2022 population: 31,489
( 3,443 from 2010
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1,155 from 2020)
Land area: 260.2 square miles
Population density: 121.0 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 27,160 | 86.25% | ![]() |
Black: | 2,630 | 8.35% | ![]() |
Indian: | 117 | 0.37% | ![]() |
Asian: | 235 | 0.75% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 508 | 1.61% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 839 | 2.66% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 4,329 | 13.75% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 559 | 9.2 |
Deaths: | 670 | 11.0 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 1,295 | 21.3 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 2 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | 3,929 | 14.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -486 | -1.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 11,619 | |
Median Value | $356,500 | |
Occupied | 11,077 | 95.3% |
Vacant | 542 | 4.7% |
Owned | 10,099 | 91.2% |
Rented | 978 | 8.8% |
Median Rent | $1,170 | |
Single-Family Units | 11,225 | 96.6% |
Detached | 11,003 | 94.7% |
Attached | 222 | 1.9% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 23 | 0.2% |
Mobile Homes | 267 | 2.3% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 261 | 2.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 131 | 1.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 91 | 0.8% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 245 | 2.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 386 | 3.5% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 228 | 2.1% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 269 | 2.4% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 151 | 1.4% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 335 | 3.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 545 | 4.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 772 | 7.0% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,587 | 14.3% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,395 | 12.6% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,426 | 12.9% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,508 | 13.6% |
$200,000 or more | 1,747 | 15.8% |
Median Household Income | 108,089 | |
Per Capita Income | 47,268 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 97 | |
Compared to U.S. | 97 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 210 | 1.9% |
Public Assistance | 90 | 0.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 382 | 3.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 13,759 | 71.2% |
Unemployed | 357 | 1.8% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 14,116 | 73.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 5,200 | 26.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 28.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 5,547 | 4,504 | 55.2% |
Non-Profit | 327 | 558 | 36.9% |
Self-Employed | 1,182 | 822 | 59.0% |
Local Government | 516 | 828 | 38.4% |
State Government | 234 | 587 | 28.5% |
Federal Government | 154 | 80 | 65.8% |
Total Private + Self | 6,729 | 5,326 | 55.8% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,231 | 2,053 | 37.5% |
Total | 7,960 | 7,379 | 51.9% |
Pct. Govt. | 15.6% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 3,370 | 22.0% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 3,279 | 21.4% |
Professional, Technical | 3,869 | 25.2% |
Service Occupations | 1,964 | 12.8% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 12 | 0.1% |
All others | 2,870 | 18.7% |
White Collar | 68.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 1,864 | 12.1% |
Construction | 1,855 | 12.1% |
Retail trade | 1,737 | 11.3% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 1,293 | 8.4% |
Manufacturing | 1,232 | 8.0% |
Finance and insurance | 1,156 | 7.5% |
Educational services | 1,148 | 7.5% |
Public administration | 1,096 | 7.1% |
Other services | 610 | 4.0% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 508 | 3.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 478 | 3.1% |
