2022 population: 25,711
( 365 from 2010
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140 from 2020)
Land area: 716.1 square miles
Population density: 35.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 24,497 | 95.28% | ![]() |
Black: | 192 | 0.75% | ![]() |
Indian: | 76 | 0.30% | ![]() |
Asian: | 161 | 0.63% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 297 | 1.16% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 488 | 1.90% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 1,214 | 4.72% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 575 | 11.2 |
Deaths: | 606 | 11.8 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 157 | 3.1 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 19 | 0.4 |
Change in White population: | -890 | -3.4 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 525 | 2.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 11,074 | |
Median Value | $189,000 | |
Occupied | 10,114 | 91.3% |
Vacant | 960 | 8.7% |
Owned | 8,471 | 83.8% |
Rented | 1,643 | 16.2% |
Median Rent | $766 | |
Single-Family Units | 9,998 | 90.3% |
Detached | 9,840 | 88.9% |
Attached | 158 | 1.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 408 | 3.7% |
Mobile Homes | 309 | 2.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 371 | 3.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 326 | 3.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 334 | 3.3% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 316 | 3.1% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 250 | 2.5% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 371 | 3.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 458 | 4.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 235 | 2.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 284 | 2.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 663 | 6.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,166 | 11.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,534 | 15.2% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,291 | 12.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 992 | 9.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 954 | 9.4% |
$200,000 or more | 569 | 5.6% |
Median Household Income | 79,444 | |
Per Capita Income | 37,926 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 98 | |
Compared to U.S. | 85 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 431 | 4.3% |
Public Assistance | 154 | 1.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 632 | 6.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 12,207 | 79.8% |
Unemployed | 293 | 1.9% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 12,500 | 81.7% |
Not in Labor Force | 2,796 | 18.3% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 20.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 5,292 | 3,708 | 58.8% |
Non-Profit | 219 | 675 | 24.5% |
Self-Employed | 986 | 308 | 76.2% |
Local Government | 479 | 770 | 38.4% |
State Government | 217 | 298 | 42.1% |
Federal Government | 104 | 100 | 51.0% |
Total Private + Self | 6,278 | 4,016 | 61.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,019 | 1,843 | 35.6% |
Total | 7,297 | 5,859 | 55.5% |
Pct. Govt. | 15.0% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,788 | 13.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,554 | 19.4% |
Professional, Technical | 2,625 | 19.9% |
Service Occupations | 1,982 | 15.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 98 | 0.7% |
All others | 4,245 | 32.2% |
White Collar | 52.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 2,261 | 17.1% |
Health care and social assistance | 2,163 | 16.4% |
Construction | 1,332 | 10.1% |
Educational services | 1,324 | 10.0% |
Retail trade | 1,232 | 9.3% |
Finance and insurance | 717 | 5.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 577 | 4.4% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 521 | 3.9% |
Wholesale trade | 520 | 3.9% |
Other services | 474 | 3.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 470 | 3.6% |
