2022 population: 8,719
( 135 from 2010
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1 from 2020)
Land area: 406.4 square miles
Population density: 21.5 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 7,894 | 90.54% | ![]() |
Black: | 83 | 0.95% | ![]() |
Indian: | 24 | 0.28% | ![]() |
Asian: | 29 | 0.33% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 144 | 1.65% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 545 | 6.25% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 825 | 9.46% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 261 | 15.0 |
Deaths: | 252 | 14.4 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -19 | -1.1 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 7 | 0.4 |
Change in White population: | -404 | -4.6 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 269 | 3.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 3,795 | |
Median Value | $122,600 | |
Occupied | 3,423 | 90.2% |
Vacant | 372 | 9.8% |
Owned | 2,682 | 78.4% |
Rented | 741 | 21.6% |
Median Rent | $805 | |
Single-Family Units | 3,314 | 87.3% |
Detached | 3,306 | 87.1% |
Attached | 8 | 0.2% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 162 | 4.3% |
Mobile Homes | 135 | 3.6% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 147 | 4.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 83 | 2.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 233 | 6.8% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 97 | 2.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 167 | 4.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 118 | 3.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 218 | 6.4% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 219 | 6.4% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 197 | 5.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 291 | 8.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 377 | 11.0% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 485 | 14.2% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 242 | 7.1% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 203 | 5.9% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 204 | 6.0% |
$200,000 or more | 142 | 4.1% |
Median Household Income | 58,620 | |
Per Capita Income | 30,372 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 100 | |
Compared to U.S. | 85 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 158 | 4.6% |
Public Assistance | 56 | 1.6% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 347 | 10.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 3,606 | 73.1% |
Unemployed | 149 | 3.0% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 3,755 | 76.2% |
Not in Labor Force | 1,176 | 23.8% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 26.9% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,596 | 1,128 | 58.6% |
Non-Profit | 66 | 200 | 24.8% |
Self-Employed | 394 | 93 | 80.9% |
Local Government | 116 | 207 | 35.9% |
State Government | 104 | 137 | 43.2% |
Federal Government | 4 | 27 | 12.9% |
Total Private + Self | 1,990 | 1,221 | 62.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 290 | 571 | 33.7% |
Total | 2,280 | 1,792 | 56.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 14.6% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 603 | 14.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 754 | 18.5% |
Professional, Technical | 539 | 13.2% |
Service Occupations | 735 | 18.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 105 | 2.6% |
All others | 1,450 | 35.5% |
White Collar | 46.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 852 | 20.9% |
Educational services | 531 | 13.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 411 | 10.1% |
Retail trade | 374 | 9.2% |
Accommodation and food services | 297 | 7.3% |
Construction | 282 | 6.9% |
Health care and social assistance | 271 | 6.6% |
Finance and insurance | 159 | 3.9% |
Transportation and warehousing | 154 | 3.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 153 | 3.7% |
Other services | 131 | 3.2% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 127 | 3.1% |
Wholesale trade | 102 | 2.5% |
Public administration | 98 | 2.4% |
Information | 40 | 1.0% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 36 | 0.9% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 36 | 0.9% |
Utilities | 23 | 0.6% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 3 | 0.1% |
Management | 1 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 397 | 4.56% |
Puerto Rican | 21 | 0.24% |
Cuban | 1 | 0.01% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 27 | 0.31% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 13 | 0.15% |
Honduran | 10 | 0.11% |
Nicaraguan | 4 | 0.05% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 47 | 0.54% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 47 | 0.54% |
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 | 23 | 0.26% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 7,737 | 94.8% |
Spanish | 370 | 4.5% |
Other Asian | 25 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 11 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 5 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 4 | 0.0% |
Other | 3 | 0.0% |
Other Indo-European | 2 | 0.0% |
Tagalog | 2 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 2,123 | 24.4% |
Irish | 1,060 | 12.2% |
American | 807 | 9.3% |
English | 706 | 8.1% |
French | 298 | 3.4% |
Dutch | 227 | 2.6% |
Scottish | 157 | 1.8% |
Italian | 135 | 1.6% |
Polish | 115 | 1.3% |
Welsh | 93 | 1.1% |
Swiss | 73 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 61 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 52 | 0.6% |
French Canadian | 45 | 0.5% |
Norwegian | 45 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 8,581 | 98.5% |
Not a citizen | 128 | 1.5% |
Native | 8,556 | 98.2% |
Foreign-born | 153 | 1.8% |
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 | ||||||
209 | 3.6% | 463 | 7.9% | 2,388 | 40.6% | 1,719 | 29.2% | 872 | 14.8% | 226 | 3.8% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 209 | 3.6% |
9-12 Years | 463 | 7.9% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 2,388 | 40.6% |
Some College | 1,719 | 29.2% |
Bach. Degree | 872 | 14.8% |
Grad Degree | 226 | 3.8% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 4,640 | 4,491 | 149 | 3.2% | 5.1% |
1991 | 4,655 | 4,483 | 172 | 3.7% | 5.7% |
1992 | 4,793 | 4,567 | 226 | 4.7% | 6.1% |
1993 | 5,102 | 4,849 | 253 | 5.0% | 5.1% |
1994 | 5,284 | 4,991 | 293 | 5.5% | 4.7% |
1995 | 5,394 | 5,140 | 254 | 4.7% | 4.4% |
1996 | 5,255 | 5,035 | 220 | 4.2% | 4.0% |
1997 | 5,153 | 4,968 | 185 | 3.6% | 3.4% |
1998 | 5,068 | 4,905 | 163 | 3.2% | 3.0% |
1999 | 5,460 | 5,294 | 166 | 3.0% | 2.9% |
2000 | 4,827 | 4,689 | 138 | 2.9% | 3.0% |
2001 | 4,831 | 4,663 | 168 | 3.5% | 4.2% |
2002 | 4,887 | 4,640 | 247 | 5.1% | 5.2% |
2003 | 4,686 | 4,433 | 253 | 5.4% | 5.3% |
2004 | 4,602 | 4,352 | 250 | 5.4% | 5.4% |
2005 | 4,595 | 4,356 | 239 | 5.2% | 5.4% |
2006 | 4,613 | 4,388 | 225 | 4.9% | 5.0% |
2007 | 4,329 | 4,137 | 192 | 4.4% | 4.6% |
2008 | 4,422 | 4,190 | 232 | 5.2% | 5.9% |
2009 | 4,313 | 3,877 | 436 | 10.1% | 10.5% |
2010 | 4,664 | 4,246 | 418 | 9.0% | 10.1% |
2011 | 4,654 | 4,295 | 359 | 7.7% | 8.9% |
2012 | 4,554 | 4,220 | 334 | 7.3% | 8.2% |
2013 | 4,469 | 4,160 | 309 | 6.9% | 7.5% |
2014 | 4,475 | 4,233 | 242 | 5.4% | 5.9% |
2015 | 4,578 | 4,374 | 204 | 4.5% | 4.8% |
2016 | 4,570 | 4,379 | 191 | 4.2% | 4.4% |
2017 | 4,488 | 4,337 | 151 | 3.4% | 3.5% |
2018 | 4,557 | 4,412 | 145 | 3.2% | 3.4% |
2019 | 4,525 | 4,383 | 142 | 3.1% | 3.2% |
2020 | 4,268 | 4,047 | 221 | 5.2% | 7.1% |
2021 | 4,252 | 4,126 | 126 | 3.0% | 3.9% |
2022 | 4,423 | 4,316 | 107 | 2.4% | 3.0% |
2023 | 4,527 | 4,409 | 118 | 2.6% | 3.3% |