2022 population: 14,025
( 2,558 from 2010
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416 from 2020)
Land area: 358.1 square miles
Population density: 39.2 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 13,544 | 96.57% | ![]() |
Black: | 81 | 0.58% | ![]() |
Indian: | 20 | 0.14% | ![]() |
Asian: | 50 | 0.36% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 158 | 1.13% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 172 | 1.23% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 481 | 3.43% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 310 | 10.7 |
Deaths: | 572 | 19.8 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -154 | -5.3 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 2 | 0.1 |
Change in White population: | -2,775 | -16.7 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 217 | 1.3 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 7,326 | |
Median Value | $106,100 | |
Occupied | 5,861 | 80.0% |
Vacant | 1,465 | 20.0% |
Owned | 4,732 | 80.7% |
Rented | 1,129 | 19.3% |
Median Rent | $701 | |
Single-Family Units | 5,549 | 75.7% |
Detached | 5,473 | 74.7% |
Attached | 76 | 1.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 272 | 3.7% |
Mobile Homes | 1,178 | 16.1% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 411 | 7.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 309 | 5.3% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 320 | 5.5% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 376 | 6.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 381 | 6.5% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 153 | 2.6% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 354 | 6.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 277 | 4.7% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 298 | 5.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 491 | 8.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 460 | 7.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 858 | 14.6% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 451 | 7.7% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 250 | 4.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 216 | 3.7% |
$200,000 or more | 256 | 4.4% |
Median Household Income | 50,715 | |
Per Capita Income | 27,174 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 106 | |
Compared to U.S. | 91 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 455 | 7.8% |
Public Assistance | 127 | 2.2% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,054 | 18.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 4,766 | 56.0% |
Unemployed | 323 | 3.8% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 5,089 | 59.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 3,416 | 40.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 44.0% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,270 | 1,191 | 65.6% |
Non-Profit | 177 | 161 | 52.4% |
Self-Employed | 151 | 171 | 46.9% |
Local Government | 183 | 318 | 36.5% |
State Government | 153 | 199 | 43.5% |
Federal Government | 32 | 105 | 23.4% |
Total Private + Self | 2,421 | 1,362 | 64.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 545 | 783 | 41.0% |
Total | 2,966 | 2,145 | 58.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 19.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 569 | 11.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 999 | 19.5% |
Professional, Technical | 752 | 14.7% |
Service Occupations | 858 | 16.8% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 8 | 0.2% |
All others | 1,938 | 37.9% |
White Collar | 45.3% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 681 | 13.3% |
Retail trade | 587 | 11.5% |
Health care and social assistance | 548 | 10.7% |
Construction | 464 | 9.1% |
Educational services | 363 | 7.1% |
Public administration | 357 | 7.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 351 | 6.9% |
Transportation and warehousing | 327 | 6.4% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 318 | 6.2% |
Utilities | 279 | 5.5% |
Other services | 244 | 4.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 163 | 3.2% |
Finance and insurance | 121 | 2.4% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 105 | 2.1% |
Wholesale trade | 76 | 1.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 48 | 0.9% |
Information | 42 | 0.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 32 | 0.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 10 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 123 | 0.85% |
Puerto Rican | 9 | 0.06% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 18 | 0.12% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 18 | 0.12% |
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 | 11 | 0.08% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 13,516 | 99.5% |
Spanish | 36 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 14 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 11 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European | 9 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 2,254 | 15.6% |
Irish | 1,748 | 12.1% |
English | 1,227 | 8.5% |
American | 1,192 | 8.3% |
Polish | 447 | 3.1% |
Italian | 380 | 2.6% |
Scottish | 176 | 1.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 170 | 1.2% |
French | 108 | 0.7% |
Swiss | 96 | 0.7% |
Dutch | 63 | 0.4% |
European | 49 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 47 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 44 | 0.3% |
Russian | 41 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 14,413 | 99.9% |
Not a citizen | 18 | 0.1% |
Native | 14,383 | 99.7% |
Foreign-born | 48 | 0.3% |
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 | ||||||
287 | 2.8% | 746 | 7.2% | 4,990 | 48.4% | 2,897 | 28.1% | 940 | 9.1% | 445 | 4.3% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 287 | 2.8% |
9-12 Years | 746 | 7.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 4,990 | 48.4% |
Some College | 2,897 | 28.1% |
Bach. Degree | 940 | 9.1% |
Grad Degree | 445 | 4.3% |
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 | 7,848 | 6,968 | 880 | 11.2% | 8.6% |
1991 | 7,888 | 6,866 | 1,022 | 13.0% | 10.6% |
1992 | 7,775 | 6,707 | 1,068 | 13.7% | 11.2% |
1993 | 7,663 | 6,650 | 1,013 | 13.2% | 10.3% |
1994 | 7,402 | 6,615 | 787 | 10.6% | 8.8% |
1995 | 7,527 | 6,665 | 862 | 11.5% | 8.0% |
1996 | 7,574 | 6,805 | 769 | 10.2% | 7.7% |
1997 | 7,384 | 6,710 | 674 | 9.1% | 7.0% |
1998 | 7,351 | 6,584 | 767 | 10.4% | 6.7% |
1999 | 7,724 | 6,906 | 818 | 10.6% | 6.5% |
2000 | 7,033 | 6,460 | 573 | 8.1% | 5.6% |
2001 | 6,776 | 6,198 | 578 | 8.5% | 5.4% |
2002 | 6,816 | 6,216 | 600 | 8.8% | 6.5% |
2003 | 6,646 | 6,057 | 589 | 8.9% | 6.6% |
2004 | 6,669 | 6,046 | 623 | 9.3% | 5.8% |
2005 | 6,590 | 5,930 | 660 | 10.0% | 5.5% |
2006 | 6,347 | 5,803 | 544 | 8.6% | 5.2% |
2007 | 6,265 | 5,814 | 451 | 7.2% | 4.8% |
2008 | 6,233 | 5,750 | 483 | 7.7% | 4.7% |
2009 | 6,305 | 5,515 | 790 | 12.5% | 8.3% |
2010 | 7,009 | 6,184 | 825 | 11.8% | 8.7% |
2011 | 7,036 | 6,309 | 727 | 10.3% | 7.8% |
2012 | 7,259 | 6,602 | 657 | 9.1% | 7.2% |
2013 | 7,289 | 6,633 | 656 | 9.0% | 6.7% |
2014 | 7,324 | 6,586 | 738 | 10.1% | 6.5% |
2015 | 7,238 | 6,531 | 707 | 9.8% | 6.6% |
2016 | 7,225 | 6,557 | 668 | 9.2% | 6.1% |
2017 | 6,773 | 6,259 | 514 | 7.6% | 5.2% |
2018 | 6,623 | 6,153 | 470 | 7.1% | 5.2% |
2019 | 6,642 | 6,160 | 482 | 7.3% | 4.9% |
2020 | 6,747 | 6,083 | 664 | 9.8% | 8.3% |
2021 | 6,525 | 6,079 | 446 | 6.8% | 5.1% |
2022 | 6,462 | 6,102 | 360 | 5.6% | 3.9% |
2023 | 6,462 | 6,083 | 379 | 5.9% | 3.9% |