2024 population: 37,559
(
308 from 2020)
Land area: 412.1 square miles
Population density: 91.1 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 27,906 | 74.30% | 4.8% |
| Black: | 894 | 2.38% | 48.3% |
| Indian: | 157 | 0.42% | 19.8% |
| Asian: | 716 | 1.91% | 5.4% |
| 2+ races: | 548 | 1.46% | 31.7% |
| Hispanic: | 7,338 | 19.54% | 10.2% |
| Total non-White: | 9,653 | 25.70% | 12.7% |
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate |
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| Births: | 2,059 | 13.6 |
| Deaths: | 2,051 | 13.5 |
| Net Migration: | -774 | -5.1 |
| Net Immigration: | 470 | 3.1 |
| Change in White population: | -1,395 | -3.7 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,087 | 2.9 |
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 16,387 | |
| Median Value | $110,600 | |
| Occupied | 14,970 | 91.4% |
| Vacant | 1,417 | 8.6% |
| Owned | 11,189 | 74.7% |
| Rented | 3,781 | 25.3% |
| Median Rent | $747 | |
| Single-Family Units | 13,655 | 83.3% |
| Detached | 13,407 | 81.8% |
| Attached | 248 | 1.5% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 809 | 4.9% |
| Mobile Homes | 873 | 5.3% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 604 | 4.0% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 737 | 4.9% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 731 | 4.9% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 875 | 5.8% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 590 | 3.9% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 867 | 5.8% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 706 | 4.7% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 788 | 5.3% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 657 | 4.4% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 1,473 | 9.8% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 1,572 | 10.5% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 2,148 | 14.3% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 1,546 | 10.3% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 686 | 4.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 669 | 4.5% |
| $200,000 or more | 321 | 2.1% |
| Median Household Income | 55,862 | |
| Per Capita Income | 28,391 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to state | 88 | |
| Compared to U.S. | 75 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 668 | 4.5% |
| Public Assistance | 224 | 1.5% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,528 | 10.2% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 13,856 | 71.5% |
| Unemployed | 700 | 3.6% |
| In Armed Forces | 35 | 0.2% |
| Total Labor Force | 14,591 | 75.3% |
| Not in Labor Force | 4,799 | 24.7% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 28.4% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 7,402 | 5,878 | 55.7% |
| Non-Profit | 365 | 1,251 | 22.6% |
| Self-Employed | 762 | 352 | 68.4% |
| Local Government | 438 | 798 | 35.4% |
| State Government | 323 | 492 | 39.6% |
| Federal Government | 97 | 55 | 63.8% |
| Total Private + Self | 8,164 | 6,230 | 56.7% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,223 | 2,596 | 32.0% |
| Total | 9,387 | 8,826 | 51.5% |
| Pct. Govt. | 12.1% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,811 | 9.9% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 3,395 | 18.6% |
| Professional, Technical | 2,682 | 14.7% |
| Service Occupations | 3,057 | 16.7% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 139 | 0.8% |
| All others | 7,324 | 40.1% |
| White Collar | 43.2% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 5,245 | 28.7% |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,734 | 15.0% |
| Retail trade | 1,964 | 10.8% |
| Educational services | 1,152 | 6.3% |
| Construction | 1,071 | 5.9% |
| Accommodation and food services | 971 | 5.3% |
| Other services | 888 | 4.9% |
| Public administration | 823 | 4.5% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 713 | 3.9% |
| Finance and insurance | 550 | 3.0% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 470 | 2.6% |
| Information | 327 | 1.8% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 314 | 1.7% |
| Wholesale trade | 298 | 1.6% |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 249 | 1.4% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 166 | 0.9% |
| Utilities | 150 | 0.8% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 136 | 0.7% |
