2022 population: 68,915
( 159 from 2010
, 1,255 from 2020)
Land area: 446.4 square miles
Population density: 154.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 61,698 | 89.53% | 2.6% |
Black: | 3,179 | 4.61% | 13.2% |
Indian: | 219 | 0.32% | 28.8% |
Asian: | 562 | 0.82% | 75.1% |
2+ races: | 1,222 | 1.77% | 29.0% |
Hispanic: | 2,035 | 2.95% | 82.8% |
Total non-White: | 7,217 | 10.47% | 33.3% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 1,624 | 12.0 |
Deaths: | 2,240 | 16.6 |
Net Migration: | 1,850 | 13.7 |
Net Immigration: | 5 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | -1,645 | -2.4 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,804 | 2.6 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 29,339 | |
Median Value | $149,600 | |
Occupied | 26,087 | 88.9% |
Vacant | 3,252 | 11.1% |
Owned | 19,379 | 74.3% |
Rented | 6,708 | 25.7% |
Median Rent | $847 | |
Single-Family Units | 22,891 | 78.0% |
Detached | 22,502 | 76.7% |
Attached | 389 | 1.3% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,079 | 3.7% |
Mobile Homes | 3,735 | 12.7% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,225 | 4.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,618 | 6.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,348 | 5.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,442 | 5.5% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,264 | 4.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,337 | 5.1% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,528 | 5.9% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,251 | 4.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,354 | 5.2% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 2,479 | 9.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 2,623 | 10.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 3,548 | 13.6% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 2,022 | 7.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,004 | 3.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 968 | 3.7% |
$200,000 or more | 1,076 | 4.1% |
Median Household Income | 52,276 | |
Per Capita Income | 28,554 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 81 | |
Compared to U.S. | 77 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,503 | 5.8% |
Public Assistance | 384 | 1.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 3,144 | 12.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 27,906 | 67.4% |
Unemployed | 1,697 | 4.1% |
In Armed Forces | 37 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 29,640 | 71.6% |
Not in Labor Force | 11,753 | 28.4% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 32.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 11,741 | 9,791 | 54.5% |
Non-Profit | 409 | 1,185 | 25.7% |
Self-Employed | 2,268 | 1,343 | 62.8% |
Local Government | 1,141 | 1,445 | 44.1% |
State Government | 518 | 557 | 48.2% |
Federal Government | 91 | 164 | 35.7% |
Total Private + Self | 14,009 | 11,134 | 55.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 2,159 | 3,351 | 39.2% |
Total | 16,168 | 14,485 | 52.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 12.8% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 3,717 | 12.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 6,875 | 22.4% |
Professional, Technical | 5,719 | 18.6% |
Service Occupations | 4,703 | 15.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 271 | 0.9% |
All others | 9,668 | 31.5% |
White Collar | 53.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 5,416 | 17.7% |
Health care and social assistance | 4,053 | 13.2% |
Retail trade | 3,409 | 11.1% |
Educational services | 3,094 | 10.1% |
Construction | 2,699 | 8.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,694 | 5.5% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,660 | 5.4% |
Other services | 1,544 | 5.0% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 1,409 | 4.6% |
Finance and insurance | 1,256 | 4.1% |
Public administration | 959 | 3.1% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 941 | 3.1% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 620 | 2.0% |
