2022 population: 26,561
( 1,348 from 2010
, 102 from 2020)
Land area: 2381.1 square miles
Population density: 11.2 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 19,011 | 71.57% | 2.8% |
Black: | 146 | 0.55% | 71.8% |
Indian: | 676 | 2.55% | 33.6% |
Asian: | 473 | 1.78% | 42.0% |
2+ races: | 613 | 2.31% | 32.7% |
Hispanic: | 5,642 | 21.24% | 50.7% |
Total non-White: | 7,550 | 28.43% | 33.5% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 593 | 11.1 |
Deaths: | 823 | 15.4 |
Net Migration: | 117 | 2.2 |
Net Immigration: | 13 | 0.2 |
Change in White population: | -545 | -2.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,893 | 7.5 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 12,038 | |
Median Value | $298,200 | |
Occupied | 10,488 | 87.1% |
Vacant | 1,550 | 12.9% |
Owned | 6,830 | 65.1% |
Rented | 3,658 | 34.9% |
Median Rent | $925 | |
Single-Family Units | 8,036 | 66.8% |
Detached | 7,731 | 64.2% |
Attached | 305 | 2.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,064 | 8.8% |
Mobile Homes | 2,250 | 18.7% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 379 | 3.6% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 489 | 4.7% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 533 | 5.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 496 | 4.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 539 | 5.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 350 | 3.3% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 572 | 5.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 373 | 3.6% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 404 | 3.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,000 | 9.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,128 | 10.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,406 | 13.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 900 | 8.6% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 694 | 6.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 637 | 6.1% |
$200,000 or more | 588 | 5.6% |
Median Household Income | 61,316 | |
Per Capita Income | 35,869 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 91 | |
Compared to U.S. | 99 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 681 | 6.5% |
Public Assistance | 609 | 5.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,535 | 24.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 8,338 | 66.6% |
Unemployed | 693 | 5.5% |
In Armed Forces | 8 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 9,039 | 72.2% |
Not in Labor Force | 3,478 | 27.8% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 33.3% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 4,274 | 3,203 | 57.2% |
Non-Profit | 290 | 684 | 29.8% |
Self-Employed | 596 | 514 | 53.7% |
Local Government | 274 | 580 | 32.1% |
State Government | 355 | 596 | 37.3% |
Federal Government | 308 | 162 | 65.5% |
Total Private + Self | 4,870 | 3,717 | 56.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,227 | 2,022 | 37.8% |
Total | 6,097 | 5,739 | 51.5% |
Pct. Govt. | 19.2% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,996 | 16.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,241 | 18.9% |
Professional, Technical | 2,378 | 20.0% |
Service Occupations | 2,042 | 17.2% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 719 | 6.1% |
All others | 3,213 | 27.1% |
White Collar | 55.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 2,059 | 17.3% |
Retail trade | 1,384 | 11.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,084 | 9.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,058 | 8.9% |
Manufacturing | 995 | 8.4% |
Public administration | 899 | 7.6% |
Construction | 768 | 6.5% |
Educational services | 755 | 6.4% |
Other services | 572 | 4.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 527 | 4.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 321 | 2.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 321 | 2.7% |
Wholesale trade | 240 | 2.0% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 212 | 1.8% |
