2022 population: 36,626
( 1,387 from 2010
, 370 from 2020)
Land area: 715.7 square miles
Population density: 51.2 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 31,161 | 85.08% | 8.9% |
Black: | 1,672 | 4.57% | 16.5% |
Indian: | 134 | 0.37% | 48.9% |
Asian: | 450 | 1.23% | 81.5% |
2+ races: | 916 | 2.50% | 66.8% |
Hispanic: | 2,293 | 6.26% | 58.6% |
Total non-White: | 5,465 | 14.92% | 43.7% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 991 | 13.4 |
Deaths: | 1,198 | 16.2 |
Net Migration: | -265 | -3.6 |
Net Immigration: | 80 | 1.1 |
Change in White population: | -3,049 | -8.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,662 | 4.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 16,981 | |
Median Value | $130,400 | |
Occupied | 15,582 | 91.8% |
Vacant | 1,399 | 8.2% |
Owned | 10,858 | 69.7% |
Rented | 4,724 | 30.3% |
Median Rent | $747 | |
Single-Family Units | 13,483 | 79.4% |
Detached | 13,151 | 77.4% |
Attached | 332 | 2.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,580 | 9.3% |
Mobile Homes | 458 | 2.7% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 883 | 5.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 552 | 3.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 701 | 4.5% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 776 | 5.0% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 713 | 4.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 748 | 4.8% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 612 | 3.9% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 666 | 4.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 535 | 3.4% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,011 | 6.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,854 | 11.9% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 2,496 | 16.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,473 | 9.5% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 938 | 6.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 932 | 6.0% |
$200,000 or more | 692 | 4.4% |
Median Household Income | 65,335 | |
Per Capita Income | 33,836 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 87 | |
Compared to U.S. | 75 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 652 | 4.2% |
Public Assistance | 311 | 2.0% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,707 | 11.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 15,568 | 71.0% |
Unemployed | 551 | 2.5% |
In Armed Forces | 15 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 16,134 | 73.6% |
Not in Labor Force | 5,796 | 26.4% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 28.9% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 6,777 | 4,814 | 58.5% |
Non-Profit | 479 | 1,468 | 24.6% |
Self-Employed | 1,318 | 561 | 70.1% |
Local Government | 530 | 720 | 42.4% |
State Government | 357 | 433 | 45.2% |
Federal Government | 53 | 169 | 23.9% |
Total Private + Self | 8,095 | 5,375 | 60.1% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,419 | 2,790 | 33.7% |
Total | 9,514 | 8,165 | 53.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 12.8% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,220 | 12.5% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 3,604 | 20.3% |
Professional, Technical | 3,115 | 17.6% |
Service Occupations | 3,249 | 18.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 292 | 1.6% |
All others | 5,554 | 31.3% |
White Collar | 50.4% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 2,799 | 15.8% |
Manufacturing | 2,616 | 14.7% |
Retail trade | 2,158 | 12.2% |
Construction | 1,549 | 8.7% |
Educational services | 1,431 | 8.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,272 | 7.2% |
Transportation and warehousing | 980 | 5.5% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 871 | 4.9% |
Public administration | 819 | 4.6% |
Other services | 664 | 3.7% |
Finance and insurance | 570 | 3.2% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 450 | 2.5% |
