 5,889 | 54.6% |
Non-Profit | 427 | 1,181 | 26.6% |
Self-Employed | 1,391 | 851 | 62.0% |
Local Government | 756 | 1,323 | 36.4% |
State Government | 347 | 770 | 31.1% |
Federal Government | 2,053 | 1,007 | 67.1% |
Total Private + Self | 8,470 | 6,740 | 55.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 3,583 | 4,281 | 45.6% |
Total | 12,053 | 11,021 | 52.2% |
Pct. Govt. | 27.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 3,100 | 13.4% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 5,469 | 23.7% |
Professional, Technical | 4,197 | 18.2% |
Service Occupations | 4,415 | 19.1% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 161 | 0.7% |
All others | 5,905 | 25.6% |
White Collar | 55.3% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 3,205 | 13.9% |
Retail trade | 2,997 | 13.0% |
Public administration | 2,863 | 12.4% |
Construction | 2,715 | 11.8% |
Educational services | 2,065 | 8.9% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,865 | 8.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,039 | 4.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 954 | 4.1% |
Other services | 945 | 4.1% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 827 | 3.6% |
Finance and insurance | 807 | 3.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 612 | 2.7% |
Information | 484 | 2.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 378 | 1.6% |
Manufacturing | 338 | 1.5% |
Wholesale trade | 333 | 1.4% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 279 | 1.2% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 242 | 1.0% |
Utilities | 138 | 0.6% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 20,674 | 30.47% |
Puerto Rican | 271 | 0.40% |
Cuban | 310 | 0.46% |
Dominican | 292 | 0.43% |
Total Central American | 205 | 0.30% |
Costa Rican | 4 | 0.01% |
Guatemalan | 64 | 0.09% |
Honduran | 27 | 0.04% |
Nicaraguan | 10 | 0.01% |
Panamanian | 38 | 0.06% |
Salvadoran | 62 | 0.09% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 301 | 0.44% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 2 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 76 | 0.11% |
Ecuadorian | 25 | 0.04% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 111 | 0.16% |
Uruguayan | 18 | 0.03% |
Venezuelan | 69 | 0.10% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 4,380 | 6.46% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 441 | 0.65% |
Vietnamese | 79 | 0.12% |
Chinese | 58 | 0.09% |
Korean | 55 | 0.08% |
Japanese | 36 | 0.05% |
Thai | 34 | 0.05% |
Hmong | 30 | 0.04% |
Taiwanese | 13 | 0.02% |
Mongolian | 10 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 48,095 | 75.5% |
Spanish | 13,119 | 20.6% |
Other | 1,472 | 2.3% |
Tagalog | 283 | 0.4% |
German, other Germanic | 205 | 0.3% |
Other Asian | 191 | 0.3% |
Chinese | 81 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 79 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 76 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 6,799 | 10.0% |
English | 6,513 | 9.6% |
Irish | 5,586 | 8.2% |
American | 3,897 | 5.7% |
Scottish | 1,443 | 2.1% |
French | 1,288 | 1.9% |
Italian | 1,231 | 1.8% |
European | 1,221 | 1.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 802 | 1.2% |
Dutch | 773 | 1.1% |
Norwegian | 649 | 1.0% |
Welsh | 377 | 0.6% |
Polish | 370 | 0.5% |
British | 365 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 344 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 64,302 | 94.8% |
Not a citizen | 3,548 | 5.2% |
Native | 61,346 | 90.4% |
Foreign-born | 6,504 | 9.6% |
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 | ||||||
2,462 | 5.5% | 3,557 | 7.9% | 12,906 | 28.8% | 16,451 | 36.7% | 6,168 | 13.8% | 3,228 | 7.2% |
Average years of education: 12.9 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 2,462 | 5.5% |
9-12 Years | 3,557 | 7.9% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 12,906 | 28.8% |
Some College | 16,451 | 36.7% |
Bach. Degree | 6,168 | 13.8% |
Grad Degree | 3,228 | 7.2% |
Average years of education: 12.9 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 19,935 | 18,488 | 1,447 | 7.3% | 6.7% |
1991 | 19,948 | 18,236 | 1,712 | 8.6% | 7.2% |
1992 | 19,975 | 18,192 | 1,783 | 8.9% | 7.3% |
1993 | 19,291 | 17,719 | 1,572 | 8.1% | 7.3% |
1994 | 20,018 | 18,464 | 1,554 | 7.8% | 6.5% |
1995 | 20,607 | 19,158 | 1,449 | 7.0% | 6.7% |
1996 | 20,944 | 19,147 | 1,797 | 8.6% | 7.5% |
1997 | 20,848 | 19,354 | 1,494 | 7.2% | 6.4% |
1998 | 20,419 | 19,170 | 1,249 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
1999 | 20,830 | 19,807 | 1,023 | 4.9% | 5.6% |
2000 | 24,229 | 22,922 | 1,307 | 5.4% | 5.0% |
2001 | 24,306 | 22,994 | 1,312 | 5.4% | 5.0% |
2002 | 24,643 | 23,256 | 1,387 | 5.6% | 5.5% |
2003 | 25,202 | 23,666 | 1,536 | 6.1% | 5.9% |
2004 | 26,323 | 24,974 | 1,349 | 5.1% | 5.6% |
2005 | 26,459 | 25,131 | 1,328 | 5.0% | 5.2% |
2006 | 25,663 | 24,573 | 1,090 | 4.2% | 4.2% |
2007 | 25,620 | 24,685 | 935 | 3.6% | 3.6% |
2008 | 25,590 | 24,512 | 1,078 | 4.2% | 4.3% |
2009 | 25,622 | 24,000 | 1,622 | 6.3% | 7.1% |
2010 | 24,796 | 23,075 | 1,721 | 6.9% | 7.8% |
2011 | 24,557 | 22,947 | 1,610 | 6.6% | 7.2% |
2012 | 25,081 | 23,482 | 1,599 | 6.4% | 7.0% |
2013 | 25,397 | 23,784 | 1,613 | 6.4% | 6.9% |
2014 | 24,883 | 23,347 | 1,536 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
2015 | 25,168 | 23,594 | 1,574 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
2016 | 25,674 | 24,101 | 1,573 | 6.1% | 6.7% |
2017 | 25,158 | 23,639 | 1,519 | 6.0% | 6.1% |
2018 | 24,846 | 23,625 | 1,221 | 4.9% | 4.9% |
2019 | 25,047 | 23,768 | 1,279 | 5.1% | 5.0% |
2020 | 25,696 | 23,556 | 2,140 | 8.3% | 8.4% |
2021 | 25,288 | 23,553 | 1,735 | 6.9% | 7.1% |
2022 | 25,252 | 24,214 | 1,038 | 4.1% | 4.0% |
2023 | 24,973 | 23,970 | 1,003 | 4.0% | 3.8% |