2024 population: 22,826
(
995 from 2020)
Land area: 380.0 square miles
Population density: 60.1 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 20,834 | 91.27% | 5.1% |
| Black: | 716 | 3.14% | 1.0% |
| Indian: | 107 | 0.47% | 5.9% |
| Asian: | 165 | 0.72% | 11.5% |
| 2+ races: | 468 | 2.05% | 5.9% |
| Hispanic: | 536 | 2.35% | 12.6% |
| Total non-White: | 1,992 | 8.73% | 6.2% |
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Births: | 1,021 | 10.7 |
| Deaths: | 1,645 | 17.3 |
| Net Migration: | -383 | -4.0 |
| Net Immigration: | 27 | 0.3 |
| Change in White population: | -1,111 | -4.7 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 116 | 0.5 |
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 11,579 | |
| Median Value | $87,900 | |
| Occupied | 10,165 | 87.8% |
| Vacant | 1,414 | 12.2% |
| Owned | 7,542 | 74.2% |
| Rented | 2,623 | 25.8% |
| Median Rent | $720 | |
| Single-Family Units | 8,780 | 75.8% |
| Detached | 8,738 | 75.5% |
| Attached | 42 | 0.4% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 905 | 7.8% |
| Mobile Homes | 1,292 | 11.2% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 560 | 5.5% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 857 | 8.4% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 610 | 6.0% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 455 | 4.5% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 663 | 6.5% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 472 | 4.6% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 504 | 5.0% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 345 | 3.4% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 401 | 3.9% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 897 | 8.8% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 749 | 7.4% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 1,250 | 12.3% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 819 | 8.1% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 410 | 4.0% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 638 | 6.3% |
| $200,000 or more | 535 | 5.3% |
| Median Household Income | 51,710 | |
| Per Capita Income | 34,340 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to state | 85 | |
| Compared to U.S. | 83 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 780 | 7.7% |
| Public Assistance | 239 | 2.4% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,634 | 25.9% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 9,165 | 64.6% |
| Unemployed | 618 | 4.4% |
| In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
| Total Labor Force | 9,783 | 68.9% |
| Not in Labor Force | 4,412 | 31.1% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 35.4% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 3,401 | 2,619 | 56.5% |
| Non-Profit | 246 | 610 | 28.7% |
| Self-Employed | 711 | 375 | 65.5% |
| Local Government | 285 | 908 | 23.9% |
| State Government | 448 | 260 | 63.3% |
| Federal Government | 122 | 181 | 40.3% |
| Total Private + Self | 4,112 | 2,994 | 57.9% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,101 | 1,959 | 36.0% |
| Total | 5,213 | 4,953 | 51.3% |
| Pct. Govt. | 21.7% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 959 | 9.4% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 1,927 | 19.0% |
| Professional, Technical | 2,549 | 25.1% |
| Service Occupations | 2,134 | 21.0% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 87 | 0.9% |
| All others | 2,598 | 25.6% |
| White Collar | 53.5% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,739 | 17.1% |
| Educational services | 1,252 | 12.3% |
| Manufacturing | 1,162 | 11.4% |
| Retail trade | 1,148 | 11.3% |
| Public administration | 722 | 7.1% |
| Accommodation and food services | 604 | 5.9% |
| Construction | 571 | 5.6% |
| Other services | 471 | 4.6% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 461 | 4.5% |
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 351 | 3.5% |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 319 | 3.1% |
