2022 population: 28,769
( 25 from 2010
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168 from 2020)
Land area: 409.1 square miles
Population density: 70.3 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 26,719 | 92.87% | ![]() |
Black: | 316 | 1.10% | ![]() |
Indian: | 47 | 0.16% | ![]() |
Asian: | 112 | 0.39% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 387 | 1.35% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 1,188 | 4.13% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 2,050 | 7.13% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 745 | 12.9 |
Deaths: | 896 | 15.5 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -43 | -0.7 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 21 | 0.4 |
Change in White population: | -632 | -2.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 657 | 2.3 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 12,560 | |
Median Value | $129,300 | |
Occupied | 11,666 | 92.9% |
Vacant | 894 | 7.1% |
Owned | 9,258 | 79.4% |
Rented | 2,408 | 20.6% |
Median Rent | $769 | |
Single-Family Units | 10,988 | 87.5% |
Detached | 10,888 | 86.7% |
Attached | 100 | 0.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 405 | 3.2% |
Mobile Homes | 528 | 4.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 460 | 3.9% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 357 | 3.1% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 376 | 3.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 494 | 4.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 431 | 3.7% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 540 | 4.6% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 436 | 3.7% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 518 | 4.4% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 627 | 5.4% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,071 | 9.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,378 | 11.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,890 | 16.2% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,289 | 11.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 720 | 6.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 773 | 6.6% |
$200,000 or more | 306 | 2.6% |
Median Household Income | 64,841 | |
Per Capita Income | 31,831 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 85 | |
Compared to U.S. | 75 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 699 | 6.0% |
Public Assistance | 127 | 1.1% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 774 | 6.6% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 12,877 | 76.6% |
Unemployed | 533 | 3.2% |
In Armed Forces | 28 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 13,438 | 79.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 3,375 | 20.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 23.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 5,833 | 4,798 | 54.9% |
Non-Profit | 206 | 783 | 20.8% |
Self-Employed | 631 | 465 | 57.6% |
Local Government | 588 | 585 | 50.1% |
State Government | 90 | 99 | 47.6% |
Federal Government | 57 | 42 | 57.6% |
Total Private + Self | 6,464 | 5,263 | 55.1% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 941 | 1,509 | 38.4% |
Total | 7,405 | 6,772 | 52.2% |
Pct. Govt. | 10.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,929 | 13.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,446 | 17.2% |
Professional, Technical | 2,718 | 19.1% |
Service Occupations | 1,839 | 12.9% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 104 | 0.7% |
All others | 5,293 | 37.2% |
White Collar | 49.9% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 4,273 | 30.0% |
Health care and social assistance | 2,246 | 15.8% |
Retail trade | 1,689 | 11.9% |
Educational services | 978 | 6.9% |
Accommodation and food services | 623 | 4.4% |
Finance and insurance | 600 | 4.2% |
Other services | 591 | 4.2% |
