2022 population: 38,683
( 49 from 2010
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688 from 2020)
Land area: 611.7 square miles
Population density: 63.2 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 33,710 | 87.14% | ![]() |
Black: | 219 | 0.57% | ![]() |
Indian: | 350 | 0.90% | ![]() |
Asian: | 288 | 0.74% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 796 | 2.06% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 3,320 | 8.58% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 4,973 | 12.86% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 1,105 | 14.5 |
Deaths: | 1,259 | 16.6 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 825 | 10.9 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 9 | 0.1 |
Change in White population: | -1,430 | -3.7 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,479 | 3.8 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 16,267 | |
Median Value | $145,800 | |
Occupied | 14,629 | 89.9% |
Vacant | 1,638 | 10.1% |
Owned | 10,358 | 70.8% |
Rented | 4,271 | 29.2% |
Median Rent | $783 | |
Single-Family Units | 12,756 | 78.4% |
Detached | 12,616 | 77.6% |
Attached | 140 | 0.9% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 484 | 3.0% |
Mobile Homes | 1,781 | 10.9% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 865 | 5.9% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 943 | 6.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 563 | 3.8% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 718 | 4.9% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 867 | 5.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 688 | 4.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 848 | 5.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 599 | 4.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 646 | 4.4% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,310 | 9.0% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,483 | 10.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,975 | 13.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,341 | 9.2% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 849 | 5.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 502 | 3.4% |
$200,000 or more | 432 | 3.0% |
Median Household Income | 52,225 | |
Per Capita Income | 26,407 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 84 | |
Compared to U.S. | 71 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 955 | 6.5% |
Public Assistance | 375 | 2.6% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,131 | 14.6% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 14,509 | 68.8% |
Unemployed | 850 | 4.0% |
In Armed Forces | 72 | 0.3% |
Total Labor Force | 15,431 | 73.2% |
Not in Labor Force | 5,659 | 26.8% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 30.9% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 6,689 | 5,067 | 56.9% |
Non-Profit | 181 | 1,004 | 15.3% |
Self-Employed | 1,114 | 597 | 65.1% |
Local Government | 475 | 855 | 35.7% |
State Government | 218 | 263 | 45.3% |
Federal Government | 107 | 111 | 49.1% |
Total Private + Self | 7,803 | 5,664 | 57.9% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 981 | 2,233 | 30.5% |
Total | 8,784 | 7,897 | 52.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 12.2% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,915 | 11.5% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 4,082 | 24.4% |
Professional, Technical | 2,172 | 13.0% |
Service Occupations | 2,848 | 17.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 161 | 1.0% |
All others | 5,691 | 34.1% |
White Collar | 48.9% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 3,149 | 18.8% |
Health care and social assistance | 2,401 | 14.4% |
Retail trade | 2,346 | 14.0% |
Educational services | 1,184 | 7.1% |
Construction | 1,166 | 7.0% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,012 | 6.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 747 | 4.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 707 | 4.2% |
Finance and insurance | 698 | 4.2% |
Other services | 682 | 4.1% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 604 | 3.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 482 | 2.9% |
Wholesale trade | 466 | 2.8% |
Public administration | 435 | 2.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 279 | 1.7% |
Utilities | 120 | 0.7% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 71 | 0.4% |
Information | 69 | 0.4% |
Management | 62 | 0.4% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 28 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 2,458 | 6.43% |
Puerto Rican | 357 | 0.93% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 5 | 0.01% |
Total Central American | 160 | 0.42% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 85 | 0.22% |
Honduran | 33 | 0.09% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 42 | 0.11% |
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 | 139 | 0.36% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 32,558 | 91.2% |
Spanish | 1,800 | 5.0% |
German, other Germanic | 513 | 1.4% |
Other Indo-European | 481 | 1.3% |
Tagalog | 199 | 0.6% |
Other Asian | 79 | 0.2% |
Korean | 30 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 30 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 9 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 7,558 | 19.8% |
Irish | 5,084 | 13.3% |
American | 4,142 | 10.8% |
English | 4,130 | 10.8% |
Italian | 892 | 2.3% |
French | 850 | 2.2% |
Scottish | 735 | 1.9% |
Polish | 734 | 1.9% |
Dutch | 683 | 1.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 446 | 1.2% |
European | 394 | 1.0% |
Swedish | 325 | 0.9% |
Danish | 195 | 0.5% |
Norwegian | 195 | 0.5% |
British | 193 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 37,514 | 98.1% |
Not a citizen | 717 | 1.9% |
Native | 36,930 | 96.6% |
Foreign-born | 1,301 | 3.4% |
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 | ||||||
1,282 | 5.0% | 2,321 | 9.1% | 10,204 | 40.1% | 7,719 | 30.4% | 2,762 | 10.9% | 1,136 | 4.5% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,282 | 5.0% |
9-12 Years | 2,321 | 9.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 10,204 | 40.1% |
Some College | 7,719 | 30.4% |
Bach. Degree | 2,762 | 10.9% |
Grad Degree | 1,136 | 4.5% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 14,342 | 13,598 | 744 | 5.2% | 5.9% |
1991 | 14,663 | 13,838 | 825 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
1992 | 14,738 | 13,788 | 950 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
1993 | 14,849 | 13,859 | 990 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
1994 | 15,184 | 14,333 | 851 | 5.6% | 5.2% |
1995 | 15,710 | 14,970 | 740 | 4.7% | 4.8% |
1996 | 15,864 | 14,973 | 891 | 5.6% | 4.7% |
1997 | 16,464 | 15,437 | 1,027 | 6.2% | 4.4% |
1998 | 15,951 | 15,204 | 747 | 4.7% | 4.0% |
1999 | 16,297 | 15,756 | 541 | 3.3% | 3.2% |
2000 | 18,438 | 17,852 | 586 | 3.2% | 3.4% |
2001 | 18,655 | 17,856 | 799 | 4.3% | 4.5% |
2002 | 18,325 | 17,444 | 881 | 4.8% | 5.3% |
2003 | 18,463 | 17,553 | 910 | 4.9% | 5.7% |
2004 | 18,679 | 17,764 | 915 | 4.9% | 5.9% |
2005 | 18,864 | 17,989 | 875 | 4.6% | 5.4% |
2006 | 19,338 | 18,584 | 754 | 3.9% | 4.9% |
2007 | 19,418 | 18,634 | 784 | 4.0% | 5.1% |
2008 | 19,635 | 18,677 | 958 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
2009 | 19,191 | 17,637 | 1,554 | 8.1% | 9.0% |
2010 | 17,483 | 15,870 | 1,613 | 9.2% | 9.5% |
2011 | 17,312 | 15,842 | 1,470 | 8.5% | 8.6% |
2012 | 17,194 | 16,037 | 1,157 | 6.7% | 7.2% |
2013 | 17,373 | 16,216 | 1,157 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
2014 | 17,413 | 16,383 | 1,030 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
2015 | 17,773 | 16,885 | 888 | 5.0% | 5.1% |
2016 | 17,766 | 16,992 | 774 | 4.4% | 4.5% |
2017 | 17,861 | 17,227 | 634 | 3.5% | 3.8% |
2018 | 18,078 | 17,523 | 555 | 3.1% | 3.2% |
2019 | 17,927 | 17,298 | 629 | 3.5% | 3.3% |
2020 | 17,672 | 16,599 | 1,073 | 6.1% | 6.1% |
2021 | 17,309 | 16,647 | 662 | 3.8% | 4.1% |
2022 | 17,057 | 16,641 | 416 | 2.4% | 2.5% |
2023 | 17,083 | 16,555 | 528 | 3.1% | 3.1% |