2022 population: 30,362
( 1,699 from 2010
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676 from 2020)
Land area: 881.3 square miles
Population density: 34.5 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 5,946 | 19.58% | ![]() |
Black: | 986 | 3.25% | ![]() |
Indian: | 65 | 0.21% | ![]() |
Asian: | 693 | 2.28% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 277 | 0.91% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 22,395 | 73.76% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 24,416 | 80.42% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 810 | 13.0 |
Deaths: | 769 | 12.4 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -772 | -12.4 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 54 | 0.9 |
Change in White population: | -1,533 | -4.8 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -166 | -0.5 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 13,921 | |
Median Value | $128,300 | |
Occupied | 11,915 | 85.6% |
Vacant | 2,006 | 14.4% |
Owned | 6,443 | 54.1% |
Rented | 5,472 | 45.9% |
Median Rent | $978 | |
Single-Family Units | 9,529 | 68.5% |
Detached | 9,359 | 67.2% |
Attached | 170 | 1.2% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 2,251 | 16.2% |
Mobile Homes | 943 | 6.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,396 | 11.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 798 | 6.7% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 525 | 4.4% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 625 | 5.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 863 | 7.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 443 | 3.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 404 | 3.4% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 232 | 1.9% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 390 | 3.3% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,180 | 9.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 807 | 6.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,365 | 11.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,248 | 10.5% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 642 | 5.4% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 592 | 5.0% |
$200,000 or more | 405 | 3.4% |
Median Household Income | 52,487 | |
Per Capita Income | 25,876 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 91 | |
Compared to U.S. | 79 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 732 | 6.1% |
Public Assistance | 334 | 2.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,516 | 21.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 2,796 | 52.8% |
Unemployed | 370 | 7.0% |
In Armed Forces | 309 | 5.8% |
Total Labor Force | 3,475 | 65.6% |
Not in Labor Force | 1,820 | 34.4% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 41.4% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 4,074 | 3,864 | 51.3% |
Non-Profit | 278 | 423 | 39.7% |
Self-Employed | 761 | 451 | 62.8% |
Local Government | 495 | 588 | 45.7% |
State Government | 998 | 587 | 63.0% |
Federal Government | 283 | 188 | 60.1% |
Total Private + Self | 4,835 | 4,315 | 52.8% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 2,054 | 1,786 | 53.5% |
Total | 6,889 | 6,101 | 53.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 24.2% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,391 | 10.7% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,775 | 21.4% |
Professional, Technical | 2,578 | 19.8% |
Service Occupations | 2,776 | 21.4% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 129 | 1.0% |
All others | 3,470 | 26.7% |
White Collar | 51.9% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Retail trade | 2,041 | 15.7% |
Educational services | 2,020 | 15.6% |
Health care and social assistance | 1,517 | 11.7% |
Public administration | 1,075 | 8.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 958 | 7.4% |
Construction | 888 | 6.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 701 | 5.4% |
Manufacturing | 689 | 5.3% |
Other services | 646 | 5.0% |
Transportation and warehousing | 423 | 3.3% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 353 | 2.7% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 327 | 2.5% |
