2022 population: 68,166
( 7,467 from 2010
, 2,444 from 2020)
Land area: 959.5 square miles
Population density: 71.0 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 53,087 | 77.88% | 5.4% |
Black: | 936 | 1.37% | 53.7% |
Indian: | 1,944 | 2.85% | 4.3% |
Asian: | 1,226 | 1.80% | 35.3% |
2+ races: | 2,757 | 4.04% | 34.8% |
Hispanic: | 8,216 | 12.05% | 69.6% |
Total non-White: | 15,079 | 22.12% | 45.7% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 1,431 | 10.9 |
Deaths: | 1,874 | 14.3 |
Net Migration: | 2,683 | 20.4 |
Net Immigration: | 240 | 1.8 |
Change in White population: | 2,738 | 4.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 4,729 | 7.8 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 33,461 | |
Median Value | $340,300 | |
Occupied | 25,488 | 76.2% |
Vacant | 7,973 | 23.8% |
Owned | 20,183 | 79.2% |
Rented | 5,305 | 20.8% |
Median Rent | $1,137 | |
Single-Family Units | 26,097 | 78.0% |
Detached | 25,822 | 77.2% |
Attached | 275 | 0.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 626 | 1.9% |
Mobile Homes | 5,720 | 17.1% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,091 | 4.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 850 | 3.3% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,045 | 4.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 835 | 3.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 858 | 3.4% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,074 | 4.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 578 | 2.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,235 | 4.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 534 | 2.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 2,017 | 7.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 2,710 | 10.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 3,369 | 13.2% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 3,104 | 12.2% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,882 | 7.4% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 2,433 | 9.5% |
$200,000 or more | 1,873 | 7.3% |
Median Household Income | 74,388 | |
Per Capita Income | 37,088 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 85 | |
Compared to U.S. | 91 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,836 | 7.2% |
Public Assistance | 683 | 2.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 3,866 | 15.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 21,876 | 62.2% |
Unemployed | 1,322 | 3.8% |
In Armed Forces | 160 | 0.5% |
Total Labor Force | 23,358 | 66.4% |
Not in Labor Force | 11,812 | 33.6% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 37.3% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 7,999 | 5,722 | 58.3% |
Non-Profit | 585 | 1,278 | 31.4% |
Self-Employed | 2,028 | 1,267 | 61.5% |
Local Government | 1,347 | 1,508 | 47.2% |
State Government | 874 | 1,244 | 41.3% |
Federal Government | 1,546 | 683 | 69.4% |
Total Private + Self | 10,027 | 6,989 | 58.9% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 4,352 | 4,713 | 48.0% |
Total | 14,379 | 11,702 | 55.1% |
Pct. Govt. | 27.6% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 4,339 | 16.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 4,997 | 19.1% |
Professional, Technical | 4,952 | 18.9% |
Service Occupations | 4,631 | 17.7% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 726 | 2.8% |
All others | 7,223 | 27.6% |
White Collar | 54.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 3,170 | 12.1% |
Public administration | 2,731 | 10.4% |
Retail trade | 2,500 | 9.6% |
Manufacturing | 2,369 | 9.1% |
Construction | 2,016 | 7.7% |
Educational services | 1,911 | 7.3% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 1,439 | 5.5% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,378 | 5.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,306 | 5.0% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,286 | 4.9% |
Other services | 1,231 | 4.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,176 | 4.5% |
Finance and insurance | 925 | 3.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 741 | 2.8% |
