2022 population: 30,474
( 294 from 2010
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1,027 from 2020)
Land area: 1697.0 square miles
Population density: 18.0 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 28,884 | 94.78% | ![]() |
Black: | 193 | 0.63% | ![]() |
Indian: | 146 | 0.48% | ![]() |
Asian: | 176 | 0.58% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 546 | 1.79% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 529 | 1.74% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 1,590 | 5.22% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 503 | 8.5 |
Deaths: | 823 | 14.0 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 1,358 | 23.1 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 27 | 0.5 |
Change in White population: | -847 | -2.8 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 553 | 1.8 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 21,014 | |
Median Value | $170,600 | |
Occupied | 12,276 | 58.4% |
Vacant | 8,738 | 41.6% |
Owned | 9,290 | 75.7% |
Rented | 2,986 | 24.3% |
Median Rent | $752 | |
Single-Family Units | 16,314 | 77.6% |
Detached | 15,792 | 75.1% |
Attached | 522 | 2.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,618 | 7.7% |
Mobile Homes | 1,865 | 8.9% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 452 | 3.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 666 | 5.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 759 | 6.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 459 | 3.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 572 | 4.7% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 687 | 5.6% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 527 | 4.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 507 | 4.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 628 | 5.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,293 | 10.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,064 | 8.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,679 | 13.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,291 | 10.5% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 640 | 5.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 474 | 3.9% |
$200,000 or more | 578 | 4.7% |
Median Household Income | 56,890 | |
Per Capita Income | 33,161 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 94 | |
Compared to U.S. | 85 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 798 | 6.5% |
Public Assistance | 440 | 3.6% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,073 | 16.9% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 12,387 | 68.0% |
Unemployed | 584 | 3.2% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 12,971 | 71.2% |
Not in Labor Force | 5,241 | 28.8% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 32.0% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 4,220 | 3,666 | 53.5% |
Non-Profit | 634 | 1,324 | 32.4% |
Self-Employed | 1,227 | 631 | 66.0% |
Local Government | 521 | 698 | 42.7% |
State Government | 324 | 324 | 50.0% |
Federal Government | 143 | 120 | 54.4% |
Total Private + Self | 5,447 | 4,297 | 55.9% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,622 | 2,466 | 39.7% |
Total | 7,069 | 6,763 | 51.1% |
Pct. Govt. | 15.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,493 | 10.7% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,760 | 19.7% |
Professional, Technical | 3,166 | 22.6% |
Service Occupations | 2,814 | 20.1% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 218 | 1.6% |
All others | 3,767 | 26.9% |
White Collar | 53.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 2,345 | 16.8% |
Educational services | 2,176 | 15.5% |
Retail trade | 1,705 | 12.2% |
Manufacturing | 1,586 | 11.3% |
Construction | 1,022 | 7.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 684 | 4.9% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 650 | 4.6% |
Public administration | 636 | 4.5% |
Other services | 582 | 4.2% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 412 | 2.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 405 | 2.9% |
Finance and insurance | 373 | 2.7% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 359 | 2.6% |
