2024 population: 84,082
(
422 from 2020)
Land area: 293.1 square miles
Population density: 286.9 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 69,422 | 82.56% | 1.2% |
| Black: | 6,702 | 7.97% | 0.5% |
| Indian: | 307 | 0.37% | 11.6% |
| Asian: | 1,172 | 1.39% | 2.6% |
| 2+ races: | 2,636 | 3.14% | 18.6% |
| Hispanic: | 3,843 | 4.57% | 25.4% |
| Total non-White: | 14,660 | 17.44% | 9.6% |
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate |
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| Births: | 3,829 | 11.4 |
| Deaths: | 5,137 | 15.4 |
| Net Migration: | 1,506 | 4.5 |
| Net Immigration: | 207 | 0.6 |
| Change in White population: | -868 | -1.0 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,290 | 1.5 |
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 39,613 | |
| Median Value | $143,100 | |
| Occupied | 34,957 | 88.2% |
| Vacant | 4,656 | 11.8% |
| Owned | 25,052 | 71.7% |
| Rented | 9,905 | 28.3% |
| Median Rent | $855 | |
| Single-Family Units | 31,165 | 78.7% |
| Detached | 29,920 | 75.5% |
| Attached | 1,245 | 3.1% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 5,005 | 12.6% |
| Mobile Homes | 1,277 | 3.2% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 1,683 | 4.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 1,268 | 3.6% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 1,413 | 4.0% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 1,607 | 4.6% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 1,314 | 3.8% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 1,549 | 4.4% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 2,222 | 6.4% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 1,400 | 4.0% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 1,527 | 4.4% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 3,046 | 8.7% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 3,442 | 9.8% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 4,974 | 14.2% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 3,844 | 11.0% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 2,289 | 6.5% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 1,964 | 5.6% |
| $200,000 or more | 1,415 | 4.0% |
| Median Household Income | 62,014 | |
| Per Capita Income | 33,391 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 81 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 2,580 | 7.4% |
| Public Assistance | 832 | 2.4% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 4,134 | 11.8% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 33,772 | 69.5% |
| Unemployed | 2,270 | 4.7% |
| In Armed Forces | 31 | 0.1% |
| Total Labor Force | 36,073 | 74.3% |
| Not in Labor Force | 12,503 | 25.7% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 30.4% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 14,403 | 13,009 | 52.5% |
| Non-Profit | 903 | 1,986 | 31.3% |
| Self-Employed | 1,830 | 1,210 | 60.2% |
| Local Government | 1,086 | 1,635 | 39.9% |
| State Government | 200 | 437 | 31.4% |
| Federal Government | 259 | 157 | 62.3% |
| Total Private + Self | 16,233 | 14,219 | 53.3% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 2,448 | 4,215 | 36.7% |
| Total | 18,681 | 18,434 | 50.3% |
| Pct. Govt. | 10.2% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 3,840 | 10.3% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 6,797 | 18.3% |
| Professional, Technical | 7,348 | 19.8% |
| Service Occupations | 7,163 | 19.3% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 55 | 0.1% |
| All others | 12,009 | 32.3% |
| White Collar | 48.4% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 9,417 | 25.3% |
| Health care and social assistance | 5,890 | 15.9% |
| Retail trade | 4,009 | 10.8% |
| Accommodation and food services | 3,022 | 8.1% |
| Educational services | 2,564 | 6.9% |
| Other services | 2,151 | 5.8% |
| Construction | 1,679 | 4.5% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 1,503 | 4.0% |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 1,381 | 3.7% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,312 | 3.5% |
| Public administration | 1,231 | 3.3% |
| Finance and insurance | 717 | 1.9% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 495 | 1.3% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 476 | 1.3% |
