2022 population: 19,681
( 1,132 from 2010
, 122 from 2020)
Land area: 458.2 square miles
Population density: 43.0 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 18,251 | 92.73% | 6.8% |
Black: | 329 | 1.67% | 6.8% |
Indian: | 42 | 0.21% | 27.3% |
Asian: | 70 | 0.36% | 0.0% |
2+ races: | 256 | 1.30% | 23.7% |
Hispanic: | 733 | 3.72% | 22.0% |
Total non-White: | 1,430 | 7.27% | 17.0% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 491 | 12.6 |
Deaths: | 702 | 17.9 |
Net Migration: | 320 | 8.2 |
Net Immigration: | 3 | 0.1 |
Change in White population: | -1,340 | -6.4 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 208 | 1.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 10,169 | |
Median Value | $112,800 | |
Occupied | 7,897 | 77.7% |
Vacant | 2,272 | 22.3% |
Owned | 5,821 | 73.7% |
Rented | 2,076 | 26.3% |
Median Rent | $676 | |
Single-Family Units | 6,660 | 65.5% |
Detached | 6,552 | 64.4% |
Attached | 108 | 1.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 320 | 3.1% |
Mobile Homes | 2,782 | 27.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 595 | 7.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 934 | 11.8% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 531 | 6.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 463 | 5.9% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 562 | 7.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 447 | 5.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 312 | 4.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 545 | 6.9% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 158 | 2.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 531 | 6.7% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 805 | 10.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 854 | 10.8% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 383 | 4.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 373 | 4.7% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 236 | 3.0% |
$200,000 or more | 168 | 2.1% |
Median Household Income | 41,583 | |
Per Capita Income | 27,016 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 90 | |
Compared to U.S. | 72 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,165 | 14.8% |
Public Assistance | 175 | 2.2% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,319 | 16.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 6,176 | 53.4% |
Unemployed | 376 | 3.2% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 6,552 | 56.6% |
Not in Labor Force | 5,021 | 43.4% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 46.6% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,815 | 2,032 | 58.1% |
Non-Profit | 43 | 229 | 15.8% |
Self-Employed | 519 | 188 | 73.4% |
Local Government | 104 | 517 | 16.7% |
State Government | 62 | 211 | 22.7% |
Federal Government | 98 | 66 | 59.8% |
Total Private + Self | 3,334 | 2,220 | 60.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 307 | 1,023 | 23.1% |
Total | 3,641 | 3,243 | 52.9% |
Pct. Govt. | 15.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 687 | 10.0% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,766 | 25.6% |
Professional, Technical | 914 | 13.2% |
Service Occupations | 1,015 | 14.7% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 160 | 2.3% |
All others | 2,517 | 36.5% |
White Collar | 48.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 1,478 | 21.4% |
Health care and social assistance | 887 | 12.9% |
Retail trade | 814 | 11.8% |
Educational services | 680 | 9.9% |
Construction | 417 | 6.0% |
Transportation and warehousing | 360 | 5.2% |
Finance and insurance | 343 | 5.0% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 316 | 4.6% |
Public administration | 288 | 4.2% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 276 | 4.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 246 | 3.6% |
Other services | 191 | 2.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 111 | 1.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 110 | 1.6% |
Wholesale trade | 108 | 1.6% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 87 | 1.3% |
Utilities | 84 | 1.2% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 56 | 0.8% |
Information | 47 | 0.7% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 399 | 2.03% |
Puerto Rican | 136 | 0.69% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 181 | 0.92% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 181 | 0.92% |
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 | 13 | 0.07% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 13 | 0.07% |
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 | 0 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 17,995 | 96.8% |
Spanish | 475 | 2.6% |
German, other Germanic | 57 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European | 43 | 0.2% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 11 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 8 | 0.0% |
Other | 7 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 3,671 | 18.7% |
American | 2,404 | 12.2% |
Irish | 1,963 | 10.0% |
German | 1,579 | 8.0% |
Scottish | 320 | 1.6% |
Italian | 188 | 1.0% |
Dutch | 183 | 0.9% |
European | 167 | 0.8% |
French | 117 | 0.6% |
Scandinavian | 115 | 0.6% |
Russian | 97 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 88 | 0.4% |
British | 59 | 0.3% |
Eastern European | 51 | 0.3% |
Polish | 51 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 19,360 | 98.4% |
Not a citizen | 306 | 1.6% |
Native | 19,116 | 97.2% |
Foreign-born | 550 | 2.8% |
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 | ||||||
1,751 | 12.5% | 1,555 | 11.1% | 5,556 | 39.6% | 3,230 | 23.0% | 1,067 | 7.6% | 873 | 6.2% |
Average years of education: 12.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,751 | 12.5% |
9-12 Years | 1,555 | 11.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 5,556 | 39.6% |
Some College | 3,230 | 23.0% |
Bach. Degree | 1,067 | 7.6% |
Grad Degree | 873 | 6.2% |
Average years of education: 12.0 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 7,059 | 6,424 | 635 | 9.0% | 6.0% |
1991 | 7,162 | 6,449 | 713 | 10.0% | 7.3% |
1992 | 7,216 | 6,558 | 658 | 9.1% | 6.9% |
1993 | 7,663 | 7,093 | 570 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
1994 | 7,772 | 7,301 | 471 | 6.1% | 5.4% |
1995 | 7,762 | 7,246 | 516 | 6.6% | 5.4% |
1996 | 7,700 | 7,041 | 659 | 8.6% | 5.4% |
1997 | 7,824 | 7,198 | 626 | 8.0% | 5.2% |
1998 | 8,103 | 7,233 | 870 | 10.7% | 4.5% |
1999 | 8,031 | 7,500 | 531 | 6.6% | 4.5% |
2000 | 8,172 | 7,729 | 443 | 5.4% | 4.1% |
2001 | 8,399 | 7,783 | 616 | 7.3% | 5.2% |
2002 | 8,691 | 8,117 | 574 | 6.6% | 5.8% |
2003 | 8,900 | 8,303 | 597 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
2004 | 8,919 | 8,416 | 503 | 5.6% | 5.5% |
2005 | 8,675 | 8,146 | 529 | 6.1% | 5.9% |
2006 | 8,670 | 8,089 | 581 | 6.7% | 5.7% |
2007 | 8,588 | 8,028 | 560 | 6.5% | 5.4% |
2008 | 8,423 | 7,718 | 705 | 8.4% | 6.5% |
2009 | 8,572 | 7,344 | 1,228 | 14.3% | 10.8% |
2010 | 8,257 | 7,088 | 1,169 | 14.2% | 10.3% |
2011 | 7,905 | 6,782 | 1,123 | 14.2% | 9.4% |
2012 | 7,739 | 6,730 | 1,009 | 13.0% | 8.2% |
2013 | 7,460 | 6,579 | 881 | 11.8% | 7.9% |
2014 | 7,259 | 6,559 | 700 | 9.6% | 6.4% |
2015 | 7,028 | 6,461 | 567 | 8.1% | 5.2% |
2016 | 7,259 | 6,708 | 551 | 7.6% | 5.0% |
2017 | 7,393 | 6,832 | 561 | 7.6% | 4.8% |
2018 | 7,562 | 7,051 | 511 | 6.8% | 4.2% |
2019 | 7,451 | 7,038 | 413 | 5.5% | 4.1% |
2020 | 7,370 | 6,888 | 482 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
2021 | 7,322 | 6,967 | 355 | 4.8% | 4.4% |
2022 | 7,078 | 6,727 | 351 | 5.0% | 3.9% |
2023 | 6,813 | 6,432 | 381 | 5.6% | 4.2% |