2022 population: 18,344
( 782 from 2010
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15 from 2020)
Land area: 532.6 square miles
Population density: 34.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 16,930 | 92.29% | ![]() |
Black: | 152 | 0.83% | ![]() |
Indian: | 160 | 0.87% | ![]() |
Asian: | 77 | 0.42% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 378 | 2.06% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 647 | 3.53% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 1,414 | 7.71% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 375 | 10.2 |
Deaths: | 471 | 12.8 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 75 | 2.0 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 10 | 0.3 |
Change in White population: | -1,240 | -6.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 458 | 2.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 7,967 | |
Median Value | $193,000 | |
Occupied | 7,316 | 91.8% |
Vacant | 651 | 8.2% |
Owned | 6,215 | 85.0% |
Rented | 1,101 | 15.0% |
Median Rent | $832 | |
Single-Family Units | 7,014 | 88.0% |
Detached | 6,975 | 87.5% |
Attached | 39 | 0.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 78 | 1.0% |
Mobile Homes | 532 | 6.7% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 254 | 3.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 143 | 2.0% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 154 | 2.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 276 | 3.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 446 | 6.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 213 | 2.9% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 280 | 3.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 171 | 2.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 182 | 2.5% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 627 | 8.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 959 | 13.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 917 | 12.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 998 | 13.6% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 705 | 9.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 566 | 7.7% |
$200,000 or more | 425 | 5.8% |
Median Household Income | 74,562 | |
Per Capita Income | 38,535 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 103 | |
Compared to U.S. | 83 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 166 | 2.3% |
Public Assistance | 78 | 1.1% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 277 | 3.8% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 8,439 | 77.1% |
Unemployed | 307 | 2.8% |
In Armed Forces | 18 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 8,764 | 80.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 2,187 | 20.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 22.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 3,256 | 2,212 | 59.5% |
Non-Profit | 175 | 513 | 25.4% |
Self-Employed | 462 | 357 | 56.4% |
Local Government | 371 | 631 | 37.0% |
State Government | 394 | 452 | 46.6% |
Federal Government | 200 | 194 | 50.8% |
Total Private + Self | 3,718 | 2,569 | 59.1% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,140 | 1,790 | 38.9% |
Total | 4,858 | 4,359 | 52.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 24.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,331 | 14.4% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,599 | 17.3% |
Professional, Technical | 2,124 | 23.0% |
Service Occupations | 1,303 | 14.1% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 70 | 0.8% |
All others | 2,860 | 31.0% |
White Collar | 54.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Construction | 1,172 | 12.7% |
Educational services | 1,148 | 12.5% |
Health care and social assistance | 1,101 | 11.9% |
Public administration | 799 | 8.7% |
Manufacturing | 792 | 8.6% |
Retail trade | 706 | 7.7% |
Other services | 529 | 5.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 504 | 5.5% |
Transportation and warehousing | 435 | 4.7% |
