2022 population: 64,963
( 2,847 from 2010
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519 from 2020)
Land area: 565.4 square miles
Population density: 114.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 53,369 | 82.15% | ![]() |
Black: | 6,088 | 9.37% | ![]() |
Indian: | 182 | 0.28% | ![]() |
Asian: | 410 | 0.63% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 1,350 | 2.08% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 3,564 | 5.49% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 11,594 | 17.85% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 1,422 | 11.0 |
Deaths: | 2,394 | 18.6 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 1,453 | 11.3 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 13 | 0.1 |
Change in White population: | -3,685 | -5.4 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 838 | 1.2 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 32,640 | |
Median Value | $158,200 | |
Occupied | 26,273 | 80.5% |
Vacant | 6,367 | 19.5% |
Owned | 19,271 | 73.3% |
Rented | 7,002 | 26.7% |
Median Rent | $729 | |
Single-Family Units | 24,056 | 73.7% |
Detached | 23,463 | 71.9% |
Attached | 593 | 1.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,281 | 3.9% |
Mobile Homes | 5,956 | 18.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,473 | 5.6% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,712 | 6.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,606 | 6.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,492 | 5.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,720 | 6.5% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,320 | 5.0% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,227 | 4.7% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,264 | 4.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,219 | 4.6% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 2,334 | 8.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 2,649 | 10.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 3,030 | 11.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,831 | 7.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,226 | 4.7% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,087 | 4.1% |
$200,000 or more | 1,083 | 4.1% |
Median Household Income | 50,512 | |
Per Capita Income | 28,873 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 89 | |
Compared to U.S. | 75 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,688 | 6.4% |
Public Assistance | 583 | 2.2% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 5,111 | 19.5% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 23,322 | 62.5% |
Unemployed | 1,442 | 3.9% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 24,764 | 66.4% |
Not in Labor Force | 12,524 | 33.6% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 37.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 10,475 | 8,349 | 55.6% |
Non-Profit | 534 | 952 | 35.9% |
Self-Employed | 1,788 | 1,155 | 60.8% |
Local Government | 611 | 1,043 | 36.9% |
State Government | 481 | 861 | 35.8% |
Federal Government | 161 | 226 | 41.6% |
Total Private + Self | 12,263 | 9,504 | 56.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,787 | 3,082 | 36.7% |
Total | 14,050 | 12,586 | 52.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 12.7% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,818 | 10.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 4,869 | 18.2% |
Professional, Technical | 4,892 | 18.3% |
Service Occupations | 5,392 | 20.2% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 122 | 0.5% |
All others | 8,737 | 32.7% |
White Collar | 47.1% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 4,537 | 17.0% |
Health care and social assistance | 3,447 | 12.9% |
Retail trade | 3,120 | 11.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 2,392 | 9.0% |
Educational services | 2,110 | 7.9% |
Construction | 2,025 | 7.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,953 | 7.3% |
Other services | 1,565 | 5.9% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,108 | 4.1% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 983 | 3.7% |
Public administration | 819 | 3.1% |
Finance and insurance | 596 | 2.2% |
Utilities | 511 | 1.9% |
Information | 413 | 1.5% |
