2022 population: 30,477
( 1,469 from 2010
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507 from 2020)
Land area: 826.9 square miles
Population density: 36.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 29,562 | 97.00% | ![]() |
Black: | 163 | 0.53% | ![]() |
Indian: | 60 | 0.20% | ![]() |
Asian: | 118 | 0.39% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 300 | 0.98% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 274 | 0.90% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 915 | 3.00% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 569 | 9.2 |
Deaths: | 953 | 15.4 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -130 | -2.1 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | -1 | -0.0 |
Change in White population: | -1,783 | -5.6 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 314 | 1.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 16,898 | |
Median Value | $121,900 | |
Occupied | 13,485 | 79.8% |
Vacant | 3,413 | 20.2% |
Owned | 10,666 | 79.1% |
Rented | 2,819 | 20.9% |
Median Rent | $707 | |
Single-Family Units | 14,078 | 83.3% |
Detached | 13,811 | 81.7% |
Attached | 267 | 1.6% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 713 | 4.2% |
Mobile Homes | 1,043 | 6.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 495 | 3.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 450 | 3.3% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 682 | 5.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 690 | 5.1% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 614 | 4.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 635 | 4.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 792 | 5.9% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 590 | 4.4% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 610 | 4.5% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,040 | 7.7% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,449 | 10.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 2,352 | 17.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,238 | 9.2% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 671 | 5.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 700 | 5.2% |
$200,000 or more | 477 | 3.5% |
Median Household Income | 61,672 | |
Per Capita Income | 34,222 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 87 | |
Compared to U.S. | 80 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 768 | 5.7% |
Public Assistance | 346 | 2.6% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,000 | 14.8% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 13,677 | 73.7% |
Unemployed | 981 | 5.3% |
In Armed Forces | 11 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 14,669 | 79.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 3,895 | 21.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 26.3% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 6,367 | 4,826 | 56.9% |
Non-Profit | 482 | 1,360 | 26.2% |
Self-Employed | 605 | 216 | 73.7% |
Local Government | 243 | 354 | 40.7% |
State Government | 162 | 198 | 45.0% |
Federal Government | 13 | 136 | 8.7% |
Total Private + Self | 6,972 | 5,042 | 58.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 900 | 2,048 | 30.5% |
Total | 7,872 | 7,090 | 52.6% |
Pct. Govt. | 7.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,305 | 8.7% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,955 | 19.7% |
Professional, Technical | 2,792 | 18.7% |
Service Occupations | 1,781 | 11.9% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 83 | 0.6% |
All others | 6,137 | 41.0% |
White Collar | 47.1% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 5,531 | 36.9% |
Health care and social assistance | 2,662 | 17.8% |
Retail trade | 1,512 | 10.1% |
Construction | 718 | 4.8% |
Educational services | 612 | 4.1% |
Other services | 558 | 3.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 530 | 3.5% |
