2022 population: 16,177
( 872 from 2010
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145 from 2020)
Land area: 836.7 square miles
Population density: 19.3 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 14,962 | 92.49% | ![]() |
Black: | 239 | 1.48% | ![]() |
Indian: | 119 | 0.74% | ![]() |
Asian: | 73 | 0.45% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 299 | 1.85% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 485 | 3.00% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 1,215 | 7.51% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 416 | 13.0 |
Deaths: | 528 | 16.5 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 247 | 7.7 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 3 | 0.1 |
Change in White population: | -1,334 | -7.8 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 462 | 2.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 7,225 | |
Median Value | $151,300 | |
Occupied | 5,929 | 82.1% |
Vacant | 1,296 | 17.9% |
Owned | 4,335 | 73.1% |
Rented | 1,594 | 26.9% |
Median Rent | $736 | |
Single-Family Units | 5,607 | 77.6% |
Detached | 5,542 | 76.7% |
Attached | 65 | 0.9% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 124 | 1.7% |
Mobile Homes | 995 | 13.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 238 | 4.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 523 | 8.8% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 211 | 3.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 274 | 4.6% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 338 | 5.7% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 377 | 6.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 236 | 4.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 278 | 4.7% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 369 | 6.2% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 401 | 6.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 537 | 9.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 736 | 12.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 640 | 10.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 306 | 5.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 244 | 4.1% |
$200,000 or more | 221 | 3.7% |
Median Household Income | 54,122 | |
Per Capita Income | 27,333 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 92 | |
Compared to U.S. | 78 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 285 | 4.8% |
Public Assistance | 95 | 1.6% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 831 | 14.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 6,366 | 66.9% |
Unemployed | 496 | 5.2% |
In Armed Forces | 2 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 6,864 | 72.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 2,653 | 27.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 33.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,676 | 2,204 | 54.8% |
Non-Profit | 76 | 310 | 19.7% |
Self-Employed | 669 | 208 | 76.3% |
Local Government | 159 | 294 | 35.1% |
State Government | 175 | 122 | 58.9% |
Federal Government | 8 | 62 | 11.4% |
Total Private + Self | 3,345 | 2,412 | 58.1% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 418 | 788 | 34.7% |
Total | 3,763 | 3,200 | 54.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 11.8% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 788 | 11.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,476 | 21.1% |
Professional, Technical | 954 | 13.6% |
Service Occupations | 1,165 | 16.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 180 | 2.6% |
All others | 2,626 | 37.5% |
White Collar | 45.9% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Retail trade | 1,010 | 14.4% |
Construction | 977 | 13.9% |
Health care and social assistance | 919 | 13.1% |
Manufacturing | 721 | 10.3% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 463 | 6.6% |
Educational services | 462 | 6.6% |
Other services | 456 | 6.5% |
Accommodation and food services | 426 | 6.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 373 | 5.3% |
Finance and insurance | 251 | 3.6% |
Public administration | 222 | 3.2% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 187 | 2.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 161 | 2.3% |
Wholesale trade | 114 | 1.6% |
Utilities | 91 | 1.3% |
Information | 51 | 0.7% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 50 | 0.7% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 39 | 0.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 29 | 0.4% |
Management | 7 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 353 | 2.19% |
Puerto Rican | 8 | 0.05% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 9 | 0.06% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 9 | 0.06% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 17 | 0.11% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 11 | 0.07% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 3 | 0.02% |
Uruguayan | 3 | 0.02% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 47 | 0.29% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 47 | 0.29% |
Chinese | 5 | 0.03% |
Taiwanese | 4 | 0.02% |
Korean | 3 | 0.02% |
Japanese | 2 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 14,711 | 97.5% |
German, other Germanic | 127 | 0.8% |
Spanish | 107 | 0.7% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 59 | 0.4% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 30 | 0.2% |
Other | 27 | 0.2% |
Other Asian | 10 | 0.1% |
Chinese | 9 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European | 6 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 4,067 | 25.3% |
English | 2,947 | 18.3% |
Irish | 2,066 | 12.8% |
American | 1,123 | 7.0% |
Dutch | 358 | 2.2% |
Italian | 315 | 2.0% |
French | 231 | 1.4% |
Swedish | 189 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 182 | 1.1% |
European | 167 | 1.0% |
Norwegian | 114 | 0.7% |
Polish | 112 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 108 | 0.7% |
Scandinavian | 67 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 59 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 16,076 | 99.8% |
Not a citizen | 25 | 0.2% |
Native | 15,938 | 99.0% |
Foreign-born | 163 | 1.0% |
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 | ||||||
344 | 3.1% | 928 | 8.4% | 5,372 | 48.5% | 2,889 | 26.1% | 1,015 | 9.2% | 521 | 4.7% |
Average years of education: 12.6 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 344 | 3.1% |
9-12 Years | 928 | 8.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 5,372 | 48.5% |
Some College | 2,889 | 26.1% |
Bach. Degree | 1,015 | 9.2% |
Grad Degree | 521 | 4.7% |
Average years of education: 12.6 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 6,550 | 6,091 | 459 | 7.0% | 5.9% |
1991 | 7,014 | 6,516 | 498 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
1992 | 7,299 | 6,790 | 509 | 7.0% | 6.2% |
1993 | 7,340 | 6,764 | 576 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
1994 | 7,270 | 6,788 | 482 | 6.6% | 5.2% |
1995 | 7,467 | 7,048 | 419 | 5.6% | 4.8% |
1996 | 7,716 | 7,220 | 496 | 6.4% | 4.7% |
1997 | 7,822 | 7,352 | 470 | 6.0% | 4.4% |
1998 | 7,569 | 7,151 | 418 | 5.5% | 4.0% |
1999 | 7,609 | 7,299 | 310 | 4.1% | 3.2% |
2000 | 8,169 | 7,871 | 298 | 3.6% | 3.4% |
2001 | 8,110 | 7,726 | 384 | 4.7% | 4.5% |
2002 | 8,063 | 7,594 | 469 | 5.8% | 5.3% |
2003 | 7,985 | 7,488 | 497 | 6.2% | 5.7% |
2004 | 7,996 | 7,419 | 577 | 7.2% | 5.9% |
2005 | 7,941 | 7,434 | 507 | 6.4% | 5.4% |
2006 | 7,960 | 7,506 | 454 | 5.7% | 4.9% |
2007 | 7,982 | 7,499 | 483 | 6.1% | 5.1% |
2008 | 7,954 | 7,380 | 574 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
2009 | 7,577 | 6,790 | 787 | 10.4% | 9.0% |
2010 | 8,357 | 7,447 | 910 | 10.9% | 9.5% |
2011 | 8,346 | 7,489 | 857 | 10.3% | 8.6% |
2012 | 8,130 | 7,440 | 690 | 8.5% | 7.2% |
2013 | 7,978 | 7,363 | 615 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
2014 | 8,069 | 7,496 | 573 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
2015 | 8,103 | 7,601 | 502 | 6.2% | 5.1% |
2016 | 8,146 | 7,711 | 435 | 5.3% | 4.5% |
2017 | 7,973 | 7,617 | 356 | 4.5% | 3.8% |
2018 | 7,857 | 7,552 | 305 | 3.9% | 3.2% |
2019 | 7,765 | 7,449 | 316 | 4.1% | 3.3% |
2020 | 7,662 | 7,255 | 407 | 5.3% | 6.1% |
2021 | 7,638 | 7,333 | 305 | 4.0% | 4.1% |
2022 | 7,645 | 7,438 | 207 | 2.7% | 2.5% |
2023 | 7,668 | 7,423 | 245 | 3.2% | 3.1% |