2022 population: 37,998
( 4,483 from 2010
, 985 from 2020)
Land area: 506.0 square miles
Population density: 75.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 36,736 | 96.68% | 11.9% |
Black: | 284 | 0.75% | 283.8% |
Indian: | 125 | 0.33% | 17.9% |
Asian: | 123 | 0.32% | 61.8% |
2+ races: | 424 | 1.12% | 43.7% |
Hispanic: | 306 | 0.81% | 40.4% |
Total non-White: | 1,262 | 3.32% | 62.8% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 824 | 10.6 |
Deaths: | 1,541 | 19.8 |
Net Migration: | -374 | -4.8 |
Net Immigration: | 88 | 1.1 |
Change in White population: | -4,970 | -11.7 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 487 | 1.1 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 18,280 | |
Median Value | $114,200 | |
Occupied | 14,959 | 81.8% |
Vacant | 3,321 | 18.2% |
Owned | 11,479 | 76.7% |
Rented | 3,480 | 23.3% |
Median Rent | $865 | |
Single-Family Units | 13,611 | 74.5% |
Detached | 13,546 | 74.1% |
Attached | 65 | 0.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 485 | 2.7% |
Mobile Homes | 3,557 | 19.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,123 | 7.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 941 | 6.3% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,189 | 7.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 697 | 4.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 824 | 5.5% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 624 | 4.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 713 | 4.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 518 | 3.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 557 | 3.7% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,115 | 7.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,578 | 10.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,834 | 12.3% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,249 | 8.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 722 | 4.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 567 | 3.8% |
$200,000 or more | 708 | 4.7% |
Median Household Income | 52,694 | |
Per Capita Income | 29,774 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 113 | |
Compared to U.S. | 97 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,477 | 9.9% |
Public Assistance | 445 | 3.0% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,979 | 19.9% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 13,510 | 57.1% |
Unemployed | 757 | 3.2% |
In Armed Forces | 15 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 14,282 | 60.4% |
Not in Labor Force | 9,372 | 39.6% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 42.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 4,926 | 3,862 | 56.1% |
Non-Profit | 484 | 1,105 | 30.5% |
Self-Employed | 398 | 371 | 51.8% |
Local Government | 411 | 777 | 34.6% |
State Government | 547 | 688 | 44.3% |
Federal Government | 390 | 256 | 60.4% |
Total Private + Self | 5,324 | 4,233 | 55.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,832 | 2,826 | 39.3% |
Total | 7,156 | 7,059 | 50.3% |
Pct. Govt. | 21.6% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,487 | 10.4% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,876 | 20.2% |
Professional, Technical | 3,766 | 26.4% |
Service Occupations | 2,780 | 19.5% |
All others | 3,331 | 23.4% |
White Collar | 57.1% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 3,121 | 21.9% |
Retail trade | 1,944 | 13.7% |
Educational services | 1,609 | 11.3% |
Manufacturing | 1,240 | 8.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,071 | 7.5% |
Public administration | 927 | 6.5% |
Transportation and warehousing | 792 | 5.6% |
Wholesale trade | 591 | 4.2% |
Construction | 542 | 3.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 431 | 3.0% |
Other services | 377 | 2.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 356 | 2.5% |