Finance and insurance | 195 | 1.6% |
Utilities | 165 | 1.4% |
Information | 158 | 1.3% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 127 | 1.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 25 | 0.2% |
Management | 5 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 4,606 | 17.29% |
Puerto Rican | 28 | 0.11% |
Cuban | 80 | 0.30% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 143 | 0.54% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 12 | 0.05% |
Honduran | 1 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 13 | 0.05% |
Salvadoran | 117 | 0.44% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 12 | 0.05% |
Argentinean | 3 | 0.01% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 9 | 0.03% |
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 | 440 | 1.65% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Korean | 56 | 0.21% |
Chinese | 51 | 0.19% |
Filipino | 49 | 0.18% |
Laotian | 18 | 0.07% |
Indian | 5 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 20,838 | 82.8% |
Spanish | 3,789 | 15.1% |
Other | 151 | 0.6% |
German, other Germanic | 145 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European | 68 | 0.3% |
Tagalog | 42 | 0.2% |
Korean | 38 | 0.2% |
Chinese | 38 | 0.2% |
Other Asian | 26 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 4,024 | 15.1% |
English | 2,968 | 11.1% |
Irish | 2,503 | 9.4% |
American | 1,497 | 5.6% |
Norwegian | 738 | 2.8% |
Scottish | 725 | 2.7% |
Italian | 723 | 2.7% |
Swedish | 623 | 2.3% |
European | 622 | 2.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 567 | 2.1% |
French | 478 | 1.8% |
Scandinavian | 382 | 1.4% |
Welsh | 262 | 1.0% |
Danish | 258 | 1.0% |
Dutch | 249 | 0.9% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 24,883 | 93.4% |
Not a citizen | 1,756 | 6.6% |
Native | 24,307 | 91.2% |
Foreign-born | 2,332 | 8.8% |
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 | ||||||
1,116 | 5.9% | 1,430 | 7.6% | 5,008 | 26.7% | 7,078 | 37.7% | 2,493 | 13.3% | 1,645 | 8.8% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,116 | 5.9% |
9-12 Years | 1,430 | 7.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 5,008 | 26.7% |
Some College | 7,078 | 37.7% |
Bach. Degree | 2,493 | 13.3% |
Grad Degree | 1,645 | 8.8% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 11,006 | 10,254 | 752 | 6.8% | 5.4% |
1991 | 11,375 | 10,522 | 853 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
1992 | 11,595 | 10,559 | 1,036 | 8.9% | 7.3% |
1993 | 11,859 | 10,800 | 1,059 | 8.9% | 7.0% |
1994 | 11,550 | 10,721 | 829 | 7.2% | 5.3% |
1995 | 11,377 | 10,597 | 780 | 6.9% | 4.8% |
1996 | 11,558 | 10,607 | 951 | 8.2% | 5.6% |
1997 | 11,554 | 10,578 | 976 | 8.4% | 5.5% |
1998 | 12,212 | 11,255 | 957 | 7.8% | 5.7% |
1999 | 12,356 | 11,438 | 918 | 7.4% | 5.5% |
2000 | 12,561 | 11,780 | 781 | 6.2% | 5.2% |
2001 | 12,668 | 11,574 | 1,094 | 8.6% | 6.4% |
2002 | 12,702 | 11,562 | 1,140 | 9.0% | 7.5% |
2003 | 12,836 | 11,608 | 1,228 | 9.6% | 8.0% |
2004 | 12,875 | 11,758 | 1,117 | 8.7% | 7.4% |
2005 | 12,678 | 11,783 | 895 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
2006 | 13,127 | 12,407 | 720 | 5.5% | 5.4% |
2007 | 13,161 | 12,514 | 647 | 4.9% | 5.2% |
2008 | 13,283 | 12,513 | 770 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
2009 | 14,089 | 12,862 | 1,227 | 8.7% | 10.8% |
2010 | 13,734 | 12,410 | 1,324 | 9.6% | 10.7% |
2011 | 13,916 | 12,677 | 1,239 | 8.9% | 9.6% |
2012 | 13,880 | 12,711 | 1,169 | 8.4% | 8.8% |
2013 | 13,789 | 12,760 | 1,029 | 7.5% | 7.8% |
2014 | 13,655 | 12,775 | 880 | 6.4% | 6.7% |
2015 | 13,032 | 12,320 | 712 | 5.5% | 5.5% |
2016 | 13,655 | 13,011 | 644 | 4.7% | 4.7% |
2017 | 13,749 | 13,186 | 563 | 4.1% | 4.1% |
2018 | 13,296 | 12,746 | 550 | 4.1% | 4.0% |
2019 | 13,431 | 12,888 | 543 | 4.0% | 3.7% |
2020 | 13,430 | 12,477 | 953 | 7.1% | 7.6% |
2021 | 13,643 | 12,929 | 714 | 5.2% | 5.2% |
2022 | 13,505 | 12,923 | 582 | 4.3% | 4.2% |
2023 | 13,174 | 12,645 | 529 | 4.0% | 3.7% |