2022 population: 44,753
( 243 from 2010
, 176 from 2020)
Land area: 440.0 square miles
Population density: 101.7 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 38,664 | 86.39% | 3.3% |
Black: | 1,741 | 3.89% | 4.7% |
Indian: | 184 | 0.41% | 40.5% |
Asian: | 451 | 1.01% | 31.1% |
2+ races: | 692 | 1.55% | 50.4% |
Hispanic: | 3,021 | 6.75% | 26.3% |
Total non-White: | 6,089 | 13.61% | 21.4% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 885 | 9.9 |
Deaths: | 1,454 | 16.3 |
Net Migration: | 667 | 7.5 |
Net Immigration: | 46 | 0.5 |
Change in White population: | -1,318 | -2.9 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,075 | 2.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 21,328 | |
Median Value | $153,300 | |
Occupied | 18,184 | 85.3% |
Vacant | 3,144 | 14.7% |
Owned | 13,351 | 73.4% |
Rented | 4,833 | 26.6% |
Median Rent | $725 | |
Single-Family Units | 14,092 | 66.1% |
Detached | 13,824 | 64.8% |
Attached | 268 | 1.3% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 600 | 2.8% |
Mobile Homes | 5,942 | 27.9% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 973 | 5.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 985 | 5.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 941 | 5.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 616 | 3.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,187 | 6.5% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 995 | 5.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,148 | 6.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 621 | 3.4% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,174 | 6.5% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,457 | 8.0% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,978 | 10.9% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 2,385 | 13.1% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,459 | 8.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 832 | 4.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 837 | 4.6% |
$200,000 or more | 596 | 3.3% |
Median Household Income | 53,532 | |
Per Capita Income | 29,047 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 88 | |
Compared to U.S. | 74 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,231 | 6.8% |
Public Assistance | 321 | 1.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 3,208 | 17.6% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 16,654 | 64.0% |
Unemployed | 1,012 | 3.9% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 17,666 | 67.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 8,356 | 32.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 36.0% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 7,041 | 6,013 | 53.9% |
Non-Profit | 309 | 626 | 33.0% |
Self-Employed | 1,189 | 569 | 67.6% |
Local Government | 404 | 901 | 31.0% |
State Government | 590 | 807 | 42.2% |
Federal Government | 153 | 163 | 48.4% |
Total Private + Self | 8,230 | 6,582 | 55.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,456 | 2,497 | 36.8% |
Total | 9,686 | 9,079 | 51.6% |
Pct. Govt. | 16.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,981 | 10.5% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 3,170 | 16.9% |
Professional, Technical | 3,300 | 17.6% |
Service Occupations | 2,930 | 15.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 106 | 0.6% |
All others | 7,412 | 39.4% |
White Collar | 45.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 4,954 | 26.4% |
Health care and social assistance | 2,720 | 14.5% |
Retail trade | 2,439 | 13.0% |
Construction | 1,571 | 8.4% |
Educational services | 1,336 | 7.1% |
Public administration | 838 | 4.5% |
Other services | 819 | 4.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 697 | 3.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 684 | 3.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 555 | 3.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 411 | 2.2% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 327 | 1.7% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 301 | 1.6% |
Finance and insurance | 293 | 1.6% |
