2022 population: 60,519
( 3,216 from 2010
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445 from 2020)
Land area: 1971.6 square miles
Population density: 30.7 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 55,696 | 92.03% | ![]() |
Black: | 881 | 1.46% | ![]() |
Indian: | 390 | 0.64% | ![]() |
Asian: | 357 | 0.59% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 853 | 1.41% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 2,342 | 3.87% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 4,823 | 7.97% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 1,363 | 11.3 |
Deaths: | 1,775 | 14.8 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 805 | 6.7 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 27 | 0.2 |
Change in White population: | 1,452 | 2.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,764 | 3.1 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 36,513 | |
Median Value | $234,200 | |
Occupied | 24,910 | 68.2% |
Vacant | 11,603 | 31.8% |
Owned | 19,963 | 80.1% |
Rented | 4,947 | 19.9% |
Median Rent | $769 | |
Single-Family Units | 30,528 | 83.6% |
Detached | 29,526 | 80.9% |
Attached | 1,002 | 2.7% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 2,754 | 7.5% |
Mobile Homes | 2,389 | 6.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,016 | 4.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 940 | 3.8% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 960 | 3.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,035 | 4.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,032 | 4.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,142 | 4.6% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,068 | 4.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,022 | 4.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,102 | 4.4% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,906 | 7.7% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 2,319 | 9.3% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 3,640 | 14.6% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 2,732 | 11.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,763 | 7.1% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,650 | 6.6% |
$200,000 or more | 1,583 | 6.4% |
Median Household Income | 67,990 | |
Per Capita Income | 37,202 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 79 | |
Compared to U.S. | 83 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,255 | 5.0% |
Public Assistance | 1,068 | 4.3% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,104 | 8.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 24,806 | 76.2% |
Unemployed | 1,227 | 3.8% |
In Armed Forces | 30 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 26,063 | 80.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 6,487 | 19.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 23.7% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 9,938 | 7,578 | 56.7% |
Non-Profit | 787 | 2,092 | 27.3% |
Self-Employed | 2,745 | 1,156 | 70.4% |
Local Government | 1,008 | 1,449 | 41.0% |
State Government | 383 | 632 | 37.7% |
Federal Government | 182 | 208 | 46.7% |
Total Private + Self | 12,683 | 8,734 | 59.2% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 2,360 | 4,381 | 35.0% |
Total | 15,043 | 13,115 | 53.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 13.7% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 4,101 | 14.5% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 5,440 | 19.3% |
Professional, Technical | 6,063 | 21.5% |
Service Occupations | 4,556 | 16.2% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 432 | 1.5% |
All others | 8,048 | 28.5% |
White Collar | 55.3% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 5,260 | 18.6% |
Manufacturing | 3,735 | 13.2% |
Retail trade | 3,144 | 11.1% |
Construction | 2,434 | 8.6% |
Educational services | 2,243 | 8.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,370 | 4.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,363 | 4.8% |
Other services | 1,283 | 4.5% |
Public administration | 1,104 | 3.9% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,095 | 3.9% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 1,036 | 3.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 960 | 3.4% |
Finance and insurance | 880 | 3.1% |
