2022 population: 7,513
( 144 from 2010
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64 from 2020)
Land area: 4926.1 square miles
Population density: 1.5 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 6,323 | 84.16% | ![]() |
Black: | 41 | 0.55% | ![]() |
Indian: | 652 | 8.68% | ![]() |
Asian: | 71 | 0.95% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 217 | 2.89% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 209 | 2.78% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 1,190 | 15.84% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 147 | 9.7 |
Deaths: | 224 | 14.8 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -12 | -0.8 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 24 | 1.6 |
Change in White population: | -41 | -0.6 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 185 | 2.5 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 4,274 | |
Median Value | $183,200 | |
Occupied | 2,833 | 66.3% |
Vacant | 1,441 | 33.7% |
Owned | 2,145 | 75.7% |
Rented | 688 | 24.3% |
Median Rent | $675 | |
Single-Family Units | 2,913 | 68.2% |
Detached | 2,730 | 63.9% |
Attached | 183 | 4.3% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 272 | 6.4% |
Mobile Homes | 219 | 5.1% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 97 | 3.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 131 | 4.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 111 | 3.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 123 | 4.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 128 | 4.5% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 135 | 4.8% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 242 | 8.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 117 | 4.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 90 | 3.2% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 249 | 8.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 232 | 8.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 491 | 17.3% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 173 | 6.1% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 216 | 7.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 189 | 6.7% |
$200,000 or more | 109 | 3.8% |
Median Household Income | 59,725 | |
Per Capita Income | 30,941 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 90 | |
Compared to U.S. | 79 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 93 | 3.3% |
Public Assistance | 80 | 2.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 331 | 11.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 3,111 | 75.4% |
Unemployed | 106 | 2.6% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 3,217 | 78.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 910 | 22.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 24.6% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 982 | 865 | 53.2% |
Non-Profit | 90 | 245 | 26.9% |
Self-Employed | 382 | 183 | 67.6% |
Local Government | 87 | 162 | 34.9% |
State Government | 38 | 66 | 36.5% |
Federal Government | 195 | 85 | 69.6% |
Total Private + Self | 1,364 | 1,048 | 56.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 410 | 558 | 42.4% |
Total | 1,774 | 1,606 | 52.5% |
Pct. Govt. | 18.7% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 523 | 15.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 825 | 23.8% |
Professional, Technical | 530 | 15.3% |
Service Occupations | 666 | 19.2% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 182 | 5.2% |
All others | 927 | 26.7% |
White Collar | 54.1% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 592 | 17.1% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 483 | 13.9% |
Retail trade | 435 | 12.5% |
Transportation and warehousing | 294 | 8.5% |
Construction | 254 | 7.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 230 | 6.6% |
Educational services | 217 | 6.3% |
Public administration | 188 | 5.4% |
Other services | 152 | 4.4% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 117 | 3.4% |
Finance and insurance | 116 | 3.3% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 68 | 2.0% |
Utilities | 64 | 1.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 64 | 1.8% |
Wholesale trade | 51 | 1.5% |
Manufacturing | 47 | 1.4% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 46 | 1.3% |
Information | 30 | 0.9% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 23 | 0.7% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 87 | 1.15% |
Puerto Rican | 8 | 0.11% |
Cuban | 6 | 0.08% |
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 | 44 | 0.58% |
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 | 44 | 0.58% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 60 | 0.79% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 7,034 | 98.6% |
Spanish | 64 | 0.9% |
Other | 14 | 0.2% |
Tagalog | 10 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 6 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 4 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 1,673 | 22.2% |
Norwegian | 1,268 | 16.8% |
American | 894 | 11.8% |
Irish | 573 | 7.6% |
English | 492 | 6.5% |
Swedish | 236 | 3.1% |
French | 132 | 1.7% |
Italian | 129 | 1.7% |
European | 109 | 1.4% |
Dutch | 95 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 92 | 1.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 89 | 1.2% |
Danish | 87 | 1.2% |
Scandinavian | 84 | 1.1% |
Hungarian | 79 | 1.0% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 7,524 | 99.6% |
Not a citizen | 28 | 0.4% |
Native | 7,515 | 99.5% |
Foreign-born | 37 | 0.5% |
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 | ||||||
56 | 1.0% | 306 | 5.7% | 1,577 | 29.3% | 2,381 | 44.3% | 899 | 16.7% | 155 | 2.9% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 56 | 1.0% |
9-12 Years | 306 | 5.7% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 1,577 | 29.3% |
Some College | 2,381 | 44.3% |
Bach. Degree | 899 | 16.7% |
Grad Degree | 155 | 2.9% |
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 | 4,169 | 3,984 | 185 | 4.4% | 6.1% |
1991 | 4,173 | 3,954 | 219 | 5.2% | 6.9% |
1992 | 4,261 | 4,032 | 229 | 5.4% | 6.7% |
1993 | 4,188 | 3,996 | 192 | 4.6% | 6.1% |
1994 | 4,313 | 4,139 | 174 | 4.0% | 5.5% |
1995 | 4,261 | 4,078 | 183 | 4.3% | 5.7% |
1996 | 4,396 | 4,195 | 201 | 4.6% | 5.6% |
1997 | 4,346 | 4,163 | 183 | 4.2% | 5.5% |
1998 | 4,446 | 4,250 | 196 | 4.4% | 5.6% |
1999 | 4,299 | 4,096 | 203 | 4.7% | 5.3% |
2000 | 3,862 | 3,688 | 174 | 4.5% | 4.8% |
2001 | 3,695 | 3,539 | 156 | 4.2% | 4.6% |
2002 | 3,676 | 3,524 | 152 | 4.1% | 4.6% |
2003 | 3,783 | 3,626 | 157 | 4.2% | 4.7% |
2004 | 3,719 | 3,562 | 157 | 4.2% | 4.5% |
2005 | 3,625 | 3,482 | 143 | 3.9% | 4.1% |
2006 | 3,588 | 3,476 | 112 | 3.1% | 3.3% |
2007 | 3,659 | 3,539 | 120 | 3.3% | 3.4% |
2008 | 3,680 | 3,534 | 146 | 4.0% | 4.7% |
2009 | 3,597 | 3,401 | 196 | 5.4% | 7.1% |
2010 | 3,914 | 3,726 | 188 | 4.8% | 7.2% |
2011 | 3,940 | 3,763 | 177 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
2012 | 4,025 | 3,864 | 161 | 4.0% | 5.8% |
2013 | 4,248 | 4,089 | 159 | 3.7% | 5.4% |
2014 | 4,364 | 4,232 | 132 | 3.0% | 4.7% |
2015 | 4,392 | 4,250 | 142 | 3.2% | 4.3% |
2016 | 4,400 | 4,246 | 154 | 3.5% | 4.3% |
2017 | 4,161 | 4,022 | 139 | 3.3% | 4.1% |
2018 | 4,125 | 3,998 | 127 | 3.1% | 3.8% |
2019 | 4,116 | 3,982 | 134 | 3.3% | 3.6% |
2020 | 4,056 | 3,880 | 176 | 4.3% | 5.9% |
2021 | 4,035 | 3,908 | 127 | 3.1% | 3.4% |
2022 | 4,013 | 3,913 | 100 | 2.5% | 2.6% |
2023 | 3,962 | 3,864 | 98 | 2.5% | 2.9% |