Public administration | 412 | 3.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 352 | 2.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 265 | 2.0% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 230 | 1.7% |
Utilities | 102 | 0.8% |
Information | 101 | 0.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 69 | 0.5% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 63 | 0.5% |
Management | 9 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 356 | 1.39% |
Puerto Rican | 14 | 0.05% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 26 | 0.10% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 1 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 7 | 0.03% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 18 | 0.07% |
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 | 46 | 0.18% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 31 | 0.12% |
Filipino | 9 | 0.04% |
Vietnamese | 7 | 0.03% |
Korean | 6 | 0.02% |
Chinese | 4 | 0.02% |
Laotian | 3 | 0.01% |
Thai | 1 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 23,520 | 97.4% |
Spanish | 333 | 1.4% |
German, other Germanic | 208 | 0.9% |
Other Indo-European | 47 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 28 | 0.1% |
Chinese | 4 | 0.0% |
Other Asian | 3 | 0.0% |
Tagalog | 2 | 0.0% |
Vietnamese | 1 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 9,545 | 37.2% |
Irish | 3,790 | 14.8% |
English | 2,180 | 8.5% |
American | 1,580 | 6.2% |
Norwegian | 1,403 | 5.5% |
Czech | 1,270 | 5.0% |
Swedish | 692 | 2.7% |
Dutch | 568 | 2.2% |
European | 512 | 2.0% |
French | 370 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 343 | 1.3% |
Italian | 272 | 1.1% |
Danish | 261 | 1.0% |
Polish | 255 | 1.0% |
Finnish | 196 | 0.8% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 25,592 | 99.8% |
Not a citizen | 60 | 0.2% |
Native | 25,467 | 99.3% |
Foreign-born | 185 | 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 | ||||||
279 | 1.6% | 717 | 4.0% | 6,172 | 34.5% | 6,532 | 36.6% | 2,879 | 16.1% | 1,288 | 7.2% |
Average years of education: 13.4 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 279 | 1.6% |
9-12 Years | 717 | 4.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 6,172 | 34.5% |
Some College | 6,532 | 36.6% |
Bach. Degree | 2,879 | 16.1% |
Grad Degree | 1,288 | 7.2% |
Average years of education: 13.4 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 11,450 | 10,844 | 606 | 5.3% | 4.4% |
1991 | 11,080 | 10,502 | 578 | 5.2% | 4.7% |
1992 | 11,433 | 10,904 | 529 | 4.6% | 4.5% |
1993 | 11,639 | 11,168 | 471 | 4.0% | 4.1% |
1994 | 11,818 | 11,339 | 479 | 4.1% | 3.6% |
1995 | 11,997 | 11,486 | 511 | 4.3% | 3.5% |
1996 | 12,245 | 11,765 | 480 | 3.9% | 3.6% |
1997 | 12,094 | 11,690 | 404 | 3.3% | 3.1% |
1998 | 11,813 | 11,454 | 359 | 3.0% | 2.8% |
1999 | 11,691 | 11,362 | 329 | 2.8% | 2.7% |
2000 | 13,695 | 13,376 | 319 | 2.3% | 2.7% |
2001 | 13,934 | 13,502 | 432 | 3.1% | 3.3% |
2002 | 14,338 | 13,727 | 611 | 4.3% | 4.0% |
2003 | 14,089 | 13,424 | 665 | 4.7% | 4.4% |
2004 | 14,134 | 13,486 | 648 | 4.6% | 4.5% |
2005 | 14,420 | 13,734 | 686 | 4.8% | 4.3% |
2006 | 14,541 | 13,968 | 573 | 3.9% | 3.7% |
2007 | 14,283 | 13,726 | 557 | 3.9% | 3.7% |
2008 | 14,449 | 13,850 | 599 | 4.1% | 4.1% |
2009 | 14,654 | 13,730 | 924 | 6.3% | 6.4% |
2010 | 14,294 | 13,395 | 899 | 6.3% | 6.1% |
2011 | 14,179 | 13,343 | 836 | 5.9% | 5.6% |
2012 | 13,830 | 13,093 | 737 | 5.3% | 5.1% |
2013 | 13,741 | 13,042 | 699 | 5.1% | 4.7% |
2014 | 13,862 | 13,224 | 638 | 4.6% | 4.2% |
2015 | 13,769 | 13,239 | 530 | 3.8% | 3.7% |
2016 | 13,666 | 13,179 | 487 | 3.6% | 3.6% |
2017 | 13,396 | 12,959 | 437 | 3.3% | 3.1% |
2018 | 13,425 | 13,051 | 374 | 2.8% | 2.6% |
2019 | 13,678 | 13,271 | 407 | 3.0% | 2.8% |
2020 | 12,924 | 12,272 | 652 | 5.0% | 5.3% |
2021 | 13,014 | 12,494 | 520 | 4.0% | 3.8% |
2022 | 13,187 | 12,792 | 395 | 3.0% | 2.7% |
2023 | 12,997 | 12,565 | 432 | 3.3% | 2.9% |