2022 population: 11,919
( 847 from 2010
, 196 from 2020)
Land area: 165.1 square miles
Population density: 72.2 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 11,184 | 93.83% | 9.8% |
Black: | 109 | 0.91% | 127.1% |
Indian: | 37 | 0.31% | 68.2% |
Asian: | 79 | 0.66% | 243.5% |
2+ races: | 244 | 2.05% | 69.4% |
Hispanic: | 266 | 2.23% | 127.4% |
Total non-White: | 735 | 6.17% | 102.5% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 278 | 11.5 |
Deaths: | 471 | 19.4 |
Net Migration: | -15 | -0.6 |
Net Immigration: | 8 | 0.3 |
Change in White population: | -1,219 | -9.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 372 | 2.9 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 5,864 | |
Median Value | $90,200 | |
Occupied | 4,980 | 84.9% |
Vacant | 884 | 15.1% |
Owned | 3,768 | 75.7% |
Rented | 1,212 | 24.3% |
Median Rent | $701 | |
Single-Family Units | 4,781 | 81.5% |
Detached | 4,630 | 79.0% |
Attached | 151 | 2.6% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 459 | 7.8% |
Mobile Homes | 331 | 5.6% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 596 | 12.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 217 | 4.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 167 | 3.4% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 250 | 5.0% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 241 | 4.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 339 | 6.8% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 270 | 5.4% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 137 | 2.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 234 | 4.7% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 491 | 9.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 542 | 10.9% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 602 | 12.1% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 297 | 6.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 192 | 3.9% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 272 | 5.5% |
$200,000 or more | 133 | 2.7% |
Median Household Income | 51,108 | |
Per Capita Income | 29,751 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 89 | |
Compared to U.S. | 76 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 466 | 9.4% |
Public Assistance | 39 | 0.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 767 | 15.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 4,764 | 68.0% |
Unemployed | 270 | 3.9% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 5,034 | 71.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 1,971 | 28.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 32.0% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,921 | 1,708 | 52.9% |
Non-Profit | 95 | 282 | 25.2% |
Self-Employed | 419 | 195 | 68.2% |
Local Government | 148 | 207 | 41.7% |
State Government | 20 | 49 | 29.0% |
Federal Government | 63 | 39 | 61.8% |
Total Private + Self | 2,340 | 1,903 | 55.1% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 326 | 577 | 36.1% |
Total | 2,666 | 2,480 | 51.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 10.2% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 930 | 18.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 813 | 15.8% |
Professional, Technical | 707 | 13.7% |
Service Occupations | 857 | 16.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 75 | 1.5% |
All others | 1,844 | 35.8% |
White Collar | 47.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 1,525 | 29.6% |
Health care and social assistance | 579 | 11.2% |
Accommodation and food services | 394 | 7.6% |
Construction | 341 | 6.6% |
Retail trade | 333 | 6.5% |
Educational services | 330 | 6.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 294 | 5.7% |
Other services | 268 | 5.2% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 260 | 5.0% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 245 | 4.8% |
Public administration | 202 | 3.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 162 | 3.1% |
Finance and insurance | 95 | 1.8% |
Wholesale trade | 60 | 1.2% |
Information | 19 | 0.4% |
Utilities | 19 | 0.4% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 14 | 0.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 11 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 91 | 0.75% |
Puerto Rican | 50 | 0.41% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
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 | 0 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 11,327 | 98.9% |
Spanish | 68 | 0.6% |
Other | 23 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 15 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European | 14 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 1 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 2,396 | 19.8% |
Irish | 2,056 | 17.0% |
English | 1,572 | 13.0% |
American | 1,124 | 9.3% |
Scottish | 336 | 2.8% |
French | 271 | 2.2% |
Italian | 185 | 1.5% |
Russian | 124 | 1.0% |
Hungarian | 116 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 97 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 81 | 0.7% |
Belgian | 80 | 0.7% |
Norwegian | 78 | 0.6% |
British | 76 | 0.6% |
Eastern European | 59 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 12,003 | 99.4% |
Not a citizen | 71 | 0.6% |
Native | 11,984 | 99.3% |
Foreign-born | 90 | 0.7% |
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 | ||||||
204 | 2.4% | 610 | 7.2% | 4,171 | 49.2% | 2,237 | 26.4% | 779 | 9.2% | 473 | 5.6% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 204 | 2.4% |
9-12 Years | 610 | 7.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 4,171 | 49.2% |
Some College | 2,237 | 26.4% |
Bach. Degree | 779 | 9.2% |
Grad Degree | 473 | 5.6% |
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 | 6,944 | 6,328 | 616 | 8.9% | 5.1% |
1991 | 6,464 | 5,701 | 763 | 11.8% | 5.7% |
1992 | 6,225 | 5,520 | 705 | 11.3% | 6.1% |
1993 | 6,122 | 5,523 | 599 | 9.8% | 5.1% |
1994 | 6,386 | 5,954 | 432 | 6.8% | 4.7% |
1995 | 6,470 | 6,071 | 399 | 6.2% | 4.4% |
1996 | 6,497 | 6,149 | 348 | 5.4% | 4.0% |
1997 | 6,575 | 6,278 | 297 | 4.5% | 3.4% |
1998 | 6,609 | 6,291 | 318 | 4.8% | 3.0% |
1999 | 6,485 | 6,205 | 280 | 4.3% | 2.9% |
2000 | 7,026 | 6,723 | 303 | 4.3% | 3.0% |
2001 | 7,077 | 6,681 | 396 | 5.6% | 4.2% |
2002 | 6,999 | 6,558 | 441 | 6.3% | 5.2% |
2003 | 6,905 | 6,399 | 506 | 7.3% | 5.3% |
2004 | 6,726 | 6,240 | 486 | 7.2% | 5.4% |
2005 | 6,809 | 6,329 | 480 | 7.0% | 5.4% |
2006 | 6,717 | 6,285 | 432 | 6.4% | 5.0% |
2007 | 6,540 | 6,159 | 381 | 5.8% | 4.6% |
2008 | 6,509 | 6,012 | 497 | 7.6% | 5.9% |
2009 | 6,462 | 5,541 | 921 | 14.3% | 10.5% |
2010 | 5,841 | 5,023 | 818 | 14.0% | 10.1% |
2011 | 5,632 | 4,954 | 678 | 12.0% | 8.9% |
2012 | 5,463 | 4,847 | 616 | 11.3% | 8.2% |
2013 | 5,447 | 4,918 | 529 | 9.7% | 7.5% |
2014 | 5,266 | 4,877 | 389 | 7.4% | 5.9% |
2015 | 5,241 | 4,927 | 314 | 6.0% | 4.8% |
2016 | 5,341 | 5,059 | 282 | 5.3% | 4.4% |
2017 | 5,330 | 5,118 | 212 | 4.0% | 3.5% |
2018 | 5,315 | 5,114 | 201 | 3.8% | 3.4% |
2019 | 4,996 | 4,806 | 190 | 3.8% | 3.2% |
2020 | 4,826 | 4,442 | 384 | 8.0% | 7.1% |
2021 | 4,716 | 4,526 | 190 | 4.0% | 3.9% |
2022 | 4,795 | 4,629 | 166 | 3.5% | 3.0% |
2023 | 4,795 | 4,605 | 190 | 4.0% | 3.3% |