2022 population: 23,107
( 387 from 2010
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53 from 2020)
Land area: 569.0 square miles
Population density: 40.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 21,530 | 93.18% | ![]() |
Black: | 276 | 1.19% | ![]() |
Indian: | 138 | 0.60% | ![]() |
Asian: | 104 | 0.45% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 390 | 1.69% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 669 | 2.90% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 1,577 | 6.82% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 583 | 12.6 |
Deaths: | 783 | 16.9 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 136 | 2.9 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | -4 | -0.1 |
Change in White population: | -808 | -3.4 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 421 | 1.8 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 9,878 | |
Median Value | $169,200 | |
Occupied | 8,773 | 88.8% |
Vacant | 1,105 | 11.2% |
Owned | 6,889 | 78.5% |
Rented | 1,884 | 21.5% |
Median Rent | $840 | |
Single-Family Units | 8,529 | 86.3% |
Detached | 8,440 | 85.4% |
Attached | 89 | 0.9% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 231 | 2.3% |
Mobile Homes | 474 | 4.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 342 | 3.9% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 371 | 4.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 211 | 2.4% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 439 | 5.0% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 420 | 4.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 449 | 5.1% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 267 | 3.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 251 | 2.9% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 288 | 3.3% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 653 | 7.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 977 | 11.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,408 | 16.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 805 | 9.2% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 694 | 7.9% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 726 | 8.3% |
$200,000 or more | 472 | 5.4% |
Median Household Income | 69,779 | |
Per Capita Income | 35,601 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 103 | |
Compared to U.S. | 88 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 465 | 5.3% |
Public Assistance | 147 | 1.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 754 | 8.6% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 10,000 | 72.4% |
Unemployed | 330 | 2.4% |
In Armed Forces | 2 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 10,332 | 74.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 3,472 | 25.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 27.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 4,466 | 3,065 | 59.3% |
Non-Profit | 188 | 789 | 19.2% |
Self-Employed | 764 | 395 | 65.9% |
Local Government | 246 | 521 | 32.1% |
State Government | 145 | 204 | 41.5% |
Federal Government | 98 | 138 | 41.5% |
Total Private + Self | 5,230 | 3,460 | 60.2% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 677 | 1,652 | 29.1% |
Total | 5,907 | 5,112 | 53.6% |
Pct. Govt. | 12.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,307 | 11.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,314 | 21.0% |
Professional, Technical | 1,608 | 14.6% |
Service Occupations | 1,721 | 15.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 44 | 0.4% |
All others | 4,076 | 37.0% |
White Collar | 47.4% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 1,819 | 16.5% |
Health care and social assistance | 1,646 | 14.9% |
Retail trade | 1,421 | 12.9% |
Transportation and warehousing | 864 | 7.8% |
Construction | 733 | 6.6% |
Other services | 697 | 6.3% |
Educational services | 684 | 6.2% |
Public administration | 565 | 5.1% |
Finance and insurance | 436 | 4.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 424 | 3.8% |
