2022 population: 62,885
( 4,036 from 2010
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272 from 2020)
Land area: 434.0 square miles
Population density: 144.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 59,929 | 95.30% | ![]() |
Black: | 532 | 0.85% | ![]() |
Indian: | 180 | 0.29% | ![]() |
Asian: | 414 | 0.66% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 801 | 1.27% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 1,029 | 1.64% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 2,956 | 4.70% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 1,587 | 12.7 |
Deaths: | 2,056 | 16.4 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 679 | 5.4 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 16 | 0.1 |
Change in White population: | 3,197 | 5.4 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 839 | 1.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 26,569 | |
Median Value | $141,300 | |
Occupied | 23,424 | 88.2% |
Vacant | 3,145 | 11.8% |
Owned | 16,678 | 71.2% |
Rented | 6,746 | 28.8% |
Median Rent | $772 | |
Single-Family Units | 16,732 | 63.0% |
Detached | 16,564 | 62.3% |
Attached | 168 | 0.6% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,610 | 6.1% |
Mobile Homes | 6,869 | 25.9% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 2,023 | 8.6% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,502 | 6.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,137 | 4.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,082 | 4.6% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 896 | 3.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,194 | 5.1% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,182 | 5.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,055 | 4.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,007 | 4.3% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,688 | 7.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 2,185 | 9.3% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 3,431 | 14.6% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 2,229 | 9.5% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 995 | 4.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,187 | 5.1% |
$200,000 or more | 631 | 2.7% |
Median Household Income | 53,693 | |
Per Capita Income | 26,829 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 90 | |
Compared to U.S. | 72 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,830 | 7.8% |
Public Assistance | 383 | 1.6% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 4,132 | 17.6% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 24,144 | 62.0% |
Unemployed | 930 | 2.4% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 25,074 | 64.4% |
Not in Labor Force | 13,861 | 35.6% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 38.0% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 10,453 | 7,756 | 57.4% |
Non-Profit | 646 | 1,416 | 31.3% |
Self-Employed | 1,457 | 903 | 61.7% |
Local Government | 557 | 806 | 40.9% |
State Government | 350 | 708 | 33.1% |
Federal Government | 442 | 349 | 55.9% |
Total Private + Self | 11,910 | 8,659 | 57.9% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,995 | 3,279 | 37.8% |
Total | 13,905 | 11,938 | 53.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 12.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,720 | 10.5% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 6,291 | 24.2% |
Professional, Technical | 5,151 | 19.9% |
Service Occupations | 3,971 | 15.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 130 | 0.5% |
All others | 7,816 | 30.1% |
White Collar | 54.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Retail trade | 4,693 | 18.1% |
Manufacturing | 3,923 | 15.1% |
Health care and social assistance | 3,747 | 14.4% |
Educational services | 1,774 | 6.8% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,681 | 6.5% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,593 | 6.1% |
Other services | 1,482 | 5.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,396 | 5.4% |
Construction | 1,127 | 4.3% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 1,091 | 4.2% |
Public administration | 906 | 3.5% |
