2022 population: 20,588
( 1,762 from 2010
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352 from 2020)
Land area: 441.9 square miles
Population density: 46.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 17,615 | 85.56% | ![]() |
Black: | 1,726 | 8.38% | ![]() |
Indian: | 48 | 0.23% | ![]() |
Asian: | 122 | 0.59% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 378 | 1.84% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 699 | 3.40% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 2,973 | 14.44% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 421 | 10.1 |
Deaths: | 570 | 13.6 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -227 | -5.4 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 11 | 0.3 |
Change in White population: | -1,848 | -8.3 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 86 | 0.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 9,170 | |
Median Value | $102,000 | |
Occupied | 8,147 | 88.8% |
Vacant | 1,023 | 11.2% |
Owned | 6,262 | 76.9% |
Rented | 1,885 | 23.1% |
Median Rent | $656 | |
Single-Family Units | 6,802 | 74.2% |
Detached | 6,790 | 74.0% |
Attached | 12 | 0.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 740 | 8.1% |
Mobile Homes | 1,082 | 11.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 417 | 5.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 535 | 6.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 423 | 5.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 307 | 3.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 303 | 3.7% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 545 | 6.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 294 | 3.6% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 257 | 3.2% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 300 | 3.7% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 922 | 11.3% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,010 | 12.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 934 | 11.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 744 | 9.1% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 546 | 6.7% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 368 | 4.5% |
$200,000 or more | 242 | 3.0% |
Median Household Income | 56,338 | |
Per Capita Income | 27,880 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 85 | |
Compared to U.S. | 84 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 634 | 7.8% |
Public Assistance | 378 | 4.6% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,624 | 19.9% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 7,412 | 57.9% |
Unemployed | 519 | 4.1% |
In Armed Forces | 2 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 7,933 | 62.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 4,863 | 38.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 42.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,717 | 2,092 | 56.5% |
Non-Profit | 286 | 654 | 30.4% |
Self-Employed | 415 | 468 | 47.0% |
Local Government | 228 | 296 | 43.5% |
State Government | 489 | 276 | 63.9% |
Federal Government | 44 | 37 | 54.3% |
Total Private + Self | 3,132 | 2,560 | 55.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,047 | 1,263 | 45.3% |
Total | 4,179 | 3,823 | 52.2% |
Pct. Govt. | 17.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 948 | 11.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,507 | 18.8% |
Professional, Technical | 1,439 | 17.9% |
Service Occupations | 1,733 | 21.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 41 | 0.5% |
All others | 2,391 | 29.8% |
White Collar | 48.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 1,626 | 20.3% |
Retail trade | 986 | 12.3% |
Manufacturing | 895 | 11.2% |
Other services | 598 | 7.5% |
Educational services | 576 | 7.2% |
Public administration | 569 | 7.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 449 | 5.6% |
Construction | 433 | 5.4% |
