2022 population: 62,609
( 3,573 from 2010
, 512 from 2020)
Land area: 553.6 square miles
Population density: 113.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 56,962 | 90.98% | 2.9% |
Black: | 823 | 1.31% | 33.8% |
Indian: | 354 | 0.57% | 31.1% |
Asian: | 469 | 0.75% | 113.2% |
2+ races: | 935 | 1.49% | 75.1% |
Hispanic: | 3,066 | 4.90% | 53.4% |
Total non-White: | 5,647 | 9.02% | 54.0% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 1,172 | 9.4 |
Deaths: | 2,229 | 17.9 |
Net Migration: | 1,539 | 12.4 |
Net Immigration: | 46 | 0.4 |
Change in White population: | 1,594 | 2.7 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,979 | 3.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 35,051 | |
Median Value | $227,500 | |
Occupied | 26,481 | 75.5% |
Vacant | 8,570 | 24.5% |
Owned | 19,807 | 74.8% |
Rented | 6,674 | 25.2% |
Median Rent | $954 | |
Single-Family Units | 26,298 | 75.0% |
Detached | 25,816 | 73.7% |
Attached | 482 | 1.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,239 | 3.5% |
Mobile Homes | 5,835 | 16.6% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,252 | 4.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,405 | 5.3% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,450 | 5.5% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,333 | 5.0% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,407 | 5.3% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,552 | 5.9% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,352 | 5.1% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,466 | 5.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 798 | 3.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,811 | 6.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 2,258 | 8.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 3,297 | 12.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 2,881 | 10.9% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,704 | 6.4% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,011 | 3.8% |
$200,000 or more | 1,504 | 5.7% |
Median Household Income | 56,596 | |
Per Capita Income | 34,609 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 98 | |
Compared to U.S. | 83 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,622 | 6.1% |
Public Assistance | 466 | 1.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 3,121 | 11.8% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 24,264 | 69.0% |
Unemployed | 976 | 2.8% |
In Armed Forces | 61 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 25,301 | 71.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 9,878 | 28.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 30.9% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 10,050 | 8,438 | 54.4% |
Non-Profit | 398 | 1,249 | 24.2% |
Self-Employed | 1,893 | 1,233 | 60.6% |
Local Government | 845 | 1,765 | 32.4% |
State Government | 715 | 914 | 43.9% |
Federal Government | 288 | 207 | 58.2% |
Total Private + Self | 11,943 | 9,671 | 55.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 2,246 | 4,135 | 35.2% |
Total | 14,189 | 13,806 | 50.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 16.9% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 4,679 | 16.7% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 5,611 | 20.0% |
Professional, Technical | 5,926 | 21.2% |
Service Occupations | 5,765 | 20.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 127 | 0.5% |
All others | 6,029 | 21.5% |
White Collar | 57.9% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 4,395 | 15.7% |
Manufacturing | 3,414 | 12.2% |
Retail trade | 3,110 | 11.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 2,833 | 10.1% |
Educational services | 2,792 | 10.0% |
Construction | 1,744 | 6.2% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 1,593 | 5.7% |
Public administration | 1,438 | 5.1% |
Other services | 1,120 | 4.0% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,033 | 3.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 984 | 3.5% |
Finance and insurance | 905 | 3.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 860 | 3.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 701 | 2.5% |
