2022 population: 16,930
( 560 from 2010
, 191 from 2020)
Land area: 240.1 square miles
Population density: 70.5 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 14,828 | 87.58% | 5.5% |
Black: | 1,015 | 6.00% | 9.1% |
Indian: | 52 | 0.31% | 57.6% |
Asian: | 174 | 1.03% | 74.0% |
2+ races: | 464 | 2.74% | 63.4% |
Hispanic: | 397 | 2.34% | 60.1% |
Total non-White: | 2,102 | 12.42% | 16.5% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 457 | 13.3 |
Deaths: | 560 | 16.4 |
Net Migration: | -96 | -2.8 |
Net Immigration: | 9 | 0.3 |
Change in White population: | -858 | -4.9 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 298 | 1.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 8,181 | |
Median Value | $156,600 | |
Occupied | 6,695 | 81.8% |
Vacant | 1,486 | 18.2% |
Owned | 4,596 | 68.6% |
Rented | 2,099 | 31.4% |
Median Rent | $697 | |
Single-Family Units | 6,136 | 75.0% |
Detached | 5,866 | 71.7% |
Attached | 270 | 3.3% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 878 | 10.7% |
Mobile Homes | 704 | 8.6% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 552 | 8.2% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 469 | 7.0% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 430 | 6.4% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 247 | 3.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 332 | 5.0% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 454 | 6.8% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 335 | 5.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 290 | 4.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 350 | 5.2% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 366 | 5.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 606 | 9.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 536 | 8.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 435 | 6.5% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 525 | 7.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 425 | 6.3% |
$200,000 or more | 343 | 5.1% |
Median Household Income | 48,460 | |
Per Capita Income | 33,842 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 88 | |
Compared to U.S. | 71 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 569 | 8.5% |
Public Assistance | 182 | 2.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,292 | 19.3% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 6,552 | 64.8% |
Unemployed | 313 | 3.1% |
In Armed Forces | 9 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 6,874 | 68.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 3,231 | 32.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 35.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,884 | 2,099 | 57.9% |
Non-Profit | 271 | 335 | 44.7% |
Self-Employed | 409 | 319 | 56.2% |
Local Government | 208 | 207 | 50.1% |
State Government | 48 | 249 | 16.2% |
Federal Government | 19 | 109 | 14.8% |
Total Private + Self | 3,293 | 2,418 | 57.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 546 | 900 | 37.8% |
Total | 3,839 | 3,318 | 53.6% |
Pct. Govt. | 11.7% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 940 | 12.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,412 | 19.4% |
Professional, Technical | 1,335 | 18.4% |
Service Occupations | 1,289 | 17.7% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 89 | 1.2% |
All others | 2,295 | 31.6% |
White Collar | 50.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 1,287 | 17.7% |
Manufacturing | 1,245 | 17.1% |
Retail trade | 1,109 | 15.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 585 | 8.0% |
Construction | 452 | 6.2% |
Educational services | 450 | 6.2% |
Transportation and warehousing | 321 | 4.4% |
Public administration | 277 | 3.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 270 | 3.7% |
Other services | 261 | 3.6% |
Wholesale trade | 179 | 2.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 140 | 1.9% |
Utilities | 133 | 1.8% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 129 | 1.8% |
Finance and insurance | 127 | 1.7% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 107 | 1.5% |
Information | 75 | 1.0% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 71 | 1.0% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 53 | 0.7% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 169 | 0.99% |
Puerto Rican | 69 | 0.40% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 113 | 0.66% |
Total Central American | 24 | 0.14% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 24 | 0.14% |
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 | 0 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 15,497 | 96.5% |
Spanish | 289 | 1.8% |
German, other Germanic | 158 | 1.0% |
Other Asian | 75 | 0.5% |
Tagalog | 25 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European | 22 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 3,888 | 22.8% |
English | 2,784 | 16.3% |
German | 2,210 | 12.9% |
Irish | 2,037 | 11.9% |
Scottish | 334 | 2.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 301 | 1.8% |
Italian | 291 | 1.7% |
Pennsylvania German | 214 | 1.3% |
French | 194 | 1.1% |
European | 167 | 1.0% |
Scandinavian | 123 | 0.7% |
Polish | 98 | 0.6% |
Greek | 93 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 90 | 0.5% |
Portuguese | 44 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 16,934 | 99.2% |
Not a citizen | 134 | 0.8% |
Native | 16,804 | 98.5% |
Foreign-born | 264 | 1.5% |
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 | ||||||
803 | 6.8% | 910 | 7.7% | 3,771 | 31.8% | 3,703 | 31.2% | 1,423 | 12.0% | 1,258 | 10.6% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 803 | 6.8% |
9-12 Years | 910 | 7.7% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 3,771 | 31.8% |
Some College | 3,703 | 31.2% |
Bach. Degree | 1,423 | 12.0% |
Grad Degree | 1,258 | 10.6% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 8,042 | 7,698 | 344 | 4.3% | 6.0% |
1991 | 8,055 | 7,514 | 541 | 6.7% | 7.3% |
1992 | 8,303 | 7,731 | 572 | 6.9% | 6.9% |
1993 | 8,540 | 7,825 | 715 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
1994 | 8,539 | 8,098 | 441 | 5.2% | 5.4% |
1995 | 8,603 | 8,134 | 469 | 5.5% | 5.4% |
1996 | 8,612 | 8,190 | 422 | 4.9% | 5.4% |
1997 | 8,360 | 7,982 | 378 | 4.5% | 5.2% |
1998 | 8,437 | 8,177 | 260 | 3.1% | 4.5% |
1999 | 8,522 | 8,263 | 259 | 3.0% | 4.5% |
2000 | 8,303 | 7,995 | 308 | 3.7% | 4.1% |
2001 | 8,467 | 8,072 | 395 | 4.7% | 5.2% |
2002 | 8,433 | 7,989 | 444 | 5.3% | 5.8% |
2003 | 8,796 | 8,278 | 518 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
2004 | 8,751 | 8,247 | 504 | 5.8% | 5.5% |
2005 | 8,697 | 8,153 | 544 | 6.3% | 5.9% |
2006 | 8,693 | 8,238 | 455 | 5.2% | 5.7% |
2007 | 8,823 | 8,419 | 404 | 4.6% | 5.4% |
2008 | 8,809 | 8,279 | 530 | 6.0% | 6.5% |
2009 | 8,846 | 7,847 | 999 | 11.3% | 10.8% |
2010 | 7,937 | 7,033 | 904 | 11.4% | 10.3% |
2011 | 7,685 | 6,890 | 795 | 10.3% | 9.4% |
2012 | 7,626 | 6,901 | 725 | 9.5% | 8.2% |
2013 | 7,793 | 7,020 | 773 | 9.9% | 7.9% |
2014 | 7,744 | 7,134 | 610 | 7.9% | 6.4% |
2015 | 7,286 | 6,842 | 444 | 6.1% | 5.2% |
2016 | 7,137 | 6,687 | 450 | 6.3% | 5.0% |
2017 | 7,211 | 6,772 | 439 | 6.1% | 4.8% |
2018 | 7,167 | 6,781 | 386 | 5.4% | 4.2% |
2019 | 7,117 | 6,724 | 393 | 5.5% | 4.1% |
2020 | 6,909 | 6,358 | 551 | 8.0% | 6.6% |
2021 | 6,727 | 6,374 | 353 | 5.2% | 4.4% |
2022 | 6,590 | 6,273 | 317 | 4.8% | 3.9% |
2023 | 6,465 | 6,132 | 333 | 5.2% | 4.2% |