2022 population: 26,699
( 388 from 2010
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119 from 2020)
Land area: 1274.6 square miles
Population density: 20.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 25,570 | 95.77% | ![]() |
Black: | 177 | 0.66% | ![]() |
Indian: | 62 | 0.23% | ![]() |
Asian: | 149 | 0.56% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 306 | 1.15% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 435 | 1.63% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 1,129 | 4.23% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 629 | 11.8 |
Deaths: | 493 | 9.3 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -32 | -0.6 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 10 | 0.2 |
Change in White population: | -655 | -2.4 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 267 | 1.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 15,501 | |
Median Value | $146,100 | |
Occupied | 10,672 | 68.8% |
Vacant | 4,829 | 31.2% |
Owned | 8,620 | 80.8% |
Rented | 2,052 | 19.2% |
Median Rent | $768 | |
Single-Family Units | 12,222 | 78.8% |
Detached | 12,103 | 78.1% |
Attached | 119 | 0.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 499 | 3.2% |
Mobile Homes | 1,780 | 11.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 523 | 4.9% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 380 | 3.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 384 | 3.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 571 | 5.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 449 | 4.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 449 | 4.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 342 | 3.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 583 | 5.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 407 | 3.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 894 | 8.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,182 | 11.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,738 | 16.3% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,100 | 10.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 588 | 5.5% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 737 | 6.9% |
$200,000 or more | 345 | 3.2% |
Median Household Income | 64,401 | |
Per Capita Income | 31,127 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 63 | |
Compared to U.S. | 85 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 602 | 5.6% |
Public Assistance | 304 | 2.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,423 | 13.3% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 10,889 | 68.8% |
Unemployed | 622 | 3.9% |
In Armed Forces | 89 | 0.6% |
Total Labor Force | 11,600 | 73.3% |
Not in Labor Force | 4,221 | 26.7% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 30.6% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 3,673 | 2,428 | 60.2% |
Non-Profit | 365 | 562 | 39.4% |
Self-Employed | 1,286 | 558 | 69.7% |
Local Government | 567 | 1,235 | 31.5% |
State Government | 332 | 474 | 41.2% |
Federal Government | 246 | 126 | 66.1% |
Total Private + Self | 4,959 | 2,986 | 62.4% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,510 | 2,397 | 38.6% |
Total | 6,469 | 5,383 | 54.6% |
Pct. Govt. | 25.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,495 | 12.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,089 | 17.6% |
Professional, Technical | 2,599 | 21.9% |
Service Occupations | 2,119 | 17.9% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 258 | 2.2% |
All others | 3,569 | 30.1% |
White Collar | 52.1% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 1,777 | 15.0% |
Educational services | 1,343 | 11.3% |
Construction | 1,340 | 11.3% |
Retail trade | 1,172 | 9.9% |
Manufacturing | 1,145 | 9.6% |
Public administration | 967 | 8.1% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 727 | 6.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 612 | 5.2% |
Other services | 609 | 5.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 325 | 2.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 298 | 2.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 283 | 2.4% |