| Wholesale trade | 430 | 1.2% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 348 | 0.9% |
| Information | 334 | 0.9% |
| Utilities | 138 | 0.4% |
| Management | 46 | 0.1% |
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 14 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 2,029 | 2.43% |
| Puerto Rican | 242 | 0.29% |
| Cuban | 200 | 0.24% |
| Dominican | 38 | 0.05% |
| Total Central American | 61 | 0.07% |
| Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
| Guatemalan | 36 | 0.04% |
| Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
| Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
| Salvadoran | 25 | 0.03% |
| Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total South American | 91 | 0.11% |
| Argentinean | 68 | 0.08% |
| Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
| Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
| Colombian | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
| Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 23 | 0.03% |
| Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 494 | 0.59% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 416 | 0.50% |
| Cambodian | 252 | 0.30% |
| Filipino | 159 | 0.19% |
| Vietnamese | 138 | 0.17% |
| Chinese | 41 | 0.05% |
| Korean | 34 | 0.04% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 75,770 | 96.4% |
| Spanish | 973 | 1.2% |
| German, other Germanic | 586 | 0.7% |
| Other Asian | 440 | 0.6% |
| Other Indo-European | 314 | 0.4% |
| Tagalog | 109 | 0.1% |
| Vietnamese | 99 | 0.1% |
| Korean | 92 | 0.1% |
| Other | 74 | 0.1% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 13,911 | 16.7% |
| American | 9,613 | 11.5% |
| English | 9,092 | 10.9% |
| Irish | 6,691 | 8.0% |
| European | 1,844 | 2.2% |
| Italian | 1,285 | 1.5% |
| Polish | 1,101 | 1.3% |
| Scottish | 989 | 1.2% |
| French | 874 | 1.0% |
| Dutch | 648 | 0.8% |
| British | 490 | 0.6% |
| Swedish | 485 | 0.6% |
| Norwegian | 481 | 0.6% |
| Scotch-Irish | 468 | 0.6% |
| African | 465 | 0.6% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 82,793 | 99.2% |
| Not a citizen | 659 | 0.8% |
| Native | 81,788 | 98.0% |
| Foreign-born | 1,664 | 2.0% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 1,714 | 3.0% | 3,308 | 5.7% | 21,836 | 37.9% | 19,379 | 33.6% | 7,700 | 13.3% | 3,742 | 6.5% |
| Average years of education: 13.0 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 1,714 | 3.0% |
| 9-12 Years | 3,308 | 5.7% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 21,836 | 37.9% |
| Some College | 19,379 | 33.6% |
| Bach. Degree | 7,700 | 13.3% |
| Grad Degree | 3,742 | 6.5% |
| Average years of education: 13.0 | ||
| Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
| 1990 | 80,166 | 74,630 | 5,536 | 6.9% | |
| 1991 | 79,874 | 73,586 | 6,288 | 7.9% | |
| 1992 | 81,482 | 76,050 | 5,432 | 6.7% | |
| 1993 | 84,868 | 80,040 | 4,828 | 5.7% | |
| 1994 | 85,850 | 81,224 | 4,626 | 5.4% | |
| 1995 | 88,744 | 84,992 | 3,752 | 4.2% | |
| 1996 | 87,698 | 84,594 | 3,104 | 3.5% | |
| 1997 | 85,034 | 82,230 | 2,804 | 3.3% | |
| 1998 | 84,948 | 82,204 | 2,744 | 3.2% | |
| 1999 | 84,658 | 82,472 | 2,186 | 2.6% | |
| 2000 | 82,944 | 80,318 | 2,626 | 3.2% | |
| 2001 | 82,428 | 77,708 | 4,720 | 5.7% | |
| 2002 | 81,494 | 76,756 | 4,738 | 5.8% | |
| 2003 | 80,186 | 74,746 | 5,440 | 6.8% | |
| 2004 | 78,506 | 73,134 | 5,372 | 6.8% | |
| 2005 | 78,256 | 73,196 | 5,060 | 6.5% | |
| 2006 | 77,712 | 72,676 | 5,036 | 6.5% | |
| 2007 | 75,062 | 70,894 | 4,168 | 5.6% | |
| 2008 | 74,522 | 68,708 | 5,814 | 7.8% | |
| 2009 | 71,798 | 61,024 | 10,774 | 15.0% | |
| 2010 | 71,584 | 62,804 | 8,780 | 12.3% | |
| 2011 | 72,240 | 64,856 | 7,384 | 10.2% | |
| 2012 | 71,882 | 65,458 | 6,424 | 8.9% | |
| 2013 | 72,934 | 67,110 | 5,824 | 8.0% | |
| 2014 | 73,900 | 69,280 | 4,620 | 6.3% | |
| 2015 | 73,964 | 70,296 | 3,668 | 5.0% | |
| 2016 | 76,228 | 72,730 | 3,498 | 4.6% | |
| 2017 | 75,808 | 72,950 | 2,858 | 3.8% | |
| 2018 | 74,764 | 71,760 | 3,004 | 4.0% | |
| 2019 | 72,944 | 70,064 | 2,880 | 3.9% | |
| 2020 | 73,862 | 65,842 | 8,020 | 10.9% | |
| 2021 | 70,444 | 65,684 | 4,760 | 6.8% | |
| 2022 | 67,302 | 63,938 | 3,364 | 5.0% | |
| 2023 | 67,560 | 64,180 | 3,380 | 5.0% | |
| 2024 | 73,566 | 68,502 | 5,064 | 6.9% | |