2022 population: 22,571
( 867 from 2010
, 4 from 2020)
Land area: 568.8 square miles
Population density: 39.7 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 20,155 | 89.30% | 0.2% |
Black: | 229 | 1.01% | 63.6% |
Indian: | 45 | 0.20% | 12.5% |
Asian: | 166 | 0.74% | 95.3% |
2+ races: | 262 | 1.16% | 41.6% |
Hispanic: | 1,714 | 7.59% | 50.6% |
Total non-White: | 2,416 | 10.70% | 51.9% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 657 | 14.6 |
Deaths: | 638 | 14.1 |
Net Migration: | -92 | -2.0 |
Net Immigration: | 77 | 1.7 |
Change in White population: | 41 | 0.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 826 | 3.8 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 9,606 | |
Median Value | $182,400 | |
Occupied | 8,922 | 92.9% |
Vacant | 684 | 7.1% |
Owned | 6,386 | 71.6% |
Rented | 2,536 | 28.4% |
Median Rent | $849 | |
Single-Family Units | 7,969 | 83.0% |
Detached | 7,620 | 79.3% |
Attached | 349 | 3.6% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 612 | 6.4% |
Mobile Homes | 354 | 3.7% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 239 | 2.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 248 | 2.8% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 284 | 3.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 262 | 2.9% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 320 | 3.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 332 | 3.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 399 | 4.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 380 | 4.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 418 | 4.7% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 823 | 9.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 990 | 11.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,315 | 14.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,320 | 14.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 584 | 6.5% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 545 | 6.1% |
$200,000 or more | 463 | 5.2% |
Median Household Income | 71,122 | |
Per Capita Income | 35,451 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 99 | |
Compared to U.S. | 86 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 302 | 3.4% |
Public Assistance | 209 | 2.3% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 777 | 8.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 9,820 | 79.3% |
Unemployed | 271 | 2.2% |
In Armed Forces | 10 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 10,101 | 81.6% |
Not in Labor Force | 2,278 | 18.4% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 20.6% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 4,024 | 2,818 | 58.8% |
Non-Profit | 299 | 547 | 35.3% |
Self-Employed | 1,196 | 582 | 67.3% |
Local Government | 357 | 500 | 41.7% |
State Government | 296 | 813 | 26.7% |
Federal Government | 132 | 130 | 50.4% |
Total Private + Self | 5,220 | 3,400 | 60.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,084 | 1,990 | 35.3% |
Total | 6,304 | 5,390 | 53.9% |
Pct. Govt. | 19.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,749 | 14.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,115 | 18.1% |
Professional, Technical | 2,291 | 19.6% |
Service Occupations | 2,122 | 18.1% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 298 | 2.5% |
All others | 3,424 | 29.3% |
White Collar | 52.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 1,768 | 15.1% |
Retail trade | 1,507 | 12.9% |
Construction | 1,342 | 11.5% |
Educational services | 1,148 | 9.8% |
Manufacturing | 999 | 8.5% |
Other services | 818 | 7.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 674 | 5.8% |
Finance and insurance | 551 | 4.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 530 | 4.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 435 | 3.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 424 | 3.6% |
