2022 population: 50,484
( 691 from 2010
, 402 from 2020)
Land area: 907.3 square miles
Population density: 55.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 36,427 | 72.16% | 3.9% |
Black: | 6,603 | 13.08% | 0.4% |
Indian: | 688 | 1.36% | 16.2% |
Asian: | 428 | 0.85% | 38.5% |
2+ races: | 1,500 | 2.97% | 33.6% |
Hispanic: | 4,838 | 9.58% | 50.1% |
Total non-White: | 14,057 | 27.84% | 18.1% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 1,447 | 14.4 |
Deaths: | 1,806 | 18.0 |
Net Migration: | 713 | 7.1 |
Net Immigration: | 35 | 0.3 |
Change in White population: | -1,464 | -2.9 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 2,155 | 4.3 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 22,688 | |
Median Value | $152,800 | |
Occupied | 20,122 | 88.7% |
Vacant | 2,566 | 11.3% |
Owned | 13,423 | 66.7% |
Rented | 6,699 | 33.3% |
Median Rent | $847 | |
Single-Family Units | 17,436 | 76.9% |
Detached | 16,839 | 74.2% |
Attached | 597 | 2.6% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,824 | 8.0% |
Mobile Homes | 1,653 | 7.3% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,495 | 7.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,161 | 5.8% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,206 | 6.0% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,306 | 6.5% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 965 | 4.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 731 | 3.6% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 755 | 3.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 755 | 3.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 511 | 2.5% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,557 | 7.7% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 2,240 | 11.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 2,369 | 11.8% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,587 | 7.9% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,600 | 8.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,250 | 6.2% |
$200,000 or more | 634 | 3.2% |
Median Household Income | 58,246 | |
Per Capita Income | 29,888 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 85 | |
Compared to U.S. | 73 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,386 | 6.9% |
Public Assistance | 322 | 1.6% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,504 | 12.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 19,631 | 72.2% |
Unemployed | 721 | 2.7% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 20,352 | 74.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 6,842 | 25.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 27.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 8,654 | 7,169 | 54.7% |
Non-Profit | 178 | 715 | 19.9% |
Self-Employed | 1,777 | 1,006 | 63.9% |
Local Government | 931 | 803 | 53.7% |
State Government | 324 | 867 | 27.2% |
Federal Government | 175 | 245 | 41.7% |
Total Private + Self | 10,431 | 8,175 | 56.1% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,608 | 2,630 | 37.9% |
Total | 12,039 | 10,805 | 52.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 14.6% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,918 | 12.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 4,551 | 19.9% |
Professional, Technical | 4,258 | 18.6% |
Service Occupations | 4,027 | 17.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 447 | 2.0% |
All others | 7,125 | 31.1% |
White Collar | 51.3% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 3,616 | 15.8% |
Retail trade | 3,002 | 13.1% |
Manufacturing | 2,897 | 12.7% |
Construction | 2,012 | 8.8% |
Educational services | 2,002 | 8.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,372 | 6.0% |
Other services | 1,287 | 5.6% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,153 | 5.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,008 | 4.4% |
Public administration | 908 | 4.0% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 800 | 3.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 748 | 3.3% |
Finance and insurance | 494 | 2.2% |
Wholesale trade | 378 | 1.7% |
Utilities | 311 | 1.4% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 255 | 1.1% |
