2022 population: 20,198
( 1,055 from 2010
, 280 from 2020)
Land area: 383.9 square miles
Population density: 52.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 18,976 | 93.95% | 6.8% |
Black: | 118 | 0.58% | 103.4% |
Indian: | 42 | 0.21% | 100.0% |
Asian: | 81 | 0.40% | 5.2% |
2+ races: | 240 | 1.19% | 58.9% |
Hispanic: | 741 | 3.67% | 28.4% |
Total non-White: | 1,222 | 6.05% | 36.2% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 662 | 16.2 |
Deaths: | 577 | 14.1 |
Net Migration: | -375 | -9.2 |
Net Immigration: | 8 | 0.2 |
Change in White population: | -1,380 | -6.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 325 | 1.5 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 8,919 | |
Median Value | $101,500 | |
Occupied | 8,091 | 90.7% |
Vacant | 828 | 9.3% |
Owned | 6,197 | 76.6% |
Rented | 1,894 | 23.4% |
Median Rent | $771 | |
Single-Family Units | 7,460 | 83.6% |
Detached | 7,411 | 83.1% |
Attached | 49 | 0.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 409 | 4.6% |
Mobile Homes | 575 | 6.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 337 | 4.2% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 399 | 4.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 418 | 5.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 282 | 3.5% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 435 | 5.4% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 383 | 4.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 650 | 8.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 366 | 4.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 448 | 5.5% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 811 | 10.0% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 893 | 11.0% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,115 | 13.8% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 747 | 9.2% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 293 | 3.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 301 | 3.7% |
$200,000 or more | 213 | 2.6% |
Median Household Income | 52,231 | |
Per Capita Income | 27,794 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 87 | |
Compared to U.S. | 75 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 463 | 5.7% |
Public Assistance | 196 | 2.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 736 | 9.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 8,490 | 72.8% |
Unemployed | 385 | 3.3% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 8,875 | 76.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 2,786 | 23.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 27.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 4,075 | 2,664 | 60.5% |
Non-Profit | 236 | 308 | 43.4% |
Self-Employed | 663 | 229 | 74.3% |
Local Government | 278 | 409 | 40.5% |
State Government | 33 | 181 | 15.4% |
Federal Government | 21 | 37 | 36.2% |
Total Private + Self | 4,738 | 2,893 | 62.1% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 568 | 935 | 37.8% |
Total | 5,306 | 3,828 | 58.1% |
Pct. Govt. | 10.5% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,013 | 11.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,442 | 15.8% |
Professional, Technical | 1,230 | 13.4% |
Service Occupations | 1,415 | 15.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 157 | 1.7% |
All others | 4,049 | 44.3% |
White Collar | 40.3% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 2,662 | 29.1% |
Health care and social assistance | 1,045 | 11.4% |
Retail trade | 762 | 8.3% |
Construction | 761 | 8.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 669 | 7.3% |
Educational services | 601 | 6.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 508 | 5.6% |
Transportation and warehousing | 461 | 5.0% |
Public administration | 390 | 4.3% |
