2022 population: 16,242
( 814 from 2010
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200 from 2020)
Land area: 316.5 square miles
Population density: 51.3 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 15,676 | 96.52% | ![]() |
Black: | 77 | 0.47% | ![]() |
Indian: | 64 | 0.39% | ![]() |
Asian: | 26 | 0.16% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 208 | 1.28% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 191 | 1.18% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 566 | 3.48% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 346 | 10.8 |
Deaths: | 604 | 18.8 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 457 | 14.2 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | -1 | -0.0 |
Change in White population: | -1,065 | -6.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 251 | 1.5 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 7,353 | |
Median Value | $100,300 | |
Occupied | 6,380 | 86.8% |
Vacant | 973 | 13.2% |
Owned | 4,851 | 76.0% |
Rented | 1,529 | 24.0% |
Median Rent | $685 | |
Single-Family Units | 4,848 | 65.9% |
Detached | 4,823 | 65.6% |
Attached | 25 | 0.3% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 322 | 4.4% |
Mobile Homes | 1,915 | 26.0% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 595 | 9.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 513 | 8.0% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 348 | 5.5% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 563 | 8.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 339 | 5.3% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 232 | 3.6% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 225 | 3.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 334 | 5.2% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 297 | 4.7% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 543 | 8.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 709 | 11.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 753 | 11.8% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 407 | 6.4% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 193 | 3.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 132 | 2.1% |
$200,000 or more | 197 | 3.1% |
Median Household Income | 45,693 | |
Per Capita Income | 26,640 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 89 | |
Compared to U.S. | 71 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 835 | 13.1% |
Public Assistance | 239 | 3.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,410 | 22.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 5,728 | 56.9% |
Unemployed | 426 | 4.2% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 6,154 | 61.2% |
Not in Labor Force | 3,906 | 38.8% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 43.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,579 | 1,471 | 63.7% |
Non-Profit | 163 | 287 | 36.2% |
Self-Employed | 270 | 200 | 57.4% |
Local Government | 244 | 210 | 53.7% |
State Government | 122 | 253 | 32.5% |
Federal Government | 104 | 156 | 40.0% |
Total Private + Self | 2,849 | 1,671 | 63.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 633 | 906 | 41.1% |
Total | 3,482 | 2,577 | 57.5% |
Pct. Govt. | 18.0% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 580 | 9.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,323 | 21.8% |
Professional, Technical | 1,146 | 18.9% |
Service Occupations | 876 | 14.4% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 3 | 0.0% |
All others | 2,141 | 35.3% |
White Collar | 50.3% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 1,262 | 20.8% |
Health care and social assistance | 1,010 | 16.7% |
Retail trade | 787 | 13.0% |
Educational services | 611 | 10.1% |
Construction | 484 | 8.0% |
Transportation and warehousing | 256 | 4.2% |
Public administration | 256 | 4.2% |
Accommodation and food services | 229 | 3.8% |
Other services | 203 | 3.3% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 193 | 3.2% |
Finance and insurance | 174 | 2.9% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 132 | 2.2% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 124 | 2.0% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 103 | 1.7% |
Utilities | 68 | 1.1% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 66 | 1.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 54 | 0.9% |
Information | 33 | 0.5% |
Wholesale trade | 21 | 0.3% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 119 | 0.74% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 13 | 0.08% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 29 | 0.18% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 29 | 0.18% |
Honduran | 0 | 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 | 16 | 0.10% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 15,221 | 99.6% |
Spanish | 26 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 24 | 0.2% |
Other | 9 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 6 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 3,823 | 23.6% |
English | 1,651 | 10.2% |
German | 1,105 | 6.8% |
Irish | 985 | 6.1% |
European | 388 | 2.4% |
Scottish | 270 | 1.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 236 | 1.5% |
Italian | 114 | 0.7% |
British | 110 | 0.7% |
Norwegian | 40 | 0.2% |
French | 29 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 25 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 21 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 20 | 0.1% |
Scandinavian | 19 | 0.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 16,171 | 100.0% |
Not a citizen | 0 | 0.0% |
Native | 16,142 | 99.8% |
Foreign-born | 29 | 0.2% |
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 | ||||||
956 | 8.3% | 1,122 | 9.8% | 5,225 | 45.5% | 2,805 | 24.4% | 640 | 5.6% | 744 | 6.5% |
Average years of education: 12.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 956 | 8.3% |
9-12 Years | 1,122 | 9.8% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 5,225 | 45.5% |
Some College | 2,805 | 24.4% |
Bach. Degree | 640 | 5.6% |
Grad Degree | 744 | 6.5% |
Average years of education: 12.2 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 6,180 | 5,558 | 622 | 10.1% | 6.0% |
1991 | 6,416 | 5,763 | 653 | 10.2% | 7.3% |
1992 | 5,807 | 5,255 | 552 | 9.5% | 6.9% |
1993 | 5,647 | 5,170 | 477 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
1994 | 5,827 | 5,386 | 441 | 7.6% | 5.4% |
1995 | 6,013 | 5,604 | 409 | 6.8% | 5.4% |
1996 | 6,090 | 5,683 | 407 | 6.7% | 5.4% |
1997 | 6,059 | 5,705 | 354 | 5.8% | 5.2% |
1998 | 6,091 | 5,811 | 280 | 4.6% | 4.5% |
1999 | 6,215 | 5,878 | 337 | 5.4% | 4.5% |
2000 | 7,154 | 6,820 | 334 | 4.7% | 4.1% |
2001 | 7,103 | 6,645 | 458 | 6.4% | 5.2% |
2002 | 7,041 | 6,630 | 411 | 5.8% | 5.8% |
2003 | 7,194 | 6,790 | 404 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
2004 | 7,181 | 6,770 | 411 | 5.7% | 5.5% |
2005 | 7,363 | 6,838 | 525 | 7.1% | 5.9% |
2006 | 7,527 | 7,015 | 512 | 6.8% | 5.7% |
2007 | 7,252 | 6,775 | 477 | 6.6% | 5.4% |
2008 | 7,249 | 6,712 | 537 | 7.4% | 6.5% |
2009 | 7,283 | 6,279 | 1,004 | 13.8% | 10.8% |
2010 | 7,065 | 6,266 | 799 | 11.3% | 10.3% |
2011 | 7,210 | 6,387 | 823 | 11.4% | 9.4% |
2012 | 7,195 | 6,457 | 738 | 10.3% | 8.2% |
2013 | 7,085 | 6,434 | 651 | 9.2% | 7.9% |
2014 | 6,889 | 6,371 | 518 | 7.5% | 6.4% |
2015 | 6,872 | 6,438 | 434 | 6.3% | 5.2% |
2016 | 6,683 | 6,280 | 403 | 6.0% | 5.0% |
2017 | 6,613 | 6,238 | 375 | 5.7% | 4.8% |
2018 | 6,624 | 6,304 | 320 | 4.8% | 4.2% |
2019 | 6,661 | 6,353 | 308 | 4.6% | 4.1% |
2020 | 6,428 | 5,971 | 457 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
2021 | 6,396 | 6,093 | 303 | 4.7% | 4.4% |
2022 | 6,492 | 6,193 | 299 | 4.6% | 3.9% |
2023 | 6,464 | 6,163 | 301 | 4.7% | 4.2% |