2022 population: 12,748
( 1,918 from 2010
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343 from 2020)
Land area: 539.3 square miles
Population density: 23.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 12,175 | 95.51% | ![]() |
Black: | 92 | 0.72% | ![]() |
Indian: | 49 | 0.38% | ![]() |
Asian: | 79 | 0.62% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 158 | 1.24% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 195 | 1.53% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 573 | 4.49% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 298 | 11.4 |
Deaths: | 518 | 19.8 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -120 | -4.6 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 3 | 0.1 |
Change in White population: | -2,121 | -14.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 203 | 1.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 6,646 | |
Median Value | $97,000 | |
Occupied | 5,788 | 87.1% |
Vacant | 858 | 12.9% |
Owned | 4,656 | 80.4% |
Rented | 1,132 | 19.6% |
Median Rent | $747 | |
Single-Family Units | 5,968 | 89.8% |
Detached | 5,925 | 89.2% |
Attached | 43 | 0.6% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 210 | 3.2% |
Mobile Homes | 293 | 4.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 198 | 3.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 278 | 4.8% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 238 | 4.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 219 | 3.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 410 | 7.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 324 | 5.6% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 232 | 4.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 297 | 5.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 234 | 4.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 551 | 9.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 681 | 11.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 709 | 12.2% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 482 | 8.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 347 | 6.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 280 | 4.8% |
$200,000 or more | 308 | 5.3% |
Median Household Income | 58,479 | |
Per Capita Income | 34,223 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 84 | |
Compared to U.S. | 83 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 241 | 4.2% |
Public Assistance | 137 | 2.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 904 | 15.6% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 5,389 | 70.6% |
Unemployed | 312 | 4.1% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 5,701 | 74.7% |
Not in Labor Force | 1,929 | 25.3% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 29.4% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,233 | 1,701 | 56.8% |
Non-Profit | 75 | 201 | 27.2% |
Self-Employed | 462 | 289 | 61.5% |
Local Government | 83 | 333 | 20.0% |
State Government | 181 | 183 | 49.7% |
Federal Government | 41 | 17 | 70.7% |
Total Private + Self | 2,695 | 1,990 | 57.5% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 380 | 734 | 34.1% |
Total | 3,075 | 2,724 | 53.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 14.5% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 941 | 16.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,041 | 17.9% |
Professional, Technical | 915 | 15.7% |
Service Occupations | 1,145 | 19.7% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 191 | 3.3% |
All others | 1,768 | 30.4% |
White Collar | 49.9% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 865 | 14.9% |
Retail trade | 649 | 11.2% |
Manufacturing | 597 | 10.3% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 452 | 7.8% |
Construction | 415 | 7.1% |
Educational services | 405 | 7.0% |
Finance and insurance | 382 | 6.6% |
Accommodation and food services | 368 | 6.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 362 | 6.2% |
Public administration | 335 | 5.8% |
Wholesale trade | 235 | 4.0% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 234 | 4.0% |
Other services | 179 | 3.1% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 125 | 2.2% |
Information | 71 | 1.2% |
Utilities | 64 | 1.1% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 36 | 0.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 22 | 0.4% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 9 | 0.2% |
Management | 5 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 98 | 0.75% |
Puerto Rican | 5 | 0.04% |
Cuban | 14 | 0.11% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 58 | 0.44% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 24 | 0.18% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 34 | 0.26% |
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 | 3 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 12,173 | 97.9% |
Spanish | 149 | 1.2% |
Tagalog | 40 | 0.3% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 27 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 21 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European | 19 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 3,674 | 28.1% |
Irish | 1,875 | 14.3% |
English | 1,823 | 13.9% |
American | 964 | 7.4% |
French | 364 | 2.8% |
Polish | 295 | 2.3% |
Scottish | 245 | 1.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 229 | 1.8% |
Italian | 213 | 1.6% |
Dutch | 177 | 1.4% |
Swedish | 133 | 1.0% |
European | 119 | 0.9% |
Norwegian | 96 | 0.7% |
Welsh | 95 | 0.7% |
British | 61 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 13,058 | 99.9% |
Not a citizen | 16 | 0.1% |
Native | 12,990 | 99.4% |
Foreign-born | 84 | 0.6% |
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 | ||||||
294 | 3.1% | 526 | 5.6% | 3,668 | 38.8% | 3,330 | 35.2% | 1,154 | 12.2% | 484 | 5.1% |
Average years of education: 12.9 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 294 | 3.1% |
9-12 Years | 526 | 5.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 3,668 | 38.8% |
Some College | 3,330 | 35.2% |
Bach. Degree | 1,154 | 12.2% |
Grad Degree | 484 | 5.1% |
Average years of education: 12.9 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 7,675 | 7,137 | 538 | 7.0% | 6.3% |
1991 | 8,013 | 7,222 | 791 | 9.9% | 7.3% |
1992 | 7,850 | 7,002 | 848 | 10.8% | 7.9% |
1993 | 8,254 | 7,492 | 762 | 9.2% | 7.5% |
1994 | 8,380 | 7,804 | 576 | 6.9% | 5.8% |
1995 | 8,072 | 7,566 | 506 | 6.3% | 5.2% |
1996 | 8,234 | 7,580 | 654 | 7.9% | 5.3% |
1997 | 8,167 | 7,657 | 510 | 6.2% | 4.8% |
1998 | 8,425 | 7,962 | 463 | 5.5% | 4.5% |
1999 | 8,453 | 7,954 | 499 | 5.9% | 4.4% |
2000 | 7,927 | 7,486 | 441 | 5.6% | 4.4% |
2001 | 7,990 | 7,494 | 496 | 6.2% | 5.4% |
2002 | 7,898 | 7,350 | 548 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
2003 | 7,659 | 7,037 | 622 | 8.1% | 6.7% |
2004 | 7,651 | 7,063 | 588 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
2005 | 7,639 | 7,141 | 498 | 6.5% | 5.7% |
2006 | 7,464 | 7,034 | 430 | 5.8% | 4.6% |
2007 | 7,397 | 6,909 | 488 | 6.6% | 5.1% |
2008 | 7,380 | 6,791 | 589 | 8.0% | 6.5% |
2009 | 7,554 | 6,617 | 937 | 12.4% | 10.2% |
2010 | 7,419 | 6,505 | 914 | 12.3% | 10.5% |
2011 | 7,168 | 6,404 | 764 | 10.7% | 9.8% |
2012 | 6,982 | 6,278 | 704 | 10.1% | 9.0% |
2013 | 6,728 | 5,994 | 734 | 10.9% | 9.1% |
2014 | 6,636 | 6,061 | 575 | 8.7% | 7.2% |
2015 | 6,620 | 6,147 | 473 | 7.1% | 6.0% |
2016 | 6,466 | 6,005 | 461 | 7.1% | 5.9% |
2017 | 6,433 | 6,042 | 391 | 6.1% | 5.0% |
2018 | 6,330 | 5,956 | 374 | 5.9% | 4.4% |
2019 | 6,300 | 5,979 | 321 | 5.1% | 4.0% |
2020 | 5,916 | 5,440 | 476 | 8.0% | 9.5% |
2021 | 5,935 | 5,612 | 323 | 5.4% | 6.1% |
2022 | 5,915 | 5,648 | 267 | 4.5% | 4.6% |
2023 | 5,929 | 5,620 | 309 | 5.2% | 4.5% |