2022 population: 16,767
( 395 from 2010
, 261 from 2020)
Land area: 386.9 square miles
Population density: 43.3 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 16,103 | 96.04% | 0.9% |
Black: | 115 | 0.69% | 76.9% |
Indian: | 27 | 0.16% | 15.6% |
Asian: | 75 | 0.45% | 44.2% |
2+ races: | 207 | 1.23% | 39.9% |
Hispanic: | 240 | 1.43% | 130.8% |
Total non-White: | 664 | 3.96% | 62.7% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 381 | 11.2 |
Deaths: | 647 | 19.0 |
Net Migration: | 0 | 0.0 |
Net Immigration: | 0 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | 139 | 0.8 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 256 | 1.6 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 8,203 | |
Median Value | $134,100 | |
Occupied | 6,839 | 83.4% |
Vacant | 1,364 | 16.6% |
Owned | 4,975 | 72.7% |
Rented | 1,864 | 27.3% |
Median Rent | $726 | |
Single-Family Units | 5,770 | 70.3% |
Detached | 5,761 | 70.2% |
Attached | 9 | 0.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 512 | 6.2% |
Mobile Homes | 1,655 | 20.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 483 | 7.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 446 | 6.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 450 | 6.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 401 | 5.9% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 286 | 4.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 461 | 6.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 310 | 4.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 306 | 4.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 252 | 3.7% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 511 | 7.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 492 | 7.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 818 | 12.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 536 | 7.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 353 | 5.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 308 | 4.5% |
$200,000 or more | 426 | 6.2% |
Median Household Income | 50,552 | |
Per Capita Income | 31,444 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 96 | |
Compared to U.S. | 83 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 550 | 8.0% |
Public Assistance | 224 | 3.3% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,572 | 23.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 6,178 | 61.1% |
Unemployed | 599 | 5.9% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 6,777 | 67.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 3,334 | 33.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 38.9% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,756 | 1,980 | 58.2% |
Non-Profit | 123 | 277 | 30.8% |
Self-Employed | 346 | 244 | 58.6% |
Local Government | 72 | 166 | 30.3% |
State Government | 233 | 179 | 56.6% |
Federal Government | 102 | 130 | 44.0% |
Total Private + Self | 3,102 | 2,224 | 58.2% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 530 | 752 | 41.3% |
Total | 3,632 | 2,976 | 55.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 13.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 921 | 13.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,539 | 23.3% |
Professional, Technical | 1,195 | 18.1% |
Service Occupations | 1,141 | 17.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 7 | 0.1% |
All others | 1,812 | 27.4% |
White Collar | 55.3% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 1,267 | 19.2% |
Retail trade | 1,208 | 18.3% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 627 | 9.5% |
Accommodation and food services | 533 | 8.1% |
Construction | 529 | 8.0% |
Public administration | 378 | 5.7% |
Manufacturing | 358 | 5.4% |
Other services | 291 | 4.4% |
Educational services | 279 | 4.2% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 230 | 3.5% |
Utilities | 207 | 3.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 184 | 2.8% |
Finance and insurance | 156 | 2.4% |
Wholesale trade | 132 | 2.0% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 83 | 1.3% |
Information | 66 | 1.0% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 35 | 0.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 24 | 0.4% |
Management | 11 | 0.2% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 10 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 53 | 0.31% |
Puerto Rican | 21 | 0.12% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 23 | 0.14% |
Costa Rican | 23 | 0.14% |
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 | 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 | 132 | 0.78% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 15,882 | 99.2% |
Tagalog | 62 | 0.4% |
Spanish | 59 | 0.4% |
Other Asian | 8 | 0.0% |
Other Indo-European | 5 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 2,680 | 15.8% |
Irish | 2,110 | 12.5% |
American | 1,653 | 9.8% |
English | 1,504 | 8.9% |
Italian | 954 | 5.6% |
Scottish | 162 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 161 | 1.0% |
Dutch | 159 | 0.9% |
French | 148 | 0.9% |
European | 101 | 0.6% |
Polish | 64 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 34 | 0.2% |
Greek | 28 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 26 | 0.2% |
Cajun | 20 | 0.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 16,920 | 100.0% |
Not a citizen | 0 | 0.0% |
Native | 16,864 | 99.7% |
Foreign-born | 56 | 0.3% |
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 | ||||||
531 | 4.4% | 953 | 7.9% | 5,639 | 46.5% | 2,874 | 23.7% | 1,338 | 11.0% | 798 | 6.6% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 531 | 4.4% |
9-12 Years | 953 | 7.9% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 5,639 | 46.5% |
Some College | 2,874 | 23.7% |
Bach. Degree | 1,338 | 11.0% |
Grad Degree | 798 | 6.6% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 7,204 | 6,399 | 805 | 11.2% | 8.6% |
1991 | 7,467 | 6,503 | 964 | 12.9% | 10.6% |
1992 | 7,410 | 6,425 | 985 | 13.3% | 11.2% |
1993 | 7,313 | 6,398 | 915 | 12.5% | 10.3% |
1994 | 7,133 | 6,288 | 845 | 11.8% | 8.8% |
1995 | 7,129 | 6,296 | 833 | 11.7% | 8.0% |
1996 | 7,057 | 6,362 | 695 | 9.8% | 7.7% |
1997 | 7,010 | 6,377 | 633 | 9.0% | 7.0% |
1998 | 6,921 | 6,335 | 586 | 8.5% | 6.7% |
1999 | 7,071 | 6,501 | 570 | 8.1% | 6.5% |
2000 | 7,374 | 6,936 | 438 | 5.9% | 5.6% |
2001 | 7,302 | 6,879 | 423 | 5.8% | 5.4% |
2002 | 7,356 | 6,824 | 532 | 7.2% | 6.5% |
2003 | 7,261 | 6,701 | 560 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
2004 | 7,190 | 6,778 | 412 | 5.7% | 5.8% |
2005 | 7,271 | 6,882 | 389 | 5.4% | 5.5% |
2006 | 7,351 | 6,955 | 396 | 5.4% | 5.2% |
2007 | 7,315 | 6,921 | 394 | 5.4% | 4.8% |
2008 | 7,391 | 7,056 | 335 | 4.5% | 4.7% |
2009 | 7,678 | 7,074 | 604 | 7.9% | 8.3% |
2010 | 6,983 | 6,368 | 615 | 8.8% | 8.7% |
2011 | 7,169 | 6,648 | 521 | 7.3% | 7.8% |
2012 | 7,384 | 6,882 | 502 | 6.8% | 7.2% |
2013 | 7,367 | 6,900 | 467 | 6.3% | 6.7% |
2014 | 7,246 | 6,795 | 451 | 6.2% | 6.5% |
2015 | 7,057 | 6,489 | 568 | 8.0% | 6.6% |
2016 | 6,850 | 6,268 | 582 | 8.5% | 6.1% |
2017 | 6,556 | 6,120 | 436 | 6.7% | 5.2% |
2018 | 6,731 | 6,359 | 372 | 5.5% | 5.2% |
2019 | 6,819 | 6,395 | 424 | 6.2% | 4.9% |
2020 | 6,337 | 5,649 | 688 | 10.9% | 8.3% |
2021 | 6,118 | 5,692 | 426 | 7.0% | 5.1% |
2022 | 6,367 | 6,069 | 298 | 4.7% | 3.9% |
2023 | 6,221 | 5,935 | 286 | 4.6% | 3.9% |