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 48 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 4,343 | 11.48% |
| Puerto Rican | 244 | 0.65% |
| Cuban | 169 | 0.45% |
| Dominican | 90 | 0.24% |
| Total Central American | 663 | 1.75% |
| Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
| Guatemalan | 274 | 0.72% |
| Honduran | 81 | 0.21% |
| Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
| Salvadoran | 308 | 0.81% |
| Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total South American | 385 | 1.02% |
| Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
| Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
| Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
| Colombian | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ecuadorian | 55 | 0.15% |
| Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 267 | 0.71% |
| Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 63 | 0.17% |
| Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 477 | 1.26% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Chinese | 153 | 0.40% |
| Filipino | 124 | 0.33% |
| Japanese | 106 | 0.28% |
| Indian | 86 | 0.23% |
| Korean | 30 | 0.08% |
| Indonesian | 21 | 0.06% |
| Laotian | 11 | 0.03% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 29,949 | 84.0% |
| Spanish | 4,955 | 13.9% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 292 | 0.8% |
| Other Asian | 165 | 0.5% |
| Other Indo-European | 107 | 0.3% |
| German, other Germanic | 97 | 0.3% |
| Chinese | 72 | 0.2% |
| Korean | 12 | 0.0% |
| Tagalog | 11 | 0.0% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 6,916 | 18.3% |
| Irish | 3,423 | 9.1% |
| English | 2,956 | 7.8% |
| American | 2,787 | 7.4% |
| Italian | 1,095 | 2.9% |
| European | 613 | 1.6% |
| Dutch | 490 | 1.3% |
| Scottish | 449 | 1.2% |
| French | 396 | 1.0% |
| Welsh | 254 | 0.7% |
| Haitian | 238 | 0.6% |
| Polish | 171 | 0.5% |
| Norwegian | 169 | 0.4% |
| Scotch-Irish | 123 | 0.3% |
| Swedish | 94 | 0.2% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 35,456 | 93.7% |
| Not a citizen | 2,364 | 6.3% |
| Native | 34,318 | 90.7% |
| Foreign-born | 3,502 | 9.3% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 1,616 | 6.2% | 2,103 | 8.1% | 11,013 | 42.3% | 7,302 | 28.0% | 2,599 | 10.0% | 1,414 | 5.4% |
| Average years of education: 12.5 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 1,616 | 6.2% |
| 9-12 Years | 2,103 | 8.1% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 11,013 | 42.3% |
| Some College | 7,302 | 28.0% |
| Bach. Degree | 2,599 | 10.0% |
| Grad Degree | 1,414 | 5.4% |
| Average years of education: 12.5 | ||
| Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
| 1990 | 18,791 | 17,559 | 1,232 | 6.6% | 5.1% |
| 1991 | 18,702 | 17,475 | 1,227 | 6.6% | 5.7% |
| 1992 | 18,892 | 17,618 | 1,274 | 6.7% | 6.1% |
| 1993 | 18,900 | 17,583 | 1,317 | 7.0% | 5.1% |
| 1994 | 18,805 | 17,193 | 1,612 | 8.6% | 4.7% |
| 1995 | 19,134 | 17,883 | 1,251 | 6.5% | 4.4% |
| 1996 | 19,580 | 18,515 | 1,065 | 5.4% | 4.0% |
| 1997 | 20,025 | 19,200 | 825 | 4.1% | 3.4% |
| 1998 | 20,173 | 19,580 | 593 | 2.9% | 3.0% |
| 1999 | 20,142 | 19,517 | 625 | 3.1% | 2.9% |
| 2000 | 20,645 | 20,015 | 630 | 3.1% | 3.0% |
| 2001 | 20,500 | 19,483 | 1,017 | 5.0% | 4.2% |
| 2002 | 20,531 | 19,348 | 1,183 | 5.8% | 5.2% |
| 2003 | 20,010 | 18,768 | 1,242 | 6.2% | 5.3% |
| 2004 | 19,728 | 18,400 | 1,328 | 6.7% | 5.4% |
| 2005 | 19,254 | 18,157 | 1,097 | 5.7% | 5.4% |
| 2006 | 18,920 | 17,909 | 1,011 | 5.3% | 5.0% |
| 2007 | 18,643 | 17,720 | 923 | 5.0% | 4.6% |
| 2008 | 18,878 | 17,691 | 1,187 | 6.3% | 5.9% |
| 2009 | 18,865 | 16,564 | 2,301 | 12.2% | 10.5% |
| 2010 | 18,855 | 16,865 | 1,990 | 10.6% | 10.1% |
| 2011 | 18,219 | 16,538 | 1,681 | 9.2% | 8.9% |
| 2012 | 17,792 | 16,285 | 1,507 | 8.5% | 8.2% |
| 2013 | 17,695 | 16,361 | 1,334 | 7.5% | 7.5% |
| 2014 | 17,740 | 16,722 | 1,018 | 5.7% | 5.9% |
| 2015 | 17,758 | 16,947 | 811 | 4.6% | 4.8% |
| 2016 | 18,065 | 17,238 | 827 | 4.6% | 4.4% |
| 2017 | 17,856 | 17,183 | 673 | 3.8% | 3.5% |
| 2018 | 18,235 | 17,575 | 660 | 3.6% | 3.4% |
| 2019 | 18,029 | 17,420 | 609 | 3.4% | 3.2% |
| 2020 | 17,551 | 16,360 | 1,191 | 6.8% | 7.1% |
| 2021 | 17,406 | 16,713 | 693 | 4.0% | 3.9% |
| 2022 | 17,385 | 16,822 | 563 | 3.2% | 3.0% |
| 2023 | 17,431 | 16,780 | 651 | 3.7% | 3.3% |
| 2024 | 18,147 | 17,298 | 849 | 4.7% | 4.2% |