2022 population: 28,941
( 489 from 2010
, 9 from 2020)
Land area: 899.9 square miles
Population density: 32.2 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 25,526 | 88.20% | 2.2% |
Black: | 388 | 1.34% | 67.2% |
Indian: | 85 | 0.29% | 34.9% |
Asian: | 437 | 1.51% | 10.9% |
2+ races: | 493 | 1.70% | 45.4% |
Hispanic: | 2,012 | 6.95% | 54.9% |
Total non-White: | 3,415 | 11.80% | 45.4% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 746 | 12.9 |
Deaths: | 673 | 11.6 |
Net Migration: | -166 | -2.9 |
Net Immigration: | 88 | 1.5 |
Change in White population: | -577 | -2.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,066 | 3.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 13,214 | |
Median Value | $199,100 | |
Occupied | 11,958 | 90.5% |
Vacant | 1,256 | 9.5% |
Owned | 7,335 | 61.3% |
Rented | 4,623 | 38.7% |
Median Rent | $864 | |
Single-Family Units | 9,920 | 75.1% |
Detached | 9,384 | 71.0% |
Attached | 536 | 4.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,128 | 8.5% |
Mobile Homes | 541 | 4.1% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 622 | 5.2% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 650 | 5.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 708 | 5.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 492 | 4.1% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 424 | 3.5% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 447 | 3.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 480 | 4.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 761 | 6.4% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 540 | 4.5% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 877 | 7.3% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,025 | 8.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,483 | 12.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 974 | 8.1% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,090 | 9.1% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 857 | 7.2% |
$200,000 or more | 528 | 4.4% |
Median Household Income | 59,665 | |
Per Capita Income | 37,217 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 96 | |
Compared to U.S. | 77 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 341 | 2.9% |
Public Assistance | 152 | 1.3% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 803 | 6.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 14,902 | 83.7% |
Unemployed | 429 | 2.4% |
In Armed Forces | 6 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 15,337 | 86.2% |
Not in Labor Force | 2,462 | 13.8% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 16.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 5,500 | 4,117 | 57.2% |
Non-Profit | 699 | 1,305 | 34.9% |
Self-Employed | 1,203 | 639 | 65.3% |
Local Government | 465 | 709 | 39.6% |
State Government | 978 | 911 | 51.8% |
Federal Government | 113 | 70 | 61.7% |
Total Private + Self | 6,703 | 4,756 | 58.5% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 2,255 | 2,995 | 43.0% |
Total | 8,958 | 7,751 | 53.6% |
Pct. Govt. | 19.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,546 | 15.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 3,509 | 21.0% |
Professional, Technical | 4,128 | 24.7% |
Service Occupations | 3,289 | 19.7% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 239 | 1.4% |
All others | 3,247 | 19.4% |
White Collar | 60.9% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 2,835 | 17.0% |
Educational services | 2,534 | 15.2% |
Accommodation and food services | 2,016 | 12.1% |
Retail trade | 1,929 | 11.5% |
Construction | 938 | 5.6% |
Manufacturing | 787 | 4.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 618 | 3.7% |
Finance and insurance | 578 | 3.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 554 | 3.3% |
Other services | 512 | 3.1% |
Public administration | 484 | 2.9% |
