2022 population: 4,688
( 710 from 2010
, 269 from 2020)
Land area: 262.9 square miles
Population density: 17.8 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 4,017 | 85.69% | 9.2% |
Black: | 23 | 0.49% | 187.5% |
Indian: | 69 | 1.47% | 43.8% |
Asian: | 92 | 1.96% | 228.6% |
2+ races: | 179 | 3.82% | 72.1% |
Hispanic: | 308 | 6.57% | 185.2% |
Total non-White: | 671 | 14.31% | 123.7% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 62 | 7.0 |
Deaths: | 130 | 14.7 |
Net Migration: | 344 | 38.9 |
Net Immigration: | 2 | 0.2 |
Change in White population: | 339 | 8.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 371 | 9.3 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 2,200 | |
Median Value | $319,100 | |
Occupied | 1,954 | 88.8% |
Vacant | 246 | 11.2% |
Owned | 1,666 | 85.3% |
Rented | 288 | 14.7% |
Median Rent | $1,110 | |
Single-Family Units | 1,789 | 81.3% |
Detached | 1,787 | 81.2% |
Attached | 2 | 0.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 26 | 1.2% |
Mobile Homes | 277 | 12.6% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 117 | 6.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 70 | 3.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 75 | 3.8% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 202 | 10.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 40 | 2.0% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 74 | 3.8% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 135 | 6.9% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 26 | 1.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 58 | 3.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 195 | 10.0% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 284 | 14.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 202 | 10.3% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 180 | 9.2% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 126 | 6.4% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 97 | 5.0% |
$200,000 or more | 73 | 3.7% |
Median Household Income | 59,167 | |
Per Capita Income | 31,643 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 81 | |
Compared to U.S. | 87 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 128 | 6.6% |
Public Assistance | 40 | 2.0% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 176 | 9.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 1,224 | 58.8% |
Unemployed | 47 | 2.3% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 1,271 | 61.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 809 | 38.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 41.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 482 | 365 | 56.9% |
Non-Profit | 68 | 110 | 38.2% |
Self-Employed | 113 | 69 | 62.1% |
Local Government | 99 | 113 | 46.7% |
State Government | 68 | 41 | 62.4% |
Federal Government | 22 | 4 | 84.6% |
Total Private + Self | 595 | 434 | 57.8% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 257 | 268 | 49.0% |
Total | 852 | 702 | 54.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 22.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 246 | 15.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 290 | 18.7% |
Professional, Technical | 157 | 10.1% |
Service Occupations | 385 | 24.8% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 50 | 3.2% |
All others | 476 | 30.6% |
White Collar | 44.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Retail trade | 244 | 15.7% |
Health care and social assistance | 231 | 14.9% |
Construction | 225 | 14.5% |
Public administration | 113 | 7.3% |
Educational services | 113 | 7.3% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 99 | 6.4% |
Manufacturing | 81 | 5.2% |
Transportation and warehousing | 81 | 5.2% |
Other services | 65 | 4.2% |
Accommodation and food services | 59 | 3.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 57 | 3.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 57 | 3.7% |
Finance and insurance | 41 | 2.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 37 | 2.4% |
Wholesale trade | 33 | 2.1% |
Information | 18 | 1.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 77 | 1.72% |
Puerto Rican | 3 | 0.07% |
Cuban | 56 | 1.25% |
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 | 150 | 3.35% |
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 | 150 | 3.35% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 43 | 0.96% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 4,095 | 94.6% |
Spanish | 177 | 4.1% |
German, other Germanic | 22 | 0.5% |
Chinese | 21 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European | 8 | 0.2% |
Other | 4 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 709 | 15.8% |
German | 532 | 11.9% |
Irish | 415 | 9.3% |
American | 313 | 7.0% |
Norwegian | 259 | 5.8% |
Swedish | 201 | 4.5% |
French | 180 | 4.0% |
Scottish | 160 | 3.6% |
Finnish | 149 | 3.3% |
Italian | 120 | 2.7% |
Welsh | 109 | 2.4% |
Scandinavian | 101 | 2.3% |
European | 81 | 1.8% |
Dutch | 58 | 1.3% |
Polish | 56 | 1.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 4,372 | 97.7% |
Not a citizen | 104 | 2.3% |
Native | 4,279 | 95.6% |
Foreign-born | 197 | 4.4% |
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 | ||||||
136 | 3.9% | 138 | 4.0% | 966 | 28.0% | 1,447 | 41.9% | 506 | 14.7% | 258 | 7.5% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 136 | 3.9% |
9-12 Years | 138 | 4.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 966 | 28.0% |
Some College | 1,447 | 41.9% |
Bach. Degree | 506 | 14.7% |
Grad Degree | 258 | 7.5% |
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 | 1,533 | 1,440 | 93 | 6.1% | 5.1% |
1991 | 1,524 | 1,438 | 86 | 5.6% | 6.1% |
1992 | 1,562 | 1,450 | 112 | 7.2% | 7.2% |
1993 | 1,657 | 1,526 | 131 | 7.9% | 7.3% |
1994 | 1,663 | 1,501 | 162 | 9.7% | 6.3% |
1995 | 1,681 | 1,569 | 112 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
1996 | 1,743 | 1,631 | 112 | 6.4% | 5.9% |
1997 | 1,875 | 1,767 | 108 | 5.8% | 4.9% |
1998 | 1,963 | 1,843 | 120 | 6.1% | 4.8% |
1999 | 1,987 | 1,859 | 128 | 6.4% | 4.8% |
2000 | 1,682 | 1,561 | 121 | 7.2% | 5.1% |
2001 | 1,607 | 1,474 | 133 | 8.3% | 6.0% |
2002 | 1,559 | 1,404 | 155 | 9.9% | 7.1% |
2003 | 1,588 | 1,432 | 156 | 9.8% | 7.2% |
2004 | 1,601 | 1,471 | 130 | 8.1% | 6.3% |
2005 | 1,626 | 1,500 | 126 | 7.7% | 5.6% |
2006 | 1,625 | 1,508 | 117 | 7.2% | 5.0% |
2007 | 1,664 | 1,544 | 120 | 7.2% | 4.6% |
2008 | 1,771 | 1,638 | 133 | 7.5% | 5.2% |
2009 | 1,583 | 1,370 | 213 | 13.5% | 8.3% |
2010 | 1,434 | 1,235 | 199 | 13.9% | 9.1% |
2011 | 1,407 | 1,225 | 182 | 12.9% | 8.5% |
2012 | 1,366 | 1,206 | 160 | 11.7% | 7.7% |
2013 | 1,292 | 1,140 | 152 | 11.8% | 6.6% |
2014 | 1,274 | 1,154 | 120 | 9.4% | 5.9% |
2015 | 1,291 | 1,179 | 112 | 8.7% | 5.4% |
2016 | 1,289 | 1,179 | 110 | 8.5% | 5.2% |
2017 | 1,305 | 1,212 | 93 | 7.1% | 4.6% |
2018 | 1,333 | 1,245 | 88 | 6.6% | 4.4% |
2019 | 1,371 | 1,281 | 90 | 6.6% | 4.1% |
2020 | 1,409 | 1,285 | 124 | 8.8% | 8.4% |
2021 | 1,345 | 1,254 | 91 | 6.8% | 5.2% |
2022 | 1,376 | 1,283 | 93 | 6.8% | 4.2% |
2023 | 1,365 | 1,278 | 87 | 6.4% | 4.1% |