2022 population: 16,115
( 1,751 from 2010
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487 from 2020)
Land area: 6646.4 square miles
Population density: 2.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 5,314 | 32.98% | ![]() |
Black: | 154 | 0.96% | ![]() |
Indian: | 1,923 | 11.93% | ![]() |
Asian: | 321 | 1.99% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 275 | 1.71% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 8,128 | 50.44% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 10,801 | 67.02% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 362 | 10.9 |
Deaths: | 520 | 15.7 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -333 | -10.0 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 9 | 0.3 |
Change in White population: | -1,397 | -7.8 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -354 | -2.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 7,621 | |
Median Value | $132,700 | |
Occupied | 4,953 | 65.0% |
Vacant | 2,668 | 35.0% |
Owned | 3,712 | 74.9% |
Rented | 1,241 | 25.1% |
Median Rent | $702 | |
Single-Family Units | 4,040 | 53.0% |
Detached | 4,002 | 52.5% |
Attached | 38 | 0.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 364 | 4.8% |
Mobile Homes | 2,834 | 37.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 345 | 7.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 638 | 12.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 266 | 5.4% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 432 | 8.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 287 | 5.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 307 | 6.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 178 | 3.6% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 147 | 3.0% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 203 | 4.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 342 | 6.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 379 | 7.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 572 | 11.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 267 | 5.4% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 224 | 4.5% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 196 | 4.0% |
$200,000 or more | 170 | 3.4% |
Median Household Income | 40,699 | |
Per Capita Income | 21,792 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 95 | |
Compared to U.S. | 81 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 769 | 15.5% |
Public Assistance | 137 | 2.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 923 | 18.6% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 2,588 | 52.4% |
Unemployed | 103 | 2.1% |
In Armed Forces | 16 | 0.3% |
Total Labor Force | 2,707 | 54.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 2,235 | 45.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 47.3% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,279 | 1,227 | 51.0% |
Non-Profit | 225 | 164 | 57.8% |
Self-Employed | 359 | 127 | 73.9% |
Local Government | 115 | 271 | 29.8% |
State Government | 503 | 564 | 47.1% |
Federal Government | 128 | 135 | 48.7% |
Total Private + Self | 1,638 | 1,354 | 54.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 971 | 1,134 | 46.1% |
Total | 2,609 | 2,488 | 51.2% |
Pct. Govt. | 33.7% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 703 | 13.7% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 672 | 13.1% |
Professional, Technical | 1,639 | 32.0% |
Service Occupations | 1,026 | 20.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 105 | 2.1% |
All others | 1,079 | 21.1% |
White Collar | 58.9% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Educational services | 1,317 | 25.7% |
Health care and social assistance | 582 | 11.4% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 499 | 9.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 393 | 7.7% |
Other services | 364 | 7.1% |
Retail trade | 351 | 6.9% |
Public administration | 310 | 6.1% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 241 | 4.7% |
Construction | 224 | 4.4% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 166 | 3.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 159 | 3.1% |
Manufacturing | 134 | 2.6% |
Transportation and warehousing | 96 | 1.9% |
Finance and insurance | 82 | 1.6% |
Wholesale trade | 66 | 1.3% |
Information | 61 | 1.2% |
Utilities | 36 | 0.7% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 19 | 0.4% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 19 | 0.4% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 2,410 | 14.65% |
Puerto Rican | 67 | 0.41% |
Cuban | 6 | 0.04% |
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 | 35 | 0.21% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 35 | 0.21% |
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 | 5,760 | 35.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 9,269 | 59.3% |
Spanish | 4,166 | 26.6% |
Other | 1,663 | 10.6% |
Other Indo-European | 154 | 1.0% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 126 | 0.8% |
Chinese | 104 | 0.7% |
Vietnamese | 53 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 43 | 0.3% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 37 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 2,614 | 15.9% |
German | 1,153 | 7.0% |
English | 911 | 5.5% |
Irish | 567 | 3.4% |
British | 251 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 154 | 0.9% |
Northern European | 146 | 0.9% |
European | 113 | 0.7% |
Finnish | 92 | 0.6% |
Italian | 85 | 0.5% |
French | 73 | 0.4% |
Norwegian | 73 | 0.4% |
Czechoslovakian | 67 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 60 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 53 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 15,860 | 96.4% |
Not a citizen | 593 | 3.6% |
Native | 15,549 | 94.5% |
Foreign-born | 904 | 5.5% |
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 | ||||||
869 | 8.1% | 764 | 7.1% | 4,654 | 43.5% | 2,617 | 24.5% | 680 | 6.4% | 1,113 | 10.4% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 869 | 8.1% |
9-12 Years | 764 | 7.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 4,654 | 43.5% |
Some College | 2,617 | 24.5% |
Bach. Degree | 680 | 6.4% |
Grad Degree | 1,113 | 10.4% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 6,648 | 6,145 | 503 | 7.6% | 6.7% |
1991 | 6,615 | 6,110 | 505 | 7.6% | 7.2% |
1992 | 6,828 | 6,241 | 587 | 8.6% | 7.3% |
1993 | 6,376 | 5,773 | 603 | 9.5% | 7.3% |
1994 | 6,399 | 5,866 | 533 | 8.3% | 6.5% |
1995 | 6,545 | 5,997 | 548 | 8.4% | 6.7% |
1996 | 6,492 | 5,961 | 531 | 8.2% | 7.5% |
1997 | 6,445 | 5,993 | 452 | 7.0% | 6.4% |
1998 | 6,478 | 6,058 | 420 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
1999 | 6,475 | 6,133 | 342 | 5.3% | 5.6% |
2000 | 7,911 | 7,506 | 405 | 5.1% | 5.0% |
2001 | 8,136 | 7,706 | 430 | 5.3% | 5.0% |
2002 | 8,466 | 8,042 | 424 | 5.0% | 5.5% |
2003 | 8,667 | 8,229 | 438 | 5.1% | 5.9% |
2004 | 8,817 | 8,390 | 427 | 4.8% | 5.6% |
2005 | 9,234 | 8,815 | 419 | 4.5% | 5.2% |
2006 | 9,149 | 8,810 | 339 | 3.7% | 4.2% |
2007 | 9,219 | 8,935 | 284 | 3.1% | 3.6% |
2008 | 9,407 | 9,085 | 322 | 3.4% | 4.3% |
2009 | 9,361 | 8,899 | 462 | 4.9% | 7.1% |
2010 | 6,822 | 6,314 | 508 | 7.4% | 7.8% |
2011 | 6,801 | 6,302 | 499 | 7.3% | 7.2% |
2012 | 6,826 | 6,360 | 466 | 6.8% | 7.0% |
2013 | 6,652 | 6,163 | 489 | 7.4% | 6.9% |
2014 | 6,511 | 6,038 | 473 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
2015 | 6,583 | 6,080 | 503 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
2016 | 6,733 | 6,233 | 500 | 7.4% | 6.7% |
2017 | 6,654 | 6,233 | 421 | 6.3% | 6.1% |
2018 | 6,487 | 6,145 | 342 | 5.3% | 4.9% |
2019 | 6,493 | 6,103 | 390 | 6.0% | 5.0% |
2020 | 6,248 | 5,805 | 443 | 7.1% | 8.4% |
2021 | 6,200 | 5,788 | 412 | 6.6% | 7.1% |
2022 | 6,149 | 5,885 | 264 | 4.3% | 4.0% |
2023 | 6,170 | 5,910 | 260 | 4.2% | 3.8% |