Construction | 577 | 4.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 502 | 3.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 397 | 2.8% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 396 | 2.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 323 | 2.3% |
Public administration | 320 | 2.2% |
Wholesale trade | 171 | 1.2% |
Utilities | 154 | 1.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 145 | 1.0% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 138 | 1.0% |
Information | 86 | 0.6% |
Management | 11 | 0.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 5 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 857 | 2.97% |
Puerto Rican | 61 | 0.21% |
Cuban | 26 | 0.09% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 18 | 0.06% |
Costa Rican | 11 | 0.04% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 7 | 0.02% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 59 | 0.20% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 8 | 0.03% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 51 | 0.18% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 101 | 0.35% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 26,378 | 97.6% |
Spanish | 431 | 1.6% |
German, other Germanic | 151 | 0.6% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 32 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 13 | 0.0% |
Other | 5 | 0.0% |
Other Indo-European | 5 | 0.0% |
Other Asian | 4 | 0.0% |
Korean | 4 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 10,047 | 34.8% |
English | 2,459 | 8.5% |
Irish | 2,311 | 8.0% |
American | 2,001 | 6.9% |
French | 573 | 2.0% |
Dutch | 485 | 1.7% |
Welsh | 473 | 1.6% |
European | 439 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 436 | 1.5% |
Italian | 403 | 1.4% |
Swiss | 324 | 1.1% |
Polish | 208 | 0.7% |
Hungarian | 119 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 118 | 0.4% |
British | 65 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 28,684 | 99.5% |
Not a citizen | 149 | 0.5% |
Native | 28,609 | 99.2% |
Foreign-born | 224 | 0.8% |
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 | ||||||
295 | 1.5% | 1,161 | 5.8% | 8,794 | 44.2% | 6,223 | 31.3% | 2,095 | 10.5% | 1,328 | 6.7% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 295 | 1.5% |
9-12 Years | 1,161 | 5.8% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 8,794 | 44.2% |
Some College | 6,223 | 31.3% |
Bach. Degree | 2,095 | 10.5% |
Grad Degree | 1,328 | 6.7% |
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 | 15,977 | 14,911 | 1,066 | 6.7% | 5.8% |
1991 | 15,876 | 14,709 | 1,167 | 7.4% | 6.5% |
1992 | 16,203 | 15,139 | 1,064 | 6.6% | 7.4% |
1993 | 16,166 | 15,248 | 918 | 5.7% | 6.7% |
1994 | 15,933 | 15,226 | 707 | 4.4% | 5.7% |
1995 | 16,642 | 15,885 | 757 | 4.5% | 4.9% |
1996 | 16,576 | 15,721 | 855 | 5.2% | 5.0% |
1997 | 16,385 | 15,780 | 605 | 3.7% | 4.6% |
1998 | 16,276 | 15,627 | 649 | 4.0% | 4.3% |
1999 | 16,651 | 15,994 | 657 | 3.9% | 4.3% |
2000 | 15,620 | 14,910 | 710 | 4.5% | 4.1% |
2001 | 15,364 | 14,519 | 845 | 5.5% | 4.4% |
2002 | 15,114 | 14,208 | 906 | 6.0% | 5.8% |
2003 | 14,702 | 13,782 | 920 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
2004 | 14,962 | 14,113 | 849 | 5.7% | 6.3% |
2005 | 15,058 | 14,260 | 798 | 5.3% | 5.9% |
2006 | 15,666 | 14,905 | 761 | 4.9% | 5.4% |
2007 | 15,701 | 14,832 | 869 | 5.5% | 5.6% |
2008 | 15,552 | 14,213 | 1,339 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
2009 | 15,146 | 12,890 | 2,256 | 14.9% | 10.2% |
2010 | 14,974 | 13,162 | 1,812 | 12.1% | 10.3% |
2011 | 14,498 | 13,153 | 1,345 | 9.3% | 8.8% |
2012 | 14,157 | 13,090 | 1,067 | 7.5% | 7.4% |
2013 | 14,202 | 13,217 | 985 | 6.9% | 7.5% |
2014 | 14,443 | 13,738 | 705 | 4.9% | 5.8% |
2015 | 14,373 | 13,769 | 604 | 4.2% | 5.0% |
2016 | 14,361 | 13,777 | 584 | 4.1% | 5.0% |
2017 | 14,553 | 13,984 | 569 | 3.9% | 5.0% |
2018 | 14,443 | 13,936 | 507 | 3.5% | 4.5% |
2019 | 15,095 | 14,600 | 495 | 3.3% | 4.2% |
2020 | 14,811 | 13,773 | 1,038 | 7.0% | 8.1% |
2021 | 14,461 | 13,885 | 576 | 4.0% | 5.1% |
2022 | 14,335 | 13,855 | 480 | 3.3% | 4.0% |
2023 | 14,634 | 14,220 | 414 | 2.8% | 3.5% |