2022 population: 30,718
( 537 from 2010
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183 from 2020)
Land area: 707.2 square miles
Population density: 43.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 25,113 | 81.75% | ![]() |
Black: | 425 | 1.38% | ![]() |
Indian: | 112 | 0.36% | ![]() |
Asian: | 1,240 | 4.04% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 449 | 1.46% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 3,379 | 11.00% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 5,605 | 18.25% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 705 | 11.4 |
Deaths: | 900 | 14.6 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -63 | -1.0 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 66 | 1.1 |
Change in White population: | -2,588 | -8.3 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 2,051 | 6.6 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 14,150 | |
Median Value | $154,700 | |
Occupied | 12,890 | 91.1% |
Vacant | 1,260 | 8.9% |
Owned | 10,100 | 78.4% |
Rented | 2,790 | 21.6% |
Median Rent | $803 | |
Single-Family Units | 11,796 | 83.4% |
Detached | 11,193 | 79.1% |
Attached | 603 | 4.3% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,476 | 10.4% |
Mobile Homes | 332 | 2.3% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 488 | 3.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 454 | 3.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 488 | 3.8% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 623 | 4.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 690 | 5.4% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 566 | 4.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 408 | 3.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 649 | 5.0% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 585 | 4.5% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 982 | 7.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,399 | 10.9% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,877 | 14.6% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,396 | 10.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 792 | 6.1% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 833 | 6.5% |
$200,000 or more | 660 | 5.1% |
Median Household Income | 65,679 | |
Per Capita Income | 36,751 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 79 | |
Compared to U.S. | 83 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 432 | 3.4% |
Public Assistance | 341 | 2.6% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,076 | 8.3% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 12,241 | 77.1% |
Unemployed | 446 | 2.8% |
In Armed Forces | 12 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 12,699 | 80.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 3,170 | 20.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 22.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 5,526 | 4,126 | 57.3% |
Non-Profit | 450 | 1,273 | 26.1% |
Self-Employed | 1,165 | 533 | 68.6% |
Local Government | 362 | 758 | 32.3% |
State Government | 132 | 160 | 45.2% |
Federal Government | 77 | 84 | 47.8% |
Total Private + Self | 6,691 | 4,659 | 59.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,021 | 2,275 | 31.0% |
Total | 7,712 | 6,934 | 52.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 10.7% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,998 | 13.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,887 | 19.6% |
Professional, Technical | 2,434 | 16.6% |
Service Occupations | 2,312 | 15.7% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 128 | 0.9% |
All others | 5,064 | 34.5% |
White Collar | 49.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 3,152 | 21.4% |
Health care and social assistance | 2,358 | 16.0% |
Retail trade | 1,755 | 11.9% |
Construction | 991 | 6.7% |
Educational services | 885 | 6.0% |
Other services | 747 | 5.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 688 | 4.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 687 | 4.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 680 | 4.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 514 | 3.5% |
Finance and insurance | 450 | 3.1% |
Public administration | 442 | 3.0% |
