2022 population: 61,890
( 3,109 from 2010
, 696 from 2020)
Land area: 1270.0 square miles
Population density: 48.7 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 43,109 | 69.65% | 1.1% |
Black: | 1,067 | 1.72% | 6.3% |
Indian: | 441 | 0.71% | 2.4% |
Asian: | 1,265 | 2.04% | 41.8% |
2+ races: | 1,528 | 2.47% | 29.3% |
Hispanic: | 14,480 | 23.40% | 24.9% |
Total non-White: | 18,781 | 30.35% | 23.7% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 1,289 | 10.3 |
Deaths: | 1,529 | 12.2 |
Net Migration: | -705 | -5.6 |
Net Immigration: | 251 | 2.0 |
Change in White population: | -495 | -0.8 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 3,604 | 6.1 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 25,032 | |
Median Value | $331,600 | |
Occupied | 22,978 | 91.8% |
Vacant | 2,054 | 8.2% |
Owned | 15,200 | 66.2% |
Rented | 7,778 | 33.8% |
Median Rent | $1,044 | |
Single-Family Units | 18,381 | 73.4% |
Detached | 17,288 | 69.1% |
Attached | 1,093 | 4.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 3,342 | 13.4% |
Mobile Homes | 1,576 | 6.3% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 889 | 3.9% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,415 | 6.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 982 | 4.3% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 878 | 3.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 663 | 2.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 939 | 4.1% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,006 | 4.4% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 957 | 4.2% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 878 | 3.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,975 | 8.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 2,091 | 9.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 3,303 | 14.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,930 | 8.4% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,675 | 7.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,723 | 7.5% |
$200,000 or more | 1,674 | 7.3% |
Median Household Income | 66,635 | |
Per Capita Income | 34,476 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 81 | |
Compared to U.S. | 88 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,275 | 5.5% |
Public Assistance | 624 | 2.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,880 | 12.5% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 19,740 | 65.8% |
Unemployed | 986 | 3.3% |
In Armed Forces | 47 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 20,773 | 69.2% |
Not in Labor Force | 9,235 | 30.8% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 34.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 8,656 | 7,553 | 53.4% |
Non-Profit | 1,248 | 1,685 | 42.6% |
Self-Employed | 1,917 | 1,560 | 55.1% |
Local Government | 1,002 | 1,015 | 49.7% |
State Government | 716 | 1,006 | 41.6% |
Federal Government | 627 | 475 | 56.9% |
Total Private + Self | 10,573 | 9,113 | 53.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 3,593 | 4,181 | 46.2% |
Total | 14,166 | 13,294 | 51.6% |
Pct. Govt. | 17.6% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 3,655 | 13.3% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 5,612 | 20.4% |
Professional, Technical | 6,215 | 22.6% |
Service Occupations | 5,997 | 21.8% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 941 | 3.4% |
All others | 6,020 | 21.9% |
White Collar | 56.3% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 4,356 | 15.8% |
Retail trade | 3,405 | 12.4% |
Educational services | 3,370 | 12.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 2,527 | 9.2% |
Manufacturing | 2,193 | 8.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,817 | 6.6% |
Public administration | 1,693 | 6.2% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 1,415 | 5.1% |
Construction | 1,189 | 4.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,173 | 4.3% |
Other services | 999 | 3.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 811 | 2.9% |
Finance and insurance | 794 | 2.9% |
Wholesale trade | 514 | 1.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 335 | 1.2% |
Information | 288 | 1.0% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 286 | 1.0% |
