2022 population: 65,784
( 3,556 from 2010
, 184 from 2020)
Land area: 753.7 square miles
Population density: 87.3 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 56,561 | 85.98% | 8.2% |
Black: | 2,840 | 4.32% | 2.0% |
Indian: | 150 | 0.23% | 36.4% |
Asian: | 412 | 0.63% | 32.9% |
2+ races: | 952 | 1.45% | 34.3% |
Hispanic: | 4,869 | 7.40% | 29.1% |
Total non-White: | 9,223 | 14.02% | 19.0% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 1,518 | 11.5 |
Deaths: | 2,323 | 17.6 |
Net Migration: | 483 | 3.7 |
Net Immigration: | 117 | 0.9 |
Change in White population: | -5,026 | -7.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,470 | 2.1 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 31,743 | |
Median Value | $146,200 | |
Occupied | 27,249 | 85.8% |
Vacant | 4,494 | 14.2% |
Owned | 19,892 | 73.0% |
Rented | 7,357 | 27.0% |
Median Rent | $712 | |
Single-Family Units | 21,602 | 68.1% |
Detached | 21,572 | 68.0% |
Attached | 30 | 0.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,434 | 4.5% |
Mobile Homes | 7,619 | 24.0% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,380 | 5.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,668 | 6.1% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,617 | 5.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,546 | 5.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,710 | 6.3% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,339 | 4.9% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,718 | 6.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,697 | 6.2% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,143 | 4.2% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 2,473 | 9.1% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 2,696 | 9.9% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 3,432 | 12.6% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,725 | 6.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,463 | 5.4% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,051 | 3.9% |
$200,000 or more | 591 | 2.2% |
Median Household Income | 49,119 | |
Per Capita Income | 27,592 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 87 | |
Compared to U.S. | 73 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,715 | 6.3% |
Public Assistance | 453 | 1.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 4,327 | 15.9% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 24,486 | 66.3% |
Unemployed | 1,669 | 4.5% |
In Armed Forces | 88 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 26,243 | 71.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 10,683 | 28.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 33.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 10,977 | 8,862 | 55.3% |
Non-Profit | 822 | 1,241 | 39.8% |
Self-Employed | 2,022 | 836 | 70.7% |
Local Government | 592 | 1,036 | 36.4% |
State Government | 832 | 754 | 52.5% |
Federal Government | 336 | 110 | 75.3% |
Total Private + Self | 12,999 | 9,698 | 57.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 2,582 | 3,141 | 45.1% |
Total | 15,581 | 12,839 | 54.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 12.9% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 3,099 | 10.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 5,443 | 19.1% |
Professional, Technical | 4,978 | 17.4% |
Service Occupations | 5,388 | 18.9% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 274 | 1.0% |
All others | 9,660 | 33.8% |
White Collar | 47.3% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 4,721 | 16.5% |
Retail trade | 4,159 | 14.6% |
Health care and social assistance | 3,938 | 13.8% |
Construction | 2,203 | 7.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,961 | 6.9% |
Educational services | 1,874 | 6.6% |
Other services | 1,847 | 6.5% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,601 | 5.6% |
Public administration | 1,103 | 3.9% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 918 | 3.2% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 818 | 2.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 793 | 2.8% |
