2022 population: 66,273
( 2,644 from 2010
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282 from 2020)
Land area: 401.8 square miles
Population density: 165.0 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 57,707 | 87.07% | ![]() |
Black: | 3,164 | 4.77% | ![]() |
Indian: | 163 | 0.25% | ![]() |
Asian: | 813 | 1.23% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 2,144 | 3.24% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 2,282 | 3.44% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 8,566 | 12.93% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 1,798 | 13.5 |
Deaths: | 2,447 | 18.4 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 197 | 1.5 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 148 | 1.1 |
Change in White population: | -3,615 | -5.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 971 | 1.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 30,782 | |
Median Value | $119,400 | |
Occupied | 27,159 | 88.2% |
Vacant | 3,623 | 11.8% |
Owned | 18,574 | 68.4% |
Rented | 8,585 | 31.6% |
Median Rent | $793 | |
Single-Family Units | 24,931 | 81.0% |
Detached | 24,244 | 78.8% |
Attached | 687 | 2.2% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 2,575 | 8.4% |
Mobile Homes | 966 | 3.1% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,432 | 5.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,505 | 5.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,696 | 6.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,337 | 4.9% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,567 | 5.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,038 | 3.8% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,495 | 5.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,268 | 4.7% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,153 | 4.2% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 2,674 | 9.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 2,836 | 10.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 3,702 | 13.6% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,978 | 7.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,422 | 5.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,095 | 4.0% |
$200,000 or more | 961 | 3.5% |
Median Household Income | 54,854 | |
Per Capita Income | 29,848 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 88 | |
Compared to U.S. | 75 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,536 | 5.7% |
Public Assistance | 678 | 2.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 4,067 | 15.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 27,529 | 70.2% |
Unemployed | 1,365 | 3.5% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 28,894 | 73.7% |
Not in Labor Force | 10,308 | 26.3% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 29.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 11,357 | 8,569 | 57.0% |
Non-Profit | 969 | 3,169 | 23.4% |
Self-Employed | 1,636 | 748 | 68.6% |
Local Government | 921 | 1,245 | 42.5% |
State Government | 482 | 1,008 | 32.3% |
Federal Government | 145 | 173 | 45.6% |
Total Private + Self | 12,993 | 9,317 | 58.2% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 2,517 | 5,595 | 31.0% |
Total | 15,510 | 14,912 | 51.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 13.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 3,954 | 13.0% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 5,958 | 19.5% |
Professional, Technical | 5,521 | 18.1% |
Service Occupations | 5,496 | 18.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 93 | 0.3% |
All others | 9,583 | 31.4% |
White Collar | 50.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 6,301 | 20.7% |
Health care and social assistance | 5,482 | 18.0% |
Retail trade | 3,294 | 10.8% |
Educational services | 2,988 | 9.8% |
Accommodation and food services | 2,189 | 7.2% |
Construction | 2,042 | 6.7% |
Other services | 1,331 | 4.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,167 | 3.8% |
Public administration | 1,107 | 3.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 931 | 3.1% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 915 | 3.0% |
Finance and insurance | 649 | 2.1% |
Wholesale trade | 481 | 1.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 402 | 1.3% |
