2022 population: 28,111
( 1,124 from 2010
, 174 from 2020)
Land area: 462.0 square miles
Population density: 60.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 26,237 | 93.33% | 5.1% |
Black: | 734 | 2.61% | 9.3% |
Indian: | 60 | 0.21% | 53.8% |
Asian: | 172 | 0.61% | 35.4% |
2+ races: | 447 | 1.59% | 40.6% |
Hispanic: | 461 | 1.64% | 64.6% |
Total non-White: | 1,874 | 6.67% | 18.2% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 592 | 10.5 |
Deaths: | 1,072 | 18.9 |
Net Migration: | 295 | 5.2 |
Net Immigration: | 3 | 0.1 |
Change in White population: | -1,412 | -4.8 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 288 | 1.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 14,040 | |
Median Value | $157,100 | |
Occupied | 12,424 | 88.5% |
Vacant | 1,616 | 11.5% |
Owned | 9,354 | 75.3% |
Rented | 3,070 | 24.7% |
Median Rent | $668 | |
Single-Family Units | 9,931 | 70.7% |
Detached | 9,687 | 69.0% |
Attached | 244 | 1.7% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 896 | 6.4% |
Mobile Homes | 2,688 | 19.1% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 919 | 7.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 717 | 5.8% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 678 | 5.5% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 552 | 4.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 681 | 5.5% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 665 | 5.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 539 | 4.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 611 | 4.9% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 509 | 4.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 916 | 7.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,283 | 10.3% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,842 | 14.8% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,155 | 9.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 537 | 4.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 435 | 3.5% |
$200,000 or more | 385 | 3.1% |
Median Household Income | 53,921 | |
Per Capita Income | 31,810 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 73 | |
Compared to U.S. | 73 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 566 | 4.6% |
Public Assistance | 326 | 2.6% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,472 | 11.8% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 11,519 | 66.8% |
Unemployed | 656 | 3.8% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 12,175 | 70.6% |
Not in Labor Force | 5,061 | 29.4% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 33.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 4,821 | 3,848 | 55.6% |
Non-Profit | 329 | 513 | 39.1% |
Self-Employed | 568 | 263 | 68.4% |
Local Government | 567 | 652 | 46.5% |
State Government | 467 | 436 | 51.7% |
Federal Government | 88 | 54 | 62.0% |
Total Private + Self | 5,389 | 4,111 | 56.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,451 | 1,655 | 46.7% |
Total | 6,840 | 5,766 | 54.3% |
Pct. Govt. | 18.0% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,698 | 13.5% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,447 | 19.4% |
Professional, Technical | 2,261 | 17.9% |
Service Occupations | 2,349 | 18.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 66 | 0.5% |
All others | 3,868 | 30.6% |
White Collar | 50.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 2,442 | 19.3% |
Health care and social assistance | 1,722 | 13.6% |
Retail trade | 1,608 | 12.7% |
Educational services | 1,134 | 9.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,112 | 8.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 779 | 6.2% |
Construction | 635 | 5.0% |
Public administration | 503 | 4.0% |
Other services | 362 | 2.9% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 350 | 2.8% |
