2022 population: 25,000
( 2,324 from 2010
, 448 from 2020)
Land area: 430.8 square miles
Population density: 58.0 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 24,025 | 96.10% | 9.7% |
Black: | 270 | 1.08% | 57.9% |
Indian: | 53 | 0.21% | 35.9% |
Asian: | 104 | 0.42% | 3.0% |
2+ races: | 330 | 1.32% | 24.1% |
Hispanic: | 218 | 0.87% | 83.2% |
Total non-White: | 975 | 3.90% | 38.1% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 593 | 11.7 |
Deaths: | 967 | 19.0 |
Net Migration: | -90 | -1.8 |
Net Immigration: | 8 | 0.2 |
Change in White population: | -2,593 | -9.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 269 | 1.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 12,217 | |
Median Value | $118,100 | |
Occupied | 10,120 | 82.8% |
Vacant | 2,097 | 17.2% |
Owned | 8,525 | 84.2% |
Rented | 1,595 | 15.8% |
Median Rent | $651 | |
Single-Family Units | 8,751 | 71.6% |
Detached | 8,692 | 71.1% |
Attached | 59 | 0.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 404 | 3.3% |
Mobile Homes | 2,852 | 23.3% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 785 | 7.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 343 | 3.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 622 | 6.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 566 | 5.6% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 460 | 4.5% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 612 | 6.0% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 430 | 4.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 613 | 6.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 478 | 4.7% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 746 | 7.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,023 | 10.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,391 | 13.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 669 | 6.6% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 319 | 3.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 551 | 5.4% |
$200,000 or more | 512 | 5.1% |
Median Household Income | 53,058 | |
Per Capita Income | 31,085 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 102 | |
Compared to U.S. | 88 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 749 | 7.4% |
Public Assistance | 316 | 3.1% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,707 | 16.9% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 8,621 | 57.0% |
Unemployed | 285 | 1.9% |
In Armed Forces | 19 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 8,925 | 59.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 6,210 | 41.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 42.9% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 4,176 | 2,566 | 61.9% |
Non-Profit | 164 | 411 | 28.5% |
Self-Employed | 256 | 169 | 60.2% |
Local Government | 322 | 384 | 45.6% |
State Government | 365 | 480 | 43.2% |
Federal Government | 85 | 20 | 81.0% |
Total Private + Self | 4,432 | 2,735 | 61.8% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 936 | 1,295 | 42.0% |
Total | 5,368 | 4,030 | 57.1% |
Pct. Govt. | 17.6% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 967 | 10.3% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,795 | 19.1% |
Professional, Technical | 1,657 | 17.6% |
Service Occupations | 1,699 | 18.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 40 | 0.4% |
All others | 3,299 | 35.0% |
White Collar | 46.9% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 1,660 | 17.6% |
Retail trade | 1,481 | 15.7% |
Manufacturing | 1,360 | 14.4% |
Public administration | 768 | 8.2% |
Construction | 665 | 7.1% |
Educational services | 660 | 7.0% |
Transportation and warehousing | 470 | 5.0% |
Other services | 403 | 4.3% |
Utilities | 347 | 3.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 290 | 3.1% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 264 | 2.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 230 | 2.4% |