| Finance and insurance | 307 | 3.0% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 305 | 3.0% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 225 | 2.2% |
| Information | 143 | 1.4% |
| Wholesale trade | 129 | 1.3% |
| Utilities | 120 | 1.2% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 75 | 0.7% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 59 | 0.6% |
| Management | 4 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 217 | 0.92% |
| Puerto Rican | 112 | 0.47% |
| Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total Central American | 49 | 0.21% |
| Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
| Guatemalan | 12 | 0.05% |
| Honduran | 37 | 0.16% |
| 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 | 42 | 0.18% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 21,715 | 97.7% |
| Spanish | 186 | 0.8% |
| German, other Germanic | 172 | 0.8% |
| Chinese | 45 | 0.2% |
| Tagalog | 39 | 0.2% |
| Other Indo-European | 25 | 0.1% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 19 | 0.1% |
| Other Asian | 16 | 0.1% |
| Korean | 5 | 0.0% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 3,920 | 16.6% |
| Irish | 3,735 | 15.8% |
| English | 2,834 | 12.0% |
| American | 1,921 | 8.1% |
| Italian | 852 | 3.6% |
| Scottish | 567 | 2.4% |
| French | 442 | 1.9% |
| European | 401 | 1.7% |
| Scotch-Irish | 354 | 1.5% |
| Polish | 269 | 1.1% |
| Welsh | 266 | 1.1% |
| Dutch | 208 | 0.9% |
| British | 137 | 0.6% |
| Russian | 134 | 0.6% |
| Pennsylvania German | 111 | 0.5% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 23,531 | 99.4% |
| Not a citizen | 131 | 0.6% |
| Native | 23,414 | 99.0% |
| Foreign-born | 248 | 1.0% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 808 | 4.7% | 1,227 | 7.1% | 5,129 | 29.8% | 6,574 | 38.2% | 2,439 | 14.2% | 1,042 | 6.1% |
| Average years of education: 13.0 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 808 | 4.7% |
| 9-12 Years | 1,227 | 7.1% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 5,129 | 29.8% |
| Some College | 6,574 | 38.2% |
| Bach. Degree | 2,439 | 14.2% |
| Grad Degree | 1,042 | 6.1% |
| Average years of education: 13.0 | ||
| Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
| 1990 | 10,642 | 9,611 | 1,031 | 9.7% | 6.3% |
| 1991 | 11,049 | 9,954 | 1,095 | 9.9% | 7.3% |
| 1992 | 11,114 | 9,799 | 1,315 | 11.8% | 7.9% |
| 1993 | 11,256 | 9,632 | 1,624 | 14.4% | 7.5% |
| 1994 | 11,045 | 9,616 | 1,429 | 12.9% | 5.8% |
| 1995 | 10,613 | 9,488 | 1,125 | 10.6% | 5.2% |
| 1996 | 10,149 | 9,259 | 890 | 8.8% | 5.3% |
| 1997 | 10,170 | 9,373 | 797 | 7.8% | 4.8% |
| 1998 | 10,795 | 9,992 | 803 | 7.4% | 4.5% |
| 1999 | 10,622 | 9,896 | 726 | 6.8% | 4.4% |
| 2000 | 11,808 | 11,019 | 789 | 6.7% | 4.4% |
| 2001 | 11,521 | 10,794 | 727 | 6.3% | 5.4% |
| 2002 | 11,710 | 10,924 | 786 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2003 | 12,023 | 11,108 | 915 | 7.6% | 6.7% |
| 2004 | 11,966 | 11,138 | 828 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
| 2005 | 12,473 | 11,745 | 728 | 5.8% | 5.7% |
| 2006 | 12,443 | 11,776 | 667 | 5.4% | 4.6% |
| 2007 | 12,704 | 11,883 | 821 | 6.5% | 5.1% |
| 2008 | 12,511 | 11,485 | 1,026 | 8.2% | 6.5% |
| 2009 | 12,624 | 11,362 | 1,262 | 10.0% | 10.2% |
| 2010 | 11,615 | 10,421 | 1,194 | 10.3% | 10.5% |
| 2011 | 11,651 | 10,542 | 1,109 | 9.5% | 9.8% |
| 2012 | 11,601 | 10,541 | 1,060 | 9.1% | 9.0% |
| 2013 | 11,269 | 10,081 | 1,188 | 10.5% | 9.1% |
| 2014 | 10,768 | 9,878 | 890 | 8.3% | 7.2% |
| 2015 | 10,367 | 9,563 | 804 | 7.8% | 6.0% |
| 2016 | 10,092 | 9,228 | 864 | 8.6% | 5.9% |
| 2017 | 9,784 | 9,153 | 631 | 6.4% | 5.0% |
| 2018 | 9,883 | 9,249 | 634 | 6.4% | 4.4% |
| 2019 | 9,667 | 9,178 | 489 | 5.1% | 4.0% |
| 2020 | 9,534 | 8,605 | 929 | 9.7% | 9.5% |
| 2021 | 9,327 | 8,695 | 632 | 6.8% | 6.1% |
| 2022 | 9,296 | 8,828 | 468 | 5.0% | 4.6% |
| 2023 | 9,590 | 9,113 | 477 | 5.0% | 4.5% |
| 2024 | 10,485 | 10,008 | 477 | 4.5% | 5.0% |