Information | 239 | 1.0% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 204 | 0.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 186 | 0.8% |
Management | 7 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 3,786 | 7.55% |
Puerto Rican | 71 | 0.14% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 3 | 0.01% |
Total Central American | 279 | 0.56% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 2 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 186 | 0.37% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 87 | 0.17% |
Salvadoran | 4 | 0.01% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 10 | 0.02% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 10 | 0.02% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 0 | 0.00% |
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 | 260 | 0.52% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 160 | 0.32% |
Thai | 120 | 0.24% |
Filipino | 77 | 0.15% |
Vietnamese | 50 | 0.10% |
Indian | 30 | 0.06% |
Japanese | 6 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 42,724 | 91.0% |
Spanish | 2,660 | 5.7% |
German, other Germanic | 808 | 1.7% |
Other | 264 | 0.6% |
Other Asian | 192 | 0.4% |
Arabic | 63 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European | 56 | 0.1% |
Chinese | 56 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 50 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 8,519 | 17.0% |
English | 3,728 | 7.4% |
Irish | 3,713 | 7.4% |
German | 2,831 | 5.6% |
French | 616 | 1.2% |
European | 563 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 444 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 420 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 371 | 0.7% |
Italian | 238 | 0.5% |
Canadian | 192 | 0.4% |
Pennsylvania German | 191 | 0.4% |
Norwegian | 154 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 148 | 0.3% |
Scandinavian | 114 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 49,016 | 97.7% |
Not a citizen | 1,133 | 2.3% |
Native | 47,905 | 95.5% |
Foreign-born | 2,244 | 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 | ||||||
1,794 | 5.2% | 2,469 | 7.2% | 11,527 | 33.7% | 11,258 | 32.9% | 4,736 | 13.9% | 2,407 | 7.0% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,794 | 5.2% |
9-12 Years | 2,469 | 7.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 11,527 | 33.7% |
Some College | 11,258 | 32.9% |
Bach. Degree | 4,736 | 13.9% |
Grad Degree | 2,407 | 7.0% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 20,378 | 18,949 | 1,429 | 7.0% | 6.4% |
1991 | 20,475 | 18,881 | 1,594 | 7.8% | 7.0% |
1992 | 21,151 | 19,253 | 1,898 | 9.0% | 7.7% |
1993 | 21,889 | 20,162 | 1,727 | 7.9% | 7.2% |
1994 | 22,456 | 20,608 | 1,848 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
1995 | 22,008 | 20,296 | 1,712 | 7.8% | 6.1% |
1996 | 22,058 | 20,651 | 1,407 | 6.4% | 5.8% |
1997 | 21,867 | 20,576 | 1,291 | 5.9% | 5.4% |
1998 | 21,841 | 20,340 | 1,501 | 6.9% | 5.0% |
1999 | 22,321 | 20,965 | 1,356 | 6.1% | 4.7% |
2000 | 23,115 | 21,962 | 1,153 | 5.0% | 4.4% |
2001 | 22,892 | 21,462 | 1,430 | 6.2% | 5.0% |
2002 | 23,453 | 21,835 | 1,618 | 6.9% | 6.3% |
2003 | 24,057 | 22,314 | 1,743 | 7.2% | 6.7% |
2004 | 23,453 | 21,942 | 1,511 | 6.4% | 6.0% |
2005 | 23,082 | 21,630 | 1,452 | 6.3% | 5.5% |
2006 | 23,659 | 22,368 | 1,291 | 5.5% | 5.0% |
2007 | 24,150 | 23,016 | 1,134 | 4.7% | 4.4% |
2008 | 23,517 | 22,249 | 1,268 | 5.4% | 4.9% |
2009 | 23,569 | 21,773 | 1,796 | 7.6% | 7.5% |
2010 | 23,334 | 21,156 | 2,178 | 9.3% | 8.2% |
2011 | 23,388 | 21,028 | 2,360 | 10.1% | 8.0% |
2012 | 22,588 | 20,520 | 2,068 | 9.2% | 6.7% |
2013 | 22,264 | 20,445 | 1,819 | 8.2% | 6.3% |
2014 | 22,116 | 20,749 | 1,367 | 6.2% | 5.2% |
2015 | 22,197 | 21,125 | 1,072 | 4.8% | 4.5% |
2016 | 23,238 | 22,161 | 1,077 | 4.6% | 4.6% |
2017 | 23,751 | 22,748 | 1,003 | 4.2% | 4.3% |
2018 | 23,760 | 22,857 | 903 | 3.8% | 3.9% |
2019 | 23,936 | 23,128 | 808 | 3.4% | 3.5% |
2020 | 23,507 | 21,989 | 1,518 | 6.5% | 7.6% |
2021 | 24,707 | 23,344 | 1,363 | 5.5% | 5.6% |
2022 | 24,512 | 23,466 | 1,046 | 4.3% | 3.9% |
2023 | 23,849 | 22,827 | 1,022 | 4.3% | 3.9% |