2022 population: 22,902
( 1,571 from 2010
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259 from 2020)
Land area: 249.1 square miles
Population density: 92.0 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 20,622 | 90.04% | ![]() |
Black: | 779 | 3.40% | ![]() |
Indian: | 44 | 0.19% | ![]() |
Asian: | 173 | 0.76% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 499 | 2.18% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 785 | 3.43% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 2,280 | 9.96% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 516 | 11.4 |
Deaths: | 738 | 16.3 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 482 | 10.6 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | -6 | -0.1 |
Change in White population: | 1,008 | 4.7 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 563 | 2.6 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 10,355 | |
Median Value | $181,400 | |
Occupied | 9,079 | 87.7% |
Vacant | 1,276 | 12.3% |
Owned | 6,756 | 74.4% |
Rented | 2,323 | 25.6% |
Median Rent | $720 | |
Single-Family Units | 8,247 | 79.6% |
Detached | 8,140 | 78.6% |
Attached | 107 | 1.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 502 | 4.8% |
Mobile Homes | 875 | 8.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 347 | 3.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 580 | 6.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 304 | 3.3% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 360 | 4.0% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 271 | 3.0% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 535 | 5.9% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 581 | 6.4% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 191 | 2.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 469 | 5.2% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 843 | 9.3% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,160 | 12.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,389 | 15.3% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 880 | 9.7% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 458 | 5.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 469 | 5.2% |
$200,000 or more | 242 | 2.7% |
Median Household Income | 60,728 | |
Per Capita Income | 30,424 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 91 | |
Compared to U.S. | 73 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 520 | 5.7% |
Public Assistance | 60 | 0.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 939 | 10.3% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 9,051 | 67.0% |
Unemployed | 471 | 3.5% |
In Armed Forces | 54 | 0.4% |
Total Labor Force | 9,576 | 70.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 3,928 | 29.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 32.6% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 4,294 | 2,897 | 59.7% |
Non-Profit | 158 | 509 | 23.7% |
Self-Employed | 472 | 227 | 67.5% |
Local Government | 196 | 417 | 32.0% |
State Government | 158 | 513 | 23.5% |
Federal Government | 72 | 101 | 41.6% |
Total Private + Self | 4,766 | 3,124 | 60.4% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 584 | 1,540 | 27.5% |
Total | 5,350 | 4,664 | 53.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 14.5% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,143 | 11.4% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,741 | 17.4% |
Professional, Technical | 2,260 | 22.5% |
Service Occupations | 1,462 | 14.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 166 | 1.7% |
All others | 3,423 | 34.1% |
White Collar | 51.3% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 2,173 | 21.7% |
Health care and social assistance | 1,672 | 16.7% |
Retail trade | 977 | 9.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 711 | 7.1% |
Educational services | 637 | 6.4% |
Public administration | 549 | 5.5% |
Accommodation and food services | 478 | 4.8% |
Construction | 447 | 4.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 408 | 4.1% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 344 | 3.4% |
Finance and insurance | 339 | 3.4% |
Other services | 330 | 3.3% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 314 | 3.1% |
Utilities | 216 | 2.2% |
Information | 118 | 1.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 110 | 1.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 104 | 1.0% |
Wholesale trade | 92 | 0.9% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 10 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 661 | 2.92% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 50 | 0.22% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
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 | 36 | 0.16% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 20,561 | 96.1% |
Spanish | 578 | 2.7% |
Arabic | 121 | 0.6% |
German, other Germanic | 117 | 0.5% |
Korean | 19 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 4 | 0.0% |
Other Asian | 3 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 4,415 | 19.5% |
English | 3,132 | 13.8% |
German | 1,816 | 8.0% |
Irish | 1,787 | 7.9% |
Scottish | 457 | 2.0% |
European | 347 | 1.5% |
French | 333 | 1.5% |
Italian | 290 | 1.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 190 | 0.8% |
Palestinian | 169 | 0.7% |
British | 114 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 106 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 99 | 0.4% |
Polish | 82 | 0.4% |
Canadian | 72 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 22,284 | 98.3% |
Not a citizen | 378 | 1.7% |
Native | 22,169 | 97.8% |
Foreign-born | 493 | 2.2% |
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 | ||||||
712 | 4.5% | 854 | 5.4% | 5,574 | 35.2% | 5,274 | 33.3% | 2,070 | 13.1% | 1,362 | 8.6% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 712 | 4.5% |
9-12 Years | 854 | 5.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 5,574 | 35.2% |
Some College | 5,274 | 33.3% |
Bach. Degree | 2,070 | 13.1% |
Grad Degree | 1,362 | 8.6% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 9,596 | 9,009 | 587 | 6.1% | 6.0% |
1991 | 9,608 | 9,007 | 601 | 6.3% | 7.3% |
1992 | 9,981 | 9,202 | 779 | 7.8% | 6.9% |
1993 | 10,378 | 9,739 | 639 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
1994 | 10,662 | 10,194 | 468 | 4.4% | 5.4% |
1995 | 10,505 | 10,120 | 385 | 3.7% | 5.4% |
1996 | 10,508 | 10,097 | 411 | 3.9% | 5.4% |
1997 | 10,799 | 10,386 | 413 | 3.8% | 5.2% |
1998 | 10,846 | 10,485 | 361 | 3.3% | 4.5% |
1999 | 10,905 | 10,563 | 342 | 3.1% | 4.5% |
2000 | 10,699 | 10,297 | 402 | 3.8% | 4.1% |
2001 | 10,711 | 10,164 | 547 | 5.1% | 5.2% |
2002 | 10,537 | 9,952 | 585 | 5.6% | 5.8% |
2003 | 10,491 | 9,838 | 653 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
2004 | 10,157 | 9,619 | 538 | 5.3% | 5.5% |
2005 | 10,424 | 9,825 | 599 | 5.7% | 5.9% |
2006 | 10,572 | 9,960 | 612 | 5.8% | 5.7% |
2007 | 10,637 | 10,091 | 546 | 5.1% | 5.4% |
2008 | 10,491 | 9,825 | 666 | 6.3% | 6.5% |
2009 | 10,479 | 9,241 | 1,238 | 11.8% | 10.8% |
2010 | 10,587 | 9,391 | 1,196 | 11.3% | 10.3% |
2011 | 10,257 | 9,199 | 1,058 | 10.3% | 9.4% |
2012 | 10,249 | 9,400 | 849 | 8.3% | 8.2% |
2013 | 10,192 | 9,399 | 793 | 7.8% | 7.9% |
2014 | 9,903 | 9,294 | 609 | 6.1% | 6.4% |
2015 | 9,675 | 9,192 | 483 | 5.0% | 5.2% |
2016 | 9,891 | 9,418 | 473 | 4.8% | 5.0% |
2017 | 9,962 | 9,484 | 478 | 4.8% | 4.8% |
2018 | 9,888 | 9,462 | 426 | 4.3% | 4.2% |
2019 | 10,072 | 9,622 | 450 | 4.5% | 4.1% |
2020 | 9,907 | 9,187 | 720 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
2021 | 9,895 | 9,468 | 427 | 4.3% | 4.4% |
2022 | 10,088 | 9,714 | 374 | 3.7% | 3.9% |
2023 | 10,176 | 9,763 | 413 | 4.1% | 4.2% |