Finance and insurance | 332 | 2.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 322 | 2.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 318 | 2.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 256 | 2.0% |
Utilities | 193 | 1.5% |
Wholesale trade | 186 | 1.5% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 164 | 1.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 121 | 1.0% |
Information | 84 | 0.7% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 300 | 1.06% |
Puerto Rican | 6 | 0.02% |
Cuban | 14 | 0.05% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 1 | 0.00% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 1 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
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 | 81 | 0.29% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 26,414 | 98.2% |
Spanish | 246 | 0.9% |
Other Indo-European | 140 | 0.5% |
Chinese | 30 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 20 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 19 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 13 | 0.0% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 9 | 0.0% |
Other | 8 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 9,460 | 33.5% |
German | 3,241 | 11.5% |
English | 2,697 | 9.5% |
Irish | 2,121 | 7.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 492 | 1.7% |
Scottish | 466 | 1.6% |
European | 318 | 1.1% |
French | 243 | 0.9% |
British | 226 | 0.8% |
Italian | 221 | 0.8% |
Swiss | 179 | 0.6% |
Dutch | 177 | 0.6% |
Welsh | 146 | 0.5% |
French Canadian | 132 | 0.5% |
Polish | 123 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 28,109 | 99.4% |
Not a citizen | 166 | 0.6% |
Native | 27,958 | 98.9% |
Foreign-born | 317 | 1.1% |
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 | ||||||
605 | 2.9% | 1,444 | 7.0% | 7,425 | 35.7% | 7,124 | 34.3% | 2,502 | 12.0% | 1,673 | 8.1% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 605 | 2.9% |
9-12 Years | 1,444 | 7.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 7,425 | 35.7% |
Some College | 7,124 | 34.3% |
Bach. Degree | 2,502 | 12.0% |
Grad Degree | 1,673 | 8.1% |
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 | 13,347 | 12,068 | 1,279 | 9.6% | 4.4% |
1991 | 13,901 | 12,585 | 1,316 | 9.5% | 5.8% |
1992 | 14,184 | 12,747 | 1,437 | 10.1% | 6.2% |
1993 | 14,512 | 13,306 | 1,206 | 8.3% | 5.2% |
1994 | 14,658 | 13,743 | 915 | 6.2% | 4.8% |
1995 | 14,952 | 13,982 | 970 | 6.5% | 4.4% |
1996 | 15,355 | 14,017 | 1,338 | 8.7% | 4.3% |
1997 | 14,940 | 13,971 | 969 | 6.5% | 3.7% |
1998 | 14,175 | 13,588 | 587 | 4.1% | 2.8% |
1999 | 14,334 | 13,759 | 575 | 4.0% | 2.7% |
2000 | 14,161 | 13,552 | 609 | 4.3% | 2.3% |
2001 | 14,369 | 13,371 | 998 | 6.9% | 3.3% |
2002 | 14,395 | 13,458 | 937 | 6.5% | 4.4% |
2003 | 14,811 | 13,989 | 822 | 5.5% | 4.3% |
2004 | 14,569 | 13,810 | 759 | 5.2% | 4.1% |
2005 | 15,011 | 14,309 | 702 | 4.7% | 3.8% |
2006 | 14,988 | 14,323 | 665 | 4.4% | 3.3% |
2007 | 15,503 | 14,755 | 748 | 4.8% | 3.3% |
2008 | 16,174 | 15,243 | 931 | 5.8% | 4.3% |
2009 | 16,481 | 14,721 | 1,760 | 10.7% | 6.8% |
2010 | 14,302 | 12,681 | 1,621 | 11.3% | 7.3% |
2011 | 14,360 | 13,045 | 1,315 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
2012 | 14,096 | 13,028 | 1,068 | 7.6% | 5.9% |
2013 | 13,995 | 12,931 | 1,064 | 7.6% | 5.6% |
2014 | 13,834 | 12,960 | 874 | 6.3% | 5.1% |
2015 | 13,694 | 12,961 | 733 | 5.4% | 4.4% |
2016 | 13,673 | 12,905 | 768 | 5.6% | 4.0% |
2017 | 14,099 | 13,397 | 702 | 5.0% | 3.7% |
2018 | 13,788 | 13,281 | 507 | 3.7% | 2.9% |
2019 | 13,809 | 13,336 | 473 | 3.4% | 2.7% |
2020 | 13,827 | 12,760 | 1,067 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
2021 | 13,639 | 13,086 | 553 | 4.1% | 3.9% |
2022 | 14,127 | 13,695 | 432 | 3.1% | 2.9% |
2023 | 14,514 | 14,082 | 432 | 3.0% | 2.9% |