2022 population: 18,467
( 447 from 2010
, 191 from 2020)
Land area: 584.9 square miles
Population density: 31.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 16,779 | 90.86% | 5.2% |
Black: | 283 | 1.53% | 32.9% |
Indian: | 53 | 0.29% | 29.3% |
Asian: | 364 | 1.97% | 31.9% |
2+ races: | 274 | 1.48% | 26.3% |
Hispanic: | 714 | 3.87% | 56.6% |
Total non-White: | 1,688 | 9.14% | 39.6% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 390 | 10.5 |
Deaths: | 545 | 14.6 |
Net Migration: | -78 | -2.1 |
Net Immigration: | 29 | 0.8 |
Change in White population: | -926 | -4.9 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 479 | 2.5 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 8,942 | |
Median Value | $173,600 | |
Occupied | 7,761 | 86.8% |
Vacant | 1,181 | 13.2% |
Owned | 5,472 | 70.5% |
Rented | 2,289 | 29.5% |
Median Rent | $850 | |
Single-Family Units | 7,030 | 78.6% |
Detached | 6,727 | 75.2% |
Attached | 303 | 3.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 823 | 9.2% |
Mobile Homes | 405 | 4.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 356 | 4.6% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 449 | 5.8% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 363 | 4.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 392 | 5.1% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 211 | 2.7% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 409 | 5.3% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 290 | 3.7% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 388 | 5.0% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 302 | 3.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 607 | 7.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 794 | 10.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 912 | 11.8% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 767 | 9.9% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 567 | 7.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 365 | 4.7% |
$200,000 or more | 589 | 7.6% |
Median Household Income | 61,192 | |
Per Capita Income | 37,527 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 92 | |
Compared to U.S. | 80 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 262 | 3.4% |
Public Assistance | 187 | 2.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 925 | 11.9% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 8,354 | 74.7% |
Unemployed | 338 | 3.0% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 8,692 | 77.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 2,484 | 22.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 25.3% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 3,043 | 2,314 | 56.8% |
Non-Profit | 476 | 898 | 34.6% |
Self-Employed | 743 | 485 | 60.5% |
Local Government | 318 | 448 | 41.5% |
State Government | 177 | 253 | 41.2% |
Federal Government | 15 | 33 | 31.2% |
Total Private + Self | 3,786 | 2,799 | 57.5% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 986 | 1,632 | 37.7% |
Total | 4,772 | 4,431 | 51.9% |
Pct. Govt. | 13.5% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,275 | 13.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,765 | 19.1% |
Professional, Technical | 2,095 | 22.7% |
Service Occupations | 1,396 | 15.1% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 155 | 1.7% |
All others | 2,689 | 29.2% |
White Collar | 55.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Educational services | 1,820 | 19.7% |
Manufacturing | 1,329 | 14.4% |
Retail trade | 1,043 | 11.3% |
Health care and social assistance | 983 | 10.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 595 | 6.5% |
Construction | 581 | 6.3% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 456 | 4.9% |
Finance and insurance | 440 | 4.8% |
Other services | 344 | 3.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 325 | 3.5% |
Public administration | 320 | 3.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 301 | 3.3% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 235 | 2.5% |
