2022 population: 26,379
( 511 from 2010
, 78 from 2020)
Land area: 357.6 square miles
Population density: 73.8 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 25,034 | 94.90% | 4.3% |
Black: | 220 | 0.83% | 158.8% |
Indian: | 79 | 0.30% | 38.6% |
Asian: | 101 | 0.38% | 48.5% |
2+ races: | 404 | 1.53% | 86.2% |
Hispanic: | 541 | 2.05% | 76.2% |
Total non-White: | 1,345 | 5.10% | 80.8% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 648 | 12.2 |
Deaths: | 820 | 15.5 |
Net Migration: | 81 | 1.5 |
Net Immigration: | 7 | 0.1 |
Change in White population: | -1,112 | -4.1 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 601 | 2.2 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 11,651 | |
Median Value | $130,000 | |
Occupied | 10,422 | 89.5% |
Vacant | 1,229 | 10.5% |
Owned | 8,088 | 77.6% |
Rented | 2,334 | 22.4% |
Median Rent | $788 | |
Single-Family Units | 9,599 | 82.4% |
Detached | 9,391 | 80.6% |
Attached | 208 | 1.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 517 | 4.4% |
Mobile Homes | 1,095 | 9.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 319 | 3.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 324 | 3.1% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 408 | 3.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 487 | 4.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 511 | 4.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 383 | 3.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 463 | 4.4% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 486 | 4.7% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 502 | 4.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 782 | 7.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 968 | 9.3% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,927 | 18.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 998 | 9.6% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 671 | 6.4% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 734 | 7.0% |
$200,000 or more | 459 | 4.4% |
Median Household Income | 68,364 | |
Per Capita Income | 33,430 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 93 | |
Compared to U.S. | 80 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 774 | 7.4% |
Public Assistance | 113 | 1.1% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,119 | 10.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 10,909 | 68.8% |
Unemployed | 436 | 2.8% |
In Armed Forces | 45 | 0.3% |
Total Labor Force | 11,390 | 71.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 4,464 | 28.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 30.9% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 5,021 | 3,199 | 61.1% |
Non-Profit | 281 | 891 | 24.0% |
Self-Employed | 443 | 370 | 54.5% |
Local Government | 260 | 654 | 28.4% |
State Government | 205 | 137 | 59.9% |
Federal Government | 180 | 80 | 69.2% |
Total Private + Self | 5,464 | 3,569 | 60.5% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 926 | 1,762 | 34.4% |
Total | 6,390 | 5,331 | 54.5% |
Pct. Govt. | 12.9% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,233 | 10.5% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,008 | 17.1% |
Professional, Technical | 2,073 | 17.7% |
Service Occupations | 2,056 | 17.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 44 | 0.4% |
All others | 4,371 | 37.2% |
White Collar | 45.3% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 2,815 | 24.0% |
Health care and social assistance | 1,912 | 16.3% |
Educational services | 1,091 | 9.3% |
Retail trade | 1,017 | 8.7% |
Construction | 825 | 7.0% |
Transportation and warehousing | 808 | 6.9% |
Accommodation and food services | 619 | 5.3% |
Public administration | 534 | 4.5% |
Other services | 438 | 3.7% |