Wholesale trade | 403 | 3.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 378 | 3.4% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 336 | 3.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 237 | 2.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 159 | 1.4% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 86 | 0.8% |
Information | 76 | 0.7% |
Utilities | 33 | 0.3% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 23 | 0.2% |
Management | 6 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 459 | 1.99% |
Puerto Rican | 57 | 0.25% |
Cuban | 33 | 0.14% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 10 | 0.04% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 4 | 0.02% |
Panamanian | 6 | 0.03% |
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 | 68 | 0.29% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Korean | 37 | 0.16% |
Chinese | 5 | 0.02% |
Vietnamese | 4 | 0.02% |
Indian | 4 | 0.02% |
Japanese | 2 | 0.01% |
Filipino | 2 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 21,308 | 97.5% |
Spanish | 269 | 1.2% |
German, other Germanic | 159 | 0.7% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 34 | 0.2% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 24 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 22 | 0.1% |
Korean | 18 | 0.1% |
Chinese | 5 | 0.0% |
Vietnamese | 2 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 3,802 | 16.4% |
Irish | 3,233 | 14.0% |
English | 2,193 | 9.5% |
American | 2,123 | 9.2% |
French | 418 | 1.8% |
European | 412 | 1.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 390 | 1.7% |
Italian | 384 | 1.7% |
Scottish | 371 | 1.6% |
Swedish | 315 | 1.4% |
Polish | 249 | 1.1% |
Dutch | 205 | 0.9% |
Swiss | 147 | 0.6% |
Welsh | 146 | 0.6% |
Norwegian | 94 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 23,041 | 99.6% |
Not a citizen | 81 | 0.4% |
Native | 22,908 | 99.1% |
Foreign-born | 214 | 0.9% |
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 | ||||||
449 | 2.8% | 1,215 | 7.5% | 7,265 | 45.1% | 4,730 | 29.4% | 1,717 | 10.7% | 718 | 4.5% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 449 | 2.8% |
9-12 Years | 1,215 | 7.5% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 7,265 | 45.1% |
Some College | 4,730 | 29.4% |
Bach. Degree | 1,717 | 10.7% |
Grad Degree | 718 | 4.5% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 10,400 | 9,617 | 783 | 7.5% | 5.9% |
1991 | 10,369 | 9,554 | 815 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
1992 | 10,069 | 9,469 | 600 | 6.0% | 6.2% |
1993 | 10,392 | 9,752 | 640 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
1994 | 10,449 | 9,890 | 559 | 5.3% | 5.2% |
1995 | 10,786 | 10,287 | 499 | 4.6% | 4.8% |
1996 | 11,078 | 10,563 | 515 | 4.6% | 4.7% |
1997 | 11,401 | 10,826 | 575 | 5.0% | 4.4% |
1998 | 11,663 | 11,148 | 515 | 4.4% | 4.0% |
1999 | 11,682 | 11,225 | 457 | 3.9% | 3.2% |
2000 | 12,100 | 11,666 | 434 | 3.6% | 3.4% |
2001 | 11,936 | 11,446 | 490 | 4.1% | 4.5% |
2002 | 11,821 | 11,254 | 567 | 4.8% | 5.3% |
2003 | 11,841 | 11,173 | 668 | 5.6% | 5.7% |
2004 | 11,855 | 11,099 | 756 | 6.4% | 5.9% |
2005 | 11,795 | 11,148 | 647 | 5.5% | 5.4% |
2006 | 11,762 | 11,150 | 612 | 5.2% | 4.9% |
2007 | 11,565 | 10,952 | 613 | 5.3% | 5.1% |
2008 | 11,472 | 10,737 | 735 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
2009 | 11,112 | 10,024 | 1,088 | 9.8% | 9.0% |
2010 | 11,519 | 10,347 | 1,172 | 10.2% | 9.5% |
2011 | 11,382 | 10,307 | 1,075 | 9.4% | 8.6% |
2012 | 11,237 | 10,286 | 951 | 8.5% | 7.2% |
2013 | 11,098 | 10,234 | 864 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
2014 | 11,093 | 10,335 | 758 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
2015 | 11,096 | 10,478 | 618 | 5.6% | 5.1% |
2016 | 11,135 | 10,588 | 547 | 4.9% | 4.5% |
2017 | 11,100 | 10,563 | 537 | 4.8% | 3.8% |
2018 | 10,912 | 10,512 | 400 | 3.7% | 3.2% |
2019 | 10,985 | 10,587 | 398 | 3.6% | 3.3% |
2020 | 10,966 | 10,213 | 753 | 6.9% | 6.1% |
2021 | 10,965 | 10,295 | 670 | 6.1% | 4.1% |
2022 | 10,910 | 10,546 | 364 | 3.3% | 2.5% |
2023 | 10,956 | 10,595 | 361 | 3.3% | 3.1% |