Wholesale trade | 411 | 1.5% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 318 | 1.1% |
Information | 242 | 0.9% |
Utilities | 117 | 0.4% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,521 | 2.45% |
Puerto Rican | 483 | 0.78% |
Cuban | 288 | 0.46% |
Dominican | 11 | 0.02% |
Total Central American | 84 | 0.14% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 69 | 0.11% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 15 | 0.02% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 131 | 0.21% |
Argentinean | 7 | 0.01% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 77 | 0.12% |
Ecuadorian | 28 | 0.05% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 19 | 0.03% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 294 | 0.47% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 115 | 0.19% |
Indian | 46 | 0.07% |
Vietnamese | 38 | 0.06% |
Korean | 32 | 0.05% |
Chinese | 22 | 0.04% |
Thai | 4 | 0.01% |
Malaysian | 2 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 57,249 | 96.3% |
Spanish | 1,569 | 2.6% |
Tagalog | 146 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 117 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European | 100 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 87 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 70 | 0.1% |
Other | 42 | 0.1% |
Chinese | 13 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 11,599 | 18.7% |
Irish | 7,426 | 11.9% |
German | 7,377 | 11.9% |
American | 5,945 | 9.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,392 | 5.5% |
Scottish | 2,121 | 3.4% |
Italian | 1,877 | 3.0% |
European | 1,577 | 2.5% |
French | 1,562 | 2.5% |
Polish | 830 | 1.3% |
Dutch | 768 | 1.2% |
Welsh | 659 | 1.1% |
French Canadian | 331 | 0.5% |
Russian | 303 | 0.5% |
Scandinavian | 302 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 61,286 | 98.6% |
Not a citizen | 866 | 1.4% |
Native | 60,660 | 97.6% |
Foreign-born | 1,492 | 2.4% |
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 | ||||||
1,508 | 3.2% | 2,974 | 6.4% | 12,646 | 27.0% | 16,230 | 34.7% | 8,218 | 17.6% | 5,239 | 11.2% |
Average years of education: 13.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,508 | 3.2% |
9-12 Years | 2,974 | 6.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 12,646 | 27.0% |
Some College | 16,230 | 34.7% |
Bach. Degree | 8,218 | 17.6% |
Grad Degree | 5,239 | 11.2% |
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 | 23,005 | 21,898 | 1,107 | 4.8% | 4.1% |
1991 | 23,954 | 22,485 | 1,469 | 6.1% | 5.9% |
1992 | 24,290 | 22,648 | 1,642 | 6.8% | 6.3% |
1993 | 23,642 | 22,144 | 1,498 | 6.3% | 5.1% |
1994 | 23,588 | 22,058 | 1,530 | 6.5% | 4.4% |
1995 | 23,806 | 22,465 | 1,341 | 5.6% | 4.4% |
1996 | 24,961 | 23,715 | 1,246 | 5.0% | 4.4% |
1997 | 26,040 | 24,844 | 1,196 | 4.6% | 3.8% |
1998 | 24,944 | 23,391 | 1,553 | 6.2% | 3.5% |
1999 | 24,746 | 23,732 | 1,014 | 4.1% | 3.3% |
2000 | 25,889 | 24,878 | 1,011 | 3.9% | 3.7% |
2001 | 26,527 | 25,019 | 1,508 | 5.7% | 5.6% |
2002 | 26,873 | 25,066 | 1,807 | 6.7% | 6.9% |
2003 | 27,349 | 25,835 | 1,514 | 5.5% | 6.7% |
2004 | 27,195 | 25,874 | 1,321 | 4.9% | 5.9% |
2005 | 27,307 | 26,000 | 1,307 | 4.8% | 5.6% |
2006 | 27,688 | 26,483 | 1,205 | 4.4% | 5.1% |
2007 | 27,500 | 26,300 | 1,200 | 4.4% | 5.1% |
2008 | 27,927 | 26,357 | 1,570 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
2009 | 28,063 | 25,258 | 2,805 | 10.0% | 11.0% |
2010 | 27,705 | 24,883 | 2,822 | 10.2% | 10.7% |
2011 | 27,661 | 24,871 | 2,790 | 10.1% | 10.3% |
2012 | 27,752 | 25,160 | 2,592 | 9.3% | 9.5% |
2013 | 27,641 | 25,536 | 2,105 | 7.6% | 7.8% |
2014 | 27,252 | 25,713 | 1,539 | 5.6% | 6.1% |
2015 | 27,623 | 26,189 | 1,434 | 5.2% | 5.7% |
2016 | 28,396 | 27,104 | 1,292 | 4.5% | 5.1% |
2017 | 28,904 | 27,738 | 1,166 | 4.0% | 4.5% |
2018 | 29,656 | 28,631 | 1,025 | 3.5% | 4.0% |
2019 | 30,149 | 29,152 | 997 | 3.3% | 3.8% |
2020 | 28,663 | 26,503 | 2,160 | 7.5% | 7.3% |
2021 | 28,989 | 27,737 | 1,252 | 4.3% | 4.9% |
2022 | 30,190 | 29,225 | 965 | 3.2% | 3.7% |
2023 | 30,680 | 29,756 | 924 | 3.0% | 3.5% |