2022 population: 7,154
( 393 from 2010
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88 from 2020)
Land area: 570.2 square miles
Population density: 12.5 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 6,537 | 91.38% | ![]() |
Black: | 41 | 0.57% | ![]() |
Indian: | 46 | 0.64% | ![]() |
Asian: | 25 | 0.35% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 84 | 1.17% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 421 | 5.88% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 617 | 8.62% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 186 | 12.8 |
Deaths: | 267 | 18.4 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -11 | -0.8 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 9 | 0.6 |
Change in White population: | -688 | -9.1 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 295 | 3.9 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 3,683 | |
Median Value | $116,700 | |
Occupied | 3,122 | 84.8% |
Vacant | 561 | 15.2% |
Owned | 2,188 | 70.1% |
Rented | 934 | 29.9% |
Median Rent | $681 | |
Single-Family Units | 3,228 | 87.6% |
Detached | 3,185 | 86.5% |
Attached | 43 | 1.2% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 239 | 6.5% |
Mobile Homes | 53 | 1.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 178 | 5.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 143 | 4.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 144 | 4.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 148 | 4.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 145 | 4.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 208 | 6.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 172 | 5.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 122 | 3.9% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 178 | 5.7% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 325 | 10.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 248 | 7.9% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 375 | 12.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 308 | 9.9% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 169 | 5.4% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 154 | 4.9% |
$200,000 or more | 105 | 3.4% |
Median Household Income | 54,494 | |
Per Capita Income | 30,363 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 85 | |
Compared to U.S. | 79 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 260 | 8.3% |
Public Assistance | 28 | 0.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 319 | 10.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 2,842 | 75.2% |
Unemployed | 37 | 1.0% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 2,879 | 76.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 902 | 23.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 24.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,172 | 983 | 54.4% |
Non-Profit | 58 | 359 | 13.9% |
Self-Employed | 393 | 84 | 82.4% |
Local Government | 108 | 186 | 36.7% |
State Government | 26 | 74 | 26.0% |
Federal Government | 2 | 6 | 25.0% |
Total Private + Self | 1,565 | 1,067 | 59.5% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 194 | 625 | 23.7% |
Total | 1,759 | 1,692 | 51.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 11.6% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 573 | 16.5% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 575 | 16.5% |
Professional, Technical | 515 | 14.8% |
Service Occupations | 553 | 15.9% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 205 | 5.9% |
All others | 1,267 | 36.4% |
White Collar | 47.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 587 | 16.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 542 | 15.6% |
Manufacturing | 399 | 11.5% |
Retail trade | 375 | 10.8% |
Other services | 250 | 7.2% |
Educational services | 250 | 7.2% |
Construction | 239 | 6.9% |
Transportation and warehousing | 225 | 6.5% |
Wholesale trade | 112 | 3.2% |
Accommodation and food services | 105 | 3.0% |
Public administration | 78 | 2.2% |
Finance and insurance | 66 | 1.9% |
Utilities | 59 | 1.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 52 | 1.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 52 | 1.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 44 | 1.3% |
Information | 43 | 1.2% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 5 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 215 | 2.99% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 38 | 0.53% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 58 | 0.81% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 1 | 0.01% |
Honduran | 57 | 0.79% |
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 | 52 | 0.72% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 6,558 | 96.7% |
Spanish | 200 | 2.9% |
German, other Germanic | 19 | 0.3% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 3 | 0.0% |
Other Indo-European | 3 | 0.0% |
Other Asian | 2 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 2,742 | 38.2% |
Irish | 508 | 7.1% |
English | 506 | 7.0% |
Czech | 373 | 5.2% |
American | 358 | 5.0% |
French | 177 | 2.5% |
Danish | 154 | 2.1% |
Italian | 140 | 1.9% |
Swedish | 135 | 1.9% |
Swiss | 74 | 1.0% |
European | 62 | 0.9% |
Polish | 60 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 60 | 0.8% |
Lithuanian | 38 | 0.5% |
Sudanese | 35 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 7,139 | 99.4% |
Not a citizen | 46 | 0.6% |
Native | 7,027 | 97.8% |
Foreign-born | 158 | 2.2% |
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 | ||||||
137 | 2.7% | 273 | 5.3% | 1,923 | 37.2% | 1,840 | 35.6% | 773 | 15.0% | 223 | 4.3% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 137 | 2.7% |
9-12 Years | 273 | 5.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 1,923 | 37.2% |
Some College | 1,840 | 35.6% |
Bach. Degree | 773 | 15.0% |
Grad Degree | 223 | 4.3% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 4,276 | 4,200 | 76 | 1.8% | 2.4% |
1991 | 4,257 | 4,174 | 83 | 1.9% | 2.7% |
1992 | 4,307 | 4,207 | 100 | 2.3% | 2.8% |
1993 | 4,377 | 4,267 | 110 | 2.5% | 2.8% |
1994 | 4,357 | 4,247 | 110 | 2.5% | 2.6% |
1995 | 4,242 | 4,144 | 98 | 2.3% | 2.6% |
1996 | 4,320 | 4,228 | 92 | 2.1% | 2.7% |
1997 | 3,980 | 3,912 | 68 | 1.7% | 2.4% |
1998 | 4,018 | 3,933 | 85 | 2.1% | 2.5% |
1999 | 4,085 | 3,968 | 117 | 2.9% | 2.7% |
2000 | 4,345 | 4,207 | 138 | 3.2% | 2.8% |
2001 | 4,293 | 4,098 | 195 | 4.5% | 3.1% |
2002 | 4,342 | 4,145 | 197 | 4.5% | 3.7% |
2003 | 4,285 | 4,103 | 182 | 4.2% | 3.9% |
2004 | 4,367 | 4,182 | 185 | 4.2% | 3.9% |
2005 | 4,363 | 4,196 | 167 | 3.8% | 3.8% |
2006 | 4,381 | 4,242 | 139 | 3.2% | 3.0% |
2007 | 4,577 | 4,455 | 122 | 2.7% | 2.9% |
2008 | 4,311 | 4,149 | 162 | 3.8% | 3.2% |
2009 | 4,284 | 4,077 | 207 | 4.8% | 4.7% |
2010 | 4,245 | 4,041 | 204 | 4.8% | 4.7% |
2011 | 4,377 | 4,187 | 190 | 4.3% | 4.4% |
2012 | 4,313 | 4,154 | 159 | 3.7% | 3.9% |
2013 | 4,332 | 4,175 | 157 | 3.6% | 3.7% |
2014 | 4,302 | 4,172 | 130 | 3.0% | 3.3% |
2015 | 4,291 | 4,175 | 116 | 2.7% | 3.0% |
2016 | 4,245 | 4,143 | 102 | 2.4% | 3.1% |
2017 | 4,208 | 4,106 | 102 | 2.4% | 2.9% |
2018 | 4,167 | 4,063 | 104 | 2.5% | 2.9% |
2019 | 4,161 | 4,050 | 111 | 2.7% | 3.0% |
2020 | 4,193 | 4,078 | 115 | 2.7% | 4.2% |
2021 | 4,213 | 4,131 | 82 | 1.9% | 2.7% |
2022 | 4,214 | 4,132 | 82 | 1.9% | 2.3% |
2023 | 4,175 | 4,093 | 82 | 2.0% | 2.3% |