2022 population: 21,982
( 3,605 from 2010
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191 from 2020)
Land area: 435.4 square miles
Population density: 50.5 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 20,178 | 91.79% | ![]() |
Black: | 914 | 4.16% | ![]() |
Indian: | 92 | 0.42% | ![]() |
Asian: | 71 | 0.32% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 242 | 1.10% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 485 | 2.21% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 1,804 | 8.21% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 490 | 11.0 |
Deaths: | 854 | 19.3 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 164 | 3.7 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 9 | 0.2 |
Change in White population: | -3,715 | -14.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 110 | 0.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 10,906 | |
Median Value | $95,800 | |
Occupied | 8,324 | 76.3% |
Vacant | 2,582 | 23.7% |
Owned | 6,006 | 72.2% |
Rented | 2,318 | 27.8% |
Median Rent | $651 | |
Single-Family Units | 7,907 | 72.5% |
Detached | 7,897 | 72.4% |
Attached | 10 | 0.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 247 | 2.3% |
Mobile Homes | 2,263 | 20.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 848 | 10.2% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 726 | 8.7% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 607 | 7.3% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 734 | 8.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 267 | 3.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 534 | 6.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 345 | 4.1% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 297 | 3.6% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 309 | 3.7% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 804 | 9.7% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 642 | 7.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,070 | 12.9% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 569 | 6.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 92 | 1.1% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 293 | 3.5% |
$200,000 or more | 187 | 2.2% |
Median Household Income | 41,619 | |
Per Capita Income | 23,257 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 71 | |
Compared to U.S. | 71 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 952 | 11.4% |
Public Assistance | 286 | 3.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,185 | 26.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 6,384 | 48.1% |
Unemployed | 572 | 4.3% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 6,956 | 52.4% |
Not in Labor Force | 6,311 | 47.6% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 51.9% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,505 | 1,899 | 56.9% |
Non-Profit | 302 | 284 | 51.5% |
Self-Employed | 498 | 271 | 64.8% |
Local Government | 165 | 409 | 28.7% |
State Government | 265 | 321 | 45.2% |
Federal Government | 127 | 150 | 45.8% |
Total Private + Self | 3,003 | 2,170 | 58.1% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 859 | 1,164 | 42.5% |
Total | 3,862 | 3,334 | 53.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 20.0% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 825 | 11.5% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,288 | 17.9% |
Professional, Technical | 1,445 | 20.1% |
Service Occupations | 1,512 | 21.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 29 | 0.4% |
All others | 2,126 | 29.5% |
White Collar | 49.4% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 1,324 | 18.4% |
Retail trade | 953 | 13.2% |
Educational services | 756 | 10.5% |
Construction | 711 | 9.9% |
Manufacturing | 579 | 8.0% |
Public administration | 469 | 6.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 333 | 4.6% |
Accommodation and food services | 331 | 4.6% |
Transportation and warehousing | 279 | 3.9% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 239 | 3.3% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 216 | 3.0% |
Finance and insurance | 202 | 2.8% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 143 | 2.0% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 136 | 1.9% |
Other services | 129 | 1.8% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 127 | 1.8% |
Wholesale trade | 122 | 1.7% |
Utilities | 91 | 1.3% |
Information | 56 | 0.8% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 78 | 0.35% |
Puerto Rican | 48 | 0.22% |
Cuban | 22 | 0.10% |
Dominican | 10 | 0.04% |
Total Central American | 15 | 0.07% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 15 | 0.07% |
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 | 303 | 1.36% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 20,708 | 97.4% |
Spanish | 427 | 2.0% |
Arabic | 27 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European | 21 | 0.1% |
Other | 20 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 19 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 16 | 0.1% |
Korean | 10 | 0.0% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 9 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 6,494 | 29.1% |
English | 3,669 | 16.5% |
Irish | 2,680 | 12.0% |
German | 1,468 | 6.6% |
Scottish | 436 | 2.0% |
Welsh | 239 | 1.1% |
French | 238 | 1.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 226 | 1.0% |
European | 193 | 0.9% |
Italian | 151 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 123 | 0.6% |
Polish | 92 | 0.4% |
British | 65 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 65 | 0.3% |
Canadian | 48 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 22,087 | 99.1% |
Not a citizen | 200 | 0.9% |
Native | 21,984 | 98.6% |
Foreign-born | 303 | 1.4% |
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 | ||||||
1,397 | 8.4% | 1,641 | 9.9% | 6,102 | 36.7% | 5,586 | 33.6% | 1,408 | 8.5% | 509 | 3.1% |
Average years of education: 12.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,397 | 8.4% |
9-12 Years | 1,641 | 9.9% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 6,102 | 36.7% |
Some College | 5,586 | 33.6% |
Bach. Degree | 1,408 | 8.5% |
Grad Degree | 509 | 3.1% |
Average years of education: 12.2 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 9,065 | 8,209 | 856 | 9.4% | 4.4% |
1991 | 9,647 | 8,652 | 995 | 10.3% | 5.8% |
1992 | 10,017 | 8,582 | 1,435 | 14.3% | 6.2% |
1993 | 10,023 | 8,914 | 1,109 | 11.1% | 5.2% |
1994 | 10,347 | 9,275 | 1,072 | 10.4% | 4.8% |
1995 | 10,881 | 9,626 | 1,255 | 11.5% | 4.4% |
1996 | 10,945 | 9,674 | 1,271 | 11.6% | 4.3% |
1997 | 10,314 | 9,408 | 906 | 8.8% | 3.7% |
1998 | 9,871 | 9,115 | 756 | 7.7% | 2.8% |
1999 | 9,588 | 8,752 | 836 | 8.7% | 2.7% |
2000 | 8,828 | 8,459 | 369 | 4.2% | 2.3% |
2001 | 9,086 | 8,625 | 461 | 5.1% | 3.3% |
2002 | 9,542 | 8,975 | 567 | 5.9% | 4.4% |
2003 | 9,685 | 9,073 | 612 | 6.3% | 4.3% |
2004 | 9,358 | 8,792 | 566 | 6.0% | 4.1% |
2005 | 9,262 | 8,760 | 502 | 5.4% | 3.8% |
2006 | 9,280 | 8,846 | 434 | 4.7% | 3.3% |
2007 | 9,600 | 9,168 | 432 | 4.5% | 3.3% |
2008 | 9,788 | 9,227 | 561 | 5.7% | 4.3% |
2009 | 10,171 | 9,421 | 750 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
2010 | 10,143 | 9,320 | 823 | 8.1% | 7.3% |
2011 | 10,214 | 9,439 | 775 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
2012 | 9,774 | 8,983 | 791 | 8.1% | 5.9% |
2013 | 9,298 | 8,502 | 796 | 8.6% | 5.6% |
2014 | 8,864 | 8,153 | 711 | 8.0% | 5.1% |
2015 | 8,601 | 7,989 | 612 | 7.1% | 4.4% |
2016 | 8,451 | 7,886 | 565 | 6.7% | 4.0% |
2017 | 8,589 | 8,149 | 440 | 5.1% | 3.7% |
2018 | 8,344 | 8,005 | 339 | 4.1% | 2.9% |
2019 | 8,352 | 8,028 | 324 | 3.9% | 2.7% |
2020 | 8,304 | 7,772 | 532 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
2021 | 8,088 | 7,756 | 332 | 4.1% | 3.9% |
2022 | 8,222 | 7,911 | 311 | 3.8% | 2.9% |
2023 | 8,342 | 8,025 | 317 | 3.8% | 2.9% |