2022 population: 51,158
( 2,244 from 2010
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652 from 2020)
Land area: 17.3 square miles
Population density: 2950.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 32,578 | 63.68% | ![]() |
Black: | 4,072 | 7.96% | ![]() |
Indian: | 105 | 0.21% | ![]() |
Asian: | 2,234 | 4.37% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 1,323 | 2.59% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 10,846 | 21.20% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 18,580 | 36.32% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 1,460 | 14.1 |
Deaths: | 820 | 7.9 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -1,968 | -19.0 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 650 | 6.3 |
Change in White population: | -2,813 | -5.8 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 5,057 | 10.3 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 18,599 | |
Median Value | $263,700 | |
Occupied | 17,142 | 92.2% |
Vacant | 1,457 | 7.8% |
Owned | 6,534 | 38.1% |
Rented | 10,608 | 61.9% |
Median Rent | $1,060 | |
Single-Family Units | 10,943 | 58.8% |
Detached | 6,650 | 35.8% |
Attached | 4,293 | 23.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 4,983 | 26.8% |
Mobile Homes | 196 | 1.1% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,609 | 9.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 847 | 4.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 648 | 3.8% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,009 | 5.9% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 765 | 4.5% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 747 | 4.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 616 | 3.6% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 839 | 4.9% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 626 | 3.7% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,639 | 9.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,844 | 10.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,960 | 11.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,304 | 7.6% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 747 | 4.4% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,081 | 6.3% |
$200,000 or more | 861 | 5.0% |
Median Household Income | 56,050 | |
Per Capita Income | 25,881 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 83 | |
Compared to U.S. | 83 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 687 | 4.0% |
Public Assistance | 446 | 2.6% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,015 | 11.8% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 18,010 | 56.8% |
Unemployed | 1,341 | 4.2% |
In Armed Forces | 100 | 0.3% |
Total Labor Force | 19,451 | 61.4% |
Not in Labor Force | 12,237 | 38.6% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 42.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 9,030 | 7,756 | 53.8% |
Non-Profit | 845 | 1,173 | 41.9% |
Self-Employed | 922 | 805 | 53.4% |
Local Government | 594 | 885 | 40.2% |
State Government | 1,009 | 1,261 | 44.4% |
Federal Government | 60 | 312 | 16.1% |
Total Private + Self | 9,952 | 8,561 | 53.8% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 2,508 | 3,631 | 40.9% |
Total | 12,460 | 12,192 | 50.5% |
Pct. Govt. | 16.7% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,762 | 11.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 4,196 | 17.0% |
Professional, Technical | 6,290 | 25.5% |
Service Occupations | 5,265 | 21.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 313 | 1.3% |
All others | 6,181 | 25.0% |
White Collar | 53.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Educational services | 3,763 | 15.2% |
Retail trade | 3,242 | 13.1% |
Manufacturing | 3,206 | 13.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 2,948 | 11.9% |
Health care and social assistance | 2,466 | 10.0% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 1,668 | 6.8% |
Construction | 1,500 | 6.1% |
Other services | 1,233 | 5.0% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 961 | 3.9% |
Transportation and warehousing | 647 | 2.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 643 | 2.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 477 | 1.9% |
Wholesale trade | 436 | 1.8% |
Public administration | 427 | 1.7% |
