2022 population: 17,571
( 226 from 2010
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241 from 2020)
Land area: 247.3 square miles
Population density: 71.0 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 15,527 | 88.37% | ![]() |
Black: | 707 | 4.02% | ![]() |
Indian: | 83 | 0.47% | ![]() |
Asian: | 121 | 0.69% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 198 | 1.13% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 935 | 5.32% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 2,044 | 11.63% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 308 | 8.6 |
Deaths: | 585 | 16.4 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 24 | 0.7 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 18 | 0.5 |
Change in White population: | -502 | -2.8 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 276 | 1.6 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 13,915 | |
Median Value | $215,900 | |
Occupied | 6,481 | 46.6% |
Vacant | 7,434 | 53.4% |
Owned | 5,091 | 78.6% |
Rented | 1,390 | 21.4% |
Median Rent | $811 | |
Single-Family Units | 9,579 | 68.8% |
Detached | 9,442 | 67.9% |
Attached | 137 | 1.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,585 | 11.4% |
Mobile Homes | 1,646 | 11.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 322 | 5.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 339 | 5.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 365 | 5.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 383 | 5.9% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 433 | 6.7% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 243 | 3.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 282 | 4.4% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 415 | 6.4% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 277 | 4.3% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 648 | 10.0% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 500 | 7.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 785 | 12.1% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 334 | 5.2% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 491 | 7.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 312 | 4.8% |
$200,000 or more | 352 | 5.4% |
Median Household Income | 53,513 | |
Per Capita Income | 30,578 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 103 | |
Compared to U.S. | 87 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 348 | 5.4% |
Public Assistance | 151 | 2.3% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 628 | 9.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 5,944 | 54.2% |
Unemployed | 343 | 3.1% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 6,287 | 57.4% |
Not in Labor Force | 4,673 | 42.6% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 45.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,041 | 1,708 | 54.4% |
Non-Profit | 217 | 273 | 44.3% |
Self-Employed | 731 | 345 | 67.9% |
Local Government | 371 | 331 | 52.8% |
State Government | 151 | 423 | 26.3% |
Federal Government | 41 | 56 | 42.3% |
Total Private + Self | 2,772 | 2,053 | 57.5% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 780 | 1,083 | 41.9% |
Total | 3,552 | 3,136 | 53.1% |
Pct. Govt. | 20.5% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 911 | 13.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,455 | 21.7% |
Professional, Technical | 1,273 | 19.0% |
Service Occupations | 1,607 | 24.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 123 | 1.8% |
All others | 1,452 | 21.7% |
White Collar | 54.3% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 884 | 13.2% |
Educational services | 789 | 11.8% |
Construction | 702 | 10.5% |
Retail trade | 699 | 10.4% |
Public administration | 625 | 9.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 537 | 8.0% |
Manufacturing | 460 | 6.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 372 | 5.6% |
Other services | 292 | 4.4% |
Finance and insurance | 253 | 3.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 239 | 3.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 208 | 3.1% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 195 | 2.9% |