Accommodation and food services | 515 | 3.4% |
Public administration | 375 | 2.5% |
Wholesale trade | 354 | 2.4% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 336 | 2.2% |
Finance and insurance | 290 | 1.9% |
Information | 212 | 1.4% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 210 | 1.4% |
Utilities | 139 | 0.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 135 | 0.9% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 127 | 0.8% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 58 | 0.4% |
Management | 50 | 0.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 46 | 0.3% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 126 | 0.41% |
Puerto Rican | 72 | 0.23% |
Cuban | 35 | 0.11% |
Dominican | 3 | 0.01% |
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 | 23 | 0.07% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 29,039 | 98.6% |
Spanish | 105 | 0.4% |
German, other Germanic | 84 | 0.3% |
Chinese | 64 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 58 | 0.2% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 49 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European | 40 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 14 | 0.0% |
Arabic | 3 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 13,777 | 44.6% |
Italian | 5,489 | 17.8% |
Irish | 4,074 | 13.2% |
English | 2,061 | 6.7% |
Polish | 1,741 | 5.6% |
Swedish | 1,640 | 5.3% |
American | 1,205 | 3.9% |
French | 617 | 2.0% |
European | 371 | 1.2% |
Dutch | 317 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 296 | 1.0% |
Swiss | 279 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 267 | 0.9% |
Croatian | 265 | 0.9% |
Slovak | 154 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 30,804 | 99.7% |
Not a citizen | 82 | 0.3% |
Native | 30,605 | 99.1% |
Foreign-born | 281 | 0.9% |
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 | ||||||
414 | 1.8% | 1,144 | 5.0% | 11,415 | 50.2% | 5,548 | 24.4% | 2,889 | 12.7% | 1,311 | 5.8% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 414 | 1.8% |
9-12 Years | 1,144 | 5.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 11,415 | 50.2% |
Some College | 5,548 | 24.4% |
Bach. Degree | 2,889 | 12.7% |
Grad Degree | 1,311 | 5.8% |
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 | 16,333 | 15,327 | 1,006 | 6.2% | 5.5% |
1991 | 16,751 | 15,192 | 1,559 | 9.3% | 6.9% |
1992 | 16,830 | 15,621 | 1,209 | 7.2% | 7.5% |
1993 | 17,113 | 16,211 | 902 | 5.3% | 6.9% |
1994 | 17,821 | 16,875 | 946 | 5.3% | 6.3% |
1995 | 18,299 | 17,251 | 1,048 | 5.7% | 5.9% |
1996 | 18,575 | 17,394 | 1,181 | 6.4% | 5.5% |
1997 | 18,510 | 17,401 | 1,109 | 6.0% | 5.1% |
1998 | 18,482 | 17,355 | 1,127 | 6.1% | 4.7% |
1999 | 18,192 | 17,073 | 1,119 | 6.2% | 4.5% |
2000 | 18,256 | 17,357 | 899 | 4.9% | 4.2% |
2001 | 18,049 | 16,755 | 1,294 | 7.2% | 4.8% |
2002 | 17,618 | 16,444 | 1,174 | 6.7% | 5.6% |
2003 | 17,206 | 16,090 | 1,116 | 6.5% | 5.7% |
2004 | 17,533 | 16,575 | 958 | 5.5% | 5.4% |
2005 | 17,598 | 16,720 | 878 | 5.0% | 5.0% |
2006 | 17,550 | 16,712 | 838 | 4.8% | 4.7% |
2007 | 17,494 | 16,641 | 853 | 4.9% | 4.6% |
2008 | 17,545 | 16,496 | 1,049 | 6.0% | 5.3% |
2009 | 17,099 | 14,957 | 2,142 | 12.5% | 8.0% |
2010 | 16,624 | 15,068 | 1,556 | 9.4% | 8.2% |
2011 | 16,833 | 15,615 | 1,218 | 7.2% | 7.8% |
2012 | 16,854 | 15,706 | 1,148 | 6.8% | 7.7% |
2013 | 16,412 | 15,327 | 1,085 | 6.6% | 7.1% |
2014 | 16,338 | 15,490 | 848 | 5.2% | 5.9% |
2015 | 16,334 | 15,514 | 820 | 5.0% | 5.4% |
2016 | 16,356 | 15,464 | 892 | 5.5% | 5.3% |
2017 | 16,004 | 15,219 | 785 | 4.9% | 5.0% |
2018 | 15,872 | 15,240 | 632 | 4.0% | 4.4% |
2019 | 15,672 | 14,896 | 776 | 5.0% | 4.5% |
2020 | 15,208 | 13,337 | 1,871 | 12.3% | 9.1% |
2021 | 14,964 | 13,994 | 970 | 6.5% | 6.0% |
2022 | 14,659 | 13,942 | 717 | 4.9% | 4.4% |
2023 | 14,514 | 14,031 | 483 | 3.3% | 3.4% |