2022 population: 72,710
( 5,032 from 2010
, 1,437 from 2020)
Land area: 1075.0 square miles
Population density: 67.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 68,719 | 94.51% | 7.5% |
Black: | 1,839 | 2.53% | 0.9% |
Indian: | 100 | 0.14% | 31.6% |
Asian: | 359 | 0.49% | 41.3% |
2+ races: | 532 | 0.73% | 20.9% |
Hispanic: | 1,161 | 1.60% | 38.2% |
Total non-White: | 3,991 | 5.49% | 14.8% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 1,374 | 9.3 |
Deaths: | 2,554 | 17.2 |
Net Migration: | -244 | -1.6 |
Net Immigration: | 5 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | -5,546 | -7.1 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 514 | 0.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 37,796 | |
Median Value | $124,500 | |
Occupied | 28,956 | 76.6% |
Vacant | 8,840 | 23.4% |
Owned | 23,373 | 80.7% |
Rented | 5,583 | 19.3% |
Median Rent | $704 | |
Single-Family Units | 29,468 | 78.0% |
Detached | 27,600 | 73.0% |
Attached | 1,868 | 4.9% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 2,412 | 6.4% |
Mobile Homes | 3,980 | 10.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,064 | 3.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,333 | 4.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,396 | 4.8% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,408 | 4.9% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,509 | 5.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,355 | 4.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,683 | 5.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,485 | 5.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,118 | 3.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 2,760 | 9.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 2,658 | 9.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 4,105 | 14.2% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 2,927 | 10.1% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,465 | 5.1% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,712 | 5.9% |
$200,000 or more | 978 | 3.4% |
Median Household Income | 57,357 | |
Per Capita Income | 31,627 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 83 | |
Compared to U.S. | 76 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,434 | 5.0% |
Public Assistance | 663 | 2.3% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 4,353 | 15.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 29,733 | 67.3% |
Unemployed | 1,672 | 3.8% |
In Armed Forces | 14 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 31,419 | 71.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 12,764 | 28.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 32.7% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 12,488 | 9,720 | 56.2% |
Non-Profit | 828 | 2,246 | 26.9% |
Self-Employed | 2,232 | 1,105 | 66.9% |
Local Government | 1,002 | 1,252 | 44.5% |
State Government | 897 | 478 | 65.2% |
Federal Government | 211 | 209 | 50.2% |
Total Private + Self | 14,720 | 10,825 | 57.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 2,938 | 4,185 | 41.2% |
Total | 17,658 | 15,010 | 54.1% |
Pct. Govt. | 12.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 4,101 | 12.5% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 6,385 | 19.5% |
Professional, Technical | 6,382 | 19.5% |
Service Occupations | 5,701 | 17.4% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 383 | 1.2% |
All others | 10,180 | 31.1% |
White Collar | 51.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 5,076 | 15.5% |
Manufacturing | 4,393 | 13.4% |
Retail trade | 3,913 | 11.9% |
Construction | 2,382 | 7.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 2,234 | 6.8% |
Educational services | 1,908 | 5.8% |
Other services | 1,776 | 5.4% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 1,733 | 5.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,720 | 5.3% |
Public administration | 1,667 | 5.1% |
Finance and insurance | 1,245 | 3.8% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 869 | 2.7% |
