2024 population: 42,847
(
756 from 2020)
Land area: 848.3 square miles
Population density: 50.5 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 36,878 | 86.07% | 0.4% |
| Black: | 230 | 0.54% | 25.7% |
| Indian: | 2,092 | 4.88% | 2.9% |
| Asian: | 509 | 1.19% | 22.7% |
| 2+ races: | 1,106 | 2.58% | 17.4% |
| Hispanic: | 2,032 | 4.74% | 21.4% |
| Total non-White: | 5,969 | 13.93% | 11.2% |
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate |
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| Births: | 1,696 | 10.1 |
| Deaths: | 2,588 | 15.4 |
| Net Migration: | 1,492 | 8.9 |
| Net Immigration: | 154 | 0.9 |
| Change in White population: | 156 | 0.4 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 600 | 1.4 |
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 18,382 | |
| Median Value | $259,600 | |
| Occupied | 17,124 | 93.2% |
| Vacant | 1,258 | 6.8% |
| Owned | 12,256 | 71.6% |
| Rented | 4,868 | 28.4% |
| Median Rent | $888 | |
| Single-Family Units | 13,605 | 74.0% |
| Detached | 12,857 | 69.9% |
| Attached | 748 | 4.1% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,617 | 8.8% |
| Mobile Homes | 1,777 | 9.7% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 912 | 5.3% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 814 | 4.8% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 888 | 5.2% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 498 | 2.9% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 1,043 | 6.1% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 878 | 5.1% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 759 | 4.4% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 496 | 2.9% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 642 | 3.7% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 1,123 | 6.6% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 1,424 | 8.3% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 2,301 | 13.4% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 1,899 | 11.1% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 1,198 | 7.0% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 1,397 | 8.2% |
| $200,000 or more | 852 | 5.0% |
| Median Household Income | 65,023 | |
| Per Capita Income | 35,387 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to state | 100 | |
| Compared to U.S. | 86 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 1,347 | 7.9% |
| Public Assistance | 678 | 4.0% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,833 | 10.7% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 17,647 | 72.5% |
| Unemployed | 561 | 2.3% |
| In Armed Forces | 34 | 0.1% |
| Total Labor Force | 18,242 | 75.0% |
| Not in Labor Force | 6,086 | 25.0% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 27.3% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 7,024 | 5,768 | 54.9% |
| Non-Profit | 254 | 895 | 22.1% |
| Self-Employed | 1,412 | 568 | 71.3% |
| Local Government | 807 | 1,282 | 38.6% |
| State Government | 552 | 706 | 43.9% |
| Federal Government | 214 | 302 | 41.5% |
| Total Private + Self | 8,436 | 6,336 | 57.1% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,827 | 3,185 | 36.5% |
| Total | 10,263 | 9,521 | 51.9% |
| Pct. Govt. | 19.5% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,827 | 14.3% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 4,368 | 22.0% |
| Professional, Technical | 3,973 | 20.1% |
| Service Occupations | 3,295 | 16.6% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 139 | 0.7% |
| All others | 5,349 | 27.0% |
| White Collar | 56.4% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Health care and social assistance | 3,089 | 15.6% |
| Manufacturing | 2,510 | 12.7% |
| Retail trade | 2,460 | 12.4% |
| Educational services | 1,930 | 9.7% |
| Public administration | 1,304 | 6.6% |
| Construction | 1,267 | 6.4% |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,238 | 6.2% |
| Other services | 1,098 | 5.5% |
| Finance and insurance | 1,082 | 5.5% |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 636 | 3.2% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 624 | 3.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 526 | 2.7% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 483 | 2.4% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 377 | 1.9% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 349 | 1.8% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 295 | 1.5% |
