2022 population: 37,398
( 822 from 2010
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2 from 2020)
Land area: 429.6 square miles
Population density: 87.0 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 31,828 | 85.11% | ![]() |
Black: | 1,345 | 3.60% | ![]() |
Indian: | 115 | 0.31% | ![]() |
Asian: | 386 | 1.03% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 502 | 1.34% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 3,222 | 8.62% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 5,570 | 14.89% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 903 | 12.1 |
Deaths: | 828 | 11.1 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -121 | -1.6 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 37 | 0.5 |
Change in White population: | -716 | -2.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,538 | 4.2 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 15,731 | |
Median Value | $217,100 | |
Occupied | 15,011 | 95.4% |
Vacant | 720 | 4.6% |
Owned | 11,624 | 77.4% |
Rented | 3,387 | 22.6% |
Median Rent | $914 | |
Single-Family Units | 12,655 | 80.4% |
Detached | 11,917 | 75.8% |
Attached | 738 | 4.7% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,865 | 11.9% |
Mobile Homes | 459 | 2.9% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 527 | 3.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 535 | 3.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 324 | 2.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 519 | 3.5% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 570 | 3.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 687 | 4.6% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 708 | 4.7% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 426 | 2.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 325 | 2.2% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,310 | 8.7% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,167 | 7.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 2,141 | 14.3% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,805 | 12.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,222 | 8.1% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,655 | 11.0% |
$200,000 or more | 1,090 | 7.3% |
Median Household Income | 79,722 | |
Per Capita Income | 40,146 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 85 | |
Compared to U.S. | 89 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 502 | 3.3% |
Public Assistance | 394 | 2.6% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,213 | 8.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 16,304 | 79.6% |
Unemployed | 575 | 2.8% |
In Armed Forces | 3 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 16,882 | 82.5% |
Not in Labor Force | 3,588 | 17.5% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 20.3% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 7,284 | 5,683 | 56.2% |
Non-Profit | 575 | 1,136 | 33.6% |
Self-Employed | 1,257 | 481 | 72.3% |
Local Government | 753 | 1,057 | 41.6% |
State Government | 313 | 301 | 51.0% |
Federal Government | 191 | 92 | 67.5% |
Total Private + Self | 8,541 | 6,164 | 58.1% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,832 | 2,586 | 41.5% |
Total | 10,373 | 8,750 | 54.2% |
Pct. Govt. | 14.2% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,691 | 14.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 3,676 | 19.2% |
Professional, Technical | 4,249 | 22.2% |
Service Occupations | 2,604 | 13.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 224 | 1.2% |
All others | 5,916 | 30.9% |
White Collar | 55.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 4,172 | 21.8% |
Health care and social assistance | 2,425 | 12.7% |
Retail trade | 2,365 | 12.4% |
Educational services | 1,483 | 7.7% |
Finance and insurance | 1,374 | 7.2% |
Construction | 1,250 | 6.5% |
Public administration | 1,002 | 5.2% |
Accommodation and food services | 877 | 4.6% |
Other services | 863 | 4.5% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 663 | 3.5% |
