2024 population: 51,504
(
1,539 from 2020)
Land area: 838.9 square miles
Population density: 61.4 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 45,877 | 89.07% | 1.7% |
| Black: | 603 | 1.17% | 21.6% |
| Indian: | 361 | 0.70% | 6.8% |
| Asian: | 272 | 0.53% | 8.4% |
| 2+ races: | 996 | 1.93% | 25.1% |
| Hispanic: | 3,395 | 6.59% | 14.0% |
| Total non-White: | 5,627 | 10.93% | 15.8% |
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Births: | 2,150 | 10.8 |
| Deaths: | 2,531 | 12.7 |
| Net Migration: | 1,700 | 8.5 |
| Net Immigration: | 217 | 1.1 |
| Change in White population: | 772 | 1.5 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 767 | 1.5 |
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 24,689 | |
| Median Value | $165,000 | |
| Occupied | 19,047 | 77.1% |
| Vacant | 5,642 | 22.9% |
| Owned | 16,297 | 85.6% |
| Rented | 2,750 | 14.4% |
| Median Rent | $854 | |
| Single-Family Units | 18,633 | 75.5% |
| Detached | 18,474 | 74.8% |
| Attached | 159 | 0.6% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 737 | 3.0% |
| Mobile Homes | 4,792 | 19.4% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 805 | 4.2% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 934 | 4.9% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 825 | 4.3% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 908 | 4.8% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 1,036 | 5.4% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 807 | 4.2% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 1,016 | 5.3% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 784 | 4.1% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 944 | 5.0% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 1,638 | 8.6% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 2,180 | 11.4% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 2,624 | 13.8% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 1,828 | 9.6% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 1,016 | 5.3% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 922 | 4.8% |
| $200,000 or more | 780 | 4.1% |
| Median Household Income | 59,065 | |
| Per Capita Income | 29,687 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to state | 92 | |
| Compared to U.S. | 78 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 1,321 | 6.9% |
| Public Assistance | 580 | 3.0% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 3,104 | 16.3% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 18,988 | 66.5% |
| Unemployed | 899 | 3.1% |
| In Armed Forces | 5 | 0.0% |
| Total Labor Force | 19,892 | 69.6% |
| Not in Labor Force | 8,676 | 30.4% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 33.5% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 8,428 | 6,555 | 56.3% |
| Non-Profit | 611 | 1,366 | 30.9% |
| Self-Employed | 1,434 | 661 | 68.4% |
| Local Government | 607 | 1,127 | 35.0% |
| State Government | 177 | 324 | 35.3% |
| Federal Government | 84 | 104 | 44.7% |
| Total Private + Self | 9,862 | 7,216 | 57.7% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,479 | 2,921 | 33.6% |
| Total | 11,341 | 10,137 | 52.8% |
| Pct. Govt. | 11.3% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,673 | 12.4% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 4,117 | 19.1% |
| Professional, Technical | 3,353 | 15.6% |
| Service Occupations | 3,516 | 16.3% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 357 | 1.7% |
| All others | 7,901 | 36.6% |
| White Collar | 47.0% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 4,937 | 22.9% |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,622 | 12.2% |
| Retail trade | 2,522 | 11.7% |
| Construction | 1,737 | 8.1% |
| Educational services | 1,578 | 7.3% |
| Other services | 1,133 | 5.3% |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,001 | 4.6% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 922 | 4.3% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 859 | 4.0% |
| Public administration | 785 | 3.6% |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 718 | 3.3% |
| Finance and insurance | 646 | 3.0% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 585 | 2.7% |
| Wholesale trade | 491 | 2.3% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 380 | 1.8% |
| Utilities | 208 | 1.0% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 202 | 0.9% |
| Information | 193 | 0.9% |
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 25 | 0.1% |
