2022 population: 10,168
( 24 from 2010
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20 from 2020)
Land area: 463.8 square miles
Population density: 21.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 9,088 | 89.38% | ![]() |
Black: | 499 | 4.91% | ![]() |
Indian: | 64 | 0.63% | ![]() |
Asian: | 45 | 0.44% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 245 | 2.41% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 227 | 2.23% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 1,080 | 10.62% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 221 | 10.9 |
Deaths: | 285 | 14.0 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 75 | 3.7 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 1 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | -152 | -1.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 176 | 1.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 4,387 | |
Median Value | $140,900 | |
Occupied | 3,350 | 76.4% |
Vacant | 1,037 | 23.6% |
Owned | 2,737 | 81.7% |
Rented | 613 | 18.3% |
Median Rent | $823 | |
Single-Family Units | 3,415 | 77.8% |
Detached | 3,346 | 76.3% |
Attached | 69 | 1.6% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 46 | 1.0% |
Mobile Homes | 635 | 14.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 103 | 3.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 226 | 6.7% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 146 | 4.4% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 108 | 3.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 180 | 5.4% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 165 | 4.9% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 126 | 3.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 205 | 6.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 174 | 5.2% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 267 | 8.0% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 333 | 9.9% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 391 | 11.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 376 | 11.2% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 232 | 6.9% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 174 | 5.2% |
$200,000 or more | 144 | 4.3% |
Median Household Income | 59,023 | |
Per Capita Income | 27,474 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 92 | |
Compared to U.S. | 78 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 213 | 6.4% |
Public Assistance | 113 | 3.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 328 | 9.8% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 3,982 | 65.2% |
Unemployed | 203 | 3.3% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 4,185 | 68.5% |
Not in Labor Force | 1,924 | 31.5% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 34.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,326 | 1,192 | 52.7% |
Non-Profit | 118 | 422 | 21.9% |
Self-Employed | 329 | 69 | 82.7% |
Local Government | 267 | 206 | 56.4% |
State Government | 110 | 158 | 41.0% |
Federal Government | 70 | 35 | 66.7% |
Total Private + Self | 1,655 | 1,261 | 56.8% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 565 | 821 | 40.8% |
Total | 2,220 | 2,082 | 51.6% |
Pct. Govt. | 19.7% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 610 | 14.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 765 | 17.7% |
Professional, Technical | 992 | 23.0% |
Service Occupations | 790 | 18.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 24 | 0.6% |
All others | 1,162 | 26.9% |
White Collar | 54.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Educational services | 773 | 17.9% |
Health care and social assistance | 599 | 13.9% |
Retail trade | 550 | 12.7% |
Manufacturing | 474 | 11.0% |
Construction | 286 | 6.6% |
Finance and insurance | 242 | 5.6% |
Public administration | 202 | 4.7% |
Other services | 192 | 4.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 171 | 4.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 170 | 3.9% |
Accommodation and food services | 170 | 3.9% |
Utilities | 123 | 2.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 90 | 2.1% |
Wholesale trade | 78 | 1.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 71 | 1.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 71 | 1.6% |
Information | 27 | 0.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 20 | 0.5% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 10 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 139 | 1.37% |
Puerto Rican | 6 | 0.06% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 13 | 0.13% |
Total Central American | 36 | 0.35% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 32 | 0.32% |
Nicaraguan | 4 | 0.04% |
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 | 5 | 0.05% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 9,417 | 98.4% |
Spanish | 64 | 0.7% |
Chinese | 22 | 0.2% |
Other | 20 | 0.2% |
Other Asian | 19 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 13 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 8 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 4 | 0.0% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 1 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 2,996 | 29.5% |
English | 1,158 | 11.4% |
Irish | 1,108 | 10.9% |
American | 645 | 6.4% |
Italian | 228 | 2.2% |
European | 210 | 2.1% |
Scottish | 201 | 2.0% |
French | 184 | 1.8% |
Dutch | 98 | 1.0% |
Swedish | 72 | 0.7% |
Scandinavian | 61 | 0.6% |
British | 60 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 58 | 0.6% |
Norwegian | 39 | 0.4% |
Danish | 38 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 10,110 | 99.7% |
Not a citizen | 32 | 0.3% |
Native | 10,089 | 99.5% |
Foreign-born | 53 | 0.5% |
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 | ||||||
250 | 3.8% | 501 | 7.7% | 2,289 | 35.0% | 1,779 | 27.2% | 984 | 15.0% | 745 | 11.4% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 250 | 3.8% |
9-12 Years | 501 | 7.7% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 2,289 | 35.0% |
Some College | 1,779 | 27.2% |
Bach. Degree | 984 | 15.0% |
Grad Degree | 745 | 11.4% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 4,613 | 4,395 | 218 | 4.7% | 5.9% |
1991 | 4,625 | 4,417 | 208 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
1992 | 4,694 | 4,476 | 218 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
1993 | 4,744 | 4,482 | 262 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
1994 | 4,835 | 4,650 | 185 | 3.8% | 5.2% |
1995 | 4,910 | 4,677 | 233 | 4.7% | 4.8% |
1996 | 4,816 | 4,630 | 186 | 3.9% | 4.7% |
1997 | 5,086 | 4,889 | 197 | 3.9% | 4.4% |
1998 | 4,883 | 4,711 | 172 | 3.5% | 4.0% |
1999 | 4,769 | 4,611 | 158 | 3.3% | 3.2% |
2000 | 5,380 | 5,219 | 161 | 3.0% | 3.4% |
2001 | 5,373 | 5,153 | 220 | 4.1% | 4.5% |
2002 | 5,363 | 5,124 | 239 | 4.5% | 5.3% |
2003 | 5,337 | 5,113 | 224 | 4.2% | 5.7% |
2004 | 5,306 | 5,051 | 255 | 4.8% | 5.9% |
2005 | 5,413 | 5,167 | 246 | 4.5% | 5.4% |
2006 | 5,391 | 5,151 | 240 | 4.5% | 4.9% |
2007 | 5,176 | 4,946 | 230 | 4.4% | 5.1% |
2008 | 5,165 | 4,855 | 310 | 6.0% | 6.2% |
2009 | 5,131 | 4,710 | 421 | 8.2% | 9.0% |
2010 | 4,981 | 4,549 | 432 | 8.7% | 9.5% |
2011 | 4,842 | 4,435 | 407 | 8.4% | 8.6% |
2012 | 4,809 | 4,473 | 336 | 7.0% | 7.2% |
2013 | 4,912 | 4,592 | 320 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
2014 | 4,970 | 4,701 | 269 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
2015 | 5,015 | 4,765 | 250 | 5.0% | 5.1% |
2016 | 5,024 | 4,802 | 222 | 4.4% | 4.5% |
2017 | 5,080 | 4,886 | 194 | 3.8% | 3.8% |
2018 | 4,969 | 4,828 | 141 | 2.8% | 3.2% |
2019 | 4,866 | 4,717 | 149 | 3.1% | 3.3% |
2020 | 4,822 | 4,622 | 200 | 4.1% | 6.1% |
2021 | 4,815 | 4,667 | 148 | 3.1% | 4.1% |
2022 | 4,720 | 4,607 | 113 | 2.4% | 2.5% |
2023 | 4,678 | 4,535 | 143 | 3.1% | 3.1% |