2022 population: 16,220
( 1,237 from 2010
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181 from 2020)
Land area: 1081.2 square miles
Population density: 15.0 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 15,548 | 95.86% | ![]() |
Black: | 74 | 0.46% | ![]() |
Indian: | 52 | 0.32% | ![]() |
Asian: | 92 | 0.57% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 180 | 1.11% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 274 | 1.69% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 672 | 4.14% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 384 | 11.7 |
Deaths: | 593 | 18.1 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 26 | 0.8 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 3 | 0.1 |
Change in White population: | -1,452 | -8.3 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 215 | 1.2 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 12,395 | |
Median Value | $135,200 | |
Occupied | 6,595 | 53.2% |
Vacant | 5,800 | 46.8% |
Owned | 5,279 | 80.0% |
Rented | 1,316 | 20.0% |
Median Rent | $725 | |
Single-Family Units | 9,954 | 80.3% |
Detached | 9,911 | 80.0% |
Attached | 43 | 0.3% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 289 | 2.3% |
Mobile Homes | 1,719 | 13.9% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 237 | 3.6% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 358 | 5.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 277 | 4.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 327 | 5.0% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 355 | 5.4% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 389 | 5.9% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 316 | 4.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 399 | 6.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 291 | 4.4% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 547 | 8.3% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 791 | 12.0% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 923 | 14.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 597 | 9.1% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 292 | 4.4% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 307 | 4.7% |
$200,000 or more | 189 | 2.9% |
Median Household Income | 56,491 | |
Per Capita Income | 29,629 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 90 | |
Compared to U.S. | 83 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 514 | 7.8% |
Public Assistance | 217 | 3.3% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,052 | 16.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 6,104 | 65.9% |
Unemployed | 326 | 3.5% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 6,430 | 69.4% |
Not in Labor Force | 2,830 | 30.6% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 34.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,317 | 1,893 | 55.0% |
Non-Profit | 181 | 453 | 28.5% |
Self-Employed | 629 | 260 | 70.8% |
Local Government | 265 | 367 | 41.9% |
State Government | 232 | 118 | 66.3% |
Federal Government | 43 | 38 | 53.1% |
Total Private + Self | 2,946 | 2,153 | 57.8% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 721 | 976 | 42.5% |
Total | 3,667 | 3,129 | 54.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 15.6% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 923 | 13.5% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,407 | 20.6% |
Professional, Technical | 1,166 | 17.1% |
Service Occupations | 1,005 | 14.7% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 118 | 1.7% |
All others | 2,326 | 34.1% |
White Collar | 51.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 982 | 14.4% |
Health care and social assistance | 940 | 13.8% |
Retail trade | 713 | 10.4% |
Educational services | 594 | 8.7% |
Construction | 552 | 8.1% |
Public administration | 384 | 5.6% |
Other services | 375 | 5.5% |
Transportation and warehousing | 357 | 5.2% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 300 | 4.4% |
