2022 population: 6,515
( 241 from 2010
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43 from 2020)
Land area: 569.3 square miles
Population density: 11.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 6,132 | 94.12% | ![]() |
Black: | 41 | 0.63% | ![]() |
Indian: | 19 | 0.29% | ![]() |
Asian: | 45 | 0.69% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 60 | 0.92% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 218 | 3.35% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 383 | 5.88% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 169 | 13.1 |
Deaths: | 184 | 14.2 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 52 | 4.0 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 4 | 0.3 |
Change in White population: | 65 | 1.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 176 | 2.8 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 2,893 | |
Median Value | $181,600 | |
Occupied | 2,544 | 87.9% |
Vacant | 349 | 12.1% |
Owned | 1,925 | 75.7% |
Rented | 619 | 24.3% |
Median Rent | $816 | |
Single-Family Units | 2,609 | 90.2% |
Detached | 2,579 | 89.1% |
Attached | 30 | 1.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 115 | 4.0% |
Mobile Homes | 109 | 3.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 107 | 4.2% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 56 | 2.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 163 | 6.4% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 61 | 2.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 61 | 2.4% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 122 | 4.8% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 83 | 3.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 110 | 4.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 147 | 5.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 242 | 9.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 194 | 7.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 440 | 17.3% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 315 | 12.4% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 146 | 5.7% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 188 | 7.4% |
$200,000 or more | 109 | 4.3% |
Median Household Income | 70,766 | |
Per Capita Income | 33,509 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 93 | |
Compared to U.S. | 87 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 74 | 2.9% |
Public Assistance | 39 | 1.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 211 | 8.3% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 2,762 | 77.1% |
Unemployed | 123 | 3.4% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 2,885 | 80.5% |
Not in Labor Force | 698 | 19.5% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 22.9% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,034 | 962 | 51.8% |
Non-Profit | 94 | 212 | 30.7% |
Self-Employed | 366 | 106 | 77.5% |
Local Government | 94 | 171 | 35.5% |
State Government | 82 | 56 | 59.4% |
Federal Government | 11 | 9 | 55.0% |
Total Private + Self | 1,400 | 1,068 | 56.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 281 | 448 | 38.5% |
Total | 1,681 | 1,516 | 52.6% |
Pct. Govt. | 13.2% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 570 | 17.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 732 | 22.9% |
Professional, Technical | 506 | 15.8% |
Service Occupations | 374 | 11.7% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 65 | 2.0% |
All others | 1,017 | 31.8% |
White Collar | 56.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 527 | 16.5% |
Retail trade | 422 | 13.2% |
Manufacturing | 338 | 10.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 320 | 10.0% |
Educational services | 253 | 7.9% |
Finance and insurance | 222 | 6.9% |
Other services | 177 | 5.5% |
Public administration | 156 | 4.9% |
Transportation and warehousing | 147 | 4.6% |
Construction | 138 | 4.3% |
Wholesale trade | 113 | 3.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 104 | 3.3% |
Utilities | 90 | 2.8% |
Accommodation and food services | 75 | 2.3% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 47 | 1.5% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 25 | 0.8% |
Information | 23 | 0.7% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 15 | 0.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 7 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 108 | 1.67% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 49 | 0.76% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 9 | 0.14% |
Honduran | 40 | 0.62% |
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 | 30 | 0.46% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 5,845 | 96.4% |
Spanish | 163 | 2.7% |
German, other Germanic | 26 | 0.4% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 13 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European | 12 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 4 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 2,617 | 40.4% |
Polish | 765 | 11.8% |
Irish | 760 | 11.7% |
English | 607 | 9.4% |
Danish | 424 | 6.5% |
American | 326 | 5.0% |
Czech | 312 | 4.8% |
European | 208 | 3.2% |
Swedish | 181 | 2.8% |
Dutch | 104 | 1.6% |
Eastern European | 38 | 0.6% |
Italian | 37 | 0.6% |
Norwegian | 34 | 0.5% |
Scottish | 28 | 0.4% |
French | 27 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 6,395 | 98.7% |
Not a citizen | 81 | 1.3% |
Native | 6,357 | 98.2% |
Foreign-born | 119 | 1.8% |
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 | ||||||
86 | 1.9% | 100 | 2.2% | 1,722 | 38.3% | 1,586 | 35.3% | 827 | 18.4% | 176 | 3.9% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 86 | 1.9% |
9-12 Years | 100 | 2.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 1,722 | 38.3% |
Some College | 1,586 | 35.3% |
Bach. Degree | 827 | 18.4% |
Grad Degree | 176 | 3.9% |
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 | 3,007 | 2,943 | 64 | 2.1% | 2.4% |
1991 | 3,117 | 3,040 | 77 | 2.5% | 2.7% |
1992 | 3,235 | 3,152 | 83 | 2.6% | 2.8% |
1993 | 3,305 | 3,226 | 79 | 2.4% | 2.8% |
1994 | 3,366 | 3,282 | 84 | 2.5% | 2.6% |
1995 | 3,428 | 3,348 | 80 | 2.3% | 2.6% |
1996 | 3,485 | 3,388 | 97 | 2.8% | 2.7% |
1997 | 3,499 | 3,417 | 82 | 2.3% | 2.4% |
1998 | 3,554 | 3,464 | 90 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
1999 | 3,557 | 3,444 | 113 | 3.2% | 2.7% |
2000 | 3,531 | 3,441 | 90 | 2.5% | 2.8% |
2001 | 3,499 | 3,394 | 105 | 3.0% | 3.1% |
2002 | 3,519 | 3,392 | 127 | 3.6% | 3.7% |
2003 | 3,645 | 3,490 | 155 | 4.3% | 3.9% |
2004 | 3,696 | 3,543 | 153 | 4.1% | 3.9% |
2005 | 3,687 | 3,556 | 131 | 3.6% | 3.8% |
2006 | 3,712 | 3,609 | 103 | 2.8% | 3.0% |
2007 | 3,710 | 3,610 | 100 | 2.7% | 2.9% |
2008 | 3,730 | 3,619 | 111 | 3.0% | 3.2% |
2009 | 3,601 | 3,468 | 133 | 3.7% | 4.7% |
2010 | 3,342 | 3,191 | 151 | 4.5% | 4.7% |
2011 | 3,396 | 3,258 | 138 | 4.1% | 4.4% |
2012 | 3,416 | 3,296 | 120 | 3.5% | 3.9% |
2013 | 3,413 | 3,291 | 122 | 3.6% | 3.7% |
2014 | 3,369 | 3,244 | 125 | 3.7% | 3.3% |
2015 | 3,322 | 3,201 | 121 | 3.6% | 3.0% |
2016 | 3,318 | 3,209 | 109 | 3.3% | 3.1% |
2017 | 3,328 | 3,226 | 102 | 3.1% | 2.9% |
2018 | 3,363 | 3,260 | 103 | 3.1% | 2.9% |
2019 | 3,381 | 3,264 | 117 | 3.5% | 3.0% |
2020 | 3,340 | 3,193 | 147 | 4.4% | 4.2% |
2021 | 3,449 | 3,369 | 80 | 2.3% | 2.7% |
2022 | 3,507 | 3,432 | 75 | 2.1% | 2.3% |
2023 | 3,524 | 3,457 | 67 | 1.9% | 2.3% |