2022 population: 30,698
( 5,264 from 2010
, 847 from 2020)
Land area: 3470.9 square miles
Population density: 8.8 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 26,464 | 86.21% | 15.3% |
Black: | 572 | 1.86% | 86.3% |
Indian: | 838 | 2.73% | 48.8% |
Asian: | 471 | 1.53% | 161.7% |
2+ races: | 872 | 2.84% | 35.6% |
Hispanic: | 1,481 | 4.82% | 91.6% |
Total non-White: | 4,234 | 13.79% | 70.5% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 565 | 9.5 |
Deaths: | 525 | 8.8 |
Net Migration: | 729 | 12.2 |
Net Immigration: | 58 | 1.0 |
Change in White population: | 3,513 | 13.8 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,751 | 6.9 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 12,429 | |
Median Value | $252,300 | |
Occupied | 11,420 | 91.9% |
Vacant | 1,009 | 8.1% |
Owned | 8,330 | 72.9% |
Rented | 3,090 | 27.1% |
Median Rent | $1,109 | |
Single-Family Units | 9,544 | 76.8% |
Detached | 8,520 | 68.5% |
Attached | 1,024 | 8.2% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 816 | 6.6% |
Mobile Homes | 1,594 | 12.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 512 | 4.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 158 | 1.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 455 | 4.0% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 414 | 3.6% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 348 | 3.0% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 564 | 4.9% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 345 | 3.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 381 | 3.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 721 | 6.3% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,002 | 8.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,006 | 8.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,941 | 17.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,474 | 12.9% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 808 | 7.1% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 824 | 7.2% |
$200,000 or more | 467 | 4.1% |
Median Household Income | 70,256 | |
Per Capita Income | 33,857 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 108 | |
Compared to U.S. | 87 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 435 | 3.8% |
Public Assistance | 216 | 1.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 821 | 7.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 13,229 | 72.3% |
Unemployed | 480 | 2.6% |
In Armed Forces | 1,252 | 6.8% |
Total Labor Force | 14,961 | 81.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 3,327 | 18.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 20.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 4,950 | 3,873 | 56.1% |
Non-Profit | 328 | 979 | 25.1% |
Self-Employed | 1,075 | 518 | 67.5% |
Local Government | 744 | 739 | 50.2% |
State Government | 421 | 169 | 71.4% |
Federal Government | 493 | 498 | 49.7% |
Total Private + Self | 6,025 | 4,391 | 57.8% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,986 | 2,385 | 45.4% |
Total | 8,011 | 6,776 | 54.2% |
Pct. Govt. | 20.7% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,212 | 14.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 3,137 | 21.0% |
Professional, Technical | 2,733 | 18.3% |
Service Occupations | 3,207 | 21.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 174 | 1.2% |
All others | 3,628 | 24.3% |
White Collar | 54.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 2,268 | 15.2% |
Retail trade | 1,911 | 12.8% |
Construction | 1,445 | 9.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,305 | 8.7% |
Public administration | 1,256 | 8.4% |
Educational services | 1,113 | 7.5% |
Other services | 853 | 5.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 752 | 5.0% |
Manufacturing | 686 | 4.6% |
Transportation and warehousing | 628 | 4.2% |
