2022 population: 60,011
( 1,897 from 2010
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1,367 from 2020)
Land area: 624.8 square miles
Population density: 96.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 50,478 | 84.11% | ![]() |
Black: | 622 | 1.04% | ![]() |
Indian: | 1,414 | 2.36% | ![]() |
Asian: | 1,747 | 2.91% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 1,994 | 3.32% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 3,756 | 6.26% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 9,533 | 15.89% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 1,500 | 12.8 |
Deaths: | 1,743 | 14.9 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 1,496 | 12.8 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 118 | 1.0 |
Change in White population: | -489 | -0.8 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 2,386 | 4.1 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 24,636 | |
Median Value | $162,900 | |
Occupied | 21,991 | 89.3% |
Vacant | 2,645 | 10.7% |
Owned | 16,342 | 74.3% |
Rented | 5,649 | 25.7% |
Median Rent | $781 | |
Single-Family Units | 19,276 | 78.2% |
Detached | 18,977 | 77.0% |
Attached | 299 | 1.2% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,268 | 5.1% |
Mobile Homes | 3,201 | 13.0% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 848 | 3.9% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,107 | 5.0% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 584 | 2.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,035 | 4.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,072 | 4.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,087 | 4.9% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,212 | 5.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,136 | 5.2% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,056 | 4.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,818 | 8.3% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 2,291 | 10.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 3,387 | 15.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,832 | 8.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,036 | 4.7% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,300 | 5.9% |
$200,000 or more | 1,190 | 5.4% |
Median Household Income | 60,313 | |
Per Capita Income | 32,893 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 90 | |
Compared to U.S. | 76 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,172 | 5.3% |
Public Assistance | 354 | 1.6% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,522 | 11.5% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 23,228 | 69.2% |
Unemployed | 1,039 | 3.1% |
In Armed Forces | 7 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 24,274 | 72.3% |
Not in Labor Force | 9,277 | 27.7% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 30.7% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 9,978 | 8,074 | 55.3% |
Non-Profit | 835 | 1,651 | 33.6% |
Self-Employed | 2,521 | 1,169 | 68.3% |
Local Government | 588 | 670 | 46.7% |
State Government | 428 | 368 | 53.8% |
Federal Government | 159 | 120 | 57.0% |
Total Private + Self | 12,499 | 9,243 | 57.5% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 2,010 | 2,809 | 41.7% |
Total | 14,509 | 12,052 | 54.6% |
Pct. Govt. | 8.8% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 3,544 | 13.3% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 5,579 | 21.0% |
Professional, Technical | 4,960 | 18.6% |
Service Occupations | 4,114 | 15.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 198 | 0.7% |
All others | 8,426 | 31.6% |
White Collar | 52.9% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 4,855 | 18.2% |
Health care and social assistance | 3,762 | 14.1% |
Retail trade | 3,120 | 11.7% |
Educational services | 2,127 | 8.0% |
Construction | 2,015 | 7.6% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,456 | 5.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 1,317 | 4.9% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,300 | 4.9% |
Other services | 1,161 | 4.4% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 958 | 3.6% |
Finance and insurance | 896 | 3.4% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 733 | 2.8% |
Wholesale trade | 608 | 2.3% |