Finance and insurance | 841 | 3.2% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 335 | 1.3% |
Wholesale trade | 295 | 1.1% |
Information | 285 | 1.1% |
Utilities | 221 | 0.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 221 | 0.9% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 204 | 0.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 111 | 0.4% |
Management | 23 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 539 | 0.86% |
Puerto Rican | 307 | 0.49% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 41 | 0.07% |
Total Central American | 20 | 0.03% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 20 | 0.03% |
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 | 80 | 0.13% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 56 | 0.09% |
Chinese | 22 | 0.04% |
Thai | 22 | 0.04% |
Filipino | 20 | 0.03% |
Vietnamese | 18 | 0.03% |
Japanese | 10 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 57,769 | 98.4% |
Spanish | 346 | 0.6% |
German, other Germanic | 239 | 0.4% |
Chinese | 214 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European | 54 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 41 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 18 | 0.0% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 16 | 0.0% |
Arabic | 4 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 8,022 | 12.8% |
English | 7,484 | 12.0% |
Irish | 6,188 | 9.9% |
German | 4,739 | 7.6% |
European | 974 | 1.6% |
Scottish | 718 | 1.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 618 | 1.0% |
Italian | 480 | 0.8% |
French | 401 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 302 | 0.5% |
Polish | 290 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 265 | 0.4% |
British | 228 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 145 | 0.2% |
Austrian | 63 | 0.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 62,244 | 99.7% |
Not a citizen | 198 | 0.3% |
Native | 61,860 | 99.1% |
Foreign-born | 582 | 0.9% |
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 | ||||||
2,546 | 5.9% | 4,359 | 10.1% | 17,345 | 40.3% | 11,693 | 27.1% | 3,840 | 8.9% | 3,310 | 7.7% |
Average years of education: 12.6 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 2,546 | 5.9% |
9-12 Years | 4,359 | 10.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 17,345 | 40.3% |
Some College | 11,693 | 27.1% |
Bach. Degree | 3,840 | 8.9% |
Grad Degree | 3,310 | 7.7% |
Average years of education: 12.6 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 18,689 | 17,371 | 1,318 | 7.1% | 6.0% |
1991 | 18,777 | 17,297 | 1,480 | 7.9% | 7.3% |
1992 | 19,433 | 17,822 | 1,611 | 8.3% | 6.9% |
1993 | 20,038 | 18,605 | 1,433 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
1994 | 20,535 | 19,025 | 1,510 | 7.4% | 5.4% |
1995 | 21,100 | 19,788 | 1,312 | 6.2% | 5.4% |
1996 | 21,561 | 20,150 | 1,411 | 6.5% | 5.4% |
1997 | 22,123 | 20,740 | 1,383 | 6.3% | 5.2% |
1998 | 22,295 | 21,135 | 1,160 | 5.2% | 4.5% |
1999 | 23,123 | 22,055 | 1,068 | 4.6% | 4.5% |
2000 | 24,149 | 23,148 | 1,001 | 4.1% | 4.1% |
2001 | 25,002 | 23,750 | 1,252 | 5.0% | 5.2% |
2002 | 24,914 | 23,424 | 1,490 | 6.0% | 5.8% |
2003 | 24,988 | 23,313 | 1,675 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
2004 | 25,474 | 24,011 | 1,463 | 5.7% | 5.5% |
2005 | 25,848 | 24,412 | 1,436 | 5.6% | 5.9% |
2006 | 25,829 | 24,330 | 1,499 | 5.8% | 5.7% |
2007 | 26,656 | 25,250 | 1,406 | 5.3% | 5.4% |
2008 | 26,144 | 24,397 | 1,747 | 6.7% | 6.5% |
2009 | 26,586 | 23,761 | 2,825 | 10.6% | 10.8% |
2010 | 25,083 | 22,197 | 2,886 | 11.5% | 10.3% |
2011 | 25,043 | 22,176 | 2,867 | 11.4% | 9.4% |
2012 | 24,912 | 22,360 | 2,552 | 10.2% | 8.2% |
2013 | 24,645 | 22,266 | 2,379 | 9.7% | 7.9% |
2014 | 24,137 | 22,302 | 1,835 | 7.6% | 6.4% |
2015 | 23,379 | 21,933 | 1,446 | 6.2% | 5.2% |
2016 | 23,913 | 22,450 | 1,463 | 6.1% | 5.0% |
2017 | 24,621 | 23,210 | 1,411 | 5.7% | 4.8% |
2018 | 24,767 | 23,537 | 1,230 | 5.0% | 4.2% |
2019 | 24,896 | 23,731 | 1,165 | 4.7% | 4.1% |
2020 | 24,857 | 23,130 | 1,727 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
2021 | 24,919 | 23,843 | 1,076 | 4.3% | 4.4% |
2022 | 25,098 | 24,053 | 1,045 | 4.2% | 3.9% |
2023 | 24,678 | 23,568 | 1,110 | 4.5% | 4.2% |