2022 population: 42,409
( 1,742 from 2010
, 723 from 2020)
Land area: 568.3 square miles
Population density: 74.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 37,643 | 88.76% | 7.9% |
Black: | 835 | 1.97% | 50.5% |
Indian: | 101 | 0.24% | 48.5% |
Asian: | 668 | 1.58% | 77.7% |
2+ races: | 745 | 1.76% | 32.1% |
Hispanic: | 2,417 | 5.70% | 42.7% |
Total non-White: | 4,766 | 11.24% | 45.5% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 982 | 11.4 |
Deaths: | 1,388 | 16.1 |
Net Migration: | -398 | -4.6 |
Net Immigration: | 68 | 0.8 |
Change in White population: | -3,233 | -7.3 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,491 | 3.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 22,651 | |
Median Value | $145,200 | |
Occupied | 19,450 | 85.9% |
Vacant | 3,201 | 14.1% |
Owned | 13,931 | 71.6% |
Rented | 5,519 | 28.4% |
Median Rent | $812 | |
Single-Family Units | 17,685 | 78.1% |
Detached | 16,983 | 75.0% |
Attached | 702 | 3.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 2,733 | 12.1% |
Mobile Homes | 838 | 3.7% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 686 | 3.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 711 | 3.7% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 766 | 3.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 940 | 4.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,018 | 5.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 818 | 4.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,106 | 5.7% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 755 | 3.9% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 870 | 4.5% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,480 | 7.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 2,249 | 11.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 2,731 | 14.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 2,119 | 10.9% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 892 | 4.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,100 | 5.7% |
$200,000 or more | 1,209 | 6.2% |
Median Household Income | 63,149 | |
Per Capita Income | 38,377 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 90 | |
Compared to U.S. | 78 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,027 | 5.3% |
Public Assistance | 262 | 1.3% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,044 | 10.5% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 19,225 | 80.0% |
Unemployed | 562 | 2.3% |
In Armed Forces | 17 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 19,804 | 82.4% |
Not in Labor Force | 4,241 | 17.6% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 20.0% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 8,411 | 6,476 | 56.5% |
Non-Profit | 545 | 1,636 | 25.0% |
Self-Employed | 1,384 | 912 | 60.3% |
Local Government | 746 | 958 | 43.8% |
State Government | 215 | 423 | 33.7% |
Federal Government | 126 | 144 | 46.7% |
Total Private + Self | 9,795 | 7,388 | 57.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,632 | 3,161 | 34.0% |
Total | 11,427 | 10,549 | 52.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 11.9% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,860 | 13.0% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 4,606 | 20.9% |
Professional, Technical | 4,022 | 18.3% |
Service Occupations | 4,186 | 19.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 126 | 0.6% |
All others | 6,315 | 28.7% |
White Collar | 52.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 3,504 | 15.9% |
Manufacturing | 3,431 | 15.6% |
Retail trade | 3,415 | 15.5% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,801 | 8.2% |
Educational services | 1,554 | 7.1% |
Construction | 1,115 | 5.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 959 | 4.4% |
Wholesale trade | 954 | 4.3% |
Finance and insurance | 804 | 3.7% |
Other services | 740 | 3.4% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 729 | 3.3% |
Public administration | 688 | 3.1% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 643 | 2.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 625 | 2.8% |
