2022 population: 28,172
( 2,504 from 2010
, 923 from 2020)
Land area: 82.6 square miles
Population density: 341.0 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 26,187 | 92.95% | 10.1% |
Black: | 733 | 2.60% | 3.5% |
Indian: | 60 | 0.21% | 81.8% |
Asian: | 141 | 0.50% | 62.1% |
2+ races: | 555 | 1.97% | 48.8% |
Hispanic: | 496 | 1.76% | 58.0% |
Total non-White: | 1,985 | 7.05% | 29.5% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 481 | 8.3 |
Deaths: | 1,259 | 21.6 |
Net Migration: | -157 | -2.7 |
Net Immigration: | 4 | 0.1 |
Change in White population: | -2,956 | -9.6 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 452 | 1.5 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 14,240 | |
Median Value | $111,700 | |
Occupied | 12,985 | 91.2% |
Vacant | 1,255 | 8.8% |
Owned | 9,545 | 73.5% |
Rented | 3,440 | 26.5% |
Median Rent | $731 | |
Single-Family Units | 11,535 | 81.0% |
Detached | 11,108 | 78.0% |
Attached | 427 | 3.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 893 | 6.3% |
Mobile Homes | 1,184 | 8.3% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 475 | 3.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 851 | 6.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 595 | 4.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 719 | 5.5% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 677 | 5.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 713 | 5.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 568 | 4.4% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 653 | 5.0% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 544 | 4.2% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,122 | 8.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,220 | 9.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,670 | 12.9% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,331 | 10.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 838 | 6.5% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 466 | 3.6% |
$200,000 or more | 543 | 4.2% |
Median Household Income | 57,515 | |
Per Capita Income | 34,257 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 110 | |
Compared to U.S. | 95 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 761 | 5.9% |
Public Assistance | 348 | 2.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,158 | 16.6% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 11,461 | 67.6% |
Unemployed | 1,085 | 6.4% |
In Armed Forces | 25 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 12,571 | 74.2% |
Not in Labor Force | 4,374 | 25.8% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 32.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 4,907 | 3,401 | 59.1% |
Non-Profit | 401 | 815 | 33.0% |
Self-Employed | 528 | 527 | 50.0% |
Local Government | 361 | 515 | 41.2% |
State Government | 234 | 424 | 35.6% |
Federal Government | 341 | 73 | 82.4% |
Total Private + Self | 5,435 | 3,928 | 58.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,337 | 1,827 | 42.3% |
Total | 6,772 | 5,755 | 54.1% |
Pct. Govt. | 15.6% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,146 | 9.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,346 | 18.7% |
Professional, Technical | 2,984 | 23.8% |
Service Occupations | 2,320 | 18.5% |
All others | 3,741 | 29.8% |
White Collar | 51.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 1,911 | 15.2% |
Retail trade | 1,555 | 12.4% |
Manufacturing | 1,535 | 12.2% |
Educational services | 1,429 | 11.4% |
Construction | 907 | 7.2% |
Accommodation and food services | 856 | 6.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 752 | 6.0% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 479 | 3.8% |
Finance and insurance | 476 | 3.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 471 | 3.8% |
Other services | 452 | 3.6% |
Public administration | 446 | 3.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 326 | 2.6% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 280 | 2.2% |
