2022 population: 11,663
( 77 from 2010
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220 from 2020)
Land area: 4339.3 square miles
Population density: 2.7 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 10,899 | 93.45% | ![]() |
Black: | 43 | 0.37% | ![]() |
Indian: | 178 | 1.53% | ![]() |
Asian: | 83 | 0.71% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 207 | 1.77% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 253 | 2.17% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 764 | 6.55% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 262 | 11.4 |
Deaths: | 403 | 17.6 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 358 | 15.6 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 9 | 0.4 |
Change in White population: | -186 | -1.6 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 263 | 2.3 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 6,009 | |
Median Value | $175,800 | |
Occupied | 5,186 | 86.3% |
Vacant | 823 | 13.7% |
Owned | 3,492 | 67.3% |
Rented | 1,694 | 32.7% |
Median Rent | $815 | |
Single-Family Units | 4,598 | 76.5% |
Detached | 4,598 | 76.5% |
Attached | 0 | 0.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 524 | 8.7% |
Mobile Homes | 747 | 12.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 252 | 4.9% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 285 | 5.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 187 | 3.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 224 | 4.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 323 | 6.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 224 | 4.3% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 355 | 6.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 179 | 3.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 174 | 3.4% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 478 | 9.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 467 | 9.0% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 984 | 19.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 310 | 6.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 219 | 4.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 267 | 5.1% |
$200,000 or more | 258 | 5.0% |
Median Household Income | 58,321 | |
Per Capita Income | 34,932 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 95 | |
Compared to U.S. | 84 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 194 | 3.7% |
Public Assistance | 188 | 3.6% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 517 | 10.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 4,785 | 74.2% |
Unemployed | 162 | 2.5% |
In Armed Forces | 7 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 4,954 | 76.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 1,498 | 23.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 25.7% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,717 | 1,131 | 60.3% |
Non-Profit | 306 | 422 | 42.0% |
Self-Employed | 977 | 404 | 70.7% |
Local Government | 131 | 198 | 39.8% |
State Government | 64 | 104 | 38.1% |
Federal Government | 42 | 62 | 40.4% |
Total Private + Self | 2,694 | 1,535 | 63.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 543 | 786 | 40.9% |
Total | 3,237 | 2,321 | 58.2% |
Pct. Govt. | 10.8% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,025 | 18.3% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 966 | 17.3% |
Professional, Technical | 940 | 16.8% |
Service Occupations | 982 | 17.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 523 | 9.4% |
All others | 1,678 | 30.0% |
White Collar | 52.4% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,022 | 18.3% |
Health care and social assistance | 904 | 16.2% |
Retail trade | 657 | 11.8% |
Accommodation and food services | 440 | 7.9% |
Construction | 396 | 7.1% |
Other services | 367 | 6.6% |
Educational services | 263 | 4.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 242 | 4.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 202 | 3.6% |
Wholesale trade | 185 | 3.3% |
Public administration | 174 | 3.1% |
Manufacturing | 143 | 2.6% |
Finance and insurance | 134 | 2.4% |
Utilities | 124 | 2.2% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 118 | 2.1% |
Information | 83 | 1.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 78 | 1.4% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 36 | 0.6% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 23 | 0.4% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 193 | 1.68% |
Puerto Rican | 7 | 0.06% |
Cuban | 4 | 0.03% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
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 | 10 | 0.09% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 10 | 0.09% |
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 | 22 | 0.19% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 10,412 | 95.4% |
German, other Germanic | 222 | 2.0% |
Spanish | 190 | 1.7% |
Other | 54 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European | 35 | 0.3% |
Other Asian | 6 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 2,755 | 24.0% |
American | 1,604 | 14.0% |
Irish | 1,277 | 11.1% |
English | 1,239 | 10.8% |
Norwegian | 1,032 | 9.0% |
Scottish | 602 | 5.2% |
Czech | 372 | 3.2% |
Polish | 193 | 1.7% |
Pennsylvania German | 178 | 1.5% |
Dutch | 160 | 1.4% |
French | 151 | 1.3% |
European | 143 | 1.2% |
Swedish | 140 | 1.2% |
Scandinavian | 137 | 1.2% |
Italian | 121 | 1.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 11,486 | 99.9% |
Not a citizen | 10 | 0.1% |
Native | 11,315 | 98.4% |
Foreign-born | 181 | 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 | ||||||
155 | 1.8% | 304 | 3.5% | 2,550 | 29.8% | 3,196 | 37.3% | 1,897 | 22.1% | 466 | 5.4% |
Average years of education: 13.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 155 | 1.8% |
9-12 Years | 304 | 3.5% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 2,550 | 29.8% |
Some College | 3,196 | 37.3% |
Bach. Degree | 1,897 | 22.1% |
Grad Degree | 466 | 5.4% |
Average years of education: 13.5 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 5,874 | 5,553 | 321 | 5.5% | 6.1% |
1991 | 5,778 | 5,352 | 426 | 7.4% | 6.9% |
1992 | 5,837 | 5,468 | 369 | 6.3% | 6.7% |
1993 | 5,736 | 5,415 | 321 | 5.6% | 6.1% |
1994 | 5,922 | 5,619 | 303 | 5.1% | 5.5% |
1995 | 5,959 | 5,602 | 357 | 6.0% | 5.7% |
1996 | 6,159 | 5,793 | 366 | 5.9% | 5.6% |
1997 | 6,187 | 5,811 | 376 | 6.1% | 5.5% |
1998 | 6,351 | 5,943 | 408 | 6.4% | 5.6% |
1999 | 6,350 | 6,009 | 341 | 5.4% | 5.3% |
2000 | 6,141 | 5,815 | 326 | 5.3% | 4.8% |
2001 | 6,061 | 5,742 | 319 | 5.3% | 4.6% |
2002 | 5,848 | 5,569 | 279 | 4.8% | 4.6% |
2003 | 5,748 | 5,457 | 291 | 5.1% | 4.7% |
2004 | 5,810 | 5,512 | 298 | 5.1% | 4.5% |
2005 | 5,810 | 5,527 | 283 | 4.9% | 4.1% |
2006 | 5,761 | 5,532 | 229 | 4.0% | 3.3% |
2007 | 5,897 | 5,676 | 221 | 3.7% | 3.4% |
2008 | 5,988 | 5,724 | 264 | 4.4% | 4.7% |
2009 | 6,059 | 5,714 | 345 | 5.7% | 7.1% |
2010 | 6,020 | 5,640 | 380 | 6.3% | 7.2% |
2011 | 5,907 | 5,563 | 344 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
2012 | 5,856 | 5,552 | 304 | 5.2% | 5.8% |
2013 | 5,876 | 5,591 | 285 | 4.9% | 5.4% |
2014 | 5,746 | 5,499 | 247 | 4.3% | 4.7% |
2015 | 5,704 | 5,462 | 242 | 4.2% | 4.3% |
2016 | 5,763 | 5,528 | 235 | 4.1% | 4.3% |
2017 | 5,765 | 5,529 | 236 | 4.1% | 4.1% |
2018 | 5,815 | 5,599 | 216 | 3.7% | 3.8% |
2019 | 6,039 | 5,844 | 195 | 3.2% | 3.6% |
2020 | 5,844 | 5,578 | 266 | 4.6% | 5.9% |
2021 | 5,847 | 5,654 | 193 | 3.3% | 3.4% |
2022 | 5,937 | 5,769 | 168 | 2.8% | 2.6% |
2023 | 5,828 | 5,650 | 178 | 3.1% | 2.9% |