2022 population: 22,593
( 286 from 2010
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57 from 2020)
Land area: 596.5 square miles
Population density: 37.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 20,609 | 91.22% | ![]() |
Black: | 773 | 3.42% | ![]() |
Indian: | 133 | 0.59% | ![]() |
Asian: | 183 | 0.81% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 396 | 1.75% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 499 | 2.21% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 1,984 | 8.78% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 265 | 5.8 |
Deaths: | 742 | 16.4 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 425 | 9.4 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 1 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | -306 | -1.4 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 592 | 2.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 11,283 | |
Median Value | $232,100 | |
Occupied | 9,368 | 83.0% |
Vacant | 1,915 | 17.0% |
Owned | 7,326 | 78.2% |
Rented | 2,042 | 21.8% |
Median Rent | $925 | |
Single-Family Units | 8,991 | 79.7% |
Detached | 8,827 | 78.2% |
Attached | 164 | 1.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 705 | 6.2% |
Mobile Homes | 1,304 | 11.6% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 345 | 3.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 288 | 3.1% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 343 | 3.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 408 | 4.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 510 | 5.4% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 654 | 7.0% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 301 | 3.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 473 | 5.0% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 450 | 4.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 657 | 7.0% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,047 | 11.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,360 | 14.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 761 | 8.1% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 387 | 4.1% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 827 | 8.8% |
$200,000 or more | 557 | 5.9% |
Median Household Income | 61,903 | |
Per Capita Income | 37,087 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 80 | |
Compared to U.S. | 80 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 449 | 4.8% |
Public Assistance | 315 | 3.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,015 | 10.8% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 8,935 | 68.4% |
Unemployed | 411 | 3.1% |
In Armed Forces | 40 | 0.3% |
Total Labor Force | 9,386 | 71.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 3,670 | 28.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 31.3% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 3,247 | 2,684 | 54.7% |
Non-Profit | 309 | 651 | 32.2% |
Self-Employed | 875 | 418 | 67.7% |
Local Government | 418 | 611 | 40.6% |
State Government | 329 | 425 | 43.6% |
Federal Government | 99 | 92 | 51.8% |
Total Private + Self | 4,122 | 3,102 | 57.1% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,155 | 1,779 | 39.4% |
Total | 5,277 | 4,881 | 51.9% |
Pct. Govt. | 19.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,706 | 16.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,772 | 17.4% |
Professional, Technical | 2,181 | 21.4% |
Service Occupations | 1,749 | 17.2% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 248 | 2.4% |
All others | 2,773 | 27.2% |
White Collar | 55.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Educational services | 1,619 | 15.9% |
Manufacturing | 1,267 | 12.4% |
Retail trade | 1,140 | 11.2% |
Health care and social assistance | 1,051 | 10.3% |
Construction | 1,038 | 10.2% |
Accommodation and food services | 844 | 8.3% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 498 | 4.9% |
Public administration | 493 | 4.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 487 | 4.8% |
Other services | 408 | 4.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 332 | 3.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 332 | 3.3% |
Finance and insurance | 226 | 2.2% |
Information | 129 | 1.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 112 | 1.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 72 | 0.7% |
Utilities | 63 | 0.6% |
Wholesale trade | 59 | 0.6% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 11 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 270 | 1.19% |
Puerto Rican | 45 | 0.20% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 28 | 0.12% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 1 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 27 | 0.12% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 130 | 0.57% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 6 | 0.03% |
Chilean | 36 | 0.16% |
Colombian | 32 | 0.14% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 56 | 0.25% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 12 | 0.05% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 21,209 | 97.4% |
Spanish | 280 | 1.3% |
Korean | 69 | 0.3% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 61 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 44 | 0.2% |
Tagalog | 35 | 0.2% |
Other | 35 | 0.2% |
Arabic | 20 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 15 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 5,971 | 26.3% |
German | 2,389 | 10.5% |
English | 2,254 | 9.9% |
Irish | 1,634 | 7.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,142 | 5.0% |
European | 522 | 2.3% |
French | 479 | 2.1% |
Scottish | 438 | 1.9% |
British | 306 | 1.3% |
Italian | 269 | 1.2% |
Polish | 259 | 1.1% |
Scandinavian | 215 | 0.9% |
Welsh | 179 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 112 | 0.5% |
Nigerian | 102 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 22,530 | 99.4% |
Not a citizen | 143 | 0.6% |
Native | 22,076 | 97.4% |
Foreign-born | 597 | 2.6% |
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 | ||||||
611 | 3.6% | 988 | 5.8% | 5,834 | 34.3% | 4,460 | 26.2% | 2,660 | 15.6% | 2,477 | 14.5% |
Average years of education: 13.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 611 | 3.6% |
9-12 Years | 988 | 5.8% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 5,834 | 34.3% |
Some College | 4,460 | 26.2% |
Bach. Degree | 2,660 | 15.6% |
Grad Degree | 2,477 | 14.5% |
Average years of education: 13.5 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 9,457 | 8,915 | 542 | 5.7% | 4.4% |
1991 | 10,144 | 9,332 | 812 | 8.0% | 5.8% |
1992 | 10,017 | 9,074 | 943 | 9.4% | 6.2% |
1993 | 9,749 | 9,003 | 746 | 7.7% | 5.2% |
1994 | 9,661 | 9,108 | 553 | 5.7% | 4.8% |
1995 | 9,655 | 9,181 | 474 | 4.9% | 4.4% |
1996 | 9,816 | 9,388 | 428 | 4.4% | 4.3% |
1997 | 9,936 | 9,628 | 308 | 3.1% | 3.7% |
1998 | 9,731 | 9,525 | 206 | 2.1% | 2.8% |
1999 | 10,286 | 10,076 | 210 | 2.0% | 2.7% |
2000 | 10,676 | 10,447 | 229 | 2.1% | 2.3% |
2001 | 10,913 | 10,585 | 328 | 3.0% | 3.3% |
2002 | 11,065 | 10,665 | 400 | 3.6% | 4.4% |
2003 | 11,250 | 10,809 | 441 | 3.9% | 4.3% |
2004 | 10,935 | 10,544 | 391 | 3.6% | 4.1% |
2005 | 11,256 | 10,878 | 378 | 3.4% | 3.8% |
2006 | 11,229 | 10,896 | 333 | 3.0% | 3.3% |
2007 | 11,246 | 10,891 | 355 | 3.2% | 3.3% |
2008 | 11,491 | 10,980 | 511 | 4.4% | 4.3% |
2009 | 11,720 | 10,948 | 772 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
2010 | 11,158 | 10,297 | 861 | 7.7% | 7.3% |
2011 | 10,993 | 10,249 | 744 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
2012 | 10,752 | 10,110 | 642 | 6.0% | 5.9% |
2013 | 10,419 | 9,828 | 591 | 5.7% | 5.6% |
2014 | 10,334 | 9,794 | 540 | 5.2% | 5.1% |
2015 | 10,363 | 9,882 | 481 | 4.6% | 4.4% |
2016 | 10,475 | 10,024 | 451 | 4.3% | 4.0% |
2017 | 10,624 | 10,189 | 435 | 4.1% | 3.7% |
2018 | 10,616 | 10,302 | 314 | 3.0% | 2.9% |
2019 | 10,870 | 10,587 | 283 | 2.6% | 2.7% |
2020 | 10,467 | 9,892 | 575 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
2021 | 10,523 | 10,132 | 391 | 3.7% | 3.9% |
2022 | 10,827 | 10,516 | 311 | 2.9% | 2.9% |
2023 | 11,012 | 10,711 | 301 | 2.7% | 2.9% |