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 | 24,633 | |
| Median Value | $390,800 | |
| Occupied | 23,355 | 94.8% |
| Vacant | 1,278 | 5.2% |
| Owned | 14,450 | 61.9% |
| Rented | 8,905 | 38.1% |
| Median Rent | $1,127 | |
| Single-Family Units | 15,906 | 64.6% |
| Detached | 14,420 | 58.5% |
| Attached | 1,486 | 6.0% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 4,844 | 19.7% |
| Mobile Homes | 2,212 | 9.0% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 909 | 3.9% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 904 | 3.9% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 904 | 3.9% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 1,020 | 4.4% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 942 | 4.0% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 763 | 3.3% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 925 | 4.0% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 602 | 2.6% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 1,119 | 4.8% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 2,135 | 9.1% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 2,758 | 11.8% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 3,278 | 14.0% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 2,402 | 10.3% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 1,582 | 6.8% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 1,307 | 5.6% |
| $200,000 or more | 1,805 | 7.7% |
| Median Household Income | 67,465 | |
| Per Capita Income | 37,677 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 91 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 698 | 3.0% |
| Public Assistance | 536 | 2.3% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,316 | 9.9% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 18,333 | 69.3% |
| Unemployed | 807 | 3.1% |
| In Armed Forces | 62 | 0.2% |
| Total Labor Force | 19,202 | 72.6% |
| Not in Labor Force | 7,255 | 27.4% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 30.5% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 9,995 | 7,587 | 56.8% |
| Non-Profit | 414 | 1,050 | 28.3% |
| Self-Employed | 1,527 | 899 | 62.9% |
| Local Government | 860 | 1,192 | 41.9% |
| State Government | 1,401 | 1,844 | 43.2% |
| Federal Government | 369 | 181 | 67.1% |
| Total Private + Self | 11,522 | 8,486 | 57.6% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 3,044 | 4,267 | 41.6% |
| Total | 14,566 | 12,753 | 53.3% |
| Pct. Govt. | 21.4% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 3,573 | 13.1% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 5,938 | 21.7% |
| Professional, Technical | 5,532 | 20.2% |
| Service Occupations | 5,872 | 21.5% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 31 | 0.1% |
| All others | 6,425 | 23.5% |
| White Collar | 55.0% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Public administration | 3,096 | 11.3% |
| Retail trade | 2,985 | 10.9% |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,978 | 10.9% |
| Manufacturing | 2,671 | 9.8% |
| Educational services | 2,437 | 8.9% |
| Accommodation and food services | 2,422 | 8.9% |
| Construction | 2,305 | 8.4% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,494 | 5.5% |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 1,460 | 5.3% |
| Other services | 1,234 | 4.5% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1,130 | 4.1% |
| Finance and insurance | 838 | 3.1% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 585 | 2.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 510 | 1.9% |
| Information | 496 | 1.8% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 271 | 1.0% |
| Utilities | 225 | 0.8% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 109 | 0.4% |
| Management | 72 | 0.3% |
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 22 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 11,836 | 20.32% |
| Puerto Rican | 121 | 0.21% |
| Cuban | 116 | 0.20% |
| Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total Central American | 1,287 | 2.21% |
| Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
| Guatemalan | 152 | 0.26% |
| Honduran | 207 | 0.36% |
| Nicaraguan | 114 | 0.20% |
| Panamanian | 26 | 0.04% |
| Salvadoran | 788 | 1.35% |
| Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total South American | 188 | 0.32% |
| Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
| Bolivian | 7 | 0.01% |
| Chilean | 32 | 0.05% |
| Colombian | 132 | 0.23% |
| Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
| Paraguayan | 9 | 0.02% |
| Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
| Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 8 | 0.01% |
| Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 1,028 | 1.76% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Filipino | 692 | 1.19% |
| Vietnamese | 379 | 0.65% |
| Chinese | 123 | 0.21% |
| Japanese | 120 | 0.21% |
| Korean | 52 | 0.09% |
| Indian | 40 | 0.07% |
| Indonesian | 22 | 0.04% |
| Taiwanese | 13 | 0.02% |
| Hmong | 4 | 0.01% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 43,168 | 78.2% |
| Spanish | 9,825 | 17.8% |
| Tagalog | 427 | 0.8% |
| Vietnamese | 417 | 0.8% |
| Other | 293 | 0.5% |
| Other Indo-European | 246 | 0.4% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 217 | 0.4% |
| German, other Germanic | 215 | 0.4% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 170 | 0.3% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| English | 7,924 | 13.6% |
| German | 7,525 | 12.9% |
| Irish | 6,425 | 11.0% |
| Italian | 2,593 | 4.5% |
| American | 2,552 | 4.4% |
| French | 1,564 | 2.7% |
| Scottish | 1,372 | 2.4% |
| Polish | 1,206 | 2.1% |
| Norwegian | 945 | 1.6% |
| European | 938 | 1.6% |
| Swedish | 843 | 1.4% |
| Dutch | 623 | 1.1% |
| Portuguese | 580 | 1.0% |
| Russian | 486 | 0.8% |
| Scotch-Irish | 485 | 0.8% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 54,410 | 93.4% |
| Not a citizen | 3,839 | 6.6% |
| Native | 50,641 | 86.9% |
| Foreign-born | 7,608 | 13.1% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 1,680 | 4.0% | 3,123 | 7.4% | 10,745 | 25.6% | 16,234 | 38.7% | 6,883 | 16.4% | 3,322 | 7.9% |
| Average years of education: 13.2 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 1,680 | 4.0% |
| 9-12 Years | 3,123 | 7.4% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 10,745 | 25.6% |
| Some College | 16,234 | 38.7% |
| Bach. Degree | 6,883 | 16.4% |
| Grad Degree | 3,322 | 7.9% |
| 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% | |