Utilities | 344 | 1.1% |
Information | 324 | 1.1% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 288 | 0.9% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 195 | 0.6% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 42 | 0.1% |
Management | 40 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,770 | 2.66% |
Puerto Rican | 100 | 0.15% |
Cuban | 6 | 0.01% |
Dominican | 6 | 0.01% |
Total Central American | 64 | 0.10% |
Costa Rican | 1 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 41 | 0.06% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 22 | 0.03% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 64 | 0.10% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 27 | 0.04% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 37 | 0.06% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 202 | 0.30% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 339 | 0.51% |
Indian | 95 | 0.14% |
Vietnamese | 69 | 0.10% |
Japanese | 66 | 0.10% |
Filipino | 34 | 0.05% |
Burmese | 26 | 0.04% |
Bangladeshi | 22 | 0.03% |
Taiwanese | 18 | 0.03% |
Cambodian | 12 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 59,260 | 94.8% |
Spanish | 1,767 | 2.8% |
German, other Germanic | 683 | 1.1% |
Chinese | 219 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European | 175 | 0.3% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 113 | 0.2% |
Other Asian | 103 | 0.2% |
Vietnamese | 69 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 40 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 11,788 | 17.7% |
English | 8,132 | 12.2% |
Irish | 7,947 | 11.9% |
American | 5,743 | 8.6% |
Italian | 2,065 | 3.1% |
Scottish | 1,129 | 1.7% |
European | 749 | 1.1% |
French | 737 | 1.1% |
Dutch | 577 | 0.9% |
British | 528 | 0.8% |
Polish | 511 | 0.8% |
Welsh | 488 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 470 | 0.7% |
Pennsylvania German | 462 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 228 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 65,175 | 98.0% |
Not a citizen | 1,347 | 2.0% |
Native | 64,671 | 97.2% |
Foreign-born | 1,851 | 2.8% |
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 | ||||||
1,927 | 4.2% | 3,520 | 7.7% | 16,553 | 36.3% | 14,894 | 32.7% | 5,351 | 11.7% | 3,313 | 7.3% |
Average years of education: 12.9 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,927 | 4.2% |
9-12 Years | 3,520 | 7.7% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 16,553 | 36.3% |
Some College | 14,894 | 32.7% |
Bach. Degree | 5,351 | 11.7% |
Grad Degree | 3,313 | 7.3% |
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 | 35,755 | 32,771 | 2,984 | 8.3% | 5.1% |
1991 | 35,098 | 31,403 | 3,695 | 10.5% | 5.7% |
1992 | 36,095 | 31,919 | 4,176 | 11.6% | 6.1% |
1993 | 37,295 | 33,989 | 3,306 | 8.9% | 5.1% |
1994 | 39,292 | 36,827 | 2,465 | 6.3% | 4.7% |
1995 | 38,992 | 36,834 | 2,158 | 5.5% | 4.4% |
1996 | 38,777 | 37,045 | 1,732 | 4.5% | 4.0% |
1997 | 38,665 | 37,232 | 1,433 | 3.7% | 3.4% |
1998 | 39,023 | 37,534 | 1,489 | 3.8% | 3.0% |
1999 | 38,218 | 36,915 | 1,303 | 3.4% | 2.9% |
2000 | 35,483 | 34,195 | 1,288 | 3.6% | 3.0% |
2001 | 34,650 | 32,852 | 1,798 | 5.2% | 4.2% |
2002 | 34,869 | 32,764 | 2,105 | 6.0% | 5.2% |
2003 | 34,364 | 32,107 | 2,257 | 6.6% | 5.3% |
2004 | 33,315 | 30,921 | 2,394 | 7.2% | 5.4% |
2005 | 32,985 | 30,668 | 2,317 | 7.0% | 5.4% |
2006 | 34,191 | 32,212 | 1,979 | 5.8% | 5.0% |
2007 | 33,749 | 31,916 | 1,833 | 5.4% | 4.6% |
2008 | 33,411 | 31,034 | 2,377 | 7.1% | 5.9% |
2009 | 32,534 | 28,459 | 4,075 | 12.5% | 10.5% |
2010 | 31,315 | 27,398 | 3,917 | 12.5% | 10.1% |
2011 | 31,046 | 27,666 | 3,380 | 10.9% | 8.9% |
2012 | 30,711 | 27,716 | 2,995 | 9.8% | 8.2% |
2013 | 30,578 | 27,976 | 2,602 | 8.5% | 7.5% |
2014 | 30,933 | 28,924 | 2,009 | 6.5% | 5.9% |
2015 | 30,641 | 29,022 | 1,619 | 5.3% | 4.8% |
2016 | 30,980 | 29,514 | 1,466 | 4.7% | 4.4% |
2017 | 30,789 | 29,650 | 1,139 | 3.7% | 3.5% |
2018 | 31,228 | 30,128 | 1,100 | 3.5% | 3.4% |
2019 | 30,941 | 29,871 | 1,070 | 3.5% | 3.2% |
2020 | 29,989 | 27,951 | 2,038 | 6.8% | 7.1% |
2021 | 29,818 | 28,654 | 1,164 | 3.9% | 3.9% |
2022 | 29,809 | 28,881 | 928 | 3.1% | 3.0% |
2023 | 29,586 | 28,566 | 1,020 | 3.4% | 3.3% |