2022 population: 73,832
( 10,437 from 2010
, 2,865 from 2020)
Land area: 3458.4 square miles
Population density: 21.3 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 66,831 | 90.52% | 14.0% |
Black: | 338 | 0.46% | 66.5% |
Indian: | 1,318 | 1.79% | 4.7% |
Asian: | 688 | 0.93% | 75.1% |
2+ races: | 1,743 | 2.36% | 32.0% |
Hispanic: | 2,914 | 3.95% | 84.2% |
Total non-White: | 7,001 | 9.48% | 46.0% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 1,614 | 11.4 |
Deaths: | 1,638 | 11.5 |
Net Migration: | 2,774 | 19.5 |
Net Immigration: | 113 | 0.8 |
Change in White population: | 8,232 | 13.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 2,205 | 3.5 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 33,589 | |
Median Value | $332,000 | |
Occupied | 30,281 | 90.2% |
Vacant | 3,308 | 9.8% |
Owned | 21,354 | 70.5% |
Rented | 8,927 | 29.5% |
Median Rent | $1,006 | |
Single-Family Units | 24,262 | 72.2% |
Detached | 22,902 | 68.2% |
Attached | 1,360 | 4.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 2,793 | 8.3% |
Mobile Homes | 2,956 | 8.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,009 | 3.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 869 | 2.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 997 | 3.3% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,064 | 3.5% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,218 | 4.0% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,258 | 4.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,144 | 3.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,099 | 3.6% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,289 | 4.3% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 2,618 | 8.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 3,180 | 10.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 3,734 | 12.3% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 3,395 | 11.2% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 2,269 | 7.5% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 2,912 | 9.6% |
$200,000 or more | 2,226 | 7.4% |
Median Household Income | 71,967 | |
Per Capita Income | 41,274 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to U.S. | 87 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,041 | 3.4% |
Public Assistance | 615 | 2.0% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,728 | 9.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 32,437 | 76.7% |
Unemployed | 1,197 | 2.8% |
In Armed Forces | 238 | 0.6% |
Total Labor Force | 33,872 | 80.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 8,427 | 19.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 22.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 10,474 | 6,696 | 61.0% |
Non-Profit | 1,756 | 2,993 | 37.0% |
Self-Employed | 2,228 | 1,725 | 56.4% |
Local Government | 965 | 1,266 | 43.3% |
State Government | 2,645 | 3,096 | 46.1% |
Federal Government | 916 | 1,244 | 42.4% |
Total Private + Self | 12,702 | 8,421 | 60.1% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 6,282 | 8,599 | 42.2% |
Total | 18,984 | 17,020 | 52.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 28.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 7,669 | 21.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 6,334 | 17.5% |
Professional, Technical | 10,083 | 27.9% |
Service Occupations | 5,784 | 16.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 296 | 0.8% |
All others | 6,246 | 17.3% |
White Collar | 66.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Public administration | 6,130 | 17.0% |
Health care and social assistance | 5,565 | 15.4% |
Retail trade | 3,909 | 10.8% |
Educational services | 3,078 | 8.5% |
Construction | 2,793 | 7.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 2,563 | 7.1% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 2,396 | 6.6% |
Other services | 1,787 | 4.9% |
Finance and insurance | 1,670 | 4.6% |
Manufacturing | 959 | 2.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 889 | 2.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 849 | 2.4% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 788 | 2.2% |