Utilities | 246 | 2.1% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 236 | 2.0% |
Information | 222 | 1.9% |
Finance and insurance | 201 | 1.7% |
Wholesale trade | 197 | 1.7% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 169 | 1.4% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 2 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 94 | 0.35% |
Puerto Rican | 256 | 0.96% |
Cuban | 4 | 0.01% |
Dominican | 9 | 0.03% |
Total Central American | 16 | 0.06% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 5 | 0.02% |
Honduran | 11 | 0.04% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 13 | 0.05% |
Argentinean | 5 | 0.02% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 8 | 0.03% |
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 | 47 | 0.18% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 27 | 0.10% |
Chinese | 14 | 0.05% |
Korean | 7 | 0.03% |
Vietnamese | 4 | 0.01% |
Laotian | 3 | 0.01% |
Japanese | 3 | 0.01% |
Okinawan | 2 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 24,428 | 97.4% |
German, other Germanic | 223 | 0.9% |
Spanish | 215 | 0.9% |
Other Indo-European | 61 | 0.2% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 52 | 0.2% |
Other | 37 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 22 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 15 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 11 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 6,207 | 23.3% |
Irish | 3,794 | 14.2% |
English | 2,651 | 9.9% |
French | 2,440 | 9.1% |
American | 1,997 | 7.5% |
Polish | 1,545 | 5.8% |
Italian | 1,110 | 4.2% |
French Canadian | 729 | 2.7% |
Scottish | 389 | 1.5% |
Dutch | 386 | 1.4% |
Swiss | 366 | 1.4% |
European | 330 | 1.2% |
Hungarian | 301 | 1.1% |
Welsh | 204 | 0.8% |
Canadian | 183 | 0.7% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 26,553 | 99.5% |
Not a citizen | 137 | 0.5% |
Native | 26,395 | 98.9% |
Foreign-born | 295 | 1.1% |
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 | ||||||
487 | 2.6% | 1,140 | 6.2% | 8,025 | 43.4% | 5,278 | 28.6% | 1,987 | 10.8% | 1,563 | 8.5% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 487 | 2.6% |
9-12 Years | 1,140 | 6.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 8,025 | 43.4% |
Some College | 5,278 | 28.6% |
Bach. Degree | 1,987 | 10.8% |
Grad Degree | 1,563 | 8.5% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 12,348 | 11,473 | 875 | 7.1% | 5.3% |
1991 | 13,094 | 11,884 | 1,210 | 9.2% | 7.3% |
1992 | 12,718 | 11,299 | 1,419 | 11.2% | 8.7% |
1993 | 12,545 | 11,261 | 1,284 | 10.2% | 7.9% |
1994 | 12,495 | 11,344 | 1,151 | 9.2% | 6.9% |
1995 | 12,575 | 11,532 | 1,043 | 8.3% | 6.3% |
1996 | 12,488 | 11,508 | 980 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
1997 | 12,729 | 11,726 | 1,003 | 7.9% | 6.4% |
1998 | 12,213 | 11,165 | 1,048 | 8.6% | 5.6% |
1999 | 12,341 | 11,257 | 1,084 | 8.8% | 5.2% |
2000 | 12,669 | 12,018 | 651 | 5.1% | 4.5% |
2001 | 12,499 | 11,735 | 764 | 6.1% | 4.9% |
2002 | 12,631 | 11,832 | 799 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
2003 | 12,430 | 11,621 | 809 | 6.5% | 6.4% |
2004 | 12,524 | 11,693 | 831 | 6.6% | 5.8% |
2005 | 12,723 | 11,962 | 761 | 6.0% | 5.0% |
2006 | 13,047 | 12,339 | 708 | 5.4% | 4.5% |
2007 | 12,460 | 11,795 | 665 | 5.3% | 4.4% |
2008 | 12,537 | 11,712 | 825 | 6.6% | 5.4% |
2009 | 12,760 | 11,623 | 1,137 | 8.9% | 8.4% |
2010 | 12,772 | 11,582 | 1,190 | 9.3% | 8.7% |
2011 | 12,413 | 11,206 | 1,207 | 9.7% | 8.3% |
2012 | 12,254 | 11,013 | 1,241 | 10.1% | 8.6% |
2013 | 12,239 | 11,052 | 1,187 | 9.7% | 7.8% |
2014 | 11,853 | 10,915 | 938 | 7.9% | 6.3% |
2015 | 11,749 | 10,930 | 819 | 7.0% | 5.2% |
2016 | 11,752 | 10,949 | 803 | 6.8% | 4.9% |
2017 | 11,587 | 10,821 | 766 | 6.6% | 4.6% |
2018 | 11,607 | 10,963 | 644 | 5.5% | 4.1% |
2019 | 11,540 | 10,926 | 614 | 5.3% | 3.8% |
2020 | 11,389 | 10,515 | 874 | 7.7% | 10.0% |
2021 | 11,634 | 11,043 | 591 | 5.1% | 7.0% |
2022 | 11,669 | 11,202 | 467 | 4.0% | 4.3% |
2023 | 11,848 | 11,329 | 519 | 4.4% | 4.2% |