Information | 327 | 1.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 321 | 1.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 219 | 1.0% |
Utilities | 90 | 0.4% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 54 | 0.2% |
Management | 16 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,944 | 4.52% |
Puerto Rican | 162 | 0.38% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 24 | 0.06% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 11 | 0.03% |
Honduran | 4 | 0.01% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 9 | 0.02% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 112 | 0.26% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 112 | 0.26% |
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 | 67 | 0.16% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Vietnamese | 148 | 0.34% |
Chinese | 141 | 0.33% |
Laotian | 141 | 0.33% |
Korean | 63 | 0.15% |
Filipino | 30 | 0.07% |
Thai | 1 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 39,249 | 96.3% |
Spanish | 952 | 2.3% |
Other Asian | 170 | 0.4% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 95 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 77 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 72 | 0.2% |
Other | 51 | 0.1% |
Chinese | 22 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 20 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 14,670 | 34.1% |
Norwegian | 5,643 | 13.1% |
Irish | 4,625 | 10.8% |
English | 2,794 | 6.5% |
American | 1,317 | 3.1% |
Danish | 991 | 2.3% |
Dutch | 963 | 2.2% |
Czech | 881 | 2.0% |
Swedish | 723 | 1.7% |
French | 720 | 1.7% |
European | 602 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 582 | 1.4% |
Polish | 345 | 0.8% |
Scandinavian | 286 | 0.7% |
Welsh | 285 | 0.7% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 42,582 | 99.1% |
Not a citizen | 397 | 0.9% |
Native | 42,012 | 97.8% |
Foreign-born | 967 | 2.2% |
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 | ||||||
653 | 2.1% | 1,275 | 4.1% | 10,584 | 34.4% | 10,900 | 35.4% | 5,056 | 16.4% | 2,322 | 7.5% |
Average years of education: 13.4 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 653 | 2.1% |
9-12 Years | 1,275 | 4.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 10,584 | 34.4% |
Some College | 10,900 | 35.4% |
Bach. Degree | 5,056 | 16.4% |
Grad Degree | 2,322 | 7.5% |
Average years of education: 13.4 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 25,283 | 23,914 | 1,369 | 5.4% | 4.4% |
1991 | 25,823 | 24,380 | 1,443 | 5.6% | 4.7% |
1992 | 25,724 | 24,235 | 1,489 | 5.8% | 4.5% |
1993 | 25,917 | 24,547 | 1,370 | 5.3% | 4.1% |
1994 | 26,124 | 24,945 | 1,179 | 4.5% | 3.6% |
1995 | 26,583 | 25,645 | 938 | 3.5% | 3.5% |
1996 | 27,255 | 26,198 | 1,057 | 3.9% | 3.6% |
1997 | 27,043 | 26,199 | 844 | 3.1% | 3.1% |
1998 | 26,709 | 25,902 | 807 | 3.0% | 2.8% |
1999 | 26,155 | 25,447 | 708 | 2.7% | 2.7% |
2000 | 25,235 | 24,489 | 746 | 3.0% | 2.7% |
2001 | 24,999 | 24,138 | 861 | 3.4% | 3.3% |
2002 | 25,507 | 24,458 | 1,049 | 4.1% | 4.0% |
2003 | 25,511 | 24,432 | 1,079 | 4.2% | 4.4% |
2004 | 25,686 | 24,553 | 1,133 | 4.4% | 4.5% |
2005 | 26,091 | 24,946 | 1,145 | 4.4% | 4.3% |
2006 | 26,105 | 25,091 | 1,014 | 3.9% | 3.7% |
2007 | 25,669 | 24,663 | 1,006 | 3.9% | 3.7% |
2008 | 25,753 | 24,533 | 1,220 | 4.7% | 4.1% |
2009 | 25,407 | 23,646 | 1,761 | 6.9% | 6.4% |
2010 | 24,504 | 22,799 | 1,705 | 7.0% | 6.1% |
2011 | 24,266 | 22,754 | 1,512 | 6.2% | 5.6% |
2012 | 23,816 | 22,484 | 1,332 | 5.6% | 5.1% |
2013 | 23,365 | 22,103 | 1,262 | 5.4% | 4.7% |
2014 | 23,232 | 22,155 | 1,077 | 4.6% | 4.2% |
2015 | 23,007 | 22,107 | 900 | 3.9% | 3.7% |
2016 | 23,235 | 22,408 | 827 | 3.6% | 3.6% |
2017 | 23,297 | 22,587 | 710 | 3.0% | 3.1% |
2018 | 23,444 | 22,817 | 627 | 2.7% | 2.6% |
2019 | 23,837 | 23,180 | 657 | 2.8% | 2.8% |
2020 | 23,096 | 21,893 | 1,203 | 5.2% | 5.3% |
2021 | 22,674 | 21,796 | 878 | 3.9% | 3.8% |
2022 | 22,469 | 21,847 | 622 | 2.8% | 2.7% |
2023 | 22,175 | 21,495 | 680 | 3.1% | 2.9% |