2022 population: 16,109
( 249 from 2010
, 184 from 2020)
Land area: 415.6 square miles
Population density: 38.8 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 15,492 | 96.17% | 0.6% |
Black: | 70 | 0.43% | 118.8% |
Indian: | 17 | 0.11% | 0.0% |
Asian: | 48 | 0.30% | 77.8% |
2+ races: | 223 | 1.38% | 81.3% |
Hispanic: | 259 | 1.61% | 236.4% |
Total non-White: | 617 | 3.83% | 121.9% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 376 | 11.5 |
Deaths: | 562 | 17.2 |
Net Migration: | -8 | -0.2 |
Net Immigration: | 0 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | -90 | -0.6 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 339 | 2.1 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 7,534 | |
Median Value | $100,300 | |
Occupied | 5,721 | 75.9% |
Vacant | 1,813 | 24.1% |
Owned | 4,255 | 74.4% |
Rented | 1,466 | 25.6% |
Median Rent | $735 | |
Single-Family Units | 4,442 | 59.0% |
Detached | 4,442 | 59.0% |
Attached | 0 | 0.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 281 | 3.7% |
Mobile Homes | 2,650 | 35.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 558 | 9.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 362 | 6.3% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 319 | 5.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 483 | 8.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 513 | 9.0% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 282 | 4.9% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 241 | 4.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 217 | 3.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 233 | 4.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 474 | 8.3% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 570 | 10.0% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 557 | 9.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 385 | 6.7% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 173 | 3.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 264 | 4.6% |
$200,000 or more | 90 | 1.6% |
Median Household Income | 42,488 | |
Per Capita Income | 21,163 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 87 | |
Compared to U.S. | 70 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 796 | 13.9% |
Public Assistance | 198 | 3.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,473 | 25.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 4,241 | 43.7% |
Unemployed | 239 | 2.5% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 4,480 | 46.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 5,233 | 53.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 56.3% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,924 | 983 | 66.2% |
Non-Profit | 89 | 113 | 44.1% |
Self-Employed | 168 | 137 | 55.1% |
Local Government | 187 | 305 | 38.0% |
State Government | 119 | 361 | 24.8% |
Federal Government | 72 | 128 | 36.0% |
Total Private + Self | 2,092 | 1,120 | 65.1% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 467 | 907 | 34.0% |
Total | 2,559 | 2,027 | 55.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 25.6% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 254 | 5.5% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 899 | 19.6% |
Professional, Technical | 1,223 | 26.7% |
Service Occupations | 604 | 13.2% |
All others | 1,606 | 35.0% |
White Collar | 51.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Educational services | 798 | 17.4% |
Health care and social assistance | 684 | 14.9% |
Retail trade | 624 | 13.6% |
Manufacturing | 514 | 11.2% |
Transportation and warehousing | 292 | 6.4% |
Construction | 275 | 6.0% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 213 | 4.6% |
Public administration | 203 | 4.4% |
Other services | 191 | 4.2% |
Wholesale trade | 146 | 3.2% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 138 | 3.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 121 | 2.6% |
Information | 108 | 2.4% |
Utilities | 96 | 2.1% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 80 | 1.7% |
Finance and insurance | 79 | 1.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 15 | 0.3% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 9 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 245 | 1.51% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
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 | 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 | 0 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 14,917 | 98.7% |
Chinese | 66 | 0.4% |
Spanish | 43 | 0.3% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 28 | 0.2% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 18 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 17 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European | 16 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 3 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 3,622 | 22.3% |
American | 2,321 | 14.3% |
Irish | 1,549 | 9.5% |
German | 812 | 5.0% |
European | 311 | 1.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 153 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 150 | 0.9% |
French | 122 | 0.8% |
Italian | 99 | 0.6% |
Serbian | 46 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 40 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 37 | 0.2% |
Polish | 35 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 23 | 0.1% |
Austrian | 17 | 0.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 16,187 | 99.7% |
Not a citizen | 41 | 0.3% |
Native | 16,098 | 99.2% |
Foreign-born | 130 | 0.8% |
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 | ||||||
1,070 | 9.6% | 1,498 | 13.4% | 4,855 | 43.6% | 2,507 | 22.5% | 645 | 5.8% | 565 | 5.1% |
Average years of education: 12.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,070 | 9.6% |
9-12 Years | 1,498 | 13.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 4,855 | 43.6% |
Some College | 2,507 | 22.5% |
Bach. Degree | 645 | 5.8% |
Grad Degree | 565 | 5.1% |
Average years of education: 12.0 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 4,552 | 4,025 | 527 | 11.6% | 6.0% |
1991 | 4,685 | 4,006 | 679 | 14.5% | 7.3% |
1992 | 4,828 | 4,179 | 649 | 13.4% | 6.9% |
1993 | 4,801 | 4,239 | 562 | 11.7% | 6.2% |
1994 | 5,036 | 4,437 | 599 | 11.9% | 5.4% |
1995 | 5,189 | 4,523 | 666 | 12.8% | 5.4% |
1996 | 5,290 | 4,623 | 667 | 12.6% | 5.4% |
1997 | 5,169 | 4,593 | 576 | 11.1% | 5.2% |
1998 | 5,287 | 4,774 | 513 | 9.7% | 4.5% |
1999 | 5,565 | 4,966 | 599 | 10.8% | 4.5% |
2000 | 5,496 | 5,119 | 377 | 6.9% | 4.1% |
2001 | 5,537 | 5,080 | 457 | 8.3% | 5.2% |
2002 | 5,677 | 5,222 | 455 | 8.0% | 5.8% |
2003 | 5,757 | 5,248 | 509 | 8.8% | 6.2% |
2004 | 5,735 | 5,272 | 463 | 8.1% | 5.5% |
2005 | 5,785 | 5,322 | 463 | 8.0% | 5.9% |
2006 | 5,809 | 5,329 | 480 | 8.3% | 5.7% |
2007 | 5,824 | 5,372 | 452 | 7.8% | 5.4% |
2008 | 5,892 | 5,384 | 508 | 8.6% | 6.5% |
2009 | 6,226 | 5,458 | 768 | 12.3% | 10.8% |
2010 | 5,800 | 5,003 | 797 | 13.7% | 10.3% |
2011 | 5,787 | 5,111 | 676 | 11.7% | 9.4% |
2012 | 5,639 | 5,039 | 600 | 10.6% | 8.2% |
2013 | 5,578 | 4,957 | 621 | 11.1% | 7.9% |
2014 | 5,276 | 4,773 | 503 | 9.5% | 6.4% |
2015 | 4,969 | 4,499 | 470 | 9.5% | 5.2% |
2016 | 5,039 | 4,496 | 543 | 10.8% | 5.0% |
2017 | 4,993 | 4,550 | 443 | 8.9% | 4.8% |
2018 | 5,054 | 4,699 | 355 | 7.0% | 4.2% |
2019 | 5,193 | 4,844 | 349 | 6.7% | 4.1% |
2020 | 5,217 | 4,784 | 433 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
2021 | 5,328 | 5,004 | 324 | 6.1% | 4.4% |
2022 | 5,615 | 5,316 | 299 | 5.3% | 3.9% |
2023 | 5,594 | 5,273 | 321 | 5.7% | 4.2% |