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Demographics
Total population 7,835 Population Estimates, 2019 [1]
Population by race and ethnicity American Community Survey, 2015-2019
White non-Hispanic5,387 ±232 77.9% ±3.3%
Of Color1,525 ±235 22.1% ±3.4%
American Indian366 ±200 5.3% ±2.9%
Asiansuppressed
Blacksuppressed
Hispanic (any race)995 ±122 14.4% ±1.8%
Some other racesuppressed
Two or more racessuppressed
Population by age American Community Survey, 2015-2019
Under 5924 ±153 13.4% ±2.2%
5 to 171,007 ±227 14.6% ±3.3%
18 to 644,279 ±189 61.9% ±2.8%
65+702 ±94 10.2% ±1.4%
Median age29.2 ±1.1 American Community Survey, 2015-2019
Population by gender American Community Survey, 2015-2019
Female3,450 ±250 49.9% ±3.6%
Male3,462 ±249 50.1% ±3.6%
Aging
Total civilian, non-institutionalized population (65+)625 ±91 American Community Survey, 2015-2019
Individuals with one or more disabilities (65+)209 ±83 33.4% ±11.4%
Economy
Median household income$74,797 ±$11,547 American Community Survey, 2015-2019
Population for whom poverty status is determined6,752 ±101 American Community Survey, 2015-2019 [2]
In poverty680 ±289 10.1% ±4.3% American Community Survey, 2015-2019
Under 5 (percent of people under age 5)134 ±76 14.5% ±7.4%
5 to 17 (percent of people age 5 to 17)suppressed
18 to 64 (percent of people age 18 to 64)304 ±146 7.1% ±3.4%
65+ (percent of people age 65+)100 ±65 16.0% ±10.0%
Health
Total civilian, non-institutionalized population6,790 ±63 American Community Survey, 2015-2019
Individuals with one or more disabilities492 ±146 7.2% ±2.1%
Total civilian, non-institutionalized population (under age 65)6,165 ±253 American Community Survey, 2015-2019
Individuals without health insurance913 ±267 14.8% ±4.3%
Housing
Cost burdened households622 ±196 24.2% ±7.1% American Community Survey, 2015-2019 [3]
Cost burdened owners (percent of homeowners)213 ±102 17.8% ±8.1%
Cost burdened renters (percent of renters)409 ±168 29.8% ±11.2%
Homeownership, number and rate1,195 ±176 45.3% ±5.8% American Community Survey, 2015-2019
White non-Hispanic1,107 ±166 48.7% ±6.3%
Of Colorsuppressed
Vacant housing units1,506 ±221 36.3% ±5.1% American Community Survey, 2015-2019
Immigration
Foreign born270 ±131 3.9% ±1.9% American Community Survey, 2015-2019
Speaks language other than English788 ±270 13.2% ±4.5% American Community Survey, 2015-2019
Transportation
Commute time 30 minutes or longer (workers age 16+)906 ±253 25.4% ±6.7% American Community Survey, 2015-2019
Workforce
Percentage of adults working (age 16 to 64) 82.8% ±4.1% American Community Survey, 2015-2019
Adult population by educational attainment American Community Survey, 2015-2019
Total adult population (age 25+)4,251 ±204
Less than high school424 ±170 10.0% ±4.0%
High school or equivalent1,147 ±241 27.0% ±5.5%
Some college or associate's degree1,534 ±250 36.1% ±5.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher1,146 ±236 27.0% ±5.4%

"Suppressed" indicates that data are unavailable, an estimate is unreliable, or data are suppressed because too few cases were recorded in the time period.

[1] Note that the total population number and the sum of population breakdowns under Demographics in the city profiles may be different. The population estimate from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Population Estimates program provides the most current snapshot of population for cities of this size and is recommended to be used for population counts. This estimate, however, does not provide breakdowns by different population characteristics. For population breakdowns by race and ethnicity, age, and gender, the American Community Survey (ACS) population counts are used instead.

[2] The American Community Survey uses a subset of the population for whom household income is known to calculate poverty figures. Any individual whose poverty status or income is unknown is excluded from poverty tabulations. For this reason, the population for whom poverty status is determined is slightly smaller than the total population. See more information here: https://www.census.gov/topics/income-poverty/poverty/guidance/poverty-measures.html.

[3] Households paying 30% or more of their gross income for housing are considered to be cost burdened.

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