2022 population: 48,640
( 4,279 from 2010
, 1,331 from 2020)
Land area: 716.4 square miles
Population density: 67.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 39,594 | 81.40% | 12.3% |
Black: | 4,001 | 8.23% | 7.0% |
Indian: | 101 | 0.21% | 34.7% |
Asian: | 470 | 0.97% | 39.1% |
2+ races: | 1,340 | 2.75% | 30.0% |
Hispanic: | 3,134 | 6.44% | 22.5% |
Total non-White: | 9,046 | 18.60% | 16.2% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 1,143 | 11.4 |
Deaths: | 1,762 | 17.6 |
Net Migration: | -910 | -9.1 |
Net Immigration: | 179 | 1.8 |
Change in White population: | -5,538 | -10.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,259 | 2.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 23,809 | |
Median Value | $96,800 | |
Occupied | 20,734 | 87.1% |
Vacant | 3,075 | 12.9% |
Owned | 14,246 | 68.7% |
Rented | 6,488 | 31.3% |
Median Rent | $694 | |
Single-Family Units | 18,741 | 78.7% |
Detached | 18,496 | 77.7% |
Attached | 245 | 1.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 2,623 | 11.0% |
Mobile Homes | 895 | 3.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,602 | 7.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,288 | 6.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,479 | 7.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,138 | 5.5% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 995 | 4.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 779 | 3.8% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 906 | 4.4% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 998 | 4.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,154 | 5.6% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,283 | 6.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 2,184 | 10.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 2,583 | 12.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,751 | 8.4% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,070 | 5.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 919 | 4.4% |
$200,000 or more | 605 | 2.9% |
Median Household Income | 50,263 | |
Per Capita Income | 28,840 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 82 | |
Compared to U.S. | 81 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,514 | 7.3% |
Public Assistance | 564 | 2.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 3,869 | 18.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 18,262 | 65.0% |
Unemployed | 888 | 3.2% |
In Armed Forces | 28 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 19,178 | 68.3% |
Not in Labor Force | 8,904 | 31.7% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 34.9% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 7,775 | 5,923 | 56.8% |
Non-Profit | 829 | 1,886 | 30.5% |
Self-Employed | 999 | 525 | 65.6% |
Local Government | 452 | 1,414 | 24.2% |
State Government | 307 | 326 | 48.5% |
Federal Government | 64 | 181 | 26.1% |
Total Private + Self | 8,774 | 6,448 | 57.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,652 | 3,807 | 30.3% |
Total | 10,426 | 10,255 | 50.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 13.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,253 | 10.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 4,231 | 20.4% |
Professional, Technical | 4,636 | 22.4% |
Service Occupations | 3,813 | 18.4% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 188 | 0.9% |
All others | 5,784 | 27.9% |
White Collar | 53.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 3,644 | 17.6% |
Retail trade | 3,043 | 14.7% |
Educational services | 2,682 | 12.9% |
Manufacturing | 1,933 | 9.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,647 | 7.9% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,456 | 7.0% |
Construction | 1,207 | 5.8% |
Other services | 947 | 4.6% |
Public administration | 709 | 3.4% |
Wholesale trade | 634 | 3.1% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 551 | 2.7% |
Finance and insurance | 517 | 2.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 403 | 1.9% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 388 | 1.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 382 | 1.8% |
