2022 population: 11,614
( 1,027 from 2010
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529 from 2020)
Land area: 215.0 square miles
Population density: 54.0 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 10,637 | 91.59% | ![]() |
Black: | 153 | 1.32% | ![]() |
Indian: | 56 | 0.48% | ![]() |
Asian: | 61 | 0.53% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 226 | 1.95% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 481 | 4.14% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 977 | 8.41% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 196 | 8.8 |
Deaths: | 388 | 17.5 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 721 | 32.5 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 8 | 0.4 |
Change in White population: | 557 | 5.3 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 470 | 4.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 7,320 | |
Median Value | $251,900 | |
Occupied | 4,892 | 66.8% |
Vacant | 2,428 | 33.2% |
Owned | 3,900 | 79.7% |
Rented | 992 | 20.3% |
Median Rent | $793 | |
Single-Family Units | 5,792 | 79.1% |
Detached | 5,792 | 79.1% |
Attached | 0 | 0.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 264 | 3.6% |
Mobile Homes | 1,023 | 14.0% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 158 | 3.2% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 545 | 11.1% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 205 | 4.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 306 | 6.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 200 | 4.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 331 | 6.8% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 138 | 2.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 67 | 1.4% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 330 | 6.7% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 265 | 5.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 424 | 8.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 567 | 11.6% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 481 | 9.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 474 | 9.7% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 193 | 3.9% |
$200,000 or more | 208 | 4.3% |
Median Household Income | 57,065 | |
Per Capita Income | 34,382 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 92 | |
Compared to U.S. | 77 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 403 | 8.2% |
Public Assistance | 70 | 1.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 560 | 11.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 3,823 | 64.2% |
Unemployed | 150 | 2.5% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 3,973 | 66.7% |
Not in Labor Force | 1,985 | 33.3% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 35.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,312 | 1,357 | 49.2% |
Non-Profit | 176 | 143 | 55.2% |
Self-Employed | 458 | 389 | 54.1% |
Local Government | 83 | 83 | 50.0% |
State Government | 242 | 55 | 81.5% |
Federal Government | 40 | 30 | 57.1% |
Total Private + Self | 1,770 | 1,746 | 50.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 541 | 311 | 63.5% |
Total | 2,311 | 2,057 | 52.9% |
Pct. Govt. | 12.2% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 687 | 15.7% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 964 | 22.0% |
Professional, Technical | 979 | 22.3% |
Service Occupations | 817 | 18.6% |
All others | 939 | 21.4% |
White Collar | 60.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Retail trade | 712 | 16.2% |
Health care and social assistance | 590 | 13.5% |
Construction | 422 | 9.6% |
Accommodation and food services | 408 | 9.3% |
Educational services | 378 | 8.6% |
Other services | 314 | 7.2% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 302 | 6.9% |
Manufacturing | 229 | 5.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 164 | 3.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 154 | 3.5% |
