2022 population: 21,358
( 1,594 from 2010
, 604 from 2020)
Land area: 639.6 square miles
Population density: 33.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 5,726 | 26.81% | 30.7% |
Black: | 629 | 2.95% | 8.4% |
Indian: | 73 | 0.34% | 4.3% |
Asian: | 531 | 2.49% | 15.0% |
2+ races: | 266 | 1.25% | 12.8% |
Hispanic: | 14,133 | 66.17% | 8.8% |
Total non-White: | 15,632 | 73.19% | 6.4% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 817 | 18.6 |
Deaths: | 369 | 8.4 |
Net Migration: | -1,143 | -26.0 |
Net Immigration: | 86 | 2.0 |
Change in White population: | -2,535 | -11.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 941 | 4.1 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 8,268 | |
Median Value | $126,000 | |
Occupied | 7,071 | 85.5% |
Vacant | 1,197 | 14.5% |
Owned | 4,615 | 65.3% |
Rented | 2,456 | 34.7% |
Median Rent | $827 | |
Single-Family Units | 5,576 | 67.4% |
Detached | 5,460 | 66.0% |
Attached | 116 | 1.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 784 | 9.5% |
Mobile Homes | 1,027 | 12.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 194 | 2.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 344 | 4.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 315 | 4.5% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 291 | 4.1% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 302 | 4.3% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 331 | 4.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 214 | 3.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 421 | 6.0% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 679 | 9.6% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 637 | 9.0% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 842 | 11.9% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,079 | 15.3% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 408 | 5.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 461 | 6.5% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 333 | 4.7% |
$200,000 or more | 220 | 3.1% |
Median Household Income | 57,131 | |
Per Capita Income | 25,391 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 101 | |
Compared to U.S. | 80 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 211 | 3.0% |
Public Assistance | 102 | 1.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 666 | 9.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 3,523 | 70.5% |
Unemployed | 92 | 1.8% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 3,615 | 72.4% |
Not in Labor Force | 1,379 | 27.6% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 29.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 4,864 | 2,840 | 63.1% |
Non-Profit | 117 | 447 | 20.7% |
Self-Employed | 542 | 252 | 68.3% |
Local Government | 230 | 782 | 22.7% |
State Government | 218 | 322 | 40.4% |
Federal Government | 79 | 24 | 76.7% |
Total Private + Self | 5,406 | 3,092 | 63.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 644 | 1,575 | 29.0% |
Total | 6,050 | 4,667 | 56.5% |
Pct. Govt. | 15.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 867 | 8.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,744 | 16.3% |
Professional, Technical | 1,519 | 14.2% |
Service Occupations | 1,528 | 14.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 510 | 4.8% |
All others | 5,059 | 47.2% |
White Collar | 38.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 2,811 | 26.2% |
Educational services | 1,249 | 11.7% |
Health care and social assistance | 1,132 | 10.6% |
Retail trade | 992 | 9.3% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 832 | 7.8% |
Accommodation and food services | 602 | 5.6% |
Construction | 590 | 5.5% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 414 | 3.9% |
Public administration | 409 | 3.8% |
Other services | 405 | 3.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 364 | 3.4% |
Wholesale trade | 238 | 2.2% |
Finance and insurance | 204 | 1.9% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 139 | 1.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 78 | 0.7% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 75 | 0.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 65 | 0.6% |
