2022 population: 29,449
( 2,759 from 2010
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351 from 2020)
Land area: 451.4 square miles
Population density: 65.2 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 27,545 | 93.53% | ![]() |
Black: | 596 | 2.02% | ![]() |
Indian: | 52 | 0.18% | ![]() |
Asian: | 180 | 0.61% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 352 | 1.20% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 724 | 2.46% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 1,904 | 6.47% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 602 | 10.1 |
Deaths: | 1,229 | 20.6 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 227 | 3.8 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 36 | 0.6 |
Change in White population: | -3,097 | -9.6 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 338 | 1.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 15,125 | |
Median Value | $120,600 | |
Occupied | 12,651 | 83.6% |
Vacant | 2,474 | 16.4% |
Owned | 8,659 | 68.4% |
Rented | 3,992 | 31.6% |
Median Rent | $691 | |
Single-Family Units | 10,843 | 71.7% |
Detached | 10,770 | 71.2% |
Attached | 73 | 0.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 825 | 5.5% |
Mobile Homes | 2,810 | 18.6% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 947 | 7.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 777 | 6.1% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 964 | 7.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 926 | 7.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 776 | 6.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 713 | 5.6% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 684 | 5.4% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 529 | 4.2% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 681 | 5.4% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 952 | 7.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,193 | 9.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,428 | 11.3% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 854 | 6.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 543 | 4.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 363 | 2.9% |
$200,000 or more | 321 | 2.5% |
Median Household Income | 45,061 | |
Per Capita Income | 26,660 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 72 | |
Compared to U.S. | 72 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,070 | 8.5% |
Public Assistance | 472 | 3.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,077 | 16.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 10,917 | 61.6% |
Unemployed | 390 | 2.2% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 11,307 | 63.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 6,424 | 36.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 38.4% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 4,463 | 3,719 | 54.5% |
Non-Profit | 413 | 417 | 49.8% |
Self-Employed | 436 | 249 | 63.6% |
Local Government | 587 | 631 | 48.2% |
State Government | 327 | 527 | 38.3% |
Federal Government | 76 | 50 | 60.3% |
Total Private + Self | 4,899 | 3,968 | 55.2% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,403 | 1,625 | 46.3% |
Total | 6,302 | 5,593 | 53.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 18.5% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,096 | 9.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,247 | 18.8% |
Professional, Technical | 2,043 | 17.1% |
Service Occupations | 2,124 | 17.8% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 50 | 0.4% |
All others | 4,411 | 37.0% |
White Collar | 45.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 2,588 | 21.7% |
Health care and social assistance | 2,095 | 17.6% |
Retail trade | 1,700 | 14.3% |
Educational services | 1,072 | 9.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 694 | 5.8% |
Construction | 567 | 4.8% |
Public administration | 540 | 4.5% |
Other services | 493 | 4.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 456 | 3.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 417 | 3.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 407 | 3.4% |
Wholesale trade | 282 | 2.4% |
Finance and insurance | 168 | 1.4% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 133 | 1.1% |
Information | 107 | 0.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 92 | 0.8% |
Utilities | 59 | 0.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 51 | 0.4% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 537 | 1.80% |
Puerto Rican | 55 | 0.18% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 6 | 0.02% |
Total Central American | 47 | 0.16% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 25 | 0.08% |
Nicaraguan | 17 | 0.06% |
Panamanian | 2 | 0.01% |
Salvadoran | 3 | 0.01% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 14 | 0.05% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 14 | 0.05% |
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 | 14 | 0.05% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 27,827 | 97.7% |
Spanish | 477 | 1.7% |
Other Indo-European | 59 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 44 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 30 | 0.1% |
Other | 21 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 6 | 0.0% |
Korean | 5 | 0.0% |
Arabic | 2 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 8,605 | 28.9% |
English | 3,282 | 11.0% |
German | 2,601 | 8.7% |
Irish | 2,508 | 8.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 779 | 2.6% |
Scottish | 582 | 2.0% |
European | 318 | 1.1% |
Welsh | 298 | 1.0% |
Italian | 294 | 1.0% |
French | 215 | 0.7% |
British | 160 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 81 | 0.3% |
Austrian | 78 | 0.3% |
Polish | 72 | 0.2% |
Greek | 62 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 29,407 | 98.7% |
Not a citizen | 392 | 1.3% |
Native | 29,343 | 98.5% |
Foreign-born | 456 | 1.5% |
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 | ||||||
1,086 | 5.0% | 2,248 | 10.3% | 8,390 | 38.5% | 6,265 | 28.7% | 2,431 | 11.2% | 1,372 | 6.3% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,086 | 5.0% |
9-12 Years | 2,248 | 10.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 8,390 | 38.5% |
Some College | 6,265 | 28.7% |
Bach. Degree | 2,431 | 11.2% |
Grad Degree | 1,372 | 6.3% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 16,350 | 14,748 | 1,602 | 9.8% | 4.4% |
1991 | 17,097 | 15,429 | 1,668 | 9.8% | 5.8% |
1992 | 18,196 | 15,831 | 2,365 | 13.0% | 6.2% |
1993 | 17,851 | 15,746 | 2,105 | 11.8% | 5.2% |
1994 | 17,390 | 15,605 | 1,785 | 10.3% | 4.8% |
1995 | 17,587 | 15,894 | 1,693 | 9.6% | 4.4% |
1996 | 16,883 | 15,089 | 1,794 | 10.6% | 4.3% |
1997 | 16,596 | 15,285 | 1,311 | 7.9% | 3.7% |
1998 | 16,576 | 15,708 | 868 | 5.2% | 2.8% |
1999 | 16,619 | 15,631 | 988 | 5.9% | 2.7% |
2000 | 15,861 | 15,178 | 683 | 4.3% | 2.3% |
2001 | 15,620 | 14,604 | 1,016 | 6.5% | 3.3% |
2002 | 15,551 | 14,251 | 1,300 | 8.4% | 4.4% |
2003 | 15,880 | 14,617 | 1,263 | 8.0% | 4.3% |
2004 | 15,469 | 14,596 | 873 | 5.6% | 4.1% |
2005 | 15,640 | 14,858 | 782 | 5.0% | 3.8% |
2006 | 15,349 | 14,577 | 772 | 5.0% | 3.3% |
2007 | 15,106 | 14,217 | 889 | 5.9% | 3.3% |
2008 | 15,137 | 14,143 | 994 | 6.6% | 4.3% |
2009 | 15,233 | 13,509 | 1,724 | 11.3% | 6.8% |
2010 | 13,740 | 12,040 | 1,700 | 12.4% | 7.3% |
2011 | 13,728 | 12,234 | 1,494 | 10.9% | 6.6% |
2012 | 13,486 | 12,218 | 1,268 | 9.4% | 5.9% |
2013 | 13,397 | 12,210 | 1,187 | 8.9% | 5.6% |
2014 | 13,485 | 12,439 | 1,046 | 7.8% | 5.1% |
2015 | 13,509 | 12,641 | 868 | 6.4% | 4.4% |
2016 | 13,691 | 12,909 | 782 | 5.7% | 4.0% |
2017 | 13,947 | 13,258 | 689 | 4.9% | 3.7% |
2018 | 13,721 | 13,182 | 539 | 3.9% | 2.9% |
2019 | 13,784 | 13,292 | 492 | 3.6% | 2.7% |
2020 | 13,384 | 12,523 | 861 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
2021 | 13,568 | 13,002 | 566 | 4.2% | 3.9% |
2022 | 13,569 | 13,138 | 431 | 3.2% | 2.9% |
2023 | 14,101 | 13,650 | 451 | 3.2% | 2.9% |