2022 population: 35,603
( 1,367 from 2010
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481 from 2020)
Land area: 739.6 square miles
Population density: 48.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 25,010 | 70.25% | ![]() |
Black: | 285 | 0.80% | ![]() |
Indian: | 524 | 1.47% | ![]() |
Asian: | 307 | 0.86% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 387 | 1.09% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 9,090 | 25.53% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 10,593 | 29.75% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 933 | 12.9 |
Deaths: | 1,163 | 16.1 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -316 | -4.4 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 60 | 0.8 |
Change in White population: | -2,921 | -7.9 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,554 | 4.2 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 16,486 | |
Median Value | $150,600 | |
Occupied | 15,119 | 91.7% |
Vacant | 1,367 | 8.3% |
Owned | 10,258 | 67.8% |
Rented | 4,861 | 32.2% |
Median Rent | $876 | |
Single-Family Units | 12,909 | 78.3% |
Detached | 12,279 | 74.5% |
Attached | 630 | 3.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,436 | 8.7% |
Mobile Homes | 876 | 5.3% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 658 | 4.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 904 | 6.0% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 563 | 3.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 725 | 4.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 712 | 4.7% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 919 | 6.1% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 560 | 3.7% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 619 | 4.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 770 | 5.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,116 | 7.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,758 | 11.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,962 | 13.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,471 | 9.7% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 980 | 6.5% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 776 | 5.1% |
$200,000 or more | 626 | 4.1% |
Median Household Income | 60,137 | |
Per Capita Income | 33,158 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 88 | |
Compared to U.S. | 82 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 696 | 4.6% |
Public Assistance | 179 | 1.2% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,589 | 10.5% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 12,139 | 76.8% |
Unemployed | 424 | 2.7% |
In Armed Forces | 11 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 12,574 | 79.5% |
Not in Labor Force | 3,241 | 20.5% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 23.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 5,902 | 4,840 | 54.9% |
Non-Profit | 503 | 1,059 | 32.2% |
Self-Employed | 1,323 | 692 | 65.7% |
Local Government | 671 | 1,007 | 40.0% |
State Government | 416 | 571 | 42.1% |
Federal Government | 174 | 213 | 45.0% |
Total Private + Self | 7,225 | 5,532 | 56.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,764 | 2,850 | 38.2% |
Total | 8,989 | 8,382 | 51.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 17.6% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,071 | 11.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 4,208 | 24.2% |
Professional, Technical | 3,402 | 19.5% |
Service Occupations | 2,963 | 17.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 356 | 2.0% |
All others | 4,774 | 27.4% |
White Collar | 55.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 2,849 | 16.4% |
Retail trade | 2,213 | 12.7% |
Educational services | 1,527 | 8.8% |
Manufacturing | 1,247 | 7.2% |
Construction | 1,246 | 7.2% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,164 | 6.7% |
Public administration | 1,014 | 5.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 982 | 5.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 902 | 5.2% |
Finance and insurance | 857 | 4.9% |
Other services | 727 | 4.2% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 602 | 3.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 572 | 3.3% |