Finance and insurance | 424 | 4.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 300 | 3.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 276 | 3.0% |
Utilities | 225 | 2.4% |
Information | 201 | 2.2% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 173 | 1.9% |
Wholesale trade | 151 | 1.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 148 | 1.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 128 | 1.4% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 4 | 0.0% |
Management | 1 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 466 | 2.53% |
Puerto Rican | 6 | 0.03% |
Cuban | 61 | 0.33% |
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 | 23 | 0.13% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 3 | 0.02% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 20 | 0.11% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 39 | 0.21% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Cambodian | 21 | 0.11% |
Filipino | 14 | 0.08% |
Chinese | 4 | 0.02% |
Laotian | 3 | 0.02% |
Thai | 1 | 0.01% |
Indian | 1 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 17,160 | 98.4% |
Spanish | 213 | 1.2% |
German, other Germanic | 22 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 19 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European | 10 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 7 | 0.0% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 5 | 0.0% |
Chinese | 4 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 5,414 | 29.4% |
English | 2,836 | 15.4% |
Irish | 2,354 | 12.8% |
American | 1,403 | 7.6% |
European | 508 | 2.8% |
Swedish | 468 | 2.5% |
French | 439 | 2.4% |
Italian | 383 | 2.1% |
Scottish | 320 | 1.7% |
Polish | 271 | 1.5% |
Dutch | 262 | 1.4% |
Czech | 203 | 1.1% |
Norwegian | 165 | 0.9% |
Welsh | 115 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 111 | 0.6% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 18,290 | 99.5% |
Not a citizen | 97 | 0.5% |
Native | 18,223 | 99.1% |
Foreign-born | 164 | 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 | ||||||
227 | 1.8% | 329 | 2.5% | 4,913 | 37.9% | 4,321 | 33.3% | 1,980 | 15.3% | 1,197 | 9.2% |
Average years of education: 13.4 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 227 | 1.8% |
9-12 Years | 329 | 2.5% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 4,913 | 37.9% |
Some College | 4,321 | 33.3% |
Bach. Degree | 1,980 | 15.3% |
Grad Degree | 1,197 | 9.2% |
Average years of education: 13.4 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 8,149 | 7,745 | 404 | 5.0% | 4.2% |
1991 | 8,570 | 8,114 | 456 | 5.3% | 4.5% |
1992 | 8,861 | 8,429 | 432 | 4.9% | 4.6% |
1993 | 9,107 | 8,631 | 476 | 5.2% | 4.9% |
1994 | 9,489 | 9,064 | 425 | 4.5% | 4.8% |
1995 | 9,811 | 9,393 | 418 | 4.3% | 4.3% |
1996 | 10,096 | 9,624 | 472 | 4.7% | 4.3% |
1997 | 10,577 | 10,068 | 509 | 4.8% | 3.8% |
1998 | 10,218 | 9,757 | 461 | 4.5% | 3.7% |
1999 | 9,585 | 9,243 | 342 | 3.6% | 3.5% |
2000 | 9,742 | 9,355 | 387 | 4.0% | 3.8% |
2001 | 9,830 | 9,425 | 405 | 4.1% | 4.3% |
2002 | 10,110 | 9,632 | 478 | 4.7% | 5.1% |
2003 | 10,134 | 9,613 | 521 | 5.1% | 5.5% |
2004 | 10,238 | 9,643 | 595 | 5.8% | 5.5% |
2005 | 10,098 | 9,571 | 527 | 5.2% | 5.1% |
2006 | 9,703 | 9,239 | 464 | 4.8% | 4.4% |
2007 | 9,620 | 9,138 | 482 | 5.0% | 4.3% |
2008 | 9,574 | 9,073 | 501 | 5.2% | 4.6% |
2009 | 9,687 | 8,950 | 737 | 7.6% | 6.9% |
2010 | 10,670 | 9,880 | 790 | 7.4% | 7.0% |
2011 | 10,498 | 9,763 | 735 | 7.0% | 6.4% |
2012 | 10,279 | 9,658 | 621 | 6.0% | 5.7% |
2013 | 10,211 | 9,626 | 585 | 5.7% | 5.3% |
2014 | 10,231 | 9,741 | 490 | 4.8% | 4.5% |
2015 | 10,214 | 9,787 | 427 | 4.2% | 4.2% |
2016 | 10,262 | 9,864 | 398 | 3.9% | 4.0% |
2017 | 10,205 | 9,845 | 360 | 3.5% | 3.6% |
2018 | 10,163 | 9,841 | 322 | 3.2% | 3.3% |
2019 | 10,194 | 9,883 | 311 | 3.1% | 3.2% |
2020 | 10,207 | 9,708 | 499 | 4.9% | 5.9% |
2021 | 10,396 | 10,080 | 316 | 3.0% | 3.3% |
2022 | 10,381 | 10,103 | 278 | 2.7% | 2.7% |
2023 | 10,454 | 10,195 | 259 | 2.5% | 2.7% |