Wholesale trade | 673 | 2.6% |
Utilities | 552 | 2.1% |
Information | 399 | 1.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 255 | 1.0% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 83 | 0.3% |
Management | 1 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 3,202 | 4.85% |
Puerto Rican | 269 | 0.41% |
Cuban | 38 | 0.06% |
Dominican | 36 | 0.05% |
Total Central American | 2,953 | 4.47% |
Costa Rican | 42 | 0.06% |
Guatemalan | 2,801 | 4.24% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 18 | 0.03% |
Panamanian | 85 | 0.13% |
Salvadoran | 7 | 0.01% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 161 | 0.24% |
Argentinean | 10 | 0.02% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 143 | 0.22% |
Ecuadorian | 8 | 0.01% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 649 | 0.98% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 178 | 0.27% |
Vietnamese | 171 | 0.26% |
Indian | 89 | 0.13% |
Chinese | 78 | 0.12% |
Korean | 64 | 0.10% |
Japanese | 53 | 0.08% |
Thai | 35 | 0.05% |
Cambodian | 4 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 57,262 | 91.3% |
Spanish | 4,123 | 6.6% |
Other Asian | 310 | 0.5% |
Other | 264 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European | 191 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 146 | 0.2% |
Vietnamese | 119 | 0.2% |
Tagalog | 85 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 84 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 11,439 | 17.3% |
English | 8,153 | 12.3% |
Irish | 7,717 | 11.7% |
Norwegian | 3,971 | 6.0% |
European | 2,791 | 4.2% |
American | 2,629 | 4.0% |
Scottish | 2,394 | 3.6% |
Italian | 2,166 | 3.3% |
Swedish | 2,021 | 3.1% |
French | 1,714 | 2.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,303 | 2.0% |
Dutch | 1,242 | 1.9% |
Polish | 1,091 | 1.7% |
Scandinavian | 857 | 1.3% |
Welsh | 644 | 1.0% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 63,175 | 95.6% |
Not a citizen | 2,878 | 4.4% |
Native | 61,823 | 93.6% |
Foreign-born | 4,230 | 6.4% |
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 | ||||||
1,309 | 2.7% | 3,297 | 6.8% | 14,674 | 30.2% | 18,840 | 38.8% | 6,510 | 13.4% | 3,895 | 8.0% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,309 | 2.7% |
9-12 Years | 3,297 | 6.8% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 14,674 | 30.2% |
Some College | 18,840 | 38.8% |
Bach. Degree | 6,510 | 13.4% |
Grad Degree | 3,895 | 8.0% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 15,939 | 15,008 | 931 | 5.8% | 5.1% |
1991 | 15,949 | 14,703 | 1,246 | 7.8% | 6.1% |
1992 | 16,046 | 14,663 | 1,383 | 8.6% | 7.2% |
1993 | 16,806 | 15,181 | 1,625 | 9.7% | 7.3% |
1994 | 17,336 | 15,757 | 1,579 | 9.1% | 6.3% |
1995 | 18,504 | 16,982 | 1,522 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
1996 | 19,481 | 17,953 | 1,528 | 7.8% | 5.9% |
1997 | 20,364 | 19,018 | 1,346 | 6.6% | 4.9% |
1998 | 20,679 | 19,375 | 1,304 | 6.3% | 4.8% |
1999 | 20,241 | 18,968 | 1,273 | 6.3% | 4.8% |
2000 | 21,270 | 19,818 | 1,452 | 6.8% | 5.1% |
2001 | 20,893 | 19,285 | 1,608 | 7.7% | 6.0% |
2002 | 21,806 | 20,012 | 1,794 | 8.2% | 7.1% |
2003 | 22,754 | 20,797 | 1,957 | 8.6% | 7.2% |
2004 | 23,542 | 21,729 | 1,813 | 7.7% | 6.3% |
2005 | 23,974 | 22,321 | 1,653 | 6.9% | 5.6% |
2006 | 24,665 | 23,112 | 1,553 | 6.3% | 5.0% |
2007 | 25,152 | 23,541 | 1,611 | 6.4% | 4.6% |
2008 | 25,494 | 23,625 | 1,869 | 7.3% | 5.2% |
2009 | 24,966 | 22,473 | 2,493 | 10.0% | 8.3% |
2010 | 24,392 | 21,748 | 2,644 | 10.8% | 9.1% |
2011 | 23,508 | 21,022 | 2,486 | 10.6% | 8.5% |
2012 | 23,413 | 21,067 | 2,346 | 10.0% | 7.7% |
2013 | 23,335 | 21,048 | 2,287 | 9.8% | 6.6% |
2014 | 23,090 | 21,213 | 1,877 | 8.1% | 5.9% |
2015 | 23,007 | 21,259 | 1,748 | 7.6% | 5.4% |
2016 | 23,519 | 21,769 | 1,750 | 7.4% | 5.2% |
2017 | 23,782 | 22,245 | 1,537 | 6.5% | 4.6% |
2018 | 24,452 | 22,930 | 1,522 | 6.2% | 4.4% |
2019 | 25,159 | 23,576 | 1,583 | 6.3% | 4.1% |
2020 | 25,517 | 23,009 | 2,508 | 9.8% | 8.4% |
2021 | 25,102 | 23,347 | 1,755 | 7.0% | 5.2% |
2022 | 25,346 | 23,741 | 1,605 | 6.3% | 4.2% |
2023 | 25,427 | 24,030 | 1,397 | 5.5% | 4.1% |