Wholesale trade | 374 | 2.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 308 | 2.1% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 247 | 1.7% |
Information | 181 | 1.2% |
Utilities | 149 | 1.0% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 53 | 0.4% |
Management | 22 | 0.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 12 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 2,692 | 8.72% |
Puerto Rican | 52 | 0.17% |
Cuban | 115 | 0.37% |
Dominican | 14 | 0.05% |
Total Central American | 118 | 0.38% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 3 | 0.01% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 101 | 0.33% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 14 | 0.05% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 175 | 0.57% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 115 | 0.37% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 58 | 0.19% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 1 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 1 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 118 | 0.38% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Burmese | 323 | 1.05% |
Vietnamese | 88 | 0.29% |
Laotian | 44 | 0.14% |
Thai | 43 | 0.14% |
Hmong | 40 | 0.13% |
Indian | 33 | 0.11% |
Filipino | 23 | 0.07% |
Japanese | 22 | 0.07% |
Korean | 15 | 0.05% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 26,548 | 91.0% |
Spanish | 1,808 | 6.2% |
Other Asian | 505 | 1.7% |
Vietnamese | 88 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 68 | 0.2% |
Arabic | 41 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European | 41 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 33 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 24 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 9,817 | 31.8% |
Norwegian | 8,466 | 27.4% |
Irish | 2,681 | 8.7% |
English | 1,795 | 5.8% |
Danish | 1,754 | 5.7% |
American | 1,157 | 3.7% |
Swedish | 840 | 2.7% |
Dutch | 725 | 2.3% |
Polish | 703 | 2.3% |
Czech | 664 | 2.2% |
French | 479 | 1.6% |
Scandinavian | 377 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 271 | 0.9% |
Italian | 238 | 0.8% |
European | 171 | 0.6% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 29,977 | 97.1% |
Not a citizen | 880 | 2.9% |
Native | 29,345 | 95.1% |
Foreign-born | 1,512 | 4.9% |
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 | ||||||
1,019 | 4.6% | 1,503 | 6.8% | 7,335 | 33.4% | 8,353 | 38.0% | 2,625 | 12.0% | 1,124 | 5.1% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,019 | 4.6% |
9-12 Years | 1,503 | 6.8% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 7,335 | 33.4% |
Some College | 8,353 | 38.0% |
Bach. Degree | 2,625 | 12.0% |
Grad Degree | 1,124 | 5.1% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 17,334 | 15,392 | 1,942 | 11.2% | 4.7% |
1991 | 16,973 | 15,987 | 986 | 5.8% | 5.1% |
1992 | 17,102 | 16,366 | 736 | 4.3% | 5.0% |
1993 | 17,435 | 16,496 | 939 | 5.4% | 4.8% |
1994 | 16,820 | 15,693 | 1,127 | 6.7% | 4.0% |
1995 | 16,392 | 15,632 | 760 | 4.6% | 3.7% |
1996 | 16,565 | 15,861 | 704 | 4.2% | 3.8% |
1997 | 16,558 | 15,983 | 575 | 3.5% | 3.2% |
1998 | 16,641 | 16,220 | 421 | 2.5% | 2.7% |
1999 | 16,633 | 16,199 | 434 | 2.6% | 2.7% |
2000 | 17,363 | 16,771 | 592 | 3.4% | 3.0% |
2001 | 17,415 | 16,618 | 797 | 4.6% | 3.8% |
2002 | 17,261 | 16,424 | 837 | 4.8% | 4.5% |
2003 | 16,974 | 16,082 | 892 | 5.3% | 4.8% |
2004 | 16,624 | 15,755 | 869 | 5.2% | 4.6% |
2005 | 16,251 | 15,483 | 768 | 4.7% | 4.1% |
2006 | 16,321 | 15,591 | 730 | 4.5% | 4.1% |
2007 | 16,294 | 15,485 | 809 | 5.0% | 4.6% |
2008 | 16,285 | 15,362 | 923 | 5.7% | 5.4% |
2009 | 16,474 | 15,061 | 1,413 | 8.6% | 7.9% |
2010 | 17,097 | 15,775 | 1,322 | 7.7% | 7.4% |
2011 | 17,088 | 15,949 | 1,139 | 6.7% | 6.5% |
2012 | 16,695 | 15,719 | 976 | 5.8% | 5.6% |
2013 | 16,476 | 15,643 | 833 | 5.1% | 5.0% |
2014 | 16,283 | 15,561 | 722 | 4.4% | 4.3% |
2015 | 16,383 | 15,751 | 632 | 3.9% | 3.8% |
2016 | 16,276 | 15,654 | 622 | 3.8% | 3.9% |
2017 | 16,113 | 15,527 | 586 | 3.6% | 3.4% |
2018 | 15,961 | 15,434 | 527 | 3.3% | 3.0% |
2019 | 16,083 | 15,543 | 540 | 3.4% | 3.2% |
2020 | 16,258 | 15,344 | 914 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
2021 | 15,758 | 15,160 | 598 | 3.8% | 3.8% |
2022 | 15,839 | 15,414 | 425 | 2.7% | 2.7% |
2023 | 15,921 | 15,487 | 434 | 2.7% | 2.8% |