2022 population: 16,767
( 1,041 from 2010
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476 from 2020)
Land area: 413.4 square miles
Population density: 40.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 15,148 | 90.34% | ![]() |
Black: | 277 | 1.65% | ![]() |
Indian: | 72 | 0.43% | ![]() |
Asian: | 95 | 0.57% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 274 | 1.63% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 901 | 5.37% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 1,619 | 9.66% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 382 | 11.1 |
Deaths: | 633 | 18.4 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -227 | -6.6 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 7 | 0.2 |
Change in White population: | -1,306 | -7.3 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 265 | 1.5 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 7,869 | |
Median Value | $129,300 | |
Occupied | 6,763 | 85.9% |
Vacant | 1,106 | 14.1% |
Owned | 5,306 | 78.5% |
Rented | 1,457 | 21.5% |
Median Rent | $710 | |
Single-Family Units | 6,169 | 78.4% |
Detached | 6,109 | 77.6% |
Attached | 60 | 0.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 339 | 4.3% |
Mobile Homes | 1,011 | 12.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 330 | 4.9% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 538 | 8.0% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 262 | 3.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 524 | 7.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 366 | 5.4% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 314 | 4.6% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 260 | 3.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 339 | 5.0% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 269 | 4.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 524 | 7.7% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 559 | 8.3% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 774 | 11.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 670 | 9.9% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 264 | 3.9% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 454 | 6.7% |
$200,000 or more | 316 | 4.7% |
Median Household Income | 54,090 | |
Per Capita Income | 30,171 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 88 | |
Compared to U.S. | 86 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 414 | 6.1% |
Public Assistance | 296 | 4.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,091 | 16.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 5,967 | 62.0% |
Unemployed | 414 | 4.3% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 6,381 | 66.3% |
Not in Labor Force | 3,237 | 33.7% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 38.0% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,111 | 1,938 | 52.1% |
Non-Profit | 224 | 324 | 40.9% |
Self-Employed | 594 | 162 | 78.6% |
Local Government | 175 | 271 | 39.2% |
State Government | 412 | 455 | 47.5% |
Federal Government | 48 | 73 | 39.7% |
Total Private + Self | 2,705 | 2,100 | 56.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 859 | 1,123 | 43.3% |
Total | 3,564 | 3,223 | 52.5% |
Pct. Govt. | 21.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 678 | 10.0% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,055 | 15.5% |
Professional, Technical | 1,366 | 20.1% |
Service Occupations | 1,767 | 26.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 68 | 1.0% |
All others | 1,921 | 28.3% |
White Collar | 45.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 1,573 | 23.2% |
Retail trade | 761 | 11.2% |
Educational services | 581 | 8.6% |
Accommodation and food services | 569 | 8.4% |
Construction | 532 | 7.8% |
Manufacturing | 493 | 7.3% |
Public administration | 485 | 7.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 345 | 5.1% |
Other services | 324 | 4.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 285 | 4.2% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 190 | 2.8% |
Finance and insurance | 175 | 2.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 139 | 2.0% |
Wholesale trade | 132 | 1.9% |
Utilities | 89 | 1.3% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 63 | 0.9% |
Information | 25 | 0.4% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 18 | 0.3% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 8 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 670 | 3.91% |
Puerto Rican | 4 | 0.02% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 173 | 1.01% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 173 | 1.01% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 1 | 0.01% |
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 | 1 | 0.01% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 59 | 0.34% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 15,314 | 94.5% |
Spanish | 781 | 4.8% |
Other Indo-European | 20 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 13 | 0.1% |
Chinese | 13 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 12 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 11 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 11 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 9 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 3,278 | 19.1% |
English | 1,669 | 9.7% |
Irish | 1,592 | 9.3% |
American | 981 | 5.7% |
Scottish | 336 | 2.0% |
French | 290 | 1.7% |
Italian | 248 | 1.4% |
Polish | 207 | 1.2% |
European | 165 | 1.0% |
Swedish | 145 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 143 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 96 | 0.6% |
Welsh | 79 | 0.5% |
Norwegian | 55 | 0.3% |
British | 37 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 16,924 | 98.8% |
Not a citizen | 198 | 1.2% |
Native | 16,652 | 97.3% |
Foreign-born | 470 | 2.7% |
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 | ||||||
603 | 4.9% | 884 | 7.1% | 4,274 | 34.5% | 3,929 | 31.7% | 1,845 | 14.9% | 845 | 6.8% |
Average years of education: 12.9 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 603 | 4.9% |
9-12 Years | 884 | 7.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 4,274 | 34.5% |
Some College | 3,929 | 31.7% |
Bach. Degree | 1,845 | 14.9% |
Grad Degree | 845 | 6.8% |
Average years of education: 12.9 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 8,332 | 7,451 | 881 | 10.6% | 6.3% |
1991 | 8,218 | 7,330 | 888 | 10.8% | 7.3% |
1992 | 8,333 | 7,368 | 965 | 11.6% | 7.9% |
1993 | 8,557 | 7,372 | 1,185 | 13.8% | 7.5% |
1994 | 8,217 | 7,399 | 818 | 10.0% | 5.8% |
1995 | 7,951 | 7,340 | 611 | 7.7% | 5.2% |
1996 | 8,129 | 7,430 | 699 | 8.6% | 5.3% |
1997 | 8,184 | 7,636 | 548 | 6.7% | 4.8% |
1998 | 8,299 | 7,769 | 530 | 6.4% | 4.5% |
1999 | 8,542 | 7,982 | 560 | 6.6% | 4.4% |
2000 | 8,383 | 7,861 | 522 | 6.2% | 4.4% |
2001 | 8,174 | 7,694 | 480 | 5.9% | 5.4% |
2002 | 8,282 | 7,715 | 567 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
2003 | 8,235 | 7,588 | 647 | 7.9% | 6.7% |
2004 | 8,259 | 7,635 | 624 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
2005 | 8,308 | 7,751 | 557 | 6.7% | 5.7% |
2006 | 8,482 | 7,984 | 498 | 5.9% | 4.6% |
2007 | 8,406 | 7,825 | 581 | 6.9% | 5.1% |
2008 | 8,323 | 7,597 | 726 | 8.7% | 6.5% |
2009 | 8,092 | 7,178 | 914 | 11.3% | 10.2% |
2010 | 7,958 | 6,998 | 960 | 12.1% | 10.5% |
2011 | 7,756 | 6,851 | 905 | 11.7% | 9.8% |
2012 | 7,550 | 6,720 | 830 | 11.0% | 9.0% |
2013 | 7,406 | 6,578 | 828 | 11.2% | 9.1% |
2014 | 7,295 | 6,647 | 648 | 8.9% | 7.2% |
2015 | 7,367 | 6,800 | 567 | 7.7% | 6.0% |
2016 | 7,555 | 6,995 | 560 | 7.4% | 5.9% |
2017 | 7,371 | 6,896 | 475 | 6.4% | 5.0% |
2018 | 7,468 | 6,992 | 476 | 6.4% | 4.4% |
2019 | 7,470 | 7,066 | 404 | 5.4% | 4.0% |
2020 | 7,192 | 6,610 | 582 | 8.1% | 9.5% |
2021 | 7,161 | 6,744 | 417 | 5.8% | 6.1% |
2022 | 7,081 | 6,723 | 358 | 5.1% | 4.6% |
2023 | 7,109 | 6,722 | 387 | 5.4% | 4.5% |