Demographics



Updated June, 2009
Demographics
1990 2000 2008
Population 17,300 19,757 20,404
White Non-Hispanic (%Pop) 97.7 96.2 95.1
Black Non-Hispanic (%Pop) 1.5 2.2 2.7
Hispanic (%Pop) 0.3 0.6 1.2
0-24 Yrs (%Pop) 36.0 32.0 29.1
25-64 Yrs (%Pop) 52.3 56.4 57.0
65+ Yrs (%Pop) 11.8 11.5 13.9


Education
1990 2000 2008
Less than H.S. (%Pop 25+) 43.3 36.2 29.5
High School Grad. (%Pop 25+) 38.2 40.9 44.3
Some College (% Pop 25+) 14.8 16.8 18.6
Bachelor’s or more (% Pop 25+) 3.7 6.0 7.7


Components of Population Change
2000 2008
Natural (Births minus Deaths) -3 37
Domestic 19 15
International 0 0
Net Migration 19 15


Housing
1990 2000 2007
Housing Units 6,378 7,714 8,087
Homeownership Rate 82.9 82.9 83.0
Building Permits 0 1 4
Avg. Bldg. Permit Value $0 $55,000 $25,000


Poverty & Employment
1990 2000 2007
Poverty Rate (Persons) 18.6 16.2 19.5
Child Poverty Rate 23.7 22.1 29.0
Civilian Labor Force 6,845 8,067 8,357
Employed 6,217 7,646 7,858
Unemployment Rate 9.2 5.2 6.0


Income
1990 2000 2007
Median Household Income ($) $18,715 $28,656 $35,026
Per Capita Market Income* ($) $7,728 $12,870 $15,485
Avg. Self-Employed Income ($) $14,801 $14,658 $14,965
Avg. Wage & Salary Income ($) $15,295 $20,740 $29,079
Bank Deposits ($M) $47 $98 $134
* Personal income minus transfer payments


Employment
% of Total Employed 1990 2000 2007
Self-Employed 20.8 36.4 42.5
Wage & Salary Employed 71.9 57.2 52.0
Goods-Producing 34.2 30.0 21.4
Service-Producing 65.8 70.0 78.6


Establishments
% of Total Establishments 2000 2007
Third Places* 5.4 4.8
Micro (1-4 Emp) 56.0 52.7
Small (5-19 Emp) 29.8 34.9
*Indirect measure of social capital. Includes Museums, Hair Salons, Civic & Religious
Associations, Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Facilities, etc.


Farms
2002 2007
Total Farms 403 407
Farms w/sales less than $50k (%) 92.1 93.1
Farms w/sales $50k-$99k (%) 2.7 2.5
Farms w/sales $100k or more (%) 5.2 4.4


Travel Time to Work
% Worked outside home 1990 2000
Less than 5 minutes 4.2 2.7
5- 29 Minutes 52.3 43.3
30-59 Minutes 32.4 38.2
1 hour or more 11.0 15.8




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