2022 population: 29,409
( 704 from 2010
, 346 from 2020)
Land area: 495.0 square miles
Population density: 59.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 26,608 | 90.48% | 0.0% |
Black: | 268 | 0.91% | 71.8% |
Indian: | 261 | 0.89% | 2.8% |
Asian: | 269 | 0.91% | 106.9% |
2+ races: | 537 | 1.83% | 31.3% |
Hispanic: | 1,466 | 4.98% | 27.5% |
Total non-White: | 2,801 | 9.52% | 32.7% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 547 | 9.4 |
Deaths: | 909 | 15.6 |
Net Migration: | 703 | 12.1 |
Net Immigration: | 12 | 0.2 |
Change in White population: | 13 | 0.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 691 | 2.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 17,451 | |
Median Value | $181,200 | |
Occupied | 12,296 | 70.5% |
Vacant | 5,155 | 29.5% |
Owned | 9,609 | 78.1% |
Rented | 2,687 | 21.9% |
Median Rent | $846 | |
Single-Family Units | 13,593 | 77.9% |
Detached | 13,385 | 76.7% |
Attached | 208 | 1.2% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,358 | 7.8% |
Mobile Homes | 1,852 | 10.6% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 507 | 4.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 495 | 4.0% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 468 | 3.8% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 578 | 4.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 716 | 5.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 584 | 4.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 666 | 5.4% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 531 | 4.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 542 | 4.4% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 969 | 7.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,367 | 11.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,908 | 15.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,019 | 8.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 671 | 5.5% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 734 | 6.0% |
$200,000 or more | 541 | 4.4% |
Median Household Income | 60,744 | |
Per Capita Income | 34,386 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 93 | |
Compared to U.S. | 80 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 664 | 5.4% |
Public Assistance | 309 | 2.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,462 | 11.9% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 10,980 | 69.3% |
Unemployed | 548 | 3.5% |
In Armed Forces | 2 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 11,530 | 72.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 4,311 | 27.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 30.7% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 4,669 | 3,712 | 55.7% |
Non-Profit | 299 | 630 | 32.2% |
Self-Employed | 750 | 556 | 57.4% |
Local Government | 483 | 640 | 43.0% |
State Government | 223 | 297 | 42.9% |
Federal Government | 68 | 64 | 51.5% |
Total Private + Self | 5,419 | 4,268 | 55.9% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,073 | 1,631 | 39.7% |
Total | 6,492 | 5,899 | 52.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 14.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,641 | 13.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,598 | 20.9% |
Professional, Technical | 2,435 | 19.6% |
Service Occupations | 2,020 | 16.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 150 | 1.2% |
All others | 3,716 | 29.9% |
White Collar | 53.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 2,099 | 16.9% |
Retail trade | 1,743 | 14.0% |
Health care and social assistance | 1,637 | 13.2% |
Educational services | 1,008 | 8.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 973 | 7.8% |
Construction | 829 | 6.7% |
Public administration | 559 | 4.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 468 | 3.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 446 | 3.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 399 | 3.2% |
Other services | 397 | 3.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 311 | 2.5% |
