2022 population: 27,716
( 1,495 from 2010
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76 from 2020)
Land area: 464.4 square miles
Population density: 59.7 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 26,684 | 96.28% | ![]() |
Black: | 185 | 0.67% | ![]() |
Indian: | 76 | 0.27% | ![]() |
Asian: | 113 | 0.41% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 294 | 1.06% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 364 | 1.31% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 1,032 | 3.72% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 670 | 12.1 |
Deaths: | 982 | 17.7 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 172 | 3.1 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 59 | 1.1 |
Change in White population: | -1,879 | -6.4 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 384 | 1.3 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 12,925 | |
Median Value | $148,200 | |
Occupied | 11,148 | 86.3% |
Vacant | 1,777 | 13.7% |
Owned | 8,549 | 76.7% |
Rented | 2,599 | 23.3% |
Median Rent | $700 | |
Single-Family Units | 9,045 | 70.0% |
Detached | 8,833 | 68.3% |
Attached | 212 | 1.6% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 516 | 4.0% |
Mobile Homes | 2,544 | 19.7% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 701 | 6.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 725 | 6.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 530 | 4.8% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 444 | 4.0% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 419 | 3.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 903 | 8.1% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 572 | 5.1% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 490 | 4.4% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 548 | 4.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 596 | 5.3% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,192 | 10.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,195 | 10.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 921 | 8.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 604 | 5.4% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 698 | 6.3% |
$200,000 or more | 610 | 5.5% |
Median Household Income | 55,173 | |
Per Capita Income | 34,014 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 96 | |
Compared to U.S. | 83 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,051 | 9.4% |
Public Assistance | 427 | 3.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,205 | 19.8% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 9,658 | 58.3% |
Unemployed | 377 | 2.3% |
In Armed Forces | 21 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 10,056 | 60.7% |
Not in Labor Force | 6,515 | 39.3% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 41.6% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 4,279 | 2,981 | 58.9% |
Non-Profit | 261 | 462 | 36.1% |
Self-Employed | 385 | 254 | 60.3% |
Local Government | 226 | 480 | 32.0% |
State Government | 259 | 355 | 42.2% |
Federal Government | 166 | 56 | 74.8% |
Total Private + Self | 4,664 | 3,235 | 59.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 912 | 1,353 | 40.3% |
Total | 5,576 | 4,588 | 54.9% |
Pct. Govt. | 15.2% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,233 | 12.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,923 | 18.9% |
Professional, Technical | 2,728 | 26.8% |
Service Occupations | 1,263 | 12.4% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 58 | 0.6% |
All others | 3,017 | 29.7% |
White Collar | 57.9% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 1,860 | 18.3% |
Manufacturing | 1,326 | 13.0% |
Retail trade | 1,083 | 10.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 905 | 8.9% |
Educational services | 762 | 7.5% |
Finance and insurance | 580 | 5.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 539 | 5.3% |
Public administration | 510 | 5.0% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 436 | 4.3% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 432 | 4.3% |
Construction | 377 | 3.7% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 342 | 3.4% |
Other services | 336 | 3.3% |
Utilities | 262 | 2.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 123 | 1.2% |
Wholesale trade | 116 | 1.1% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 93 | 0.9% |
Information | 69 | 0.7% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 13 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 242 | 0.87% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
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 | 3 | 0.01% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 3 | 0.01% |
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 | 67 | 0.24% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 25,908 | 98.2% |
Spanish | 217 | 0.8% |
German, other Germanic | 74 | 0.3% |
Tagalog | 49 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European | 43 | 0.2% |
Chinese | 25 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 19 | 0.1% |
Other | 16 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 15 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 3,386 | 12.2% |
German | 3,271 | 11.7% |
Irish | 2,574 | 9.2% |
American | 2,350 | 8.4% |
Italian | 986 | 3.5% |
Scottish | 424 | 1.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 405 | 1.5% |
Dutch | 387 | 1.4% |
French | 359 | 1.3% |
Polish | 218 | 0.8% |
Welsh | 181 | 0.6% |
Eastern European | 130 | 0.5% |
British | 100 | 0.4% |
European | 88 | 0.3% |
Slovak | 78 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 27,767 | 99.6% |
Not a citizen | 101 | 0.4% |
Native | 27,538 | 98.8% |
Foreign-born | 330 | 1.2% |
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 | ||||||
1,033 | 5.2% | 880 | 4.4% | 7,973 | 40.2% | 6,259 | 31.5% | 2,400 | 12.1% | 1,295 | 6.5% |
Average years of education: 12.9 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,033 | 5.2% |
9-12 Years | 880 | 4.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 7,973 | 40.2% |
Some College | 6,259 | 31.5% |
Bach. Degree | 2,400 | 12.1% |
Grad Degree | 1,295 | 6.5% |
Average years of education: 12.9 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 11,461 | 10,382 | 1,079 | 9.4% | 8.6% |
1991 | 13,070 | 11,793 | 1,277 | 9.8% | 10.6% |
1992 | 12,937 | 11,340 | 1,597 | 12.3% | 11.2% |
1993 | 12,034 | 10,536 | 1,498 | 12.4% | 10.3% |
1994 | 12,345 | 11,250 | 1,095 | 8.9% | 8.8% |
1995 | 12,609 | 11,574 | 1,035 | 8.2% | 8.0% |
1996 | 12,531 | 11,559 | 972 | 7.8% | 7.7% |
1997 | 12,620 | 11,743 | 877 | 6.9% | 7.0% |
1998 | 12,916 | 11,991 | 925 | 7.2% | 6.7% |
1999 | 12,644 | 11,711 | 933 | 7.4% | 6.5% |
2000 | 12,577 | 11,820 | 757 | 6.0% | 5.6% |
2001 | 12,455 | 11,736 | 719 | 5.8% | 5.4% |
2002 | 12,239 | 11,379 | 860 | 7.0% | 6.5% |
2003 | 11,877 | 10,824 | 1,053 | 8.9% | 6.6% |
2004 | 11,680 | 10,891 | 789 | 6.8% | 5.8% |
2005 | 11,646 | 10,912 | 734 | 6.3% | 5.5% |
2006 | 11,808 | 11,159 | 649 | 5.5% | 5.2% |
2007 | 11,956 | 11,345 | 611 | 5.1% | 4.8% |
2008 | 11,887 | 11,238 | 649 | 5.5% | 4.7% |
2009 | 11,716 | 10,290 | 1,426 | 12.2% | 8.3% |
2010 | 12,298 | 10,896 | 1,402 | 11.4% | 8.7% |
2011 | 12,004 | 10,803 | 1,201 | 10.0% | 7.8% |
2012 | 12,011 | 11,020 | 991 | 8.3% | 7.2% |
2013 | 12,036 | 11,219 | 817 | 6.8% | 6.7% |
2014 | 11,944 | 11,163 | 781 | 6.5% | 6.5% |
2015 | 12,050 | 11,202 | 848 | 7.0% | 6.6% |
2016 | 12,045 | 11,263 | 782 | 6.5% | 6.1% |
2017 | 12,073 | 11,382 | 691 | 5.7% | 5.2% |
2018 | 16,344 | 15,696 | 648 | 4.0% | 5.2% |
2019 | 13,389 | 12,713 | 676 | 5.0% | 4.9% |
2020 | 12,780 | 11,684 | 1,096 | 8.6% | 8.3% |
2021 | 11,750 | 11,068 | 682 | 5.8% | 5.1% |
2022 | 11,753 | 11,245 | 508 | 4.3% | 3.9% |
2023 | 12,092 | 11,589 | 503 | 4.2% | 3.9% |