| Date | Population | % Change | Components of Change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population Change |
Births | Deaths | International Immigration |
Net Domestic Migration |
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Census and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University Note: Decade years represent April 1, Census data, not the mid-year estimates. |
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| 1970 | 32,090 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1971 | 32,600 | 1.6 | 510 | - | - | - | - |
| 1972 | 32,600 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 1973 | 32,700 | 0.3 | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| 1974 | 33,200 | 1.5 | 500 | - | - | - | - |
| 1975 | 33,700 | 1.5 | 500 | - | - | - | - |
| 1976 | 35,000 | 3.9 | 1,300 | - | - | - | - |
| 1977 | 35,800 | 2.3 | 800 | - | - | - | - |
| 1978 | 36,100 | 0.8 | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| 1979 | 37,000 | 2.5 | 900 | - | - | - | - |
| 1980 | 37,665 | 1.8 | 665 | - | - | - | - |
| 1981 | 37,636 | -0.1 | -29 | 690 | 516 | - | - |
| 1982 | 37,197 | -1.2 | -439 | 530 | 407 | - | - |
| 1983 | 37,508 | 0.8 | 311 | 492 | 409 | - | - |
| 1984 | 37,141 | -1.0 | -367 | 432 | 426 | - | - |
| 1985 | 36,760 | -1.0 | -381 | 407 | 428 | - | - |
| 1986 | 36,202 | -1.5 | -558 | 411 | 422 | - | - |
| 1987 | 35,600 | -1.7 | -602 | 408 | 414 | - | - |
| 1988 | 35,255 | -1.0 | -345 | 397 | 446 | - | - |
| 1989 | 34,778 | -1.4 | -477 | 403 | 467 | - | - |
| 1990 | 34,693 | -0.2 | -85 | 305 | 332 | - | - |
| 1991 | 34,901 | 0.6 | 208 | 510 | 588 | 3 | 403 |
| 1992 | 35,099 | 0.6 | 198 | 418 | 464 | 6 | 351 |
| 1993 | 35,203 | 0.3 | 104 | 398 | 461 | 4 | 270 |
| 1994 | 35,136 | -0.2 | -67 | 407 | 400 | 10 | 17 |
| 1995 | 35,190 | 0.2 | 54 | 389 | 461 | 11 | 214 |
| 1996 | 35,081 | -0.3 | -109 | 384 | 452 | 3 | 66 |
| 1997 | 34,841 | -0.7 | -240 | 390 | 478 | 4 | -71 |
| 1998 | 34,617 | -0.6 | -224 | 369 | 431 | 1 | -41 |
| 1999 | 34,588 | -0.1 | -29 | 381 | 433 | 9 | 17 |
| 2000 | 34,453 | -0.4 | -135 | - | - | - | - |
| 2001 | 34,452 | 0.0 | -1 | 470 | 547 | 2 | 19 |
| 2002 | 34,621 | 0.5 | 169 | 386 | 468 | 3 | 188 |
| 2003 | 34,831 | 0.6 | 210 | 355 | 412 | 0 | 194 |
| 2004 | 34,938 | 0.3 | 107 | 355 | 449 | 4 | 124 |
| 2005 | 35,020 | 0.2 | 82 | 402 | 480 | 1 | 90 |
| 2006 | 35,196 | 0.5 | 176 | 347 | 442 | 2 | 198 |
| 2007 | 35,354 | 0.4 | 158 | 421 | 445 | 2 | 124 |
| 2008 | 35,457 | 0.3 | 103 | 375 | 435 | 1 | 65 |
| 2009 | 35,351 | -0.3 | -106 | 369 | 438 | 2 | -112 |
| 2010 | 35,480 | 0.4 | 129 | 92 | 108 | 0 | 59 |
| 2011 | 35,710 | 0.6 | 230 | 366 | 481 | -4 | 323 |
| 2012 | 35,820 | 0.3 | 110 | 383 | 482 | -3 | 211 |







