2022 population: 11,725
( 109 from 2010
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311 from 2020)
Land area: 296.0 square miles
Population density: 39.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 9,812 | 83.68% | ![]() |
Black: | 1,123 | 9.58% | ![]() |
Indian: | 47 | 0.40% | ![]() |
Asian: | 65 | 0.55% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 257 | 2.19% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 421 | 3.59% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 1,913 | 16.32% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 291 | 12.7 |
Deaths: | 393 | 17.2 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 411 | 18.0 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 0 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | -378 | -3.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 269 | 2.3 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 4,790 | |
Median Value | $134,900 | |
Occupied | 4,405 | 92.0% |
Vacant | 385 | 8.0% |
Owned | 3,143 | 71.4% |
Rented | 1,262 | 28.6% |
Median Rent | $815 | |
Single-Family Units | 3,013 | 62.9% |
Detached | 2,975 | 62.1% |
Attached | 38 | 0.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 110 | 2.3% |
Mobile Homes | 1,456 | 30.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 250 | 5.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 303 | 6.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 185 | 4.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 321 | 7.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 131 | 3.0% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 179 | 4.1% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 143 | 3.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 175 | 4.0% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 193 | 4.4% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 249 | 5.7% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 546 | 12.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 660 | 15.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 422 | 9.6% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 203 | 4.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 224 | 5.1% |
$200,000 or more | 221 | 5.0% |
Median Household Income | 62,965 | |
Per Capita Income | 32,386 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 81 | |
Compared to U.S. | 77 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 529 | 12.0% |
Public Assistance | 96 | 2.2% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,120 | 25.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 4,360 | 62.5% |
Unemployed | 268 | 3.8% |
In Armed Forces | 3 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 4,631 | 66.4% |
Not in Labor Force | 2,342 | 33.6% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 37.4% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,061 | 1,375 | 60.0% |
Non-Profit | 81 | 129 | 38.6% |
Self-Employed | 263 | 67 | 79.7% |
Local Government | 168 | 265 | 38.8% |
State Government | 62 | 167 | 27.1% |
Federal Government | 22 | 41 | 34.9% |
Total Private + Self | 2,324 | 1,442 | 61.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 333 | 602 | 35.6% |
Total | 2,657 | 2,044 | 56.5% |
Pct. Govt. | 15.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 458 | 9.7% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 776 | 16.5% |
Professional, Technical | 780 | 16.6% |
Service Occupations | 651 | 13.8% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 8 | 0.2% |
All others | 2,040 | 43.4% |
White Collar | 42.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Construction | 841 | 17.9% |
Manufacturing | 648 | 13.8% |
Retail trade | 560 | 11.9% |
Health care and social assistance | 503 | 10.7% |
Educational services | 432 | 9.2% |
Other services | 275 | 5.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 254 | 5.4% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 225 | 4.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 199 | 4.2% |
Public administration | 162 | 3.4% |
Accommodation and food services | 158 | 3.4% |
Finance and insurance | 98 | 2.1% |
Utilities | 97 | 2.1% |
Wholesale trade | 73 | 1.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 60 | 1.3% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 41 | 0.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 41 | 0.9% |
Information | 38 | 0.8% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 275 | 2.39% |
Puerto Rican | 42 | 0.37% |
Cuban | 29 | 0.25% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 20 | 0.17% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 20 | 0.17% |
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 | 0 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 10,396 | 95.7% |
Spanish | 171 | 1.6% |
Other | 155 | 1.4% |
Vietnamese | 40 | 0.4% |
Korean | 26 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 24 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 17 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European | 15 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 10 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 2,093 | 18.2% |
English | 1,267 | 11.0% |
Irish | 1,076 | 9.4% |
German | 610 | 5.3% |
Scottish | 301 | 2.6% |
French | 192 | 1.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 192 | 1.7% |
European | 154 | 1.3% |
Italian | 141 | 1.2% |
Welsh | 105 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 74 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 54 | 0.5% |
French Canadian | 28 | 0.2% |
British | 27 | 0.2% |
Northern European | 20 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 11,370 | 99.0% |
Not a citizen | 119 | 1.0% |
Native | 11,291 | 98.3% |
Foreign-born | 198 | 1.7% |
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 | ||||||
356 | 4.5% | 894 | 11.4% | 3,328 | 42.4% | 2,359 | 30.1% | 602 | 7.7% | 309 | 3.9% |
Average years of education: 12.3 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 356 | 4.5% |
9-12 Years | 894 | 11.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 3,328 | 42.4% |
Some College | 2,359 | 30.1% |
Bach. Degree | 602 | 7.7% |
Grad Degree | 309 | 3.9% |
Average years of education: 12.3 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 3,963 | 3,762 | 201 | 5.1% | 5.4% |
1991 | 4,030 | 3,728 | 302 | 7.5% | 5.3% |
1992 | 4,142 | 3,775 | 367 | 8.9% | 6.6% |
1993 | 4,035 | 3,740 | 295 | 7.3% | 5.7% |
1994 | 3,898 | 3,637 | 261 | 6.7% | 5.1% |
1995 | 3,732 | 3,518 | 214 | 5.7% | 4.8% |
1996 | 3,649 | 3,349 | 300 | 8.2% | 4.6% |
1997 | 3,869 | 3,630 | 239 | 6.2% | 4.5% |
1998 | 4,840 | 4,594 | 246 | 5.1% | 4.2% |
1999 | 4,840 | 4,534 | 306 | 6.3% | 3.8% |
2000 | 5,099 | 4,898 | 201 | 3.9% | 3.5% |
2001 | 5,105 | 4,848 | 257 | 5.0% | 4.1% |
2002 | 5,034 | 4,739 | 295 | 5.9% | 5.3% |
2003 | 4,968 | 4,641 | 327 | 6.6% | 5.1% |
2004 | 4,893 | 4,611 | 282 | 5.8% | 5.1% |
2005 | 4,950 | 4,647 | 303 | 6.1% | 5.7% |
2006 | 4,918 | 4,656 | 262 | 5.3% | 5.1% |
2007 | 4,898 | 4,632 | 266 | 5.4% | 4.9% |
2008 | 4,951 | 4,547 | 404 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
2009 | 4,905 | 4,236 | 669 | 13.6% | 10.4% |
2010 | 5,265 | 4,621 | 644 | 12.2% | 10.7% |
2011 | 5,157 | 4,579 | 578 | 11.2% | 10.1% |
2012 | 5,103 | 4,584 | 519 | 10.2% | 9.0% |
2013 | 5,004 | 4,536 | 468 | 9.4% | 8.1% |
2014 | 4,959 | 4,565 | 394 | 7.9% | 7.1% |
2015 | 4,856 | 4,539 | 317 | 6.5% | 6.1% |
2016 | 4,996 | 4,697 | 299 | 6.0% | 5.4% |
2017 | 5,216 | 4,953 | 263 | 5.0% | 4.8% |
2018 | 5,230 | 5,024 | 206 | 3.9% | 4.0% |
2019 | 5,228 | 5,050 | 178 | 3.4% | 3.5% |
2020 | 5,132 | 4,798 | 334 | 6.5% | 6.5% |
2021 | 5,247 | 5,044 | 203 | 3.9% | 3.9% |
2022 | 5,330 | 5,171 | 159 | 3.0% | 3.0% |
2023 | 5,392 | 5,227 | 165 | 3.1% | 3.2% |