Information | 437 | 2.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 428 | 2.6% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 397 | 2.4% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 395 | 2.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 381 | 2.3% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 373 | 2.2% |
Wholesale trade | 329 | 2.0% |
Utilities | 194 | 1.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,378 | 4.76% |
Puerto Rican | 30 | 0.10% |
Cuban | 56 | 0.19% |
Dominican | 30 | 0.10% |
Total Central American | 57 | 0.20% |
Costa Rican | 23 | 0.08% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 31 | 0.11% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 3 | 0.01% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 155 | 0.54% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 111 | 0.38% |
Colombian | 44 | 0.15% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 155 | 0.54% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 228 | 0.79% |
Indian | 124 | 0.43% |
Filipino | 39 | 0.13% |
Japanese | 27 | 0.09% |
Korean | 24 | 0.08% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 25,637 | 93.6% |
Spanish | 1,118 | 4.1% |
German, other Germanic | 223 | 0.8% |
Chinese | 178 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European | 75 | 0.3% |
Other Asian | 56 | 0.2% |
Other | 38 | 0.1% |
Korean | 20 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 17 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 13,408 | 46.4% |
Irish | 3,381 | 11.7% |
English | 2,181 | 7.5% |
American | 1,155 | 4.0% |
Italian | 974 | 3.4% |
Russian | 847 | 2.9% |
French | 678 | 2.3% |
European | 546 | 1.9% |
Scottish | 524 | 1.8% |
German Russian | 478 | 1.7% |
Polish | 353 | 1.2% |
Welsh | 308 | 1.1% |
Dutch | 295 | 1.0% |
Swedish | 295 | 1.0% |
Austrian | 241 | 0.8% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 28,403 | 98.2% |
Not a citizen | 518 | 1.8% |
Native | 28,080 | 97.1% |
Foreign-born | 841 | 2.9% |
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 | ||||||
245 | 1.4% | 567 | 3.3% | 4,858 | 27.9% | 5,010 | 28.7% | 4,187 | 24.0% | 2,561 | 14.7% |
Average years of education: 14.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 245 | 1.4% |
9-12 Years | 567 | 3.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 4,858 | 27.9% |
Some College | 5,010 | 28.7% |
Bach. Degree | 4,187 | 24.0% |
Grad Degree | 2,561 | 14.7% |
Average years of education: 14.1 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 14,140 | 13,667 | 473 | 3.3% | 4.2% |
1991 | 14,706 | 14,217 | 489 | 3.3% | 4.5% |
1992 | 15,206 | 14,639 | 567 | 3.7% | 4.6% |
1993 | 15,353 | 14,772 | 581 | 3.8% | 4.9% |
1994 | 16,109 | 15,560 | 549 | 3.4% | 4.8% |
1995 | 16,375 | 15,873 | 502 | 3.1% | 4.3% |
1996 | 16,419 | 15,923 | 496 | 3.0% | 4.3% |
1997 | 17,053 | 16,631 | 422 | 2.5% | 3.8% |
1998 | 17,353 | 16,852 | 501 | 2.9% | 3.7% |
1999 | 16,726 | 16,293 | 433 | 2.6% | 3.5% |
2000 | 15,291 | 14,878 | 413 | 2.7% | 3.8% |
2001 | 15,481 | 15,031 | 450 | 2.9% | 4.3% |
2002 | 16,100 | 15,608 | 492 | 3.1% | 5.1% |
2003 | 16,904 | 16,373 | 531 | 3.1% | 5.5% |
2004 | 16,828 | 16,200 | 628 | 3.7% | 5.5% |
2005 | 16,556 | 15,991 | 565 | 3.4% | 5.1% |
2006 | 17,202 | 16,726 | 476 | 2.8% | 4.4% |
2007 | 17,165 | 16,685 | 480 | 2.8% | 4.3% |
2008 | 17,300 | 16,777 | 523 | 3.0% | 4.6% |
2009 | 18,020 | 17,317 | 703 | 3.9% | 6.9% |
2010 | 17,648 | 16,961 | 687 | 3.9% | 7.0% |
2011 | 17,935 | 17,310 | 625 | 3.5% | 6.4% |
2012 | 18,089 | 17,471 | 618 | 3.4% | 5.7% |
2013 | 18,086 | 17,517 | 569 | 3.1% | 5.3% |
2014 | 17,937 | 17,447 | 490 | 2.7% | 4.5% |
2015 | 17,569 | 17,044 | 525 | 3.0% | 4.2% |
2016 | 17,090 | 16,564 | 526 | 3.1% | 4.0% |
2017 | 17,009 | 16,584 | 425 | 2.5% | 3.6% |
2018 | 16,952 | 16,558 | 394 | 2.3% | 3.3% |
2019 | 17,075 | 16,688 | 387 | 2.3% | 3.2% |
2020 | 16,920 | 16,328 | 592 | 3.5% | 5.9% |
2021 | 17,181 | 16,836 | 345 | 2.0% | 3.3% |
2022 | 17,032 | 16,695 | 337 | 2.0% | 2.7% |
2023 | 17,173 | 16,842 | 331 | 1.9% | 2.7% |