Transportation and warehousing | 355 | 2.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 254 | 1.8% |
Utilities | 193 | 1.4% |
Wholesale trade | 110 | 0.8% |
Information | 90 | 0.6% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 63 | 0.5% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 141 | 0.47% |
Puerto Rican | 142 | 0.48% |
Cuban | 4 | 0.01% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 54 | 0.18% |
Costa Rican | 43 | 0.14% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 8 | 0.03% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 3 | 0.01% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 58 | 0.19% |
Argentinean | 19 | 0.06% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 3 | 0.01% |
Colombian | 13 | 0.04% |
Ecuadorian | 23 | 0.08% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 63 | 0.21% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 63 | 0.21% |
Chinese | 38 | 0.13% |
Vietnamese | 20 | 0.07% |
Thai | 13 | 0.04% |
Korean | 8 | 0.03% |
Taiwanese | 7 | 0.02% |
Indian | 2 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 27,613 | 96.9% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 308 | 1.1% |
Spanish | 250 | 0.9% |
German, other Germanic | 59 | 0.2% |
Other Asian | 58 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European | 55 | 0.2% |
Chinese | 51 | 0.2% |
Tagalog | 45 | 0.2% |
Other | 36 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 6,825 | 22.9% |
Irish | 4,336 | 14.5% |
French | 3,636 | 12.2% |
German | 2,166 | 7.3% |
American | 1,961 | 6.6% |
French Canadian | 1,753 | 5.9% |
Italian | 1,586 | 5.3% |
Scottish | 961 | 3.2% |
Swedish | 613 | 2.1% |
European | 585 | 2.0% |
Polish | 516 | 1.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 404 | 1.4% |
Norwegian | 336 | 1.1% |
Canadian | 222 | 0.7% |
Dutch | 220 | 0.7% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 29,527 | 99.0% |
Not a citizen | 312 | 1.0% |
Native | 29,116 | 97.6% |
Foreign-born | 723 | 2.4% |
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 | ||||||
191 | 0.9% | 1,120 | 5.2% | 7,745 | 36.0% | 6,247 | 29.1% | 4,035 | 18.8% | 2,148 | 10.0% |
Average years of education: 13.6 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 191 | 0.9% |
9-12 Years | 1,120 | 5.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 7,745 | 36.0% |
Some College | 6,247 | 29.1% |
Bach. Degree | 4,035 | 18.8% |
Grad Degree | 2,148 | 10.0% |
Average years of education: 13.6 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 14,467 | 13,542 | 925 | 6.4% | 5.3% |
1991 | 14,887 | 13,572 | 1,315 | 8.8% | 7.8% |
1992 | 14,968 | 13,743 | 1,225 | 8.2% | 7.4% |
1993 | 14,935 | 13,911 | 1,024 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
1994 | 14,600 | 13,571 | 1,029 | 7.0% | 6.6% |
1995 | 15,031 | 14,018 | 1,013 | 6.7% | 5.9% |
1996 | 15,294 | 14,271 | 1,023 | 6.7% | 5.3% |
1997 | 15,103 | 13,950 | 1,153 | 7.6% | 5.2% |
1998 | 14,449 | 13,461 | 988 | 6.8% | 4.5% |
1999 | 14,979 | 13,955 | 1,024 | 6.8% | 4.0% |
2000 | 14,475 | 13,754 | 721 | 5.0% | 3.3% |
2001 | 14,121 | 13,383 | 738 | 5.2% | 3.8% |
2002 | 14,282 | 13,536 | 746 | 5.2% | 4.5% |
2003 | 14,316 | 13,449 | 867 | 6.1% | 5.1% |
2004 | 14,481 | 13,661 | 820 | 5.7% | 4.6% |
2005 | 14,602 | 13,753 | 849 | 5.8% | 4.9% |
2006 | 14,387 | 13,539 | 848 | 5.9% | 4.7% |
2007 | 14,097 | 13,240 | 857 | 6.1% | 4.7% |
2008 | 14,238 | 13,254 | 984 | 6.9% | 5.3% |
2009 | 14,418 | 12,860 | 1,558 | 10.8% | 8.4% |
2010 | 15,567 | 14,079 | 1,488 | 9.6% | 8.4% |
2011 | 15,467 | 14,096 | 1,371 | 8.9% | 7.7% |
2012 | 15,439 | 14,150 | 1,289 | 8.3% | 7.2% |
2013 | 15,374 | 14,179 | 1,195 | 7.8% | 6.7% |
2014 | 14,971 | 14,003 | 968 | 6.5% | 5.6% |
2015 | 14,629 | 13,932 | 697 | 4.8% | 4.4% |
2016 | 14,483 | 13,838 | 645 | 4.5% | 3.8% |
2017 | 14,472 | 13,872 | 600 | 4.1% | 3.4% |
2018 | 14,432 | 13,899 | 533 | 3.7% | 3.1% |
2019 | 14,423 | 13,926 | 497 | 3.4% | 2.7% |
2020 | 13,795 | 12,956 | 839 | 6.1% | 5.4% |
2021 | 13,875 | 13,138 | 737 | 5.3% | 4.6% |
2022 | 13,642 | 13,154 | 488 | 3.6% | 2.9% |
2023 | 13,791 | 13,303 | 488 | 3.5% | 2.9% |