2022 population: 10,792
( 2,729 from 2010
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181 from 2020)
Land area: 759.2 square miles
Population density: 14.2 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 10,125 | 93.82% | ![]() |
Black: | 93 | 0.86% | ![]() |
Indian: | 67 | 0.62% | ![]() |
Asian: | 43 | 0.40% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 242 | 2.24% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 222 | 2.06% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 667 | 6.18% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 247 | 11.3 |
Deaths: | 526 | 24.0 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 101 | 4.6 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 1 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | -2,928 | -21.7 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 199 | 1.5 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 6,215 | |
Median Value | $110,000 | |
Occupied | 4,490 | 72.2% |
Vacant | 1,725 | 27.8% |
Owned | 3,337 | 74.3% |
Rented | 1,153 | 25.7% |
Median Rent | $626 | |
Single-Family Units | 4,665 | 75.1% |
Detached | 4,642 | 74.7% |
Attached | 23 | 0.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 104 | 1.7% |
Mobile Homes | 1,278 | 20.6% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 382 | 8.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 380 | 8.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 312 | 6.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 292 | 6.5% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 147 | 3.3% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 270 | 6.0% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 368 | 8.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 181 | 4.0% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 285 | 6.3% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 352 | 7.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 491 | 10.9% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 428 | 9.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 148 | 3.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 190 | 4.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 194 | 4.3% |
$200,000 or more | 70 | 1.6% |
Median Household Income | 42,758 | |
Per Capita Income | 23,041 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 88 | |
Compared to U.S. | 75 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 480 | 10.7% |
Public Assistance | 42 | 0.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 867 | 19.3% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 3,461 | 54.4% |
Unemployed | 326 | 5.1% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 3,787 | 59.5% |
Not in Labor Force | 2,578 | 40.5% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 45.6% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,122 | 1,285 | 46.6% |
Non-Profit | 29 | 90 | 24.4% |
Self-Employed | 388 | 148 | 72.4% |
Local Government | 119 | 91 | 56.7% |
State Government | 148 | 184 | 44.6% |
Federal Government | 39 | 42 | 48.1% |
Total Private + Self | 1,510 | 1,433 | 51.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 335 | 407 | 45.1% |
Total | 1,845 | 1,840 | 50.1% |
Pct. Govt. | 16.9% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 291 | 7.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 700 | 19.0% |
Professional, Technical | 706 | 19.2% |
Service Occupations | 612 | 16.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 67 | 1.8% |
All others | 1,376 | 37.3% |
White Collar | 46.1% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 595 | 16.1% |
Health care and social assistance | 559 | 15.2% |
Retail trade | 442 | 12.0% |
Educational services | 301 | 8.2% |
Construction | 281 | 7.6% |
Transportation and warehousing | 276 | 7.5% |
Accommodation and food services | 192 | 5.2% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 191 | 5.2% |
Public administration | 183 | 5.0% |
Other services | 179 | 4.9% |
Wholesale trade | 107 | 2.9% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 89 | 2.4% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 72 | 2.0% |
Finance and insurance | 65 | 1.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 51 | 1.4% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 46 | 1.2% |
Utilities | 28 | 0.8% |
Information | 18 | 0.5% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 10 | 0.3% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 181 | 1.63% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
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 | 40 | 0.36% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 10,447 | 98.8% |
Spanish | 55 | 0.5% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 33 | 0.3% |
Chinese | 28 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 12 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 3 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 1,540 | 13.9% |
American | 1,375 | 12.4% |
Irish | 1,114 | 10.1% |
English | 605 | 5.5% |
European | 360 | 3.2% |
French | 244 | 2.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 177 | 1.6% |
British | 143 | 1.3% |
Italian | 142 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 112 | 1.0% |
Czech | 101 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 79 | 0.7% |
Welsh | 49 | 0.4% |
Scandinavian | 40 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 28 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 11,067 | 99.9% |
Not a citizen | 14 | 0.1% |
Native | 10,998 | 99.3% |
Foreign-born | 83 | 0.7% |
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 | ||||||
358 | 4.3% | 1,113 | 13.5% | 3,473 | 42.1% | 2,389 | 29.0% | 572 | 6.9% | 339 | 4.1% |
Average years of education: 12.4 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 358 | 4.3% |
9-12 Years | 1,113 | 13.5% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 3,473 | 42.1% |
Some College | 2,389 | 29.0% |
Bach. Degree | 572 | 6.9% |
Grad Degree | 339 | 4.1% |
Average years of education: 12.4 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 4,558 | 4,017 | 541 | 11.9% | 5.9% |
1991 | 4,319 | 3,660 | 659 | 15.3% | 6.6% |
1992 | 4,148 | 3,489 | 659 | 15.9% | 6.2% |
1993 | 4,120 | 3,233 | 887 | 21.5% | 6.2% |
1994 | 3,905 | 2,996 | 909 | 23.3% | 5.2% |
1995 | 3,839 | 3,144 | 695 | 18.1% | 4.8% |
1996 | 3,733 | 3,217 | 516 | 13.8% | 4.7% |
1997 | 3,598 | 3,189 | 409 | 11.4% | 4.4% |
1998 | 3,514 | 3,164 | 350 | 10.0% | 4.0% |
1999 | 3,529 | 3,266 | 263 | 7.5% | 3.2% |
2000 | 5,513 | 5,220 | 293 | 5.3% | 3.4% |
2001 | 5,596 | 5,196 | 400 | 7.1% | 4.5% |
2002 | 5,696 | 5,261 | 435 | 7.6% | 5.3% |
2003 | 5,730 | 5,295 | 435 | 7.6% | 5.7% |
2004 | 5,720 | 5,299 | 421 | 7.4% | 5.9% |
2005 | 5,804 | 5,413 | 391 | 6.7% | 5.4% |
2006 | 5,758 | 5,393 | 365 | 6.3% | 4.9% |
2007 | 5,735 | 5,339 | 396 | 6.9% | 5.1% |
2008 | 5,918 | 5,515 | 403 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
2009 | 6,059 | 5,523 | 536 | 8.8% | 9.0% |
2010 | 5,541 | 4,948 | 593 | 10.7% | 9.5% |
2011 | 5,475 | 4,909 | 566 | 10.3% | 8.6% |
2012 | 5,296 | 4,803 | 493 | 9.3% | 7.2% |
2013 | 5,624 | 5,155 | 469 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
2014 | 5,635 | 5,213 | 422 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
2015 | 5,685 | 5,344 | 341 | 6.0% | 5.1% |
2016 | 5,653 | 5,351 | 302 | 5.3% | 4.5% |
2017 | 5,542 | 5,260 | 282 | 5.1% | 3.8% |
2018 | 5,339 | 5,082 | 257 | 4.8% | 3.2% |
2019 | 5,237 | 4,985 | 252 | 4.8% | 3.3% |
2020 | 5,085 | 4,775 | 310 | 6.1% | 6.1% |
2021 | 4,822 | 4,596 | 226 | 4.7% | 4.1% |
2022 | 4,731 | 4,563 | 168 | 3.6% | 2.5% |
2023 | 4,789 | 4,574 | 215 | 4.5% | 3.1% |