2022 population: 13,351
( 527 from 2010
, 366 from 2020)
Land area: 492.4 square miles
Population density: 27.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 12,849 | 96.24% | 5.3% |
Black: | 67 | 0.50% | 55.8% |
Indian: | 20 | 0.15% | 66.7% |
Asian: | 94 | 0.70% | 19.0% |
2+ races: | 141 | 1.06% | 98.6% |
Hispanic: | 180 | 1.35% | 102.2% |
Total non-White: | 502 | 3.76% | 65.7% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 330 | 12.0 |
Deaths: | 561 | 20.4 |
Net Migration: | -137 | -5.0 |
Net Immigration: | -2 | -0.1 |
Change in White population: | -726 | -5.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 199 | 1.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 6,563 | |
Median Value | $58,800 | |
Occupied | 5,529 | 84.2% |
Vacant | 1,034 | 15.8% |
Owned | 4,031 | 72.9% |
Rented | 1,498 | 27.1% |
Median Rent | $501 | |
Single-Family Units | 3,447 | 52.5% |
Detached | 3,408 | 51.9% |
Attached | 39 | 0.6% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 285 | 4.3% |
Mobile Homes | 2,517 | 38.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 494 | 8.9% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 726 | 13.1% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 327 | 5.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 461 | 8.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 245 | 4.4% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 343 | 6.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 291 | 5.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 177 | 3.2% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 187 | 3.4% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 517 | 9.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 489 | 8.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 569 | 10.3% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 371 | 6.7% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 179 | 3.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 88 | 1.6% |
$200,000 or more | 65 | 1.2% |
Median Household Income | 38,209 | |
Per Capita Income | 21,985 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 89 | |
Compared to U.S. | 71 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,114 | 20.1% |
Public Assistance | 197 | 3.6% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,698 | 30.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 4,265 | 49.5% |
Unemployed | 439 | 5.1% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 4,704 | 54.6% |
Not in Labor Force | 3,912 | 45.4% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 50.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,529 | 1,170 | 56.7% |
Non-Profit | 124 | 281 | 30.6% |
Self-Employed | 130 | 118 | 52.4% |
Local Government | 323 | 283 | 53.3% |
State Government | 238 | 294 | 44.7% |
Federal Government | 30 | 33 | 47.6% |
Total Private + Self | 1,659 | 1,288 | 56.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 715 | 891 | 44.5% |
Total | 2,374 | 2,179 | 52.1% |
Pct. Govt. | 26.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 488 | 10.7% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 764 | 16.8% |
Professional, Technical | 1,206 | 26.5% |
Service Occupations | 762 | 16.7% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 31 | 0.7% |
All others | 1,333 | 29.3% |
White Collar | 54.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Educational services | 821 | 18.0% |
Health care and social assistance | 725 | 15.9% |
Retail trade | 529 | 11.6% |
Manufacturing | 397 | 8.7% |
Construction | 353 | 7.8% |
Accommodation and food services | 335 | 7.4% |
Public administration | 328 | 7.2% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 238 | 5.2% |
Other services | 169 | 3.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 127 | 2.8% |
Wholesale trade | 109 | 2.4% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 107 | 2.4% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 102 | 2.2% |
Finance and insurance | 76 | 1.7% |
Information | 37 | 0.8% |
Utilities | 35 | 0.8% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 33 | 0.7% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 21 | 0.5% |
Management | 7 | 0.2% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 4 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 97 | 0.71% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 30 | 0.22% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 8 | 0.06% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 22 | 0.16% |
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 | 30 | 0.22% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 12,681 | 99.0% |
Other Asian | 41 | 0.3% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 28 | 0.2% |
Spanish | 25 | 0.2% |
Chinese | 15 | 0.1% |
Arabic | 14 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 5,214 | 38.4% |
English | 2,276 | 16.8% |
German | 605 | 4.5% |
Irish | 451 | 3.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 182 | 1.3% |
Italian | 103 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 103 | 0.8% |
European | 94 | 0.7% |
French | 79 | 0.6% |
Dutch | 69 | 0.5% |
British | 38 | 0.3% |
Greek | 36 | 0.3% |
Eastern European | 25 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 24 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 15 | 0.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 13,522 | 99.6% |
Not a citizen | 58 | 0.4% |
Native | 13,464 | 99.1% |
Foreign-born | 116 | 0.9% |
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 | ||||||
736 | 7.5% | 1,270 | 13.0% | 3,921 | 40.1% | 2,182 | 22.3% | 803 | 8.2% | 861 | 8.8% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 736 | 7.5% |
9-12 Years | 1,270 | 13.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 3,921 | 40.1% |
Some College | 2,182 | 22.3% |
Bach. Degree | 803 | 8.2% |
Grad Degree | 861 | 8.8% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 5,136 | 4,572 | 564 | 11.0% | 6.0% |
1991 | 5,187 | 4,180 | 1,007 | 19.4% | 7.3% |
1992 | 5,023 | 4,310 | 713 | 14.2% | 6.9% |
1993 | 5,073 | 4,575 | 498 | 9.8% | 6.2% |
1994 | 4,979 | 4,581 | 398 | 8.0% | 5.4% |
1995 | 4,658 | 4,147 | 511 | 11.0% | 5.4% |
1996 | 4,422 | 3,931 | 491 | 11.1% | 5.4% |
1997 | 4,183 | 3,767 | 416 | 9.9% | 5.2% |
1998 | 4,160 | 3,835 | 325 | 7.8% | 4.5% |
1999 | 4,220 | 3,863 | 357 | 8.5% | 4.5% |
2000 | 5,398 | 5,039 | 359 | 6.7% | 4.1% |
2001 | 5,387 | 4,975 | 412 | 7.6% | 5.2% |
2002 | 5,390 | 4,956 | 434 | 8.1% | 5.8% |
2003 | 5,491 | 5,015 | 476 | 8.7% | 6.2% |
2004 | 5,498 | 5,092 | 406 | 7.4% | 5.5% |
2005 | 5,540 | 5,130 | 410 | 7.4% | 5.9% |
2006 | 5,658 | 5,243 | 415 | 7.3% | 5.7% |
2007 | 5,650 | 5,256 | 394 | 7.0% | 5.4% |
2008 | 5,640 | 5,225 | 415 | 7.4% | 6.5% |
2009 | 5,688 | 5,083 | 605 | 10.6% | 10.8% |
2010 | 4,554 | 3,933 | 621 | 13.6% | 10.3% |
2011 | 4,421 | 3,858 | 563 | 12.7% | 9.4% |
2012 | 4,541 | 3,881 | 660 | 14.5% | 8.2% |
2013 | 4,482 | 3,820 | 662 | 14.8% | 7.9% |
2014 | 4,180 | 3,705 | 475 | 11.4% | 6.4% |
2015 | 3,814 | 3,443 | 371 | 9.7% | 5.2% |
2016 | 3,745 | 3,381 | 364 | 9.7% | 5.0% |
2017 | 3,734 | 3,414 | 320 | 8.6% | 4.8% |
2018 | 3,610 | 3,356 | 254 | 7.0% | 4.2% |
2019 | 3,471 | 3,221 | 250 | 7.2% | 4.1% |
2020 | 3,285 | 2,949 | 336 | 10.2% | 6.6% |
2021 | 3,233 | 2,972 | 261 | 8.1% | 4.4% |
2022 | 3,206 | 2,971 | 235 | 7.3% | 3.9% |
2023 | 3,155 | 2,917 | 238 | 7.5% | 4.2% |