Public administration | 407 | 3.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 244 | 2.1% |
Information | 240 | 2.1% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 225 | 1.9% |
Wholesale trade | 173 | 1.5% |
Utilities | 122 | 1.0% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 92 | 0.8% |
Management | 2 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,099 | 4.88% |
Puerto Rican | 23 | 0.10% |
Cuban | 3 | 0.01% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 215 | 0.95% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 172 | 0.76% |
Honduran | 30 | 0.13% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 8 | 0.04% |
Other Central American | 5 | 0.02% |
Total South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
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 | 242 | 1.07% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 19,528 | 92.5% |
Spanish | 1,007 | 4.8% |
German, other Germanic | 414 | 2.0% |
Other Asian | 46 | 0.2% |
Tagalog | 41 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European | 39 | 0.2% |
Chinese | 31 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 8 | 0.0% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 5 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 6,507 | 28.9% |
Irish | 2,798 | 12.4% |
English | 1,860 | 8.3% |
American | 1,423 | 6.3% |
Swiss | 618 | 2.7% |
French | 571 | 2.5% |
Norwegian | 546 | 2.4% |
Dutch | 515 | 2.3% |
Scottish | 504 | 2.2% |
European | 458 | 2.0% |
Swedish | 329 | 1.5% |
Italian | 294 | 1.3% |
Czech | 247 | 1.1% |
Polish | 213 | 0.9% |
Welsh | 191 | 0.8% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 22,045 | 97.8% |
Not a citizen | 489 | 2.2% |
Native | 21,691 | 96.3% |
Foreign-born | 843 | 3.7% |
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 | ||||||
520 | 3.4% | 656 | 4.3% | 5,553 | 36.3% | 4,845 | 31.6% | 2,483 | 16.2% | 1,252 | 8.2% |
Average years of education: 13.3 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 520 | 3.4% |
9-12 Years | 656 | 4.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 5,553 | 36.3% |
Some College | 4,845 | 31.6% |
Bach. Degree | 2,483 | 16.2% |
Grad Degree | 1,252 | 8.2% |
Average years of education: 13.3 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 10,422 | 10,129 | 293 | 2.8% | 4.4% |
1991 | 10,684 | 10,321 | 363 | 3.4% | 4.7% |
1992 | 11,060 | 10,677 | 383 | 3.5% | 4.5% |
1993 | 11,126 | 10,751 | 375 | 3.4% | 4.1% |
1994 | 11,270 | 10,933 | 337 | 3.0% | 3.6% |
1995 | 11,387 | 11,024 | 363 | 3.2% | 3.5% |
1996 | 11,651 | 11,243 | 408 | 3.5% | 3.6% |
1997 | 11,566 | 11,237 | 329 | 2.8% | 3.1% |
1998 | 11,410 | 11,123 | 287 | 2.5% | 2.8% |
1999 | 11,283 | 11,001 | 282 | 2.5% | 2.7% |
2000 | 11,313 | 11,061 | 252 | 2.2% | 2.7% |
2001 | 11,612 | 11,288 | 324 | 2.8% | 3.3% |
2002 | 12,133 | 11,736 | 397 | 3.3% | 4.0% |
2003 | 12,123 | 11,674 | 449 | 3.7% | 4.4% |
2004 | 12,156 | 11,612 | 544 | 4.5% | 4.5% |
2005 | 12,241 | 11,779 | 462 | 3.8% | 4.3% |
2006 | 12,443 | 12,075 | 368 | 3.0% | 3.7% |
2007 | 11,954 | 11,545 | 409 | 3.4% | 3.7% |
2008 | 12,039 | 11,553 | 486 | 4.0% | 4.1% |
2009 | 11,851 | 11,193 | 658 | 5.6% | 6.4% |
2010 | 12,387 | 11,745 | 642 | 5.2% | 6.1% |
2011 | 12,365 | 11,775 | 590 | 4.8% | 5.6% |
2012 | 12,199 | 11,684 | 515 | 4.2% | 5.1% |
2013 | 12,289 | 11,826 | 463 | 3.8% | 4.7% |
2014 | 12,323 | 11,881 | 442 | 3.6% | 4.2% |
2015 | 12,392 | 12,009 | 383 | 3.1% | 3.7% |
2016 | 12,421 | 12,060 | 361 | 2.9% | 3.6% |
2017 | 12,268 | 11,910 | 358 | 2.9% | 3.1% |
2018 | 12,047 | 11,754 | 293 | 2.4% | 2.6% |
2019 | 12,127 | 11,824 | 303 | 2.5% | 2.8% |
2020 | 11,490 | 11,021 | 469 | 4.1% | 5.3% |
2021 | 11,569 | 11,178 | 391 | 3.4% | 3.8% |
2022 | 11,785 | 11,480 | 305 | 2.6% | 2.7% |
2023 | 11,794 | 11,487 | 307 | 2.6% | 2.9% |