2022 population: 35,691
( 1,329 from 2010
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1,039 from 2020)
Land area: 384.7 square miles
Population density: 92.8 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 20,220 | 56.65% | ![]() |
Black: | 5,723 | 16.03% | ![]() |
Indian: | 316 | 0.89% | ![]() |
Asian: | 1,493 | 4.18% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 1,901 | 5.33% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 6,038 | 16.92% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 15,471 | 43.35% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 2,292 | 31.2 |
Deaths: | 560 | 7.6 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -2,877 | -39.2 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 125 | 1.7 |
Change in White population: | -367 | -1.1 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,696 | 4.9 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 15,893 | |
Median Value | $162,400 | |
Occupied | 13,512 | 85.0% |
Vacant | 2,381 | 15.0% |
Owned | 5,813 | 43.0% |
Rented | 7,699 | 57.0% |
Median Rent | $1,132 | |
Single-Family Units | 10,226 | 64.3% |
Detached | 7,925 | 49.9% |
Attached | 2,301 | 14.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 2,592 | 16.3% |
Mobile Homes | 861 | 5.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 829 | 6.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 561 | 4.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 541 | 4.0% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 380 | 2.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 765 | 5.7% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 688 | 5.1% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 858 | 6.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 654 | 4.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 667 | 4.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,005 | 7.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,771 | 13.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 2,053 | 15.2% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,025 | 7.6% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 606 | 4.5% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 756 | 5.6% |
$200,000 or more | 353 | 2.6% |
Median Household Income | 57,992 | |
Per Capita Income | 27,030 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 97 | |
Compared to U.S. | 78 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 232 | 1.7% |
Public Assistance | 322 | 2.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,159 | 8.6% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 10,719 | 56.8% |
Unemployed | 547 | 2.9% |
In Armed Forces | 3,843 | 20.4% |
Total Labor Force | 15,109 | 80.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 3,764 | 19.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 22.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 4,194 | 3,389 | 55.3% |
Non-Profit | 196 | 445 | 30.6% |
Self-Employed | 397 | 438 | 47.5% |
Local Government | 438 | 890 | 33.0% |
State Government | 126 | 420 | 23.1% |
Federal Government | 1,325 | 868 | 60.4% |
Total Private + Self | 4,591 | 3,827 | 54.5% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 2,085 | 2,623 | 44.3% |
Total | 6,676 | 6,450 | 50.9% |
Pct. Govt. | 31.0% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,654 | 12.5% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,522 | 19.1% |
Professional, Technical | 2,467 | 18.6% |
Service Occupations | 2,596 | 19.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 54 | 0.4% |
All others | 3,990 | 30.2% |
White Collar | 50.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Retail trade | 2,024 | 15.3% |
Educational services | 1,603 | 12.1% |
Health care and social assistance | 1,501 | 11.3% |
Public administration | 1,417 | 10.7% |
Manufacturing | 1,023 | 7.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 914 | 6.9% |
Construction | 875 | 6.6% |
Other services | 722 | 5.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 486 | 3.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 450 | 3.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 424 | 3.2% |
Finance and insurance | 396 | 3.0% |
