2022 population: 27,110
( 171 from 2010
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529 from 2020)
Land area: 426.3 square miles
Population density: 63.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 24,820 | 91.55% | ![]() |
Black: | 214 | 0.79% | ![]() |
Indian: | 96 | 0.35% | ![]() |
Asian: | 140 | 0.52% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 306 | 1.13% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 1,534 | 5.66% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 2,290 | 8.45% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 498 | 9.4 |
Deaths: | 934 | 17.6 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 937 | 17.6 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 21 | 0.4 |
Change in White population: | -600 | -2.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 429 | 1.6 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 17,026 | |
Median Value | $199,200 | |
Occupied | 11,823 | 69.4% |
Vacant | 5,203 | 30.6% |
Owned | 9,431 | 79.8% |
Rented | 2,392 | 20.2% |
Median Rent | $730 | |
Single-Family Units | 12,773 | 75.0% |
Detached | 12,619 | 74.1% |
Attached | 154 | 0.9% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 633 | 3.7% |
Mobile Homes | 2,925 | 17.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 772 | 6.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 540 | 4.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 689 | 5.8% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 798 | 6.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 685 | 5.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 753 | 6.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 613 | 5.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 568 | 4.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 596 | 5.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,063 | 9.0% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,274 | 10.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,255 | 10.6% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 673 | 5.7% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 567 | 4.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 737 | 6.2% |
$200,000 or more | 240 | 2.0% |
Median Household Income | 49,176 | |
Per Capita Income | 29,683 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 102 | |
Compared to U.S. | 86 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 622 | 5.3% |
Public Assistance | 68 | 0.6% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,464 | 12.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 10,102 | 68.0% |
Unemployed | 550 | 3.7% |
In Armed Forces | 26 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 10,678 | 71.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 4,168 | 28.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 31.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 4,335 | 3,578 | 54.8% |
Non-Profit | 204 | 619 | 24.8% |
Self-Employed | 847 | 444 | 65.6% |
Local Government | 404 | 211 | 65.7% |
State Government | 259 | 439 | 37.1% |
Federal Government | 129 | 170 | 43.1% |
Total Private + Self | 5,182 | 4,022 | 56.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 996 | 1,439 | 40.9% |
Total | 6,178 | 5,461 | 53.1% |
Pct. Govt. | 13.8% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,486 | 12.7% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,457 | 21.0% |
Professional, Technical | 2,117 | 18.1% |
Service Occupations | 1,909 | 16.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 219 | 1.9% |
All others | 3,741 | 31.9% |
White Collar | 51.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 1,664 | 14.2% |
Retail trade | 1,570 | 13.4% |
Manufacturing | 1,500 | 12.8% |
Construction | 1,475 | 12.6% |
Educational services | 856 | 7.3% |
Other services | 667 | 5.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 552 | 4.7% |
Public administration | 549 | 4.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 406 | 3.5% |