Wholesale trade | 187 | 2.0% |
Finance and insurance | 182 | 1.9% |
Information | 174 | 1.8% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 134 | 1.4% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 124 | 1.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 18 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 24 | 0.09% |
Puerto Rican | 22 | 0.09% |
Cuban | 81 | 0.32% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 11 | 0.04% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 11 | 0.04% |
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 | 188 | 0.74% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 23,971 | 99.3% |
German, other Germanic | 61 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European | 40 | 0.2% |
Spanish | 28 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 12 | 0.0% |
Chinese | 11 | 0.0% |
Vietnamese | 6 | 0.0% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 3 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 3,596 | 14.1% |
Irish | 2,574 | 10.1% |
English | 2,441 | 9.6% |
American | 1,896 | 7.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 584 | 2.3% |
Italian | 582 | 2.3% |
French | 368 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 354 | 1.4% |
Welsh | 299 | 1.2% |
Hungarian | 197 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 113 | 0.4% |
European | 113 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 105 | 0.4% |
Portuguese | 85 | 0.3% |
French Canadian | 75 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 25,468 | 99.9% |
Not a citizen | 20 | 0.1% |
Native | 25,449 | 99.8% |
Foreign-born | 39 | 0.2% |
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 | ||||||
1,032 | 5.6% | 1,626 | 8.8% | 7,787 | 42.3% | 5,116 | 27.8% | 1,919 | 10.4% | 930 | 5.1% |
Average years of education: 12.6 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,032 | 5.6% |
9-12 Years | 1,626 | 8.8% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 7,787 | 42.3% |
Some College | 5,116 | 27.8% |
Bach. Degree | 1,919 | 10.4% |
Grad Degree | 930 | 5.1% |
Average years of education: 12.6 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 10,123 | 9,194 | 929 | 9.2% | 8.6% |
1991 | 10,084 | 8,695 | 1,389 | 13.8% | 10.6% |
1992 | 10,232 | 8,573 | 1,659 | 16.2% | 11.2% |
1993 | 9,731 | 8,316 | 1,415 | 14.5% | 10.3% |
1994 | 9,647 | 8,539 | 1,108 | 11.5% | 8.8% |
1995 | 9,802 | 8,655 | 1,147 | 11.7% | 8.0% |
1996 | 9,442 | 8,363 | 1,079 | 11.4% | 7.7% |
1997 | 9,047 | 8,014 | 1,033 | 11.4% | 7.0% |
1998 | 8,946 | 7,846 | 1,100 | 12.3% | 6.7% |
1999 | 8,970 | 7,804 | 1,166 | 13.0% | 6.5% |
2000 | 10,455 | 9,597 | 858 | 8.2% | 5.6% |
2001 | 10,304 | 9,505 | 799 | 7.8% | 5.4% |
2002 | 10,554 | 9,589 | 965 | 9.1% | 6.5% |
2003 | 10,461 | 9,376 | 1,085 | 10.4% | 6.6% |
2004 | 10,242 | 9,356 | 886 | 8.7% | 5.8% |
2005 | 10,162 | 9,314 | 848 | 8.3% | 5.5% |
2006 | 10,472 | 9,707 | 765 | 7.3% | 5.2% |
2007 | 10,282 | 9,537 | 745 | 7.2% | 4.8% |
2008 | 10,075 | 9,313 | 762 | 7.6% | 4.7% |
2009 | 10,279 | 8,985 | 1,294 | 12.6% | 8.3% |
2010 | 11,266 | 9,966 | 1,300 | 11.5% | 8.7% |
2011 | 11,034 | 9,864 | 1,170 | 10.6% | 7.8% |
2012 | 10,894 | 9,855 | 1,039 | 9.5% | 7.2% |
2013 | 10,573 | 9,593 | 980 | 9.3% | 6.7% |
2014 | 10,217 | 9,273 | 944 | 9.2% | 6.5% |
2015 | 10,078 | 9,241 | 837 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
2016 | 10,063 | 9,345 | 718 | 7.1% | 6.1% |
2017 | 10,050 | 9,371 | 679 | 6.8% | 5.2% |
2018 | 10,020 | 9,326 | 694 | 6.9% | 5.2% |
2019 | 10,310 | 9,695 | 615 | 6.0% | 4.9% |
2020 | 10,356 | 9,479 | 877 | 8.5% | 8.3% |
2021 | 10,312 | 9,747 | 565 | 5.5% | 5.1% |
2022 | 10,450 | 10,003 | 447 | 4.3% | 3.9% |
2023 | 10,126 | 9,665 | 461 | 4.6% | 3.9% |