Wholesale trade | 261 | 1.4% |
Information | 197 | 1.0% |
Utilities | 188 | 1.0% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 125 | 0.7% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 77 | 0.4% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 2,261 | 5.07% |
Puerto Rican | 159 | 0.36% |
Cuban | 47 | 0.11% |
Dominican | 132 | 0.30% |
Total Central American | 147 | 0.33% |
Costa Rican | 8 | 0.02% |
Guatemalan | 96 | 0.22% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 43 | 0.10% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 78 | 0.17% |
Argentinean | 22 | 0.05% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 20 | 0.04% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 17 | 0.04% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 19 | 0.04% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 60 | 0.13% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 154 | 0.35% |
Hmong | 104 | 0.23% |
Vietnamese | 59 | 0.13% |
Indian | 49 | 0.11% |
Chinese | 26 | 0.06% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 39,255 | 92.2% |
Spanish | 2,495 | 5.9% |
German, other Germanic | 185 | 0.4% |
Vietnamese | 160 | 0.4% |
Tagalog | 146 | 0.3% |
Other Asian | 120 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European | 115 | 0.3% |
Other | 46 | 0.1% |
Arabic | 18 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 7,414 | 16.6% |
English | 5,533 | 12.4% |
Irish | 4,522 | 10.1% |
German | 4,195 | 9.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,593 | 3.6% |
Scottish | 1,217 | 2.7% |
Italian | 712 | 1.6% |
Dutch | 656 | 1.5% |
European | 566 | 1.3% |
French | 422 | 0.9% |
Polish | 303 | 0.7% |
African | 167 | 0.4% |
British | 160 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 122 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 117 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 43,378 | 97.2% |
Not a citizen | 1,251 | 2.8% |
Native | 42,815 | 95.9% |
Foreign-born | 1,814 | 4.1% |
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 | ||||||
1,332 | 4.1% | 3,181 | 9.8% | 11,223 | 34.4% | 11,018 | 33.8% | 4,060 | 12.4% | 1,798 | 5.5% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,332 | 4.1% |
9-12 Years | 3,181 | 9.8% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 11,223 | 34.4% |
Some College | 11,018 | 33.8% |
Bach. Degree | 4,060 | 12.4% |
Grad Degree | 1,798 | 5.5% |
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 | 19,007 | 17,863 | 1,144 | 6.0% | 4.1% |
1991 | 19,277 | 17,685 | 1,592 | 8.3% | 5.9% |
1992 | 19,451 | 17,882 | 1,569 | 8.1% | 6.3% |
1993 | 19,349 | 18,179 | 1,170 | 6.0% | 5.1% |
1994 | 19,790 | 18,780 | 1,010 | 5.1% | 4.4% |
1995 | 20,539 | 19,335 | 1,204 | 5.9% | 4.4% |
1996 | 20,719 | 19,350 | 1,369 | 6.6% | 4.4% |
1997 | 20,812 | 19,724 | 1,088 | 5.2% | 3.8% |
1998 | 20,820 | 19,990 | 830 | 4.0% | 3.5% |
1999 | 20,675 | 19,808 | 867 | 4.2% | 3.3% |
2000 | 21,433 | 20,506 | 927 | 4.3% | 3.7% |
2001 | 21,301 | 19,747 | 1,554 | 7.3% | 5.6% |
2002 | 21,573 | 19,727 | 1,846 | 8.6% | 6.9% |
2003 | 21,847 | 20,193 | 1,654 | 7.6% | 6.7% |
2004 | 21,756 | 20,248 | 1,508 | 6.9% | 5.9% |
2005 | 21,314 | 19,702 | 1,612 | 7.6% | 5.6% |
2006 | 21,174 | 19,782 | 1,392 | 6.6% | 5.1% |
2007 | 21,530 | 20,233 | 1,297 | 6.0% | 5.1% |
2008 | 20,887 | 19,170 | 1,717 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
2009 | 20,719 | 17,428 | 3,291 | 15.9% | 11.0% |
2010 | 20,680 | 17,952 | 2,728 | 13.2% | 10.7% |
2011 | 20,703 | 18,146 | 2,557 | 12.4% | 10.3% |
2012 | 20,782 | 18,478 | 2,304 | 11.1% | 9.5% |
2013 | 20,459 | 18,672 | 1,787 | 8.7% | 7.8% |
2014 | 20,803 | 19,506 | 1,297 | 6.2% | 6.1% |
2015 | 21,239 | 20,085 | 1,154 | 5.4% | 5.7% |
2016 | 20,950 | 19,943 | 1,007 | 4.8% | 5.1% |
2017 | 20,940 | 20,089 | 851 | 4.1% | 4.5% |
2018 | 21,118 | 20,388 | 730 | 3.5% | 4.0% |
2019 | 21,039 | 20,260 | 779 | 3.7% | 3.8% |
2020 | 20,555 | 19,123 | 1,432 | 7.0% | 7.3% |
2021 | 19,906 | 18,991 | 915 | 4.6% | 4.9% |
2022 | 20,269 | 19,565 | 704 | 3.5% | 3.7% |
2023 | 20,276 | 19,623 | 653 | 3.2% | 3.5% |