2022 population: 24,388
( 1,055 from 2010
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266 from 2020)
Land area: 279.8 square miles
Population density: 87.2 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 22,864 | 93.75% | ![]() |
Black: | 415 | 1.70% | ![]() |
Indian: | 41 | 0.17% | ![]() |
Asian: | 197 | 0.81% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 339 | 1.39% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 532 | 2.18% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 1,524 | 6.25% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 586 | 11.9 |
Deaths: | 662 | 13.4 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -198 | -4.0 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | -8 | -0.2 |
Change in White population: | 598 | 2.6 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 457 | 2.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 10,539 | |
Median Value | $149,900 | |
Occupied | 8,952 | 84.9% |
Vacant | 1,587 | 15.1% |
Owned | 5,501 | 61.4% |
Rented | 3,451 | 38.6% |
Median Rent | $759 | |
Single-Family Units | 6,190 | 58.7% |
Detached | 6,062 | 57.5% |
Attached | 128 | 1.2% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 826 | 7.8% |
Mobile Homes | 2,769 | 26.3% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 846 | 9.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 580 | 6.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 498 | 5.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 415 | 4.6% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 552 | 6.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 580 | 6.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 363 | 4.1% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 263 | 2.9% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 375 | 4.2% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 681 | 7.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,162 | 13.0% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 603 | 6.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 855 | 9.6% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 263 | 2.9% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 452 | 5.0% |
$200,000 or more | 464 | 5.2% |
Median Household Income | 50,038 | |
Per Capita Income | 28,578 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 88 | |
Compared to U.S. | 71 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 646 | 7.2% |
Public Assistance | 257 | 2.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,924 | 21.5% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 10,418 | 62.5% |
Unemployed | 526 | 3.2% |
In Armed Forces | 12 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 10,956 | 65.7% |
Not in Labor Force | 5,715 | 34.3% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 37.4% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 3,706 | 2,515 | 59.6% |
Non-Profit | 363 | 715 | 33.7% |
Self-Employed | 309 | 279 | 52.6% |
Local Government | 233 | 485 | 32.5% |
State Government | 767 | 1,268 | 37.7% |
Federal Government | 40 | 148 | 21.3% |
Total Private + Self | 4,015 | 2,794 | 59.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,403 | 2,616 | 34.9% |
Total | 5,418 | 5,410 | 50.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 27.2% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,111 | 10.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,958 | 17.9% |
Professional, Technical | 3,204 | 29.3% |
Service Occupations | 2,031 | 18.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 12 | 0.1% |
All others | 2,628 | 24.0% |
White Collar | 57.4% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 2,212 | 20.2% |
Educational services | 2,009 | 18.4% |
Retail trade | 1,319 | 12.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 968 | 8.9% |
Manufacturing | 917 | 8.4% |
Construction | 633 | 5.8% |
Public administration | 564 | 5.2% |
Other services | 367 | 3.4% |
Finance and insurance | 342 | 3.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 292 | 2.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 291 | 2.7% |
Utilities | 274 | 2.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 243 | 2.2% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 139 | 1.3% |
Information | 99 | 0.9% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 92 | 0.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 86 | 0.8% |
Wholesale trade | 69 | 0.6% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 16 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 333 | 1.36% |
Puerto Rican | 108 | 0.44% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 51 | 0.21% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 36 | 0.15% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 15 | 0.06% |
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 | 21 | 0.09% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 69 | 0.28% |
Indian | 62 | 0.25% |
Korean | 30 | 0.12% |
Vietnamese | 11 | 0.04% |
Filipino | 7 | 0.03% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 22,515 | 97.0% |
Spanish | 427 | 1.8% |
Chinese | 57 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 49 | 0.2% |
Other | 48 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European | 45 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 42 | 0.2% |
Arabic | 26 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 7 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 7,443 | 30.3% |
English | 3,155 | 12.9% |
Irish | 2,991 | 12.2% |
German | 2,409 | 9.8% |
Scottish | 410 | 1.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 370 | 1.5% |
French | 257 | 1.0% |
Italian | 243 | 1.0% |
Dutch | 239 | 1.0% |
European | 201 | 0.8% |
Welsh | 141 | 0.6% |
Polish | 124 | 0.5% |
British | 91 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 57 | 0.2% |
Danish | 50 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 24,277 | 98.9% |
Not a citizen | 274 | 1.1% |
Native | 24,090 | 98.1% |
Foreign-born | 461 | 1.9% |
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 | ||||||
798 | 5.6% | 1,085 | 7.6% | 4,870 | 34.2% | 3,641 | 25.5% | 1,812 | 12.7% | 2,048 | 14.4% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 798 | 5.6% |
9-12 Years | 1,085 | 7.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 4,870 | 34.2% |
Some College | 3,641 | 25.5% |
Bach. Degree | 1,812 | 12.7% |
Grad Degree | 2,048 | 14.4% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 9,401 | 8,540 | 861 | 9.2% | 6.0% |
1991 | 9,284 | 8,482 | 802 | 8.6% | 7.3% |
1992 | 8,964 | 8,279 | 685 | 7.6% | 6.9% |
1993 | 9,108 | 8,479 | 629 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
1994 | 9,152 | 8,477 | 675 | 7.4% | 5.4% |
1995 | 9,138 | 8,583 | 555 | 6.1% | 5.4% |
1996 | 8,821 | 8,313 | 508 | 5.8% | 5.4% |
1997 | 9,116 | 8,664 | 452 | 5.0% | 5.2% |
1998 | 9,258 | 8,926 | 332 | 3.6% | 4.5% |
1999 | 9,395 | 9,040 | 355 | 3.8% | 4.5% |
2000 | 10,783 | 10,320 | 463 | 4.3% | 4.1% |
2001 | 11,083 | 10,423 | 660 | 6.0% | 5.2% |
2002 | 11,225 | 10,569 | 656 | 5.8% | 5.8% |
2003 | 12,121 | 11,468 | 653 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
2004 | 12,282 | 11,660 | 622 | 5.1% | 5.5% |
2005 | 12,088 | 11,395 | 693 | 5.7% | 5.9% |
2006 | 12,181 | 11,483 | 698 | 5.7% | 5.7% |
2007 | 12,204 | 11,553 | 651 | 5.3% | 5.4% |
2008 | 12,376 | 11,626 | 750 | 6.1% | 6.5% |
2009 | 12,503 | 11,313 | 1,190 | 9.5% | 10.8% |
2010 | 10,969 | 9,848 | 1,121 | 10.2% | 10.3% |
2011 | 11,266 | 10,196 | 1,070 | 9.5% | 9.4% |
2012 | 11,195 | 10,257 | 938 | 8.4% | 8.2% |
2013 | 10,931 | 10,031 | 900 | 8.2% | 7.9% |
2014 | 10,557 | 9,824 | 733 | 6.9% | 6.4% |
2015 | 10,290 | 9,685 | 605 | 5.9% | 5.2% |
2016 | 10,574 | 9,955 | 619 | 5.9% | 5.0% |
2017 | 10,637 | 10,035 | 602 | 5.7% | 4.8% |
2018 | 10,509 | 9,980 | 529 | 5.0% | 4.2% |
2019 | 10,409 | 9,878 | 531 | 5.1% | 4.1% |
2020 | 9,932 | 9,191 | 741 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
2021 | 9,966 | 9,471 | 495 | 5.0% | 4.4% |
2022 | 10,223 | 9,755 | 468 | 4.6% | 3.9% |
2023 | 10,178 | 9,648 | 530 | 5.2% | 4.2% |