2022 population: 16,772
( 829 from 2010
, 336 from 2020)
Land area: 564.7 square miles
Population density: 29.7 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 14,892 | 88.79% | 5.5% |
Black: | 903 | 5.38% | 24.8% |
Indian: | 88 | 0.52% | 79.6% |
Asian: | 121 | 0.72% | 51.2% |
2+ races: | 391 | 2.33% | 41.2% |
Hispanic: | 377 | 2.25% | 62.5% |
Total non-White: | 1,880 | 11.21% | 1.8% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 414 | 12.1 |
Deaths: | 475 | 13.9 |
Net Migration: | -205 | -6.0 |
Net Immigration: | 4 | 0.1 |
Change in White population: | -862 | -4.9 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 33 | 0.2 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 7,305 | |
Median Value | $168,200 | |
Occupied | 6,125 | 83.8% |
Vacant | 1,180 | 16.2% |
Owned | 4,708 | 76.9% |
Rented | 1,417 | 23.1% |
Median Rent | $724 | |
Single-Family Units | 6,030 | 82.5% |
Detached | 5,843 | 80.0% |
Attached | 187 | 2.6% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 269 | 3.7% |
Mobile Homes | 558 | 7.6% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 386 | 6.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 257 | 4.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 310 | 5.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 190 | 3.1% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 416 | 6.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 175 | 2.9% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 359 | 5.9% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 214 | 3.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 185 | 3.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 429 | 7.0% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 655 | 10.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 976 | 15.9% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 715 | 11.7% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 420 | 6.9% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 249 | 4.1% |
$200,000 or more | 189 | 3.1% |
Median Household Income | 62,239 | |
Per Capita Income | 27,471 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 93 | |
Compared to U.S. | 79 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 300 | 4.9% |
Public Assistance | 147 | 2.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 572 | 9.3% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 6,710 | 65.5% |
Unemployed | 306 | 3.0% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 7,016 | 68.5% |
Not in Labor Force | 3,233 | 31.5% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 34.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,436 | 2,142 | 53.2% |
Non-Profit | 200 | 364 | 35.5% |
Self-Employed | 437 | 346 | 55.8% |
Local Government | 245 | 404 | 37.8% |
State Government | 178 | 386 | 31.6% |
Federal Government | 30 | 88 | 25.4% |
Total Private + Self | 2,873 | 2,488 | 53.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 653 | 1,242 | 34.5% |
Total | 3,526 | 3,730 | 48.6% |
Pct. Govt. | 18.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,229 | 16.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,360 | 18.7% |
Professional, Technical | 1,304 | 18.0% |
Service Occupations | 1,431 | 19.7% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 126 | 1.7% |
All others | 1,934 | 26.6% |
White Collar | 53.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 1,026 | 14.1% |
Retail trade | 837 | 11.5% |
Educational services | 703 | 9.7% |
Construction | 681 | 9.4% |
Manufacturing | 535 | 7.4% |
Other services | 444 | 6.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 428 | 5.9% |
Public administration | 406 | 5.6% |
Finance and insurance | 361 | 5.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 344 | 4.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 307 | 4.2% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 269 | 3.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 254 | 3.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 231 | 3.2% |
Wholesale trade | 165 | 2.3% |
Utilities | 109 | 1.5% |
Information | 91 | 1.3% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 54 | 0.7% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 8 | 0.1% |
Management | 5 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 165 | 0.98% |
Puerto Rican | 46 | 0.27% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 15 | 0.09% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 15 | 0.09% |
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 | 46 | 0.27% |
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 | 44 | 0.26% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 2 | 0.01% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 92 | 0.54% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 15,424 | 97.0% |
German, other Germanic | 236 | 1.5% |
Spanish | 74 | 0.5% |
Other | 53 | 0.3% |
Chinese | 45 | 0.3% |
Tagalog | 26 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 15 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 14 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 8 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 5,258 | 31.1% |
English | 1,783 | 10.6% |
Irish | 1,586 | 9.4% |
American | 1,335 | 7.9% |
Italian | 323 | 1.9% |
Dutch | 303 | 1.8% |
European | 238 | 1.4% |
French | 236 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 224 | 1.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 186 | 1.1% |
Norwegian | 142 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 115 | 0.7% |
Scandinavian | 78 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 72 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 70 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 16,854 | 99.8% |
Not a citizen | 39 | 0.2% |
Native | 16,740 | 99.1% |
Foreign-born | 153 | 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 | ||||||
398 | 3.4% | 705 | 6.1% | 4,489 | 38.8% | 3,267 | 28.3% | 1,809 | 15.7% | 889 | 7.7% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 398 | 3.4% |
9-12 Years | 705 | 6.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 4,489 | 38.8% |
Some College | 3,267 | 28.3% |
Bach. Degree | 1,809 | 15.7% |
Grad Degree | 889 | 7.7% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 7,240 | 6,758 | 482 | 6.7% | 5.9% |
1991 | 7,893 | 7,538 | 355 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
1992 | 8,290 | 7,837 | 453 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
1993 | 8,138 | 7,589 | 549 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
1994 | 8,288 | 7,952 | 336 | 4.1% | 5.2% |
1995 | 8,426 | 8,082 | 344 | 4.1% | 4.8% |
1996 | 8,557 | 8,235 | 322 | 3.8% | 4.7% |
1997 | 8,750 | 8,360 | 390 | 4.5% | 4.4% |
1998 | 8,720 | 8,394 | 326 | 3.7% | 4.0% |
1999 | 8,607 | 8,366 | 241 | 2.8% | 3.2% |
2000 | 8,362 | 8,094 | 268 | 3.2% | 3.4% |
2001 | 8,461 | 8,063 | 398 | 4.7% | 4.5% |
2002 | 8,787 | 8,376 | 411 | 4.7% | 5.3% |
2003 | 8,723 | 8,311 | 412 | 4.7% | 5.7% |
2004 | 8,825 | 8,375 | 450 | 5.1% | 5.9% |
2005 | 9,069 | 8,637 | 432 | 4.8% | 5.4% |
2006 | 9,132 | 8,739 | 393 | 4.3% | 4.9% |
2007 | 9,258 | 8,844 | 414 | 4.5% | 5.1% |
2008 | 9,333 | 8,792 | 541 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
2009 | 9,143 | 8,351 | 792 | 8.7% | 9.0% |
2010 | 7,926 | 7,159 | 767 | 9.7% | 9.5% |
2011 | 7,909 | 7,183 | 726 | 9.2% | 8.6% |
2012 | 7,760 | 7,188 | 572 | 7.4% | 7.2% |
2013 | 7,668 | 7,131 | 537 | 7.0% | 6.8% |
2014 | 7,622 | 7,165 | 457 | 6.0% | 6.2% |
2015 | 7,569 | 7,123 | 446 | 5.9% | 5.1% |
2016 | 7,473 | 7,106 | 367 | 4.9% | 4.5% |
2017 | 7,457 | 7,185 | 272 | 3.6% | 3.8% |
2018 | 7,421 | 7,189 | 232 | 3.1% | 3.2% |
2019 | 7,421 | 7,146 | 275 | 3.7% | 3.3% |
2020 | 7,219 | 6,818 | 401 | 5.6% | 6.1% |
2021 | 7,051 | 6,810 | 241 | 3.4% | 4.1% |
2022 | 7,070 | 6,901 | 169 | 2.4% | 2.5% |
2023 | 7,087 | 6,873 | 214 | 3.0% | 3.1% |