2022 population: 7,819
( 900 from 2010
, 54 from 2020)
Land area: 940.2 square miles
Population density: 8.3 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 7,376 | 94.33% | 13.0% |
Black: | 125 | 1.60% | 115.5% |
Indian: | 20 | 0.26% | 17.6% |
Asian: | 19 | 0.24% | 280.0% |
2+ races: | 130 | 1.66% | 49.4% |
Hispanic: | 149 | 1.91% | 119.1% |
Total non-White: | 443 | 5.67% | 85.4% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 175 | 11.1 |
Deaths: | 293 | 18.6 |
Net Migration: | 65 | 4.1 |
Net Immigration: | 0 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | -1,104 | -12.7 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 204 | 2.3 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 6,925 | |
Median Value | $129,500 | |
Occupied | 2,951 | 42.6% |
Vacant | 3,974 | 57.4% |
Owned | 2,490 | 84.4% |
Rented | 461 | 15.6% |
Median Rent | $678 | |
Single-Family Units | 4,663 | 67.3% |
Detached | 4,454 | 64.3% |
Attached | 209 | 3.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,131 | 16.3% |
Mobile Homes | 986 | 14.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 151 | 5.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 171 | 5.8% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 255 | 8.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 230 | 7.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 160 | 5.4% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 235 | 8.0% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 211 | 7.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 158 | 5.4% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 82 | 2.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 204 | 6.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 391 | 13.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 321 | 10.9% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 154 | 5.2% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 64 | 2.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 101 | 3.4% |
$200,000 or more | 63 | 2.1% |
Median Household Income | 41,680 | |
Per Capita Income | 23,736 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 103 | |
Compared to U.S. | 89 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 246 | 8.3% |
Public Assistance | 71 | 2.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 632 | 21.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 2,226 | 48.6% |
Unemployed | 201 | 4.4% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 2,427 | 53.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 2,155 | 47.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 51.4% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 928 | 629 | 59.6% |
Non-Profit | 77 | 157 | 32.9% |
Self-Employed | 130 | 89 | 59.4% |
Local Government | 86 | 85 | 50.3% |
State Government | 145 | 133 | 52.2% |
Federal Government | 29 | 74 | 28.2% |
Total Private + Self | 1,058 | 718 | 59.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 337 | 449 | 42.9% |
Total | 1,395 | 1,167 | 54.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 21.5% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 229 | 8.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 598 | 23.3% |
Professional, Technical | 387 | 15.1% |
Service Occupations | 552 | 21.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 33 | 1.3% |
All others | 805 | 31.3% |
White Collar | 47.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 370 | 14.4% |
Retail trade | 354 | 13.8% |
Construction | 260 | 10.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 256 | 10.0% |
Educational services | 180 | 7.0% |
Public administration | 177 | 6.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 169 | 6.6% |
Manufacturing | 125 | 4.9% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 123 | 4.8% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 115 | 4.5% |
Other services | 92 | 3.6% |
Transportation and warehousing | 91 | 3.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 82 | 3.2% |
Finance and insurance | 51 | 2.0% |
Utilities | 48 | 1.9% |
Information | 36 | 1.4% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 20 | 0.8% |
Wholesale trade | 19 | 0.7% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 3 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 36 | 0.45% |
Puerto Rican | 14 | 0.18% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 9 | 0.11% |
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 | 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 | 7,526 | 99.1% |
Other | 28 | 0.4% |
Spanish | 23 | 0.3% |
Other Asian | 11 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 5 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 1,294 | 16.3% |
American | 1,271 | 16.0% |
German | 1,005 | 12.7% |
Irish | 911 | 11.5% |
European | 796 | 10.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 462 | 5.8% |
Dutch | 258 | 3.2% |
Italian | 233 | 2.9% |
French | 144 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 128 | 1.6% |
Polish | 113 | 1.4% |
Russian | 53 | 0.7% |
Croatian | 44 | 0.6% |
Welsh | 42 | 0.5% |
Norwegian | 30 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 7,929 | 99.9% |
Not a citizen | 11 | 0.1% |
Native | 7,881 | 99.3% |
Foreign-born | 59 | 0.7% |
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 | ||||||
201 | 3.4% | 807 | 13.5% | 2,843 | 47.4% | 1,258 | 21.0% | 512 | 8.5% | 373 | 6.2% |
Average years of education: 12.6 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 201 | 3.4% |
9-12 Years | 807 | 13.5% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 2,843 | 47.4% |
Some College | 1,258 | 21.0% |
Bach. Degree | 512 | 8.5% |
Grad Degree | 373 | 6.2% |
Average years of education: 12.6 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 4,240 | 3,668 | 572 | 13.5% | 8.6% |
1991 | 4,182 | 3,484 | 698 | 16.7% | 10.6% |
1992 | 4,153 | 3,564 | 589 | 14.2% | 11.2% |
1993 | 4,154 | 3,673 | 481 | 11.6% | 10.3% |
1994 | 4,315 | 3,743 | 572 | 13.3% | 8.8% |
1995 | 4,291 | 3,527 | 764 | 17.8% | 8.0% |
1996 | 4,224 | 3,670 | 554 | 13.1% | 7.7% |
1997 | 4,206 | 3,835 | 371 | 8.8% | 7.0% |
1998 | 4,267 | 3,891 | 376 | 8.8% | 6.7% |
1999 | 4,251 | 3,889 | 362 | 8.5% | 6.5% |
2000 | 3,988 | 3,716 | 272 | 6.8% | 5.6% |
2001 | 3,947 | 3,667 | 280 | 7.1% | 5.4% |
2002 | 3,993 | 3,692 | 301 | 7.5% | 6.5% |
2003 | 4,049 | 3,754 | 295 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
2004 | 3,867 | 3,609 | 258 | 6.7% | 5.8% |
2005 | 3,771 | 3,513 | 258 | 6.8% | 5.5% |
2006 | 3,816 | 3,507 | 309 | 8.1% | 5.2% |
2007 | 3,721 | 3,436 | 285 | 7.7% | 4.8% |
2008 | 3,585 | 3,310 | 275 | 7.7% | 4.7% |
2009 | 3,601 | 3,143 | 458 | 12.7% | 8.3% |
2010 | 3,795 | 3,358 | 437 | 11.5% | 8.7% |
2011 | 3,677 | 3,280 | 397 | 10.8% | 7.8% |
2012 | 3,619 | 3,264 | 355 | 9.8% | 7.2% |
2013 | 3,599 | 3,294 | 305 | 8.5% | 6.7% |
2014 | 3,569 | 3,265 | 304 | 8.5% | 6.5% |
2015 | 3,632 | 3,343 | 289 | 8.0% | 6.6% |
2016 | 3,739 | 3,490 | 249 | 6.7% | 6.1% |
2017 | 3,764 | 3,540 | 224 | 6.0% | 5.2% |
2018 | 3,835 | 3,602 | 233 | 6.1% | 5.2% |
2019 | 3,908 | 3,687 | 221 | 5.7% | 4.9% |
2020 | 3,827 | 3,473 | 354 | 9.3% | 8.3% |
2021 | 3,863 | 3,667 | 196 | 5.1% | 5.1% |
2022 | 4,024 | 3,865 | 159 | 4.0% | 3.9% |
2023 | 3,665 | 3,500 | 165 | 4.5% | 3.9% |