2024 population: 58,148
(
494 from 2020)
Land area: 144.5 square miles
Population density: 402.3 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 36,636 | 63.00% | 4.9% |
| Black: | 1,296 | 2.23% | 6.6% |
| Indian: | 1,063 | 1.83% | 7.5% |
| Asian: | 1,788 | 3.07% | 17.2% |
| 2+ races: | 1,450 | 2.49% | 4.8% |
| Hispanic: | 15,915 | 27.37% | 7.1% |
| Total non-White: | 21,512 | 37.00% | 6.8% |
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Births: | 2,171 | 9.3 |
| Deaths: | 3,823 | 16.3 |
| Net Migration: | 788 | 3.4 |
| Net Immigration: | 378 | 1.6 |
| Change in White population: | -1,873 | -3.2 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,379 | 2.4 |
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 25,156 | |
| Median Value | $453,000 | |
| Occupied | 23,692 | 94.2% |
| Vacant | 1,464 | 5.8% |
| Owned | 14,769 | 62.3% |
| Rented | 8,923 | 37.7% |
| Median Rent | $1,248 | |
| Single-Family Units | 16,469 | 65.5% |
| Detached | 14,998 | 59.6% |
| Attached | 1,471 | 5.8% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 4,787 | 19.0% |
| Mobile Homes | 2,453 | 9.8% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 901 | 3.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 832 | 3.5% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 680 | 2.9% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 663 | 2.8% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 1,034 | 4.4% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 722 | 3.0% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 967 | 4.1% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 1,077 | 4.5% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 981 | 4.1% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 2,290 | 9.7% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 2,241 | 9.5% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 3,546 | 15.0% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 2,267 | 9.6% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 1,508 | 6.4% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 1,844 | 7.8% |
| $200,000 or more | 2,139 | 9.0% |
| Median Household Income | 72,355 | |
| Per Capita Income | 39,432 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 91 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 683 | 2.9% |
| Public Assistance | 507 | 2.1% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,574 | 10.9% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 17,290 | 67.1% |
| Unemployed | 1,063 | 4.1% |
| In Armed Forces | 36 | 0.1% |
| Total Labor Force | 18,389 | 71.4% |
| Not in Labor Force | 7,369 | 28.6% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 32.7% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 9,708 | 7,410 | 56.7% |
| Non-Profit | 475 | 1,325 | 26.4% |
| Self-Employed | 1,190 | 900 | 56.9% |
| Local Government | 1,064 | 1,197 | 47.1% |
| State Government | 1,228 | 1,863 | 39.7% |
| Federal Government | 280 | 187 | 60.0% |
| Total Private + Self | 10,898 | 8,310 | 56.7% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 3,047 | 4,572 | 40.0% |
| Total | 13,945 | 12,882 | 52.0% |
| Pct. Govt. | 21.7% | ||
| Pct. Private + Self | 71.6% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 3,762 | 14.0% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 5,764 | 21.5% |
| Professional, Technical | 5,885 | 21.9% |
| Service Occupations | 5,612 | 20.9% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 6 | 0.0% |
| All others | 5,839 | 21.7% |
| White Collar | 57.4% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Health care and social assistance | 3,476 | 12.9% |
| Public administration | 2,982 | 11.1% |
| Retail trade | 2,832 | 10.5% |
| Manufacturing | 2,696 | 10.0% |
| Educational services | 2,257 | 8.4% |
| Accommodation and food services | 2,070 | 7.7% |
| Construction | 1,981 | 7.4% |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 1,700 | 6.3% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,609 | 6.0% |
| Other services | 1,117 | 4.2% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1,014 | 3.8% |
| Finance and insurance | 791 | 2.9% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 690 | 2.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 517 | 1.9% |
