2022 population: 38,826
( 2,012 from 2010
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67 from 2020)
Land area: 865.2 square miles
Population density: 44.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 6,914 | 17.81% | ![]() |
Black: | 281 | 0.72% | ![]() |
Indian: | 141 | 0.36% | ![]() |
Asian: | 202 | 0.52% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 181 | 0.47% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 31,107 | 80.12% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 31,912 | 82.19% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 1,167 | 15.0 |
Deaths: | 1,185 | 15.2 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -73 | -0.9 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 6 | 0.1 |
Change in White population: | -1,148 | -2.8 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -864 | -2.1 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 16,186 | |
Median Value | $91,600 | |
Occupied | 12,914 | 79.8% |
Vacant | 3,272 | 20.2% |
Owned | 8,774 | 67.9% |
Rented | 4,140 | 32.1% |
Median Rent | $849 | |
Single-Family Units | 12,491 | 77.2% |
Detached | 12,318 | 76.1% |
Attached | 173 | 1.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 753 | 4.7% |
Mobile Homes | 2,001 | 12.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,276 | 9.9% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 742 | 5.7% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 562 | 4.4% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 771 | 6.0% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 800 | 6.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 462 | 3.6% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 758 | 5.9% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 848 | 6.6% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 475 | 3.7% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 954 | 7.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 866 | 6.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,389 | 10.8% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 848 | 6.6% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 946 | 7.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 688 | 5.3% |
$200,000 or more | 529 | 4.1% |
Median Household Income | 46,626 | |
Per Capita Income | 25,030 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 88 | |
Compared to U.S. | 76 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,143 | 8.9% |
Public Assistance | 522 | 4.0% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,787 | 21.6% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 2,913 | 63.8% |
Unemployed | 98 | 2.1% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 3,011 | 65.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 1,555 | 34.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 36.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 5,547 | 4,680 | 54.2% |
Non-Profit | 132 | 324 | 28.9% |
Self-Employed | 986 | 714 | 58.0% |
Local Government | 614 | 791 | 43.7% |
State Government | 327 | 499 | 39.6% |
Federal Government | 313 | 65 | 82.8% |
Total Private + Self | 6,533 | 5,394 | 54.8% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,386 | 1,679 | 45.2% |
Total | 7,919 | 7,073 | 52.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 17.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,383 | 9.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 3,253 | 21.7% |
Professional, Technical | 2,971 | 19.8% |
Service Occupations | 2,847 | 19.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 192 | 1.3% |
All others | 4,568 | 30.4% |
White Collar | 50.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 2,379 | 15.8% |
Retail trade | 1,923 | 12.8% |
Educational services | 1,640 | 10.9% |
Construction | 1,449 | 9.6% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 1,351 | 9.0% |
Public administration | 918 | 6.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 803 | 5.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 791 | 5.3% |
Other services | 790 | 5.3% |
Manufacturing | 657 | 4.4% |
