2022 population: 19,332
( 1,373 from 2010
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843 from 2020)
Land area: 498.6 square miles
Population density: 38.8 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 18,404 | 95.20% | ![]() |
Black: | 103 | 0.53% | ![]() |
Indian: | 75 | 0.39% | ![]() |
Asian: | 110 | 0.57% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 218 | 1.13% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 422 | 2.18% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 928 | 4.80% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 413 | 11.2 |
Deaths: | 798 | 21.6 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 1,221 | 33.0 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 3 | 0.1 |
Change in White population: | 882 | 4.9 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 491 | 2.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 9,206 | |
Median Value | $137,000 | |
Occupied | 7,607 | 82.6% |
Vacant | 1,599 | 17.4% |
Owned | 5,885 | 77.4% |
Rented | 1,722 | 22.6% |
Median Rent | $645 | |
Single-Family Units | 6,720 | 73.0% |
Detached | 6,698 | 72.8% |
Attached | 22 | 0.2% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 304 | 3.3% |
Mobile Homes | 1,739 | 18.9% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 328 | 4.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 760 | 10.0% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 435 | 5.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 430 | 5.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 616 | 8.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 456 | 6.0% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 246 | 3.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 289 | 3.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 571 | 7.5% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 865 | 11.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 629 | 8.3% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,032 | 13.6% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 482 | 6.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 212 | 2.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 148 | 1.9% |
$200,000 or more | 108 | 1.4% |
Median Household Income | 47,884 | |
Per Capita Income | 24,595 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 89 | |
Compared to U.S. | 72 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,026 | 13.5% |
Public Assistance | 199 | 2.6% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,780 | 23.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 6,677 | 60.6% |
Unemployed | 389 | 3.5% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 7,066 | 64.2% |
Not in Labor Force | 3,948 | 35.8% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 39.4% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,484 | 2,316 | 51.8% |
Non-Profit | 157 | 161 | 49.4% |
Self-Employed | 784 | 229 | 77.4% |
Local Government | 290 | 372 | 43.8% |
State Government | 177 | 178 | 49.9% |
Federal Government | 51 | 22 | 69.9% |
Total Private + Self | 3,268 | 2,545 | 56.2% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 675 | 733 | 47.9% |
Total | 3,943 | 3,278 | 54.6% |
Pct. Govt. | 15.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 933 | 12.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,303 | 18.0% |
Professional, Technical | 1,060 | 14.7% |
Service Occupations | 1,542 | 21.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 117 | 1.6% |
All others | 2,385 | 33.0% |
White Collar | 45.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 1,364 | 18.9% |
Manufacturing | 996 | 13.8% |
Retail trade | 808 | 11.2% |
Construction | 754 | 10.4% |
Other services | 597 | 8.3% |
Educational services | 542 | 7.5% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 435 | 6.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 327 | 4.5% |
Public administration | 243 | 3.4% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 235 | 3.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 207 | 2.9% |
Finance and insurance | 187 | 2.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 169 | 2.3% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 116 | 1.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 114 | 1.6% |
Utilities | 60 | 0.8% |
Wholesale trade | 29 | 0.4% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 27 | 0.4% |
Information | 13 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 103 | 0.55% |
Puerto Rican | 72 | 0.39% |
Cuban | 37 | 0.20% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 54 | 0.29% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 36 | 0.19% |
Honduran | 18 | 0.10% |
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 | 78 | 0.42% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 17,371 | 98.6% |
Spanish | 178 | 1.0% |
German, other Germanic | 39 | 0.2% |
Korean | 21 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European | 6 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 3,017 | 16.2% |
English | 2,711 | 14.5% |
German | 1,820 | 9.8% |
Irish | 1,790 | 9.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 610 | 3.3% |
Scottish | 486 | 2.6% |
French | 389 | 2.1% |
Italian | 372 | 2.0% |
European | 229 | 1.2% |
Dutch | 189 | 1.0% |
French Canadian | 134 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 120 | 0.6% |
Polish | 99 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 64 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 61 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 18,538 | 99.4% |
Not a citizen | 104 | 0.6% |
Native | 18,409 | 98.8% |
Foreign-born | 233 | 1.2% |
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 | ||||||
1,529 | 11.4% | 1,039 | 7.7% | 5,220 | 38.8% | 3,469 | 25.8% | 1,525 | 11.3% | 671 | 5.0% |
Average years of education: 12.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,529 | 11.4% |
9-12 Years | 1,039 | 7.7% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 5,220 | 38.8% |
Some College | 3,469 | 25.8% |
Bach. Degree | 1,525 | 11.3% |
Grad Degree | 671 | 5.0% |
Average years of education: 12.2 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 6,298 | 5,707 | 591 | 9.4% | 5.3% |
1991 | 6,656 | 6,031 | 625 | 9.4% | 6.6% |
1992 | 7,004 | 6,282 | 722 | 10.3% | 6.5% |
1993 | 7,182 | 6,442 | 740 | 10.3% | 5.8% |
1994 | 7,491 | 6,691 | 800 | 10.7% | 4.8% |
1995 | 7,412 | 6,620 | 792 | 10.7% | 5.2% |
1996 | 7,374 | 6,709 | 665 | 9.0% | 5.2% |
1997 | 7,199 | 6,500 | 699 | 9.7% | 5.3% |
1998 | 6,806 | 6,174 | 632 | 9.3% | 4.3% |
1999 | 6,681 | 5,977 | 704 | 10.5% | 4.0% |
2000 | 6,854 | 6,353 | 501 | 7.3% | 3.9% |
2001 | 6,728 | 6,153 | 575 | 8.5% | 4.5% |
2002 | 7,024 | 6,505 | 519 | 7.4% | 5.1% |
2003 | 7,128 | 6,574 | 554 | 7.8% | 5.5% |
2004 | 7,229 | 6,755 | 474 | 6.6% | 5.3% |
2005 | 7,012 | 6,519 | 493 | 7.0% | 5.5% |
2006 | 7,637 | 7,125 | 512 | 6.7% | 5.3% |
2007 | 7,789 | 7,302 | 487 | 6.3% | 4.6% |
2008 | 8,062 | 7,314 | 748 | 9.3% | 6.5% |
2009 | 7,916 | 6,888 | 1,028 | 13.0% | 10.1% |
2010 | 7,417 | 6,482 | 935 | 12.6% | 9.8% |
2011 | 7,488 | 6,621 | 867 | 11.6% | 9.1% |
2012 | 7,467 | 6,727 | 740 | 9.9% | 8.0% |
2013 | 7,438 | 6,714 | 724 | 9.7% | 7.8% |
2014 | 7,057 | 6,455 | 602 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
2015 | 7,016 | 6,508 | 508 | 7.2% | 5.6% |
2016 | 7,111 | 6,671 | 440 | 6.2% | 4.7% |
2017 | 7,074 | 6,754 | 320 | 4.5% | 3.7% |
2018 | 7,185 | 6,888 | 297 | 4.1% | 3.5% |
2019 | 7,510 | 7,195 | 315 | 4.2% | 3.4% |
2020 | 7,503 | 7,014 | 489 | 6.5% | 7.5% |
2021 | 7,545 | 7,225 | 320 | 4.2% | 4.5% |
2022 | 7,707 | 7,416 | 291 | 3.8% | 3.4% |
2023 | 7,700 | 7,406 | 294 | 3.8% | 3.3% |