2022 population: 19,088
( 2,515 from 2010
, 269 from 2020)
Land area: 587.6 square miles
Population density: 32.5 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 16,434 | 86.10% | 14.8% |
Black: | 173 | 0.91% | 49.1% |
Indian: | 809 | 4.24% | 5.4% |
Asian: | 208 | 1.09% | 61.2% |
2+ races: | 793 | 4.15% | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 671 | 3.52% | 58.3% |
Total non-White: | 2,654 | 13.90% | 14.2% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 497 | 12.8 |
Deaths: | 711 | 18.4 |
Net Migration: | -57 | -1.5 |
Net Immigration: | 1 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | -2,846 | -13.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 331 | 1.5 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 9,168 | |
Median Value | $91,800 | |
Occupied | 7,533 | 82.2% |
Vacant | 1,635 | 17.8% |
Owned | 5,386 | 71.5% |
Rented | 2,147 | 28.5% |
Median Rent | $743 | |
Single-Family Units | 7,647 | 83.4% |
Detached | 7,555 | 82.4% |
Attached | 92 | 1.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 219 | 2.4% |
Mobile Homes | 775 | 8.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 429 | 5.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 489 | 6.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 298 | 4.0% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 479 | 6.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 324 | 4.3% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 493 | 6.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 477 | 6.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 308 | 4.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 343 | 4.6% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 587 | 7.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 874 | 11.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 940 | 12.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 709 | 9.4% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 377 | 5.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 261 | 3.5% |
$200,000 or more | 145 | 1.9% |
Median Household Income | 53,382 | |
Per Capita Income | 26,832 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 95 | |
Compared to U.S. | 76 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 787 | 10.4% |
Public Assistance | 155 | 2.1% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 988 | 13.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 7,982 | 70.2% |
Unemployed | 191 | 1.7% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 8,173 | 71.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 3,200 | 28.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 29.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 3,380 | 2,682 | 55.8% |
Non-Profit | 186 | 628 | 22.9% |
Self-Employed | 360 | 258 | 58.3% |
Local Government | 332 | 425 | 43.9% |
State Government | 109 | 179 | 37.8% |
Federal Government | 87 | 43 | 66.9% |
Total Private + Self | 3,740 | 2,940 | 56.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 714 | 1,275 | 35.9% |
Total | 4,454 | 4,215 | 51.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 13.6% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 812 | 9.3% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,704 | 19.6% |
Professional, Technical | 1,591 | 18.3% |
Service Occupations | 1,653 | 19.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 60 | 0.7% |
All others | 2,951 | 33.9% |
White Collar | 47.1% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 1,618 | 18.6% |
Manufacturing | 1,588 | 18.2% |
Retail trade | 880 | 10.1% |
Educational services | 786 | 9.0% |
Construction | 724 | 8.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 436 | 5.0% |
Other services | 419 | 4.8% |
Accommodation and food services | 417 | 4.8% |
Public administration | 281 | 3.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 265 | 3.0% |
Finance and insurance | 259 | 3.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 210 | 2.4% |
Wholesale trade | 204 | 2.3% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 188 | 2.2% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 184 | 2.1% |
Utilities | 111 | 1.3% |
Information | 83 | 1.0% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 42 | 0.5% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 16 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 381 | 1.97% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 55 | 0.28% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 54 | 0.28% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 1 | 0.01% |
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 | 191 | 0.99% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 17,935 | 98.8% |
Spanish | 118 | 0.7% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 32 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European | 26 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 18 | 0.1% |
Other | 11 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 6 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 3,434 | 17.7% |
German | 3,309 | 17.1% |
Irish | 2,332 | 12.0% |
English | 1,793 | 9.3% |
Italian | 875 | 4.5% |
European | 559 | 2.9% |
French | 343 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 325 | 1.7% |
Russian | 248 | 1.3% |
Swedish | 204 | 1.1% |
Dutch | 138 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 131 | 0.7% |
Austrian | 106 | 0.5% |
Kenyan | 94 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 85 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 19,314 | 99.7% |
Not a citizen | 66 | 0.3% |
Native | 19,227 | 99.2% |
Foreign-born | 153 | 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 | ||||||
366 | 2.7% | 984 | 7.3% | 4,347 | 32.4% | 5,058 | 37.7% | 1,750 | 13.0% | 905 | 6.7% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 366 | 2.7% |
9-12 Years | 984 | 7.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 4,347 | 32.4% |
Some College | 5,058 | 37.7% |
Bach. Degree | 1,750 | 13.0% |
Grad Degree | 905 | 6.7% |
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 | 9,690 | 8,944 | 746 | 7.7% | 4.2% |
1991 | 9,675 | 8,964 | 711 | 7.3% | 4.5% |
1992 | 9,926 | 9,117 | 809 | 8.2% | 4.6% |
1993 | 9,735 | 8,984 | 751 | 7.7% | 4.9% |
1994 | 10,102 | 9,325 | 777 | 7.7% | 4.8% |
1995 | 10,438 | 9,741 | 697 | 6.7% | 4.3% |
1996 | 10,421 | 9,671 | 750 | 7.2% | 4.3% |
1997 | 10,905 | 10,243 | 662 | 6.1% | 3.8% |
1998 | 10,193 | 9,584 | 609 | 6.0% | 3.7% |
1999 | 10,150 | 9,666 | 484 | 4.8% | 3.5% |
2000 | 10,797 | 10,266 | 531 | 4.9% | 3.8% |
2001 | 10,594 | 9,986 | 608 | 5.7% | 4.3% |
2002 | 10,516 | 9,789 | 727 | 6.9% | 5.1% |
2003 | 10,733 | 9,976 | 757 | 7.1% | 5.5% |
2004 | 10,876 | 10,102 | 774 | 7.1% | 5.5% |
2005 | 10,847 | 10,140 | 707 | 6.5% | 5.1% |
2006 | 10,695 | 10,143 | 552 | 5.2% | 4.4% |
2007 | 11,123 | 10,577 | 546 | 4.9% | 4.3% |
2008 | 11,162 | 10,586 | 576 | 5.2% | 4.6% |
2009 | 11,564 | 10,587 | 977 | 8.4% | 6.9% |
2010 | 10,796 | 9,826 | 970 | 9.0% | 7.0% |
2011 | 10,851 | 9,982 | 869 | 8.0% | 6.4% |
2012 | 10,611 | 9,783 | 828 | 7.8% | 5.7% |
2013 | 10,523 | 9,851 | 672 | 6.4% | 5.3% |
2014 | 10,366 | 9,848 | 518 | 5.0% | 4.5% |
2015 | 10,441 | 9,978 | 463 | 4.4% | 4.2% |
2016 | 10,336 | 9,879 | 457 | 4.4% | 4.0% |
2017 | 10,137 | 9,743 | 394 | 3.9% | 3.6% |
2018 | 10,058 | 9,690 | 368 | 3.7% | 3.3% |
2019 | 10,162 | 9,813 | 349 | 3.4% | 3.2% |
2020 | 10,016 | 9,494 | 522 | 5.2% | 5.9% |
2021 | 9,910 | 9,612 | 298 | 3.0% | 3.3% |
2022 | 9,881 | 9,622 | 259 | 2.6% | 2.7% |
2023 | 10,012 | 9,743 | 269 | 2.7% | 2.7% |