Wholesale trade | 748 | 2.7% |
Information | 504 | 1.8% |
Utilities | 477 | 1.7% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 305 | 1.1% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 229 | 0.8% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 30 | 0.1% |
Management | 8 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,562 | 2.60% |
Puerto Rican | 72 | 0.12% |
Cuban | 19 | 0.03% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 99 | 0.16% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 73 | 0.12% |
Honduran | 6 | 0.01% |
Nicaraguan | 15 | 0.02% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 5 | 0.01% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 52 | 0.09% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 13 | 0.02% |
Ecuadorian | 39 | 0.06% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 440 | 0.73% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 92 | 0.15% |
Korean | 60 | 0.10% |
Vietnamese | 37 | 0.06% |
Indian | 36 | 0.06% |
Chinese | 33 | 0.05% |
Cambodian | 14 | 0.02% |
Japanese | 10 | 0.02% |
Hmong | 10 | 0.02% |
Thai | 3 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 54,546 | 96.1% |
Spanish | 1,189 | 2.1% |
German, other Germanic | 416 | 0.7% |
Other | 303 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European | 87 | 0.2% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 79 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 78 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 30 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 27 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 23,034 | 38.3% |
Norwegian | 15,484 | 25.8% |
Swedish | 4,831 | 8.0% |
Irish | 4,745 | 7.9% |
English | 2,911 | 4.8% |
Finnish | 2,155 | 3.6% |
Polish | 2,039 | 3.4% |
American | 1,981 | 3.3% |
French | 1,499 | 2.5% |
Scandinavian | 1,161 | 1.9% |
Dutch | 941 | 1.6% |
Danish | 743 | 1.2% |
Italian | 630 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 593 | 1.0% |
Czech | 579 | 1.0% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 59,559 | 99.1% |
Not a citizen | 513 | 0.9% |
Native | 58,560 | 97.5% |
Foreign-born | 1,512 | 2.5% |
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 | 2.6% | 1,795 | 4.2% | 11,618 | 27.1% | 16,942 | 39.5% | 7,778 | 18.1% | 3,608 | 8.4% |
Average years of education: 13.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,128 | 2.6% |
9-12 Years | 1,795 | 4.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 11,618 | 27.1% |
Some College | 16,942 | 39.5% |
Bach. Degree | 7,778 | 18.1% |
Grad Degree | 3,608 | 8.4% |
Average years of education: 13.5 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 24,556 | 23,081 | 1,475 | 6.0% | 4.7% |
1991 | 24,735 | 23,147 | 1,588 | 6.4% | 5.1% |
1992 | 25,047 | 23,344 | 1,703 | 6.8% | 5.0% |
1993 | 25,627 | 23,806 | 1,821 | 7.1% | 4.8% |
1994 | 26,178 | 24,741 | 1,437 | 5.5% | 4.0% |
1995 | 26,835 | 25,368 | 1,467 | 5.5% | 3.7% |
1996 | 27,918 | 26,310 | 1,608 | 5.8% | 3.8% |
1997 | 27,825 | 26,418 | 1,407 | 5.1% | 3.2% |
1998 | 27,462 | 26,322 | 1,140 | 4.2% | 2.7% |
1999 | 27,579 | 26,430 | 1,149 | 4.2% | 2.7% |
2000 | 29,225 | 28,046 | 1,179 | 4.0% | 3.0% |
2001 | 29,644 | 28,335 | 1,309 | 4.4% | 3.8% |
2002 | 29,925 | 28,430 | 1,495 | 5.0% | 4.5% |
2003 | 30,209 | 28,584 | 1,625 | 5.4% | 4.8% |
2004 | 29,939 | 28,400 | 1,539 | 5.1% | 4.6% |
2005 | 29,564 | 28,120 | 1,444 | 4.9% | 4.1% |
2006 | 29,181 | 27,743 | 1,438 | 4.9% | 4.1% |
2007 | 29,248 | 27,692 | 1,556 | 5.3% | 4.6% |
2008 | 29,533 | 27,739 | 1,794 | 6.1% | 5.4% |
2009 | 30,131 | 27,685 | 2,446 | 8.1% | 7.9% |
2010 | 30,896 | 28,673 | 2,223 | 7.2% | 7.4% |
2011 | 30,957 | 28,969 | 1,988 | 6.4% | 6.5% |
2012 | 30,810 | 29,088 | 1,722 | 5.6% | 5.6% |
2013 | 30,899 | 29,252 | 1,647 | 5.3% | 5.0% |
2014 | 30,955 | 29,517 | 1,438 | 4.6% | 4.3% |
2015 | 31,194 | 29,856 | 1,338 | 4.3% | 3.8% |
2016 | 31,275 | 29,913 | 1,362 | 4.4% | 3.9% |
2017 | 31,473 | 30,227 | 1,246 | 4.0% | 3.4% |
2018 | 31,236 | 30,072 | 1,164 | 3.7% | 3.0% |
2019 | 31,375 | 30,093 | 1,282 | 4.1% | 3.2% |
2020 | 31,488 | 29,790 | 1,698 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
2021 | 31,337 | 30,178 | 1,159 | 3.7% | 3.8% |
2022 | 31,357 | 30,411 | 946 | 3.0% | 2.7% |
2023 | 31,588 | 30,552 | 1,036 | 3.3% | 2.8% |