2022 population: 28,335
( 699 from 2010
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148 from 2020)
Land area: 368.1 square miles
Population density: 77.0 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 26,374 | 93.08% | ![]() |
Black: | 267 | 0.94% | ![]() |
Indian: | 71 | 0.25% | ![]() |
Asian: | 219 | 0.77% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 366 | 1.29% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 1,038 | 3.66% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 1,961 | 6.92% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 751 | 13.3 |
Deaths: | 843 | 15.0 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 199 | 3.5 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 31 | 0.5 |
Change in White population: | -230 | -0.8 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 929 | 3.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 11,961 | |
Median Value | $161,300 | |
Occupied | 11,155 | 93.3% |
Vacant | 806 | 6.7% |
Owned | 8,622 | 77.3% |
Rented | 2,533 | 22.7% |
Median Rent | $803 | |
Single-Family Units | 9,601 | 80.3% |
Detached | 9,247 | 77.3% |
Attached | 354 | 3.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 758 | 6.3% |
Mobile Homes | 825 | 6.9% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 399 | 3.6% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 386 | 3.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 382 | 3.4% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 469 | 4.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 334 | 3.0% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 465 | 4.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 593 | 5.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 449 | 4.0% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 493 | 4.4% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,068 | 9.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,006 | 9.0% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,697 | 15.2% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,469 | 13.2% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 857 | 7.7% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 678 | 6.1% |
$200,000 or more | 410 | 3.7% |
Median Household Income | 68,074 | |
Per Capita Income | 33,020 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 90 | |
Compared to U.S. | 77 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 325 | 2.9% |
Public Assistance | 241 | 2.2% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 698 | 6.3% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 12,862 | 78.2% |
Unemployed | 347 | 2.1% |
In Armed Forces | 12 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 13,221 | 80.4% |
Not in Labor Force | 3,218 | 19.6% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 21.7% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 6,107 | 4,341 | 58.5% |
Non-Profit | 363 | 810 | 30.9% |
Self-Employed | 972 | 411 | 70.3% |
Local Government | 425 | 602 | 41.4% |
State Government | 83 | 146 | 36.2% |
Federal Government | 38 | 53 | 41.8% |
Total Private + Self | 7,079 | 4,752 | 59.8% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 909 | 1,611 | 36.1% |
Total | 7,988 | 6,363 | 55.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 9.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,937 | 13.5% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,982 | 20.8% |
Professional, Technical | 2,835 | 19.8% |
Service Occupations | 1,915 | 13.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 63 | 0.4% |
All others | 4,682 | 32.6% |
White Collar | 54.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 3,151 | 22.0% |
Health care and social assistance | 2,206 | 15.4% |
Retail trade | 2,024 | 14.1% |
Educational services | 982 | 6.8% |
Construction | 926 | 6.5% |
Other services | 778 | 5.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 662 | 4.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 614 | 4.3% |
Finance and insurance | 508 | 3.5% |
Accommodation and food services | 436 | 3.0% |
Wholesale trade | 384 | 2.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 378 | 2.6% |
Public administration | 308 | 2.1% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 283 | 2.0% |
Information | 236 | 1.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 214 | 1.5% |
Utilities | 133 | 0.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 117 | 0.8% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 11 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 620 | 2.20% |
Puerto Rican | 52 | 0.18% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 48 | 0.17% |
Total Central American | 46 | 0.16% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 16 | 0.06% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 9 | 0.03% |
Salvadoran | 21 | 0.07% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 2 | 0.01% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 2 | 0.01% |
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 | 172 | 0.61% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 25,607 | 96.9% |
Spanish | 566 | 2.1% |
German, other Germanic | 131 | 0.5% |
Tagalog | 49 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European | 45 | 0.2% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 14 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 8 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 8,260 | 29.3% |
English | 2,802 | 9.9% |
Irish | 2,120 | 7.5% |
American | 2,118 | 7.5% |
Swiss | 1,481 | 5.3% |
Scottish | 695 | 2.5% |
French | 639 | 2.3% |
Italian | 526 | 1.9% |
Dutch | 495 | 1.8% |
Polish | 403 | 1.4% |
European | 310 | 1.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 167 | 0.6% |
Finnish | 118 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 114 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 114 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 27,936 | 99.2% |
Not a citizen | 231 | 0.8% |
Native | 27,755 | 98.5% |
Foreign-born | 412 | 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 | ||||||
292 | 1.5% | 981 | 5.2% | 8,107 | 42.7% | 5,986 | 31.5% | 2,590 | 13.6% | 1,041 | 5.5% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 292 | 1.5% |
9-12 Years | 981 | 5.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 8,107 | 42.7% |
Some College | 5,986 | 31.5% |
Bach. Degree | 2,590 | 13.6% |
Grad Degree | 1,041 | 5.5% |
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 | 13,666 | 13,081 | 585 | 4.3% | 5.1% |
1991 | 13,517 | 12,838 | 679 | 5.0% | 5.7% |
1992 | 13,710 | 13,015 | 695 | 5.1% | 6.1% |
1993 | 13,970 | 13,414 | 556 | 4.0% | 5.1% |
1994 | 14,417 | 13,887 | 530 | 3.7% | 4.7% |
1995 | 14,812 | 14,326 | 486 | 3.3% | 4.4% |
1996 | 14,744 | 14,268 | 476 | 3.2% | 4.0% |
1997 | 14,884 | 14,538 | 346 | 2.3% | 3.4% |
1998 | 14,929 | 14,570 | 359 | 2.4% | 3.0% |
1999 | 14,653 | 14,314 | 339 | 2.3% | 2.9% |
2000 | 14,869 | 14,507 | 362 | 2.4% | 3.0% |
2001 | 14,783 | 14,203 | 580 | 3.9% | 4.2% |
2002 | 14,790 | 14,163 | 627 | 4.2% | 5.2% |
2003 | 14,950 | 14,244 | 706 | 4.7% | 5.3% |
2004 | 14,782 | 14,035 | 747 | 5.1% | 5.4% |
2005 | 14,849 | 14,143 | 706 | 4.8% | 5.4% |
2006 | 15,030 | 14,385 | 645 | 4.3% | 5.0% |
2007 | 14,646 | 14,032 | 614 | 4.2% | 4.6% |
2008 | 14,796 | 13,961 | 835 | 5.6% | 5.9% |
2009 | 14,324 | 12,772 | 1,552 | 10.8% | 10.5% |
2010 | 14,144 | 12,798 | 1,346 | 9.5% | 10.1% |
2011 | 14,084 | 12,948 | 1,136 | 8.1% | 8.9% |
2012 | 13,725 | 12,755 | 970 | 7.1% | 8.2% |
2013 | 13,676 | 12,825 | 851 | 6.2% | 7.5% |
2014 | 13,765 | 13,107 | 658 | 4.8% | 5.9% |
2015 | 14,035 | 13,489 | 546 | 3.9% | 4.8% |
2016 | 14,183 | 13,685 | 498 | 3.5% | 4.4% |
2017 | 14,093 | 13,682 | 411 | 2.9% | 3.5% |
2018 | 14,385 | 13,987 | 398 | 2.8% | 3.4% |
2019 | 14,442 | 14,059 | 383 | 2.7% | 3.2% |
2020 | 14,006 | 13,211 | 795 | 5.7% | 7.1% |
2021 | 13,987 | 13,591 | 396 | 2.8% | 3.9% |
2022 | 14,353 | 14,022 | 331 | 2.3% | 3.0% |
2023 | 14,424 | 14,036 | 388 | 2.7% | 3.3% |