Wholesale trade | 306 | 1.1% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 290 | 1.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 273 | 1.0% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 115 | 0.4% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 83 | 0.3% |
Management | 62 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,834 | 2.84% |
Puerto Rican | 177 | 0.27% |
Cuban | 245 | 0.38% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 288 | 0.45% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 7 | 0.01% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 46 | 0.07% |
Panamanian | 5 | 0.01% |
Salvadoran | 230 | 0.36% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 517 | 0.80% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 70 | 0.11% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 418 | 0.65% |
Ecuadorian | 8 | 0.01% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 21 | 0.03% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 189 | 0.29% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Vietnamese | 120 | 0.19% |
Bangladeshi | 60 | 0.09% |
Korean | 51 | 0.08% |
Filipino | 34 | 0.05% |
Hmong | 31 | 0.05% |
Indian | 30 | 0.05% |
Japanese | 25 | 0.04% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 58,321 | 94.9% |
Spanish | 2,489 | 4.0% |
Other Indo-European | 140 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 136 | 0.2% |
Vietnamese | 117 | 0.2% |
Other Asian | 108 | 0.2% |
Arabic | 69 | 0.1% |
Korean | 43 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 22 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 10,211 | 15.8% |
English | 7,563 | 11.7% |
German | 6,655 | 10.3% |
Irish | 5,984 | 9.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,704 | 2.6% |
Italian | 1,315 | 2.0% |
Scottish | 1,308 | 2.0% |
European | 681 | 1.1% |
Polish | 599 | 0.9% |
Welsh | 472 | 0.7% |
Dutch | 409 | 0.6% |
French | 384 | 0.6% |
British | 318 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 191 | 0.3% |
Russian | 161 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 63,812 | 98.7% |
Not a citizen | 868 | 1.3% |
Native | 62,711 | 97.0% |
Foreign-born | 1,969 | 3.0% |
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 | ||||||
2,110 | 4.5% | 4,472 | 9.6% | 14,465 | 30.9% | 16,456 | 35.2% | 6,080 | 13.0% | 3,165 | 6.8% |
Average years of education: 12.9 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 2,110 | 4.5% |
9-12 Years | 4,472 | 9.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 14,465 | 30.9% |
Some College | 16,456 | 35.2% |
Bach. Degree | 6,080 | 13.0% |
Grad Degree | 3,165 | 6.8% |
Average years of education: 12.9 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 30,346 | 28,750 | 1,596 | 5.3% | 4.1% |
1991 | 30,852 | 28,522 | 2,330 | 7.6% | 5.9% |
1992 | 30,713 | 28,712 | 2,001 | 6.5% | 6.3% |
1993 | 30,695 | 28,925 | 1,770 | 5.8% | 5.1% |
1994 | 30,713 | 29,326 | 1,387 | 4.5% | 4.4% |
1995 | 30,911 | 29,109 | 1,802 | 5.8% | 4.4% |
1996 | 31,318 | 29,298 | 2,020 | 6.4% | 4.4% |
1997 | 31,265 | 29,363 | 1,902 | 6.1% | 3.8% |
1998 | 30,224 | 28,694 | 1,530 | 5.1% | 3.5% |
1999 | 29,792 | 27,602 | 2,190 | 7.4% | 3.3% |
2000 | 31,014 | 29,194 | 1,820 | 5.9% | 3.7% |
2001 | 30,660 | 28,331 | 2,329 | 7.6% | 5.6% |
2002 | 30,800 | 27,800 | 3,000 | 9.7% | 6.9% |
2003 | 31,746 | 28,909 | 2,837 | 8.9% | 6.7% |
2004 | 30,353 | 27,442 | 2,911 | 9.6% | 5.9% |
2005 | 29,761 | 27,022 | 2,739 | 9.2% | 5.6% |
2006 | 29,929 | 27,434 | 2,495 | 8.3% | 5.1% |
2007 | 30,445 | 28,334 | 2,111 | 6.9% | 5.1% |
2008 | 29,789 | 27,385 | 2,404 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
2009 | 28,669 | 23,812 | 4,857 | 16.9% | 11.0% |
2010 | 27,059 | 22,574 | 4,485 | 16.6% | 10.7% |
2011 | 26,623 | 22,748 | 3,875 | 14.6% | 10.3% |
2012 | 27,038 | 23,385 | 3,653 | 13.5% | 9.5% |
2013 | 25,961 | 23,137 | 2,824 | 10.9% | 7.8% |
2014 | 25,436 | 23,323 | 2,113 | 8.3% | 6.1% |
2015 | 25,016 | 23,097 | 1,919 | 7.7% | 5.7% |
2016 | 24,733 | 23,078 | 1,655 | 6.7% | 5.1% |
2017 | 24,553 | 23,060 | 1,493 | 6.1% | 4.5% |
2018 | 24,798 | 23,512 | 1,286 | 5.2% | 4.0% |
2019 | 25,447 | 24,239 | 1,208 | 4.7% | 3.8% |
2020 | 24,588 | 22,307 | 2,281 | 9.3% | 7.3% |
2021 | 24,035 | 22,475 | 1,560 | 6.5% | 4.9% |
2022 | 24,807 | 23,634 | 1,173 | 4.7% | 3.7% |
2023 | 24,392 | 23,267 | 1,125 | 4.6% | 3.5% |