2022 population: 37,956
( 4,036 from 2010
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1,046 from 2020)
Land area: 383.2 square miles
Population density: 99.0 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 32,988 | 86.91% | ![]() |
Black: | 923 | 2.43% | ![]() |
Indian: | 110 | 0.29% | ![]() |
Asian: | 378 | 1.00% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 645 | 1.70% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 2,912 | 7.67% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 4,968 | 13.09% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 723 | 9.8 |
Deaths: | 937 | 12.7 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 1,240 | 16.8 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 66 | 0.9 |
Change in White population: | 2,927 | 8.6 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,109 | 3.3 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 34,493 | |
Median Value | $386,600 | |
Occupied | 16,081 | 46.6% |
Vacant | 18,412 | 53.4% |
Owned | 12,513 | 77.8% |
Rented | 3,568 | 22.2% |
Median Rent | $1,259 | |
Single-Family Units | 27,406 | 79.5% |
Detached | 27,195 | 78.8% |
Attached | 211 | 0.6% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 3,713 | 10.8% |
Mobile Homes | 1,553 | 4.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 304 | 1.9% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 321 | 2.0% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 351 | 2.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 392 | 2.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 512 | 3.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 782 | 4.9% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 415 | 2.6% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 788 | 4.9% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 471 | 2.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,129 | 7.0% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,989 | 12.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 2,409 | 15.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,743 | 10.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,346 | 8.4% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,482 | 9.2% |
$200,000 or more | 1,647 | 10.2% |
Median Household Income | 79,742 | |
Per Capita Income | 45,669 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 116 | |
Compared to U.S. | 98 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 394 | 2.5% |
Public Assistance | 158 | 1.0% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 768 | 4.8% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 15,978 | 76.2% |
Unemployed | 912 | 4.3% |
In Armed Forces | 153 | 0.7% |
Total Labor Force | 17,043 | 81.3% |
Not in Labor Force | 3,932 | 18.7% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 23.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 5,681 | 5,832 | 49.3% |
Non-Profit | 286 | 516 | 35.7% |
Self-Employed | 2,570 | 1,281 | 66.7% |
Local Government | 445 | 1,076 | 29.3% |
State Government | 352 | 482 | 42.2% |
Federal Government | 314 | 157 | 66.7% |
Total Private + Self | 8,251 | 7,113 | 53.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,397 | 2,231 | 38.5% |
Total | 9,648 | 9,344 | 50.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 14.9% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 3,321 | 17.4% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 4,254 | 22.3% |
Professional, Technical | 4,333 | 22.8% |
Service Occupations | 3,085 | 16.2% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 473 | 2.5% |
All others | 4,048 | 21.3% |
White Collar | 62.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Retail trade | 2,507 | 13.2% |
Accommodation and food services | 2,397 | 12.6% |
Construction | 2,101 | 11.0% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 1,736 | 9.1% |
Health care and social assistance | 1,576 | 8.3% |
Educational services | 1,484 | 7.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,205 | 6.3% |
Manufacturing | 969 | 5.1% |
Other services | 908 | 4.8% |
Public administration | 866 | 4.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 706 | 3.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 571 | 3.0% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 549 | 2.9% |