Finance and insurance | 384 | 1.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 336 | 1.4% |
Information | 247 | 1.0% |
Utilities | 110 | 0.4% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 2,815 | 5.44% |
Puerto Rican | 1,937 | 3.74% |
Cuban | 458 | 0.88% |
Dominican | 556 | 1.07% |
Total Central American | 4,049 | 7.82% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 477 | 0.92% |
Honduran | 2,087 | 4.03% |
Nicaraguan | 9 | 0.02% |
Panamanian | 6 | 0.01% |
Salvadoran | 1,470 | 2.84% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 623 | 1.20% |
Argentinean | 12 | 0.02% |
Bolivian | 30 | 0.06% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 229 | 0.44% |
Ecuadorian | 61 | 0.12% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 60 | 0.12% |
Uruguayan | 222 | 0.43% |
Venezuelan | 9 | 0.02% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 324 | 0.63% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 308 | 0.59% |
Vietnamese | 240 | 0.46% |
Indian | 234 | 0.45% |
Korean | 196 | 0.38% |
Filipino | 169 | 0.33% |
Laotian | 114 | 0.22% |
Burmese | 95 | 0.18% |
Japanese | 58 | 0.11% |
Bangladeshi | 25 | 0.05% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 36,111 | 73.2% |
Spanish | 8,557 | 17.4% |
Other Indo-European | 1,034 | 2.1% |
Other | 828 | 1.7% |
Arabic | 615 | 1.2% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 486 | 1.0% |
Other Asian | 446 | 0.9% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 440 | 0.9% |
German, other Germanic | 233 | 0.5% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 8,139 | 15.7% |
Irish | 5,431 | 10.5% |
English | 4,305 | 8.3% |
Italian | 2,690 | 5.2% |
American | 2,214 | 4.3% |
Swiss | 1,138 | 2.2% |
European | 934 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 882 | 1.7% |
Polish | 877 | 1.7% |
French | 866 | 1.7% |
Other Arab | 620 | 1.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 614 | 1.2% |
Other Subsaharan African | 527 | 1.0% |
Swedish | 491 | 0.9% |
Iraqi | 485 | 0.9% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 45,928 | 88.7% |
Not a citizen | 5,856 | 11.3% |
Native | 42,680 | 82.4% |
Foreign-born | 9,104 | 17.6% |
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 | ||||||
2,427 | 9.2% | 1,879 | 7.2% | 6,764 | 25.7% | 5,958 | 22.7% | 5,194 | 19.8% | 4,053 | 15.4% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 2,427 | 9.2% |
9-12 Years | 1,879 | 7.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 6,764 | 25.7% |
Some College | 5,958 | 22.7% |
Bach. Degree | 5,194 | 19.8% |
Grad Degree | 4,053 | 15.4% |
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 | 15,980 | 15,002 | 978 | 6.1% | 4.4% |
1991 | 16,405 | 15,553 | 852 | 5.2% | 5.8% |
1992 | 16,868 | 16,277 | 591 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
1993 | 17,478 | 16,952 | 526 | 3.0% | 5.2% |
1994 | 17,603 | 17,204 | 399 | 2.3% | 4.8% |
1995 | 18,008 | 17,594 | 414 | 2.3% | 4.4% |
1996 | 17,690 | 17,253 | 437 | 2.5% | 4.3% |
1997 | 17,855 | 17,546 | 309 | 1.7% | 3.7% |
1998 | 18,142 | 17,903 | 239 | 1.3% | 2.8% |
1999 | 18,723 | 18,488 | 235 | 1.3% | 2.7% |
2000 | 19,661 | 19,215 | 446 | 2.3% | 2.3% |
2001 | 20,050 | 19,481 | 569 | 2.8% | 3.3% |
2002 | 20,454 | 19,670 | 784 | 3.8% | 4.4% |
2003 | 21,070 | 20,204 | 866 | 4.1% | 4.3% |
2004 | 21,192 | 20,292 | 900 | 4.2% | 4.1% |
2005 | 21,009 | 20,141 | 868 | 4.1% | 3.8% |
2006 | 21,702 | 21,000 | 702 | 3.2% | 3.3% |
2007 | 22,773 | 22,057 | 716 | 3.1% | 3.3% |
2008 | 22,958 | 21,925 | 1,033 | 4.5% | 4.3% |
2009 | 23,149 | 21,558 | 1,591 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
2010 | 23,202 | 21,240 | 1,962 | 8.5% | 7.3% |
2011 | 23,747 | 21,903 | 1,844 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
2012 | 24,084 | 22,345 | 1,739 | 7.2% | 5.9% |
2013 | 24,033 | 22,446 | 1,587 | 6.6% | 5.6% |
2014 | 24,296 | 22,843 | 1,453 | 6.0% | 5.1% |
2015 | 23,977 | 22,722 | 1,255 | 5.2% | 4.4% |
2016 | 24,259 | 23,107 | 1,152 | 4.7% | 4.0% |
2017 | 24,895 | 23,808 | 1,087 | 4.4% | 3.7% |
2018 | 24,667 | 23,817 | 850 | 3.4% | 2.9% |
2019 | 24,855 | 24,084 | 771 | 3.1% | 2.7% |
2020 | 24,259 | 22,712 | 1,547 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
2021 | 24,355 | 23,361 | 994 | 4.1% | 3.9% |
2022 | 24,936 | 24,076 | 860 | 3.4% | 2.9% |
2023 | 25,665 | 24,766 | 899 | 3.5% | 2.9% |