2022 population: 6,400
( 955 from 2010
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161 from 2020)
Land area: 222.2 square miles
Population density: 28.8 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 6,162 | 96.28% | ![]() |
Black: | 32 | 0.50% | ![]() |
Indian: | 31 | 0.48% | ![]() |
Asian: | 14 | 0.22% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 71 | 1.11% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 90 | 1.41% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 238 | 3.72% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 176 | 13.4 |
Deaths: | 319 | 24.3 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -18 | -1.4 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 0 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | -1,079 | -14.7 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 124 | 1.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 3,067 | |
Median Value | $62,200 | |
Occupied | 2,506 | 81.7% |
Vacant | 561 | 18.3% |
Owned | 1,709 | 68.2% |
Rented | 797 | 31.8% |
Median Rent | $440 | |
Single-Family Units | 1,953 | 63.7% |
Detached | 1,946 | 63.4% |
Attached | 7 | 0.2% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 231 | 7.5% |
Mobile Homes | 810 | 26.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 37 | 1.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 629 | 25.1% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 208 | 8.3% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 293 | 11.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 165 | 6.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 145 | 5.8% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 155 | 6.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 116 | 4.6% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 162 | 6.5% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 180 | 7.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 209 | 8.3% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 128 | 5.1% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 16 | 0.6% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 44 | 1.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 19 | 0.8% |
Median Household Income | 28,666 | |
Per Capita Income | 14,727 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 88 | |
Compared to U.S. | 71 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 897 | 35.8% |
Public Assistance | 97 | 3.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 878 | 35.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 1,403 | 35.2% |
Unemployed | 388 | 9.7% |
In Armed Forces | 20 | 0.5% |
Total Labor Force | 1,811 | 45.4% |
Not in Labor Force | 2,179 | 54.6% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 64.3% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 383 | 482 | 44.3% |
Non-Profit | 32 | 29 | 52.5% |
Self-Employed | 61 | 100 | 37.9% |
Local Government | 40 | 52 | 43.5% |
State Government | 141 | 170 | 45.3% |
Federal Government | 37 | 0 | 100.0% |
Total Private + Self | 444 | 582 | 43.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 250 | 251 | 49.9% |
Total | 694 | 833 | 45.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 28.8% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 74 | 4.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 368 | 24.1% |
Professional, Technical | 270 | 17.7% |
Service Occupations | 500 | 32.7% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 3 | 0.2% |
All others | 315 | 20.6% |
White Collar | 46.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 284 | 18.6% |
Retail trade | 225 | 14.7% |
Educational services | 220 | 14.4% |
Manufacturing | 181 | 11.9% |
Accommodation and food services | 178 | 11.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 112 | 7.3% |
Public administration | 103 | 6.7% |
Other services | 87 | 5.7% |
Construction | 85 | 5.6% |
Transportation and warehousing | 27 | 1.8% |
Wholesale trade | 12 | 0.8% |
Management | 7 | 0.5% |
Information | 3 | 0.2% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 3 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 0 | 0.00% |
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 | 0 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 6,088 | 98.8% |
Spanish | 64 | 1.0% |
Tagalog | 5 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 4 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 1,197 | 18.2% |
American | 793 | 12.1% |
German | 533 | 8.1% |
Irish | 397 | 6.0% |
Scottish | 146 | 2.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 133 | 2.0% |
Polish | 54 | 0.8% |
Italian | 43 | 0.7% |
British | 27 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 27 | 0.4% |
European | 25 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 18 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 10 | 0.2% |
African | 6 | 0.1% |
Russian | 1 | 0.0% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 6,568 | 99.9% |
Not a citizen | 5 | 0.1% |
Native | 6,568 | 99.9% |
Foreign-born | 5 | 0.1% |
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 | ||||||
647 | 14.4% | 986 | 22.0% | 1,459 | 32.5% | 1,076 | 24.0% | 104 | 2.3% | 212 | 4.7% |
Average years of education: 11.4 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 647 | 14.4% |
9-12 Years | 986 | 22.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 1,459 | 32.5% |
Some College | 1,076 | 24.0% |
Bach. Degree | 104 | 2.3% |
Grad Degree | 212 | 4.7% |
Average years of education: 11.4 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 2,374 | 2,042 | 332 | 14.0% | 6.0% |
1991 | 2,804 | 2,448 | 356 | 12.7% | 7.3% |
1992 | 2,974 | 2,676 | 298 | 10.0% | 6.9% |
1993 | 3,071 | 2,736 | 335 | 10.9% | 6.2% |
1994 | 3,121 | 2,806 | 315 | 10.1% | 5.4% |
1995 | 3,356 | 3,098 | 258 | 7.7% | 5.4% |
1996 | 3,347 | 3,124 | 223 | 6.7% | 5.4% |
1997 | 3,352 | 3,101 | 251 | 7.5% | 5.2% |
1998 | 3,364 | 3,207 | 157 | 4.7% | 4.5% |
1999 | 3,295 | 3,129 | 166 | 5.0% | 4.5% |
2000 | 2,520 | 2,309 | 211 | 8.4% | 4.1% |
2001 | 2,461 | 2,244 | 217 | 8.8% | 5.2% |
2002 | 2,416 | 2,213 | 203 | 8.4% | 5.8% |
2003 | 2,375 | 2,144 | 231 | 9.7% | 6.2% |
2004 | 2,341 | 2,114 | 227 | 9.7% | 5.5% |
2005 | 2,297 | 2,068 | 229 | 10.0% | 5.9% |
2006 | 2,323 | 2,104 | 219 | 9.4% | 5.7% |
2007 | 2,318 | 2,094 | 224 | 9.7% | 5.4% |
2008 | 2,322 | 2,093 | 229 | 9.9% | 6.5% |
2009 | 2,398 | 2,062 | 336 | 14.0% | 10.8% |
2010 | 2,164 | 1,807 | 357 | 16.5% | 10.3% |
2011 | 2,109 | 1,796 | 313 | 14.8% | 9.4% |
2012 | 2,104 | 1,803 | 301 | 14.3% | 8.2% |
2013 | 2,110 | 1,813 | 297 | 14.1% | 7.9% |
2014 | 2,056 | 1,825 | 231 | 11.2% | 6.4% |
2015 | 1,908 | 1,716 | 192 | 10.1% | 5.2% |
2016 | 1,917 | 1,725 | 192 | 10.0% | 5.0% |
2017 | 1,922 | 1,750 | 172 | 8.9% | 4.8% |
2018 | 1,896 | 1,755 | 141 | 7.4% | 4.2% |
2019 | 1,967 | 1,832 | 135 | 6.9% | 4.1% |
2020 | 2,059 | 1,901 | 158 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
2021 | 2,214 | 2,088 | 126 | 5.7% | 4.4% |
2022 | 2,248 | 2,123 | 125 | 5.6% | 3.9% |
2023 | 2,110 | 1,977 | 133 | 6.3% | 4.2% |