Utilities | 266 | 1.0% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 34 | 0.1% |
Management | 34 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 11,136 | 17.92% |
Puerto Rican | 348 | 0.56% |
Cuban | 52 | 0.08% |
Dominican | 79 | 0.13% |
Total Central American | 835 | 1.34% |
Costa Rican | 152 | 0.24% |
Guatemalan | 114 | 0.18% |
Honduran | 44 | 0.07% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 525 | 0.84% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 392 | 0.63% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 51 | 0.08% |
Colombian | 165 | 0.27% |
Ecuadorian | 42 | 0.07% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 131 | 0.21% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 3 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 1,015 | 1.63% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 324 | 0.52% |
Filipino | 228 | 0.37% |
Korean | 135 | 0.22% |
Indian | 96 | 0.15% |
Vietnamese | 87 | 0.14% |
Japanese | 72 | 0.12% |
Taiwanese | 57 | 0.09% |
Thai | 8 | 0.01% |
Indonesian | 6 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 47,551 | 80.5% |
Spanish | 9,456 | 16.0% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 566 | 1.0% |
Chinese | 279 | 0.5% |
German, other Germanic | 274 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European | 200 | 0.3% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 153 | 0.3% |
Other Asian | 146 | 0.2% |
Other | 132 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 11,199 | 18.0% |
English | 7,759 | 12.5% |
Irish | 6,489 | 10.4% |
American | 3,436 | 5.5% |
Norwegian | 2,189 | 3.5% |
Italian | 1,948 | 3.1% |
Scottish | 1,897 | 3.1% |
French | 1,846 | 3.0% |
Swedish | 1,499 | 2.4% |
European | 1,466 | 2.4% |
Dutch | 938 | 1.5% |
Scandinavian | 925 | 1.5% |
Danish | 820 | 1.3% |
Russian | 707 | 1.1% |
Welsh | 669 | 1.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 59,184 | 95.2% |
Not a citizen | 2,966 | 4.8% |
Native | 55,933 | 90.0% |
Foreign-born | 6,217 | 10.0% |
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 | ||||||
1,868 | 4.6% | 2,662 | 6.5% | 8,957 | 21.9% | 15,228 | 37.2% | 6,937 | 16.9% | 5,295 | 12.9% |
Average years of education: 13.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,868 | 4.6% |
9-12 Years | 2,662 | 6.5% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 8,957 | 21.9% |
Some College | 15,228 | 37.2% |
Bach. Degree | 6,937 | 16.9% |
Grad Degree | 5,295 | 12.9% |
Average years of education: 13.5 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 23,819 | 22,199 | 1,620 | 6.8% | 5.1% |
1991 | 23,778 | 21,923 | 1,855 | 7.8% | 6.1% |
1992 | 24,576 | 22,578 | 1,998 | 8.1% | 7.2% |
1993 | 24,928 | 23,201 | 1,727 | 6.9% | 7.3% |
1994 | 25,427 | 23,897 | 1,530 | 6.0% | 6.3% |
1995 | 26,132 | 24,486 | 1,646 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
1996 | 26,659 | 24,793 | 1,866 | 7.0% | 5.9% |
1997 | 27,118 | 25,440 | 1,678 | 6.2% | 4.9% |
1998 | 27,578 | 25,800 | 1,778 | 6.4% | 4.8% |
1999 | 27,555 | 25,729 | 1,826 | 6.6% | 4.8% |
2000 | 27,558 | 25,874 | 1,684 | 6.1% | 5.1% |
2001 | 27,709 | 25,893 | 1,816 | 6.6% | 6.0% |
2002 | 28,356 | 26,426 | 1,930 | 6.8% | 7.1% |
2003 | 28,841 | 26,813 | 2,028 | 7.0% | 7.2% |
2004 | 29,118 | 27,245 | 1,873 | 6.4% | 6.3% |
2005 | 28,918 | 27,139 | 1,779 | 6.2% | 5.6% |
2006 | 28,737 | 27,059 | 1,678 | 5.8% | 5.0% |
2007 | 29,136 | 27,600 | 1,536 | 5.3% | 4.6% |
2008 | 30,427 | 28,881 | 1,546 | 5.1% | 5.2% |
2009 | 30,518 | 28,591 | 1,927 | 6.3% | 8.3% |
2010 | 29,975 | 27,811 | 2,164 | 7.2% | 9.1% |
2011 | 29,382 | 27,274 | 2,108 | 7.2% | 8.5% |
2012 | 29,483 | 27,472 | 2,011 | 6.8% | 7.7% |
2013 | 28,404 | 26,425 | 1,979 | 7.0% | 6.6% |
2014 | 28,420 | 26,722 | 1,698 | 6.0% | 5.9% |
2015 | 28,056 | 26,459 | 1,597 | 5.7% | 5.4% |
2016 | 28,734 | 27,206 | 1,528 | 5.3% | 5.2% |
2017 | 28,859 | 27,453 | 1,406 | 4.9% | 4.6% |
2018 | 29,363 | 27,999 | 1,364 | 4.6% | 4.4% |
2019 | 30,123 | 28,656 | 1,467 | 4.9% | 4.1% |
2020 | 30,165 | 28,096 | 2,069 | 6.9% | 8.4% |
2021 | 30,395 | 28,914 | 1,481 | 4.9% | 5.2% |
2022 | 30,723 | 29,306 | 1,417 | 4.6% | 4.2% |
2023 | 30,020 | 28,774 | 1,246 | 4.2% | 4.1% |