Wholesale trade | 838 | 2.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 814 | 2.5% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 682 | 2.1% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 435 | 1.3% |
Utilities | 358 | 1.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 345 | 1.1% |
Information | 330 | 1.0% |
Management | 31 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 487 | 0.66% |
Puerto Rican | 314 | 0.43% |
Cuban | 61 | 0.08% |
Dominican | 12 | 0.02% |
Total Central American | 63 | 0.09% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 20 | 0.03% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 12 | 0.02% |
Salvadoran | 31 | 0.04% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 66 | 0.09% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 66 | 0.09% |
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 | 137 | 0.19% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 89 | 0.12% |
Chinese | 67 | 0.09% |
Korean | 31 | 0.04% |
Vietnamese | 11 | 0.01% |
Taiwanese | 8 | 0.01% |
Japanese | 1 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 67,756 | 96.2% |
German, other Germanic | 1,571 | 2.2% |
Spanish | 560 | 0.8% |
Other Indo-European | 155 | 0.2% |
Korean | 76 | 0.1% |
Chinese | 67 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 64 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 61 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 26 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 25,606 | 34.7% |
Irish | 7,498 | 10.2% |
English | 5,662 | 7.7% |
Italian | 5,269 | 7.1% |
Polish | 5,264 | 7.1% |
American | 3,761 | 5.1% |
Hungarian | 1,564 | 2.1% |
Slovak | 1,473 | 2.0% |
Scottish | 1,336 | 1.8% |
Dutch | 1,173 | 1.6% |
Welsh | 1,043 | 1.4% |
Swiss | 1,020 | 1.4% |
French | 914 | 1.2% |
Pennsylvania German | 835 | 1.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 685 | 0.9% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 73,546 | 99.7% |
Not a citizen | 256 | 0.3% |
Native | 73,033 | 99.0% |
Foreign-born | 769 | 1.0% |
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 | ||||||
1,901 | 3.4% | 3,605 | 6.5% | 27,130 | 49.1% | 13,073 | 23.7% | 6,167 | 11.2% | 3,348 | 6.1% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,901 | 3.4% |
9-12 Years | 3,605 | 6.5% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 27,130 | 49.1% |
Some College | 13,073 | 23.7% |
Bach. Degree | 6,167 | 11.2% |
Grad Degree | 3,348 | 6.1% |
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 | 34,843 | 32,340 | 2,503 | 7.2% | 5.5% |
1991 | 35,847 | 32,635 | 3,212 | 9.0% | 6.9% |
1992 | 36,394 | 32,843 | 3,551 | 9.8% | 7.5% |
1993 | 36,666 | 33,093 | 3,573 | 9.7% | 6.9% |
1994 | 37,364 | 33,944 | 3,420 | 9.2% | 6.3% |
1995 | 38,153 | 34,893 | 3,260 | 8.5% | 5.9% |
1996 | 38,322 | 35,332 | 2,990 | 7.8% | 5.5% |
1997 | 38,385 | 35,560 | 2,825 | 7.4% | 5.1% |
1998 | 37,601 | 35,173 | 2,428 | 6.5% | 4.7% |
1999 | 37,846 | 35,636 | 2,210 | 5.8% | 4.5% |
2000 | 38,179 | 36,146 | 2,033 | 5.3% | 4.2% |
2001 | 38,225 | 35,985 | 2,240 | 5.9% | 4.8% |
2002 | 38,403 | 35,818 | 2,585 | 6.7% | 5.6% |
2003 | 38,568 | 35,956 | 2,612 | 6.8% | 5.7% |
2004 | 39,135 | 36,664 | 2,471 | 6.3% | 5.4% |
2005 | 39,495 | 37,129 | 2,366 | 6.0% | 5.0% |
2006 | 38,990 | 36,798 | 2,192 | 5.6% | 4.7% |
2007 | 38,908 | 36,693 | 2,215 | 5.7% | 4.6% |
2008 | 39,371 | 36,865 | 2,506 | 6.4% | 5.3% |
2009 | 38,853 | 35,574 | 3,279 | 8.4% | 8.0% |
2010 | 37,019 | 33,580 | 3,439 | 9.3% | 8.2% |
2011 | 36,857 | 33,641 | 3,216 | 8.7% | 7.8% |
2012 | 36,496 | 33,332 | 3,164 | 8.7% | 7.7% |
2013 | 35,663 | 32,472 | 3,191 | 8.9% | 7.1% |
2014 | 34,975 | 32,389 | 2,586 | 7.4% | 5.9% |
2015 | 34,490 | 32,090 | 2,400 | 7.0% | 5.4% |
2016 | 34,234 | 31,799 | 2,435 | 7.1% | 5.3% |
2017 | 33,622 | 31,557 | 2,065 | 6.1% | 5.0% |
2018 | 33,556 | 31,784 | 1,772 | 5.3% | 4.4% |
2019 | 33,516 | 31,694 | 1,822 | 5.4% | 4.5% |
2020 | 32,661 | 29,567 | 3,094 | 9.5% | 9.1% |
2021 | 32,839 | 30,738 | 2,101 | 6.4% | 6.0% |
2022 | 32,520 | 30,758 | 1,762 | 5.4% | 4.4% |
2023 | 32,542 | 31,254 | 1,288 | 4.0% | 3.4% |