2022 population: 47,619
( 2,843 from 2010
, 352 from 2020)
Land area: 2159.3 square miles
Population density: 22.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 36,975 | 77.65% | 0.6% |
Black: | 1,082 | 2.27% | 50.1% |
Indian: | 359 | 0.75% | 32.0% |
Asian: | 3,975 | 8.35% | 12.0% |
2+ races: | 1,892 | 3.97% | 35.8% |
Hispanic: | 3,336 | 7.01% | 63.5% |
Total non-White: | 10,644 | 22.35% | 32.8% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 856 | 8.9 |
Deaths: | 796 | 8.3 |
Net Migration: | -934 | -9.7 |
Net Immigration: | 590 | 6.1 |
Change in White population: | 215 | 0.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 2,628 | 5.9 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 20,974 | |
Median Value | $298,500 | |
Occupied | 17,963 | 85.6% |
Vacant | 3,011 | 14.4% |
Owned | 8,123 | 45.2% |
Rented | 9,840 | 54.8% |
Median Rent | $959 | |
Single-Family Units | 10,085 | 48.1% |
Detached | 9,325 | 44.5% |
Attached | 760 | 3.6% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 7,627 | 36.4% |
Mobile Homes | 1,177 | 5.6% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 2,450 | 13.6% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 918 | 5.1% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,041 | 5.8% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,153 | 6.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 814 | 4.5% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 829 | 4.6% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 516 | 2.9% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 627 | 3.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 725 | 4.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 992 | 5.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,237 | 6.9% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,994 | 11.1% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,407 | 7.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 877 | 4.9% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,359 | 7.6% |
$200,000 or more | 1,024 | 5.7% |
Median Household Income | 49,345 | |
Per Capita Income | 30,287 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 79 | |
Compared to U.S. | 85 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 649 | 3.6% |
Public Assistance | 508 | 2.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,808 | 10.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 20,344 | 62.0% |
Unemployed | 1,436 | 4.4% |
In Armed Forces | 100 | 0.3% |
Total Labor Force | 21,880 | 66.7% |
Not in Labor Force | 10,924 | 33.3% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 37.7% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 6,378 | 4,938 | 56.4% |
Non-Profit | 653 | 806 | 44.8% |
Self-Employed | 1,285 | 631 | 67.1% |
Local Government | 609 | 831 | 42.3% |
State Government | 2,853 | 3,277 | 46.5% |
Federal Government | 372 | 169 | 68.8% |
Total Private + Self | 7,663 | 5,569 | 57.9% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 4,487 | 5,083 | 46.9% |
Total | 12,150 | 10,652 | 53.3% |
Pct. Govt. | 35.6% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 3,581 | 15.7% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 3,331 | 14.6% |
Professional, Technical | 8,355 | 36.6% |
Service Occupations | 4,170 | 18.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 458 | 2.0% |
All others | 3,410 | 14.9% |
White Collar | 66.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Educational services | 6,958 | 30.5% |
Health care and social assistance | 2,157 | 9.4% |
Manufacturing | 1,848 | 8.1% |
Retail trade | 1,832 | 8.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,814 | 7.9% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 1,525 | 6.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,175 | 5.1% |
Public administration | 820 | 3.6% |
Construction | 818 | 3.6% |
Other services | 663 | 2.9% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 571 | 2.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 519 | 2.3% |
Wholesale trade | 507 | 2.2% |
Information | 481 | 2.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 406 | 1.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 339 | 1.5% |