Transportation and warehousing | 653 | 3.4% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 441 | 2.3% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 434 | 2.3% |
Wholesale trade | 327 | 1.7% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 319 | 1.7% |
Information | 266 | 1.4% |
Utilities | 91 | 0.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 87 | 0.5% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 27 | 0.1% |
Management | 17 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 2,660 | 7.11% |
Puerto Rican | 93 | 0.25% |
Cuban | 6 | 0.02% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 143 | 0.38% |
Costa Rican | 14 | 0.04% |
Guatemalan | 67 | 0.18% |
Honduran | 29 | 0.08% |
Nicaraguan | 33 | 0.09% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 27 | 0.07% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 8 | 0.02% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 19 | 0.05% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 164 | 0.44% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Korean | 91 | 0.24% |
Hmong | 33 | 0.09% |
Thai | 11 | 0.03% |
Filipino | 9 | 0.02% |
Chinese | 8 | 0.02% |
Vietnamese | 6 | 0.02% |
Indian | 4 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 32,894 | 93.4% |
Spanish | 1,486 | 4.2% |
Other | 448 | 1.3% |
German, other Germanic | 123 | 0.3% |
Arabic | 120 | 0.3% |
Other Asian | 63 | 0.2% |
Korean | 45 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 32 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European | 12 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 12,471 | 33.3% |
Norwegian | 6,220 | 16.6% |
Irish | 3,001 | 8.0% |
English | 2,441 | 6.5% |
Czech | 1,985 | 5.3% |
Swedish | 1,401 | 3.7% |
American | 1,327 | 3.5% |
Polish | 1,078 | 2.9% |
French | 821 | 2.2% |
Danish | 799 | 2.1% |
Dutch | 798 | 2.1% |
Italian | 622 | 1.7% |
European | 572 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 540 | 1.4% |
Scandinavian | 461 | 1.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 36,516 | 97.6% |
Not a citizen | 880 | 2.4% |
Native | 35,688 | 95.4% |
Foreign-born | 1,708 | 4.6% |
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 | ||||||
569 | 2.3% | 1,284 | 5.1% | 7,647 | 30.3% | 8,563 | 34.0% | 4,713 | 18.7% | 2,435 | 9.7% |
Average years of education: 13.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 569 | 2.3% |
9-12 Years | 1,284 | 5.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 7,647 | 30.3% |
Some College | 8,563 | 34.0% |
Bach. Degree | 4,713 | 18.7% |
Grad Degree | 2,435 | 9.7% |
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 | 16,791 | 16,211 | 580 | 3.5% | 4.7% |
1991 | 16,864 | 16,050 | 814 | 4.8% | 5.1% |
1992 | 16,967 | 16,184 | 783 | 4.6% | 5.0% |
1993 | 17,505 | 16,808 | 697 | 4.0% | 4.8% |
1994 | 18,076 | 17,413 | 663 | 3.7% | 4.0% |
1995 | 18,371 | 17,671 | 700 | 3.8% | 3.7% |
1996 | 18,960 | 18,298 | 662 | 3.5% | 3.8% |
1997 | 19,134 | 18,547 | 587 | 3.1% | 3.2% |
1998 | 19,709 | 19,249 | 460 | 2.3% | 2.7% |
1999 | 19,571 | 19,094 | 477 | 2.4% | 2.7% |
2000 | 19,419 | 18,873 | 546 | 2.8% | 3.0% |
2001 | 19,678 | 18,931 | 747 | 3.8% | 3.8% |
2002 | 19,625 | 18,752 | 873 | 4.4% | 4.5% |
2003 | 19,556 | 18,608 | 948 | 4.8% | 4.8% |
2004 | 19,701 | 18,808 | 893 | 4.5% | 4.6% |
2005 | 19,676 | 18,856 | 820 | 4.2% | 4.1% |
2006 | 20,026 | 19,222 | 804 | 4.0% | 4.1% |
2007 | 20,347 | 19,466 | 881 | 4.3% | 4.6% |
2008 | 20,720 | 19,672 | 1,048 | 5.1% | 5.4% |
2009 | 20,746 | 18,931 | 1,815 | 8.7% | 7.9% |
2010 | 21,080 | 19,436 | 1,644 | 7.8% | 7.4% |
2011 | 21,165 | 19,790 | 1,375 | 6.5% | 6.5% |
2012 | 21,595 | 20,415 | 1,180 | 5.5% | 5.6% |
2013 | 21,415 | 20,423 | 992 | 4.6% | 5.0% |
2014 | 21,349 | 20,523 | 826 | 3.9% | 4.3% |
2015 | 21,251 | 20,526 | 725 | 3.4% | 3.8% |
2016 | 21,176 | 20,422 | 754 | 3.6% | 3.9% |
2017 | 20,491 | 19,803 | 688 | 3.4% | 3.4% |
2018 | 20,385 | 19,760 | 625 | 3.1% | 3.0% |
2019 | 21,136 | 20,482 | 654 | 3.1% | 3.2% |
2020 | 20,330 | 19,218 | 1,112 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
2021 | 20,333 | 19,604 | 729 | 3.6% | 3.8% |
2022 | 19,284 | 18,737 | 547 | 2.8% | 2.7% |
2023 | 19,034 | 18,464 | 570 | 3.0% | 2.8% |