2022 population: 8,241
( 941 from 2010
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46 from 2020)
Land area: 1396.4 square miles
Population density: 5.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 6,997 | 84.90% | ![]() |
Black: | 124 | 1.50% | ![]() |
Indian: | 287 | 3.48% | ![]() |
Asian: | 131 | 1.59% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 188 | 2.28% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 514 | 6.24% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 1,244 | 15.10% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 191 | 11.7 |
Deaths: | 236 | 14.4 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 92 | 5.6 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | -1 | -0.1 |
Change in White population: | -1,061 | -11.6 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 120 | 1.3 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 4,024 | |
Median Value | $142,100 | |
Occupied | 3,484 | 86.6% |
Vacant | 540 | 13.4% |
Owned | 2,202 | 63.2% |
Rented | 1,282 | 36.8% |
Median Rent | $887 | |
Single-Family Units | 3,023 | 75.1% |
Detached | 2,922 | 72.6% |
Attached | 101 | 2.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 322 | 8.0% |
Mobile Homes | 272 | 6.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 283 | 8.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 73 | 2.1% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 234 | 6.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 94 | 2.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 147 | 4.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 178 | 5.1% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 228 | 6.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 113 | 3.2% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 182 | 5.2% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 375 | 10.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 377 | 10.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 520 | 14.9% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 364 | 10.4% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 102 | 2.9% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 207 | 5.9% |
$200,000 or more | 7 | 0.2% |
Median Household Income | 53,760 | |
Per Capita Income | 27,256 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 89 | |
Compared to U.S. | 83 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 160 | 4.6% |
Public Assistance | 40 | 1.1% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 257 | 7.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 3,769 | 74.4% |
Unemployed | 67 | 1.3% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 3,836 | 75.7% |
Not in Labor Force | 1,232 | 24.3% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 25.6% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 842 | 905 | 48.2% |
Non-Profit | 109 | 179 | 37.8% |
Self-Employed | 298 | 285 | 51.1% |
Local Government | 165 | 388 | 29.8% |
State Government | 535 | 557 | 49.0% |
Federal Government | 78 | 18 | 81.2% |
Total Private + Self | 1,140 | 1,190 | 48.9% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 887 | 1,142 | 43.7% |
Total | 2,027 | 2,332 | 46.5% |
Pct. Govt. | 39.9% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 578 | 13.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 870 | 19.9% |
Professional, Technical | 1,207 | 27.6% |
Service Occupations | 801 | 18.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 183 | 4.2% |
All others | 917 | 21.0% |
White Collar | 60.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Educational services | 1,195 | 27.3% |
Health care and social assistance | 602 | 13.8% |
Retail trade | 466 | 10.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 403 | 9.2% |
Accommodation and food services | 289 | 6.6% |
Construction | 272 | 6.2% |
Public administration | 233 | 5.3% |
Finance and insurance | 206 | 4.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 178 | 4.1% |
Other services | 158 | 3.6% |
Manufacturing | 106 | 2.4% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 75 | 1.7% |
Information | 70 | 1.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 55 | 1.3% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 23 | 0.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 19 | 0.4% |
Wholesale trade | 15 | 0.3% |
Management | 5 | 0.1% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 3 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 414 | 5.00% |
Puerto Rican | 14 | 0.17% |
Cuban | 9 | 0.11% |
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 | 41 | 0.50% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Laotian | 45 | 0.54% |
Taiwanese | 19 | 0.23% |
Chinese | 5 | 0.06% |
Filipino | 4 | 0.05% |
Indian | 4 | 0.05% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 7,543 | 96.2% |
Spanish | 160 | 2.0% |
Other | 73 | 0.9% |
Chinese | 40 | 0.5% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 22 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European | 4 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 2 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 2,893 | 34.9% |
English | 1,516 | 18.3% |
Irish | 925 | 11.2% |
Czech | 455 | 5.5% |
American | 284 | 3.4% |
Swedish | 283 | 3.4% |
Danish | 234 | 2.8% |
Scottish | 207 | 2.5% |
Norwegian | 197 | 2.4% |
Italian | 196 | 2.4% |
Dutch | 145 | 1.8% |
Polish | 84 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 84 | 1.0% |
Hungarian | 81 | 1.0% |
Greek | 70 | 0.8% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 8,262 | 99.8% |
Not a citizen | 17 | 0.2% |
Native | 8,243 | 99.6% |
Foreign-born | 36 | 0.4% |
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 | ||||||
54 | 1.0% | 172 | 3.3% | 1,269 | 24.5% | 1,818 | 35.1% | 937 | 18.1% | 929 | 17.9% |
Average years of education: 14.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 54 | 1.0% |
9-12 Years | 172 | 3.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 1,269 | 24.5% |
Some College | 1,818 | 35.1% |
Bach. Degree | 937 | 18.1% |
Grad Degree | 929 | 17.9% |
Average years of education: 14.2 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 4,182 | 4,026 | 156 | 3.7% | 2.4% |
1991 | 4,182 | 4,036 | 146 | 3.5% | 2.7% |
1992 | 4,287 | 4,145 | 142 | 3.3% | 2.8% |
1993 | 4,510 | 4,351 | 159 | 3.5% | 2.8% |
1994 | 4,561 | 4,407 | 154 | 3.4% | 2.6% |
1995 | 4,545 | 4,386 | 159 | 3.5% | 2.6% |
1996 | 4,555 | 4,373 | 182 | 4.0% | 2.7% |
1997 | 4,280 | 4,138 | 142 | 3.3% | 2.4% |
1998 | 4,702 | 4,542 | 160 | 3.4% | 2.5% |
1999 | 4,701 | 4,516 | 185 | 3.9% | 2.7% |
2000 | 5,029 | 4,878 | 151 | 3.0% | 2.8% |
2001 | 4,845 | 4,705 | 140 | 2.9% | 3.1% |
2002 | 5,020 | 4,871 | 149 | 3.0% | 3.7% |
2003 | 4,755 | 4,598 | 157 | 3.3% | 3.9% |
2004 | 4,768 | 4,613 | 155 | 3.3% | 3.9% |
2005 | 4,756 | 4,604 | 152 | 3.2% | 3.8% |
2006 | 4,668 | 4,538 | 130 | 2.8% | 3.0% |
2007 | 4,803 | 4,674 | 129 | 2.7% | 2.9% |
2008 | 4,817 | 4,679 | 138 | 2.9% | 3.2% |
2009 | 4,751 | 4,541 | 210 | 4.4% | 4.7% |
2010 | 5,490 | 5,269 | 221 | 4.0% | 4.7% |
2011 | 5,476 | 5,263 | 213 | 3.9% | 4.4% |
2012 | 5,405 | 5,213 | 192 | 3.6% | 3.9% |
2013 | 5,411 | 5,221 | 190 | 3.5% | 3.7% |
2014 | 5,288 | 5,134 | 154 | 2.9% | 3.3% |
2015 | 5,271 | 5,135 | 136 | 2.6% | 3.0% |
2016 | 5,243 | 5,089 | 154 | 2.9% | 3.1% |
2017 | 5,176 | 5,035 | 141 | 2.7% | 2.9% |
2018 | 5,036 | 4,902 | 134 | 2.7% | 2.9% |
2019 | 5,005 | 4,865 | 140 | 2.8% | 3.0% |
2020 | 4,952 | 4,812 | 140 | 2.8% | 4.2% |
2021 | 5,025 | 4,922 | 103 | 2.0% | 2.7% |
2022 | 5,034 | 4,927 | 107 | 2.1% | 2.3% |
2023 | 4,977 | 4,877 | 100 | 2.0% | 2.3% |