2022 population: 17,863
( 1,038 from 2010
, 316 from 2020)
Land area: 434.6 square miles
Population density: 41.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 16,913 | 94.68% | 4.0% |
Black: | 137 | 0.77% | 174.0% |
Indian: | 87 | 0.49% | 52.6% |
Asian: | 71 | 0.40% | 195.8% |
2+ races: | 247 | 1.38% | 26.0% |
Hispanic: | 408 | 2.28% | 75.1% |
Total non-White: | 950 | 5.32% | 68.7% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 357 | 10.2 |
Deaths: | 693 | 19.7 |
Net Migration: | 658 | 18.7 |
Net Immigration: | -5 | -0.1 |
Change in White population: | 651 | 3.9 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 387 | 2.3 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 8,681 | |
Median Value | $128,200 | |
Occupied | 7,101 | 81.8% |
Vacant | 1,580 | 18.2% |
Owned | 5,601 | 78.9% |
Rented | 1,500 | 21.1% |
Median Rent | $678 | |
Single-Family Units | 6,074 | 70.0% |
Detached | 6,041 | 69.6% |
Attached | 33 | 0.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 260 | 3.0% |
Mobile Homes | 2,172 | 25.0% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 470 | 6.6% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 470 | 6.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 265 | 3.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 403 | 5.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 302 | 4.3% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 386 | 5.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 427 | 6.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 342 | 4.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 296 | 4.2% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 471 | 6.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 695 | 9.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 880 | 12.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 596 | 8.4% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 370 | 5.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 337 | 4.7% |
$200,000 or more | 391 | 5.5% |
Median Household Income | 53,775 | |
Per Capita Income | 30,400 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 89 | |
Compared to U.S. | 73 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 288 | 4.1% |
Public Assistance | 50 | 0.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,010 | 14.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 6,853 | 64.3% |
Unemployed | 576 | 5.4% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 7,429 | 69.7% |
Not in Labor Force | 3,223 | 30.3% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 35.7% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 3,129 | 1,909 | 62.1% |
Non-Profit | 160 | 421 | 27.5% |
Self-Employed | 469 | 247 | 65.5% |
Local Government | 296 | 371 | 44.4% |
State Government | 75 | 166 | 31.1% |
Federal Government | 63 | 22 | 74.1% |
Total Private + Self | 3,598 | 2,156 | 62.5% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 594 | 980 | 37.7% |
Total | 4,192 | 3,136 | 57.2% |
Pct. Govt. | 13.6% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 905 | 12.3% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 924 | 12.6% |
Professional, Technical | 1,426 | 19.5% |
Service Occupations | 1,268 | 17.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 46 | 0.6% |
All others | 2,805 | 38.3% |
White Collar | 44.4% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 1,383 | 18.9% |
Health care and social assistance | 1,039 | 14.2% |
Retail trade | 706 | 9.6% |
Construction | 573 | 7.8% |
Educational services | 558 | 7.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 476 | 6.5% |
Transportation and warehousing | 428 | 5.8% |
Accommodation and food services | 377 | 5.1% |
Other services | 360 | 4.9% |
