2022 population: 3,378
( 35 from 2010
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18 from 2020)
Land area: 634.1 square miles
Population density: 5.3 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 3,177 | 94.05% | ![]() |
Black: | 17 | 0.50% | ![]() |
Indian: | 58 | 1.72% | ![]() |
Asian: | 17 | 0.50% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 42 | 1.24% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 67 | 1.98% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 201 | 5.95% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 94 | 13.8 |
Deaths: | 114 | 16.8 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 5 | 0.7 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 0 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | -95 | -2.8 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 130 | 3.9 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 1,773 | |
Median Value | $160,300 | |
Occupied | 1,492 | 84.2% |
Vacant | 281 | 15.8% |
Owned | 1,168 | 78.3% |
Rented | 324 | 21.7% |
Median Rent | $710 | |
Single-Family Units | 1,496 | 84.4% |
Detached | 1,471 | 83.0% |
Attached | 25 | 1.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 74 | 4.2% |
Mobile Homes | 74 | 4.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 90 | 6.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 51 | 3.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 81 | 5.4% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 38 | 2.5% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 79 | 5.3% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 49 | 3.3% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 53 | 3.6% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 37 | 2.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 38 | 2.5% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 74 | 5.0% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 146 | 9.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 177 | 11.9% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 257 | 17.2% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 116 | 7.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 57 | 3.8% |
$200,000 or more | 149 | 10.0% |
Median Household Income | 78,426 | |
Per Capita Income | 41,796 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 95 | |
Compared to U.S. | 76 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 20 | 1.3% |
Public Assistance | 1 | 0.1% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 113 | 7.6% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 1,652 | 85.9% |
Unemployed | 3 | 0.2% |
In Armed Forces | 3 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 1,658 | 86.2% |
Not in Labor Force | 266 | 13.8% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 14.0% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 632 | 260 | 70.9% |
Non-Profit | 33 | 230 | 12.5% |
Self-Employed | 254 | 129 | 66.3% |
Local Government | 81 | 105 | 43.5% |
State Government | 10 | 49 | 16.9% |
Federal Government | 0 | 25 | 0.0% |
Total Private + Self | 886 | 389 | 69.5% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 124 | 409 | 23.3% |
Total | 1,010 | 798 | 55.9% |
Pct. Govt. | 14.9% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 250 | 13.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 484 | 26.8% |
Professional, Technical | 390 | 21.6% |
Service Occupations | 240 | 13.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 35 | 1.9% |
All others | 444 | 24.6% |
White Collar | 62.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 239 | 13.2% |
Manufacturing | 227 | 12.6% |
Retail trade | 215 | 11.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 180 | 10.0% |
Educational services | 140 | 7.7% |
Other services | 139 | 7.7% |
Construction | 104 | 5.8% |
Public administration | 98 | 5.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 78 | 4.3% |
Information | 68 | 3.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 68 | 3.8% |
Accommodation and food services | 65 | 3.6% |
Wholesale trade | 64 | 3.5% |
Finance and insurance | 49 | 2.7% |
Utilities | 31 | 1.7% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 18 | 1.0% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 17 | 0.9% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 5 | 0.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 3 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 2 | 0.06% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 17 | 0.50% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 17 | 0.50% |
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 | 0 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 3,141 | 98.2% |
German, other Germanic | 29 | 0.9% |
Spanish | 19 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European | 9 | 0.3% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 1,449 | 42.8% |
Norwegian | 1,020 | 30.1% |
Irish | 283 | 8.4% |
English | 176 | 5.2% |
Polish | 141 | 4.2% |
Swedish | 132 | 3.9% |
Italian | 86 | 2.5% |
Czech | 55 | 1.6% |
French | 50 | 1.5% |
Dutch | 39 | 1.2% |
American | 35 | 1.0% |
Danish | 31 | 0.9% |
Russian | 22 | 0.6% |
Welsh | 21 | 0.6% |
French Canadian | 19 | 0.6% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 3,388 | 100.0% |
Not a citizen | 0 | 0.0% |
Native | 3,387 | 100.0% |
Foreign-born | 1 | 0.0% |
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 | ||||||
55 | 2.2% | 84 | 3.4% | 728 | 29.7% | 1,033 | 42.2% | 459 | 18.8% | 89 | 3.6% |
Average years of education: 13.4 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 55 | 2.2% |
9-12 Years | 84 | 3.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 728 | 29.7% |
Some College | 1,033 | 42.2% |
Bach. Degree | 459 | 18.8% |
Grad Degree | 89 | 3.6% |
Average years of education: 13.4 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 1,931 | 1,862 | 69 | 3.6% | 4.1% |
1991 | 1,926 | 1,846 | 80 | 4.2% | 4.3% |
1992 | 1,915 | 1,828 | 87 | 4.5% | 4.6% |
1993 | 1,939 | 1,862 | 77 | 4.0% | 4.3% |
1994 | 2,051 | 1,992 | 59 | 2.9% | 3.7% |
1995 | 2,174 | 2,113 | 61 | 2.8% | 3.3% |
1996 | 2,173 | 2,117 | 56 | 2.6% | 3.1% |
1997 | 2,194 | 2,147 | 47 | 2.1% | 2.9% |
1998 | 2,217 | 2,169 | 48 | 2.2% | 3.0% |
1999 | 2,321 | 2,267 | 54 | 2.3% | 3.1% |
2000 | 1,959 | 1,903 | 56 | 2.9% | 3.0% |
2001 | 1,848 | 1,795 | 53 | 2.9% | 2.8% |
2002 | 1,844 | 1,784 | 60 | 3.3% | 3.4% |
2003 | 1,794 | 1,734 | 60 | 3.3% | 3.5% |
2004 | 1,806 | 1,750 | 56 | 3.1% | 3.4% |
2005 | 1,780 | 1,727 | 53 | 3.0% | 3.3% |
2006 | 1,727 | 1,671 | 56 | 3.2% | 3.1% |
2007 | 1,702 | 1,646 | 56 | 3.3% | 3.0% |
2008 | 1,773 | 1,721 | 52 | 2.9% | 3.1% |
2009 | 1,737 | 1,677 | 60 | 3.5% | 3.9% |
2010 | 1,806 | 1,745 | 61 | 3.4% | 3.7% |
2011 | 1,761 | 1,707 | 54 | 3.1% | 3.3% |
2012 | 1,674 | 1,624 | 50 | 3.0% | 2.9% |
2013 | 1,615 | 1,560 | 55 | 3.4% | 2.9% |
2014 | 1,613 | 1,565 | 48 | 3.0% | 2.6% |
2015 | 1,617 | 1,570 | 47 | 2.9% | 2.8% |
2016 | 1,682 | 1,632 | 50 | 3.0% | 3.1% |
2017 | 1,658 | 1,617 | 41 | 2.5% | 2.7% |
2018 | 1,599 | 1,559 | 40 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
2019 | 1,518 | 1,477 | 41 | 2.7% | 2.3% |
2020 | 1,555 | 1,501 | 54 | 3.5% | 5.1% |
2021 | 1,522 | 1,486 | 36 | 2.4% | 3.1% |
2022 | 1,527 | 1,495 | 32 | 2.1% | 2.1% |
2023 | 1,519 | 1,491 | 28 | 1.8% | 1.9% |