Transportation and warehousing | 387 | 3.3% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 364 | 3.1% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 337 | 2.9% |
Wholesale trade | 332 | 2.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 302 | 2.6% |
Finance and insurance | 259 | 2.2% |
Information | 259 | 2.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 146 | 1.2% |
Utilities | 85 | 0.7% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,018 | 3.80% |
Puerto Rican | 203 | 0.76% |
Cuban | 52 | 0.19% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 45 | 0.17% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 33 | 0.12% |
Honduran | 12 | 0.04% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 79 | 0.30% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 23 | 0.09% |
Colombian | 28 | 0.10% |
Ecuadorian | 28 | 0.10% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 9 | 0.03% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 24,436 | 95.0% |
Spanish | 1,102 | 4.3% |
Vietnamese | 97 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European | 26 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 21 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 10 | 0.0% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 10 | 0.0% |
Other | 7 | 0.0% |
Tagalog | 5 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 9,500 | 35.5% |
English | 2,765 | 10.3% |
German | 2,356 | 8.8% |
Irish | 2,077 | 7.8% |
Italian | 1,006 | 3.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 890 | 3.3% |
European | 756 | 2.8% |
Scottish | 637 | 2.4% |
French | 358 | 1.3% |
Polish | 297 | 1.1% |
Welsh | 194 | 0.7% |
Czech | 170 | 0.6% |
Dutch | 163 | 0.6% |
Eastern European | 129 | 0.5% |
British | 99 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 26,355 | 98.5% |
Not a citizen | 404 | 1.5% |
Native | 25,938 | 96.9% |
Foreign-born | 821 | 3.1% |
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 | ||||||
676 | 3.3% | 1,992 | 9.7% | 6,183 | 30.1% | 7,418 | 36.1% | 2,588 | 12.6% | 1,682 | 8.2% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 676 | 3.3% |
9-12 Years | 1,992 | 9.7% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 6,183 | 30.1% |
Some College | 7,418 | 36.1% |
Bach. Degree | 2,588 | 12.6% |
Grad Degree | 1,682 | 8.2% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 11,391 | 10,738 | 653 | 5.7% | 4.1% |
1991 | 11,627 | 10,687 | 940 | 8.1% | 5.9% |
1992 | 11,632 | 10,533 | 1,099 | 9.4% | 6.3% |
1993 | 11,716 | 10,858 | 858 | 7.3% | 5.1% |
1994 | 11,534 | 10,848 | 686 | 5.9% | 4.4% |
1995 | 11,817 | 10,875 | 942 | 8.0% | 4.4% |
1996 | 11,791 | 10,511 | 1,280 | 10.9% | 4.4% |
1997 | 11,635 | 10,457 | 1,178 | 10.1% | 3.8% |
1998 | 11,371 | 10,528 | 843 | 7.4% | 3.5% |
1999 | 11,778 | 10,987 | 791 | 6.7% | 3.3% |
2000 | 12,503 | 11,862 | 641 | 5.1% | 3.7% |
2001 | 12,668 | 11,648 | 1,020 | 8.1% | 5.6% |
2002 | 12,699 | 11,586 | 1,113 | 8.8% | 6.9% |
2003 | 12,969 | 12,060 | 909 | 7.0% | 6.7% |
2004 | 12,922 | 12,180 | 742 | 5.7% | 5.9% |
2005 | 12,857 | 12,069 | 788 | 6.1% | 5.6% |
2006 | 12,872 | 12,093 | 779 | 6.1% | 5.1% |
2007 | 13,127 | 12,416 | 711 | 5.4% | 5.1% |
2008 | 12,605 | 11,751 | 854 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
2009 | 12,677 | 11,088 | 1,589 | 12.5% | 11.0% |
2010 | 13,771 | 12,159 | 1,612 | 11.7% | 10.7% |
2011 | 13,318 | 11,859 | 1,459 | 11.0% | 10.3% |
2012 | 13,302 | 11,881 | 1,421 | 10.7% | 9.5% |
2013 | 12,877 | 11,725 | 1,152 | 8.9% | 7.8% |
2014 | 12,412 | 11,586 | 826 | 6.7% | 6.1% |
2015 | 12,297 | 11,566 | 731 | 5.9% | 5.7% |
2016 | 12,468 | 11,870 | 598 | 4.8% | 5.1% |
2017 | 12,643 | 12,122 | 521 | 4.1% | 4.5% |
2018 | 12,701 | 12,235 | 466 | 3.7% | 4.0% |
2019 | 12,958 | 12,495 | 463 | 3.6% | 3.8% |
2020 | 12,664 | 11,878 | 786 | 6.2% | 7.3% |
2021 | 12,591 | 12,078 | 513 | 4.1% | 4.9% |
2022 | 12,919 | 12,482 | 437 | 3.4% | 3.7% |
2023 | 12,820 | 12,435 | 385 | 3.0% | 3.5% |