2022 population: 19,832
( 25 from 2010
, 175 from 2020)
Land area: 1066.7 square miles
Population density: 18.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 7,886 | 39.76% | 10.8% |
Black: | 1,088 | 5.49% | 19.6% |
Indian: | 74 | 0.37% | 80.5% |
Asian: | 124 | 0.63% | 59.0% |
2+ races: | 187 | 0.94% | 45.0% |
Hispanic: | 10,473 | 52.81% | 12.0% |
Total non-White: | 11,946 | 60.24% | 8.9% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 654 | 16.6 |
Deaths: | 619 | 15.7 |
Net Migration: | 98 | 2.5 |
Net Immigration: | 32 | 0.8 |
Change in White population: | -950 | -4.8 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 975 | 4.9 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 8,947 | |
Median Value | $156,100 | |
Occupied | 7,412 | 82.8% |
Vacant | 1,535 | 17.2% |
Owned | 4,968 | 67.0% |
Rented | 2,444 | 33.0% |
Median Rent | $895 | |
Single-Family Units | 6,091 | 68.1% |
Detached | 6,046 | 67.6% |
Attached | 45 | 0.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 305 | 3.4% |
Mobile Homes | 1,836 | 20.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 300 | 4.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 429 | 5.8% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 378 | 5.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 339 | 4.6% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 356 | 4.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 407 | 5.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 304 | 4.1% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 278 | 3.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 292 | 3.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 460 | 6.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 929 | 12.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 950 | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 567 | 7.6% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 475 | 6.4% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 504 | 6.8% |
$200,000 or more | 444 | 6.0% |
Median Household Income | 64,255 | |
Per Capita Income | 32,807 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 86 | |
Compared to U.S. | 74 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 448 | 6.0% |
Public Assistance | 198 | 2.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,096 | 14.8% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 3,580 | 65.8% |
Unemployed | 50 | 0.9% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 3,630 | 66.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 1,808 | 33.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 34.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 3,581 | 2,729 | 56.8% |
Non-Profit | 101 | 196 | 34.0% |
Self-Employed | 702 | 319 | 68.8% |
Local Government | 306 | 476 | 39.1% |
State Government | 44 | 100 | 30.6% |
Federal Government | 70 | 31 | 69.3% |
Total Private + Self | 4,283 | 3,048 | 58.4% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 521 | 803 | 39.4% |
Total | 4,804 | 3,851 | 55.5% |
Pct. Govt. | 11.9% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,154 | 13.3% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,692 | 19.5% |
Professional, Technical | 903 | 10.4% |
Service Occupations | 1,396 | 16.1% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 173 | 2.0% |
All others | 3,534 | 40.7% |
White Collar | 43.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 1,499 | 17.3% |
Health care and social assistance | 899 | 10.4% |
Retail trade | 854 | 9.8% |
Construction | 789 | 9.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 602 | 6.9% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 585 | 6.7% |
Educational services | 554 | 6.4% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 482 | 5.6% |
Transportation and warehousing | 427 | 4.9% |
Wholesale trade | 365 | 4.2% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 323 | 3.7% |