Public administration | 144 | 3.3% |
Finance and insurance | 116 | 2.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 92 | 2.1% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 90 | 2.1% |
Utilities | 83 | 1.9% |
Information | 69 | 1.6% |
Wholesale trade | 67 | 1.5% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 52 | 1.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 35 | 0.31% |
Puerto Rican | 24 | 0.21% |
Cuban | 40 | 0.36% |
Dominican | 36 | 0.32% |
Total Central American | 14 | 0.13% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 14 | 0.13% |
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 | 161 | 1.44% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 107 | 0.96% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 3 | 0.03% |
Other South American | 51 | 0.46% |
Other Hispanic | 122 | 1.09% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Burmese | 93 | 0.83% |
Vietnamese | 13 | 0.12% |
Korean | 11 | 0.10% |
Chinese | 10 | 0.09% |
Indian | 1 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 10,252 | 95.7% |
Spanish | 272 | 2.5% |
Other Asian | 110 | 1.0% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 29 | 0.3% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 17 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European | 17 | 0.2% |
Vietnamese | 13 | 0.1% |
Other | 5 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 1,845 | 16.5% |
Irish | 1,209 | 10.8% |
German | 1,150 | 10.3% |
American | 793 | 7.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 592 | 5.3% |
Italian | 472 | 4.2% |
Scottish | 381 | 3.4% |
Swedish | 206 | 1.8% |
European | 178 | 1.6% |
French | 151 | 1.3% |
Polish | 88 | 0.8% |
Romanian | 88 | 0.8% |
Iranian | 75 | 0.7% |
Welsh | 69 | 0.6% |
Armenian | 56 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 11,105 | 99.3% |
Not a citizen | 81 | 0.7% |
Native | 10,736 | 96.0% |
Foreign-born | 450 | 4.0% |
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 | ||||||
298 | 3.5% | 699 | 8.2% | 2,082 | 24.3% | 3,008 | 35.2% | 1,503 | 17.6% | 961 | 11.2% |
Average years of education: 13.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 298 | 3.5% |
9-12 Years | 699 | 8.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 2,082 | 24.3% |
Some College | 3,008 | 35.2% |
Bach. Degree | 1,503 | 17.6% |
Grad Degree | 961 | 11.2% |
Average years of education: 13.5 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 3,243 | 3,059 | 184 | 5.7% | 4.1% |
1991 | 3,216 | 2,956 | 260 | 8.1% | 5.9% |
1992 | 3,183 | 2,916 | 267 | 8.4% | 6.3% |
1993 | 3,305 | 3,008 | 297 | 9.0% | 5.1% |
1994 | 3,344 | 3,127 | 217 | 6.5% | 4.4% |
1995 | 3,555 | 3,377 | 178 | 5.0% | 4.4% |
1996 | 3,684 | 3,455 | 229 | 6.2% | 4.4% |
1997 | 3,840 | 3,526 | 314 | 8.2% | 3.8% |
1998 | 4,187 | 4,057 | 130 | 3.1% | 3.5% |
1999 | 4,319 | 4,185 | 134 | 3.1% | 3.3% |
2000 | 4,036 | 3,871 | 165 | 4.1% | 3.7% |
2001 | 3,962 | 3,766 | 196 | 4.9% | 5.6% |
2002 | 4,082 | 3,836 | 246 | 6.0% | 6.9% |
2003 | 4,223 | 4,009 | 214 | 5.1% | 6.7% |
2004 | 4,411 | 4,216 | 195 | 4.4% | 5.9% |
2005 | 4,532 | 4,328 | 204 | 4.5% | 5.6% |
2006 | 4,699 | 4,503 | 196 | 4.2% | 5.1% |
2007 | 4,917 | 4,703 | 214 | 4.4% | 5.1% |
2008 | 4,678 | 4,376 | 302 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
2009 | 4,649 | 4,084 | 565 | 12.2% | 11.0% |
2010 | 4,257 | 3,730 | 527 | 12.4% | 10.7% |
2011 | 4,168 | 3,687 | 481 | 11.5% | 10.3% |
2012 | 4,204 | 3,758 | 446 | 10.6% | 9.5% |
2013 | 4,061 | 3,715 | 346 | 8.5% | 7.8% |
2014 | 4,103 | 3,842 | 261 | 6.4% | 6.1% |
2015 | 4,038 | 3,795 | 243 | 6.0% | 5.7% |
2016 | 4,039 | 3,818 | 221 | 5.5% | 5.1% |
2017 | 3,946 | 3,749 | 197 | 5.0% | 4.5% |
2018 | 4,124 | 3,941 | 183 | 4.4% | 4.0% |
2019 | 4,178 | 3,994 | 184 | 4.4% | 3.8% |
2020 | 4,079 | 3,778 | 301 | 7.4% | 7.3% |
2021 | 3,958 | 3,757 | 201 | 5.1% | 4.9% |
2022 | 4,190 | 4,023 | 167 | 4.0% | 3.7% |
2023 | 4,205 | 4,049 | 156 | 3.7% | 3.5% |