2022 population: 26,395
( 1,325 from 2010
, 231 from 2020)
Land area: 409.5 square miles
Population density: 64.5 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 25,408 | 96.26% | 5.7% |
Black: | 195 | 0.74% | 34.5% |
Indian: | 70 | 0.27% | 7.7% |
Asian: | 78 | 0.30% | 62.5% |
2+ races: | 247 | 0.94% | 20.5% |
Hispanic: | 397 | 1.50% | 23.7% |
Total non-White: | 987 | 3.74% | 24.9% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 654 | 12.3 |
Deaths: | 905 | 17.0 |
Net Migration: | 14 | 0.3 |
Net Immigration: | -2 | -0.0 |
Change in White population: | -1,522 | -5.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 197 | 0.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 12,249 | |
Median Value | $122,300 | |
Occupied | 9,778 | 79.8% |
Vacant | 2,471 | 20.2% |
Owned | 7,769 | 79.5% |
Rented | 2,009 | 20.5% |
Median Rent | $708 | |
Single-Family Units | 8,381 | 68.4% |
Detached | 8,299 | 67.8% |
Attached | 82 | 0.7% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 222 | 1.8% |
Mobile Homes | 3,297 | 26.9% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,080 | 11.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 671 | 6.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 576 | 5.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 595 | 6.1% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 554 | 5.7% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 432 | 4.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 418 | 4.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 357 | 3.7% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 481 | 4.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 691 | 7.1% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 965 | 9.9% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 959 | 9.8% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 929 | 9.5% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 421 | 4.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 364 | 3.7% |
$200,000 or more | 285 | 2.9% |
Median Household Income | 47,004 | |
Per Capita Income | 24,949 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 92 | |
Compared to U.S. | 74 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 845 | 8.6% |
Public Assistance | 188 | 1.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,134 | 21.8% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 8,618 | 53.5% |
Unemployed | 564 | 3.5% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 9,182 | 57.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 6,925 | 43.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 46.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 3,495 | 2,374 | 59.6% |
Non-Profit | 196 | 714 | 21.5% |
Self-Employed | 379 | 221 | 63.2% |
Local Government | 439 | 381 | 53.5% |
State Government | 196 | 511 | 27.7% |
Federal Government | 159 | 112 | 58.7% |
Total Private + Self | 3,874 | 2,595 | 59.9% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 990 | 1,718 | 36.6% |
Total | 4,864 | 4,313 | 53.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 19.6% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 966 | 10.5% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,588 | 17.3% |
Professional, Technical | 1,782 | 19.4% |
Service Occupations | 1,863 | 20.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 72 | 0.8% |
All others | 2,978 | 32.5% |
White Collar | 47.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 1,531 | 16.7% |
Retail trade | 1,154 | 12.6% |
Construction | 1,053 | 11.5% |
Educational services | 1,017 | 11.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 858 | 9.3% |
Manufacturing | 806 | 8.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 444 | 4.8% |
Public administration | 437 | 4.8% |
Other services | 436 | 4.8% |
Utilities | 293 | 3.2% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 226 | 2.5% |
Finance and insurance | 194 | 2.1% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 180 | 2.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 124 | 1.4% |
Wholesale trade | 118 | 1.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 116 | 1.3% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 88 | 1.0% |
Information | 83 | 0.9% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 19 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 118 | 0.44% |
Puerto Rican | 27 | 0.10% |
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 | 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 | 120 | 0.45% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 24,803 | 98.7% |
German, other Germanic | 175 | 0.7% |
Spanish | 58 | 0.2% |
Korean | 30 | 0.1% |
Other | 23 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 17 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 10 | 0.0% |
Arabic | 9 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 7,379 | 27.7% |
American | 4,286 | 16.1% |
German | 2,420 | 9.1% |
Irish | 2,087 | 7.8% |
Scottish | 489 | 1.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 470 | 1.8% |
Italian | 192 | 0.7% |
Welsh | 188 | 0.7% |
European | 182 | 0.7% |
French | 177 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 175 | 0.7% |
British | 101 | 0.4% |
Polish | 93 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 82 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 65 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 26,492 | 99.3% |
Not a citizen | 179 | 0.7% |
Native | 26,412 | 99.0% |
Foreign-born | 259 | 1.0% |
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 | ||||||
1,464 | 8.0% | 1,988 | 10.8% | 7,361 | 40.2% | 4,859 | 26.5% | 1,543 | 8.4% | 1,113 | 6.1% |
Average years of education: 12.4 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,464 | 8.0% |
9-12 Years | 1,988 | 10.8% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 7,361 | 40.2% |
Some College | 4,859 | 26.5% |
Bach. Degree | 1,543 | 8.4% |
Grad Degree | 1,113 | 6.1% |
Average years of education: 12.4 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 10,541 | 9,130 | 1,411 | 13.4% | 6.0% |
1991 | 10,766 | 9,045 | 1,721 | 16.0% | 7.3% |
1992 | 10,902 | 9,208 | 1,694 | 15.5% | 6.9% |
1993 | 11,043 | 9,271 | 1,772 | 16.0% | 6.2% |
1994 | 11,179 | 9,525 | 1,654 | 14.8% | 5.4% |
1995 | 11,338 | 9,746 | 1,592 | 14.0% | 5.4% |
1996 | 11,189 | 9,870 | 1,319 | 11.8% | 5.4% |
1997 | 11,482 | 10,176 | 1,306 | 11.4% | 5.2% |
1998 | 11,691 | 10,383 | 1,308 | 11.2% | 4.5% |
1999 | 12,022 | 10,485 | 1,537 | 12.8% | 4.5% |
2000 | 11,746 | 10,907 | 839 | 7.1% | 4.1% |
2001 | 12,482 | 11,196 | 1,286 | 10.3% | 5.2% |
2002 | 12,703 | 11,519 | 1,184 | 9.3% | 5.8% |
2003 | 13,101 | 11,931 | 1,170 | 8.9% | 6.2% |
2004 | 13,421 | 12,279 | 1,142 | 8.5% | 5.5% |
2005 | 13,572 | 12,456 | 1,116 | 8.2% | 5.9% |
2006 | 13,693 | 12,656 | 1,037 | 7.6% | 5.7% |
2007 | 13,523 | 12,566 | 957 | 7.1% | 5.4% |
2008 | 13,355 | 12,255 | 1,100 | 8.2% | 6.5% |
2009 | 13,563 | 11,801 | 1,762 | 13.0% | 10.8% |
2010 | 11,990 | 10,286 | 1,704 | 14.2% | 10.3% |
2011 | 11,723 | 10,108 | 1,615 | 13.8% | 9.4% |
2012 | 11,500 | 10,056 | 1,444 | 12.6% | 8.2% |
2013 | 11,031 | 9,647 | 1,384 | 12.5% | 7.9% |
2014 | 10,485 | 9,364 | 1,121 | 10.7% | 6.4% |
2015 | 9,929 | 8,937 | 992 | 10.0% | 5.2% |
2016 | 9,934 | 8,899 | 1,035 | 10.4% | 5.0% |
2017 | 9,892 | 8,942 | 950 | 9.6% | 4.8% |
2018 | 9,808 | 8,929 | 879 | 9.0% | 4.2% |
2019 | 9,729 | 8,950 | 779 | 8.0% | 4.1% |
2020 | 9,586 | 8,663 | 923 | 9.6% | 6.6% |
2021 | 9,581 | 8,886 | 695 | 7.3% | 4.4% |
2022 | 9,695 | 9,012 | 683 | 7.0% | 3.9% |
2023 | 9,599 | 8,871 | 728 | 7.6% | 4.2% |