Accommodation and food services | 264 | 3.9% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 248 | 3.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 199 | 2.9% |
Finance and insurance | 184 | 2.7% |
Utilities | 162 | 2.4% |
Information | 161 | 2.4% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 145 | 2.1% |
Wholesale trade | 122 | 1.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 76 | 1.1% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 64 | 0.9% |
Management | 5 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 67 | 0.41% |
Puerto Rican | 66 | 0.40% |
Cuban | 37 | 0.23% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 18 | 0.11% |
Costa Rican | 3 | 0.02% |
Guatemalan | 3 | 0.02% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 12 | 0.07% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 50 | 0.31% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 41 | 0.25% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 9 | 0.05% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 17 | 0.10% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Bangladeshi | 42 | 0.26% |
Chinese | 21 | 0.13% |
Indian | 8 | 0.05% |
Vietnamese | 8 | 0.05% |
Filipino | 5 | 0.03% |
Korean | 3 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 15,140 | 97.1% |
German, other Germanic | 220 | 1.4% |
Spanish | 86 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European | 86 | 0.6% |
Other | 17 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 13 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 10 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 7 | 0.0% |
Vietnamese | 5 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 3,999 | 24.4% |
American | 2,308 | 14.1% |
English | 1,930 | 11.8% |
Irish | 1,877 | 11.5% |
Italian | 778 | 4.7% |
Polish | 563 | 3.4% |
Swedish | 336 | 2.1% |
Pennsylvania German | 328 | 2.0% |
European | 320 | 2.0% |
Scottish | 268 | 1.6% |
French | 233 | 1.4% |
Welsh | 202 | 1.2% |
Dutch | 181 | 1.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 124 | 0.8% |
Hungarian | 98 | 0.6% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 16,298 | 99.4% |
Not a citizen | 92 | 0.6% |
Native | 16,175 | 98.7% |
Foreign-born | 215 | 1.3% |
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 | ||||||
338 | 2.8% | 844 | 7.1% | 5,647 | 47.3% | 3,126 | 26.2% | 1,288 | 10.8% | 704 | 5.9% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 338 | 2.8% |
9-12 Years | 844 | 7.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 5,647 | 47.3% |
Some College | 3,126 | 26.2% |
Bach. Degree | 1,288 | 10.8% |
Grad Degree | 704 | 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 | 7,119 | 6,597 | 522 | 7.3% | 5.5% |
1991 | 7,836 | 7,157 | 679 | 8.7% | 6.9% |
1992 | 7,941 | 7,149 | 792 | 10.0% | 7.5% |
1993 | 8,332 | 7,615 | 717 | 8.6% | 6.9% |
1994 | 8,322 | 7,679 | 643 | 7.7% | 6.3% |
1995 | 8,510 | 7,875 | 635 | 7.5% | 5.9% |
1996 | 8,527 | 7,910 | 617 | 7.2% | 5.5% |
1997 | 8,882 | 8,231 | 651 | 7.3% | 5.1% |
1998 | 8,746 | 8,122 | 624 | 7.1% | 4.7% |
1999 | 9,349 | 8,850 | 499 | 5.3% | 4.5% |
2000 | 8,518 | 8,130 | 388 | 4.6% | 4.2% |
2001 | 8,994 | 8,551 | 443 | 4.9% | 4.8% |
2002 | 9,334 | 8,807 | 527 | 5.6% | 5.6% |
2003 | 8,452 | 7,825 | 627 | 7.4% | 5.7% |
2004 | 8,550 | 7,988 | 562 | 6.6% | 5.4% |
2005 | 8,640 | 8,088 | 552 | 6.4% | 5.0% |
2006 | 8,260 | 7,759 | 501 | 6.1% | 4.7% |
2007 | 7,770 | 7,189 | 581 | 7.5% | 4.6% |
2008 | 7,771 | 7,213 | 558 | 7.2% | 5.3% |
2009 | 7,715 | 6,866 | 849 | 11.0% | 8.0% |
2010 | 7,773 | 6,988 | 785 | 10.1% | 8.2% |
2011 | 7,815 | 7,115 | 700 | 9.0% | 7.8% |
2012 | 7,909 | 7,204 | 705 | 8.9% | 7.7% |
2013 | 7,716 | 7,022 | 694 | 9.0% | 7.1% |
2014 | 7,562 | 6,998 | 564 | 7.5% | 5.9% |
2015 | 7,380 | 6,852 | 528 | 7.2% | 5.4% |
2016 | 7,390 | 6,816 | 574 | 7.8% | 5.3% |
2017 | 7,265 | 6,785 | 480 | 6.6% | 5.0% |
2018 | 7,181 | 6,785 | 396 | 5.5% | 4.4% |
2019 | 7,239 | 6,806 | 433 | 6.0% | 4.5% |
2020 | 7,185 | 6,516 | 669 | 9.3% | 9.1% |
2021 | 7,116 | 6,650 | 466 | 6.5% | 6.0% |
2022 | 6,900 | 6,495 | 405 | 5.9% | 4.4% |
2023 | 6,849 | 6,523 | 326 | 4.8% | 3.4% |