2022 population: 6,078
( 75 from 2010
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173 from 2020)
Land area: 1624.6 square miles
Population density: 3.7 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 4,807 | 79.09% | ![]() |
Black: | 37 | 0.61% | ![]() |
Indian: | 898 | 14.77% | ![]() |
Asian: | 36 | 0.59% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 131 | 2.16% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 169 | 2.78% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 1,271 | 20.91% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 141 | 11.9 |
Deaths: | 158 | 13.4 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 180 | 15.2 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 19 | 1.6 |
Change in White population: | -253 | -4.1 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 178 | 2.9 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 2,751 | |
Median Value | $172,000 | |
Occupied | 2,153 | 78.3% |
Vacant | 598 | 21.7% |
Owned | 1,436 | 66.7% |
Rented | 717 | 33.3% |
Median Rent | $785 | |
Single-Family Units | 2,066 | 75.1% |
Detached | 2,031 | 73.8% |
Attached | 35 | 1.3% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 174 | 6.3% |
Mobile Homes | 379 | 13.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 107 | 5.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 55 | 2.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 110 | 5.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 115 | 5.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 76 | 3.5% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 134 | 6.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 120 | 5.6% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 100 | 4.6% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 126 | 5.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 136 | 6.3% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 204 | 9.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 317 | 14.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 215 | 10.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 73 | 3.4% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 160 | 7.4% |
$200,000 or more | 105 | 4.9% |
Median Household Income | 59,861 | |
Per Capita Income | 30,424 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 89 | |
Compared to U.S. | 78 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 98 | 4.6% |
Public Assistance | 80 | 3.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 240 | 11.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 2,291 | 68.0% |
Unemployed | 181 | 5.4% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 2,472 | 73.4% |
Not in Labor Force | 895 | 26.6% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 32.0% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 770 | 512 | 60.1% |
Non-Profit | 72 | 195 | 27.0% |
Self-Employed | 362 | 181 | 66.7% |
Local Government | 141 | 227 | 38.3% |
State Government | 35 | 84 | 29.4% |
Federal Government | 19 | 19 | 50.0% |
Total Private + Self | 1,132 | 693 | 62.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 267 | 525 | 33.7% |
Total | 1,399 | 1,218 | 53.5% |
Pct. Govt. | 20.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 470 | 17.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 455 | 17.2% |
Professional, Technical | 548 | 20.7% |
Service Occupations | 555 | 21.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 103 | 3.9% |
All others | 613 | 23.2% |
White Collar | 55.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 493 | 18.7% |
Health care and social assistance | 349 | 13.2% |
Educational services | 277 | 10.5% |
Retail trade | 266 | 10.1% |
Wholesale trade | 183 | 6.9% |
Accommodation and food services | 165 | 6.2% |
Construction | 147 | 5.6% |
Public administration | 123 | 4.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 95 | 3.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 94 | 3.6% |
Finance and insurance | 75 | 2.8% |
Other services | 74 | 2.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 61 | 2.3% |
Manufacturing | 53 | 2.0% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 44 | 1.7% |
Utilities | 40 | 1.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 40 | 1.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 38 | 1.4% |
Information | 24 | 0.9% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 120 | 2.00% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 21 | 0.35% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 7 | 0.12% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 14 | 0.23% |
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 | 0 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 5,096 | 91.1% |
German, other Germanic | 351 | 6.3% |
Spanish | 87 | 1.6% |
Other | 49 | 0.9% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 6 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 5 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 1,470 | 24.6% |
Norwegian | 647 | 10.8% |
Irish | 604 | 10.1% |
Dutch | 411 | 6.9% |
English | 324 | 5.4% |
American | 263 | 4.4% |
European | 193 | 3.2% |
Swedish | 125 | 2.1% |
French | 115 | 1.9% |
French Canadian | 111 | 1.9% |
Scottish | 94 | 1.6% |
Swiss | 90 | 1.5% |
Belgian | 74 | 1.2% |
Canadian | 73 | 1.2% |
Pennsylvania German | 69 | 1.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 5,928 | 99.0% |
Not a citizen | 59 | 1.0% |
Native | 5,876 | 98.1% |
Foreign-born | 111 | 1.9% |
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 | ||||||
281 | 6.8% | 215 | 5.2% | 1,229 | 29.8% | 1,493 | 36.2% | 727 | 17.6% | 174 | 4.2% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 281 | 6.8% |
9-12 Years | 215 | 5.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 1,229 | 29.8% |
Some College | 1,493 | 36.2% |
Bach. Degree | 727 | 17.6% |
Grad Degree | 174 | 4.2% |
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 | 2,954 | 2,841 | 113 | 3.8% | 6.1% |
1991 | 2,884 | 2,776 | 108 | 3.7% | 6.9% |
1992 | 3,004 | 2,860 | 144 | 4.8% | 6.7% |
1993 | 2,950 | 2,851 | 99 | 3.4% | 6.1% |
1994 | 3,075 | 2,962 | 113 | 3.7% | 5.5% |
1995 | 3,045 | 2,916 | 129 | 4.2% | 5.7% |
1996 | 3,168 | 3,021 | 147 | 4.6% | 5.6% |
1997 | 3,156 | 3,027 | 129 | 4.1% | 5.5% |
1998 | 3,347 | 3,171 | 176 | 5.3% | 5.6% |
1999 | 3,420 | 3,255 | 165 | 4.8% | 5.3% |
2000 | 2,990 | 2,846 | 144 | 4.8% | 4.8% |
2001 | 2,880 | 2,754 | 126 | 4.4% | 4.6% |
2002 | 2,747 | 2,620 | 127 | 4.6% | 4.6% |
2003 | 2,756 | 2,618 | 138 | 5.0% | 4.7% |
2004 | 2,689 | 2,543 | 146 | 5.4% | 4.5% |
2005 | 2,719 | 2,588 | 131 | 4.8% | 4.1% |
2006 | 2,746 | 2,641 | 105 | 3.8% | 3.3% |
2007 | 2,737 | 2,635 | 102 | 3.7% | 3.4% |
2008 | 2,642 | 2,507 | 135 | 5.1% | 4.7% |
2009 | 2,581 | 2,413 | 168 | 6.5% | 7.1% |
2010 | 2,955 | 2,785 | 170 | 5.8% | 7.2% |
2011 | 2,929 | 2,761 | 168 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
2012 | 2,941 | 2,801 | 140 | 4.8% | 5.8% |
2013 | 2,904 | 2,762 | 142 | 4.9% | 5.4% |
2014 | 2,844 | 2,704 | 140 | 4.9% | 4.7% |
2015 | 2,867 | 2,736 | 131 | 4.6% | 4.3% |
2016 | 2,864 | 2,739 | 125 | 4.4% | 4.3% |
2017 | 2,742 | 2,635 | 107 | 3.9% | 4.1% |
2018 | 2,719 | 2,608 | 111 | 4.1% | 3.8% |
2019 | 2,685 | 2,582 | 103 | 3.8% | 3.6% |
2020 | 2,685 | 2,553 | 132 | 4.9% | 5.9% |
2021 | 2,643 | 2,558 | 85 | 3.2% | 3.4% |
2022 | 2,631 | 2,563 | 68 | 2.6% | 2.6% |
2023 | 2,657 | 2,581 | 76 | 2.9% | 2.9% |