Wholesale trade | 531 | 1.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 486 | 1.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 324 | 1.1% |
Information | 285 | 0.9% |
Utilities | 259 | 0.8% |
Management | 43 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,010 | 1.48% |
Puerto Rican | 396 | 0.58% |
Cuban | 91 | 0.13% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 109 | 0.16% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 16 | 0.02% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 26 | 0.04% |
Panamanian | 67 | 0.10% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 6 | 0.01% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 6 | 0.01% |
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 | 199 | 0.29% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Korean | 196 | 0.29% |
Indian | 53 | 0.08% |
Chinese | 49 | 0.07% |
Japanese | 44 | 0.06% |
Filipino | 35 | 0.05% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 62,959 | 97.7% |
Spanish | 1,125 | 1.7% |
Korean | 137 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European | 68 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 52 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 40 | 0.1% |
Other | 21 | 0.0% |
Arabic | 16 | 0.0% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 7 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 11,214 | 16.5% |
English | 10,309 | 15.1% |
Irish | 9,030 | 13.3% |
German | 4,438 | 6.5% |
Scottish | 1,757 | 2.6% |
Italian | 1,409 | 2.1% |
French | 1,320 | 1.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 918 | 1.3% |
Dutch | 899 | 1.3% |
European | 787 | 1.2% |
Polish | 679 | 1.0% |
Welsh | 641 | 0.9% |
British | 533 | 0.8% |
French Canadian | 378 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 345 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 67,692 | 99.5% |
Not a citizen | 373 | 0.5% |
Native | 67,302 | 98.9% |
Foreign-born | 763 | 1.1% |
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 | ||||||
2,565 | 5.4% | 4,590 | 9.6% | 16,960 | 35.5% | 14,292 | 29.9% | 5,968 | 12.5% | 3,436 | 7.2% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 2,565 | 5.4% |
9-12 Years | 4,590 | 9.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 16,960 | 35.5% |
Some College | 14,292 | 29.9% |
Bach. Degree | 5,968 | 12.5% |
Grad Degree | 3,436 | 7.2% |
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 | 28,470 | 26,699 | 1,771 | 6.2% | 5.4% |
1991 | 29,022 | 27,147 | 1,875 | 6.5% | 5.3% |
1992 | 29,768 | 27,379 | 2,389 | 8.0% | 6.6% |
1993 | 29,677 | 27,957 | 1,720 | 5.8% | 5.7% |
1994 | 29,857 | 28,228 | 1,629 | 5.5% | 5.1% |
1995 | 29,999 | 28,324 | 1,675 | 5.6% | 4.8% |
1996 | 30,319 | 28,762 | 1,557 | 5.1% | 4.6% |
1997 | 30,926 | 29,244 | 1,682 | 5.4% | 4.5% |
1998 | 31,247 | 29,815 | 1,432 | 4.6% | 4.2% |
1999 | 31,929 | 30,706 | 1,223 | 3.8% | 3.8% |
2000 | 30,270 | 29,206 | 1,064 | 3.5% | 3.5% |
2001 | 30,684 | 29,356 | 1,328 | 4.3% | 4.1% |
2002 | 31,263 | 29,795 | 1,468 | 4.7% | 5.3% |
2003 | 31,966 | 30,503 | 1,463 | 4.6% | 5.1% |
2004 | 32,330 | 30,856 | 1,474 | 4.6% | 5.1% |
2005 | 32,905 | 31,165 | 1,740 | 5.3% | 5.7% |
2006 | 33,718 | 32,094 | 1,624 | 4.8% | 5.1% |
2007 | 33,041 | 31,450 | 1,591 | 4.8% | 4.9% |
2008 | 33,337 | 30,958 | 2,379 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
2009 | 32,248 | 28,556 | 3,692 | 11.4% | 10.4% |
2010 | 31,068 | 27,822 | 3,246 | 10.4% | 10.7% |
2011 | 31,016 | 27,996 | 3,020 | 9.7% | 10.1% |
2012 | 30,820 | 28,089 | 2,731 | 8.9% | 9.0% |
2013 | 30,120 | 27,705 | 2,415 | 8.0% | 8.1% |
2014 | 29,356 | 27,230 | 2,126 | 7.2% | 7.1% |
2015 | 29,064 | 27,298 | 1,766 | 6.1% | 6.1% |
2016 | 29,938 | 28,247 | 1,691 | 5.6% | 5.4% |
2017 | 31,159 | 29,736 | 1,423 | 4.6% | 4.8% |
2018 | 31,344 | 30,116 | 1,228 | 3.9% | 4.0% |
2019 | 31,433 | 30,280 | 1,153 | 3.7% | 3.5% |
2020 | 30,601 | 29,106 | 1,495 | 4.9% | 6.5% |
2021 | 30,754 | 29,771 | 983 | 3.2% | 3.9% |
2022 | 31,180 | 30,239 | 941 | 3.0% | 3.0% |
2023 | 32,199 | 31,247 | 952 | 3.0% | 3.2% |