2022 population: 8,546
( 495 from 2010
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198 from 2020)
Land area: 2873.9 square miles
Population density: 3.0 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 4,087 | 47.82% | ![]() |
Black: | 137 | 1.60% | ![]() |
Indian: | 101 | 1.18% | ![]() |
Asian: | 97 | 1.14% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 149 | 1.74% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 3,975 | 46.51% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 4,459 | 52.18% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 177 | 10.1 |
Deaths: | 386 | 22.1 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 8 | 0.5 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 0 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | -760 | -8.4 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 265 | 2.9 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 5,491 | |
Median Value | $76,800 | |
Occupied | 3,757 | 68.4% |
Vacant | 1,734 | 31.6% |
Owned | 2,565 | 68.3% |
Rented | 1,192 | 31.7% |
Median Rent | $710 | |
Single-Family Units | 3,848 | 70.1% |
Detached | 3,694 | 67.3% |
Attached | 154 | 2.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 205 | 3.7% |
Mobile Homes | 1,238 | 22.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 366 | 9.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 374 | 10.0% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 330 | 8.8% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 194 | 5.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 272 | 7.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 209 | 5.6% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 184 | 4.9% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 146 | 3.9% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 245 | 6.5% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 248 | 6.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 309 | 8.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 329 | 8.8% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 227 | 6.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 137 | 3.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 107 | 2.8% |
$200,000 or more | 80 | 2.1% |
Median Household Income | 38,998 | |
Per Capita Income | 25,348 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 93 | |
Compared to U.S. | 80 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 298 | 7.9% |
Public Assistance | 115 | 3.1% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 892 | 23.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 1,568 | 61.9% |
Unemployed | 68 | 2.7% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 1,636 | 64.5% |
Not in Labor Force | 899 | 35.5% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 38.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,069 | 951 | 52.9% |
Non-Profit | 97 | 174 | 35.8% |
Self-Employed | 219 | 78 | 73.7% |
Local Government | 287 | 190 | 60.2% |
State Government | 102 | 160 | 38.9% |
Federal Government | 110 | 42 | 72.4% |
Total Private + Self | 1,288 | 1,029 | 55.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 596 | 566 | 51.3% |
Total | 1,884 | 1,595 | 54.2% |
Pct. Govt. | 25.6% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 779 | 22.4% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 870 | 25.0% |
Professional, Technical | 720 | 20.7% |
Service Occupations | 520 | 14.9% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 38 | 1.1% |
All others | 593 | 17.0% |
White Collar | 68.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Accommodation and food services | 654 | 18.8% |
Health care and social assistance | 406 | 11.7% |
Retail trade | 356 | 10.2% |
Educational services | 351 | 10.1% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 259 | 7.4% |
Public administration | 250 | 7.2% |
Other services | 242 | 7.0% |
Construction | 223 | 6.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 180 | 5.2% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 171 | 4.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 89 | 2.6% |
Finance and insurance | 83 | 2.4% |
Manufacturing | 66 | 1.9% |
Wholesale trade | 39 | 1.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 36 | 1.0% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 30 | 0.9% |
Information | 26 | 0.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 17 | 0.5% |
Utilities | 4 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 2,269 | 26.26% |
Puerto Rican | 77 | 0.89% |
Cuban | 14 | 0.16% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 90 | 1.04% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 12 | 0.14% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 78 | 0.90% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 5 | 0.06% |
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 | 5 | 0.06% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 1,529 | 17.69% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 6,724 | 80.5% |
Spanish | 1,567 | 18.8% |
Other | 62 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European | 3 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Irish | 708 | 8.2% |
German | 659 | 7.6% |
English | 636 | 7.4% |
American | 549 | 6.4% |
Italian | 281 | 3.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 122 | 1.4% |
French | 115 | 1.3% |
Polish | 105 | 1.2% |
Dutch | 93 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 80 | 0.9% |
Welsh | 67 | 0.8% |
Northern European | 63 | 0.7% |
Russian | 59 | 0.7% |
British | 54 | 0.6% |
European | 51 | 0.6% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 8,538 | 98.8% |
Not a citizen | 103 | 1.2% |
Native | 8,482 | 98.2% |
Foreign-born | 159 | 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 | ||||||
157 | 2.5% | 724 | 11.3% | 2,426 | 38.0% | 2,050 | 32.1% | 637 | 10.0% | 386 | 6.1% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 157 | 2.5% |
9-12 Years | 724 | 11.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 2,426 | 38.0% |
Some College | 2,050 | 32.1% |
Bach. Degree | 637 | 10.0% |
Grad Degree | 386 | 6.1% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 4,921 | 4,563 | 358 | 7.3% | 6.7% |
1991 | 4,903 | 4,576 | 327 | 6.7% | 7.2% |
1992 | 4,798 | 4,498 | 300 | 6.3% | 7.3% |
1993 | 4,891 | 4,593 | 298 | 6.1% | 7.3% |
1994 | 4,922 | 4,621 | 301 | 6.1% | 6.5% |
1995 | 4,646 | 4,363 | 283 | 6.1% | 6.7% |
1996 | 4,617 | 4,331 | 286 | 6.2% | 7.5% |
1997 | 4,554 | 4,273 | 281 | 6.2% | 6.4% |
1998 | 4,630 | 4,401 | 229 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
1999 | 4,594 | 4,418 | 176 | 3.8% | 5.6% |
2000 | 4,415 | 4,194 | 221 | 5.0% | 5.0% |
2001 | 4,150 | 3,925 | 225 | 5.4% | 5.0% |
2002 | 3,982 | 3,766 | 216 | 5.4% | 5.5% |
2003 | 3,931 | 3,671 | 260 | 6.6% | 5.9% |
2004 | 3,909 | 3,670 | 239 | 6.1% | 5.6% |
2005 | 3,900 | 3,689 | 211 | 5.4% | 5.2% |
2006 | 3,885 | 3,704 | 181 | 4.7% | 4.2% |
2007 | 3,783 | 3,619 | 164 | 4.3% | 3.6% |
2008 | 3,881 | 3,697 | 184 | 4.7% | 4.3% |
2009 | 3,912 | 3,662 | 250 | 6.4% | 7.1% |
2010 | 3,470 | 3,157 | 313 | 9.0% | 7.8% |
2011 | 3,371 | 3,058 | 313 | 9.3% | 7.2% |
2012 | 3,393 | 3,123 | 270 | 8.0% | 7.0% |
2013 | 3,326 | 3,085 | 241 | 7.2% | 6.9% |
2014 | 3,323 | 3,106 | 217 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
2015 | 3,293 | 3,056 | 237 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
2016 | 3,235 | 3,013 | 222 | 6.9% | 6.7% |
2017 | 3,280 | 3,081 | 199 | 6.1% | 6.1% |
2018 | 3,233 | 3,078 | 155 | 4.8% | 4.9% |
2019 | 3,236 | 3,062 | 174 | 5.4% | 5.0% |
2020 | 3,099 | 2,870 | 229 | 7.4% | 8.4% |
2021 | 2,951 | 2,732 | 219 | 7.4% | 7.1% |
2022 | 2,969 | 2,840 | 129 | 4.3% | 4.0% |
2023 | 2,960 | 2,837 | 123 | 4.2% | 3.8% |