2022 population: 37,945
( 1,298 from 2010
, 14 from 2020)
Land area: 763.7 square miles
Population density: 49.7 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 32,904 | 86.71% | 0.0% |
Black: | 893 | 2.35% | 26.0% |
Indian: | 186 | 0.49% | 31.0% |
Asian: | 377 | 0.99% | 27.8% |
2+ races: | 706 | 1.86% | 63.4% |
Hispanic: | 2,879 | 7.59% | 34.6% |
Total non-White: | 5,041 | 13.29% | 35.0% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 1,035 | 13.6 |
Deaths: | 1,195 | 15.8 |
Net Migration: | 155 | 2.0 |
Net Immigration: | 6 | 0.1 |
Change in White population: | -10 | -0.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,308 | 3.6 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 16,689 | |
Median Value | $111,300 | |
Occupied | 14,417 | 86.4% |
Vacant | 2,272 | 13.6% |
Owned | 10,006 | 69.4% |
Rented | 4,411 | 30.6% |
Median Rent | $774 | |
Single-Family Units | 11,184 | 67.0% |
Detached | 11,168 | 66.9% |
Attached | 16 | 0.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 577 | 3.5% |
Mobile Homes | 4,132 | 24.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 811 | 5.6% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 973 | 6.7% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 940 | 6.5% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 618 | 4.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 703 | 4.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,090 | 7.6% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 721 | 5.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 419 | 2.9% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 654 | 4.5% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,408 | 9.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,494 | 10.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,700 | 11.8% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,175 | 8.2% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 562 | 3.9% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 702 | 4.9% |
$200,000 or more | 447 | 3.1% |
Median Household Income | 52,361 | |
Per Capita Income | 27,867 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 93 | |
Compared to U.S. | 71 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 701 | 4.9% |
Public Assistance | 328 | 2.3% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,760 | 12.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 14,208 | 65.1% |
Unemployed | 800 | 3.7% |
In Armed Forces | 43 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 15,051 | 69.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 6,769 | 31.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 34.7% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 5,837 | 4,898 | 54.4% |
Non-Profit | 493 | 832 | 37.2% |
Self-Employed | 903 | 568 | 61.4% |
Local Government | 462 | 413 | 52.8% |
State Government | 696 | 750 | 48.1% |
Federal Government | 34 | 138 | 19.8% |
Total Private + Self | 6,740 | 5,466 | 55.2% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,685 | 2,133 | 44.1% |
Total | 8,425 | 7,599 | 52.6% |
Pct. Govt. | 15.6% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,834 | 11.4% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 3,210 | 20.0% |
Professional, Technical | 2,790 | 17.4% |
Service Occupations | 2,806 | 17.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 190 | 1.2% |
All others | 5,397 | 33.7% |
White Collar | 48.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 3,294 | 20.5% |
Health care and social assistance | 2,400 | 15.0% |
Retail trade | 1,683 | 10.5% |
Educational services | 1,511 | 9.4% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,455 | 9.1% |
Construction | 1,198 | 7.5% |
Other services | 983 | 6.1% |
Public administration | 658 | 4.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 632 | 3.9% |
Finance and insurance | 526 | 3.3% |
Utilities | 279 | 1.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 275 | 1.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 251 | 1.6% |