Finance and insurance | 282 | 2.4% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 270 | 2.3% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 210 | 1.8% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 192 | 1.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 189 | 1.6% |
Wholesale trade | 184 | 1.6% |
Utilities | 127 | 1.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 77 | 0.7% |
Information | 58 | 0.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 47 | 0.4% |
Management | 46 | 0.4% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 262 | 0.99% |
Puerto Rican | 51 | 0.19% |
Cuban | 30 | 0.11% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 21 | 0.08% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 21 | 0.08% |
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 | 15 | 0.06% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 15 | 0.06% |
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 | 85 | 0.32% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 24,530 | 98.9% |
Spanish | 182 | 0.7% |
Tagalog | 34 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 28 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 9 | 0.0% |
Other Indo-European | 8 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 4,975 | 18.8% |
English | 3,131 | 11.9% |
American | 2,503 | 9.5% |
Irish | 2,238 | 8.5% |
Italian | 640 | 2.4% |
French | 590 | 2.2% |
Scottish | 384 | 1.5% |
Dutch | 313 | 1.2% |
European | 265 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 188 | 0.7% |
Polish | 176 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 145 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 112 | 0.4% |
Canadian | 91 | 0.3% |
Scandinavian | 80 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 26,348 | 99.8% |
Not a citizen | 48 | 0.2% |
Native | 26,172 | 99.2% |
Foreign-born | 224 | 0.8% |
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 | ||||||
389 | 2.1% | 1,178 | 6.4% | 7,597 | 41.5% | 6,058 | 33.1% | 2,202 | 12.0% | 903 | 4.9% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 389 | 2.1% |
9-12 Years | 1,178 | 6.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 7,597 | 41.5% |
Some College | 6,058 | 33.1% |
Bach. Degree | 2,202 | 12.0% |
Grad Degree | 903 | 4.9% |
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 | 11,178 | 10,637 | 541 | 4.8% | 5.1% |
1991 | 11,507 | 10,756 | 751 | 6.5% | 5.7% |
1992 | 11,807 | 10,991 | 816 | 6.9% | 6.1% |
1993 | 12,271 | 11,592 | 679 | 5.5% | 5.1% |
1994 | 12,647 | 11,933 | 714 | 5.6% | 4.7% |
1995 | 13,249 | 12,469 | 780 | 5.9% | 4.4% |
1996 | 12,999 | 12,240 | 759 | 5.8% | 4.0% |
1997 | 12,626 | 11,945 | 681 | 5.4% | 3.4% |
1998 | 12,416 | 11,910 | 506 | 4.1% | 3.0% |
1999 | 12,532 | 12,031 | 501 | 4.0% | 2.9% |
2000 | 12,843 | 12,316 | 527 | 4.1% | 3.0% |
2001 | 12,975 | 12,259 | 716 | 5.5% | 4.2% |
2002 | 13,105 | 12,307 | 798 | 6.1% | 5.2% |
2003 | 13,002 | 12,255 | 747 | 5.7% | 5.3% |
2004 | 13,229 | 12,350 | 879 | 6.6% | 5.4% |
2005 | 13,298 | 12,376 | 922 | 6.9% | 5.4% |
2006 | 13,169 | 12,433 | 736 | 5.6% | 5.0% |
2007 | 12,859 | 12,106 | 753 | 5.9% | 4.6% |
2008 | 12,923 | 12,006 | 917 | 7.1% | 5.9% |
2009 | 13,099 | 11,602 | 1,497 | 11.4% | 10.5% |
2010 | 13,182 | 11,750 | 1,432 | 10.9% | 10.1% |
2011 | 13,023 | 11,696 | 1,327 | 10.2% | 8.9% |
2012 | 12,815 | 11,570 | 1,245 | 9.7% | 8.2% |
2013 | 12,598 | 11,495 | 1,103 | 8.8% | 7.5% |
2014 | 12,440 | 11,604 | 836 | 6.7% | 5.9% |
2015 | 12,365 | 11,715 | 650 | 5.3% | 4.8% |
2016 | 12,399 | 11,826 | 573 | 4.6% | 4.4% |
2017 | 12,262 | 11,810 | 452 | 3.7% | 3.5% |
2018 | 12,311 | 11,839 | 472 | 3.8% | 3.4% |
2019 | 11,781 | 11,361 | 420 | 3.6% | 3.2% |
2020 | 11,450 | 10,689 | 761 | 6.6% | 7.1% |
2021 | 11,592 | 11,142 | 450 | 3.9% | 3.9% |
2022 | 11,699 | 11,308 | 391 | 3.3% | 3.0% |
2023 | 11,589 | 11,192 | 397 | 3.4% | 3.3% |