2022 population: 23,712
( 542 from 2010
, 105 from 2020)
Land area: 354.6 square miles
Population density: 66.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 22,675 | 95.63% | 3.5% |
Black: | 243 | 1.02% | 67.6% |
Indian: | 62 | 0.26% | 21.6% |
Asian: | 99 | 0.42% | 15.1% |
2+ races: | 284 | 1.20% | 28.5% |
Hispanic: | 349 | 1.47% | 39.6% |
Total non-White: | 1,037 | 4.37% | 36.4% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 493 | 10.3 |
Deaths: | 724 | 15.2 |
Net Migration: | 125 | 2.6 |
Net Immigration: | 0 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | -819 | -3.4 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 277 | 1.1 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 11,224 | |
Median Value | $153,600 | |
Occupied | 9,537 | 85.0% |
Vacant | 1,687 | 15.0% |
Owned | 7,331 | 76.9% |
Rented | 2,206 | 23.1% |
Median Rent | $744 | |
Single-Family Units | 8,031 | 71.6% |
Detached | 7,981 | 71.1% |
Attached | 50 | 0.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 412 | 3.7% |
Mobile Homes | 2,509 | 22.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 634 | 6.6% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 697 | 7.3% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 450 | 4.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 560 | 5.9% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 584 | 6.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 514 | 5.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 546 | 5.7% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 457 | 4.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 342 | 3.6% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 837 | 8.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 718 | 7.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,212 | 12.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 760 | 8.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 391 | 4.1% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 575 | 6.0% |
$200,000 or more | 260 | 2.7% |
Median Household Income | 49,663 | |
Per Capita Income | 28,855 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 100 | |
Compared to U.S. | 86 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 556 | 5.8% |
Public Assistance | 81 | 0.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,598 | 16.8% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 8,876 | 62.7% |
Unemployed | 578 | 4.1% |
In Armed Forces | 28 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 9,482 | 67.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 4,674 | 33.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 37.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 3,463 | 3,097 | 52.8% |
Non-Profit | 289 | 424 | 40.5% |
Self-Employed | 446 | 276 | 61.8% |
Local Government | 178 | 312 | 36.3% |
State Government | 523 | 215 | 70.9% |
Federal Government | 161 | 133 | 54.8% |
Total Private + Self | 3,909 | 3,373 | 53.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,151 | 1,084 | 51.5% |
Total | 5,060 | 4,457 | 53.2% |
Pct. Govt. | 16.0% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 980 | 10.3% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,030 | 21.3% |
Professional, Technical | 1,923 | 20.2% |
Service Occupations | 1,704 | 17.9% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 25 | 0.3% |
All others | 2,899 | 30.4% |
White Collar | 51.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 1,914 | 20.1% |
Retail trade | 972 | 10.2% |
Educational services | 933 | 9.8% |
Construction | 782 | 8.2% |
Manufacturing | 695 | 7.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 644 | 6.8% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 574 | 6.0% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 542 | 5.7% |
Public administration | 454 | 4.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 410 | 4.3% |
Other services | 365 | 3.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 333 | 3.5% |
Information | 222 | 2.3% |
Utilities | 164 | 1.7% |
Finance and insurance | 155 | 1.6% |
Wholesale trade | 125 | 1.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 72 | 0.8% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 64 | 0.7% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 60 | 0.6% |
Management | 56 | 0.6% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 67 | 0.28% |
Puerto Rican | 62 | 0.26% |
Cuban | 12 | 0.05% |
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 | 194 | 0.81% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 22,515 | 99.3% |
Spanish | 74 | 0.3% |
Other Asian | 52 | 0.2% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 16 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 11 | 0.0% |
Vietnamese | 10 | 0.0% |
Other | 2 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 4,421 | 18.5% |
Irish | 4,086 | 17.1% |
English | 2,085 | 8.7% |
American | 1,555 | 6.5% |
Italian | 1,133 | 4.7% |
Scottish | 458 | 1.9% |
French | 430 | 1.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 332 | 1.4% |
Polish | 288 | 1.2% |
European | 243 | 1.0% |
Dutch | 219 | 0.9% |
Swedish | 134 | 0.6% |
Portuguese | 104 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 83 | 0.3% |
Brazilian | 79 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 23,811 | 99.7% |
Not a citizen | 64 | 0.3% |
Native | 23,772 | 99.6% |
Foreign-born | 103 | 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 | ||||||
780 | 4.8% | 1,298 | 7.9% | 8,281 | 50.4% | 3,326 | 20.3% | 1,564 | 9.5% | 1,169 | 7.1% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 780 | 4.8% |
9-12 Years | 1,298 | 7.9% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 8,281 | 50.4% |
Some College | 3,326 | 20.3% |
Bach. Degree | 1,564 | 9.5% |
Grad Degree | 1,169 | 7.1% |
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 | 9,917 | 8,832 | 1,085 | 10.9% | 8.6% |
1991 | 10,230 | 8,667 | 1,563 | 15.3% | 10.6% |
1992 | 9,870 | 8,559 | 1,311 | 13.3% | 11.2% |
1993 | 9,816 | 8,695 | 1,121 | 11.4% | 10.3% |
1994 | 9,905 | 8,945 | 960 | 9.7% | 8.8% |
1995 | 10,206 | 8,869 | 1,337 | 13.1% | 8.0% |
1996 | 10,075 | 9,085 | 990 | 9.8% | 7.7% |
1997 | 10,045 | 9,251 | 794 | 7.9% | 7.0% |
1998 | 10,524 | 9,772 | 752 | 7.1% | 6.7% |
1999 | 10,317 | 9,550 | 767 | 7.4% | 6.5% |
2000 | 10,254 | 9,629 | 625 | 6.1% | 5.6% |
2001 | 10,716 | 10,121 | 595 | 5.6% | 5.4% |
2002 | 10,678 | 9,936 | 742 | 6.9% | 6.5% |
2003 | 10,600 | 9,869 | 731 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
2004 | 10,568 | 9,948 | 620 | 5.9% | 5.8% |
2005 | 10,696 | 10,140 | 556 | 5.2% | 5.5% |
2006 | 10,774 | 10,240 | 534 | 5.0% | 5.2% |
2007 | 10,738 | 10,240 | 498 | 4.6% | 4.8% |
2008 | 10,642 | 10,153 | 489 | 4.6% | 4.7% |
2009 | 10,718 | 9,755 | 963 | 9.0% | 8.3% |
2010 | 10,356 | 9,396 | 960 | 9.3% | 8.7% |
2011 | 10,234 | 9,368 | 866 | 8.5% | 7.8% |
2012 | 9,987 | 9,233 | 754 | 7.5% | 7.2% |
2013 | 9,621 | 8,944 | 677 | 7.0% | 6.7% |
2014 | 9,635 | 8,997 | 638 | 6.6% | 6.5% |
2015 | 9,771 | 9,005 | 766 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
2016 | 9,837 | 9,095 | 742 | 7.5% | 6.1% |
2017 | 9,456 | 8,872 | 584 | 6.2% | 5.2% |
2018 | 9,488 | 8,950 | 538 | 5.7% | 5.2% |
2019 | 9,671 | 9,095 | 576 | 6.0% | 4.9% |
2020 | 9,650 | 8,726 | 924 | 9.6% | 8.3% |
2021 | 9,629 | 9,031 | 598 | 6.2% | 5.1% |
2022 | 9,658 | 9,193 | 465 | 4.8% | 3.9% |
2023 | 9,826 | 9,372 | 454 | 4.6% | 3.9% |