Public administration | 292 | 4.0% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 240 | 3.3% |
Utilities | 215 | 2.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 153 | 2.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 137 | 1.9% |
Finance and insurance | 131 | 1.8% |
Wholesale trade | 124 | 1.7% |
Information | 63 | 0.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 62 | 0.8% |
Management | 7 | 0.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 4 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 178 | 1.01% |
Puerto Rican | 28 | 0.16% |
Cuban | 27 | 0.15% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 141 | 0.80% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 137 | 0.78% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 4 | 0.02% |
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 | 20 | 0.11% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 16,376 | 97.4% |
Spanish | 257 | 1.5% |
German, other Germanic | 111 | 0.7% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 25 | 0.1% |
Korean | 14 | 0.1% |
Other | 10 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European | 8 | 0.0% |
Tagalog | 6 | 0.0% |
Chinese | 5 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Irish | 2,653 | 15.1% |
German | 2,378 | 13.5% |
American | 1,934 | 11.0% |
English | 1,585 | 9.0% |
Scottish | 510 | 2.9% |
French | 415 | 2.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 255 | 1.4% |
Dutch | 242 | 1.4% |
Italian | 195 | 1.1% |
Scandinavian | 165 | 0.9% |
European | 162 | 0.9% |
Welsh | 153 | 0.9% |
Polish | 120 | 0.7% |
British | 96 | 0.5% |
Russian | 87 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 17,577 | 99.8% |
Not a citizen | 43 | 0.2% |
Native | 17,432 | 98.9% |
Foreign-born | 188 | 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 | ||||||
923 | 7.2% | 1,051 | 8.2% | 4,898 | 38.0% | 4,304 | 33.4% | 1,062 | 8.2% | 655 | 5.1% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 923 | 7.2% |
9-12 Years | 1,051 | 8.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 4,898 | 38.0% |
Some College | 4,304 | 33.4% |
Bach. Degree | 1,062 | 8.2% |
Grad Degree | 655 | 5.1% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 6,460 | 5,930 | 530 | 8.2% | 5.3% |
1991 | 6,449 | 5,750 | 699 | 10.8% | 6.6% |
1992 | 6,340 | 5,706 | 634 | 10.0% | 6.5% |
1993 | 6,297 | 5,784 | 513 | 8.1% | 5.8% |
1994 | 6,527 | 6,127 | 400 | 6.1% | 4.8% |
1995 | 6,805 | 6,274 | 531 | 7.8% | 5.2% |
1996 | 6,851 | 6,360 | 491 | 7.2% | 5.2% |
1997 | 6,996 | 6,470 | 526 | 7.5% | 5.3% |
1998 | 6,975 | 6,551 | 424 | 6.1% | 4.3% |
1999 | 6,912 | 6,566 | 346 | 5.0% | 4.0% |
2000 | 7,480 | 7,150 | 330 | 4.4% | 3.9% |
2001 | 7,387 | 7,036 | 351 | 4.8% | 4.5% |
2002 | 7,385 | 6,964 | 421 | 5.7% | 5.1% |
2003 | 7,380 | 6,940 | 440 | 6.0% | 5.5% |
2004 | 7,273 | 6,865 | 408 | 5.6% | 5.3% |
2005 | 7,204 | 6,779 | 425 | 5.9% | 5.5% |
2006 | 7,388 | 6,967 | 421 | 5.7% | 5.3% |
2007 | 7,101 | 6,747 | 354 | 5.0% | 4.6% |
2008 | 7,051 | 6,491 | 560 | 7.9% | 6.5% |
2009 | 7,027 | 6,169 | 858 | 12.2% | 10.1% |
2010 | 7,344 | 6,507 | 837 | 11.4% | 9.8% |
2011 | 7,411 | 6,573 | 838 | 11.3% | 9.1% |
2012 | 7,479 | 6,733 | 746 | 10.0% | 8.0% |
2013 | 7,560 | 6,867 | 693 | 9.2% | 7.8% |
2014 | 7,414 | 6,827 | 587 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
2015 | 7,341 | 6,862 | 479 | 6.5% | 5.6% |
2016 | 7,394 | 6,970 | 424 | 5.7% | 4.7% |
2017 | 7,375 | 7,041 | 334 | 4.5% | 3.7% |
2018 | 7,292 | 6,986 | 306 | 4.2% | 3.5% |
2019 | 7,446 | 7,149 | 297 | 4.0% | 3.4% |
2020 | 7,455 | 6,943 | 512 | 6.9% | 7.5% |
2021 | 7,103 | 6,794 | 309 | 4.4% | 4.5% |
2022 | 7,045 | 6,782 | 263 | 3.7% | 3.4% |
2023 | 7,064 | 6,788 | 276 | 3.9% | 3.3% |