2022 population: 9,381
( 77 from 2010
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205 from 2020)
Land area: 1014.2 square miles
Population density: 9.2 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 7,496 | 79.91% | ![]() |
Black: | 68 | 0.72% | ![]() |
Indian: | 1,271 | 13.55% | ![]() |
Asian: | 41 | 0.44% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 266 | 2.84% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 239 | 2.55% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 1,885 | 20.09% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 243 | 13.2 |
Deaths: | 292 | 15.9 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 255 | 13.9 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 1 | 0.1 |
Change in White population: | -150 | -1.6 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 227 | 2.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 8,661 | |
Median Value | $160,100 | |
Occupied | 3,723 | 43.0% |
Vacant | 4,938 | 57.0% |
Owned | 3,026 | 81.3% |
Rented | 697 | 18.7% |
Median Rent | $593 | |
Single-Family Units | 7,486 | 86.4% |
Detached | 7,460 | 86.1% |
Attached | 26 | 0.3% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 231 | 2.7% |
Mobile Homes | 822 | 9.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 206 | 5.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 189 | 5.1% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 147 | 3.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 287 | 7.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 159 | 4.3% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 136 | 3.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 210 | 5.6% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 159 | 4.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 120 | 3.2% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 395 | 10.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 403 | 10.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 549 | 14.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 335 | 9.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 158 | 4.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 137 | 3.7% |
$200,000 or more | 133 | 3.6% |
Median Household Income | 55,552 | |
Per Capita Income | 30,310 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 86 | |
Compared to U.S. | 80 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 180 | 4.8% |
Public Assistance | 134 | 3.6% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 559 | 15.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 3,483 | 66.2% |
Unemployed | 151 | 2.9% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 3,634 | 69.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 1,627 | 30.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 33.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,191 | 907 | 56.8% |
Non-Profit | 57 | 123 | 31.7% |
Self-Employed | 387 | 106 | 78.5% |
Local Government | 327 | 375 | 46.6% |
State Government | 35 | 57 | 38.0% |
Federal Government | 110 | 92 | 54.5% |
Total Private + Self | 1,578 | 1,013 | 60.9% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 529 | 647 | 45.0% |
Total | 2,107 | 1,660 | 55.9% |
Pct. Govt. | 26.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 487 | 12.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 772 | 20.4% |
Professional, Technical | 690 | 18.3% |
Service Occupations | 698 | 18.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 111 | 2.9% |
All others | 1,132 | 30.0% |
White Collar | 51.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 455 | 12.0% |
Retail trade | 430 | 11.4% |
Health care and social assistance | 377 | 10.0% |
Educational services | 321 | 8.5% |
Public administration | 320 | 8.5% |
Construction | 320 | 8.5% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 281 | 7.4% |
Accommodation and food services | 244 | 6.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 214 | 5.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 179 | 4.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 137 | 3.6% |
Other services | 126 | 3.3% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 106 | 2.8% |
Finance and insurance | 90 | 2.4% |
Wholesale trade | 63 | 1.7% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 51 | 1.3% |
Utilities | 33 | 0.9% |
Information | 30 | 0.8% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 2 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 160 | 1.73% |
Puerto Rican | 54 | 0.58% |
Cuban | 14 | 0.15% |
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 | 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 | 6 | 0.06% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 8,428 | 96.6% |
Other | 128 | 1.5% |
Spanish | 84 | 1.0% |
German, other Germanic | 41 | 0.5% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 19 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European | 11 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 7 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 5 | 0.1% |
Arabic | 4 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 3,111 | 33.7% |
Irish | 1,037 | 11.2% |
Polish | 956 | 10.3% |
English | 674 | 7.3% |
French | 385 | 4.2% |
American | 324 | 3.5% |
Dutch | 288 | 3.1% |
Norwegian | 224 | 2.4% |
Swedish | 211 | 2.3% |
Italian | 184 | 2.0% |
French Canadian | 160 | 1.7% |
Czech | 112 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 95 | 1.0% |
European | 75 | 0.8% |
Russian | 65 | 0.7% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 9,219 | 99.8% |
Not a citizen | 20 | 0.2% |
Native | 9,187 | 99.4% |
Foreign-born | 52 | 0.6% |
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 | ||||||
135 | 2.0% | 526 | 7.8% | 2,671 | 39.4% | 2,385 | 35.2% | 850 | 12.5% | 218 | 3.2% |
Average years of education: 12.9 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 135 | 2.0% |
9-12 Years | 526 | 7.8% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 2,671 | 39.4% |
Some College | 2,385 | 35.2% |
Bach. Degree | 850 | 12.5% |
Grad Degree | 218 | 3.2% |
Average years of education: 12.9 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 3,546 | 3,308 | 238 | 6.7% | 4.4% |
1991 | 3,657 | 3,321 | 336 | 9.2% | 5.4% |
1992 | 4,259 | 3,942 | 317 | 7.4% | 5.1% |
1993 | 4,349 | 4,056 | 293 | 6.7% | 4.3% |
1994 | 4,224 | 3,943 | 281 | 6.7% | 4.2% |
1995 | 4,398 | 4,102 | 296 | 6.7% | 3.7% |
1996 | 4,646 | 4,398 | 248 | 5.3% | 3.6% |
1997 | 4,637 | 4,359 | 278 | 6.0% | 3.5% |
1998 | 4,620 | 4,276 | 344 | 7.4% | 3.3% |
1999 | 4,488 | 4,252 | 236 | 5.3% | 3.1% |
2000 | 4,643 | 4,381 | 262 | 5.6% | 3.4% |
2001 | 4,936 | 4,630 | 306 | 6.2% | 4.4% |
2002 | 4,935 | 4,588 | 347 | 7.0% | 5.3% |
2003 | 5,087 | 4,726 | 361 | 7.1% | 5.6% |
2004 | 5,016 | 4,703 | 313 | 6.2% | 5.0% |
2005 | 4,964 | 4,619 | 345 | 7.0% | 4.8% |
2006 | 5,020 | 4,693 | 327 | 6.5% | 4.7% |
2007 | 5,024 | 4,672 | 352 | 7.0% | 4.8% |
2008 | 4,896 | 4,551 | 345 | 7.0% | 4.9% |
2009 | 4,998 | 4,463 | 535 | 10.7% | 9.0% |
2010 | 4,253 | 3,764 | 489 | 11.5% | 8.5% |
2011 | 4,173 | 3,700 | 473 | 11.3% | 7.6% |
2012 | 4,135 | 3,687 | 448 | 10.8% | 6.9% |
2013 | 4,078 | 3,634 | 444 | 10.9% | 6.7% |
2014 | 4,016 | 3,672 | 344 | 8.6% | 5.3% |
2015 | 3,984 | 3,693 | 291 | 7.3% | 4.4% |
2016 | 3,987 | 3,745 | 242 | 6.1% | 3.9% |
2017 | 4,013 | 3,812 | 201 | 5.0% | 3.3% |
2018 | 3,960 | 3,769 | 191 | 4.8% | 3.0% |
2019 | 3,994 | 3,792 | 202 | 5.1% | 3.3% |
2020 | 3,890 | 3,407 | 483 | 12.4% | 6.3% |
2021 | 3,883 | 3,624 | 259 | 6.7% | 3.8% |
2022 | 3,828 | 3,648 | 180 | 4.7% | 2.9% |
2023 | 3,947 | 3,756 | 191 | 4.8% | 3.0% |