2024 population: 16,591
(
679 from 2020)
Land area: 615.7 square miles
Population density: 26.9 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 14,224 | 85.73% | 0.8% |
| Black: | 178 | 1.07% | 29.9% |
| Indian: | 80 | 0.48% | 12.7% |
| Asian: | 129 | 0.78% | 3.2% |
| 2+ races: | 247 | 1.49% | 21.7% |
| Hispanic: | 1,733 | 10.45% | 36.9% |
| Total non-White: | 2,367 | 14.27% | 31.4% |
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Births: | 777 | 12.2 |
| Deaths: | 834 | 13.1 |
| Net Migration: | 243 | 3.8 |
| Net Immigration: | 495 | 7.8 |
| Change in White population: | 114 | 0.7 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 565 | 3.6 |
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 6,971 | |
| Median Value | $172,500 | |
| Occupied | 6,408 | 91.9% |
| Vacant | 563 | 8.1% |
| Owned | 4,919 | 76.8% |
| Rented | 1,489 | 23.2% |
| Median Rent | $881 | |
| Single-Family Units | 6,159 | 88.4% |
| Detached | 6,036 | 86.6% |
| Attached | 123 | 1.8% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 404 | 5.8% |
| Mobile Homes | 194 | 2.8% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 203 | 3.2% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 208 | 3.2% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 332 | 5.2% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 337 | 5.3% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 269 | 4.2% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 231 | 3.6% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 286 | 4.5% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 206 | 3.2% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 204 | 3.2% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 312 | 4.9% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 679 | 10.6% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 943 | 14.7% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 769 | 12.0% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 490 | 7.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 603 | 9.4% |
| $200,000 or more | 336 | 5.2% |
| Median Household Income | 73,031 | |
| Per Capita Income | 36,817 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to state | 88 | |
| Compared to U.S. | 82 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 233 | 3.6% |
| Public Assistance | 119 | 1.9% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 452 | 7.1% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 6,801 | 78.9% |
| Unemployed | 256 | 3.0% |
| In Armed Forces | 9 | 0.1% |
| Total Labor Force | 7,066 | 82.0% |
| Not in Labor Force | 1,549 | 18.0% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 21.0% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 2,748 | 2,007 | 57.8% |
| Non-Profit | 244 | 625 | 28.1% |
| Self-Employed | 601 | 280 | 68.2% |
| Local Government | 464 | 501 | 48.1% |
| State Government | 360 | 211 | 63.0% |
| Federal Government | 71 | 39 | 64.5% |
| Total Private + Self | 3,349 | 2,287 | 59.4% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,139 | 1,376 | 45.3% |
| Total | 4,488 | 3,663 | 55.1% |
| Pct. Govt. | 20.2% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,164 | 14.3% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 1,465 | 18.0% |
| Professional, Technical | 1,789 | 21.9% |
| Service Occupations | 1,542 | 18.9% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 81 | 1.0% |
| All others | 2,194 | 26.9% |
| White Collar | 54.2% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,067 | 13.1% |
| Manufacturing | 974 | 11.9% |
| Educational services | 926 | 11.4% |
| Retail trade | 641 | 7.9% |
| Accommodation and food services | 611 | 7.5% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 455 | 5.6% |
| Construction | 415 | 5.1% |
| Utilities | 412 | 5.1% |
| Public administration | 408 | 5.0% |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 371 | 4.5% |
| Finance and insurance | 340 | 4.2% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 337 | 4.1% |