Accommodation and food services | 371 | 4.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 249 | 3.1% |
Finance and insurance | 248 | 3.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 236 | 2.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 189 | 2.4% |
Utilities | 146 | 1.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 123 | 1.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 112 | 1.4% |
Wholesale trade | 90 | 1.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 72 | 0.9% |
Information | 50 | 0.6% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 631 | 3.01% |
Puerto Rican | 7 | 0.03% |
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 | 30 | 0.14% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 79 | 0.38% |
Chinese | 29 | 0.14% |
Vietnamese | 10 | 0.05% |
Japanese | 8 | 0.04% |
Korean | 2 | 0.01% |
Filipino | 1 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 19,138 | 95.8% |
Spanish | 581 | 2.9% |
German, other Germanic | 118 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European | 96 | 0.5% |
Chinese | 19 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 10 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 8 | 0.0% |
Other Asian | 8 | 0.0% |
Tagalog | 1 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 5,016 | 23.9% |
Irish | 2,074 | 9.9% |
English | 1,916 | 9.1% |
Polish | 952 | 4.5% |
American | 876 | 4.2% |
Italian | 749 | 3.6% |
French | 434 | 2.1% |
Scottish | 346 | 1.6% |
European | 292 | 1.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 247 | 1.2% |
Dutch | 194 | 0.9% |
Swedish | 184 | 0.9% |
Welsh | 152 | 0.7% |
British | 76 | 0.4% |
Lithuanian | 67 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 20,841 | 99.3% |
Not a citizen | 155 | 0.7% |
Native | 20,702 | 98.6% |
Foreign-born | 294 | 1.4% |
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 | ||||||
540 | 3.6% | 1,814 | 11.9% | 5,336 | 35.1% | 5,831 | 38.4% | 1,133 | 7.5% | 529 | 3.5% |
Average years of education: 12.6 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 540 | 3.6% |
9-12 Years | 1,814 | 11.9% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 5,336 | 35.1% |
Some College | 5,831 | 38.4% |
Bach. Degree | 1,133 | 7.5% |
Grad Degree | 529 | 3.5% |
Average years of education: 12.6 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 9,488 | 8,311 | 1,177 | 12.4% | 6.3% |
1991 | 8,931 | 7,585 | 1,346 | 15.1% | 7.3% |
1992 | 8,520 | 7,158 | 1,362 | 16.0% | 7.9% |
1993 | 8,299 | 7,017 | 1,282 | 15.4% | 7.5% |
1994 | 7,769 | 6,816 | 953 | 12.3% | 5.8% |
1995 | 7,877 | 7,065 | 812 | 10.3% | 5.2% |
1996 | 8,507 | 7,556 | 951 | 11.2% | 5.3% |
1997 | 8,323 | 7,555 | 768 | 9.2% | 4.8% |
1998 | 8,302 | 7,598 | 704 | 8.5% | 4.5% |
1999 | 9,016 | 8,322 | 694 | 7.7% | 4.4% |
2000 | 10,319 | 9,624 | 695 | 6.7% | 4.4% |
2001 | 10,324 | 9,660 | 664 | 6.4% | 5.4% |
2002 | 10,329 | 9,593 | 736 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
2003 | 10,384 | 9,566 | 818 | 7.9% | 6.7% |
2004 | 10,508 | 9,752 | 756 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
2005 | 10,432 | 9,743 | 689 | 6.6% | 5.7% |
2006 | 10,246 | 9,559 | 687 | 6.7% | 4.6% |
2007 | 10,000 | 9,165 | 835 | 8.3% | 5.1% |
2008 | 9,571 | 8,641 | 930 | 9.7% | 6.5% |
2009 | 9,388 | 8,253 | 1,135 | 12.1% | 10.2% |
2010 | 9,580 | 8,511 | 1,069 | 11.2% | 10.5% |
2011 | 9,462 | 8,496 | 966 | 10.2% | 9.8% |
2012 | 9,191 | 8,211 | 980 | 10.7% | 9.0% |
2013 | 9,014 | 8,023 | 991 | 11.0% | 9.1% |
2014 | 8,884 | 8,127 | 757 | 8.5% | 7.2% |
2015 | 8,873 | 8,239 | 634 | 7.1% | 6.0% |
2016 | 8,743 | 8,121 | 622 | 7.1% | 5.9% |
2017 | 8,415 | 7,909 | 506 | 6.0% | 5.0% |
2018 | 8,477 | 7,976 | 501 | 5.9% | 4.4% |
2019 | 8,347 | 7,936 | 411 | 4.9% | 4.0% |
2020 | 8,093 | 7,330 | 763 | 9.4% | 9.5% |
2021 | 7,988 | 7,501 | 487 | 6.1% | 6.1% |
2022 | 7,823 | 7,437 | 386 | 4.9% | 4.6% |
2023 | 7,734 | 7,324 | 410 | 5.3% | 4.5% |