2022 population: 12,826
( 1,420 from 2010
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745 from 2020)
Land area: 1657.0 square miles
Population density: 7.7 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 11,698 | 91.21% | ![]() |
Black: | 64 | 0.50% | ![]() |
Indian: | 230 | 1.79% | ![]() |
Asian: | 91 | 0.71% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 324 | 2.53% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 419 | 3.27% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 1,128 | 8.79% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 226 | 9.4 |
Deaths: | 350 | 14.5 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 882 | 36.5 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | -4 | -0.2 |
Change in White population: | 974 | 8.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 446 | 3.9 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 5,359 | |
Median Value | $354,700 | |
Occupied | 4,681 | 87.3% |
Vacant | 678 | 12.7% |
Owned | 3,890 | 83.1% |
Rented | 791 | 16.9% |
Median Rent | $869 | |
Single-Family Units | 4,598 | 85.8% |
Detached | 4,436 | 82.8% |
Attached | 162 | 3.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 92 | 1.7% |
Mobile Homes | 535 | 10.0% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 151 | 3.2% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 62 | 1.3% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 125 | 2.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 194 | 4.1% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 187 | 4.0% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 163 | 3.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 123 | 2.6% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 251 | 5.4% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 151 | 3.2% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 512 | 10.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 453 | 9.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 479 | 10.2% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 466 | 10.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 365 | 7.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 490 | 10.5% |
$200,000 or more | 509 | 10.9% |
Median Household Income | 73,875 | |
Per Capita Income | 39,963 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 100 | |
Compared to U.S. | 89 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 216 | 4.6% |
Public Assistance | 183 | 3.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 335 | 7.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 4,996 | 70.0% |
Unemployed | 195 | 2.7% |
In Armed Forces | 5 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 5,196 | 72.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 1,946 | 27.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 30.0% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,752 | 1,130 | 60.8% |
Non-Profit | 130 | 370 | 26.0% |
Self-Employed | 551 | 294 | 65.2% |
Local Government | 158 | 339 | 31.8% |
State Government | 267 | 398 | 40.2% |
Federal Government | 127 | 100 | 55.9% |
Total Private + Self | 2,303 | 1,424 | 61.8% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 682 | 1,207 | 36.1% |
Total | 2,985 | 2,631 | 53.2% |
Pct. Govt. | 24.7% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,043 | 18.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 984 | 17.5% |
Professional, Technical | 1,466 | 26.1% |
Service Occupations | 793 | 14.1% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 99 | 1.8% |
All others | 1,336 | 23.8% |
White Collar | 62.1% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 833 | 14.8% |
Construction | 720 | 12.8% |
Public administration | 697 | 12.4% |
Retail trade | 615 | 10.9% |
Educational services | 485 | 8.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 385 | 6.8% |
Accommodation and food services | 256 | 4.6% |
Other services | 248 | 4.4% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 245 | 4.4% |
Manufacturing | 234 | 4.2% |
Transportation and warehousing | 223 | 4.0% |
Finance and insurance | 143 | 2.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 137 | 2.4% |
Information | 111 | 2.0% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 84 | 1.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 82 | 1.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 55 | 1.0% |
Utilities | 39 | 0.7% |
Wholesale trade | 30 | 0.5% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 247 | 2.01% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 3 | 0.02% |
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 | 47 | 0.38% |
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 | 47 | 0.38% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 69 | 0.56% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 11,372 | 96.9% |
Spanish | 216 | 1.8% |
Korean | 39 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 23 | 0.2% |
Other Asian | 23 | 0.2% |
Other | 22 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 17 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 12 | 0.1% |
Chinese | 6 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 2,876 | 23.4% |
English | 2,435 | 19.8% |
Irish | 2,161 | 17.6% |
Norwegian | 1,134 | 9.2% |
American | 517 | 4.2% |
French | 455 | 3.7% |
Swedish | 401 | 3.3% |
European | 383 | 3.1% |
Scottish | 383 | 3.1% |
Italian | 327 | 2.7% |
Danish | 323 | 2.6% |
Polish | 302 | 2.5% |
Czech | 217 | 1.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 192 | 1.6% |
Scandinavian | 191 | 1.6% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 12,161 | 99.1% |
Not a citizen | 112 | 0.9% |
Native | 12,005 | 97.8% |
Foreign-born | 268 | 2.2% |
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 | ||||||
260 | 2.9% | 307 | 3.4% | 2,414 | 26.9% | 3,017 | 33.6% | 1,925 | 21.4% | 1,065 | 11.8% |
Average years of education: 13.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 260 | 2.9% |
9-12 Years | 307 | 3.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 2,414 | 26.9% |
Some College | 3,017 | 33.6% |
Bach. Degree | 1,925 | 21.4% |
Grad Degree | 1,065 | 11.8% |
Average years of education: 13.8 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 4,148 | 3,940 | 208 | 5.0% | 6.1% |
1991 | 4,120 | 3,874 | 246 | 6.0% | 6.9% |
1992 | 4,198 | 3,977 | 221 | 5.3% | 6.7% |
1993 | 4,330 | 4,124 | 206 | 4.8% | 6.1% |
1994 | 4,514 | 4,340 | 174 | 3.9% | 5.5% |
1995 | 4,678 | 4,467 | 211 | 4.5% | 5.7% |
1996 | 4,829 | 4,576 | 253 | 5.2% | 5.6% |
1997 | 4,893 | 4,670 | 223 | 4.6% | 5.5% |
1998 | 5,044 | 4,801 | 243 | 4.8% | 5.6% |
1999 | 5,070 | 4,838 | 232 | 4.6% | 5.3% |
2000 | 5,388 | 5,132 | 256 | 4.8% | 4.8% |
2001 | 5,328 | 5,092 | 236 | 4.4% | 4.6% |
2002 | 5,337 | 5,103 | 234 | 4.4% | 4.6% |
2003 | 5,414 | 5,180 | 234 | 4.3% | 4.7% |
2004 | 5,495 | 5,257 | 238 | 4.3% | 4.5% |
2005 | 5,593 | 5,371 | 222 | 4.0% | 4.1% |
2006 | 5,758 | 5,559 | 199 | 3.5% | 3.3% |
2007 | 5,888 | 5,714 | 174 | 3.0% | 3.4% |
2008 | 6,035 | 5,777 | 258 | 4.3% | 4.7% |
2009 | 6,054 | 5,653 | 401 | 6.6% | 7.1% |
2010 | 5,631 | 5,283 | 348 | 6.2% | 7.2% |
2011 | 5,619 | 5,283 | 336 | 6.0% | 6.6% |
2012 | 5,601 | 5,301 | 300 | 5.4% | 5.8% |
2013 | 5,613 | 5,341 | 272 | 4.8% | 5.4% |
2014 | 5,632 | 5,373 | 259 | 4.6% | 4.7% |
2015 | 5,585 | 5,351 | 234 | 4.2% | 4.3% |
2016 | 5,669 | 5,399 | 270 | 4.8% | 4.3% |
2017 | 5,630 | 5,384 | 246 | 4.4% | 4.1% |
2018 | 5,648 | 5,429 | 219 | 3.9% | 3.8% |
2019 | 5,749 | 5,552 | 197 | 3.4% | 3.6% |
2020 | 5,789 | 5,492 | 297 | 5.1% | 5.9% |
2021 | 5,915 | 5,722 | 193 | 3.3% | 3.4% |
2022 | 6,118 | 5,963 | 155 | 2.5% | 2.6% |
2023 | 6,125 | 5,947 | 178 | 2.9% | 2.9% |