| Other services | 295 | 3.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 274 | 3.4% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 231 | 2.8% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 165 | 2.0% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 77 | 0.9% |
| Information | 75 | 0.9% |
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 70 | 0.9% |
| Management | 10 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 496 | 3.10% |
| Puerto Rican | 1 | 0.01% |
| Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total Central American | 267 | 1.67% |
| Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
| Guatemalan | 64 | 0.40% |
| Honduran | 189 | 1.18% |
| Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
| Salvadoran | 14 | 0.09% |
| Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total South American | 506 | 3.16% |
| Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
| Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
| Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
| Colombian | 506 | 3.16% |
| 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 | 85 | 0.53% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 13,895 | 92.2% |
| Spanish | 1,040 | 6.9% |
| Other | 54 | 0.4% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 24 | 0.2% |
| Other Indo-European | 19 | 0.1% |
| German, other Germanic | 16 | 0.1% |
| Other Asian | 16 | 0.1% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 9 | 0.1% |
| Vietnamese | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 6,191 | 38.7% |
| Irish | 1,995 | 12.5% |
| English | 1,453 | 9.1% |
| American | 725 | 4.5% |
| Polish | 335 | 2.1% |
| Czech | 314 | 2.0% |
| European | 312 | 2.0% |
| Italian | 301 | 1.9% |
| Swedish | 295 | 1.8% |
| Danish | 281 | 1.8% |
| Norwegian | 276 | 1.7% |
| Scottish | 227 | 1.4% |
| French | 219 | 1.4% |
| Dutch | 153 | 1.0% |
| Scotch-Irish | 148 | 0.9% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 15,122 | 94.5% |
| Not a citizen | 873 | 5.5% |
| Native | 14,909 | 93.2% |
| Foreign-born | 1,086 | 6.8% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 325 | 3.0% | 450 | 4.1% | 3,541 | 32.3% | 3,842 | 35.0% | 1,941 | 17.7% | 873 | 8.0% |
| Average years of education: 13.3 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 325 | 3.0% |
| 9-12 Years | 450 | 4.1% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 3,541 | 32.3% |
| Some College | 3,842 | 35.0% |
| Bach. Degree | 1,941 | 17.7% |
| Grad Degree | 873 | 8.0% |
| Average years of education: 13.3 | ||
| Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
| 1990 | 7,185 | 6,994 | 191 | 2.7% | 2.4% |
| 1991 | 7,229 | 7,006 | 223 | 3.1% | 2.7% |
| 1992 | 7,363 | 7,101 | 262 | 3.6% | 2.8% |
| 1993 | 7,405 | 7,161 | 244 | 3.3% | 2.8% |
| 1994 | 7,606 | 7,358 | 248 | 3.3% | 2.6% |
| 1995 | 7,737 | 7,499 | 238 | 3.1% | 2.6% |
| 1996 | 7,623 | 7,382 | 241 | 3.2% | 2.7% |
| 1997 | 7,890 | 7,653 | 237 | 3.0% | 2.4% |
| 1998 | 7,814 | 7,593 | 221 | 2.8% | 2.5% |
| 1999 | 7,761 | 7,531 | 230 | 3.0% | 2.7% |
| 2000 | 8,270 | 8,012 | 258 | 3.1% | 2.8% |
| 2001 | 8,321 | 8,039 | 282 | 3.4% | 3.1% |
| 2002 | 8,534 | 8,204 | 330 | 3.9% | 3.7% |
| 2003 | 8,788 | 8,434 | 354 | 4.0% | 3.9% |
| 2004 | 8,812 | 8,452 | 360 | 4.1% | 3.9% |
| 2005 | 8,781 | 8,435 | 346 | 3.9% | 3.8% |
| 2006 | 8,740 | 8,463 | 277 | 3.2% | 3.0% |
| 2007 | 8,952 | 8,689 | 263 | 2.9% | 2.9% |
| 2008 | 9,050 | 8,740 | 310 | 3.4% | 3.2% |
| 2009 | 8,918 | 8,473 | 445 | 5.0% | 4.7% |
| 2010 | 8,465 | 8,030 | 435 | 5.1% | 4.7% |
| 2011 | 8,558 | 8,123 | 435 | 5.1% | 4.4% |
| 2012 | 8,493 | 8,120 | 373 | 4.4% | 3.9% |
| 2013 | 8,409 | 8,058 | 351 | 4.2% | 3.7% |
| 2014 | 8,248 | 7,945 | 303 | 3.7% | 3.3% |
| 2015 | 8,232 | 7,961 | 271 | 3.3% | 3.0% |
| 2016 | 8,307 | 8,026 | 281 | 3.4% | 3.1% |
| 2017 | 8,179 | 7,906 | 273 | 3.3% | 2.9% |
| 2018 | 8,187 | 7,951 | 236 | 2.9% | 2.9% |
| 2019 | 8,446 | 8,182 | 264 | 3.1% | 3.0% |
| 2020 | 8,369 | 8,072 | 297 | 3.5% | 4.2% |
| 2021 | 8,587 | 8,374 | 213 | 2.5% | 2.7% |
| 2022 | 8,625 | 8,427 | 198 | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| 2023 | 8,403 | 8,222 | 181 | 2.2% | 2.3% |
| 2024 | 8,443 | 8,221 | 222 | 2.6% | 2.8% |