Public administration | 604 | 2.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 599 | 2.2% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 426 | 1.6% |
Information | 369 | 1.4% |
Utilities | 231 | 0.9% |
Management | 84 | 0.3% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 2 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 2,393 | 4.05% |
Puerto Rican | 82 | 0.14% |
Cuban | 74 | 0.13% |
Dominican | 5 | 0.01% |
Total Central American | 684 | 1.16% |
Costa Rican | 11 | 0.02% |
Guatemalan | 578 | 0.98% |
Honduran | 17 | 0.03% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 78 | 0.13% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 48 | 0.08% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 19 | 0.03% |
Colombian | 18 | 0.03% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 11 | 0.02% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 185 | 0.31% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Hmong | 479 | 0.81% |
Filipino | 182 | 0.31% |
Chinese | 100 | 0.17% |
Laotian | 63 | 0.11% |
Burmese | 20 | 0.03% |
Indian | 16 | 0.03% |
Vietnamese | 14 | 0.02% |
Taiwanese | 1 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 52,130 | 93.9% |
Spanish | 1,767 | 3.2% |
Other Asian | 884 | 1.6% |
German, other Germanic | 210 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European | 182 | 0.3% |
Tagalog | 92 | 0.2% |
Other | 88 | 0.2% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 60 | 0.1% |
Arabic | 43 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 9,390 | 15.9% |
Irish | 6,739 | 11.4% |
English | 6,653 | 11.3% |
American | 4,071 | 6.9% |
Italian | 1,177 | 2.0% |
European | 1,003 | 1.7% |
Polish | 915 | 1.6% |
Dutch | 883 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 864 | 1.5% |
French | 777 | 1.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 638 | 1.1% |
Norwegian | 441 | 0.7% |
Scandinavian | 404 | 0.7% |
British | 362 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 314 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 57,432 | 97.3% |
Not a citizen | 1,587 | 2.7% |
Native | 56,726 | 96.1% |
Foreign-born | 2,293 | 3.9% |
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 | ||||||
1,635 | 4.1% | 2,646 | 6.6% | 14,145 | 35.2% | 12,829 | 31.9% | 5,934 | 14.8% | 2,982 | 7.4% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,635 | 4.1% |
9-12 Years | 2,646 | 6.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 14,145 | 35.2% |
Some College | 12,829 | 31.9% |
Bach. Degree | 5,934 | 14.8% |
Grad Degree | 2,982 | 7.4% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 22,733 | 21,197 | 1,536 | 6.8% | 5.9% |
1991 | 23,269 | 21,724 | 1,545 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
1992 | 24,116 | 22,411 | 1,705 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
1993 | 24,498 | 22,952 | 1,546 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
1994 | 24,999 | 23,648 | 1,351 | 5.4% | 5.2% |
1995 | 25,785 | 24,443 | 1,342 | 5.2% | 4.8% |
1996 | 26,589 | 25,237 | 1,352 | 5.1% | 4.7% |
1997 | 28,265 | 27,045 | 1,220 | 4.3% | 4.4% |
1998 | 28,588 | 27,318 | 1,270 | 4.4% | 4.0% |
1999 | 28,462 | 27,486 | 976 | 3.4% | 3.2% |
2000 | 27,636 | 26,589 | 1,047 | 3.8% | 3.4% |
2001 | 27,466 | 26,105 | 1,361 | 5.0% | 4.5% |
2002 | 27,049 | 25,478 | 1,571 | 5.8% | 5.3% |
2003 | 27,708 | 26,044 | 1,664 | 6.0% | 5.7% |
2004 | 27,660 | 26,131 | 1,529 | 5.5% | 5.9% |
2005 | 27,760 | 26,355 | 1,405 | 5.1% | 5.4% |
2006 | 28,175 | 26,898 | 1,277 | 4.5% | 4.9% |
2007 | 28,072 | 26,751 | 1,321 | 4.7% | 5.1% |
2008 | 27,948 | 26,388 | 1,560 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
2009 | 27,869 | 25,671 | 2,198 | 7.9% | 9.0% |
2010 | 28,636 | 26,083 | 2,553 | 8.9% | 9.5% |
2011 | 28,836 | 26,490 | 2,346 | 8.1% | 8.6% |
2012 | 29,188 | 27,332 | 1,856 | 6.4% | 7.2% |
2013 | 28,851 | 27,098 | 1,753 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
2014 | 28,332 | 26,796 | 1,536 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
2015 | 28,266 | 26,948 | 1,318 | 4.7% | 5.1% |
2016 | 28,186 | 26,960 | 1,226 | 4.3% | 4.5% |
2017 | 27,346 | 26,347 | 999 | 3.7% | 3.8% |
2018 | 27,072 | 26,245 | 827 | 3.1% | 3.2% |
2019 | 27,109 | 26,222 | 887 | 3.3% | 3.3% |
2020 | 26,732 | 25,179 | 1,553 | 5.8% | 6.1% |
2021 | 26,817 | 25,854 | 963 | 3.6% | 4.1% |
2022 | 26,914 | 26,262 | 652 | 2.4% | 2.5% |
2023 | 27,212 | 26,389 | 823 | 3.0% | 3.1% |