2022 population: 2,598
( 310 from 2010
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18 from 2020)
Land area: 709.9 square miles
Population density: 3.7 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 2,421 | 93.19% | ![]() |
Black: | 13 | 0.50% | ![]() |
Indian: | 20 | 0.77% | ![]() |
Asian: | 7 | 0.27% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 40 | 1.54% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 97 | 3.73% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 177 | 6.81% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 67 | 12.8 |
Deaths: | 125 | 23.9 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 39 | 7.5 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 0 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | -399 | -13.7 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 89 | 3.1 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 1,580 | |
Median Value | $85,500 | |
Occupied | 1,109 | 70.2% |
Vacant | 471 | 29.8% |
Owned | 856 | 77.2% |
Rented | 253 | 22.8% |
Median Rent | $734 | |
Single-Family Units | 1,287 | 81.5% |
Detached | 1,281 | 81.1% |
Attached | 6 | 0.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 9 | 0.6% |
Mobile Homes | 244 | 15.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 68 | 6.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 48 | 4.3% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 51 | 4.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 102 | 9.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 73 | 6.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 68 | 6.1% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 32 | 2.9% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 28 | 2.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 98 | 8.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 67 | 6.0% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 103 | 9.3% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 139 | 12.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 129 | 11.6% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 28 | 2.5% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 19 | 1.7% |
$200,000 or more | 56 | 5.0% |
Median Household Income | 49,456 | |
Per Capita Income | 30,595 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 92 | |
Compared to U.S. | 87 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 59 | 5.3% |
Public Assistance | 15 | 1.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 78 | 7.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 955 | 71.2% |
Unemployed | 23 | 1.7% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 978 | 72.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 364 | 27.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 28.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 349 | 251 | 58.2% |
Non-Profit | 26 | 37 | 41.3% |
Self-Employed | 195 | 39 | 83.3% |
Local Government | 47 | 122 | 27.8% |
State Government | 38 | 23 | 62.3% |
Federal Government | 6 | 42 | 12.5% |
Total Private + Self | 544 | 290 | 65.2% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 117 | 224 | 34.3% |
Total | 661 | 514 | 56.3% |
Pct. Govt. | 23.7% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 255 | 21.5% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 220 | 18.5% |
Professional, Technical | 221 | 18.6% |
Service Occupations | 192 | 16.2% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 26 | 2.2% |
All others | 298 | 25.1% |
White Collar | 58.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Retail trade | 187 | 15.8% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 184 | 15.5% |
Health care and social assistance | 166 | 14.0% |
Educational services | 99 | 8.3% |
Public administration | 86 | 7.3% |
Construction | 73 | 6.2% |
Wholesale trade | 70 | 5.9% |
Transportation and warehousing | 61 | 5.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 47 | 4.0% |
Finance and insurance | 43 | 3.6% |
Manufacturing | 38 | 3.2% |
Utilities | 37 | 3.1% |
Other services | 33 | 2.8% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 17 | 1.4% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 14 | 1.2% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 12 | 1.0% |
Information | 11 | 0.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 7 | 0.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 62 | 2.37% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 34 | 1.30% |
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 | 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 | 7 | 0.27% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 2,424 | 99.2% |
Spanish | 13 | 0.5% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 3 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 3 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 690 | 26.3% |
Irish | 253 | 9.7% |
English | 232 | 8.9% |
American | 120 | 4.6% |
Scottish | 95 | 3.6% |
Swedish | 84 | 3.2% |
Danish | 72 | 2.7% |
Czech | 66 | 2.5% |
European | 63 | 2.4% |
French | 48 | 1.8% |
Austrian | 45 | 1.7% |
Italian | 40 | 1.5% |
Dutch | 37 | 1.4% |
Norwegian | 25 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 21 | 0.8% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 2,617 | 99.9% |
Not a citizen | 3 | 0.1% |
Native | 2,610 | 99.6% |
Foreign-born | 10 | 0.4% |
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 | ||||||
27 | 1.5% | 94 | 5.1% | 565 | 30.6% | 814 | 44.0% | 254 | 13.7% | 94 | 5.1% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 27 | 1.5% |
9-12 Years | 94 | 5.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 565 | 30.6% |
Some College | 814 | 44.0% |
Bach. Degree | 254 | 13.7% |
Grad Degree | 94 | 5.1% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 1,664 | 1,631 | 33 | 2.0% | 2.4% |
1991 | 1,648 | 1,612 | 36 | 2.2% | 2.7% |
1992 | 1,635 | 1,597 | 38 | 2.3% | 2.8% |
1993 | 1,653 | 1,613 | 40 | 2.4% | 2.8% |
1994 | 1,635 | 1,587 | 48 | 2.9% | 2.6% |
1995 | 1,657 | 1,610 | 47 | 2.8% | 2.6% |
1996 | 1,613 | 1,570 | 43 | 2.7% | 2.7% |
1997 | 1,601 | 1,558 | 43 | 2.7% | 2.4% |
1998 | 1,608 | 1,563 | 45 | 2.8% | 2.5% |
1999 | 1,600 | 1,563 | 37 | 2.3% | 2.7% |
2000 | 1,530 | 1,490 | 40 | 2.6% | 2.8% |
2001 | 1,508 | 1,454 | 54 | 3.6% | 3.1% |
2002 | 1,504 | 1,456 | 48 | 3.2% | 3.7% |
2003 | 1,525 | 1,465 | 60 | 3.9% | 3.9% |
2004 | 1,534 | 1,474 | 60 | 3.9% | 3.9% |
2005 | 1,488 | 1,433 | 55 | 3.7% | 3.8% |
2006 | 1,486 | 1,435 | 51 | 3.4% | 3.0% |
2007 | 1,443 | 1,404 | 39 | 2.7% | 2.9% |
2008 | 1,469 | 1,420 | 49 | 3.3% | 3.2% |
2009 | 1,486 | 1,404 | 82 | 5.5% | 4.7% |
2010 | 1,398 | 1,325 | 73 | 5.2% | 4.7% |
2011 | 1,377 | 1,310 | 67 | 4.9% | 4.4% |
2012 | 1,356 | 1,302 | 54 | 4.0% | 3.9% |
2013 | 1,359 | 1,305 | 54 | 4.0% | 3.7% |
2014 | 1,342 | 1,296 | 46 | 3.4% | 3.3% |
2015 | 1,326 | 1,283 | 43 | 3.2% | 3.0% |
2016 | 1,313 | 1,266 | 47 | 3.6% | 3.1% |
2017 | 1,266 | 1,223 | 43 | 3.4% | 2.9% |
2018 | 1,259 | 1,216 | 43 | 3.4% | 2.9% |
2019 | 1,263 | 1,222 | 41 | 3.2% | 3.0% |
2020 | 1,304 | 1,259 | 45 | 3.5% | 4.2% |
2021 | 1,325 | 1,294 | 31 | 2.3% | 2.7% |
2022 | 1,313 | 1,281 | 32 | 2.4% | 2.3% |
2023 | 1,276 | 1,242 | 34 | 2.7% | 2.3% |