Transportation and warehousing | 164 | 2.4% |
Utilities | 73 | 1.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 67 | 1.0% |
Wholesale trade | 57 | 0.9% |
Information | 42 | 0.6% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 40 | 0.6% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 611 | 3.46% |
Puerto Rican | 85 | 0.48% |
Cuban | 90 | 0.51% |
Dominican | 13 | 0.07% |
Total Central American | 51 | 0.29% |
Costa Rican | 18 | 0.10% |
Guatemalan | 1 | 0.01% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 12 | 0.07% |
Salvadoran | 20 | 0.11% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 7 | 0.04% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 2 | 0.01% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 5 | 0.03% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 47 | 0.27% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Korean | 42 | 0.24% |
Filipino | 15 | 0.08% |
Indian | 13 | 0.07% |
Chinese | 5 | 0.03% |
Indonesian | 5 | 0.03% |
Laotian | 3 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 16,172 | 94.9% |
Spanish | 653 | 3.8% |
German, other Germanic | 46 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European | 39 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 36 | 0.2% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 34 | 0.2% |
Other | 32 | 0.2% |
Tagalog | 15 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 11 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 1,956 | 11.1% |
German | 1,869 | 10.6% |
English | 1,688 | 9.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,625 | 9.2% |
Irish | 1,384 | 7.8% |
Scottish | 821 | 4.6% |
Welsh | 395 | 2.2% |
European | 319 | 1.8% |
Italian | 266 | 1.5% |
French | 210 | 1.2% |
Polish | 153 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 145 | 0.8% |
Scandinavian | 107 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 67 | 0.4% |
Russian | 62 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 17,222 | 97.4% |
Not a citizen | 457 | 2.6% |
Native | 17,027 | 96.3% |
Foreign-born | 652 | 3.7% |
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 | ||||||
657 | 4.8% | 1,120 | 8.2% | 4,216 | 31.0% | 4,576 | 33.6% | 1,852 | 13.6% | 1,182 | 8.7% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 657 | 4.8% |
9-12 Years | 1,120 | 8.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 4,216 | 31.0% |
Some College | 4,576 | 33.6% |
Bach. Degree | 1,852 | 13.6% |
Grad Degree | 1,182 | 8.7% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 7,315 | 6,871 | 444 | 6.1% | 4.1% |
1991 | 7,331 | 6,684 | 647 | 8.8% | 5.9% |
1992 | 7,363 | 6,625 | 738 | 10.0% | 6.3% |
1993 | 7,281 | 6,668 | 613 | 8.4% | 5.1% |
1994 | 7,255 | 6,758 | 497 | 6.9% | 4.4% |
1995 | 7,505 | 7,043 | 462 | 6.2% | 4.4% |
1996 | 7,702 | 7,310 | 392 | 5.1% | 4.4% |
1997 | 7,890 | 7,547 | 343 | 4.3% | 3.8% |
1998 | 7,921 | 7,634 | 287 | 3.6% | 3.5% |
1999 | 8,127 | 7,848 | 279 | 3.4% | 3.3% |
2000 | 7,944 | 7,624 | 320 | 4.0% | 3.7% |
2001 | 8,053 | 7,609 | 444 | 5.5% | 5.6% |
2002 | 7,659 | 7,134 | 525 | 6.9% | 6.9% |
2003 | 8,107 | 7,614 | 493 | 6.1% | 6.7% |
2004 | 8,131 | 7,692 | 439 | 5.4% | 5.9% |
2005 | 8,020 | 7,561 | 459 | 5.7% | 5.6% |
2006 | 8,048 | 7,626 | 422 | 5.2% | 5.1% |
2007 | 8,285 | 7,865 | 420 | 5.1% | 5.1% |
2008 | 8,863 | 8,354 | 509 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
2009 | 9,065 | 8,189 | 876 | 9.7% | 11.0% |
2010 | 7,974 | 7,124 | 850 | 10.7% | 10.7% |
2011 | 7,808 | 6,941 | 867 | 11.1% | 10.3% |
2012 | 7,812 | 6,962 | 850 | 10.9% | 9.5% |
2013 | 7,699 | 7,029 | 670 | 8.7% | 7.8% |
2014 | 7,651 | 7,165 | 486 | 6.4% | 6.1% |
2015 | 7,524 | 7,082 | 442 | 5.9% | 5.7% |
2016 | 7,551 | 7,171 | 380 | 5.0% | 5.1% |
2017 | 7,626 | 7,299 | 327 | 4.3% | 4.5% |
2018 | 7,599 | 7,316 | 283 | 3.7% | 4.0% |
2019 | 7,578 | 7,305 | 273 | 3.6% | 3.8% |
2020 | 7,287 | 6,825 | 462 | 6.3% | 7.3% |
2021 | 7,348 | 7,049 | 299 | 4.1% | 4.9% |
2022 | 7,747 | 7,495 | 252 | 3.3% | 3.7% |
2023 | 7,798 | 7,562 | 236 | 3.0% | 3.5% |