Information | 64 | 0.6% |
Utilities | 54 | 0.5% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 12,119 | 55.23% |
Puerto Rican | 106 | 0.48% |
Cuban | 238 | 1.08% |
Dominican | 25 | 0.11% |
Total Central American | 1,493 | 6.80% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 1,324 | 6.03% |
Honduran | 97 | 0.44% |
Nicaraguan | 36 | 0.16% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 36 | 0.16% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 39 | 0.18% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 0 | 0.00% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 39 | 0.18% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 73 | 0.33% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Vietnamese | 326 | 1.49% |
Indian | 84 | 0.38% |
Laotian | 52 | 0.24% |
Cambodian | 41 | 0.19% |
Korean | 11 | 0.05% |
Chinese | 9 | 0.04% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
Spanish | 10,910 | 54.4% |
English | 8,328 | 41.5% |
Vietnamese | 322 | 1.6% |
German, other Germanic | 248 | 1.2% |
Other | 131 | 0.7% |
Other Asian | 69 | 0.3% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 27 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European | 23 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 15 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 1,966 | 9.0% |
American | 1,024 | 4.7% |
English | 830 | 3.8% |
Irish | 764 | 3.5% |
Scottish | 242 | 1.1% |
Dutch | 209 | 1.0% |
European | 128 | 0.6% |
Norwegian | 102 | 0.5% |
Italian | 101 | 0.5% |
Other Subsaharan African | 91 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 86 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 80 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 78 | 0.4% |
French Canadian | 56 | 0.3% |
African | 43 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 18,238 | 83.1% |
Not a citizen | 3,704 | 16.9% |
Native | 15,568 | 71.0% |
Foreign-born | 6,374 | 29.0% |
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 | ||||||
2,373 | 18.6% | 1,485 | 11.6% | 3,844 | 30.1% | 3,614 | 28.3% | 1,056 | 8.3% | 384 | 3.0% |
Average years of education: 11.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 2,373 | 18.6% |
9-12 Years | 1,485 | 11.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 3,844 | 30.1% |
Some College | 3,614 | 28.3% |
Bach. Degree | 1,056 | 8.3% |
Grad Degree | 384 | 3.0% |
Average years of education: 11.1 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 9,845 | 9,451 | 394 | 4.0% | 4.2% |
1991 | 9,947 | 9,592 | 355 | 3.6% | 4.5% |
1992 | 9,931 | 9,496 | 435 | 4.4% | 4.6% |
1993 | 9,888 | 9,446 | 442 | 4.5% | 4.9% |
1994 | 10,420 | 9,994 | 426 | 4.1% | 4.8% |
1995 | 10,681 | 10,233 | 448 | 4.2% | 4.3% |
1996 | 10,741 | 10,255 | 486 | 4.5% | 4.3% |
1997 | 10,766 | 10,429 | 337 | 3.1% | 3.8% |
1998 | 10,786 | 10,454 | 332 | 3.1% | 3.7% |
1999 | 10,856 | 10,507 | 349 | 3.2% | 3.5% |
2000 | 10,351 | 10,037 | 314 | 3.0% | 3.8% |
2001 | 10,201 | 9,822 | 379 | 3.7% | 4.3% |
2002 | 10,329 | 9,915 | 414 | 4.0% | 5.1% |
2003 | 10,332 | 9,939 | 393 | 3.8% | 5.5% |
2004 | 10,460 | 10,025 | 435 | 4.2% | 5.5% |
2005 | 10,404 | 9,990 | 414 | 4.0% | 5.1% |
2006 | 10,570 | 10,215 | 355 | 3.4% | 4.4% |
2007 | 10,460 | 10,106 | 354 | 3.4% | 4.3% |
2008 | 11,077 | 10,731 | 346 | 3.1% | 4.6% |
2009 | 11,115 | 10,570 | 545 | 4.9% | 6.9% |
2010 | 10,796 | 10,270 | 526 | 4.9% | 7.0% |
2011 | 10,875 | 10,381 | 494 | 4.5% | 6.4% |
2012 | 10,870 | 10,424 | 446 | 4.1% | 5.7% |
2013 | 11,107 | 10,652 | 455 | 4.1% | 5.3% |
2014 | 11,173 | 10,785 | 388 | 3.5% | 4.5% |
2015 | 10,651 | 10,193 | 458 | 4.3% | 4.2% |
2016 | 10,278 | 9,831 | 447 | 4.3% | 4.0% |
2017 | 9,839 | 9,496 | 343 | 3.5% | 3.6% |
2018 | 9,581 | 9,278 | 303 | 3.2% | 3.3% |
2019 | 9,555 | 9,261 | 294 | 3.1% | 3.2% |
2020 | 9,816 | 9,386 | 430 | 4.4% | 5.9% |
2021 | 9,900 | 9,617 | 283 | 2.9% | 3.3% |
2022 | 9,811 | 9,560 | 251 | 2.6% | 2.7% |
2023 | 9,687 | 9,444 | 243 | 2.5% | 2.7% |