Finance and insurance | 590 | 4.0% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 542 | 3.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 394 | 2.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 251 | 1.7% |
Wholesale trade | 213 | 1.4% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 207 | 1.4% |
Utilities | 201 | 1.3% |
Information | 157 | 1.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 145 | 1.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 998 | 3.33% |
Puerto Rican | 184 | 0.61% |
Cuban | 17 | 0.06% |
Dominican | 42 | 0.14% |
Total Central American | 71 | 0.24% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 48 | 0.16% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 23 | 0.08% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 10 | 0.03% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 0 | 0.00% |
Ecuadorian | 10 | 0.03% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 38 | 0.13% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 111 | 0.37% |
Chinese | 38 | 0.13% |
Japanese | 30 | 0.10% |
Vietnamese | 26 | 0.09% |
Korean | 11 | 0.04% |
Indian | 6 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 27,530 | 96.6% |
Spanish | 450 | 1.6% |
Chinese | 112 | 0.4% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 95 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 85 | 0.3% |
Tagalog | 74 | 0.3% |
Other Asian | 50 | 0.2% |
Other | 49 | 0.2% |
Vietnamese | 26 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 9,809 | 32.7% |
Irish | 3,362 | 11.2% |
Norwegian | 2,886 | 9.6% |
English | 2,392 | 8.0% |
American | 1,531 | 5.1% |
European | 766 | 2.6% |
Dutch | 754 | 2.5% |
Polish | 667 | 2.2% |
Swedish | 614 | 2.0% |
French | 606 | 2.0% |
Italian | 581 | 1.9% |
Scottish | 574 | 1.9% |
Scandinavian | 485 | 1.6% |
Danish | 458 | 1.5% |
Russian | 331 | 1.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 29,698 | 99.1% |
Not a citizen | 272 | 0.9% |
Native | 29,453 | 98.3% |
Foreign-born | 517 | 1.7% |
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 | ||||||
189 | 0.9% | 656 | 3.2% | 5,788 | 28.7% | 8,035 | 39.8% | 4,198 | 20.8% | 1,333 | 6.6% |
Average years of education: 13.6 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 189 | 0.9% |
9-12 Years | 656 | 3.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 5,788 | 28.7% |
Some College | 8,035 | 39.8% |
Bach. Degree | 4,198 | 20.8% |
Grad Degree | 1,333 | 6.6% |
Average years of education: 13.6 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 9,615 | 9,284 | 331 | 3.4% | 3.6% |
1991 | 10,476 | 10,055 | 421 | 4.0% | 3.5% |
1992 | 10,377 | 9,965 | 412 | 4.0% | 3.4% |
1993 | 11,589 | 11,137 | 452 | 3.9% | 3.5% |
1994 | 11,711 | 11,276 | 435 | 3.7% | 3.3% |
1995 | 12,031 | 11,609 | 422 | 3.5% | 3.2% |
1996 | 12,228 | 11,772 | 456 | 3.7% | 3.3% |
1997 | 12,241 | 11,866 | 375 | 3.1% | 2.9% |
1998 | 12,380 | 12,010 | 370 | 3.0% | 2.9% |
1999 | 13,553 | 13,190 | 363 | 2.7% | 2.7% |
2000 | 12,258 | 11,963 | 295 | 2.4% | 2.5% |
2001 | 12,382 | 12,038 | 344 | 2.8% | 3.0% |
2002 | 12,516 | 12,152 | 364 | 2.9% | 3.2% |
2003 | 12,581 | 12,167 | 414 | 3.3% | 3.5% |
2004 | 12,700 | 12,255 | 445 | 3.5% | 3.6% |
2005 | 12,701 | 12,255 | 446 | 3.5% | 3.6% |
2006 | 12,565 | 12,179 | 386 | 3.1% | 3.0% |
2007 | 12,295 | 11,946 | 349 | 2.8% | 2.8% |
2008 | 12,178 | 11,795 | 383 | 3.1% | 3.1% |
2009 | 11,947 | 11,393 | 554 | 4.6% | 4.6% |
2010 | 13,215 | 12,530 | 685 | 5.2% | 4.9% |
2011 | 13,222 | 12,598 | 624 | 4.7% | 4.6% |
2012 | 13,310 | 12,757 | 553 | 4.2% | 4.1% |
2013 | 13,653 | 13,143 | 510 | 3.7% | 3.7% |
2014 | 13,389 | 12,951 | 438 | 3.3% | 3.3% |
2015 | 13,421 | 13,004 | 417 | 3.1% | 3.0% |
2016 | 13,746 | 13,310 | 436 | 3.2% | 3.0% |
2017 | 13,982 | 13,533 | 449 | 3.2% | 3.1% |
2018 | 13,998 | 13,555 | 443 | 3.2% | 2.9% |
2019 | 13,951 | 13,492 | 459 | 3.3% | 3.0% |
2020 | 13,918 | 13,235 | 683 | 4.9% | 4.6% |
2021 | 14,224 | 13,855 | 369 | 2.6% | 2.6% |
2022 | 14,501 | 14,200 | 301 | 2.1% | 2.1% |
2023 | 14,617 | 14,317 | 300 | 2.1% | 2.0% |