| Management | 16 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 2,266 | 4.52% |
| Puerto Rican | 145 | 0.29% |
| Cuban | 3 | 0.01% |
| Dominican | 58 | 0.12% |
| Total Central American | 232 | 0.46% |
| Costa Rican | 4 | 0.01% |
| Guatemalan | 195 | 0.39% |
| Honduran | 29 | 0.06% |
| Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Panamanian | 2 | 0.00% |
| Salvadoran | 2 | 0.00% |
| Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total South American | 12 | 0.02% |
| Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
| Bolivian | 8 | 0.02% |
| Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
| Colombian | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
| Paraguayan | 4 | 0.01% |
| Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
| Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 332 | 0.66% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Korean | 58 | 0.12% |
| Filipino | 51 | 0.10% |
| Thai | 19 | 0.04% |
| Indian | 15 | 0.03% |
| Chinese | 10 | 0.02% |
| Japanese | 6 | 0.01% |
| Vietnamese | 3 | 0.01% |
| Cambodian | 1 | 0.00% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 45,059 | 95.1% |
| Spanish | 1,545 | 3.3% |
| German, other Germanic | 450 | 0.9% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 57 | 0.1% |
| Arabic | 51 | 0.1% |
| Korean | 48 | 0.1% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 43 | 0.1% |
| Tagalog | 34 | 0.1% |
| Other Indo-European | 32 | 0.1% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 9,696 | 19.3% |
| Dutch | 6,288 | 12.5% |
| English | 5,026 | 10.0% |
| Irish | 4,940 | 9.9% |
| American | 3,035 | 6.1% |
| Polish | 1,986 | 4.0% |
| French | 1,494 | 3.0% |
| Swedish | 886 | 1.8% |
| Scottish | 763 | 1.5% |
| Italian | 751 | 1.5% |
| European | 747 | 1.5% |
| French Canadian | 596 | 1.2% |
| Norwegian | 392 | 0.8% |
| Scotch-Irish | 328 | 0.7% |
| Danish | 301 | 0.6% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 49,567 | 98.9% |
| Not a citizen | 563 | 1.1% |
| Native | 49,144 | 98.0% |
| Foreign-born | 986 | 2.0% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 1,092 | 3.1% | 2,631 | 7.5% | 14,103 | 40.0% | 10,966 | 31.1% | 4,372 | 12.4% | 2,059 | 5.8% |
| Average years of education: 12.9 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 1,092 | 3.1% |
| 9-12 Years | 2,631 | 7.5% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 14,103 | 40.0% |
| Some College | 10,966 | 31.1% |
| Bach. Degree | 4,372 | 12.4% |
| Grad Degree | 2,059 | 5.8% |
| Average years of education: 12.9 | ||
| Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
| 1990 | 17,286 | 15,617 | 1,669 | 9.7% | 7.7% |
| 1991 | 17,821 | 15,731 | 2,090 | 11.7% | 9.3% |
| 1992 | 18,456 | 16,229 | 2,227 | 12.1% | 9.1% |
| 1993 | 19,593 | 17,581 | 2,012 | 10.3% | 7.3% |
| 1994 | 20,336 | 18,176 | 2,160 | 10.6% | 6.1% |
| 1995 | 20,000 | 17,986 | 2,014 | 10.1% | 5.3% |
| 1996 | 20,130 | 18,222 | 1,908 | 9.5% | 4.9% |
| 1997 | 20,290 | 18,701 | 1,589 | 7.8% | 4.3% |
| 1998 | 20,593 | 19,202 | 1,391 | 6.8% | 4.0% |
| 1999 | 20,615 | 19,283 | 1,332 | 6.5% | 3.8% |
| 2000 | 23,067 | 21,973 | 1,094 | 4.7% | 3.6% |
| 2001 | 23,475 | 21,978 | 1,497 | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| 2002 | 22,855 | 21,041 | 1,814 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
| 2003 | 22,775 | 20,798 | 1,977 | 8.7% | 7.1% |
| 2004 | 23,025 | 21,260 | 1,765 | 7.7% | 7.0% |
| 2005 | 23,456 | 21,705 | 1,751 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2006 | 23,400 | 21,661 | 1,739 | 7.4% | 7.0% |
| 2007 | 22,934 | 21,099 | 1,835 | 8.0% | 7.1% |
| 2008 | 22,590 | 20,563 | 2,027 | 9.0% | 8.2% |
| 2009 | 22,062 | 19,068 | 2,994 | 13.6% | 13.1% |
| 2010 | 22,762 | 19,965 | 2,797 | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 2011 | 22,407 | 20,120 | 2,287 | 10.2% | 10.0% |
| 2012 | 22,099 | 20,096 | 2,003 | 9.1% | 9.0% |
| 2013 | 22,101 | 20,165 | 1,936 | 8.8% | 8.7% |
| 2014 | 22,672 | 21,039 | 1,633 | 7.2% | 7.2% |
| 2015 | 23,190 | 21,906 | 1,284 | 5.5% | 5.4% |
| 2016 | 23,394 | 22,239 | 1,155 | 4.9% | 5.0% |
| 2017 | 23,291 | 22,150 | 1,141 | 4.9% | 4.6% |
| 2018 | 23,221 | 22,202 | 1,019 | 4.4% | 4.2% |
| 2019 | 23,432 | 22,463 | 969 | 4.1% | 4.1% |
| 2020 | 23,340 | 21,319 | 2,021 | 8.7% | 9.9% |
| 2021 | 22,856 | 21,576 | 1,280 | 5.6% | 5.8% |
| 2022 | 23,161 | 22,063 | 1,098 | 4.7% | 4.2% |
| 2023 | 23,880 | 22,854 | 1,026 | 4.3% | 3.9% |
| 2024 | 23,435 | 22,242 | 1,193 | 5.1% | 4.7% |