Finance and insurance | 322 | 2.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 301 | 2.1% |
Information | 209 | 1.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 181 | 1.3% |
Utilities | 120 | 0.8% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 106 | 0.7% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 78 | 0.20% |
Puerto Rican | 7 | 0.02% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 146 | 0.38% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 11 | 0.03% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 135 | 0.35% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 11 | 0.03% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 11 | 0.03% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 47 | 0.12% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 36,517 | 98.7% |
Spanish | 231 | 0.6% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 81 | 0.2% |
Arabic | 67 | 0.2% |
Korean | 57 | 0.2% |
Other Asian | 40 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 16 | 0.0% |
Chinese | 5 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 9,152 | 23.5% |
American | 4,827 | 12.4% |
Irish | 3,143 | 8.1% |
German | 2,463 | 6.3% |
European | 767 | 2.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 482 | 1.2% |
Polish | 388 | 1.0% |
Scandinavian | 334 | 0.9% |
Italian | 299 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 291 | 0.7% |
Welsh | 216 | 0.6% |
Dutch | 196 | 0.5% |
British | 162 | 0.4% |
French | 130 | 0.3% |
Arab | 124 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 38,597 | 99.1% |
Not a citizen | 336 | 0.9% |
Native | 38,584 | 99.1% |
Foreign-born | 349 | 0.9% |
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 | ||||||
1,146 | 4.1% | 3,276 | 11.7% | 10,450 | 37.3% | 8,005 | 28.6% | 2,872 | 10.3% | 2,257 | 8.1% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,146 | 4.1% |
9-12 Years | 3,276 | 11.7% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 10,450 | 37.3% |
Some College | 8,005 | 28.6% |
Bach. Degree | 2,872 | 10.3% |
Grad Degree | 2,257 | 8.1% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 16,674 | 15,253 | 1,421 | 8.5% | 8.6% |
1991 | 16,972 | 15,082 | 1,890 | 11.1% | 10.6% |
1992 | 17,018 | 15,142 | 1,876 | 11.0% | 11.2% |
1993 | 16,728 | 15,122 | 1,606 | 9.6% | 10.3% |
1994 | 16,746 | 15,198 | 1,548 | 9.2% | 8.8% |
1995 | 16,645 | 15,389 | 1,256 | 7.5% | 8.0% |
1996 | 16,700 | 15,472 | 1,228 | 7.4% | 7.7% |
1997 | 16,673 | 15,563 | 1,110 | 6.7% | 7.0% |
1998 | 16,761 | 15,660 | 1,101 | 6.6% | 6.7% |
1999 | 16,823 | 15,795 | 1,028 | 6.1% | 6.5% |
2000 | 17,466 | 16,533 | 933 | 5.3% | 5.6% |
2001 | 17,433 | 16,409 | 1,024 | 5.9% | 5.4% |
2002 | 17,510 | 16,303 | 1,207 | 6.9% | 6.5% |
2003 | 17,677 | 16,558 | 1,119 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
2004 | 17,686 | 16,670 | 1,016 | 5.7% | 5.8% |
2005 | 17,658 | 16,673 | 985 | 5.6% | 5.5% |
2006 | 17,643 | 16,639 | 1,004 | 5.7% | 5.2% |
2007 | 17,603 | 16,734 | 869 | 4.9% | 4.8% |
2008 | 17,469 | 16,580 | 889 | 5.1% | 4.7% |
2009 | 17,250 | 15,786 | 1,464 | 8.5% | 8.3% |
2010 | 16,916 | 15,472 | 1,444 | 8.5% | 8.7% |
2011 | 16,492 | 15,185 | 1,307 | 7.9% | 7.8% |
2012 | 16,390 | 15,187 | 1,203 | 7.3% | 7.2% |
2013 | 16,061 | 14,960 | 1,101 | 6.9% | 6.7% |
2014 | 16,006 | 14,927 | 1,079 | 6.7% | 6.5% |
2015 | 15,751 | 14,657 | 1,094 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
2016 | 15,582 | 14,552 | 1,030 | 6.6% | 6.1% |
2017 | 15,663 | 14,748 | 915 | 5.8% | 5.2% |
2018 | 15,749 | 14,819 | 930 | 5.9% | 5.2% |
2019 | 15,806 | 14,950 | 856 | 5.4% | 4.9% |
2020 | 15,838 | 14,510 | 1,328 | 8.4% | 8.3% |
2021 | 15,399 | 14,593 | 806 | 5.2% | 5.1% |
2022 | 15,595 | 14,976 | 619 | 4.0% | 3.9% |
2023 | 15,568 | 14,927 | 641 | 4.1% | 3.9% |