Finance and insurance | 419 | 2.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 418 | 2.8% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 405 | 2.7% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 275 | 1.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 256 | 1.7% |
Wholesale trade | 190 | 1.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 181 | 1.2% |
Utilities | 116 | 0.8% |
Information | 61 | 0.4% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 28,531 | 73.04% |
Puerto Rican | 5 | 0.01% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 255 | 0.65% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 77 | 0.20% |
Honduran | 118 | 0.30% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 60 | 0.15% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 123 | 0.31% |
Argentinean | 6 | 0.02% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 76 | 0.19% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 13 | 0.03% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 28 | 0.07% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 2,457 | 6.29% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 18,917 | 52.0% |
Spanish | 16,994 | 46.7% |
Arabic | 226 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European | 112 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 40 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 33 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 28 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 17 | 0.0% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 11 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 2,116 | 5.4% |
English | 1,297 | 3.3% |
Irish | 1,212 | 3.1% |
American | 572 | 1.5% |
Polish | 226 | 0.6% |
Italian | 167 | 0.4% |
French | 165 | 0.4% |
Czech | 138 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 126 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 110 | 0.3% |
Iraqi | 109 | 0.3% |
Scottish | 101 | 0.3% |
Armenian | 63 | 0.2% |
Eastern European | 47 | 0.1% |
Czechoslovakian | 41 | 0.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 38,380 | 98.3% |
Not a citizen | 680 | 1.7% |
Native | 37,294 | 95.5% |
Foreign-born | 1,766 | 4.5% |
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 | ||||||
2,147 | 8.6% | 3,257 | 13.1% | 9,087 | 36.5% | 6,578 | 26.5% | 2,994 | 12.0% | 801 | 3.2% |
Average years of education: 12.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 2,147 | 8.6% |
9-12 Years | 3,257 | 13.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 9,087 | 36.5% |
Some College | 6,578 | 26.5% |
Bach. Degree | 2,994 | 12.0% |
Grad Degree | 801 | 3.2% |
Average years of education: 12.1 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 15,208 | 14,074 | 1,134 | 7.5% | 6.4% |
1991 | 15,361 | 13,829 | 1,532 | 10.0% | 7.0% |
1992 | 15,909 | 13,846 | 2,063 | 13.0% | 7.7% |
1993 | 16,173 | 14,586 | 1,587 | 9.8% | 7.2% |
1994 | 16,323 | 14,717 | 1,606 | 9.8% | 6.6% |
1995 | 16,506 | 14,776 | 1,730 | 10.5% | 6.1% |
1996 | 16,384 | 14,818 | 1,566 | 9.6% | 5.8% |
1997 | 16,679 | 15,358 | 1,321 | 7.9% | 5.4% |
1998 | 17,161 | 15,643 | 1,518 | 8.8% | 5.0% |
1999 | 17,175 | 15,254 | 1,921 | 11.2% | 4.7% |
2000 | 16,717 | 15,707 | 1,010 | 6.0% | 4.4% |
2001 | 17,465 | 16,494 | 971 | 5.6% | 5.0% |
2002 | 18,022 | 16,739 | 1,283 | 7.1% | 6.3% |
2003 | 19,191 | 17,848 | 1,343 | 7.0% | 6.7% |
2004 | 19,695 | 18,429 | 1,266 | 6.4% | 6.0% |
2005 | 19,839 | 18,732 | 1,107 | 5.6% | 5.5% |
2006 | 20,450 | 19,485 | 965 | 4.7% | 5.0% |
2007 | 21,133 | 20,285 | 848 | 4.0% | 4.4% |
2008 | 21,489 | 20,582 | 907 | 4.2% | 4.9% |
2009 | 21,714 | 19,758 | 1,956 | 9.0% | 7.5% |
2010 | 18,292 | 16,453 | 1,839 | 10.1% | 8.2% |
2011 | 19,767 | 18,144 | 1,623 | 8.2% | 8.0% |
2012 | 20,606 | 19,339 | 1,267 | 6.1% | 6.7% |
2013 | 20,102 | 18,861 | 1,241 | 6.2% | 6.3% |
2014 | 20,077 | 19,015 | 1,062 | 5.3% | 5.2% |
2015 | 19,230 | 17,702 | 1,528 | 7.9% | 4.5% |
2016 | 17,470 | 15,625 | 1,845 | 10.6% | 4.6% |
2017 | 16,656 | 15,384 | 1,272 | 7.6% | 4.3% |
2018 | 16,984 | 16,058 | 926 | 5.5% | 3.9% |
2019 | 16,855 | 16,063 | 792 | 4.7% | 3.5% |
2020 | 16,127 | 14,033 | 2,094 | 13.0% | 7.6% |
2021 | 15,664 | 14,117 | 1,547 | 9.9% | 5.6% |
2022 | 15,401 | 14,520 | 881 | 5.7% | 3.9% |
2023 | 15,787 | 14,967 | 820 | 5.2% | 3.9% |