2022 population: 29,791
( 2,092 from 2010
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405 from 2020)
Land area: 386.3 square miles
Population density: 77.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 28,397 | 95.32% | ![]() |
Black: | 353 | 1.18% | ![]() |
Indian: | 83 | 0.28% | ![]() |
Asian: | 127 | 0.43% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 361 | 1.21% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 470 | 1.58% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 1,394 | 4.68% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 892 | 14.8 |
Deaths: | 1,149 | 19.0 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -169 | -2.8 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 2 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | -2,408 | -7.6 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 316 | 1.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 13,817 | |
Median Value | $109,200 | |
Occupied | 11,229 | 81.3% |
Vacant | 2,588 | 18.7% |
Owned | 7,181 | 64.0% |
Rented | 4,048 | 36.0% |
Median Rent | $623 | |
Single-Family Units | 8,090 | 58.6% |
Detached | 8,046 | 58.2% |
Attached | 44 | 0.3% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 978 | 7.1% |
Mobile Homes | 3,885 | 28.1% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,415 | 12.6% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,436 | 12.8% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,132 | 10.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 875 | 7.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 401 | 3.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 456 | 4.1% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 438 | 3.9% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 373 | 3.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 512 | 4.6% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 587 | 5.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 987 | 8.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 993 | 8.8% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 607 | 5.4% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 422 | 3.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 280 | 2.5% |
$200,000 or more | 315 | 2.8% |
Median Household Income | 34,254 | |
Per Capita Income | 20,658 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 87 | |
Compared to U.S. | 70 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 2,331 | 20.8% |
Public Assistance | 313 | 2.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 3,410 | 30.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 8,438 | 46.2% |
Unemployed | 891 | 4.9% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 9,329 | 51.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 8,946 | 49.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 53.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 3,158 | 2,490 | 55.9% |
Non-Profit | 410 | 796 | 34.0% |
Self-Employed | 466 | 249 | 65.2% |
Local Government | 333 | 270 | 55.2% |
State Government | 238 | 395 | 37.6% |
Federal Government | 224 | 178 | 55.7% |
Total Private + Self | 3,624 | 2,739 | 57.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,205 | 1,639 | 42.4% |
Total | 4,829 | 4,378 | 52.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 17.8% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 789 | 8.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,190 | 23.8% |
Professional, Technical | 1,967 | 21.3% |
Service Occupations | 2,147 | 23.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 8 | 0.1% |
All others | 2,128 | 23.1% |
White Collar | 53.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 1,804 | 19.6% |
Retail trade | 1,276 | 13.8% |
Educational services | 941 | 10.2% |
Manufacturing | 867 | 9.4% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 769 | 8.3% |
Public administration | 616 | 6.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 590 | 6.4% |
Construction | 496 | 5.4% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 335 | 3.6% |
Transportation and warehousing | 288 | 3.1% |
Wholesale trade | 268 | 2.9% |
Other services | 191 | 2.1% |
Finance and insurance | 182 | 2.0% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 179 | 1.9% |
Utilities | 177 | 1.9% |
Information | 155 | 1.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 62 | 0.7% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 25 | 0.3% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 259 | 0.86% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 9 | 0.03% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 9 | 0.03% |
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 | 23 | 0.08% |
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 | 23 | 0.08% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 158 | 0.52% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 27,996 | 99.0% |
Spanish | 180 | 0.6% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 52 | 0.2% |
Other Asian | 26 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 17 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European | 7 | 0.0% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 5 | 0.0% |
German, other Germanic | 4 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 2,966 | 9.8% |
American | 2,880 | 9.5% |
Irish | 2,342 | 7.8% |
German | 1,292 | 4.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 455 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 179 | 0.6% |
European | 137 | 0.5% |
French | 137 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 80 | 0.3% |
Eastern European | 77 | 0.3% |
British | 75 | 0.2% |
Italian | 58 | 0.2% |
Romanian | 31 | 0.1% |
Yugoslavian | 30 | 0.1% |
Slovak | 29 | 0.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 30,134 | 99.8% |
Not a citizen | 73 | 0.2% |
Native | 29,981 | 99.3% |
Foreign-born | 226 | 0.7% |
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 | ||||||
2,178 | 10.7% | 2,102 | 10.3% | 7,994 | 39.2% | 4,718 | 23.1% | 1,833 | 9.0% | 1,577 | 7.7% |
Average years of education: 12.4 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 2,178 | 10.7% |
9-12 Years | 2,102 | 10.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 7,994 | 39.2% |
Some College | 4,718 | 23.1% |
Bach. Degree | 1,833 | 9.0% |
Grad Degree | 1,577 | 7.7% |
Average years of education: 12.4 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 10,023 | 9,222 | 801 | 8.0% | 6.0% |
1991 | 10,047 | 9,148 | 899 | 8.9% | 7.3% |
1992 | 10,294 | 9,326 | 968 | 9.4% | 6.9% |
1993 | 10,394 | 9,487 | 907 | 8.7% | 6.2% |
1994 | 10,581 | 9,772 | 809 | 7.6% | 5.4% |
1995 | 10,788 | 10,024 | 764 | 7.1% | 5.4% |
1996 | 11,261 | 10,037 | 1,224 | 10.9% | 5.4% |
1997 | 11,191 | 10,159 | 1,032 | 9.2% | 5.2% |
1998 | 10,992 | 10,330 | 662 | 6.0% | 4.5% |
1999 | 11,190 | 10,566 | 624 | 5.6% | 4.5% |
2000 | 11,116 | 10,484 | 632 | 5.7% | 4.1% |
2001 | 11,192 | 10,473 | 719 | 6.4% | 5.2% |
2002 | 11,441 | 10,629 | 812 | 7.1% | 5.8% |
2003 | 11,645 | 10,754 | 891 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
2004 | 11,714 | 10,937 | 777 | 6.6% | 5.5% |
2005 | 12,044 | 11,279 | 765 | 6.4% | 5.9% |
2006 | 12,214 | 11,384 | 830 | 6.8% | 5.7% |
2007 | 12,642 | 11,797 | 845 | 6.7% | 5.4% |
2008 | 12,780 | 11,794 | 986 | 7.7% | 6.5% |
2009 | 12,899 | 11,342 | 1,557 | 12.1% | 10.8% |
2010 | 10,708 | 9,247 | 1,461 | 13.6% | 10.3% |
2011 | 10,659 | 9,246 | 1,413 | 13.3% | 9.4% |
2012 | 10,561 | 9,200 | 1,361 | 12.9% | 8.2% |
2013 | 10,524 | 9,171 | 1,353 | 12.9% | 7.9% |
2014 | 10,122 | 9,120 | 1,002 | 9.9% | 6.4% |
2015 | 9,730 | 8,940 | 790 | 8.1% | 5.2% |
2016 | 9,896 | 9,115 | 781 | 7.9% | 5.0% |
2017 | 10,041 | 9,296 | 745 | 7.4% | 4.8% |
2018 | 9,982 | 9,372 | 610 | 6.1% | 4.2% |
2019 | 9,949 | 9,379 | 570 | 5.7% | 4.1% |
2020 | 9,962 | 9,143 | 819 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
2021 | 9,905 | 9,323 | 582 | 5.9% | 4.4% |
2022 | 9,930 | 9,402 | 528 | 5.3% | 3.9% |
2023 | 9,782 | 9,210 | 572 | 5.8% | 4.2% |