2022 population: 15,872
( 888 from 2010
, 301 from 2020)
Land area: 713.8 square miles
Population density: 22.2 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 15,139 | 95.38% | 7.4% |
Black: | 104 | 0.66% | 160.0% |
Indian: | 30 | 0.19% | 15.4% |
Asian: | 103 | 0.65% | 45.1% |
2+ races: | 159 | 1.00% | 51.4% |
Hispanic: | 337 | 2.12% | 91.5% |
Total non-White: | 733 | 4.62% | 74.5% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 390 | 12.1 |
Deaths: | 536 | 16.6 |
Net Migration: | -190 | -5.9 |
Net Immigration: | 41 | 1.3 |
Change in White population: | -1,201 | -7.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 313 | 1.9 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 7,694 | |
Median Value | $107,900 | |
Occupied | 6,848 | 89.0% |
Vacant | 846 | 11.0% |
Owned | 5,385 | 78.6% |
Rented | 1,463 | 21.4% |
Median Rent | $607 | |
Single-Family Units | 5,409 | 70.3% |
Detached | 5,394 | 70.1% |
Attached | 15 | 0.2% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 321 | 4.2% |
Mobile Homes | 1,821 | 23.7% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 339 | 5.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 347 | 5.1% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 402 | 5.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 480 | 7.0% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 402 | 5.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 350 | 5.1% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 259 | 3.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 318 | 4.6% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 310 | 4.5% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 538 | 7.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 706 | 10.3% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 936 | 13.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 544 | 7.9% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 455 | 6.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 298 | 4.4% |
$200,000 or more | 164 | 2.4% |
Median Household Income | 53,522 | |
Per Capita Income | 29,124 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 87 | |
Compared to U.S. | 86 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 289 | 4.2% |
Public Assistance | 136 | 2.0% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,025 | 15.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 6,645 | 72.0% |
Unemployed | 253 | 2.7% |
In Armed Forces | 23 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 6,921 | 75.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 2,306 | 25.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 27.7% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,874 | 1,956 | 59.5% |
Non-Profit | 111 | 375 | 22.8% |
Self-Employed | 680 | 233 | 74.5% |
Local Government | 151 | 320 | 32.1% |
State Government | 169 | 230 | 42.4% |
Federal Government | 54 | 32 | 62.8% |
Total Private + Self | 3,554 | 2,189 | 61.9% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 485 | 957 | 33.6% |
Total | 4,039 | 3,146 | 56.2% |
Pct. Govt. | 13.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 793 | 11.0% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,500 | 20.9% |
Professional, Technical | 1,296 | 18.0% |
Service Occupations | 1,147 | 16.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 228 | 3.2% |
All others | 2,450 | 34.1% |
White Collar | 49.9% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 1,365 | 19.0% |
Manufacturing | 1,047 | 14.6% |
Retail trade | 859 | 12.0% |
Educational services | 659 | 9.2% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 481 | 6.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 434 | 6.0% |
Construction | 413 | 5.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 319 | 4.4% |
Public administration | 262 | 3.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 249 | 3.5% |
Other services | 191 | 2.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 175 | 2.4% |
Finance and insurance | 168 | 2.3% |
Wholesale trade | 160 | 2.2% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 147 | 2.0% |
Utilities | 121 | 1.7% |
Information | 81 | 1.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 29 | 0.4% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 26 | 0.4% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 38 | 0.24% |
Puerto Rican | 31 | 0.19% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 88 | 0.55% |
Total Central American | 114 | 0.71% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 110 | 0.68% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 4 | 0.02% |
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 | 7 | 0.04% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 14,301 | 94.2% |
German, other Germanic | 600 | 4.0% |
Spanish | 235 | 1.5% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 20 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 12 | 0.1% |
Chinese | 9 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 7 | 0.0% |
Other Indo-European | 4 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 3,689 | 22.9% |
English | 2,362 | 14.6% |
Irish | 1,606 | 10.0% |
American | 1,251 | 7.8% |
Scottish | 326 | 2.0% |
Swedish | 253 | 1.6% |
Dutch | 223 | 1.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 215 | 1.3% |
Italian | 202 | 1.3% |
French | 161 | 1.0% |
European | 151 | 0.9% |
Polish | 91 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 38 | 0.2% |
Pennsylvania German | 34 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 32 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 15,889 | 98.5% |
Not a citizen | 238 | 1.5% |
Native | 15,841 | 98.2% |
Foreign-born | 286 | 1.8% |
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 | ||||||
526 | 4.6% | 687 | 6.1% | 3,858 | 34.1% | 4,458 | 39.4% | 1,205 | 10.6% | 584 | 5.2% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 526 | 4.6% |
9-12 Years | 687 | 6.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 3,858 | 34.1% |
Some College | 4,458 | 39.4% |
Bach. Degree | 1,205 | 10.6% |
Grad Degree | 584 | 5.2% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 8,356 | 7,572 | 784 | 9.4% | 6.3% |
1991 | 8,315 | 7,573 | 742 | 8.9% | 7.3% |
1992 | 8,332 | 7,587 | 745 | 8.9% | 7.9% |
1993 | 8,231 | 7,547 | 684 | 8.3% | 7.5% |
1994 | 8,326 | 7,726 | 600 | 7.2% | 5.8% |
1995 | 8,191 | 7,723 | 468 | 5.7% | 5.2% |
1996 | 7,973 | 7,517 | 456 | 5.7% | 5.3% |
1997 | 8,105 | 7,717 | 388 | 4.8% | 4.8% |
1998 | 8,519 | 7,998 | 521 | 6.1% | 4.5% |
1999 | 8,390 | 7,849 | 541 | 6.4% | 4.4% |
2000 | 8,427 | 7,947 | 480 | 5.7% | 4.4% |
2001 | 8,442 | 7,960 | 482 | 5.7% | 5.4% |
2002 | 8,031 | 7,593 | 438 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
2003 | 7,906 | 7,411 | 495 | 6.3% | 6.7% |
2004 | 8,008 | 7,576 | 432 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
2005 | 8,201 | 7,796 | 405 | 4.9% | 5.7% |
2006 | 8,219 | 7,870 | 349 | 4.2% | 4.6% |
2007 | 8,410 | 8,009 | 401 | 4.8% | 5.1% |
2008 | 8,301 | 7,766 | 535 | 6.4% | 6.5% |
2009 | 8,113 | 7,297 | 816 | 10.1% | 10.2% |
2010 | 8,381 | 7,629 | 752 | 9.0% | 10.5% |
2011 | 8,205 | 7,546 | 659 | 8.0% | 9.8% |
2012 | 7,996 | 7,379 | 617 | 7.7% | 9.0% |
2013 | 7,875 | 7,266 | 609 | 7.7% | 9.1% |
2014 | 7,670 | 7,159 | 511 | 6.7% | 7.2% |
2015 | 7,515 | 6,996 | 519 | 6.9% | 6.0% |
2016 | 7,332 | 6,707 | 625 | 8.5% | 5.9% |
2017 | 6,961 | 6,532 | 429 | 6.2% | 5.0% |
2018 | 6,925 | 6,545 | 380 | 5.5% | 4.4% |
2019 | 7,005 | 6,686 | 319 | 4.6% | 4.0% |
2020 | 6,795 | 6,230 | 565 | 8.3% | 9.5% |
2021 | 6,820 | 6,485 | 335 | 4.9% | 6.1% |
2022 | 6,950 | 6,680 | 270 | 3.9% | 4.6% |
2023 | 6,925 | 6,609 | 316 | 4.6% | 4.5% |