2022 population: 8,807
( 794 from 2010
, 30 from 2020)
Land area: 915.0 square miles
Population density: 9.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 7,250 | 82.32% | 11.7% |
Black: | 666 | 7.56% | 9.7% |
Indian: | 391 | 4.44% | 1.0% |
Asian: | 38 | 0.43% | 22.6% |
2+ races: | 272 | 3.09% | 9.2% |
Hispanic: | 190 | 2.16% | 66.7% |
Total non-White: | 1,557 | 17.68% | 12.2% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 153 | 8.7 |
Deaths: | 221 | 12.5 |
Net Migration: | 23 | 1.3 |
Net Immigration: | 6 | 0.3 |
Change in White population: | -963 | -10.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 169 | 1.8 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 6,208 | |
Median Value | $156,500 | |
Occupied | 3,274 | 52.7% |
Vacant | 2,934 | 47.3% |
Owned | 2,683 | 81.9% |
Rented | 591 | 18.1% |
Median Rent | $716 | |
Single-Family Units | 5,318 | 85.7% |
Detached | 5,251 | 84.6% |
Attached | 67 | 1.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 302 | 4.9% |
Mobile Homes | 434 | 7.0% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 151 | 4.6% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 156 | 4.8% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 160 | 4.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 182 | 5.6% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 207 | 6.3% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 156 | 4.8% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 114 | 3.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 172 | 5.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 120 | 3.7% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 404 | 12.3% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 416 | 12.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 440 | 13.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 247 | 7.5% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 163 | 5.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 117 | 3.6% |
$200,000 or more | 69 | 2.1% |
Median Household Income | 55,528 | |
Per Capita Income | 25,099 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 98 | |
Compared to U.S. | 83 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 177 | 5.4% |
Public Assistance | 82 | 2.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 407 | 12.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 2,601 | 50.7% |
Unemployed | 145 | 2.8% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 2,746 | 53.5% |
Not in Labor Force | 2,389 | 46.5% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 49.3% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,029 | 852 | 54.7% |
Non-Profit | 70 | 122 | 36.5% |
Self-Employed | 138 | 142 | 49.3% |
Local Government | 119 | 146 | 44.9% |
State Government | 141 | 75 | 65.3% |
Federal Government | 57 | 24 | 70.4% |
Total Private + Self | 1,167 | 994 | 54.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 387 | 367 | 51.3% |
Total | 1,554 | 1,361 | 53.3% |
Pct. Govt. | 19.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 356 | 12.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 540 | 18.5% |
Professional, Technical | 486 | 16.7% |
Service Occupations | 651 | 22.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 57 | 2.0% |
All others | 882 | 30.3% |
White Collar | 47.4% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 428 | 14.7% |
Health care and social assistance | 401 | 13.8% |
Retail trade | 357 | 12.2% |
Public administration | 274 | 9.4% |
Accommodation and food services | 233 | 8.0% |
Educational services | 232 | 8.0% |
Construction | 185 | 6.3% |
Other services | 176 | 6.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 135 | 4.6% |
Finance and insurance | 112 | 3.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 73 | 2.5% |
Transportation and warehousing | 67 | 2.3% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 59 | 2.0% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 57 | 2.0% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 44 | 1.5% |
Information | 41 | 1.4% |
Wholesale trade | 21 | 0.7% |
Utilities | 18 | 0.6% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 2 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 139 | 1.57% |
Puerto Rican | 7 | 0.08% |
Cuban | 5 | 0.06% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 4 | 0.05% |
Costa Rican | 3 | 0.03% |
Guatemalan | 1 | 0.01% |
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 | 20 | 0.23% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 8,371 | 97.9% |
Spanish | 91 | 1.1% |
Other | 64 | 0.7% |
German, other Germanic | 14 | 0.2% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 6 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European | 2 | 0.0% |
Arabic | 2 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 1,400 | 15.8% |
Irish | 1,084 | 12.2% |
Finnish | 1,014 | 11.4% |
English | 987 | 11.1% |
French | 821 | 9.3% |
Polish | 616 | 6.9% |
Italian | 379 | 4.3% |
American | 363 | 4.1% |
Swedish | 313 | 3.5% |
French Canadian | 195 | 2.2% |
European | 159 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 130 | 1.5% |
Dutch | 111 | 1.3% |
Danish | 76 | 0.9% |
Belgian | 67 | 0.8% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 8,807 | 99.3% |
Not a citizen | 59 | 0.7% |
Native | 8,722 | 98.4% |
Foreign-born | 144 | 1.6% |
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 | ||||||
125 | 1.9% | 286 | 4.4% | 2,800 | 42.7% | 1,992 | 30.4% | 965 | 14.7% | 394 | 6.0% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 125 | 1.9% |
9-12 Years | 286 | 4.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 2,800 | 42.7% |
Some College | 1,992 | 30.4% |
Bach. Degree | 965 | 14.7% |
Grad Degree | 394 | 6.0% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 3,812 | 3,460 | 352 | 9.2% | 7.7% |
1991 | 3,888 | 3,475 | 413 | 10.6% | 9.3% |
1992 | 3,939 | 3,495 | 444 | 11.3% | 9.1% |
1993 | 4,012 | 3,606 | 406 | 10.1% | 7.3% |
1994 | 4,138 | 3,752 | 386 | 9.3% | 6.1% |
1995 | 4,250 | 3,871 | 379 | 8.9% | 5.3% |
1996 | 4,219 | 3,915 | 304 | 7.2% | 4.9% |
1997 | 4,287 | 4,011 | 276 | 6.4% | 4.3% |
1998 | 4,315 | 4,094 | 221 | 5.1% | 4.0% |
1999 | 4,397 | 4,159 | 238 | 5.4% | 3.8% |
2000 | 4,379 | 4,136 | 243 | 5.5% | 3.6% |
2001 | 4,448 | 4,164 | 284 | 6.4% | 5.2% |
2002 | 4,405 | 4,092 | 313 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
2003 | 4,432 | 4,088 | 344 | 7.8% | 7.1% |
2004 | 4,391 | 4,053 | 338 | 7.7% | 7.0% |
2005 | 4,389 | 4,056 | 333 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
2006 | 4,472 | 4,108 | 364 | 8.1% | 7.0% |
2007 | 4,390 | 4,017 | 373 | 8.5% | 7.1% |
2008 | 4,278 | 3,872 | 406 | 9.5% | 8.2% |
2009 | 4,237 | 3,672 | 565 | 13.3% | 13.1% |
2010 | 3,556 | 3,068 | 488 | 13.7% | 12.2% |
2011 | 3,463 | 3,042 | 421 | 12.2% | 10.0% |
2012 | 3,446 | 3,040 | 406 | 11.8% | 9.0% |
2013 | 3,386 | 2,993 | 393 | 11.6% | 8.7% |
2014 | 3,324 | 2,977 | 347 | 10.4% | 7.2% |
2015 | 3,246 | 2,966 | 280 | 8.6% | 5.4% |
2016 | 3,274 | 3,002 | 272 | 8.3% | 5.0% |
2017 | 3,292 | 3,020 | 272 | 8.3% | 4.6% |
2018 | 3,216 | 2,961 | 255 | 7.9% | 4.2% |
2019 | 3,185 | 2,942 | 243 | 7.6% | 4.1% |
2020 | 3,147 | 2,809 | 338 | 10.7% | 9.9% |
2021 | 3,104 | 2,860 | 244 | 7.9% | 5.8% |
2022 | 3,228 | 2,989 | 239 | 7.4% | 4.2% |
2023 | 3,324 | 3,069 | 255 | 7.7% | 3.9% |