2022 population: 13,249
( 832 from 2010
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282 from 2020)
Land area: 485.6 square miles
Population density: 27.3 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 12,101 | 91.34% | ![]() |
Black: | 158 | 1.19% | ![]() |
Indian: | 29 | 0.22% | ![]() |
Asian: | 80 | 0.60% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 236 | 1.78% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 645 | 4.87% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 1,148 | 8.66% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 323 | 11.9 |
Deaths: | 526 | 19.4 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -124 | -4.6 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 29 | 1.1 |
Change in White population: | -1,419 | -10.1 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 587 | 4.2 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 6,266 | |
Median Value | $113,400 | |
Occupied | 5,689 | 90.8% |
Vacant | 577 | 9.2% |
Owned | 4,339 | 76.3% |
Rented | 1,350 | 23.7% |
Median Rent | $708 | |
Single-Family Units | 5,216 | 83.2% |
Detached | 5,171 | 82.5% |
Attached | 45 | 0.7% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 508 | 8.1% |
Mobile Homes | 205 | 3.3% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 403 | 7.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 293 | 5.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 232 | 4.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 201 | 3.5% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 262 | 4.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 312 | 5.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 186 | 3.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 301 | 5.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 303 | 5.3% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 405 | 7.1% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 599 | 10.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 774 | 13.6% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 556 | 9.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 317 | 5.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 284 | 5.0% |
$200,000 or more | 261 | 4.6% |
Median Household Income | 58,930 | |
Per Capita Income | 31,754 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 87 | |
Compared to U.S. | 86 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 349 | 6.1% |
Public Assistance | 312 | 5.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,196 | 21.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 5,722 | 72.2% |
Unemployed | 296 | 3.7% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 6,018 | 75.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 1,909 | 24.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 27.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,603 | 1,640 | 61.3% |
Non-Profit | 112 | 425 | 20.9% |
Self-Employed | 583 | 269 | 68.4% |
Local Government | 62 | 329 | 15.9% |
State Government | 130 | 157 | 45.3% |
Federal Government | 25 | 12 | 67.6% |
Total Private + Self | 3,186 | 1,909 | 62.5% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 329 | 923 | 26.3% |
Total | 3,515 | 2,832 | 55.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 11.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 803 | 12.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,362 | 21.3% |
Professional, Technical | 1,366 | 21.4% |
Service Occupations | 798 | 12.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 145 | 2.3% |
All others | 2,053 | 32.2% |
White Collar | 55.3% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 913 | 14.3% |
Retail trade | 866 | 13.6% |
Manufacturing | 730 | 11.4% |
Educational services | 646 | 10.1% |
Construction | 511 | 8.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 457 | 7.2% |
Finance and insurance | 323 | 5.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 278 | 4.4% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 246 | 3.9% |
Other services | 243 | 3.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 233 | 3.7% |
Wholesale trade | 211 | 3.3% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 211 | 3.3% |
Utilities | 199 | 3.1% |
Public administration | 134 | 2.1% |
Information | 72 | 1.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 70 | 1.1% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 23 | 0.4% |
Management | 16 | 0.3% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 335 | 2.48% |
Puerto Rican | 7 | 0.05% |
Cuban | 8 | 0.06% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 121 | 0.90% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 121 | 0.90% |
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 | 10 | 0.07% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 0 | 0.00% |
Ecuadorian | 10 | 0.07% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 72 | 0.53% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 12,221 | 96.1% |
Spanish | 322 | 2.5% |
Other Asian | 75 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European | 31 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 26 | 0.2% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 23 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 21 | 0.2% |
Other | 1 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 3,896 | 28.9% |
English | 1,731 | 12.8% |
Irish | 1,581 | 11.7% |
American | 1,318 | 9.8% |
Italian | 430 | 3.2% |
French | 348 | 2.6% |
Swedish | 344 | 2.6% |
Polish | 250 | 1.9% |
European | 227 | 1.7% |
Dutch | 142 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 140 | 1.0% |
Scandinavian | 136 | 1.0% |
Norwegian | 122 | 0.9% |
Romanian | 91 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 78 | 0.6% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 13,319 | 98.8% |
Not a citizen | 165 | 1.2% |
Native | 13,252 | 98.3% |
Foreign-born | 232 | 1.7% |
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 | ||||||
210 | 2.2% | 562 | 6.0% | 3,311 | 35.5% | 3,408 | 36.5% | 1,102 | 11.8% | 744 | 8.0% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 210 | 2.2% |
9-12 Years | 562 | 6.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 3,311 | 35.5% |
Some College | 3,408 | 36.5% |
Bach. Degree | 1,102 | 11.8% |
Grad Degree | 744 | 8.0% |
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 | 7,138 | 6,836 | 302 | 4.2% | 6.3% |
1991 | 6,899 | 6,494 | 405 | 5.9% | 7.3% |
1992 | 7,086 | 6,687 | 399 | 5.6% | 7.9% |
1993 | 7,003 | 6,524 | 479 | 6.8% | 7.5% |
1994 | 6,969 | 6,579 | 390 | 5.6% | 5.8% |
1995 | 6,923 | 6,622 | 301 | 4.3% | 5.2% |
1996 | 6,711 | 6,431 | 280 | 4.2% | 5.3% |
1997 | 6,642 | 6,383 | 259 | 3.9% | 4.8% |
1998 | 6,707 | 6,452 | 255 | 3.8% | 4.5% |
1999 | 6,748 | 6,508 | 240 | 3.6% | 4.4% |
2000 | 7,342 | 7,079 | 263 | 3.6% | 4.4% |
2001 | 7,342 | 7,017 | 325 | 4.4% | 5.4% |
2002 | 7,223 | 6,894 | 329 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
2003 | 7,158 | 6,787 | 371 | 5.2% | 6.7% |
2004 | 7,207 | 6,840 | 367 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
2005 | 7,306 | 6,961 | 345 | 4.7% | 5.7% |
2006 | 7,378 | 7,058 | 320 | 4.3% | 4.6% |
2007 | 7,321 | 6,954 | 367 | 5.0% | 5.1% |
2008 | 7,170 | 6,725 | 445 | 6.2% | 6.5% |
2009 | 7,080 | 6,366 | 714 | 10.1% | 10.2% |
2010 | 7,279 | 6,585 | 694 | 9.5% | 10.5% |
2011 | 7,129 | 6,519 | 610 | 8.6% | 9.8% |
2012 | 6,957 | 6,437 | 520 | 7.5% | 9.0% |
2013 | 6,726 | 6,232 | 494 | 7.3% | 9.1% |
2014 | 6,640 | 6,246 | 394 | 5.9% | 7.2% |
2015 | 6,662 | 6,309 | 353 | 5.3% | 6.0% |
2016 | 6,683 | 6,319 | 364 | 5.4% | 5.9% |
2017 | 6,472 | 6,161 | 311 | 4.8% | 5.0% |
2018 | 6,486 | 6,184 | 302 | 4.7% | 4.4% |
2019 | 6,391 | 6,128 | 263 | 4.1% | 4.0% |
2020 | 6,236 | 5,834 | 402 | 6.4% | 9.5% |
2021 | 6,236 | 5,950 | 286 | 4.6% | 6.1% |
2022 | 6,312 | 6,059 | 253 | 4.0% | 4.6% |
2023 | 6,446 | 6,164 | 282 | 4.4% | 4.5% |