2022 population: 8,333
( 91 from 2010
, 21 from 2020)
Land area: 1042.8 square miles
Population density: 8.0 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 7,649 | 91.79% | 4.3% |
Black: | 49 | 0.59% | 206.2% |
Indian: | 198 | 2.38% | 13.8% |
Asian: | 76 | 0.91% | 94.9% |
2+ races: | 143 | 1.72% | 83.3% |
Hispanic: | 218 | 2.62% | 80.2% |
Total non-White: | 684 | 8.21% | 59.8% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 184 | 11.0 |
Deaths: | 183 | 11.0 |
Net Migration: | -34 | -2.0 |
Net Immigration: | 15 | 0.9 |
Change in White population: | -347 | -4.1 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 256 | 3.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 4,667 | |
Median Value | $192,000 | |
Occupied | 3,536 | 75.8% |
Vacant | 1,131 | 24.2% |
Owned | 2,963 | 83.8% |
Rented | 573 | 16.2% |
Median Rent | $1,039 | |
Single-Family Units | 3,504 | 75.1% |
Detached | 3,381 | 72.4% |
Attached | 123 | 2.6% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 369 | 7.9% |
Mobile Homes | 620 | 13.3% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 145 | 4.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 56 | 1.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 151 | 4.3% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 73 | 2.1% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 189 | 5.3% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 150 | 4.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 111 | 3.1% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 81 | 2.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 174 | 4.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 204 | 5.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 335 | 9.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 365 | 10.3% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 396 | 11.2% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 454 | 12.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 398 | 11.3% |
$200,000 or more | 254 | 7.2% |
Median Household Income | 82,155 | |
Per Capita Income | 39,783 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 102 | |
Compared to U.S. | 82 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 211 | 6.0% |
Public Assistance | 42 | 1.2% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 201 | 5.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 3,460 | 71.2% |
Unemployed | 61 | 1.3% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 3,521 | 72.5% |
Not in Labor Force | 1,338 | 27.5% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 28.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,735 | 1,235 | 58.4% |
Non-Profit | 65 | 137 | 32.2% |
Self-Employed | 104 | 84 | 55.3% |
Local Government | 114 | 127 | 47.3% |
State Government | 56 | 24 | 70.0% |
Federal Government | 40 | 23 | 63.5% |
Total Private + Self | 1,839 | 1,319 | 58.2% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 275 | 311 | 46.9% |
Total | 2,114 | 1,630 | 56.5% |
Pct. Govt. | 10.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 368 | 9.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 891 | 23.7% |
Professional, Technical | 482 | 12.8% |
Service Occupations | 689 | 18.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 26 | 0.7% |
All others | 1,329 | 35.4% |
White Collar | 46.3% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 573 | 15.2% |
Retail trade | 469 | 12.5% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 411 | 10.9% |
Utilities | 367 | 9.8% |
Accommodation and food services | 253 | 6.7% |
Finance and insurance | 224 | 6.0% |
Construction | 218 | 5.8% |
Other services | 197 | 5.2% |
Educational services | 167 | 4.4% |
Manufacturing | 162 | 4.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 131 | 3.5% |
Public administration | 120 | 3.2% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 104 | 2.8% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 100 | 2.7% |
Wholesale trade | 67 | 1.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 58 | 1.5% |
Information | 56 | 1.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 50 | 1.3% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 32 | 0.9% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 133 | 1.59% |
Puerto Rican | 7 | 0.08% |
Cuban | 6 | 0.07% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 53 | 0.63% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 53 | 0.63% |
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 | 20 | 0.24% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 7,343 | 93.1% |
German, other Germanic | 296 | 3.8% |
Spanish | 82 | 1.0% |
Other | 50 | 0.6% |
Tagalog | 47 | 0.6% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 30 | 0.4% |
Other Asian | 19 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European | 18 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 4,140 | 49.5% |
Norwegian | 1,200 | 14.3% |
Russian | 593 | 7.1% |
English | 385 | 4.6% |
Irish | 316 | 3.8% |
American | 232 | 2.8% |
Swedish | 217 | 2.6% |
French | 161 | 1.9% |
Polish | 158 | 1.9% |
Dutch | 147 | 1.8% |
Italian | 121 | 1.4% |
Ukrainian | 101 | 1.2% |
German Russian | 96 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 64 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 47 | 0.6% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 8,301 | 99.2% |
Not a citizen | 65 | 0.8% |
Native | 8,224 | 98.3% |
Foreign-born | 142 | 1.7% |
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 | ||||||
262 | 4.4% | 357 | 6.0% | 1,484 | 25.1% | 2,632 | 44.5% | 894 | 15.1% | 284 | 4.8% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 262 | 4.4% |
9-12 Years | 357 | 6.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 1,484 | 25.1% |
Some College | 2,632 | 44.5% |
Bach. Degree | 894 | 15.1% |
Grad Degree | 284 | 4.8% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 4,852 | 4,553 | 299 | 6.2% | 4.1% |
1991 | 5,047 | 4,669 | 378 | 7.5% | 4.3% |
1992 | 4,883 | 4,448 | 435 | 8.9% | 4.6% |
1993 | 4,871 | 4,454 | 417 | 8.6% | 4.3% |
1994 | 4,984 | 4,556 | 428 | 8.6% | 3.7% |
1995 | 5,241 | 4,868 | 373 | 7.1% | 3.3% |
1996 | 5,549 | 5,248 | 301 | 5.4% | 3.1% |
1997 | 5,066 | 4,717 | 349 | 6.9% | 2.9% |
1998 | 4,853 | 4,509 | 344 | 7.1% | 3.0% |
1999 | 4,642 | 4,339 | 303 | 6.5% | 3.1% |
2000 | 4,499 | 4,304 | 195 | 4.3% | 3.0% |
2001 | 4,482 | 4,303 | 179 | 4.0% | 2.8% |
2002 | 4,623 | 4,425 | 198 | 4.3% | 3.4% |
2003 | 4,722 | 4,512 | 210 | 4.4% | 3.5% |
2004 | 4,762 | 4,551 | 211 | 4.4% | 3.4% |
2005 | 4,586 | 4,384 | 202 | 4.4% | 3.3% |
2006 | 4,787 | 4,612 | 175 | 3.7% | 3.1% |
2007 | 4,756 | 4,564 | 192 | 4.0% | 3.0% |
2008 | 4,850 | 4,634 | 216 | 4.5% | 3.1% |
2009 | 5,151 | 4,941 | 210 | 4.1% | 3.9% |
2010 | 4,332 | 4,109 | 223 | 5.1% | 3.7% |
2011 | 4,125 | 3,910 | 215 | 5.2% | 3.3% |
2012 | 4,008 | 3,804 | 204 | 5.1% | 2.9% |
2013 | 4,122 | 3,933 | 189 | 4.6% | 2.9% |
2014 | 4,101 | 3,943 | 158 | 3.9% | 2.6% |
2015 | 4,275 | 4,095 | 180 | 4.2% | 2.8% |
2016 | 4,643 | 4,439 | 204 | 4.4% | 3.1% |
2017 | 4,447 | 4,266 | 181 | 4.1% | 2.7% |
2018 | 3,955 | 3,796 | 159 | 4.0% | 2.5% |
2019 | 3,639 | 3,491 | 148 | 4.1% | 2.3% |
2020 | 3,616 | 3,408 | 208 | 5.8% | 5.1% |
2021 | 3,702 | 3,558 | 144 | 3.9% | 3.1% |
2022 | 3,636 | 3,517 | 119 | 3.3% | 2.1% |
2023 | 3,661 | 3,567 | 94 | 2.6% | 1.9% |