Wholesale trade | 467 | 3.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 447 | 2.9% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 392 | 2.6% |
Information | 317 | 2.1% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 269 | 1.8% |
Utilities | 259 | 1.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 171 | 1.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 44 | 0.3% |
Management | 9 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 64 | 0.21% |
Puerto Rican | 211 | 0.69% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 20 | 0.07% |
Total Central American | 178 | 0.58% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 61 | 0.20% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 4 | 0.01% |
Salvadoran | 99 | 0.32% |
Other Central American | 14 | 0.05% |
Total South American | 42 | 0.14% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 0 | 0.00% |
Ecuadorian | 24 | 0.08% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 18 | 0.06% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 239 | 0.78% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 28,109 | 96.3% |
Spanish | 373 | 1.3% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 228 | 0.8% |
Arabic | 196 | 0.7% |
Other | 152 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European | 96 | 0.3% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 18 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 16 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 2 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 6,120 | 20.1% |
German | 4,356 | 14.3% |
Irish | 3,812 | 12.5% |
American | 2,517 | 8.3% |
European | 1,147 | 3.8% |
Italian | 987 | 3.2% |
French | 752 | 2.5% |
Scottish | 734 | 2.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 412 | 1.4% |
Dutch | 403 | 1.3% |
British | 385 | 1.3% |
Polish | 365 | 1.2% |
Welsh | 232 | 0.8% |
Danish | 229 | 0.8% |
Norwegian | 227 | 0.7% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 30,147 | 98.8% |
Not a citizen | 356 | 1.2% |
Native | 29,851 | 97.9% |
Foreign-born | 652 | 2.1% |
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 | ||||||
459 | 2.0% | 1,485 | 6.5% | 6,339 | 27.6% | 7,167 | 31.2% | 5,397 | 23.5% | 2,129 | 9.3% |
Average years of education: 13.6 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 459 | 2.0% |
9-12 Years | 1,485 | 6.5% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 6,339 | 27.6% |
Some College | 7,167 | 31.2% |
Bach. Degree | 5,397 | 23.5% |
Grad Degree | 2,129 | 9.3% |
Average years of education: 13.6 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 7,515 | 7,280 | 235 | 3.1% | 4.4% |
1991 | 7,958 | 7,587 | 371 | 4.7% | 5.8% |
1992 | 8,236 | 7,866 | 370 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
1993 | 8,494 | 8,189 | 305 | 3.6% | 5.2% |
1994 | 8,991 | 8,698 | 293 | 3.3% | 4.8% |
1995 | 9,489 | 9,244 | 245 | 2.6% | 4.4% |
1996 | 10,049 | 9,821 | 228 | 2.3% | 4.3% |
1997 | 10,534 | 10,267 | 267 | 2.5% | 3.7% |
1998 | 10,690 | 10,503 | 187 | 1.7% | 2.8% |
1999 | 11,191 | 11,017 | 174 | 1.6% | 2.7% |
2000 | 11,253 | 11,050 | 203 | 1.8% | 2.3% |
2001 | 11,593 | 11,295 | 298 | 2.6% | 3.3% |
2002 | 12,151 | 11,755 | 396 | 3.3% | 4.4% |
2003 | 12,524 | 12,107 | 417 | 3.3% | 4.3% |
2004 | 12,995 | 12,582 | 413 | 3.2% | 4.1% |
2005 | 13,532 | 13,114 | 418 | 3.1% | 3.8% |
2006 | 14,203 | 13,804 | 399 | 2.8% | 3.3% |
2007 | 14,288 | 13,924 | 364 | 2.5% | 3.3% |
2008 | 14,548 | 14,021 | 527 | 3.6% | 4.3% |
2009 | 14,225 | 13,310 | 915 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
2010 | 13,529 | 12,550 | 979 | 7.2% | 7.3% |
2011 | 13,533 | 12,691 | 842 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
2012 | 13,540 | 12,791 | 749 | 5.5% | 5.9% |
2013 | 13,567 | 12,894 | 673 | 5.0% | 5.6% |
2014 | 13,711 | 13,101 | 610 | 4.4% | 5.1% |
2015 | 13,442 | 12,915 | 527 | 3.9% | 4.4% |
2016 | 13,656 | 13,180 | 476 | 3.5% | 4.0% |
2017 | 13,802 | 13,348 | 454 | 3.3% | 3.7% |
2018 | 14,091 | 13,719 | 372 | 2.6% | 2.9% |
2019 | 14,425 | 14,075 | 350 | 2.4% | 2.7% |
2020 | 13,976 | 13,299 | 677 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
2021 | 14,153 | 13,742 | 411 | 2.9% | 3.9% |
2022 | 14,698 | 14,325 | 373 | 2.5% | 2.9% |
2023 | 15,148 | 14,746 | 402 | 2.7% | 2.9% |