Wholesale trade | 310 | 2.4% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 287 | 2.2% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 203 | 1.6% |
Finance and insurance | 201 | 1.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 159 | 1.2% |
Utilities | 141 | 1.1% |
Information | 51 | 0.4% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 21,353 | 69.19% |
Puerto Rican | 41 | 0.13% |
Cuban | 33 | 0.11% |
Dominican | 33 | 0.11% |
Total Central American | 47 | 0.15% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 7 | 0.02% |
Honduran | 15 | 0.05% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 10 | 0.03% |
Salvadoran | 15 | 0.05% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 70 | 0.23% |
Argentinean | 10 | 0.03% |
Bolivian | 30 | 0.10% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 0 | 0.00% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 30 | 0.10% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 1,095 | 3.55% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 120 | 0.39% |
Chinese | 70 | 0.23% |
Indian | 66 | 0.21% |
Thai | 44 | 0.14% |
Indonesian | 44 | 0.14% |
Japanese | 21 | 0.07% |
Vietnamese | 18 | 0.06% |
Taiwanese | 12 | 0.04% |
Korean | 8 | 0.03% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 18,015 | 62.8% |
Spanish | 9,869 | 34.4% |
Tagalog | 206 | 0.7% |
Other Asian | 177 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European | 151 | 0.5% |
Other | 139 | 0.5% |
Chinese | 71 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 36 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 18 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 1,778 | 5.8% |
English | 1,607 | 5.2% |
Irish | 975 | 3.2% |
American | 910 | 2.9% |
European | 419 | 1.4% |
Afghan | 246 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 223 | 0.7% |
Norwegian | 151 | 0.5% |
Polish | 144 | 0.5% |
Italian | 108 | 0.3% |
Czech | 100 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 97 | 0.3% |
French | 74 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 53 | 0.2% |
British | 52 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 29,905 | 96.9% |
Not a citizen | 955 | 3.1% |
Native | 28,976 | 93.9% |
Foreign-born | 1,884 | 6.1% |
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 | ||||||
1,620 | 9.4% | 1,413 | 8.2% | 5,971 | 34.7% | 4,260 | 24.7% | 2,560 | 14.9% | 1,393 | 8.1% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,620 | 9.4% |
9-12 Years | 1,413 | 8.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 5,971 | 34.7% |
Some College | 4,260 | 24.7% |
Bach. Degree | 2,560 | 14.9% |
Grad Degree | 1,393 | 8.1% |
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 | 12,645 | 11,739 | 906 | 7.2% | 6.4% |
1991 | 12,394 | 11,523 | 871 | 7.0% | 7.0% |
1992 | 13,097 | 12,074 | 1,023 | 7.8% | 7.7% |
1993 | 13,489 | 12,589 | 900 | 6.7% | 7.2% |
1994 | 13,584 | 12,524 | 1,060 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
1995 | 13,179 | 12,132 | 1,047 | 7.9% | 6.1% |
1996 | 13,192 | 12,249 | 943 | 7.1% | 5.8% |
1997 | 13,074 | 12,218 | 856 | 6.5% | 5.4% |
1998 | 13,362 | 12,442 | 920 | 6.9% | 5.0% |
1999 | 12,920 | 12,055 | 865 | 6.7% | 4.7% |
2000 | 13,919 | 13,209 | 710 | 5.1% | 4.4% |
2001 | 14,069 | 13,362 | 707 | 5.0% | 5.0% |
2002 | 14,508 | 13,596 | 912 | 6.3% | 6.3% |
2003 | 15,690 | 14,734 | 956 | 6.1% | 6.7% |
2004 | 15,982 | 15,086 | 896 | 5.6% | 6.0% |
2005 | 16,379 | 15,526 | 853 | 5.2% | 5.5% |
2006 | 16,205 | 15,459 | 746 | 4.6% | 5.0% |
2007 | 15,977 | 15,309 | 668 | 4.2% | 4.4% |
2008 | 16,533 | 15,830 | 703 | 4.3% | 4.9% |
2009 | 17,076 | 15,934 | 1,142 | 6.7% | 7.5% |
2010 | 15,055 | 13,787 | 1,268 | 8.4% | 8.2% |
2011 | 15,388 | 14,112 | 1,276 | 8.3% | 8.0% |
2012 | 15,384 | 14,330 | 1,054 | 6.9% | 6.7% |
2013 | 15,414 | 14,408 | 1,006 | 6.5% | 6.3% |
2014 | 15,240 | 14,398 | 842 | 5.5% | 5.2% |
2015 | 14,405 | 13,548 | 857 | 5.9% | 4.5% |
2016 | 14,114 | 13,165 | 949 | 6.7% | 4.6% |
2017 | 13,396 | 12,598 | 798 | 6.0% | 4.3% |
2018 | 13,310 | 12,647 | 663 | 5.0% | 3.9% |
2019 | 13,484 | 12,904 | 580 | 4.3% | 3.5% |
2020 | 13,402 | 12,277 | 1,125 | 8.4% | 7.6% |
2021 | 13,263 | 12,330 | 933 | 7.0% | 5.6% |
2022 | 13,092 | 12,466 | 626 | 4.8% | 3.9% |
2023 | 13,171 | 12,560 | 611 | 4.6% | 3.9% |