2022 population: 16,002
( 487 from 2010
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139 from 2020)
Land area: 394.3 square miles
Population density: 40.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 14,701 | 91.87% | ![]() |
Black: | 379 | 2.37% | ![]() |
Indian: | 110 | 0.69% | ![]() |
Asian: | 99 | 0.62% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 255 | 1.59% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 458 | 2.86% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 1,301 | 8.13% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 339 | 10.7 |
Deaths: | 723 | 22.8 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 516 | 16.3 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | -1 | -0.0 |
Change in White population: | -862 | -5.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 375 | 2.3 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 8,537 | |
Median Value | $112,000 | |
Occupied | 6,736 | 78.9% |
Vacant | 1,801 | 21.1% |
Owned | 4,980 | 73.9% |
Rented | 1,756 | 26.1% |
Median Rent | $779 | |
Single-Family Units | 5,815 | 68.1% |
Detached | 5,792 | 67.8% |
Attached | 23 | 0.3% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 208 | 2.4% |
Mobile Homes | 2,425 | 28.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 339 | 5.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 373 | 5.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 612 | 9.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 318 | 4.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 377 | 5.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 355 | 5.3% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 463 | 6.9% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 361 | 5.4% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 313 | 4.6% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 436 | 6.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 711 | 10.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,031 | 15.3% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 438 | 6.5% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 183 | 2.7% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 246 | 3.7% |
$200,000 or more | 180 | 2.7% |
Median Household Income | 47,737 | |
Per Capita Income | 27,185 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 87 | |
Compared to U.S. | 71 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 461 | 6.8% |
Public Assistance | 171 | 2.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,054 | 15.6% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 5,661 | 61.3% |
Unemployed | 415 | 4.5% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 6,076 | 65.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 3,153 | 34.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 38.7% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,243 | 1,962 | 53.3% |
Non-Profit | 65 | 190 | 25.5% |
Self-Employed | 349 | 220 | 61.3% |
Local Government | 329 | 396 | 45.4% |
State Government | 90 | 55 | 62.1% |
Federal Government | 90 | 69 | 56.6% |
Total Private + Self | 2,592 | 2,182 | 54.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 574 | 710 | 44.7% |
Total | 3,166 | 2,892 | 52.3% |
Pct. Govt. | 17.0% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 617 | 10.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,062 | 17.5% |
Professional, Technical | 1,016 | 16.7% |
Service Occupations | 1,217 | 20.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 38 | 0.6% |
All others | 2,159 | 35.6% |
White Collar | 44.4% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 929 | 15.3% |
Health care and social assistance | 910 | 15.0% |
Retail trade | 758 | 12.5% |
Transportation and warehousing | 449 | 7.4% |
Educational services | 411 | 6.8% |
Other services | 385 | 6.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 333 | 5.5% |
Construction | 312 | 5.1% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 311 | 5.1% |
Public administration | 290 | 4.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 196 | 3.2% |
Finance and insurance | 183 | 3.0% |
Utilities | 146 | 2.4% |
Wholesale trade | 115 | 1.9% |
Information | 97 | 1.6% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 95 | 1.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 66 | 1.1% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 56 | 0.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 29 | 0.5% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 99 | 0.62% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 17 | 0.11% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 17 | 0.11% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
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 | 173 | 1.09% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 15,069 | 99.2% |
German, other Germanic | 40 | 0.3% |
Spanish | 38 | 0.3% |
Tagalog | 23 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European | 17 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 9 | 0.1% |
Other | 1 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 5,767 | 36.2% |
Irish | 1,453 | 9.1% |
English | 1,362 | 8.5% |
German | 1,118 | 7.0% |
Scottish | 321 | 2.0% |
French | 296 | 1.9% |
European | 278 | 1.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 232 | 1.5% |
Italian | 199 | 1.2% |
British | 165 | 1.0% |
Polish | 162 | 1.0% |
Welsh | 123 | 0.8% |
French Canadian | 70 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 69 | 0.4% |
African | 68 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 15,923 | 99.9% |
Not a citizen | 10 | 0.1% |
Native | 15,654 | 98.2% |
Foreign-born | 279 | 1.8% |
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 | ||||||
686 | 5.9% | 1,090 | 9.4% | 5,356 | 46.2% | 3,172 | 27.4% | 733 | 6.3% | 554 | 4.8% |
Average years of education: 12.3 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 686 | 5.9% |
9-12 Years | 1,090 | 9.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 5,356 | 46.2% |
Some College | 3,172 | 27.4% |
Bach. Degree | 733 | 6.3% |
Grad Degree | 554 | 4.8% |
Average years of education: 12.3 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 6,715 | 6,202 | 513 | 7.6% | 5.3% |
1991 | 7,131 | 6,462 | 669 | 9.4% | 6.6% |
1992 | 7,113 | 6,526 | 587 | 8.3% | 6.5% |
1993 | 7,133 | 6,537 | 596 | 8.4% | 5.8% |
1994 | 7,236 | 6,701 | 535 | 7.4% | 4.8% |
1995 | 7,923 | 7,372 | 551 | 7.0% | 5.2% |
1996 | 8,128 | 7,237 | 891 | 11.0% | 5.2% |
1997 | 8,002 | 7,340 | 662 | 8.3% | 5.3% |
1998 | 7,526 | 6,935 | 591 | 7.9% | 4.3% |
1999 | 7,594 | 6,982 | 612 | 8.1% | 4.0% |
2000 | 7,318 | 6,784 | 534 | 7.3% | 3.9% |
2001 | 7,090 | 6,592 | 498 | 7.0% | 4.5% |
2002 | 7,050 | 6,544 | 506 | 7.2% | 5.1% |
2003 | 6,995 | 6,338 | 657 | 9.4% | 5.5% |
2004 | 6,841 | 6,271 | 570 | 8.3% | 5.3% |
2005 | 6,716 | 6,164 | 552 | 8.2% | 5.5% |
2006 | 6,960 | 6,456 | 504 | 7.2% | 5.3% |
2007 | 6,956 | 6,535 | 421 | 6.1% | 4.6% |
2008 | 7,068 | 6,458 | 610 | 8.6% | 6.5% |
2009 | 7,002 | 6,058 | 944 | 13.5% | 10.1% |
2010 | 7,210 | 6,308 | 902 | 12.5% | 9.8% |
2011 | 7,116 | 6,294 | 822 | 11.6% | 9.1% |
2012 | 6,956 | 6,262 | 694 | 10.0% | 8.0% |
2013 | 6,905 | 6,232 | 673 | 9.7% | 7.8% |
2014 | 6,737 | 6,144 | 593 | 8.8% | 6.6% |
2015 | 6,778 | 6,261 | 517 | 7.6% | 5.6% |
2016 | 6,744 | 6,262 | 482 | 7.1% | 4.7% |
2017 | 6,706 | 6,345 | 361 | 5.4% | 3.7% |
2018 | 6,884 | 6,548 | 336 | 4.9% | 3.5% |
2019 | 6,904 | 6,598 | 306 | 4.4% | 3.4% |
2020 | 6,714 | 6,165 | 549 | 8.2% | 7.5% |
2021 | 6,757 | 6,417 | 340 | 5.0% | 4.5% |
2022 | 6,755 | 6,477 | 278 | 4.1% | 3.4% |
2023 | 6,785 | 6,505 | 280 | 4.1% | 3.3% |