2022 population: 14,835
( 1,415 from 2010
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384 from 2020)
Land area: 446.6 square miles
Population density: 33.2 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 13,504 | 91.03% | ![]() |
Black: | 665 | 4.48% | ![]() |
Indian: | 44 | 0.30% | ![]() |
Asian: | 67 | 0.45% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 285 | 1.92% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 270 | 1.82% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 1,331 | 8.97% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 282 | 9.3 |
Deaths: | 615 | 20.2 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -53 | -1.7 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | -1 | -0.0 |
Change in White population: | -1,536 | -9.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 121 | 0.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 7,938 | |
Median Value | $123,600 | |
Occupied | 6,309 | 79.5% |
Vacant | 1,629 | 20.5% |
Owned | 5,250 | 83.2% |
Rented | 1,059 | 16.8% |
Median Rent | $662 | |
Single-Family Units | 6,238 | 78.6% |
Detached | 6,211 | 78.2% |
Attached | 27 | 0.3% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 606 | 7.6% |
Mobile Homes | 976 | 12.3% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 523 | 8.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 457 | 7.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 301 | 4.8% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 322 | 5.1% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 301 | 4.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 306 | 4.9% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 272 | 4.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 246 | 3.9% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 240 | 3.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 597 | 9.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 707 | 11.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 628 | 10.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 481 | 7.6% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 401 | 6.4% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 312 | 4.9% |
$200,000 or more | 215 | 3.4% |
Median Household Income | 52,546 | |
Per Capita Income | 30,143 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 72 | |
Compared to U.S. | 72 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 351 | 5.6% |
Public Assistance | 119 | 1.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 634 | 10.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 5,627 | 64.4% |
Unemployed | 210 | 2.4% |
In Armed Forces | 21 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 5,858 | 67.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 2,879 | 33.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 35.4% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,379 | 1,522 | 61.0% |
Non-Profit | 138 | 313 | 30.6% |
Self-Employed | 257 | 180 | 58.8% |
Local Government | 292 | 543 | 35.0% |
State Government | 123 | 152 | 44.7% |
Federal Government | 88 | 73 | 54.7% |
Total Private + Self | 2,636 | 1,702 | 60.8% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 641 | 1,081 | 37.2% |
Total | 3,277 | 2,783 | 54.1% |
Pct. Govt. | 21.0% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 500 | 8.3% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 954 | 15.7% |
Professional, Technical | 1,300 | 21.5% |
Service Occupations | 1,201 | 19.8% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 89 | 1.5% |
All others | 2,105 | 34.7% |
White Collar | 45.4% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 1,300 | 21.5% |
Educational services | 859 | 14.2% |
Health care and social assistance | 829 | 13.7% |
Retail trade | 467 | 7.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 417 | 6.9% |
Construction | 402 | 6.6% |
Public administration | 391 | 6.5% |
Other services | 258 | 4.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 257 | 4.2% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 164 | 2.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 156 | 2.6% |
Finance and insurance | 143 | 2.4% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 113 | 1.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 92 | 1.5% |
Utilities | 63 | 1.0% |
Wholesale trade | 54 | 0.9% |
Information | 47 | 0.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 35 | 0.6% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 13 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 39 | 0.26% |
Puerto Rican | 24 | 0.16% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 164 | 1.08% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 164 | 1.08% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 0 | 0.00% |
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 | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 19 | 0.13% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 14,279 | 98.3% |
Spanish | 173 | 1.2% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 44 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European | 23 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 6 | 0.0% |
Chinese | 5 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 1,991 | 13.1% |
American | 1,794 | 11.8% |
Irish | 1,372 | 9.1% |
English | 1,352 | 8.9% |
French | 377 | 2.5% |
Scottish | 302 | 2.0% |
Italian | 287 | 1.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 234 | 1.5% |
European | 190 | 1.3% |
British | 98 | 0.6% |
Polish | 94 | 0.6% |
Scandinavian | 78 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 73 | 0.5% |
Russian | 49 | 0.3% |
Austrian | 44 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 15,077 | 99.5% |
Not a citizen | 82 | 0.5% |
Native | 14,999 | 98.9% |
Foreign-born | 160 | 1.1% |
Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
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< 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
384 | 3.4% | 935 | 8.4% | 4,845 | 43.4% | 3,296 | 29.5% | 967 | 8.7% | 734 | 6.6% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 384 | 3.4% |
9-12 Years | 935 | 8.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 4,845 | 43.4% |
Some College | 3,296 | 29.5% |
Bach. Degree | 967 | 8.7% |
Grad Degree | 734 | 6.6% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 8,545 | 7,875 | 670 | 7.8% | 4.4% |
1991 | 8,907 | 8,027 | 880 | 9.9% | 5.8% |
1992 | 7,948 | 7,208 | 740 | 9.3% | 6.2% |
1993 | 8,642 | 8,029 | 613 | 7.1% | 5.2% |
1994 | 8,445 | 7,685 | 760 | 9.0% | 4.8% |
1995 | 8,565 | 8,026 | 539 | 6.3% | 4.4% |
1996 | 8,574 | 8,101 | 473 | 5.5% | 4.3% |
1997 | 8,608 | 8,124 | 484 | 5.6% | 3.7% |
1998 | 8,529 | 8,104 | 425 | 5.0% | 2.8% |
1999 | 8,233 | 7,774 | 459 | 5.6% | 2.7% |
2000 | 7,733 | 7,500 | 233 | 3.0% | 2.3% |
2001 | 7,821 | 7,487 | 334 | 4.3% | 3.3% |
2002 | 8,058 | 7,615 | 443 | 5.5% | 4.4% |
2003 | 8,025 | 7,634 | 391 | 4.9% | 4.3% |
2004 | 7,501 | 7,119 | 382 | 5.1% | 4.1% |
2005 | 7,490 | 7,110 | 380 | 5.1% | 3.8% |
2006 | 7,348 | 6,964 | 384 | 5.2% | 3.3% |
2007 | 6,991 | 6,662 | 329 | 4.7% | 3.3% |
2008 | 6,882 | 6,481 | 401 | 5.8% | 4.3% |
2009 | 7,105 | 6,445 | 660 | 9.3% | 6.8% |
2010 | 7,964 | 7,261 | 703 | 8.8% | 7.3% |
2011 | 7,893 | 7,276 | 617 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
2012 | 7,788 | 7,248 | 540 | 6.9% | 5.9% |
2013 | 7,515 | 7,032 | 483 | 6.4% | 5.6% |
2014 | 7,221 | 6,801 | 420 | 5.8% | 5.1% |
2015 | 7,075 | 6,722 | 353 | 5.0% | 4.4% |
2016 | 6,941 | 6,593 | 348 | 5.0% | 4.0% |
2017 | 7,039 | 6,719 | 320 | 4.5% | 3.7% |
2018 | 6,962 | 6,707 | 255 | 3.7% | 2.9% |
2019 | 7,011 | 6,784 | 227 | 3.2% | 2.7% |
2020 | 6,820 | 6,376 | 444 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
2021 | 6,577 | 6,306 | 271 | 4.1% | 3.9% |
2022 | 6,693 | 6,474 | 219 | 3.3% | 2.9% |
2023 | 6,491 | 6,264 | 227 | 3.5% | 2.9% |