Other services | 322 | 3.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 238 | 2.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 191 | 2.1% |
Wholesale trade | 131 | 1.4% |
Finance and insurance | 115 | 1.3% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 78 | 0.9% |
Information | 76 | 0.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 65 | 0.7% |
Utilities | 29 | 0.3% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 28 | 0.3% |
Management | 17 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 645 | 3.15% |
Puerto Rican | 18 | 0.09% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
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 | 22 | 0.11% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 19 | 0.09% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 3 | 0.01% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 17 | 0.08% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 17,897 | 94.3% |
German, other Germanic | 733 | 3.9% |
Spanish | 249 | 1.3% |
Other Asian | 39 | 0.2% |
Chinese | 23 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European | 20 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 11 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 4 | 0.0% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 2 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 5,395 | 26.4% |
Irish | 2,076 | 10.2% |
English | 2,038 | 10.0% |
American | 1,469 | 7.2% |
Scottish | 511 | 2.5% |
European | 448 | 2.2% |
Dutch | 438 | 2.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 404 | 2.0% |
Swiss | 374 | 1.8% |
French | 239 | 1.2% |
Italian | 235 | 1.1% |
Swedish | 121 | 0.6% |
Pennsylvania German | 107 | 0.5% |
Polish | 103 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 83 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 20,357 | 99.5% |
Not a citizen | 94 | 0.5% |
Native | 20,256 | 99.0% |
Foreign-born | 195 | 1.0% |
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 | ||||||
726 | 5.3% | 973 | 7.2% | 6,298 | 46.3% | 3,834 | 28.2% | 1,022 | 7.5% | 737 | 5.4% |
Average years of education: 12.6 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 726 | 5.3% |
9-12 Years | 973 | 7.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 6,298 | 46.3% |
Some College | 3,834 | 28.2% |
Bach. Degree | 1,022 | 7.5% |
Grad Degree | 737 | 5.4% |
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 | 10,759 | 9,914 | 845 | 7.9% | 5.1% |
1991 | 10,598 | 9,656 | 942 | 8.9% | 5.7% |
1992 | 11,057 | 10,052 | 1,005 | 9.1% | 6.1% |
1993 | 11,158 | 10,328 | 830 | 7.4% | 5.1% |
1994 | 11,469 | 10,830 | 639 | 5.6% | 4.7% |
1995 | 12,078 | 11,428 | 650 | 5.4% | 4.4% |
1996 | 12,284 | 11,709 | 575 | 4.7% | 4.0% |
1997 | 11,892 | 11,328 | 564 | 4.7% | 3.4% |
1998 | 11,271 | 10,797 | 474 | 4.2% | 3.0% |
1999 | 10,888 | 10,450 | 438 | 4.0% | 2.9% |
2000 | 10,974 | 10,607 | 367 | 3.3% | 3.0% |
2001 | 11,010 | 10,386 | 624 | 5.7% | 4.2% |
2002 | 10,819 | 10,160 | 659 | 6.1% | 5.2% |
2003 | 10,718 | 9,928 | 790 | 7.4% | 5.3% |
2004 | 11,081 | 10,439 | 642 | 5.8% | 5.4% |
2005 | 11,627 | 11,007 | 620 | 5.3% | 5.4% |
2006 | 11,763 | 11,239 | 524 | 4.5% | 5.0% |
2007 | 11,589 | 11,081 | 508 | 4.4% | 4.6% |
2008 | 11,797 | 11,113 | 684 | 5.8% | 5.9% |
2009 | 11,448 | 10,138 | 1,310 | 11.4% | 10.5% |
2010 | 10,627 | 9,525 | 1,102 | 10.4% | 10.1% |
2011 | 10,555 | 9,624 | 931 | 8.8% | 8.9% |
2012 | 10,094 | 9,306 | 788 | 7.8% | 8.2% |
2013 | 10,063 | 9,300 | 763 | 7.6% | 7.5% |
2014 | 10,106 | 9,521 | 585 | 5.8% | 5.9% |
2015 | 9,945 | 9,451 | 494 | 5.0% | 4.8% |
2016 | 9,955 | 9,510 | 445 | 4.5% | 4.4% |
2017 | 9,770 | 9,429 | 341 | 3.5% | 3.5% |
2018 | 9,767 | 9,450 | 317 | 3.2% | 3.4% |
2019 | 9,425 | 9,150 | 275 | 2.9% | 3.2% |
2020 | 8,801 | 8,224 | 577 | 6.6% | 7.1% |
2021 | 8,822 | 8,561 | 261 | 3.0% | 3.9% |
2022 | 8,888 | 8,649 | 239 | 2.7% | 3.0% |
2023 | 8,921 | 8,648 | 273 | 3.1% | 3.3% |