Other services | 311 | 3.6% |
Public administration | 278 | 3.2% |
Finance and insurance | 243 | 2.8% |
Utilities | 150 | 1.7% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 138 | 1.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 83 | 1.0% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 59 | 0.7% |
Information | 38 | 0.4% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 9,638 | 48.83% |
Puerto Rican | 78 | 0.40% |
Cuban | 22 | 0.11% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 74 | 0.37% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 19 | 0.10% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 55 | 0.28% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 3 | 0.02% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 3 | 0.02% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 491 | 2.49% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 12,903 | 70.3% |
Spanish | 5,248 | 28.6% |
Other Asian | 57 | 0.3% |
Vietnamese | 33 | 0.2% |
Korean | 24 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 23 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 20 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 15 | 0.1% |
Other | 15 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 2,914 | 14.8% |
English | 1,091 | 5.5% |
Irish | 1,086 | 5.5% |
American | 582 | 2.9% |
French | 458 | 2.3% |
Czech | 450 | 2.3% |
Scottish | 311 | 1.6% |
Polish | 278 | 1.4% |
Italian | 182 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 104 | 0.5% |
Czechoslovakian | 83 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 77 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 69 | 0.3% |
British | 51 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 44 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 18,224 | 92.3% |
Not a citizen | 1,512 | 7.7% |
Native | 17,483 | 88.6% |
Foreign-born | 2,253 | 11.4% |
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 | ||||||
1,190 | 9.3% | 1,692 | 13.3% | 5,537 | 43.4% | 2,666 | 20.9% | 1,168 | 9.2% | 501 | 3.9% |
Average years of education: 11.9 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,190 | 9.3% |
9-12 Years | 1,692 | 13.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 5,537 | 43.4% |
Some College | 2,666 | 20.9% |
Bach. Degree | 1,168 | 9.2% |
Grad Degree | 501 | 3.9% |
Average years of education: 11.9 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 7,680 | 7,447 | 233 | 3.0% | 6.4% |
1991 | 7,946 | 7,628 | 318 | 4.0% | 7.0% |
1992 | 7,851 | 7,423 | 428 | 5.5% | 7.7% |
1993 | 7,626 | 7,257 | 369 | 4.8% | 7.2% |
1994 | 7,742 | 7,388 | 354 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
1995 | 7,513 | 7,196 | 317 | 4.2% | 6.1% |
1996 | 7,598 | 7,218 | 380 | 5.0% | 5.8% |
1997 | 7,319 | 6,966 | 353 | 4.8% | 5.4% |
1998 | 7,416 | 7,118 | 298 | 4.0% | 5.0% |
1999 | 7,519 | 7,274 | 245 | 3.3% | 4.7% |
2000 | 9,128 | 8,807 | 321 | 3.5% | 4.4% |
2001 | 9,246 | 8,908 | 338 | 3.7% | 5.0% |
2002 | 9,514 | 9,043 | 471 | 5.0% | 6.3% |
2003 | 10,083 | 9,575 | 508 | 5.0% | 6.7% |
2004 | 9,799 | 9,344 | 455 | 4.6% | 6.0% |
2005 | 9,673 | 9,267 | 406 | 4.2% | 5.5% |
2006 | 9,731 | 9,335 | 396 | 4.1% | 5.0% |
2007 | 9,687 | 9,313 | 374 | 3.9% | 4.4% |
2008 | 9,751 | 9,368 | 383 | 3.9% | 4.9% |
2009 | 10,155 | 9,598 | 557 | 5.5% | 7.5% |
2010 | 9,316 | 8,678 | 638 | 6.8% | 8.2% |
2011 | 9,465 | 8,864 | 601 | 6.3% | 8.0% |
2012 | 9,435 | 8,959 | 476 | 5.0% | 6.7% |
2013 | 9,497 | 9,007 | 490 | 5.2% | 6.3% |
2014 | 9,922 | 9,534 | 388 | 3.9% | 5.2% |
2015 | 9,703 | 9,344 | 359 | 3.7% | 4.5% |
2016 | 9,574 | 9,168 | 406 | 4.2% | 4.6% |
2017 | 9,371 | 9,042 | 329 | 3.5% | 4.3% |
2018 | 9,482 | 9,193 | 289 | 3.0% | 3.9% |
2019 | 9,594 | 9,336 | 258 | 2.7% | 3.5% |
2020 | 9,561 | 9,046 | 515 | 5.4% | 7.6% |
2021 | 9,653 | 9,235 | 418 | 4.3% | 5.6% |
2022 | 9,527 | 9,218 | 309 | 3.2% | 3.9% |
2023 | 9,505 | 9,178 | 327 | 3.4% | 3.9% |