2022 population: 24,360
( 382 from 2010
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84 from 2020)
Land area: 332.8 square miles
Population density: 73.2 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 22,792 | 93.56% | ![]() |
Black: | 530 | 2.18% | ![]() |
Indian: | 58 | 0.24% | ![]() |
Asian: | 82 | 0.34% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 377 | 1.55% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 521 | 2.14% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 1,568 | 6.44% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 689 | 14.2 |
Deaths: | 945 | 19.5 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 318 | 6.5 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 1 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | -612 | -2.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 230 | 0.9 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 10,832 | |
Median Value | $130,100 | |
Occupied | 9,692 | 89.5% |
Vacant | 1,140 | 10.5% |
Owned | 7,615 | 78.6% |
Rented | 2,077 | 21.4% |
Median Rent | $678 | |
Single-Family Units | 8,174 | 75.5% |
Detached | 8,095 | 74.7% |
Attached | 79 | 0.7% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 231 | 2.1% |
Mobile Homes | 2,066 | 19.1% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 570 | 5.9% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 829 | 8.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 619 | 6.4% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 418 | 4.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 609 | 6.3% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 437 | 4.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 212 | 2.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 450 | 4.6% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 765 | 7.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 990 | 10.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 974 | 10.0% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 988 | 10.2% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 679 | 7.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 528 | 5.4% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 408 | 4.2% |
$200,000 or more | 216 | 2.2% |
Median Household Income | 49,487 | |
Per Capita Income | 25,972 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 89 | |
Compared to U.S. | 71 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,070 | 11.0% |
Public Assistance | 143 | 1.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,623 | 16.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 9,125 | 63.1% |
Unemployed | 684 | 4.7% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 9,809 | 67.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 4,652 | 32.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 36.9% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 3,559 | 2,732 | 56.6% |
Non-Profit | 191 | 385 | 33.2% |
Self-Employed | 922 | 311 | 74.8% |
Local Government | 310 | 567 | 35.3% |
State Government | 223 | 497 | 31.0% |
Federal Government | 95 | 25 | 79.2% |
Total Private + Self | 4,481 | 3,043 | 59.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 819 | 1,474 | 35.7% |
Total | 5,300 | 4,517 | 54.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 17.5% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 984 | 10.0% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,473 | 14.9% |
Professional, Technical | 2,118 | 21.5% |
Service Occupations | 1,662 | 16.8% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 74 | 0.8% |
All others | 3,628 | 36.8% |
White Collar | 46.4% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 1,566 | 15.9% |
Manufacturing | 1,542 | 15.6% |
Educational services | 1,183 | 12.0% |
Retail trade | 936 | 9.5% |
Construction | 718 | 7.3% |
Public administration | 541 | 5.5% |
Transportation and warehousing | 538 | 5.5% |
Other services | 479 | 4.9% |
Accommodation and food services | 453 | 4.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 337 | 3.4% |
Information | 337 | 3.4% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 273 | 2.8% |
Wholesale trade | 221 | 2.2% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 204 | 2.1% |
Finance and insurance | 195 | 2.0% |
Utilities | 121 | 1.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 100 | 1.0% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 62 | 0.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 59 | 0.6% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 328 | 1.35% |
Puerto Rican | 25 | 0.10% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 10 | 0.04% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 10 | 0.04% |
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 | 94 | 0.39% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 21,982 | 97.0% |
German, other Germanic | 304 | 1.3% |
Spanish | 210 | 0.9% |
Other Asian | 84 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European | 70 | 0.3% |
Vietnamese | 13 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 1 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 10,516 | 43.2% |
English | 2,632 | 10.8% |
Irish | 1,691 | 7.0% |
German | 1,247 | 5.1% |
Scottish | 380 | 1.6% |
European | 332 | 1.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 320 | 1.3% |
Italian | 278 | 1.1% |
French | 148 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 108 | 0.4% |
Pennsylvania German | 97 | 0.4% |
Polish | 85 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 44 | 0.2% |
Danish | 43 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 22 | 0.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 24,252 | 99.7% |
Not a citizen | 68 | 0.3% |
Native | 24,107 | 99.1% |
Foreign-born | 213 | 0.9% |
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 | ||||||
1,026 | 6.1% | 1,889 | 11.3% | 7,281 | 43.5% | 3,953 | 23.6% | 1,554 | 9.3% | 1,018 | 6.1% |
Average years of education: 12.4 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,026 | 6.1% |
9-12 Years | 1,889 | 11.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 7,281 | 43.5% |
Some College | 3,953 | 23.6% |
Bach. Degree | 1,554 | 9.3% |
Grad Degree | 1,018 | 6.1% |
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 | 9,155 | 8,506 | 649 | 7.1% | 6.0% |
1991 | 9,067 | 8,345 | 722 | 8.0% | 7.3% |
1992 | 9,376 | 8,745 | 631 | 6.7% | 6.9% |
1993 | 9,702 | 9,108 | 594 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
1994 | 9,735 | 9,175 | 560 | 5.8% | 5.4% |
1995 | 9,744 | 9,264 | 480 | 4.9% | 5.4% |
1996 | 10,037 | 9,565 | 472 | 4.7% | 5.4% |
1997 | 10,211 | 9,797 | 414 | 4.1% | 5.2% |
1998 | 10,897 | 10,487 | 410 | 3.8% | 4.5% |
1999 | 10,990 | 10,551 | 439 | 4.0% | 4.5% |
2000 | 10,827 | 10,389 | 438 | 4.0% | 4.1% |
2001 | 11,105 | 10,428 | 677 | 6.1% | 5.2% |
2002 | 11,011 | 10,236 | 775 | 7.0% | 5.8% |
2003 | 11,030 | 10,168 | 862 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
2004 | 10,552 | 9,785 | 767 | 7.3% | 5.5% |
2005 | 10,609 | 9,883 | 726 | 6.8% | 5.9% |
2006 | 10,827 | 10,059 | 768 | 7.1% | 5.7% |
2007 | 10,628 | 9,938 | 690 | 6.5% | 5.4% |
2008 | 10,541 | 9,746 | 795 | 7.5% | 6.5% |
2009 | 10,693 | 9,293 | 1,400 | 13.1% | 10.8% |
2010 | 10,681 | 9,299 | 1,382 | 12.9% | 10.3% |
2011 | 10,430 | 9,155 | 1,275 | 12.2% | 9.4% |
2012 | 10,107 | 9,061 | 1,046 | 10.3% | 8.2% |
2013 | 9,918 | 8,869 | 1,049 | 10.6% | 7.9% |
2014 | 9,332 | 8,510 | 822 | 8.8% | 6.4% |
2015 | 9,031 | 8,428 | 603 | 6.7% | 5.2% |
2016 | 9,148 | 8,599 | 549 | 6.0% | 5.0% |
2017 | 9,359 | 8,842 | 517 | 5.5% | 4.8% |
2018 | 9,330 | 8,874 | 456 | 4.9% | 4.2% |
2019 | 9,377 | 8,925 | 452 | 4.8% | 4.1% |
2020 | 9,317 | 8,578 | 739 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
2021 | 9,239 | 8,751 | 488 | 5.3% | 4.4% |
2022 | 9,376 | 8,932 | 444 | 4.7% | 3.9% |
2023 | 9,182 | 8,710 | 472 | 5.1% | 4.2% |