2022 population: 16,342
( 553 from 2010
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359 from 2020)
Land area: 172.8 square miles
Population density: 94.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 15,645 | 95.73% | ![]() |
Black: | 201 | 1.23% | ![]() |
Indian: | 52 | 0.32% | ![]() |
Asian: | 83 | 0.51% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 200 | 1.22% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 161 | 0.99% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 697 | 4.27% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 324 | 9.7 |
Deaths: | 622 | 18.6 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -61 | -1.8 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 0 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | -732 | -4.3 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 179 | 1.1 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 7,444 | |
Median Value | $138,100 | |
Occupied | 6,702 | 90.0% |
Vacant | 742 | 10.0% |
Owned | 5,380 | 80.3% |
Rented | 1,322 | 19.7% |
Median Rent | $702 | |
Single-Family Units | 5,736 | 77.1% |
Detached | 5,692 | 76.5% |
Attached | 44 | 0.6% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 541 | 7.3% |
Mobile Homes | 945 | 12.7% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 346 | 5.2% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 406 | 6.1% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 174 | 2.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 551 | 8.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 281 | 4.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 483 | 7.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 377 | 5.6% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 190 | 2.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 374 | 5.6% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 545 | 8.1% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 598 | 8.9% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 610 | 9.1% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 344 | 5.1% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 745 | 11.1% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 370 | 5.5% |
$200,000 or more | 308 | 4.6% |
Median Household Income | 52,946 | |
Per Capita Income | 30,095 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 97 | |
Compared to U.S. | 84 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 514 | 7.7% |
Public Assistance | 122 | 1.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,192 | 17.8% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 6,228 | 61.5% |
Unemployed | 600 | 5.9% |
In Armed Forces | 22 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 6,850 | 67.7% |
Not in Labor Force | 3,269 | 32.3% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 38.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,407 | 2,218 | 52.0% |
Non-Profit | 103 | 199 | 34.1% |
Self-Employed | 275 | 85 | 76.4% |
Local Government | 303 | 135 | 69.2% |
State Government | 175 | 340 | 34.0% |
Federal Government | 157 | 267 | 37.0% |
Total Private + Self | 2,682 | 2,303 | 53.8% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 738 | 941 | 44.0% |
Total | 3,420 | 3,244 | 51.3% |
Pct. Govt. | 20.7% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 860 | 12.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,537 | 23.1% |
Professional, Technical | 1,098 | 16.5% |
Service Occupations | 1,137 | 17.1% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 9 | 0.1% |
All others | 2,032 | 30.5% |
White Collar | 52.4% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 1,339 | 20.1% |
Retail trade | 860 | 12.9% |
Construction | 742 | 11.1% |
Public administration | 591 | 8.9% |
Educational services | 475 | 7.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 442 | 6.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 433 | 6.5% |
Transportation and warehousing | 331 | 5.0% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 302 | 4.5% |
Manufacturing | 251 | 3.8% |
Utilities | 228 | 3.4% |
Other services | 225 | 3.4% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 202 | 3.0% |
Finance and insurance | 95 | 1.4% |
Information | 38 | 0.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 35 | 0.5% |
Wholesale trade | 33 | 0.5% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 22 | 0.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 20 | 0.3% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 100 | 0.60% |
Puerto Rican | 22 | 0.13% |
Cuban | 3 | 0.02% |
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 | 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 | 36 | 0.22% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 15,659 | 99.1% |
Spanish | 79 | 0.5% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 32 | 0.2% |
Other | 15 | 0.1% |
Chinese | 13 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 3,640 | 21.9% |
American | 3,150 | 19.0% |
Irish | 2,192 | 13.2% |
English | 1,637 | 9.9% |
Italian | 1,106 | 6.7% |
Scottish | 449 | 2.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 398 | 2.4% |
French | 383 | 2.3% |
Dutch | 298 | 1.8% |
Polish | 163 | 1.0% |
Hungarian | 120 | 0.7% |
Welsh | 85 | 0.5% |
Norwegian | 72 | 0.4% |
British | 56 | 0.3% |
European | 50 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 16,589 | 99.9% |
Not a citizen | 13 | 0.1% |
Native | 16,535 | 99.6% |
Foreign-born | 67 | 0.4% |
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 | ||||||
354 | 2.9% | 1,231 | 10.1% | 5,044 | 41.4% | 3,322 | 27.3% | 1,514 | 12.4% | 722 | 5.9% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 354 | 2.9% |
9-12 Years | 1,231 | 10.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 5,044 | 41.4% |
Some College | 3,322 | 27.3% |
Bach. Degree | 1,514 | 12.4% |
Grad Degree | 722 | 5.9% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 6,193 | 5,564 | 629 | 10.2% | 8.6% |
1991 | 6,388 | 5,609 | 779 | 12.2% | 10.6% |
1992 | 6,374 | 5,624 | 750 | 11.8% | 11.2% |
1993 | 6,507 | 5,634 | 873 | 13.4% | 10.3% |
1994 | 6,472 | 5,870 | 602 | 9.3% | 8.8% |
1995 | 6,578 | 5,948 | 630 | 9.6% | 8.0% |
1996 | 6,863 | 6,139 | 724 | 10.5% | 7.7% |
1997 | 6,939 | 6,374 | 565 | 8.1% | 7.0% |
1998 | 6,941 | 6,396 | 545 | 7.9% | 6.7% |
1999 | 6,992 | 6,452 | 540 | 7.7% | 6.5% |
2000 | 6,890 | 6,506 | 384 | 5.6% | 5.6% |
2001 | 6,896 | 6,505 | 391 | 5.7% | 5.4% |
2002 | 6,930 | 6,489 | 441 | 6.4% | 6.5% |
2003 | 6,928 | 6,489 | 439 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
2004 | 6,857 | 6,495 | 362 | 5.3% | 5.8% |
2005 | 6,964 | 6,577 | 387 | 5.6% | 5.5% |
2006 | 6,977 | 6,590 | 387 | 5.5% | 5.2% |
2007 | 6,889 | 6,536 | 353 | 5.1% | 4.8% |
2008 | 6,912 | 6,581 | 331 | 4.8% | 4.7% |
2009 | 7,110 | 6,567 | 543 | 7.6% | 8.3% |
2010 | 7,436 | 6,863 | 573 | 7.7% | 8.7% |
2011 | 7,427 | 6,890 | 537 | 7.2% | 7.8% |
2012 | 7,566 | 7,066 | 500 | 6.6% | 7.2% |
2013 | 7,769 | 7,335 | 434 | 5.6% | 6.7% |
2014 | 7,817 | 7,409 | 408 | 5.2% | 6.5% |
2015 | 7,832 | 7,374 | 458 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
2016 | 7,844 | 7,401 | 443 | 5.6% | 6.1% |
2017 | 7,845 | 7,459 | 386 | 4.9% | 5.2% |
2018 | 7,858 | 7,480 | 378 | 4.8% | 5.2% |
2019 | 7,932 | 7,546 | 386 | 4.9% | 4.9% |
2020 | 7,816 | 7,240 | 576 | 7.4% | 8.3% |
2021 | 7,782 | 7,416 | 366 | 4.7% | 5.1% |
2022 | 7,925 | 7,622 | 303 | 3.8% | 3.9% |
2023 | 7,909 | 7,616 | 293 | 3.7% | 3.9% |