Wholesale trade | 237 | 1.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 236 | 1.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 141 | 0.9% |
Information | 113 | 0.7% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 97 | 0.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 68 | 0.4% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,548 | 4.08% |
Puerto Rican | 12 | 0.03% |
Cuban | 91 | 0.24% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 965 | 2.55% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 625 | 1.65% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 340 | 0.90% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 4 | 0.01% |
Argentinean | 4 | 0.01% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 0 | 0.00% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 76 | 0.20% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Vietnamese | 113 | 0.30% |
Filipino | 72 | 0.19% |
Chinese | 42 | 0.11% |
Indian | 27 | 0.07% |
Cambodian | 13 | 0.03% |
Thai | 7 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 33,700 | 94.8% |
Spanish | 1,563 | 4.4% |
Other Asian | 94 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 66 | 0.2% |
Chinese | 42 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 34 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 15 | 0.0% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 9 | 0.0% |
Tagalog | 4 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 5,171 | 13.6% |
German | 4,739 | 12.5% |
Irish | 4,104 | 10.8% |
American | 3,746 | 9.9% |
Scottish | 845 | 2.2% |
French | 617 | 1.6% |
Italian | 598 | 1.6% |
European | 527 | 1.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 341 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 259 | 0.7% |
Polish | 236 | 0.6% |
Norwegian | 124 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 122 | 0.3% |
Scandinavian | 62 | 0.2% |
British | 61 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 37,126 | 97.9% |
Not a citizen | 784 | 2.1% |
Native | 36,639 | 96.6% |
Foreign-born | 1,271 | 3.4% |
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 | ||||||
1,004 | 4.0% | 2,334 | 9.2% | 9,802 | 38.6% | 7,900 | 31.1% | 2,948 | 11.6% | 1,394 | 5.5% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,004 | 4.0% |
9-12 Years | 2,334 | 9.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 9,802 | 38.6% |
Some College | 7,900 | 31.1% |
Bach. Degree | 2,948 | 11.6% |
Grad Degree | 1,394 | 5.5% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 15,690 | 14,557 | 1,133 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
1991 | 15,929 | 14,701 | 1,228 | 7.7% | 7.3% |
1992 | 16,167 | 15,097 | 1,070 | 6.6% | 7.0% |
1993 | 16,307 | 15,353 | 954 | 5.9% | 6.1% |
1994 | 16,520 | 15,607 | 913 | 5.5% | 5.4% |
1995 | 16,654 | 15,645 | 1,009 | 6.1% | 4.9% |
1996 | 16,842 | 15,799 | 1,043 | 6.2% | 5.2% |
1997 | 17,049 | 16,080 | 969 | 5.7% | 5.1% |
1998 | 16,910 | 16,066 | 844 | 5.0% | 5.1% |
1999 | 17,290 | 16,476 | 814 | 4.7% | 4.5% |
2000 | 16,720 | 15,922 | 798 | 4.8% | 4.2% |
2001 | 17,028 | 16,119 | 909 | 5.3% | 4.8% |
2002 | 16,982 | 16,034 | 948 | 5.6% | 5.3% |
2003 | 17,149 | 16,068 | 1,081 | 6.3% | 5.8% |
2004 | 17,412 | 16,330 | 1,082 | 6.2% | 5.6% |
2005 | 17,699 | 16,615 | 1,084 | 6.1% | 5.3% |
2006 | 17,420 | 16,451 | 969 | 5.6% | 5.2% |
2007 | 17,161 | 16,086 | 1,075 | 6.3% | 5.4% |
2008 | 16,900 | 15,728 | 1,172 | 6.9% | 5.4% |
2009 | 16,805 | 15,349 | 1,456 | 8.7% | 7.7% |
2010 | 17,042 | 15,596 | 1,446 | 8.5% | 7.9% |
2011 | 16,639 | 15,154 | 1,485 | 8.9% | 7.9% |
2012 | 16,133 | 14,708 | 1,425 | 8.8% | 7.3% |
2013 | 15,889 | 14,492 | 1,397 | 8.8% | 7.1% |
2014 | 15,590 | 14,403 | 1,187 | 7.6% | 5.9% |
2015 | 15,733 | 14,731 | 1,002 | 6.4% | 5.0% |
2016 | 16,039 | 15,243 | 796 | 5.0% | 4.0% |
2017 | 16,164 | 15,471 | 693 | 4.3% | 3.7% |
2018 | 16,294 | 15,640 | 654 | 4.0% | 3.7% |
2019 | 16,580 | 15,924 | 656 | 4.0% | 3.5% |
2020 | 16,670 | 15,711 | 959 | 5.8% | 6.1% |
2021 | 16,356 | 15,712 | 644 | 3.9% | 4.1% |
2022 | 16,589 | 16,032 | 557 | 3.4% | 3.3% |
2023 | 16,834 | 16,260 | 574 | 3.4% | 3.3% |