2022 population: 12,557
( 1,232 from 2010
, 227 from 2020)
Land area: 587.3 square miles
Population density: 21.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 7,882 | 62.77% | 15.2% |
Black: | 2,503 | 19.93% | 11.0% |
Indian: | 126 | 1.00% | 34.0% |
Asian: | 89 | 0.71% | 4.3% |
2+ races: | 219 | 1.74% | 58.7% |
Hispanic: | 1,738 | 13.84% | 28.8% |
Total non-White: | 4,675 | 37.23% | 4.0% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 328 | 12.8 |
Deaths: | 418 | 16.3 |
Net Migration: | -156 | -6.1 |
Net Immigration: | 12 | 0.5 |
Change in White population: | -1,410 | -10.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 178 | 1.3 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 6,168 | |
Median Value | $125,300 | |
Occupied | 5,224 | 84.7% |
Vacant | 944 | 15.3% |
Owned | 3,792 | 72.6% |
Rented | 1,432 | 27.4% |
Median Rent | $732 | |
Single-Family Units | 4,712 | 76.4% |
Detached | 4,627 | 75.0% |
Attached | 85 | 1.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 137 | 2.2% |
Mobile Homes | 1,069 | 17.3% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 261 | 5.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 341 | 6.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 242 | 4.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 566 | 10.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 411 | 7.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 332 | 6.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 330 | 6.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 138 | 2.6% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 199 | 3.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 520 | 10.0% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 481 | 9.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 559 | 10.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 390 | 7.5% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 186 | 3.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 96 | 1.8% |
$200,000 or more | 172 | 3.3% |
Median Household Income | 44,824 | |
Per Capita Income | 25,458 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 93 | |
Compared to U.S. | 71 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 205 | 3.9% |
Public Assistance | 11 | 0.2% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 567 | 10.9% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 4,196 | 63.9% |
Unemployed | 294 | 4.5% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 4,490 | 68.3% |
Not in Labor Force | 2,080 | 31.7% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 36.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,963 | 1,804 | 52.1% |
Non-Profit | 20 | 187 | 9.7% |
Self-Employed | 447 | 151 | 74.7% |
Local Government | 151 | 270 | 35.9% |
State Government | 100 | 183 | 35.3% |
Federal Government | 21 | 33 | 38.9% |
Total Private + Self | 2,410 | 1,955 | 55.2% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 292 | 673 | 30.3% |
Total | 2,702 | 2,628 | 50.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 14.2% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 475 | 8.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 887 | 16.6% |
Professional, Technical | 978 | 18.3% |
Service Occupations | 933 | 17.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 273 | 5.1% |
All others | 2,064 | 38.7% |
White Collar | 43.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 1,775 | 33.3% |
Educational services | 592 | 11.1% |
Health care and social assistance | 547 | 10.2% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 526 | 9.9% |
Retail trade | 371 | 7.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 269 | 5.0% |
Construction | 258 | 4.8% |
Public administration | 180 | 3.4% |
Other services | 172 | 3.2% |
Information | 148 | 2.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 108 | 2.0% |
Finance and insurance | 104 | 1.9% |
Transportation and warehousing | 84 | 1.6% |
Utilities | 66 | 1.2% |
Wholesale trade | 62 | 1.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 46 | 0.9% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 25 | 0.5% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 4 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,569 | 12.28% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 130 | 1.02% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 114 | 0.89% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 16 | 0.13% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 9 | 0.07% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 9 | 0.07% |
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 | 0 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 10,081 | 84.6% |
Spanish | 1,465 | 12.3% |
German, other Germanic | 315 | 2.6% |
Chinese | 57 | 0.5% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 5 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 1,018 | 8.0% |
Irish | 985 | 7.7% |
German | 889 | 7.0% |
American | 763 | 6.0% |
Swiss | 286 | 2.2% |
Scottish | 183 | 1.4% |
European | 92 | 0.7% |
African | 89 | 0.7% |
French | 66 | 0.5% |
Norwegian | 59 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 57 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 57 | 0.4% |
British | 50 | 0.4% |
Italian | 47 | 0.4% |
Polish | 44 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 11,924 | 93.3% |
Not a citizen | 855 | 6.7% |
Native | 11,608 | 90.8% |
Foreign-born | 1,171 | 9.2% |
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 | ||||||
366 | 4.3% | 619 | 7.3% | 3,648 | 42.9% | 2,598 | 30.5% | 844 | 9.9% | 430 | 5.1% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 366 | 4.3% |
9-12 Years | 619 | 7.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 3,648 | 42.9% |
Some College | 2,598 | 30.5% |
Bach. Degree | 844 | 9.9% |
Grad Degree | 430 | 5.1% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 6,559 | 6,035 | 524 | 8.0% | 6.8% |
1991 | 6,537 | 6,089 | 448 | 6.9% | 7.3% |
1992 | 6,600 | 6,173 | 427 | 6.5% | 7.0% |
1993 | 6,766 | 6,336 | 430 | 6.4% | 6.1% |
1994 | 6,934 | 6,596 | 338 | 4.9% | 5.4% |
1995 | 7,060 | 6,745 | 315 | 4.5% | 4.9% |
1996 | 7,206 | 6,798 | 408 | 5.7% | 5.2% |
1997 | 7,121 | 6,726 | 395 | 5.5% | 5.1% |
1998 | 7,027 | 6,639 | 388 | 5.5% | 5.1% |
1999 | 6,973 | 6,602 | 371 | 5.3% | 4.5% |
2000 | 6,636 | 6,357 | 279 | 4.2% | 4.2% |
2001 | 6,444 | 6,113 | 331 | 5.1% | 4.8% |
2002 | 6,590 | 6,238 | 352 | 5.3% | 5.3% |
2003 | 6,584 | 6,195 | 389 | 5.9% | 5.8% |
2004 | 6,375 | 5,998 | 377 | 5.9% | 5.6% |
2005 | 6,197 | 5,851 | 346 | 5.6% | 5.3% |
2006 | 6,421 | 6,070 | 351 | 5.5% | 5.2% |
2007 | 6,365 | 6,013 | 352 | 5.5% | 5.4% |
2008 | 6,298 | 5,952 | 346 | 5.5% | 5.4% |
2009 | 6,201 | 5,710 | 491 | 7.9% | 7.7% |
2010 | 6,575 | 6,086 | 489 | 7.4% | 7.9% |
2011 | 6,746 | 6,265 | 481 | 7.1% | 7.9% |
2012 | 6,496 | 6,080 | 416 | 6.4% | 7.3% |
2013 | 6,295 | 5,903 | 392 | 6.2% | 7.1% |
2014 | 6,254 | 5,900 | 354 | 5.7% | 5.9% |
2015 | 6,110 | 5,856 | 254 | 4.2% | 5.0% |
2016 | 5,989 | 5,793 | 196 | 3.3% | 4.0% |
2017 | 5,995 | 5,812 | 183 | 3.1% | 3.7% |
2018 | 5,904 | 5,703 | 201 | 3.4% | 3.7% |
2019 | 5,689 | 5,505 | 184 | 3.2% | 3.5% |
2020 | 5,533 | 5,257 | 276 | 5.0% | 6.1% |
2021 | 5,460 | 5,278 | 182 | 3.3% | 4.1% |
2022 | 5,399 | 5,219 | 180 | 3.3% | 3.3% |
2023 | 5,246 | 5,065 | 181 | 3.5% | 3.3% |