Finance and insurance | 312 | 1.4% |
Utilities | 87 | 0.4% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 15 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 2,007 | 4.26% |
Puerto Rican | 167 | 0.35% |
Cuban | 22 | 0.05% |
Dominican | 11 | 0.02% |
Total Central American | 205 | 0.43% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 123 | 0.26% |
Honduran | 52 | 0.11% |
Nicaraguan | 9 | 0.02% |
Panamanian | 14 | 0.03% |
Salvadoran | 2 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 5 | 0.01% |
Total South American | 336 | 0.71% |
Argentinean | 50 | 0.11% |
Bolivian | 46 | 0.10% |
Chilean | 85 | 0.18% |
Colombian | 16 | 0.03% |
Ecuadorian | 94 | 0.20% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 44 | 0.09% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 1 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 416 | 0.88% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 1,727 | 3.66% |
Indian | 721 | 1.53% |
Filipino | 332 | 0.70% |
Korean | 279 | 0.59% |
Vietnamese | 153 | 0.32% |
Thai | 141 | 0.30% |
Japanese | 92 | 0.20% |
Taiwanese | 56 | 0.12% |
Bangladeshi | 51 | 0.11% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 39,434 | 87.3% |
Spanish | 1,538 | 3.4% |
Chinese | 1,488 | 3.3% |
Other Indo-European | 812 | 1.8% |
Other | 362 | 0.8% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 318 | 0.7% |
Other Asian | 275 | 0.6% |
German, other Germanic | 258 | 0.6% |
Korean | 166 | 0.4% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 9,982 | 21.2% |
English | 5,249 | 11.1% |
Irish | 5,182 | 11.0% |
Norwegian | 2,255 | 4.8% |
European | 1,986 | 4.2% |
Italian | 1,798 | 3.8% |
American | 1,790 | 3.8% |
Scottish | 1,482 | 3.1% |
Swedish | 1,337 | 2.8% |
French | 1,056 | 2.2% |
Dutch | 795 | 1.7% |
Polish | 630 | 1.3% |
British | 606 | 1.3% |
Russian | 422 | 0.9% |
Welsh | 417 | 0.9% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 44,006 | 93.3% |
Not a citizen | 3,135 | 6.7% |
Native | 42,676 | 90.5% |
Foreign-born | 4,465 | 9.5% |
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 | ||||||
295 | 1.2% | 725 | 3.0% | 3,471 | 14.3% | 7,459 | 30.6% | 6,581 | 27.0% | 5,811 | 23.9% |
Average years of education: 14.9 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 295 | 1.2% |
9-12 Years | 725 | 3.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 3,471 | 14.3% |
Some College | 7,459 | 30.6% |
Bach. Degree | 6,581 | 27.0% |
Grad Degree | 5,811 | 23.9% |
Average years of education: 14.9 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 17,524 | 17,248 | 276 | 1.6% | 5.1% |
1991 | 17,506 | 17,195 | 311 | 1.8% | 6.1% |
1992 | 17,365 | 16,951 | 414 | 2.4% | 7.2% |
1993 | 17,839 | 17,416 | 423 | 2.4% | 7.3% |
1994 | 18,118 | 17,729 | 389 | 2.1% | 6.3% |
1995 | 18,340 | 17,937 | 403 | 2.2% | 6.2% |
1996 | 19,258 | 18,847 | 411 | 2.1% | 5.9% |
1997 | 19,503 | 19,165 | 338 | 1.7% | 4.9% |
1998 | 19,824 | 19,451 | 373 | 1.9% | 4.8% |
1999 | 19,731 | 19,376 | 355 | 1.8% | 4.8% |
2000 | 19,533 | 18,750 | 783 | 4.0% | 5.1% |
2001 | 18,852 | 18,023 | 829 | 4.4% | 6.0% |
2002 | 19,163 | 18,253 | 910 | 4.7% | 7.1% |
2003 | 19,423 | 18,471 | 952 | 4.9% | 7.2% |
2004 | 20,028 | 19,102 | 926 | 4.6% | 6.3% |
2005 | 20,318 | 19,387 | 931 | 4.6% | 5.6% |
2006 | 20,355 | 19,478 | 877 | 4.3% | 5.0% |
2007 | 20,280 | 19,432 | 848 | 4.2% | 4.6% |
2008 | 21,246 | 20,345 | 901 | 4.2% | 5.2% |
2009 | 21,421 | 20,298 | 1,123 | 5.2% | 8.3% |
2010 | 22,111 | 20,772 | 1,339 | 6.1% | 9.1% |
2011 | 22,366 | 21,068 | 1,298 | 5.8% | 8.5% |
2012 | 22,372 | 21,024 | 1,348 | 6.0% | 7.7% |
2013 | 22,205 | 20,894 | 1,311 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
2014 | 22,132 | 21,009 | 1,123 | 5.1% | 5.9% |
2015 | 22,767 | 21,694 | 1,073 | 4.7% | 5.4% |
2016 | 23,132 | 21,989 | 1,143 | 4.9% | 5.2% |
2017 | 23,316 | 22,312 | 1,004 | 4.3% | 4.6% |
2018 | 23,561 | 22,542 | 1,019 | 4.3% | 4.4% |
2019 | 24,127 | 23,082 | 1,045 | 4.3% | 4.1% |
2020 | 21,984 | 20,683 | 1,301 | 5.9% | 8.4% |
2021 | 23,425 | 22,400 | 1,025 | 4.4% | 5.2% |
2022 | 23,236 | 22,150 | 1,086 | 4.7% | 4.2% |
2023 | 23,296 | 22,354 | 942 | 4.0% | 4.1% |