2022 population: 38,187
( 850 from 2010
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87 from 2020)
Land area: 411.4 square miles
Population density: 92.8 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 32,468 | 85.02% | ![]() |
Black: | 668 | 1.75% | ![]() |
Indian: | 67 | 0.18% | ![]() |
Asian: | 212 | 0.56% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 496 | 1.30% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 4,276 | 11.20% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 5,719 | 14.98% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 943 | 12.3 |
Deaths: | 1,066 | 13.9 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -79 | -1.0 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 110 | 1.4 |
Change in White population: | -1,877 | -4.8 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,027 | 2.6 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 16,563 | |
Median Value | $147,600 | |
Occupied | 15,262 | 92.1% |
Vacant | 1,301 | 7.9% |
Owned | 11,814 | 77.4% |
Rented | 3,448 | 22.6% |
Median Rent | $808 | |
Single-Family Units | 13,686 | 82.6% |
Detached | 13,328 | 80.5% |
Attached | 358 | 2.2% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 910 | 5.5% |
Mobile Homes | 678 | 4.1% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 386 | 2.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 602 | 3.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 507 | 3.3% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 568 | 3.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 635 | 4.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 832 | 5.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 623 | 4.1% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 538 | 3.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 642 | 4.2% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,131 | 7.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,915 | 12.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 2,405 | 15.8% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,953 | 12.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 921 | 6.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,090 | 7.1% |
$200,000 or more | 514 | 3.4% |
Median Household Income | 69,302 | |
Per Capita Income | 33,533 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 87 | |
Compared to U.S. | 76 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 828 | 5.4% |
Public Assistance | 249 | 1.6% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,685 | 11.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 15,555 | 74.6% |
Unemployed | 898 | 4.3% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 16,453 | 78.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 4,397 | 21.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 25.4% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 7,732 | 5,870 | 56.8% |
Non-Profit | 600 | 1,011 | 37.2% |
Self-Employed | 1,116 | 410 | 73.1% |
Local Government | 640 | 895 | 41.7% |
State Government | 117 | 290 | 28.7% |
Federal Government | 39 | 68 | 36.4% |
Total Private + Self | 8,848 | 6,280 | 58.5% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,396 | 2,264 | 38.1% |
Total | 10,244 | 8,544 | 54.5% |
Pct. Govt. | 10.9% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,563 | 13.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 3,437 | 18.3% |
Professional, Technical | 3,319 | 17.6% |
Service Occupations | 2,399 | 12.8% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 222 | 1.2% |
All others | 7,095 | 37.7% |
White Collar | 49.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 4,969 | 26.4% |
Retail trade | 2,159 | 11.5% |
Health care and social assistance | 1,976 | 10.5% |
Educational services | 1,474 | 7.8% |
Construction | 1,241 | 6.6% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,201 | 6.4% |
Other services | 1,046 | 5.6% |
Transportation and warehousing | 853 | 4.5% |
Finance and insurance | 764 | 4.1% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 757 | 4.0% |
Public administration | 593 | 3.2% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 481 | 2.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 422 | 2.2% |
