2022 population: 21,476
( 1,701 from 2010
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92 from 2020)
Land area: 535.8 square miles
Population density: 40.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 20,586 | 95.86% | ![]() |
Black: | 201 | 0.94% | ![]() |
Indian: | 54 | 0.25% | ![]() |
Asian: | 45 | 0.21% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 231 | 1.08% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 359 | 1.67% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 890 | 4.14% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 381 | 8.8 |
Deaths: | 871 | 20.2 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 393 | 9.1 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 2 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | -1,999 | -8.6 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 298 | 1.3 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 11,793 | |
Median Value | $122,300 | |
Occupied | 8,838 | 74.9% |
Vacant | 2,955 | 25.1% |
Owned | 6,941 | 78.5% |
Rented | 1,897 | 21.5% |
Median Rent | $621 | |
Single-Family Units | 8,987 | 76.2% |
Detached | 8,778 | 74.4% |
Attached | 209 | 1.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 308 | 2.6% |
Mobile Homes | 2,373 | 20.1% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 860 | 9.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 625 | 7.1% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 638 | 7.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 684 | 7.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 406 | 4.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 293 | 3.3% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 393 | 4.4% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 562 | 6.4% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 420 | 4.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 666 | 7.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 853 | 9.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 917 | 10.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 607 | 6.9% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 339 | 3.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 408 | 4.6% |
$200,000 or more | 167 | 1.9% |
Median Household Income | 44,535 | |
Per Capita Income | 26,681 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 71 | |
Compared to U.S. | 71 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 757 | 8.6% |
Public Assistance | 265 | 3.0% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,747 | 19.8% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 7,266 | 57.5% |
Unemployed | 241 | 1.9% |
In Armed Forces | 55 | 0.4% |
Total Labor Force | 7,562 | 59.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 5,074 | 40.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 42.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 3,309 | 2,248 | 59.5% |
Non-Profit | 210 | 388 | 35.1% |
Self-Employed | 337 | 121 | 73.6% |
Local Government | 279 | 472 | 37.2% |
State Government | 138 | 277 | 33.3% |
Federal Government | 58 | 37 | 61.1% |
Total Private + Self | 3,646 | 2,369 | 60.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 685 | 1,174 | 36.8% |
Total | 4,331 | 3,543 | 55.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 16.0% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 782 | 9.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,486 | 18.8% |
Professional, Technical | 1,517 | 19.2% |
Service Occupations | 1,408 | 17.9% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 31 | 0.4% |
All others | 2,693 | 34.1% |
White Collar | 48.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 1,376 | 17.4% |
Health care and social assistance | 1,060 | 13.4% |
Retail trade | 978 | 12.4% |
Construction | 809 | 10.3% |
Educational services | 667 | 8.5% |
Accommodation and food services | 618 | 7.8% |
Public administration | 448 | 5.7% |
Finance and insurance | 325 | 4.1% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 253 | 3.2% |
Transportation and warehousing | 231 | 2.9% |
Other services | 230 | 2.9% |
Information | 226 | 2.9% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 217 | 2.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 113 | 1.4% |
Wholesale trade | 111 | 1.4% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 74 | 0.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 72 | 0.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 45 | 0.6% |
Utilities | 33 | 0.4% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 298 | 1.38% |
Puerto Rican | 17 | 0.08% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 8 | 0.04% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 8 | 0.04% |
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 | 20,562 | 99.2% |
Spanish | 48 | 0.2% |
Other Asian | 23 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 21 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 17 | 0.1% |
Other | 17 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 14 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 12 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European | 5 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 8,523 | 39.6% |
English | 2,368 | 11.0% |
Irish | 1,566 | 7.3% |
German | 1,313 | 6.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 831 | 3.9% |
European | 421 | 2.0% |
Scottish | 248 | 1.2% |
French | 106 | 0.5% |
Italian | 96 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 89 | 0.4% |
Polish | 78 | 0.4% |
African | 78 | 0.4% |
British | 73 | 0.3% |
Russian | 59 | 0.3% |
Northern European | 49 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 21,472 | 99.7% |
Not a citizen | 64 | 0.3% |
Native | 21,443 | 99.6% |
Foreign-born | 93 | 0.4% |
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 | ||||||
1,315 | 8.1% | 1,434 | 8.9% | 5,945 | 36.8% | 5,220 | 32.3% | 1,470 | 9.1% | 773 | 4.8% |
Average years of education: 12.4 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,315 | 8.1% |
9-12 Years | 1,434 | 8.9% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 5,945 | 36.8% |
Some College | 5,220 | 32.3% |
Bach. Degree | 1,470 | 9.1% |
Grad Degree | 773 | 4.8% |
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 | 9,659 | 8,893 | 766 | 7.9% | 4.4% |
1991 | 9,835 | 8,972 | 863 | 8.8% | 5.8% |
1992 | 10,160 | 9,289 | 871 | 8.6% | 6.2% |
1993 | 10,112 | 9,292 | 820 | 8.1% | 5.2% |
1994 | 10,187 | 9,303 | 884 | 8.7% | 4.8% |
1995 | 10,307 | 9,395 | 912 | 8.8% | 4.4% |
1996 | 9,912 | 9,190 | 722 | 7.3% | 4.3% |
1997 | 9,645 | 9,003 | 642 | 6.7% | 3.7% |
1998 | 9,536 | 8,826 | 710 | 7.4% | 2.8% |
1999 | 9,293 | 8,696 | 597 | 6.4% | 2.7% |
2000 | 9,770 | 9,398 | 372 | 3.8% | 2.3% |
2001 | 9,798 | 9,336 | 462 | 4.7% | 3.3% |
2002 | 9,854 | 9,310 | 544 | 5.5% | 4.4% |
2003 | 9,919 | 9,348 | 571 | 5.8% | 4.3% |
2004 | 9,779 | 9,182 | 597 | 6.1% | 4.1% |
2005 | 9,804 | 9,252 | 552 | 5.6% | 3.8% |
2006 | 9,933 | 9,406 | 527 | 5.3% | 3.3% |
2007 | 9,823 | 9,332 | 491 | 5.0% | 3.3% |
2008 | 10,102 | 9,512 | 590 | 5.8% | 4.3% |
2009 | 9,911 | 8,944 | 967 | 9.8% | 6.8% |
2010 | 10,086 | 9,214 | 872 | 8.6% | 7.3% |
2011 | 10,135 | 9,398 | 737 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
2012 | 10,069 | 9,324 | 745 | 7.4% | 5.9% |
2013 | 10,003 | 9,321 | 682 | 6.8% | 5.6% |
2014 | 9,817 | 9,254 | 563 | 5.7% | 5.1% |
2015 | 9,537 | 9,052 | 485 | 5.1% | 4.4% |
2016 | 9,436 | 8,982 | 454 | 4.8% | 4.0% |
2017 | 9,350 | 8,975 | 375 | 4.0% | 3.7% |
2018 | 9,142 | 8,848 | 294 | 3.2% | 2.9% |
2019 | 9,161 | 8,887 | 274 | 3.0% | 2.7% |
2020 | 8,958 | 8,484 | 474 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
2021 | 8,909 | 8,587 | 322 | 3.6% | 3.9% |
2022 | 9,222 | 8,926 | 296 | 3.2% | 2.9% |
2023 | 9,391 | 9,088 | 303 | 3.2% | 2.9% |