2022 population: 15,504
( 930 from 2010
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190 from 2020)
Land area: 561.2 square miles
Population density: 27.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 14,594 | 94.13% | ![]() |
Black: | 117 | 0.75% | ![]() |
Indian: | 24 | 0.15% | ![]() |
Asian: | 86 | 0.55% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 188 | 1.21% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 495 | 3.19% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 910 | 5.87% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 279 | 8.9 |
Deaths: | 486 | 15.5 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 17 | 0.5 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 2 | 0.1 |
Change in White population: | -1,318 | -8.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 388 | 2.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 7,311 | |
Median Value | $131,000 | |
Occupied | 6,435 | 88.0% |
Vacant | 876 | 12.0% |
Owned | 5,115 | 79.5% |
Rented | 1,320 | 20.5% |
Median Rent | $759 | |
Single-Family Units | 6,398 | 87.5% |
Detached | 6,321 | 86.5% |
Attached | 77 | 1.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 344 | 4.7% |
Mobile Homes | 241 | 3.3% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 266 | 4.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 248 | 3.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 201 | 3.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 457 | 7.1% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 135 | 2.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 220 | 3.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 286 | 4.4% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 318 | 4.9% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 267 | 4.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 483 | 7.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 651 | 10.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 973 | 15.1% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 606 | 9.4% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 460 | 7.1% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 630 | 9.8% |
$200,000 or more | 234 | 3.6% |
Median Household Income | 67,028 | |
Per Capita Income | 34,455 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 83 | |
Compared to U.S. | 82 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 296 | 4.6% |
Public Assistance | 108 | 1.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 731 | 11.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 6,656 | 73.2% |
Unemployed | 233 | 2.6% |
In Armed Forces | 14 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 6,903 | 75.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 2,187 | 24.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 26.6% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 3,045 | 2,119 | 59.0% |
Non-Profit | 132 | 434 | 23.3% |
Self-Employed | 406 | 285 | 58.8% |
Local Government | 196 | 366 | 34.9% |
State Government | 70 | 234 | 23.0% |
Federal Government | 26 | 52 | 33.3% |
Total Private + Self | 3,451 | 2,404 | 58.9% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 424 | 1,086 | 28.1% |
Total | 3,875 | 3,490 | 52.6% |
Pct. Govt. | 12.8% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,084 | 14.7% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,629 | 22.1% |
Professional, Technical | 1,062 | 14.4% |
Service Occupations | 1,206 | 16.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 137 | 1.9% |
All others | 2,401 | 32.5% |
White Collar | 51.1% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Retail trade | 1,017 | 13.8% |
Health care and social assistance | 1,002 | 13.6% |
Manufacturing | 1,002 | 13.6% |
Construction | 786 | 10.6% |
Educational services | 530 | 7.2% |
Transportation and warehousing | 484 | 6.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 414 | 5.6% |
Finance and insurance | 357 | 4.8% |
Other services | 346 | 4.7% |
Public administration | 321 | 4.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 317 | 4.3% |
Wholesale trade | 209 | 2.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 191 | 2.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 161 | 2.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 90 | 1.2% |
Information | 57 | 0.8% |
Utilities | 46 | 0.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 45 | 0.6% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 7 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 371 | 2.36% |
Puerto Rican | 2 | 0.01% |
Cuban | 10 | 0.06% |
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 | 27 | 0.17% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 27 | 0.17% |
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 | 26 | 0.17% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Korean | 27 | 0.17% |
Filipino | 24 | 0.15% |
Vietnamese | 17 | 0.11% |
Thai | 3 | 0.02% |
Indian | 3 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 14,539 | 97.4% |
Spanish | 251 | 1.7% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 43 | 0.3% |
Arabic | 37 | 0.2% |
Other | 20 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 17 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 6 | 0.0% |
Vietnamese | 4 | 0.0% |
Other Asian | 3 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 2,918 | 18.6% |
Irish | 1,615 | 10.3% |
English | 1,533 | 9.8% |
Swedish | 1,274 | 8.1% |
American | 1,042 | 6.6% |
Italian | 312 | 2.0% |
Dutch | 291 | 1.9% |
Belgian | 274 | 1.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 236 | 1.5% |
French | 203 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 199 | 1.3% |
European | 138 | 0.9% |
Norwegian | 128 | 0.8% |
Welsh | 86 | 0.5% |
Polish | 80 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 15,658 | 99.8% |
Not a citizen | 34 | 0.2% |
Native | 15,517 | 98.9% |
Foreign-born | 175 | 1.1% |
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 | ||||||
230 | 2.0% | 620 | 5.5% | 4,404 | 39.2% | 3,969 | 35.3% | 1,285 | 11.4% | 723 | 6.4% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 230 | 2.0% |
9-12 Years | 620 | 5.5% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 4,404 | 39.2% |
Some College | 3,969 | 35.3% |
Bach. Degree | 1,285 | 11.4% |
Grad Degree | 723 | 6.4% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 8,606 | 8,072 | 534 | 6.2% | 6.3% |
1991 | 8,675 | 8,052 | 623 | 7.2% | 7.3% |
1992 | 8,599 | 7,861 | 738 | 8.6% | 7.9% |
1993 | 8,849 | 8,173 | 676 | 7.6% | 7.5% |
1994 | 8,545 | 8,018 | 527 | 6.2% | 5.8% |
1995 | 8,401 | 7,925 | 476 | 5.7% | 5.2% |
1996 | 8,364 | 7,910 | 454 | 5.4% | 5.3% |
1997 | 9,110 | 8,701 | 409 | 4.5% | 4.8% |
1998 | 9,247 | 8,842 | 405 | 4.4% | 4.5% |
1999 | 9,399 | 8,830 | 569 | 6.1% | 4.4% |
2000 | 8,859 | 8,387 | 472 | 5.3% | 4.4% |
2001 | 8,691 | 8,212 | 479 | 5.5% | 5.4% |
2002 | 8,613 | 8,045 | 568 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
2003 | 8,574 | 7,969 | 605 | 7.1% | 6.7% |
2004 | 8,754 | 8,184 | 570 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
2005 | 8,965 | 8,481 | 484 | 5.4% | 5.7% |
2006 | 9,018 | 8,538 | 480 | 5.3% | 4.6% |
2007 | 8,954 | 8,467 | 487 | 5.4% | 5.1% |
2008 | 8,917 | 8,308 | 609 | 6.8% | 6.5% |
2009 | 8,626 | 7,728 | 898 | 10.4% | 10.2% |
2010 | 8,970 | 8,071 | 899 | 10.0% | 10.5% |
2011 | 8,868 | 8,125 | 743 | 8.4% | 9.8% |
2012 | 8,632 | 7,961 | 671 | 7.8% | 9.0% |
2013 | 8,420 | 7,763 | 657 | 7.8% | 9.1% |
2014 | 8,316 | 7,730 | 586 | 7.0% | 7.2% |
2015 | 8,243 | 7,728 | 515 | 6.2% | 6.0% |
2016 | 8,258 | 7,744 | 514 | 6.2% | 5.9% |
2017 | 8,080 | 7,666 | 414 | 5.1% | 5.0% |
2018 | 8,135 | 7,712 | 423 | 5.2% | 4.4% |
2019 | 8,073 | 7,685 | 388 | 4.8% | 4.0% |
2020 | 7,689 | 7,072 | 617 | 8.0% | 9.5% |
2021 | 7,585 | 7,207 | 378 | 5.0% | 6.1% |
2022 | 7,553 | 7,241 | 312 | 4.1% | 4.6% |
2023 | 7,546 | 7,191 | 355 | 4.7% | 4.5% |