Wholesale trade | 223 | 1.8% |
Utilities | 216 | 1.7% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 125 | 1.0% |
Information | 74 | 0.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 24 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 96 | 0.33% |
Puerto Rican | 40 | 0.14% |
Cuban | 95 | 0.33% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 36 | 0.12% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 19 | 0.07% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 17 | 0.06% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 59 | 0.20% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 59 | 0.20% |
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 | 142 | 0.49% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 41 | 0.14% |
Thai | 27 | 0.09% |
Indian | 16 | 0.06% |
Korean | 15 | 0.05% |
Japanese | 10 | 0.03% |
Chinese | 4 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 27,319 | 98.8% |
Other Indo-European | 119 | 0.4% |
Spanish | 68 | 0.2% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 45 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 34 | 0.1% |
Arabic | 31 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 28 | 0.1% |
Korean | 15 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 5,438 | 18.8% |
Irish | 5,279 | 18.3% |
Italian | 3,925 | 13.6% |
English | 3,293 | 11.4% |
American | 1,900 | 6.6% |
Polish | 1,807 | 6.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 869 | 3.0% |
Slovak | 521 | 1.8% |
French | 494 | 1.7% |
Dutch | 479 | 1.7% |
Croatian | 457 | 1.6% |
Welsh | 394 | 1.4% |
Hungarian | 387 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 367 | 1.3% |
Serbian | 320 | 1.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 28,822 | 99.7% |
Not a citizen | 85 | 0.3% |
Native | 28,699 | 99.3% |
Foreign-born | 208 | 0.7% |
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 | ||||||
690 | 3.2% | 1,358 | 6.3% | 8,508 | 39.6% | 6,827 | 31.8% | 2,859 | 13.3% | 1,243 | 5.8% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 690 | 3.2% |
9-12 Years | 1,358 | 6.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 8,508 | 39.6% |
Some College | 6,827 | 31.8% |
Bach. Degree | 2,859 | 13.3% |
Grad Degree | 1,243 | 5.8% |
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 | 15,941 | 15,019 | 922 | 5.8% | 8.6% |
1991 | 15,981 | 14,587 | 1,394 | 8.7% | 10.6% |
1992 | 15,918 | 14,209 | 1,709 | 10.7% | 11.2% |
1993 | 15,291 | 13,940 | 1,351 | 8.8% | 10.3% |
1994 | 15,373 | 14,054 | 1,319 | 8.6% | 8.8% |
1995 | 14,994 | 14,062 | 932 | 6.2% | 8.0% |
1996 | 15,067 | 14,080 | 987 | 6.6% | 7.7% |
1997 | 14,680 | 13,629 | 1,051 | 7.2% | 7.0% |
1998 | 15,115 | 14,274 | 841 | 5.6% | 6.7% |
1999 | 15,020 | 14,090 | 930 | 6.2% | 6.5% |
2000 | 15,503 | 14,782 | 721 | 4.7% | 5.6% |
2001 | 15,202 | 14,492 | 710 | 4.7% | 5.4% |
2002 | 15,086 | 14,212 | 874 | 5.8% | 6.5% |
2003 | 14,917 | 13,962 | 955 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
2004 | 14,845 | 13,625 | 1,220 | 8.2% | 5.8% |
2005 | 14,784 | 13,615 | 1,169 | 7.9% | 5.5% |
2006 | 14,569 | 13,408 | 1,161 | 8.0% | 5.2% |
2007 | 14,306 | 13,440 | 866 | 6.1% | 4.8% |
2008 | 14,625 | 13,698 | 927 | 6.3% | 4.7% |
2009 | 14,590 | 12,831 | 1,759 | 12.1% | 8.3% |
2010 | 14,160 | 12,439 | 1,721 | 12.2% | 8.7% |
2011 | 13,877 | 12,443 | 1,434 | 10.3% | 7.8% |
2012 | 13,743 | 12,512 | 1,231 | 9.0% | 7.2% |
2013 | 13,409 | 12,333 | 1,076 | 8.0% | 6.7% |
2014 | 13,253 | 12,209 | 1,044 | 7.9% | 6.5% |
2015 | 13,147 | 12,146 | 1,001 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
2016 | 12,899 | 11,995 | 904 | 7.0% | 6.1% |
2017 | 12,880 | 12,097 | 783 | 6.1% | 5.2% |
2018 | 13,006 | 12,247 | 759 | 5.8% | 5.2% |
2019 | 13,124 | 12,446 | 678 | 5.2% | 4.9% |
2020 | 13,131 | 11,814 | 1,317 | 10.0% | 8.3% |
2021 | 12,941 | 12,128 | 813 | 6.3% | 5.1% |
2022 | 13,031 | 12,393 | 638 | 4.9% | 3.9% |
2023 | 12,839 | 12,097 | 742 | 5.8% | 3.9% |