| Information | 501 | 1.9% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 293 | 1.1% |
| Utilities | 196 | 0.7% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 125 | 0.5% |
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 15 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 12,451 | 21.33% |
| Puerto Rican | 89 | 0.15% |
| Cuban | 124 | 0.21% |
| Dominican | 12 | 0.02% |
| Total Central American | 1,348 | 2.31% |
| Costa Rican | 4 | 0.01% |
| Guatemalan | 148 | 0.25% |
| Honduran | 28 | 0.05% |
| Nicaraguan | 302 | 0.52% |
| Panamanian | 17 | 0.03% |
| Salvadoran | 849 | 1.45% |
| Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total South American | 251 | 0.43% |
| Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
| Bolivian | 7 | 0.01% |
| Chilean | 24 | 0.04% |
| Colombian | 122 | 0.21% |
| Ecuadorian | 20 | 0.03% |
| Paraguayan | 10 | 0.02% |
| Peruvian | 55 | 0.09% |
| Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 13 | 0.02% |
| Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 1,110 | 1.90% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Filipino | 630 | 1.08% |
| Chinese | 206 | 0.35% |
| Japanese | 168 | 0.29% |
| Vietnamese | 143 | 0.24% |
| Hmong | 101 | 0.17% |
| Korean | 73 | 0.13% |
| Indonesian | 24 | 0.04% |
| Taiwanese | 12 | 0.02% |
| Thai | 8 | 0.01% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 44,190 | 79.5% |
| Spanish | 9,925 | 17.8% |
| Tagalog | 374 | 0.7% |
| Other Indo-European | 172 | 0.3% |
| Vietnamese | 160 | 0.3% |
| German, other Germanic | 153 | 0.3% |
| Other Asian | 150 | 0.3% |
| Chinese | 148 | 0.3% |
| Other | 98 | 0.2% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| English | 7,354 | 12.6% |
| German | 6,996 | 12.0% |
| Irish | 6,478 | 11.1% |
| American | 3,934 | 6.7% |
| Italian | 2,322 | 4.0% |
| Scottish | 1,589 | 2.7% |
| French | 1,338 | 2.3% |
| Polish | 1,229 | 2.1% |
| European | 1,142 | 2.0% |
| Norwegian | 992 | 1.7% |
| Swedish | 529 | 0.9% |
| Portuguese | 451 | 0.8% |
| Scotch-Irish | 442 | 0.8% |
| Dutch | 423 | 0.7% |
| Welsh | 362 | 0.6% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 54,620 | 93.6% |
| Not a citizen | 3,764 | 6.4% |
| Native | 51,110 | 87.5% |
| Foreign-born | 7,274 | 12.5% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 1,442 | 3.4% | 3,107 | 7.4% | 11,709 | 27.7% | 15,929 | 37.7% | 6,146 | 14.6% | 3,870 | 9.2% |
| Average years of education: 13.2 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 1,442 | 3.4% |
| 9-12 Years | 3,107 | 7.4% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 11,709 | 27.7% |
| Some College | 15,929 | 37.7% |
| Bach. Degree | 6,146 | 14.6% |
| Grad Degree | 3,870 | 9.2% |
| Average years of education: 13.2 | ||
| Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
| 1990 | 41,614 | 39,208 | 2,406 | 5.8% | |
| 1991 | 42,084 | 39,054 | 3,030 | 7.2% | |
| 1992 | 43,184 | 39,150 | 4,034 | 9.3% | |
| 1993 | 44,562 | 40,052 | 4,510 | 10.1% | |
| 1994 | 44,222 | 40,666 | 3,556 | 8.0% | |
| 1995 | 45,666 | 42,472 | 3,194 | 7.0% | |
| 1996 | 46,450 | 42,870 | 3,580 | 7.7% | |
| 1997 | 46,916 | 43,902 | 3,014 | 6.4% | |
| 1998 | 46,906 | 44,294 | 2,612 | 5.6% | |
| 1999 | 48,676 | 46,908 | 1,768 | 3.6% | |
| 2000 | 53,372 | 51,540 | 1,832 | 3.4% | |
| 2001 | 54,572 | 51,850 | 2,722 | 5.0% | |
| 2002 | 54,984 | 51,820 | 3,164 | 5.8% | |
| 2003 | 54,652 | 51,494 | 3,158 | 5.8% | |
| 2004 | 54,368 | 51,650 | 2,718 | 5.0% | |
| 2005 | 54,614 | 52,106 | 2,508 | 4.6% | |
| 2006 | 55,442 | 52,916 | 2,526 | 4.6% | |
| 2007 | 57,410 | 54,598 | 2,812 | 4.9% | |
| 2008 | 57,854 | 53,652 | 4,202 | 7.3% | |
| 2009 | 58,486 | 51,784 | 6,702 | 11.5% | |
| 2010 | 53,412 | 46,112 | 7,300 | 13.7% | |
| 2011 | 52,550 | 45,468 | 7,082 | 13.5% | |
| 2012 | 51,440 | 45,176 | 6,264 | 12.2% | |
| 2013 | 50,428 | 44,996 | 5,432 | 10.8% | |
| 2014 | 49,504 | 45,096 | 4,408 | 8.9% | |
| 2015 | 49,202 | 45,616 | 3,586 | 7.3% | |
| 2016 | 49,058 | 46,034 | 3,024 | 6.2% | |
| 2017 | 50,592 | 48,048 | 2,544 | 5.0% | |
| 2018 | 51,460 | 49,116 | 2,344 | 4.6% | |
| 2019 | 53,206 | 51,112 | 2,094 | 3.9% | |
| 2020 | 52,260 | 47,974 | 4,286 | 8.2% | |
| 2021 | 50,662 | 48,346 | 2,316 | 4.6% | |
| 2022 | 50,360 | 48,362 | 1,998 | 4.0% | |
| 2023 | 52,036 | 49,700 | 2,336 | 4.5% | |
| 2024 | 58,504 | 55,760 | 2,744 | 4.7% | |