2022 population: 26,416
( 676 from 2010
, 55 from 2020)
Land area: 372.6 square miles
Population density: 70.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 24,851 | 94.08% | 0.2% |
Black: | 182 | 0.69% | 139.5% |
Indian: | 44 | 0.17% | 22.2% |
Asian: | 389 | 1.47% | 110.3% |
2+ races: | 290 | 1.10% | 48.0% |
Hispanic: | 660 | 2.50% | 54.9% |
Total non-White: | 1,565 | 5.92% | 65.8% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 690 | 13.0 |
Deaths: | 834 | 15.8 |
Net Migration: | 40 | 0.8 |
Net Immigration: | 42 | 0.8 |
Change in White population: | 55 | 0.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 621 | 2.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 11,554 | |
Median Value | $174,400 | |
Occupied | 10,301 | 89.2% |
Vacant | 1,253 | 10.8% |
Owned | 7,586 | 73.6% |
Rented | 2,715 | 26.4% |
Median Rent | $815 | |
Single-Family Units | 9,624 | 83.3% |
Detached | 9,341 | 80.8% |
Attached | 283 | 2.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 910 | 7.9% |
Mobile Homes | 497 | 4.3% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 333 | 3.2% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 425 | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 414 | 4.0% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 307 | 3.0% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 352 | 3.4% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 534 | 5.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 397 | 3.9% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 322 | 3.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 251 | 2.4% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 934 | 9.1% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,212 | 11.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,639 | 15.9% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,088 | 10.6% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 796 | 7.7% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 635 | 6.2% |
$200,000 or more | 662 | 6.4% |
Median Household Income | 71,566 | |
Per Capita Income | 34,430 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 95 | |
Compared to U.S. | 81 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 397 | 3.9% |
Public Assistance | 100 | 1.0% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 703 | 6.8% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 12,325 | 77.9% |
Unemployed | 431 | 2.7% |
In Armed Forces | 48 | 0.3% |
Total Labor Force | 12,804 | 80.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 3,026 | 19.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 21.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 6,010 | 3,975 | 60.2% |
Non-Profit | 257 | 957 | 21.2% |
Self-Employed | 653 | 421 | 60.8% |
Local Government | 280 | 541 | 34.1% |
State Government | 80 | 99 | 44.7% |
Federal Government | 22 | 14 | 61.1% |
Total Private + Self | 6,663 | 4,396 | 60.2% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 639 | 1,611 | 28.4% |
Total | 7,302 | 6,007 | 54.9% |
Pct. Govt. | 7.8% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,062 | 15.5% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,386 | 17.9% |
Professional, Technical | 2,463 | 18.5% |
Service Occupations | 1,935 | 14.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 244 | 1.8% |
All others | 4,478 | 33.6% |
White Collar | 51.9% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 3,689 | 27.7% |
Health care and social assistance | 1,822 | 13.7% |
Retail trade | 1,292 | 9.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 921 | 6.9% |
Construction | 718 | 5.4% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 648 | 4.9% |
Educational services | 626 | 4.7% |
Finance and insurance | 581 | 4.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 579 | 4.3% |