Information | 255 | 1.2% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 125 | 0.6% |
Management | 80 | 0.4% |
Utilities | 78 | 0.4% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 36 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 2,178 | 4.38% |
Puerto Rican | 328 | 0.66% |
Cuban | 28 | 0.06% |
Dominican | 21 | 0.04% |
Total Central American | 239 | 0.48% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 161 | 0.32% |
Nicaraguan | 78 | 0.16% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 46 | 0.09% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 34 | 0.07% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 12 | 0.02% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 245 | 0.49% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 133 | 0.27% |
Chinese | 100 | 0.20% |
Filipino | 88 | 0.18% |
Vietnamese | 78 | 0.16% |
Japanese | 12 | 0.02% |
Thai | 5 | 0.01% |
Korean | 1 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 43,979 | 93.6% |
Spanish | 1,772 | 3.8% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 353 | 0.8% |
Other Indo-European | 222 | 0.5% |
Other | 178 | 0.4% |
German, other Germanic | 173 | 0.4% |
Vietnamese | 83 | 0.2% |
Tagalog | 82 | 0.2% |
Chinese | 67 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 8,818 | 17.7% |
Irish | 6,773 | 13.6% |
English | 5,603 | 11.3% |
Swedish | 3,555 | 7.1% |
American | 2,971 | 6.0% |
Italian | 1,099 | 2.2% |
Scottish | 837 | 1.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 726 | 1.5% |
European | 643 | 1.3% |
French | 621 | 1.2% |
Dutch | 522 | 1.0% |
Polish | 517 | 1.0% |
African | 501 | 1.0% |
Norwegian | 457 | 0.9% |
British | 205 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 48,478 | 97.4% |
Not a citizen | 1,273 | 2.6% |
Native | 48,091 | 96.7% |
Foreign-born | 1,660 | 3.3% |
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 | ||||||
1,128 | 3.2% | 2,788 | 8.0% | 11,908 | 34.2% | 11,917 | 34.2% | 4,754 | 13.6% | 2,359 | 6.8% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,128 | 3.2% |
9-12 Years | 2,788 | 8.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 11,908 | 34.2% |
Some College | 11,917 | 34.2% |
Bach. Degree | 4,754 | 13.6% |
Grad Degree | 2,359 | 6.8% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 29,268 | 27,403 | 1,865 | 6.4% | 6.3% |
1991 | 29,125 | 27,166 | 1,959 | 6.7% | 7.3% |
1992 | 29,803 | 27,801 | 2,002 | 6.7% | 7.9% |
1993 | 29,595 | 27,786 | 1,809 | 6.1% | 7.5% |
1994 | 29,041 | 27,624 | 1,417 | 4.9% | 5.8% |
1995 | 28,625 | 27,351 | 1,274 | 4.5% | 5.2% |
1996 | 28,647 | 27,295 | 1,352 | 4.7% | 5.3% |
1997 | 29,065 | 27,955 | 1,110 | 3.8% | 4.8% |
1998 | 29,470 | 28,431 | 1,039 | 3.5% | 4.5% |
1999 | 29,793 | 28,736 | 1,057 | 3.5% | 4.4% |
2000 | 28,065 | 26,766 | 1,299 | 4.6% | 4.4% |
2001 | 27,167 | 25,647 | 1,520 | 5.6% | 5.4% |
2002 | 26,586 | 24,755 | 1,831 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
2003 | 25,989 | 23,977 | 2,012 | 7.7% | 6.7% |
2004 | 25,762 | 23,791 | 1,971 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
2005 | 25,488 | 23,659 | 1,829 | 7.2% | 5.7% |
2006 | 25,573 | 24,235 | 1,338 | 5.2% | 4.6% |
2007 | 25,536 | 24,239 | 1,297 | 5.1% | 5.1% |
2008 | 25,527 | 23,851 | 1,676 | 6.6% | 6.5% |
2009 | 25,910 | 23,392 | 2,518 | 9.7% | 10.2% |
2010 | 25,303 | 22,866 | 2,437 | 9.6% | 10.5% |
2011 | 24,846 | 22,658 | 2,188 | 8.8% | 9.8% |
2012 | 24,291 | 22,258 | 2,033 | 8.4% | 9.0% |
2013 | 23,650 | 21,562 | 2,088 | 8.8% | 9.1% |
2014 | 23,582 | 21,936 | 1,646 | 7.0% | 7.2% |
2015 | 23,245 | 21,828 | 1,417 | 6.1% | 6.0% |
2016 | 23,035 | 21,619 | 1,416 | 6.1% | 5.9% |
2017 | 22,525 | 21,356 | 1,169 | 5.2% | 5.0% |
2018 | 22,214 | 21,052 | 1,162 | 5.2% | 4.4% |
2019 | 21,791 | 20,758 | 1,033 | 4.7% | 4.0% |
2020 | 21,110 | 19,285 | 1,825 | 8.6% | 9.5% |
2021 | 20,595 | 19,232 | 1,363 | 6.6% | 6.1% |
2022 | 19,932 | 18,900 | 1,032 | 5.2% | 4.6% |
2023 | 20,108 | 19,003 | 1,105 | 5.5% | 4.5% |