Wholesale trade | 400 | 2.3% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 351 | 2.0% |
Information | 286 | 1.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 193 | 1.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 152 | 0.9% |
Utilities | 92 | 0.5% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 89 | 0.5% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,412 | 3.82% |
Puerto Rican | 123 | 0.33% |
Cuban | 11 | 0.03% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 116 | 0.31% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 91 | 0.25% |
Honduran | 3 | 0.01% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 22 | 0.06% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 30 | 0.08% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 23 | 0.06% |
Colombian | 3 | 0.01% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 4 | 0.01% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 481 | 1.30% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Korean | 196 | 0.53% |
Chinese | 131 | 0.35% |
Filipino | 53 | 0.14% |
Cambodian | 27 | 0.07% |
Thai | 17 | 0.05% |
Vietnamese | 10 | 0.03% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 33,163 | 95.1% |
Spanish | 896 | 2.6% |
German, other Germanic | 215 | 0.6% |
Other | 186 | 0.5% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 140 | 0.4% |
Chinese | 117 | 0.3% |
Korean | 82 | 0.2% |
Tagalog | 36 | 0.1% |
Arabic | 14 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 10,285 | 27.8% |
Irish | 4,103 | 11.1% |
English | 2,810 | 7.6% |
Norwegian | 2,490 | 6.7% |
Swedish | 1,662 | 4.5% |
American | 1,477 | 4.0% |
Italian | 874 | 2.4% |
French | 779 | 2.1% |
European | 765 | 2.1% |
Scottish | 563 | 1.5% |
Dutch | 540 | 1.5% |
Czech | 456 | 1.2% |
Polish | 449 | 1.2% |
Danish | 418 | 1.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 214 | 0.6% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 36,276 | 98.1% |
Not a citizen | 710 | 1.9% |
Native | 36,023 | 97.4% |
Foreign-born | 963 | 2.6% |
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 | ||||||
474 | 1.9% | 1,580 | 6.3% | 8,445 | 33.7% | 9,390 | 37.4% | 3,861 | 15.4% | 1,336 | 5.3% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 474 | 1.9% |
9-12 Years | 1,580 | 6.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 8,445 | 33.7% |
Some College | 9,390 | 37.4% |
Bach. Degree | 3,861 | 15.4% |
Grad Degree | 1,336 | 5.3% |
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 | 19,543 | 18,515 | 1,028 | 5.3% | 4.4% |
1991 | 19,533 | 18,522 | 1,011 | 5.2% | 4.7% |
1992 | 20,043 | 18,920 | 1,123 | 5.6% | 4.5% |
1993 | 20,224 | 19,216 | 1,008 | 5.0% | 4.1% |
1994 | 20,367 | 19,501 | 866 | 4.3% | 3.6% |
1995 | 20,614 | 19,740 | 874 | 4.2% | 3.5% |
1996 | 20,447 | 19,703 | 744 | 3.6% | 3.6% |
1997 | 20,280 | 19,595 | 685 | 3.4% | 3.1% |
1998 | 20,457 | 19,841 | 616 | 3.0% | 2.8% |
1999 | 20,306 | 19,721 | 585 | 2.9% | 2.7% |
2000 | 19,916 | 19,304 | 612 | 3.1% | 2.7% |
2001 | 20,042 | 19,312 | 730 | 3.6% | 3.3% |
2002 | 19,939 | 19,112 | 827 | 4.1% | 4.0% |
2003 | 19,587 | 18,670 | 917 | 4.7% | 4.4% |
2004 | 19,374 | 18,446 | 928 | 4.8% | 4.5% |
2005 | 19,690 | 18,842 | 848 | 4.3% | 4.3% |
2006 | 19,803 | 19,034 | 769 | 3.9% | 3.7% |
2007 | 19,848 | 19,059 | 789 | 4.0% | 3.7% |
2008 | 20,093 | 19,226 | 867 | 4.3% | 4.1% |
2009 | 19,699 | 18,238 | 1,461 | 7.4% | 6.4% |
2010 | 20,100 | 18,678 | 1,422 | 7.1% | 6.1% |
2011 | 19,871 | 18,458 | 1,413 | 7.1% | 5.6% |
2012 | 19,360 | 18,129 | 1,231 | 6.4% | 5.1% |
2013 | 19,784 | 18,730 | 1,054 | 5.3% | 4.7% |
2014 | 19,827 | 18,870 | 957 | 4.8% | 4.2% |
2015 | 20,353 | 19,483 | 870 | 4.3% | 3.7% |
2016 | 20,538 | 19,725 | 813 | 4.0% | 3.6% |
2017 | 19,426 | 18,704 | 722 | 3.7% | 3.1% |
2018 | 19,287 | 18,643 | 644 | 3.3% | 2.6% |
2019 | 19,640 | 19,023 | 617 | 3.1% | 2.8% |
2020 | 18,615 | 17,638 | 977 | 5.2% | 5.3% |
2021 | 18,667 | 17,894 | 773 | 4.1% | 3.8% |
2022 | 18,954 | 18,391 | 563 | 3.0% | 2.7% |
2023 | 18,643 | 18,062 | 581 | 3.1% | 2.9% |