Other services | 511 | 3.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 448 | 3.4% |
Public administration | 348 | 2.6% |
Wholesale trade | 299 | 2.2% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 237 | 1.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 184 | 1.4% |
Utilities | 131 | 1.0% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 123 | 0.9% |
Information | 66 | 0.5% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 54 | 0.4% |
Management | 47 | 0.4% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 280 | 1.06% |
Puerto Rican | 25 | 0.09% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 81 | 0.31% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 81 | 0.31% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 52 | 0.20% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 52 | 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 | 165 | 0.62% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 24,197 | 97.6% |
Spanish | 323 | 1.3% |
German, other Germanic | 111 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European | 84 | 0.3% |
Other Asian | 55 | 0.2% |
Other | 12 | 0.0% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 9 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 7,553 | 28.6% |
American | 3,101 | 11.7% |
Irish | 2,903 | 11.0% |
English | 2,273 | 8.6% |
Scottish | 536 | 2.0% |
Polish | 439 | 1.7% |
Finnish | 355 | 1.3% |
Italian | 273 | 1.0% |
Swedish | 242 | 0.9% |
European | 228 | 0.9% |
French | 197 | 0.7% |
Dutch | 190 | 0.7% |
British | 180 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 173 | 0.7% |
Norwegian | 66 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 26,165 | 99.0% |
Not a citizen | 267 | 1.0% |
Native | 26,040 | 98.5% |
Foreign-born | 392 | 1.5% |
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 | ||||||
558 | 3.1% | 1,026 | 5.7% | 7,671 | 42.8% | 4,990 | 27.9% | 2,753 | 15.4% | 910 | 5.1% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 558 | 3.1% |
9-12 Years | 1,026 | 5.7% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 7,671 | 42.8% |
Some College | 4,990 | 27.9% |
Bach. Degree | 2,753 | 15.4% |
Grad Degree | 910 | 5.1% |
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 | 11,991 | 11,513 | 478 | 4.0% | 5.1% |
1991 | 11,988 | 11,498 | 490 | 4.1% | 5.7% |
1992 | 12,906 | 12,325 | 581 | 4.5% | 6.1% |
1993 | 14,066 | 13,559 | 507 | 3.6% | 5.1% |
1994 | 15,169 | 14,612 | 557 | 3.7% | 4.7% |
1995 | 15,388 | 14,803 | 585 | 3.8% | 4.4% |
1996 | 15,314 | 14,872 | 442 | 2.9% | 4.0% |
1997 | 16,340 | 15,954 | 386 | 2.4% | 3.4% |
1998 | 16,083 | 15,724 | 359 | 2.2% | 3.0% |
1999 | 17,092 | 16,776 | 316 | 1.8% | 2.9% |
2000 | 13,425 | 13,125 | 300 | 2.2% | 3.0% |
2001 | 13,012 | 12,591 | 421 | 3.2% | 4.2% |
2002 | 13,388 | 12,876 | 512 | 3.8% | 5.2% |
2003 | 12,509 | 11,941 | 568 | 4.5% | 5.3% |
2004 | 12,529 | 11,843 | 686 | 5.5% | 5.4% |
2005 | 12,683 | 12,048 | 635 | 5.0% | 5.4% |
2006 | 12,510 | 11,973 | 537 | 4.3% | 5.0% |
2007 | 12,290 | 11,726 | 564 | 4.6% | 4.6% |
2008 | 12,730 | 11,932 | 798 | 6.3% | 5.9% |
2009 | 12,720 | 11,119 | 1,601 | 12.6% | 10.5% |
2010 | 12,917 | 11,452 | 1,465 | 11.3% | 10.1% |
2011 | 13,041 | 11,791 | 1,250 | 9.6% | 8.9% |
2012 | 13,593 | 12,508 | 1,085 | 8.0% | 8.2% |
2013 | 13,885 | 12,974 | 911 | 6.6% | 7.5% |
2014 | 14,189 | 13,494 | 695 | 4.9% | 5.9% |
2015 | 14,291 | 13,713 | 578 | 4.0% | 4.8% |
2016 | 14,571 | 14,059 | 512 | 3.5% | 4.4% |
2017 | 14,673 | 14,249 | 424 | 2.9% | 3.5% |
2018 | 14,931 | 14,493 | 438 | 2.9% | 3.4% |
2019 | 15,467 | 15,046 | 421 | 2.7% | 3.2% |
2020 | 14,928 | 13,813 | 1,115 | 7.5% | 7.1% |
2021 | 14,864 | 14,397 | 467 | 3.1% | 3.9% |
2022 | 14,613 | 14,239 | 374 | 2.6% | 3.0% |
2023 | 14,587 | 14,192 | 395 | 2.7% | 3.3% |