Finance and insurance | 299 | 2.4% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 280 | 2.3% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 240 | 1.9% |
Utilities | 239 | 1.9% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 155 | 1.2% |
Wholesale trade | 151 | 1.2% |
Information | 149 | 1.2% |
Management | 28 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,216 | 4.17% |
Puerto Rican | 45 | 0.15% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 13 | 0.04% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 13 | 0.04% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 0 | 0.00% |
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 | 125 | 0.43% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 67 | 0.23% |
Indian | 34 | 0.12% |
Chinese | 20 | 0.07% |
Japanese | 10 | 0.03% |
Korean | 10 | 0.03% |
Vietnamese | 4 | 0.01% |
Cambodian | 3 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 27,059 | 97.4% |
Spanish | 381 | 1.4% |
Other Indo-European | 71 | 0.3% |
Tagalog | 62 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 50 | 0.2% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 40 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 30 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 29 | 0.1% |
Korean | 25 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 7,628 | 26.1% |
English | 2,996 | 10.3% |
Irish | 2,760 | 9.5% |
Polish | 2,579 | 8.8% |
Dutch | 1,491 | 5.1% |
American | 1,022 | 3.5% |
Swedish | 977 | 3.3% |
French | 834 | 2.9% |
Danish | 655 | 2.2% |
Italian | 602 | 2.1% |
Scottish | 598 | 2.0% |
Norwegian | 470 | 1.6% |
European | 426 | 1.5% |
Lithuanian | 331 | 1.1% |
French Canadian | 322 | 1.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 28,954 | 99.2% |
Not a citizen | 224 | 0.8% |
Native | 28,691 | 98.3% |
Foreign-born | 487 | 1.7% |
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 | ||||||
384 | 1.8% | 1,000 | 4.7% | 7,370 | 34.6% | 7,390 | 34.7% | 3,067 | 14.4% | 2,088 | 9.8% |
Average years of education: 13.4 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 384 | 1.8% |
9-12 Years | 1,000 | 4.7% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 7,370 | 34.6% |
Some College | 7,390 | 34.7% |
Bach. Degree | 3,067 | 14.4% |
Grad Degree | 2,088 | 9.8% |
Average years of education: 13.4 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 12,193 | 11,178 | 1,015 | 8.3% | 7.7% |
1991 | 12,625 | 11,323 | 1,302 | 10.3% | 9.3% |
1992 | 13,402 | 11,758 | 1,644 | 12.3% | 9.1% |
1993 | 13,955 | 12,454 | 1,501 | 10.8% | 7.3% |
1994 | 14,441 | 12,919 | 1,522 | 10.5% | 6.1% |
1995 | 14,181 | 12,760 | 1,421 | 10.0% | 5.3% |
1996 | 13,713 | 12,533 | 1,180 | 8.6% | 4.9% |
1997 | 14,060 | 13,054 | 1,006 | 7.2% | 4.3% |
1998 | 13,971 | 13,116 | 855 | 6.1% | 4.0% |
1999 | 14,204 | 13,400 | 804 | 5.7% | 3.8% |
2000 | 14,746 | 14,007 | 739 | 5.0% | 3.6% |
2001 | 15,525 | 14,052 | 1,473 | 9.5% | 5.2% |
2002 | 15,373 | 13,660 | 1,713 | 11.1% | 6.2% |
2003 | 15,306 | 13,615 | 1,691 | 11.0% | 7.1% |
2004 | 15,178 | 13,787 | 1,391 | 9.2% | 7.0% |
2005 | 15,224 | 14,036 | 1,188 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
2006 | 15,070 | 13,836 | 1,234 | 8.2% | 7.0% |
2007 | 14,911 | 13,739 | 1,172 | 7.9% | 7.1% |
2008 | 14,801 | 13,551 | 1,250 | 8.4% | 8.2% |
2009 | 14,715 | 12,807 | 1,908 | 13.0% | 13.1% |
2010 | 14,424 | 12,662 | 1,762 | 12.2% | 12.2% |
2011 | 14,226 | 12,723 | 1,503 | 10.6% | 10.0% |
2012 | 14,395 | 13,020 | 1,375 | 9.6% | 9.0% |
2013 | 14,522 | 13,204 | 1,318 | 9.1% | 8.7% |
2014 | 14,715 | 13,607 | 1,108 | 7.5% | 7.2% |
2015 | 14,485 | 13,589 | 896 | 6.2% | 5.4% |
2016 | 14,316 | 13,476 | 840 | 5.9% | 5.0% |
2017 | 14,035 | 13,233 | 802 | 5.7% | 4.6% |
2018 | 13,799 | 13,121 | 678 | 4.9% | 4.2% |
2019 | 13,655 | 12,999 | 656 | 4.8% | 4.1% |
2020 | 13,374 | 12,142 | 1,232 | 9.2% | 9.9% |
2021 | 13,031 | 12,201 | 830 | 6.4% | 5.8% |
2022 | 13,174 | 12,475 | 699 | 5.3% | 4.2% |
2023 | 13,448 | 12,787 | 661 | 4.9% | 3.9% |