Wholesale trade | 493 | 2.8% |
Information | 358 | 2.1% |
Utilities | 274 | 1.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 213 | 1.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 167 | 1.0% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 11 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 7,894 | 21.90% |
Puerto Rican | 217 | 0.60% |
Cuban | 12 | 0.03% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 178 | 0.49% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 108 | 0.30% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 40 | 0.11% |
Salvadoran | 30 | 0.08% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 147 | 0.41% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 8 | 0.02% |
Colombian | 42 | 0.12% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 78 | 0.22% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 19 | 0.05% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 524 | 1.45% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 55 | 0.15% |
Japanese | 47 | 0.13% |
Chinese | 38 | 0.11% |
Filipino | 31 | 0.09% |
Taiwanese | 11 | 0.03% |
Vietnamese | 8 | 0.02% |
Burmese | 6 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 29,314 | 86.6% |
Spanish | 3,996 | 11.8% |
German, other Germanic | 156 | 0.5% |
Other Asian | 146 | 0.4% |
Chinese | 88 | 0.3% |
Other | 40 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 31 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 29 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 17 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 11,986 | 33.3% |
Irish | 3,878 | 10.8% |
English | 2,855 | 7.9% |
American | 1,306 | 3.6% |
Swedish | 938 | 2.6% |
Russian | 905 | 2.5% |
Norwegian | 602 | 1.7% |
French | 580 | 1.6% |
Dutch | 519 | 1.4% |
Italian | 456 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 437 | 1.2% |
Czech | 372 | 1.0% |
Polish | 303 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 301 | 0.8% |
Greek | 300 | 0.8% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 35,131 | 97.5% |
Not a citizen | 917 | 2.5% |
Native | 34,289 | 95.1% |
Foreign-born | 1,759 | 4.9% |
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 | ||||||
1,131 | 4.7% | 1,500 | 6.2% | 6,759 | 27.9% | 8,715 | 36.0% | 4,153 | 17.2% | 1,943 | 8.0% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,131 | 4.7% |
9-12 Years | 1,500 | 6.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 6,759 | 27.9% |
Some College | 8,715 | 36.0% |
Bach. Degree | 4,153 | 17.2% |
Grad Degree | 1,943 | 8.0% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 17,779 | 17,078 | 701 | 3.9% | 2.4% |
1991 | 18,101 | 17,353 | 748 | 4.1% | 2.7% |
1992 | 18,501 | 17,693 | 808 | 4.4% | 2.8% |
1993 | 18,629 | 17,807 | 822 | 4.4% | 2.8% |
1994 | 18,538 | 17,707 | 831 | 4.5% | 2.6% |
1995 | 18,311 | 17,464 | 847 | 4.6% | 2.6% |
1996 | 18,460 | 17,601 | 859 | 4.7% | 2.7% |
1997 | 18,277 | 17,535 | 742 | 4.1% | 2.4% |
1998 | 18,245 | 17,465 | 780 | 4.3% | 2.5% |
1999 | 18,532 | 17,774 | 758 | 4.1% | 2.7% |
2000 | 18,652 | 17,906 | 746 | 4.0% | 2.8% |
2001 | 18,550 | 17,796 | 754 | 4.1% | 3.1% |
2002 | 18,762 | 17,928 | 834 | 4.4% | 3.7% |
2003 | 18,999 | 18,053 | 946 | 5.0% | 3.9% |
2004 | 19,334 | 18,492 | 842 | 4.4% | 3.9% |
2005 | 19,077 | 18,284 | 793 | 4.2% | 3.8% |
2006 | 19,053 | 18,430 | 623 | 3.3% | 3.0% |
2007 | 19,492 | 18,926 | 566 | 2.9% | 2.9% |
2008 | 19,480 | 18,777 | 703 | 3.6% | 3.2% |
2009 | 19,616 | 18,603 | 1,013 | 5.2% | 4.7% |
2010 | 19,176 | 18,103 | 1,073 | 5.6% | 4.7% |
2011 | 19,216 | 18,250 | 966 | 5.0% | 4.4% |
2012 | 19,192 | 18,316 | 876 | 4.6% | 3.9% |
2013 | 19,093 | 18,309 | 784 | 4.1% | 3.7% |
2014 | 18,764 | 18,088 | 676 | 3.6% | 3.3% |
2015 | 18,734 | 18,102 | 632 | 3.4% | 3.0% |
2016 | 18,951 | 18,290 | 661 | 3.5% | 3.1% |
2017 | 18,437 | 17,804 | 633 | 3.4% | 2.9% |
2018 | 18,455 | 17,852 | 603 | 3.3% | 2.9% |
2019 | 18,325 | 17,665 | 660 | 3.6% | 3.0% |
2020 | 18,160 | 17,402 | 758 | 4.2% | 4.2% |
2021 | 18,201 | 17,666 | 535 | 2.9% | 2.7% |
2022 | 18,056 | 17,580 | 476 | 2.6% | 2.3% |
2023 | 17,990 | 17,517 | 473 | 2.6% | 2.3% |