Wholesale trade | 107 | 1.2% |
Information | 105 | 1.1% |
Utilities | 102 | 1.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 61 | 0.7% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 52 | 0.6% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 20 | 0.2% |
Management | 1 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 410 | 2.20% |
Puerto Rican | 47 | 0.25% |
Cuban | 5 | 0.03% |
Dominican | 1 | 0.01% |
Total Central American | 39 | 0.21% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 37 | 0.20% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 2 | 0.01% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 22 | 0.12% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 17 | 0.09% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 5 | 0.03% |
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 | 115 | 0.62% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Korean | 124 | 0.67% |
Indian | 95 | 0.51% |
Chinese | 91 | 0.49% |
Taiwanese | 50 | 0.27% |
Japanese | 32 | 0.17% |
Vietnamese | 17 | 0.09% |
Filipino | 1 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 16,866 | 95.0% |
Spanish | 399 | 2.2% |
German, other Germanic | 119 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European | 119 | 0.7% |
Chinese | 82 | 0.5% |
Other Asian | 50 | 0.3% |
Korean | 41 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 21 | 0.1% |
Other | 21 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 5,435 | 29.2% |
Irish | 2,646 | 14.2% |
English | 1,924 | 10.3% |
Dutch | 1,471 | 7.9% |
American | 1,036 | 5.6% |
Norwegian | 556 | 3.0% |
Scottish | 475 | 2.6% |
Czech | 396 | 2.1% |
Italian | 340 | 1.8% |
European | 333 | 1.8% |
French | 271 | 1.5% |
Belgian | 267 | 1.4% |
Swedish | 263 | 1.4% |
Danish | 222 | 1.2% |
African | 142 | 0.8% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 18,154 | 97.6% |
Not a citizen | 454 | 2.4% |
Native | 18,015 | 96.8% |
Foreign-born | 593 | 3.2% |
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 | ||||||
286 | 2.4% | 336 | 2.8% | 4,745 | 39.0% | 3,281 | 27.0% | 1,983 | 16.3% | 1,529 | 12.6% |
Average years of education: 13.6 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 286 | 2.4% |
9-12 Years | 336 | 2.8% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 4,745 | 39.0% |
Some College | 3,281 | 27.0% |
Bach. Degree | 1,983 | 16.3% |
Grad Degree | 1,529 | 12.6% |
Average years of education: 13.6 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 10,008 | 9,543 | 465 | 4.6% | 4.4% |
1991 | 9,795 | 9,351 | 444 | 4.5% | 4.7% |
1992 | 10,260 | 9,815 | 445 | 4.3% | 4.5% |
1993 | 10,340 | 9,828 | 512 | 5.0% | 4.1% |
1994 | 10,460 | 10,033 | 427 | 4.1% | 3.6% |
1995 | 10,568 | 10,142 | 426 | 4.0% | 3.5% |
1996 | 10,566 | 10,053 | 513 | 4.9% | 3.6% |
1997 | 10,427 | 10,042 | 385 | 3.7% | 3.1% |
1998 | 10,357 | 10,019 | 338 | 3.3% | 2.8% |
1999 | 10,331 | 10,032 | 299 | 2.9% | 2.7% |
2000 | 10,364 | 10,080 | 284 | 2.7% | 2.7% |
2001 | 10,679 | 10,335 | 344 | 3.2% | 3.3% |
2002 | 10,771 | 10,336 | 435 | 4.0% | 4.0% |
2003 | 10,261 | 9,785 | 476 | 4.6% | 4.4% |
2004 | 10,209 | 9,725 | 484 | 4.7% | 4.5% |
2005 | 10,264 | 9,790 | 474 | 4.6% | 4.3% |
2006 | 10,616 | 10,213 | 403 | 3.8% | 3.7% |
2007 | 10,758 | 10,336 | 422 | 3.9% | 3.7% |
2008 | 10,503 | 10,028 | 475 | 4.5% | 4.1% |
2009 | 10,237 | 9,539 | 698 | 6.8% | 6.4% |
2010 | 10,543 | 9,922 | 621 | 5.9% | 6.1% |
2011 | 10,442 | 9,850 | 592 | 5.7% | 5.6% |
2012 | 10,199 | 9,700 | 499 | 4.9% | 5.1% |
2013 | 10,358 | 9,878 | 480 | 4.6% | 4.7% |
2014 | 10,406 | 9,964 | 442 | 4.2% | 4.2% |
2015 | 10,510 | 10,134 | 376 | 3.6% | 3.7% |
2016 | 10,478 | 10,122 | 356 | 3.4% | 3.6% |
2017 | 10,448 | 10,123 | 325 | 3.1% | 3.1% |
2018 | 10,530 | 10,276 | 254 | 2.4% | 2.6% |
2019 | 10,470 | 10,191 | 279 | 2.7% | 2.8% |
2020 | 9,727 | 9,247 | 480 | 4.9% | 5.3% |
2021 | 10,068 | 9,664 | 404 | 4.0% | 3.8% |
2022 | 10,331 | 10,048 | 283 | 2.7% | 2.7% |
2023 | 10,292 | 9,991 | 301 | 2.9% | 2.9% |