Transportation and warehousing | 485 | 2.5% |
Finance and insurance | 448 | 2.4% |
Wholesale trade | 314 | 1.6% |
Information | 137 | 0.7% |
Utilities | 74 | 0.4% |
Management | 8 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,266 | 3.41% |
Puerto Rican | 162 | 0.44% |
Cuban | 28 | 0.08% |
Dominican | 4 | 0.01% |
Total Central American | 588 | 1.58% |
Costa Rican | 10 | 0.03% |
Guatemalan | 180 | 0.48% |
Honduran | 250 | 0.67% |
Nicaraguan | 111 | 0.30% |
Panamanian | 37 | 0.10% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 755 | 2.03% |
Argentinean | 9 | 0.02% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 48 | 0.13% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 678 | 1.82% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 20 | 0.05% |
Other Hispanic | 6 | 0.02% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 95 | 0.26% |
Filipino | 50 | 0.13% |
Japanese | 8 | 0.02% |
Vietnamese | 7 | 0.02% |
Indian | 7 | 0.02% |
Korean | 3 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 32,347 | 91.1% |
Spanish | 2,494 | 7.0% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 206 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European | 155 | 0.4% |
German, other Germanic | 84 | 0.2% |
Chinese | 72 | 0.2% |
Tagalog | 67 | 0.2% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 44 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 22 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 7,079 | 19.1% |
American | 5,758 | 15.5% |
German | 4,899 | 13.2% |
Irish | 4,614 | 12.4% |
Italian | 2,115 | 5.7% |
Polish | 1,068 | 2.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 875 | 2.4% |
Scottish | 818 | 2.2% |
European | 811 | 2.2% |
French | 803 | 2.2% |
Welsh | 377 | 1.0% |
Swedish | 290 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 238 | 0.6% |
French Canadian | 236 | 0.6% |
British | 222 | 0.6% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 36,107 | 97.2% |
Not a citizen | 1,053 | 2.8% |
Native | 35,421 | 95.3% |
Foreign-born | 1,739 | 4.7% |
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 | ||||||
366 | 1.3% | 1,054 | 3.8% | 5,942 | 21.3% | 8,695 | 31.1% | 7,818 | 28.0% | 4,069 | 14.6% |
Average years of education: 14.3 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 366 | 1.3% |
9-12 Years | 1,054 | 3.8% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 5,942 | 21.3% |
Some College | 8,695 | 31.1% |
Bach. Degree | 7,818 | 28.0% |
Grad Degree | 4,069 | 14.6% |
Average years of education: 14.3 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 14,157 | 13,520 | 637 | 4.5% | 4.1% |
1991 | 14,624 | 13,652 | 972 | 6.6% | 5.9% |
1992 | 14,981 | 13,772 | 1,209 | 8.1% | 6.3% |
1993 | 15,036 | 13,917 | 1,119 | 7.4% | 5.1% |
1994 | 15,362 | 14,446 | 916 | 6.0% | 4.4% |
1995 | 15,955 | 15,017 | 938 | 5.9% | 4.4% |
1996 | 16,663 | 15,690 | 973 | 5.8% | 4.4% |
1997 | 17,751 | 16,724 | 1,027 | 5.8% | 3.8% |
1998 | 18,030 | 17,013 | 1,017 | 5.6% | 3.5% |
1999 | 18,543 | 17,636 | 907 | 4.9% | 3.3% |
2000 | 18,782 | 17,974 | 808 | 4.3% | 3.7% |
2001 | 19,128 | 18,049 | 1,079 | 5.6% | 5.6% |
2002 | 20,869 | 19,663 | 1,206 | 5.8% | 6.9% |
2003 | 21,959 | 20,795 | 1,164 | 5.3% | 6.7% |
2004 | 22,519 | 21,401 | 1,118 | 5.0% | 5.9% |
2005 | 22,670 | 21,536 | 1,134 | 5.0% | 5.6% |
2006 | 22,496 | 21,407 | 1,089 | 4.8% | 5.1% |
2007 | 22,742 | 21,547 | 1,195 | 5.3% | 5.1% |
2008 | 22,102 | 20,671 | 1,431 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
2009 | 21,942 | 19,622 | 2,320 | 10.6% | 11.0% |
2010 | 19,761 | 17,382 | 2,379 | 12.0% | 10.7% |
2011 | 20,174 | 17,541 | 2,633 | 13.1% | 10.3% |
2012 | 20,913 | 18,268 | 2,645 | 12.6% | 9.5% |
2013 | 20,555 | 18,323 | 2,232 | 10.9% | 7.8% |
2014 | 20,099 | 18,457 | 1,642 | 8.2% | 6.1% |
2015 | 20,275 | 18,781 | 1,494 | 7.4% | 5.7% |
2016 | 19,939 | 18,593 | 1,346 | 6.8% | 5.1% |
2017 | 20,081 | 18,898 | 1,183 | 5.9% | 4.5% |
2018 | 19,968 | 18,930 | 1,038 | 5.2% | 4.0% |
2019 | 20,207 | 19,283 | 924 | 4.6% | 3.8% |
2020 | 19,548 | 17,636 | 1,912 | 9.8% | 7.3% |
2021 | 19,655 | 18,487 | 1,168 | 5.9% | 4.9% |
2022 | 20,014 | 19,157 | 857 | 4.3% | 3.7% |
2023 | 20,255 | 19,454 | 801 | 4.0% | 3.5% |