Wholesale trade | 351 | 2.7% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 344 | 2.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 261 | 2.0% |
Information | 161 | 1.2% |
Utilities | 149 | 1.1% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 128 | 1.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 3,043 | 8.40% |
Puerto Rican | 1,512 | 4.17% |
Cuban | 77 | 0.21% |
Dominican | 158 | 0.44% |
Total Central American | 404 | 1.11% |
Costa Rican | 11 | 0.03% |
Guatemalan | 57 | 0.16% |
Honduran | 80 | 0.22% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 107 | 0.30% |
Salvadoran | 149 | 0.41% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 297 | 0.82% |
Argentinean | 15 | 0.04% |
Bolivian | 43 | 0.12% |
Chilean | 46 | 0.13% |
Colombian | 83 | 0.23% |
Ecuadorian | 7 | 0.02% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 103 | 0.28% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 595 | 1.64% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 467 | 1.29% |
Korean | 392 | 1.08% |
Indian | 73 | 0.20% |
Vietnamese | 61 | 0.17% |
Thai | 57 | 0.16% |
Chinese | 43 | 0.12% |
Japanese | 32 | 0.09% |
Taiwanese | 8 | 0.02% |
Burmese | 1 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 26,846 | 83.8% |
Spanish | 3,146 | 9.8% |
German, other Germanic | 487 | 1.5% |
Other Asian | 448 | 1.4% |
Other | 265 | 0.8% |
Tagalog | 249 | 0.8% |
Korean | 245 | 0.8% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 169 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European | 92 | 0.3% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 5,862 | 16.2% |
Irish | 2,590 | 7.1% |
English | 2,242 | 6.2% |
American | 1,520 | 4.2% |
Italian | 1,039 | 2.9% |
Swedish | 999 | 2.8% |
French | 891 | 2.5% |
Norwegian | 764 | 2.1% |
Czech | 544 | 1.5% |
European | 521 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 499 | 1.4% |
African | 400 | 1.1% |
Polish | 396 | 1.1% |
French Canadian | 348 | 1.0% |
Scandinavian | 253 | 0.7% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 35,150 | 97.0% |
Not a citizen | 1,097 | 3.0% |
Native | 33,576 | 92.6% |
Foreign-born | 2,671 | 7.4% |
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 | ||||||
537 | 2.7% | 695 | 3.6% | 5,147 | 26.3% | 8,507 | 43.5% | 2,830 | 14.5% | 1,831 | 9.4% |
Average years of education: 13.4 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 537 | 2.7% |
9-12 Years | 695 | 3.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 5,147 | 26.3% |
Some College | 8,507 | 43.5% |
Bach. Degree | 2,830 | 14.5% |
Grad Degree | 1,831 | 9.4% |
Average years of education: 13.4 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 10,778 | 9,965 | 813 | 7.5% | 4.2% |
1991 | 10,828 | 9,870 | 958 | 8.8% | 4.5% |
1992 | 11,775 | 10,970 | 805 | 6.8% | 4.6% |
1993 | 11,341 | 10,473 | 868 | 7.7% | 4.9% |
1994 | 10,922 | 10,054 | 868 | 7.9% | 4.8% |
1995 | 10,966 | 10,250 | 716 | 6.5% | 4.3% |
1996 | 10,248 | 9,571 | 677 | 6.6% | 4.3% |
1997 | 10,092 | 9,389 | 703 | 7.0% | 3.8% |
1998 | 10,193 | 9,503 | 690 | 6.8% | 3.7% |
1999 | 9,957 | 9,260 | 697 | 7.0% | 3.5% |
2000 | 11,311 | 10,756 | 555 | 4.9% | 3.8% |
2001 | 11,059 | 10,443 | 616 | 5.6% | 4.3% |
2002 | 11,012 | 10,343 | 669 | 6.1% | 5.1% |
2003 | 11,163 | 10,477 | 686 | 6.1% | 5.5% |
2004 | 11,194 | 10,471 | 723 | 6.5% | 5.5% |
2005 | 11,093 | 10,429 | 664 | 6.0% | 5.1% |
2006 | 11,292 | 10,696 | 596 | 5.3% | 4.4% |
2007 | 11,937 | 11,410 | 527 | 4.4% | 4.3% |
2008 | 13,511 | 12,882 | 629 | 4.7% | 4.6% |
2009 | 14,065 | 13,024 | 1,041 | 7.4% | 6.9% |
2010 | 13,351 | 12,146 | 1,205 | 9.0% | 7.0% |
2011 | 13,231 | 12,034 | 1,197 | 9.0% | 6.4% |
2012 | 12,855 | 11,743 | 1,112 | 8.7% | 5.7% |
2013 | 12,694 | 11,593 | 1,101 | 8.7% | 5.3% |
2014 | 12,349 | 11,454 | 895 | 7.2% | 4.5% |
2015 | 12,142 | 11,391 | 751 | 6.2% | 4.2% |
2016 | 12,112 | 11,431 | 681 | 5.6% | 4.0% |
2017 | 11,512 | 10,945 | 567 | 4.9% | 3.6% |
2018 | 11,439 | 10,910 | 529 | 4.6% | 3.3% |
2019 | 11,335 | 10,845 | 490 | 4.3% | 3.2% |
2020 | 11,652 | 10,852 | 800 | 6.9% | 5.9% |
2021 | 11,435 | 10,937 | 498 | 4.4% | 3.3% |
2022 | 11,358 | 10,931 | 427 | 3.8% | 2.7% |
2023 | 11,099 | 10,673 | 426 | 3.8% | 2.7% |