2022 population: 13,874
( 2,472 from 2010
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379 from 2020)
Land area: 351.5 square miles
Population density: 39.5 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 13,413 | 96.68% | ![]() |
Black: | 128 | 0.92% | ![]() |
Indian: | 20 | 0.14% | ![]() |
Asian: | 30 | 0.22% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 122 | 0.88% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 161 | 1.16% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 461 | 3.32% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 259 | 9.1 |
Deaths: | 561 | 19.7 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -77 | -2.7 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 3 | 0.1 |
Change in White population: | -2,602 | -15.9 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 130 | 0.8 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 6,718 | |
Median Value | $66,600 | |
Occupied | 5,563 | 82.8% |
Vacant | 1,155 | 17.2% |
Owned | 4,037 | 72.6% |
Rented | 1,526 | 27.4% |
Median Rent | $635 | |
Single-Family Units | 4,126 | 61.4% |
Detached | 4,078 | 60.7% |
Attached | 48 | 0.7% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 151 | 2.2% |
Mobile Homes | 2,321 | 34.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 532 | 9.6% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 542 | 9.7% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 333 | 6.0% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 390 | 7.0% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 489 | 8.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 370 | 6.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 228 | 4.1% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 352 | 6.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 216 | 3.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 295 | 5.3% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 542 | 9.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 565 | 10.2% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 320 | 5.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 144 | 2.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 167 | 3.0% |
$200,000 or more | 78 | 1.4% |
Median Household Income | 38,336 | |
Per Capita Income | 20,536 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 90 | |
Compared to U.S. | 73 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 873 | 15.7% |
Public Assistance | 158 | 2.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,617 | 29.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 3,940 | 44.2% |
Unemployed | 502 | 5.6% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 4,442 | 49.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 4,463 | 50.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 55.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,415 | 1,086 | 56.6% |
Non-Profit | 173 | 389 | 30.8% |
Self-Employed | 158 | 131 | 54.7% |
Local Government | 85 | 221 | 27.8% |
State Government | 303 | 150 | 66.9% |
Federal Government | 7 | 41 | 14.6% |
Total Private + Self | 1,573 | 1,217 | 56.4% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 568 | 801 | 41.5% |
Total | 2,141 | 2,018 | 51.5% |
Pct. Govt. | 19.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 405 | 9.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 691 | 16.4% |
Professional, Technical | 1,089 | 25.8% |
Service Occupations | 1,005 | 23.8% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 39 | 0.9% |
All others | 1,029 | 24.4% |
White Collar | 51.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 1,012 | 24.0% |
Retail trade | 570 | 13.5% |
Educational services | 531 | 12.6% |
Public administration | 324 | 7.7% |
Construction | 263 | 6.2% |
Accommodation and food services | 222 | 5.3% |
Other services | 209 | 5.0% |
Transportation and warehousing | 185 | 4.4% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 167 | 4.0% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 125 | 3.0% |
Wholesale trade | 122 | 2.9% |
Finance and insurance | 120 | 2.8% |
Information | 110 | 2.6% |
Manufacturing | 91 | 2.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 58 | 1.4% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 51 | 1.2% |
Utilities | 31 | 0.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 16 | 0.4% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 12 | 0.3% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 53 | 0.37% |
Puerto Rican | 49 | 0.34% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 15 | 0.11% |
Total Central American | 11 | 0.08% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 7 | 0.05% |
Honduran | 4 | 0.03% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 24 | 0.17% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 13 | 0.09% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 11 | 0.08% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 1 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 13,459 | 99.2% |
Spanish | 77 | 0.6% |
Other | 10 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 5 | 0.0% |
Vietnamese | 4 | 0.0% |
Other Asian | 4 | 0.0% |
Chinese | 4 | 0.0% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 1 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Irish | 1,911 | 13.4% |
English | 1,321 | 9.2% |
American | 1,255 | 8.8% |
German | 790 | 5.5% |
Scottish | 254 | 1.8% |
European | 165 | 1.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 140 | 1.0% |
Italian | 88 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 83 | 0.6% |
African | 44 | 0.3% |
French | 27 | 0.2% |
British | 24 | 0.2% |
Polish | 21 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 16 | 0.1% |
Greek | 12 | 0.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 14,247 | 99.8% |
Not a citizen | 35 | 0.2% |
Native | 14,211 | 99.5% |
Foreign-born | 71 | 0.5% |
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 | ||||||
1,260 | 12.6% | 1,555 | 15.6% | 2,782 | 27.9% | 2,741 | 27.5% | 746 | 7.5% | 878 | 8.8% |
Average years of education: 12.3 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,260 | 12.6% |
9-12 Years | 1,555 | 15.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 2,782 | 27.9% |
Some College | 2,741 | 27.5% |
Bach. Degree | 746 | 7.5% |
Grad Degree | 878 | 8.8% |
Average years of education: 12.3 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 5,491 | 4,967 | 524 | 9.5% | 6.0% |
1991 | 5,492 | 4,794 | 698 | 12.7% | 7.3% |
1992 | 5,798 | 5,074 | 724 | 12.5% | 6.9% |
1993 | 5,896 | 5,212 | 684 | 11.6% | 6.2% |
1994 | 5,787 | 5,259 | 528 | 9.1% | 5.4% |
1995 | 5,902 | 5,280 | 622 | 10.5% | 5.4% |
1996 | 5,843 | 5,231 | 612 | 10.5% | 5.4% |
1997 | 5,798 | 5,335 | 463 | 8.0% | 5.2% |
1998 | 5,844 | 5,479 | 365 | 6.2% | 4.5% |
1999 | 5,852 | 5,361 | 491 | 8.4% | 4.5% |
2000 | 5,708 | 5,293 | 415 | 7.3% | 4.1% |
2001 | 5,646 | 5,261 | 385 | 6.8% | 5.2% |
2002 | 5,826 | 5,425 | 401 | 6.9% | 5.8% |
2003 | 6,025 | 5,631 | 394 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
2004 | 6,509 | 6,098 | 411 | 6.3% | 5.5% |
2005 | 6,639 | 6,183 | 456 | 6.9% | 5.9% |
2006 | 6,484 | 6,031 | 453 | 7.0% | 5.7% |
2007 | 6,243 | 5,816 | 427 | 6.8% | 5.4% |
2008 | 6,302 | 5,873 | 429 | 6.8% | 6.5% |
2009 | 6,578 | 5,854 | 724 | 11.0% | 10.8% |
2010 | 5,956 | 5,147 | 809 | 13.6% | 10.3% |
2011 | 5,862 | 5,171 | 691 | 11.8% | 9.4% |
2012 | 5,832 | 5,024 | 808 | 13.9% | 8.2% |
2013 | 5,586 | 4,733 | 853 | 15.3% | 7.9% |
2014 | 5,136 | 4,567 | 569 | 11.1% | 6.4% |
2015 | 4,709 | 4,232 | 477 | 10.1% | 5.2% |
2016 | 4,556 | 4,035 | 521 | 11.4% | 5.0% |
2017 | 4,494 | 4,120 | 374 | 8.3% | 4.8% |
2018 | 4,397 | 4,106 | 291 | 6.6% | 4.2% |
2019 | 4,483 | 4,188 | 295 | 6.6% | 4.1% |
2020 | 4,350 | 3,979 | 371 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
2021 | 4,262 | 3,977 | 285 | 6.7% | 4.4% |
2022 | 4,272 | 4,012 | 260 | 6.1% | 3.9% |
2023 | 4,256 | 3,972 | 284 | 6.7% | 4.2% |