Transportation and warehousing | 733 | 2.0% |
Information | 648 | 1.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 574 | 1.6% |
Wholesale trade | 354 | 1.0% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 311 | 0.9% |
Utilities | 104 | 0.3% |
Management | 16 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,751 | 2.45% |
Puerto Rican | 202 | 0.28% |
Cuban | 98 | 0.14% |
Dominican | 9 | 0.01% |
Total Central American | 26 | 0.04% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 26 | 0.04% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 106 | 0.15% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 91 | 0.13% |
Ecuadorian | 13 | 0.02% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 2 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 446 | 0.62% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 174 | 0.24% |
Korean | 107 | 0.15% |
Filipino | 85 | 0.12% |
Thai | 56 | 0.08% |
Japanese | 38 | 0.05% |
Taiwanese | 20 | 0.03% |
Chinese | 4 | 0.01% |
Cambodian | 1 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 65,389 | 96.8% |
Spanish | 585 | 0.9% |
Other Indo-European | 397 | 0.6% |
German, other Germanic | 384 | 0.6% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 195 | 0.3% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 194 | 0.3% |
Other Asian | 120 | 0.2% |
Tagalog | 105 | 0.2% |
Korean | 87 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 18,629 | 26.1% |
Irish | 11,619 | 16.3% |
English | 10,330 | 14.5% |
Norwegian | 5,496 | 7.7% |
American | 4,125 | 5.8% |
Swedish | 2,963 | 4.1% |
Italian | 2,809 | 3.9% |
French | 2,464 | 3.4% |
Scottish | 2,293 | 3.2% |
European | 2,129 | 3.0% |
Polish | 1,508 | 2.1% |
Scandinavian | 1,465 | 2.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,157 | 1.6% |
Dutch | 1,120 | 1.6% |
Welsh | 758 | 1.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 70,904 | 99.2% |
Not a citizen | 583 | 0.8% |
Native | 70,160 | 98.1% |
Foreign-born | 1,327 | 1.9% |
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 | ||||||
574 | 1.1% | 1,944 | 3.8% | 11,577 | 22.9% | 14,927 | 29.5% | 13,856 | 27.3% | 7,784 | 15.4% |
Average years of education: 14.3 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 574 | 1.1% |
9-12 Years | 1,944 | 3.8% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 11,577 | 22.9% |
Some College | 14,927 | 29.5% |
Bach. Degree | 13,856 | 27.3% |
Grad Degree | 7,784 | 15.4% |
Average years of education: 14.3 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 25,685 | 24,510 | 1,175 | 4.6% | |
1991 | 25,491 | 24,072 | 1,419 | 5.6% | |
1992 | 26,346 | 24,912 | 1,434 | 5.4% | |
1993 | 26,806 | 25,440 | 1,366 | 5.1% | |
1994 | 27,310 | 26,087 | 1,223 | 4.5% | |
1995 | 27,889 | 26,495 | 1,394 | 5.0% | |
1996 | 27,715 | 26,387 | 1,328 | 4.8% | |
1997 | 27,953 | 26,528 | 1,425 | 5.1% | |
1998 | 27,954 | 26,605 | 1,349 | 4.8% | |
1999 | 27,687 | 26,408 | 1,279 | 4.6% | |
2000 | 31,289 | 30,019 | 1,270 | 4.1% | |
2001 | 30,827 | 29,577 | 1,250 | 4.1% | |
2002 | 30,437 | 29,201 | 1,236 | 4.1% | |
2003 | 30,824 | 29,628 | 1,196 | 3.9% | |
2004 | 30,800 | 29,591 | 1,209 | 3.9% | |
2005 | 30,821 | 29,666 | 1,155 | 3.7% | |
2006 | 31,891 | 30,915 | 976 | 3.1% | |
2007 | 33,502 | 32,543 | 959 | 2.9% | |
2008 | 34,333 | 33,014 | 1,319 | 3.8% | |
2009 | 34,016 | 32,228 | 1,788 | 5.3% | |
2010 | 34,339 | 32,483 | 1,856 | 5.4% | |
2011 | 34,515 | 32,764 | 1,751 | 5.1% | |
2012 | 34,929 | 33,287 | 1,642 | 4.7% | |
2013 | 35,098 | 33,587 | 1,511 | 4.3% | |
2014 | 35,221 | 33,913 | 1,308 | 3.7% | |
2015 | 35,016 | 33,805 | 1,211 | 3.5% | |
2016 | 35,167 | 33,961 | 1,206 | 3.4% | |
2017 | 35,273 | 34,033 | 1,240 | 3.5% | |
2018 | 35,439 | 34,242 | 1,197 | 3.4% | |
2019 | 36,148 | 35,035 | 1,113 | 3.1% | |
2020 | 36,479 | 34,666 | 1,813 | 5.0% | |
2021 | 37,303 | 36,188 | 1,115 | 3.0% | |
2022 | 38,748 | 37,830 | 918 | 2.4% | |
2023 | 38,712 | 37,712 | 1,000 | 2.6% |