2022 population: 10,370
( 271 from 2010
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82 from 2020)
Land area: 289.6 square miles
Population density: 35.8 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 9,784 | 94.35% | ![]() |
Black: | 173 | 1.67% | ![]() |
Indian: | 22 | 0.21% | ![]() |
Asian: | 28 | 0.27% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 140 | 1.35% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 223 | 2.15% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 586 | 5.65% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 253 | 12.3 |
Deaths: | 393 | 19.1 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 221 | 10.7 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 0 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | 54 | 0.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 217 | 2.1 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 4,704 | |
Median Value | $95,100 | |
Occupied | 4,160 | 88.4% |
Vacant | 544 | 11.6% |
Owned | 3,238 | 77.8% |
Rented | 922 | 22.2% |
Median Rent | $585 | |
Single-Family Units | 3,138 | 66.7% |
Detached | 3,090 | 65.7% |
Attached | 48 | 1.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 151 | 3.2% |
Mobile Homes | 1,294 | 27.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 222 | 5.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 439 | 10.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 208 | 5.0% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 235 | 5.6% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 294 | 7.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 289 | 6.9% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 137 | 3.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 113 | 2.7% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 276 | 6.6% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 318 | 7.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 493 | 11.9% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 418 | 10.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 334 | 8.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 181 | 4.4% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 146 | 3.5% |
$200,000 or more | 57 | 1.4% |
Median Household Income | 46,932 | |
Per Capita Income | 23,380 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 90 | |
Compared to U.S. | 72 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 398 | 9.6% |
Public Assistance | 129 | 3.1% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 779 | 18.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 3,955 | 64.6% |
Unemployed | 182 | 3.0% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 4,137 | 67.5% |
Not in Labor Force | 1,990 | 32.5% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 35.4% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,644 | 1,287 | 56.1% |
Non-Profit | 76 | 306 | 19.9% |
Self-Employed | 355 | 69 | 83.7% |
Local Government | 172 | 236 | 42.2% |
State Government | 6 | 61 | 9.0% |
Federal Government | 78 | 12 | 86.7% |
Total Private + Self | 1,999 | 1,356 | 59.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 332 | 615 | 35.1% |
Total | 2,331 | 1,971 | 54.2% |
Pct. Govt. | 13.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 449 | 10.3% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 529 | 12.2% |
Professional, Technical | 775 | 17.8% |
Service Occupations | 754 | 17.4% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 176 | 4.1% |
All others | 1,836 | 42.3% |
White Collar | 40.4% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 888 | 20.4% |
Health care and social assistance | 617 | 14.2% |
Construction | 472 | 10.9% |
Retail trade | 453 | 10.4% |
Educational services | 307 | 7.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 240 | 5.5% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 205 | 4.7% |
Other services | 200 | 4.6% |
Finance and insurance | 200 | 4.6% |
Public administration | 163 | 3.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 159 | 3.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 156 | 3.6% |
Wholesale trade | 86 | 2.0% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 72 | 1.7% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 50 | 1.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 38 | 0.9% |
Information | 17 | 0.4% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 11 | 0.3% |
Utilities | 9 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 99 | 0.96% |
Puerto Rican | 37 | 0.36% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
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 | 33 | 0.32% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 33 | 0.32% |
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 | 35 | 0.34% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 9,517 | 97.9% |
Spanish | 157 | 1.6% |
German, other Germanic | 38 | 0.4% |
Tagalog | 7 | 0.1% |
Other | 2 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 1,681 | 16.3% |
English | 1,007 | 9.8% |
Irish | 790 | 7.7% |
German | 583 | 5.7% |
Italian | 371 | 3.6% |
Scottish | 186 | 1.8% |
Dutch | 183 | 1.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 142 | 1.4% |
Eastern European | 86 | 0.8% |
French | 79 | 0.8% |
Russian | 58 | 0.6% |
British | 49 | 0.5% |
Polish | 40 | 0.4% |
Portuguese | 30 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 23 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 10,211 | 99.0% |
Not a citizen | 102 | 1.0% |
Native | 10,164 | 98.6% |
Foreign-born | 149 | 1.4% |
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 | ||||||
637 | 8.9% | 562 | 7.8% | 3,035 | 42.3% | 1,933 | 26.9% | 552 | 7.7% | 461 | 6.4% |
Average years of education: 12.4 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 637 | 8.9% |
9-12 Years | 562 | 7.8% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 3,035 | 42.3% |
Some College | 1,933 | 26.9% |
Bach. Degree | 552 | 7.7% |
Grad Degree | 461 | 6.4% |
Average years of education: 12.4 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 4,348 | 4,115 | 233 | 5.4% | 6.0% |
1991 | 4,447 | 4,101 | 346 | 7.8% | 7.3% |
1992 | 4,498 | 4,178 | 320 | 7.1% | 6.9% |
1993 | 4,560 | 4,310 | 250 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
1994 | 4,709 | 4,496 | 213 | 4.5% | 5.4% |
1995 | 4,778 | 4,515 | 263 | 5.5% | 5.4% |
1996 | 4,870 | 4,568 | 302 | 6.2% | 5.4% |
1997 | 4,785 | 4,544 | 241 | 5.0% | 5.2% |
1998 | 4,881 | 4,656 | 225 | 4.6% | 4.5% |
1999 | 4,963 | 4,609 | 354 | 7.1% | 4.5% |
2000 | 4,601 | 4,395 | 206 | 4.5% | 4.1% |
2001 | 4,587 | 4,349 | 238 | 5.2% | 5.2% |
2002 | 4,519 | 4,284 | 235 | 5.2% | 5.8% |
2003 | 4,533 | 4,288 | 245 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
2004 | 4,473 | 4,268 | 205 | 4.6% | 5.5% |
2005 | 4,459 | 4,209 | 250 | 5.6% | 5.9% |
2006 | 4,486 | 4,242 | 244 | 5.4% | 5.7% |
2007 | 4,432 | 4,186 | 246 | 5.6% | 5.4% |
2008 | 4,412 | 4,100 | 312 | 7.1% | 6.5% |
2009 | 4,411 | 3,694 | 717 | 16.3% | 10.8% |
2010 | 4,700 | 4,068 | 632 | 13.4% | 10.3% |
2011 | 4,621 | 4,104 | 517 | 11.2% | 9.4% |
2012 | 4,428 | 4,074 | 354 | 8.0% | 8.2% |
2013 | 4,334 | 3,999 | 335 | 7.7% | 7.9% |
2014 | 4,133 | 3,882 | 251 | 6.1% | 6.4% |
2015 | 4,020 | 3,813 | 207 | 5.1% | 5.2% |
2016 | 4,120 | 3,934 | 186 | 4.5% | 5.0% |
2017 | 4,175 | 4,008 | 167 | 4.0% | 4.8% |
2018 | 4,110 | 3,943 | 167 | 4.1% | 4.2% |
2019 | 4,113 | 3,922 | 191 | 4.6% | 4.1% |
2020 | 4,017 | 3,704 | 313 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
2021 | 3,943 | 3,741 | 202 | 5.1% | 4.4% |
2022 | 3,921 | 3,745 | 176 | 4.5% | 3.9% |
2023 | 3,846 | 3,663 | 183 | 4.8% | 4.2% |