2022 population: 35,421
( 6,031 from 2010
, 697 from 2020)
Land area: 403.4 square miles
Population density: 87.8 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 32,104 | 90.64% | 16.2% |
Black: | 2,121 | 5.99% | 0.1% |
Indian: | 63 | 0.18% | 23.5% |
Asian: | 176 | 0.50% | 23.1% |
2+ races: | 451 | 1.27% | 29.6% |
Hispanic: | 506 | 1.43% | 7.4% |
Total non-White: | 3,317 | 9.36% | 5.3% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 761 | 10.5 |
Deaths: | 1,346 | 18.6 |
Net Migration: | -150 | -2.1 |
Net Immigration: | 35 | 0.5 |
Change in White population: | -6,197 | -14.9 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 166 | 0.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 16,723 | |
Median Value | $108,000 | |
Occupied | 14,052 | 84.0% |
Vacant | 2,671 | 16.0% |
Owned | 9,882 | 70.3% |
Rented | 4,170 | 29.7% |
Median Rent | $715 | |
Single-Family Units | 10,826 | 64.7% |
Detached | 10,745 | 64.3% |
Attached | 81 | 0.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 957 | 5.7% |
Mobile Homes | 4,397 | 26.3% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 747 | 5.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,334 | 9.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 867 | 6.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 918 | 6.5% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 945 | 6.7% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 569 | 4.0% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 544 | 3.9% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 752 | 5.4% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 712 | 5.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,362 | 9.7% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,616 | 11.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,485 | 10.6% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,029 | 7.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 456 | 3.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 485 | 3.5% |
$200,000 or more | 231 | 1.6% |
Median Household Income | 47,541 | |
Per Capita Income | 23,702 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 72 | |
Compared to U.S. | 72 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,354 | 9.6% |
Public Assistance | 416 | 3.0% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 3,180 | 22.6% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 11,680 | 51.4% |
Unemployed | 1,271 | 5.6% |
In Armed Forces | 12 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 12,963 | 57.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 9,742 | 42.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 48.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 4,457 | 3,702 | 54.6% |
Non-Profit | 165 | 670 | 19.8% |
Self-Employed | 439 | 265 | 62.4% |
Local Government | 636 | 734 | 46.4% |
State Government | 735 | 520 | 58.6% |
Federal Government | 112 | 216 | 34.1% |
Total Private + Self | 4,896 | 3,967 | 55.2% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,648 | 2,140 | 43.5% |
Total | 6,544 | 6,107 | 51.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 23.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,237 | 9.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 3,023 | 23.9% |
Professional, Technical | 3,203 | 25.3% |
Service Occupations | 2,372 | 18.7% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 43 | 0.3% |
All others | 2,816 | 22.3% |
White Collar | 59.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 1,975 | 15.6% |
Retail trade | 1,878 | 14.8% |
Educational services | 1,495 | 11.8% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,172 | 9.3% |
Public administration | 995 | 7.9% |
Construction | 632 | 5.0% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 602 | 4.8% |
Manufacturing | 550 | 4.3% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 534 | 4.2% |
Finance and insurance | 493 | 3.9% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 484 | 3.8% |
Other services | 434 | 3.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 371 | 2.9% |
Wholesale trade | 305 | 2.4% |