| Information | 284 | 1.4% |
| Utilities | 187 | 0.9% |
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 73 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 1,433 | 3.40% |
| Puerto Rican | 119 | 0.28% |
| Cuban | 22 | 0.05% |
| Dominican | 16 | 0.04% |
| Total Central American | 114 | 0.27% |
| Costa Rican | 4 | 0.01% |
| Guatemalan | 72 | 0.17% |
| Honduran | 38 | 0.09% |
| Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
| Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total South American | 31 | 0.07% |
| 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 | 31 | 0.07% |
| Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 169 | 0.40% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Filipino | 94 | 0.22% |
| Indian | 53 | 0.13% |
| Chinese | 45 | 0.11% |
| Korean | 36 | 0.09% |
| Vietnamese | 32 | 0.08% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 38,417 | 96.3% |
| Other | 420 | 1.1% |
| Spanish | 395 | 1.0% |
| Chinese | 128 | 0.3% |
| Other Indo-European | 127 | 0.3% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 112 | 0.3% |
| German, other Germanic | 110 | 0.3% |
| Tagalog | 86 | 0.2% |
| Other Asian | 53 | 0.1% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 8,986 | 21.3% |
| English | 4,718 | 11.2% |
| Irish | 4,134 | 9.8% |
| Norwegian | 1,928 | 4.6% |
| American | 1,826 | 4.3% |
| Italian | 1,784 | 4.2% |
| Scottish | 1,245 | 3.0% |
| European | 1,109 | 2.6% |
| French | 968 | 2.3% |
| Swedish | 871 | 2.1% |
| Dutch | 757 | 1.8% |
| Welsh | 471 | 1.1% |
| French Canadian | 386 | 0.9% |
| Polish | 300 | 0.7% |
| Canadian | 258 | 0.6% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 41,939 | 99.4% |
| Not a citizen | 261 | 0.6% |
| Native | 41,230 | 97.7% |
| Foreign-born | 970 | 2.3% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 736 | 2.5% | 1,336 | 4.5% | 8,764 | 29.7% | 11,081 | 37.6% | 5,147 | 17.5% | 2,421 | 8.2% |
| Average years of education: 13.4 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 736 | 2.5% |
| 9-12 Years | 1,336 | 4.5% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 8,764 | 29.7% |
| Some College | 11,081 | 37.6% |
| Bach. Degree | 5,147 | 17.5% |
| Grad Degree | 2,421 | 8.2% |
| Average years of education: 13.4 | ||
| Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
| 1990 | 19,526 | 18,758 | 768 | 3.9% | 5.6% |
| 1991 | 19,850 | 18,887 | 963 | 4.9% | 6.3% |
| 1992 | 20,664 | 19,738 | 926 | 4.5% | 6.5% |
| 1993 | 21,587 | 20,761 | 826 | 3.8% | 6.1% |
| 1994 | 22,085 | 21,328 | 757 | 3.4% | 5.5% |
| 1995 | 22,181 | 21,262 | 919 | 4.1% | 5.5% |
| 1996 | 22,682 | 21,853 | 829 | 3.7% | 5.4% |
| 1997 | 23,214 | 22,402 | 812 | 3.5% | 5.2% |
| 1998 | 23,823 | 22,894 | 929 | 3.9% | 5.2% |
| 1999 | 23,426 | 22,533 | 893 | 3.8% | 5.0% |
| 2000 | 18,912 | 17,930 | 982 | 5.2% | 4.7% |
| 2001 | 19,623 | 18,559 | 1,064 | 5.4% | 5.1% |
| 2002 | 19,435 | 18,389 | 1,046 | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| 2003 | 19,241 | 18,198 | 1,043 | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| 2004 | 18,816 | 17,910 | 906 | 4.8% | 4.9% |
| 2005 | 19,316 | 18,481 | 835 | 4.3% | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 18,950 | 18,283 | 667 | 3.5% | 3.4% |
| 2007 | 19,032 | 18,460 | 572 | 3.0% | 3.1% |
| 2008 | 18,673 | 17,834 | 839 | 4.5% | 5.0% |
| 2009 | 18,866 | 17,589 | 1,277 | 6.8% | 8.7% |
| 2010 | 20,116 | 18,811 | 1,305 | 6.5% | 8.8% |
| 2011 | 20,069 | 18,822 | 1,247 | 6.2% | 8.2% |
| 2012 | 19,945 | 18,770 | 1,175 | 5.9% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 20,372 | 19,242 | 1,130 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2014 | 20,275 | 19,531 | 744 | 3.7% | 4.4% |
| 2015 | 20,641 | 19,932 | 709 | 3.4% | 3.9% |
| 2016 | 20,861 | 20,198 | 663 | 3.2% | 3.7% |
| 2017 | 21,161 | 20,565 | 596 | 2.8% | 3.2% |
| 2018 | 20,914 | 20,347 | 567 | 2.7% | 2.8% |
| 2019 | 20,923 | 20,365 | 558 | 2.7% | 2.8% |
| 2020 | 20,793 | 19,780 | 1,013 | 4.9% | 5.4% |
| 2021 | 20,981 | 20,305 | 676 | 3.2% | 3.5% |
| 2022 | 21,312 | 20,763 | 549 | 2.6% | 2.7% |
| 2023 | 21,717 | 21,114 | 603 | 2.8% | 3.1% |
| 2024 | 21,192 | 20,443 | 749 | 3.5% | 3.7% |