Wholesale trade | 278 | 1.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 224 | 1.2% |
Utilities | 134 | 0.7% |
Information | 117 | 0.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 102 | 0.5% |
Management | 12 | 0.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 10 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 3,111 | 8.12% |
Puerto Rican | 482 | 1.26% |
Cuban | 59 | 0.15% |
Dominican | 54 | 0.14% |
Total Central American | 107 | 0.28% |
Costa Rican | 10 | 0.03% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 12 | 0.03% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 85 | 0.22% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 48 | 0.13% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 20 | 0.05% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 28 | 0.07% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 244 | 0.64% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 59 | 0.15% |
Indian | 23 | 0.06% |
Bhutanese | 10 | 0.03% |
Chinese | 9 | 0.02% |
Japanese | 9 | 0.02% |
Korean | 5 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 33,896 | 93.9% |
Spanish | 1,507 | 4.2% |
German, other Germanic | 478 | 1.3% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 52 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 49 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European | 40 | 0.1% |
Other | 23 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 21 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 15 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 13,034 | 34.0% |
Irish | 3,876 | 10.1% |
English | 3,146 | 8.2% |
American | 2,560 | 6.7% |
French | 974 | 2.5% |
Dutch | 651 | 1.7% |
Italian | 607 | 1.6% |
Scottish | 544 | 1.4% |
Polish | 532 | 1.4% |
European | 527 | 1.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 436 | 1.1% |
Swedish | 263 | 0.7% |
Hungarian | 258 | 0.7% |
Czech | 254 | 0.7% |
British | 250 | 0.7% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 37,957 | 99.1% |
Not a citizen | 343 | 0.9% |
Native | 37,599 | 98.2% |
Foreign-born | 701 | 1.8% |
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 | ||||||
633 | 2.4% | 1,474 | 5.6% | 10,634 | 40.4% | 8,578 | 32.6% | 3,177 | 12.1% | 1,798 | 6.8% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 633 | 2.4% |
9-12 Years | 1,474 | 5.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 10,634 | 40.4% |
Some College | 8,578 | 32.6% |
Bach. Degree | 3,177 | 12.1% |
Grad Degree | 1,798 | 6.8% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 20,828 | 19,143 | 1,685 | 8.1% | 5.8% |
1991 | 20,719 | 18,948 | 1,771 | 8.5% | 6.5% |
1992 | 19,248 | 17,788 | 1,460 | 7.6% | 7.4% |
1993 | 20,257 | 18,861 | 1,396 | 6.9% | 6.7% |
1994 | 20,493 | 19,330 | 1,163 | 5.7% | 5.7% |
1995 | 21,117 | 20,112 | 1,005 | 4.8% | 4.9% |
1996 | 21,660 | 20,668 | 992 | 4.6% | 5.0% |
1997 | 21,702 | 20,680 | 1,022 | 4.7% | 4.6% |
1998 | 21,498 | 20,289 | 1,209 | 5.6% | 4.3% |
1999 | 21,166 | 20,188 | 978 | 4.6% | 4.3% |
2000 | 21,190 | 20,340 | 850 | 4.0% | 4.1% |
2001 | 20,915 | 19,888 | 1,027 | 4.9% | 4.4% |
2002 | 20,667 | 19,433 | 1,234 | 6.0% | 5.8% |
2003 | 20,574 | 19,268 | 1,306 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
2004 | 20,537 | 19,236 | 1,301 | 6.3% | 6.3% |
2005 | 20,515 | 19,235 | 1,280 | 6.2% | 5.9% |
2006 | 20,733 | 19,578 | 1,155 | 5.6% | 5.4% |
2007 | 20,948 | 19,765 | 1,183 | 5.6% | 5.6% |
2008 | 20,836 | 19,254 | 1,582 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
2009 | 20,361 | 17,490 | 2,871 | 14.1% | 10.2% |
2010 | 19,999 | 17,560 | 2,439 | 12.2% | 10.3% |
2011 | 19,190 | 17,343 | 1,847 | 9.6% | 8.8% |
2012 | 18,996 | 17,542 | 1,454 | 7.7% | 7.4% |
2013 | 18,926 | 17,510 | 1,416 | 7.5% | 7.5% |
2014 | 19,004 | 17,961 | 1,043 | 5.5% | 5.8% |
2015 | 18,736 | 17,806 | 930 | 5.0% | 5.0% |
2016 | 18,453 | 17,536 | 917 | 5.0% | 5.0% |
2017 | 18,466 | 17,570 | 896 | 4.9% | 5.0% |
2018 | 18,246 | 17,441 | 805 | 4.4% | 4.5% |
2019 | 18,139 | 17,362 | 777 | 4.3% | 4.2% |
2020 | 17,908 | 16,437 | 1,471 | 8.2% | 8.1% |
2021 | 17,531 | 16,701 | 830 | 4.7% | 5.1% |
2022 | 17,374 | 16,688 | 686 | 3.9% | 4.0% |
2023 | 17,573 | 16,964 | 609 | 3.5% | 3.5% |