Wholesale trade | 769 | 2.7% |
Finance and insurance | 545 | 1.9% |
Information | 460 | 1.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 438 | 1.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 255 | 0.9% |
Management | 71 | 0.2% |
Utilities | 70 | 0.2% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 24 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 2,540 | 3.84% |
Puerto Rican | 544 | 0.82% |
Cuban | 72 | 0.11% |
Dominican | 65 | 0.10% |
Total Central American | 858 | 1.30% |
Costa Rican | 89 | 0.13% |
Guatemalan | 103 | 0.16% |
Honduran | 367 | 0.56% |
Nicaraguan | 36 | 0.05% |
Panamanian | 14 | 0.02% |
Salvadoran | 249 | 0.38% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 32 | 0.05% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 8 | 0.01% |
Chilean | 13 | 0.02% |
Colombian | 11 | 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 | 518 | 0.78% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 58,599 | 93.2% |
Spanish | 3,320 | 5.3% |
German, other Germanic | 496 | 0.8% |
Other Indo-European | 165 | 0.3% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 96 | 0.2% |
Korean | 94 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 59 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 38 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 22,464 | 34.0% |
English | 7,252 | 11.0% |
German | 5,612 | 8.5% |
Irish | 4,367 | 6.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,656 | 2.5% |
Scottish | 1,206 | 1.8% |
European | 996 | 1.5% |
French | 946 | 1.4% |
Italian | 895 | 1.4% |
Dutch | 403 | 0.6% |
Welsh | 323 | 0.5% |
Polish | 242 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 197 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 175 | 0.3% |
African | 141 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 64,758 | 97.9% |
Not a citizen | 1,367 | 2.1% |
Native | 63,974 | 96.7% |
Foreign-born | 2,151 | 3.3% |
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 | ||||||
2,818 | 5.9% | 6,026 | 12.6% | 15,621 | 32.7% | 15,465 | 32.4% | 5,550 | 11.6% | 2,274 | 4.8% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 2,818 | 5.9% |
9-12 Years | 6,026 | 12.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 15,621 | 32.7% |
Some College | 15,465 | 32.4% |
Bach. Degree | 5,550 | 11.6% |
Grad Degree | 2,274 | 4.8% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 31,807 | 30,586 | 1,221 | 3.8% | 4.1% |
1991 | 32,299 | 30,461 | 1,838 | 5.7% | 5.9% |
1992 | 32,814 | 31,112 | 1,702 | 5.2% | 6.3% |
1993 | 32,077 | 30,942 | 1,135 | 3.5% | 5.1% |
1994 | 32,359 | 31,115 | 1,244 | 3.8% | 4.4% |
1995 | 32,985 | 31,411 | 1,574 | 4.8% | 4.4% |
1996 | 33,315 | 31,481 | 1,834 | 5.5% | 4.4% |
1997 | 32,989 | 31,796 | 1,193 | 3.6% | 3.8% |
1998 | 32,480 | 31,602 | 878 | 2.7% | 3.5% |
1999 | 33,736 | 32,837 | 899 | 2.7% | 3.3% |
2000 | 34,020 | 32,799 | 1,221 | 3.6% | 3.7% |
2001 | 33,636 | 31,590 | 2,046 | 6.1% | 5.6% |
2002 | 33,462 | 30,542 | 2,920 | 8.7% | 6.9% |
2003 | 33,890 | 31,286 | 2,604 | 7.7% | 6.7% |
2004 | 33,461 | 31,304 | 2,157 | 6.4% | 5.9% |
2005 | 33,101 | 31,098 | 2,003 | 6.1% | 5.6% |
2006 | 31,541 | 29,706 | 1,835 | 5.8% | 5.1% |
2007 | 31,485 | 29,642 | 1,843 | 5.9% | 5.1% |
2008 | 30,264 | 27,990 | 2,274 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
2009 | 30,481 | 26,451 | 4,030 | 13.2% | 11.0% |
2010 | 31,185 | 27,037 | 4,148 | 13.3% | 10.7% |
2011 | 31,260 | 27,583 | 3,677 | 11.8% | 10.3% |
2012 | 30,856 | 27,577 | 3,279 | 10.6% | 9.5% |
2013 | 30,000 | 27,393 | 2,607 | 8.7% | 7.8% |
2014 | 29,541 | 27,643 | 1,898 | 6.4% | 6.1% |
2015 | 29,597 | 27,937 | 1,660 | 5.6% | 5.7% |
2016 | 30,109 | 28,665 | 1,444 | 4.8% | 5.1% |
2017 | 30,868 | 29,550 | 1,318 | 4.3% | 4.5% |
2018 | 30,155 | 29,000 | 1,155 | 3.8% | 4.0% |
2019 | 29,566 | 28,413 | 1,153 | 3.9% | 3.8% |
2020 | 28,483 | 26,544 | 1,939 | 6.8% | 7.3% |
2021 | 27,025 | 25,716 | 1,309 | 4.8% | 4.9% |
2022 | 27,241 | 26,199 | 1,042 | 3.8% | 3.7% |
2023 | 26,333 | 25,352 | 981 | 3.7% | 3.5% |