Utilities | 207 | 1.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 195 | 1.5% |
Information | 107 | 0.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 98 | 0.8% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 91 | 0.7% |
Management | 33 | 0.3% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 300 | 0.83% |
Puerto Rican | 23 | 0.06% |
Cuban | 24 | 0.07% |
Dominican | 20 | 0.06% |
Total Central American | 26 | 0.07% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 24 | 0.07% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 2 | 0.01% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 11 | 0.03% |
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 | 11 | 0.03% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 78 | 0.22% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 257 | 0.71% |
Chinese | 28 | 0.08% |
Thai | 18 | 0.05% |
Filipino | 10 | 0.03% |
Korean | 6 | 0.02% |
Vietnamese | 4 | 0.01% |
Cambodian | 2 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 33,696 | 97.7% |
Spanish | 384 | 1.1% |
Other Indo-European | 225 | 0.7% |
German, other Germanic | 49 | 0.1% |
Arabic | 46 | 0.1% |
Other | 27 | 0.1% |
Chinese | 22 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 20 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 18 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 10,861 | 30.1% |
Irish | 4,794 | 13.3% |
English | 3,909 | 10.8% |
German | 2,198 | 6.1% |
Scottish | 786 | 2.2% |
European | 775 | 2.1% |
Italian | 751 | 2.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 673 | 1.9% |
French | 411 | 1.1% |
Dutch | 194 | 0.5% |
Polish | 171 | 0.5% |
British | 139 | 0.4% |
African | 113 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 103 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 84 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 35,844 | 99.3% |
Not a citizen | 261 | 0.7% |
Native | 35,461 | 98.2% |
Foreign-born | 644 | 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 | ||||||
1,805 | 6.9% | 3,301 | 12.7% | 8,974 | 34.5% | 7,687 | 29.6% | 2,532 | 9.7% | 1,698 | 6.5% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,805 | 6.9% |
9-12 Years | 3,301 | 12.7% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 8,974 | 34.5% |
Some College | 7,687 | 29.6% |
Bach. Degree | 2,532 | 9.7% |
Grad Degree | 1,698 | 6.5% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 15,475 | 13,798 | 1,677 | 10.8% | 4.4% |
1991 | 16,120 | 14,003 | 2,117 | 13.1% | 5.8% |
1992 | 16,488 | 13,978 | 2,510 | 15.2% | 6.2% |
1993 | 16,206 | 14,096 | 2,110 | 13.0% | 5.2% |
1994 | 15,929 | 13,915 | 2,014 | 12.6% | 4.8% |
1995 | 16,242 | 13,503 | 2,739 | 16.9% | 4.4% |
1996 | 15,256 | 12,875 | 2,381 | 15.6% | 4.3% |
1997 | 14,984 | 13,258 | 1,726 | 11.5% | 3.7% |
1998 | 14,799 | 13,342 | 1,457 | 9.8% | 2.8% |
1999 | 14,860 | 13,541 | 1,319 | 8.9% | 2.7% |
2000 | 16,152 | 15,474 | 678 | 4.2% | 2.3% |
2001 | 16,440 | 15,650 | 790 | 4.8% | 3.3% |
2002 | 16,987 | 15,946 | 1,041 | 6.1% | 4.4% |
2003 | 17,360 | 16,308 | 1,052 | 6.1% | 4.3% |
2004 | 16,940 | 15,979 | 961 | 5.7% | 4.1% |
2005 | 17,296 | 16,408 | 888 | 5.1% | 3.8% |
2006 | 17,289 | 16,448 | 841 | 4.9% | 3.3% |
2007 | 17,481 | 16,737 | 744 | 4.3% | 3.3% |
2008 | 18,096 | 17,195 | 901 | 5.0% | 4.3% |
2009 | 19,498 | 18,181 | 1,317 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
2010 | 17,005 | 15,553 | 1,452 | 8.5% | 7.3% |
2011 | 17,229 | 15,911 | 1,318 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
2012 | 15,979 | 14,580 | 1,399 | 8.8% | 5.9% |
2013 | 15,086 | 13,561 | 1,525 | 10.1% | 5.6% |
2014 | 14,471 | 13,123 | 1,348 | 9.3% | 5.1% |
2015 | 13,831 | 12,701 | 1,130 | 8.2% | 4.4% |
2016 | 13,211 | 12,109 | 1,102 | 8.3% | 4.0% |
2017 | 13,606 | 12,747 | 859 | 6.3% | 3.7% |
2018 | 13,264 | 12,617 | 647 | 4.9% | 2.9% |
2019 | 13,419 | 12,824 | 595 | 4.4% | 2.7% |
2020 | 13,076 | 12,080 | 996 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
2021 | 12,744 | 12,075 | 669 | 5.2% | 3.9% |
2022 | 12,808 | 12,279 | 529 | 4.1% | 2.9% |
2023 | 12,967 | 12,427 | 540 | 4.2% | 2.9% |