2022 population: 16,701
( 1,605 from 2010
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186 from 2020)
Land area: 426.8 square miles
Population density: 39.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 14,938 | 89.44% | ![]() |
Black: | 876 | 5.25% | ![]() |
Indian: | 116 | 0.69% | ![]() |
Asian: | 94 | 0.56% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 226 | 1.35% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 451 | 2.70% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 1,763 | 10.56% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 422 | 12.5 |
Deaths: | 584 | 17.3 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -30 | -0.9 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 3 | 0.1 |
Change in White population: | -1,619 | -8.8 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 14 | 0.1 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 6,933 | |
Median Value | $85,300 | |
Occupied | 5,510 | 79.5% |
Vacant | 1,423 | 20.5% |
Owned | 3,859 | 70.0% |
Rented | 1,651 | 30.0% |
Median Rent | $580 | |
Single-Family Units | 4,305 | 62.1% |
Detached | 4,189 | 60.4% |
Attached | 116 | 1.7% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 103 | 1.5% |
Mobile Homes | 2,066 | 29.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 679 | 12.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 838 | 15.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 281 | 5.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 285 | 5.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 297 | 5.4% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 375 | 6.8% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 343 | 6.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 187 | 3.4% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 157 | 2.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 600 | 10.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 376 | 6.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 515 | 9.3% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 235 | 4.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 140 | 2.5% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 180 | 3.3% |
$200,000 or more | 22 | 0.4% |
Median Household Income | 35,000 | |
Per Capita Income | 17,450 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 88 | |
Compared to U.S. | 71 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,039 | 18.9% |
Public Assistance | 129 | 2.3% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,776 | 32.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 4,569 | 43.0% |
Unemployed | 279 | 2.6% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 4,848 | 45.6% |
Not in Labor Force | 5,779 | 54.4% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 57.0% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,651 | 1,658 | 49.9% |
Non-Profit | 49 | 86 | 36.3% |
Self-Employed | 367 | 74 | 83.2% |
Local Government | 218 | 171 | 56.0% |
State Government | 122 | 119 | 50.6% |
Federal Government | 232 | 114 | 67.1% |
Total Private + Self | 2,018 | 1,732 | 53.8% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 621 | 490 | 55.9% |
Total | 2,639 | 2,222 | 54.3% |
Pct. Govt. | 20.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 635 | 13.0% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 875 | 17.9% |
Professional, Technical | 888 | 18.2% |
Service Occupations | 1,014 | 20.8% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 40 | 0.8% |
All others | 1,469 | 30.1% |
White Collar | 49.1% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 1,002 | 20.5% |
Manufacturing | 794 | 16.3% |
Retail trade | 526 | 10.8% |
Construction | 415 | 8.5% |
Educational services | 386 | 7.9% |
Public administration | 320 | 6.6% |
Accommodation and food services | 318 | 6.5% |
Transportation and warehousing | 236 | 4.8% |
Finance and insurance | 172 | 3.5% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 146 | 3.0% |
Other services | 128 | 2.6% |
Information | 91 | 1.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 90 | 1.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 72 | 1.5% |
Utilities | 70 | 1.4% |
Wholesale trade | 55 | 1.1% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 45 | 0.9% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 15 | 0.3% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 66 | 0.39% |
Puerto Rican | 33 | 0.20% |
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 | 177 | 1.05% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 15,686 | 98.2% |
Spanish | 212 | 1.3% |
Other | 43 | 0.3% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 19 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 11 | 0.1% |
Arabic | 1 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 1,697 | 10.0% |
English | 1,039 | 6.2% |
German | 1,006 | 6.0% |
Irish | 1,000 | 5.9% |
Scottish | 460 | 2.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 283 | 1.7% |
European | 178 | 1.1% |
Welsh | 81 | 0.5% |
Norwegian | 71 | 0.4% |
Polish | 70 | 0.4% |
French | 53 | 0.3% |
Scandinavian | 48 | 0.3% |
African | 31 | 0.2% |
British | 17 | 0.1% |
Italian | 17 | 0.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 16,833 | 99.7% |
Not a citizen | 59 | 0.3% |
Native | 16,771 | 99.3% |
Foreign-born | 121 | 0.7% |
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 | ||||||
1,186 | 10.0% | 1,418 | 12.0% | 5,150 | 43.5% | 3,268 | 27.6% | 445 | 3.8% | 359 | 3.0% |
Average years of education: 11.9 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,186 | 10.0% |
9-12 Years | 1,418 | 12.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 5,150 | 43.5% |
Some College | 3,268 | 27.6% |
Bach. Degree | 445 | 3.8% |
Grad Degree | 359 | 3.0% |
Average years of education: 11.9 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 4,883 | 4,143 | 740 | 15.2% | 6.0% |
1991 | 5,423 | 4,663 | 760 | 14.0% | 7.3% |
1992 | 5,621 | 4,905 | 716 | 12.7% | 6.9% |
1993 | 6,061 | 5,404 | 657 | 10.8% | 6.2% |
1994 | 6,443 | 5,936 | 507 | 7.9% | 5.4% |
1995 | 6,310 | 5,801 | 509 | 8.1% | 5.4% |
1996 | 6,313 | 5,599 | 714 | 11.3% | 5.4% |
1997 | 6,314 | 5,718 | 596 | 9.4% | 5.2% |
1998 | 6,244 | 5,729 | 515 | 8.2% | 4.5% |
1999 | 6,311 | 5,885 | 426 | 6.8% | 4.5% |
2000 | 6,068 | 5,668 | 400 | 6.6% | 4.1% |
2001 | 6,356 | 5,749 | 607 | 9.6% | 5.2% |
2002 | 6,090 | 5,502 | 588 | 9.7% | 5.8% |
2003 | 5,887 | 5,316 | 571 | 9.7% | 6.2% |
2004 | 6,038 | 5,561 | 477 | 7.9% | 5.5% |
2005 | 5,990 | 5,473 | 517 | 8.6% | 5.9% |
2006 | 5,968 | 5,363 | 605 | 10.1% | 5.7% |
2007 | 5,850 | 5,325 | 525 | 9.0% | 5.4% |
2008 | 5,732 | 5,176 | 556 | 9.7% | 6.5% |
2009 | 5,884 | 5,026 | 858 | 14.6% | 10.8% |
2010 | 5,755 | 4,917 | 838 | 14.6% | 10.3% |
2011 | 5,704 | 4,872 | 832 | 14.6% | 9.4% |
2012 | 5,479 | 4,753 | 726 | 13.3% | 8.2% |
2013 | 5,341 | 4,648 | 693 | 13.0% | 7.9% |
2014 | 5,046 | 4,516 | 530 | 10.5% | 6.4% |
2015 | 4,633 | 4,243 | 390 | 8.4% | 5.2% |
2016 | 4,600 | 4,234 | 366 | 8.0% | 5.0% |
2017 | 4,683 | 4,368 | 315 | 6.7% | 4.8% |
2018 | 4,623 | 4,341 | 282 | 6.1% | 4.2% |
2019 | 4,722 | 4,450 | 272 | 5.8% | 4.1% |
2020 | 4,807 | 4,457 | 350 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
2021 | 4,821 | 4,557 | 264 | 5.5% | 4.4% |
2022 | 4,719 | 4,475 | 244 | 5.2% | 3.9% |
2023 | 4,638 | 4,363 | 275 | 5.9% | 4.2% |