2022 population: 14,475
( 1,068 from 2010
, 347 from 2020)
Land area: 972.7 square miles
Population density: 14.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 13,448 | 92.91% | 11.1% |
Black: | 134 | 0.93% | 211.6% |
Indian: | 22 | 0.15% | 175.0% |
Asian: | 93 | 0.64% | 57.6% |
2+ races: | 163 | 1.13% | 79.1% |
Hispanic: | 615 | 4.25% | 186.0% |
Total non-White: | 1,027 | 7.09% | 143.4% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 348 | 11.7 |
Deaths: | 459 | 15.5 |
Net Migration: | -239 | -8.1 |
Net Immigration: | 14 | 0.5 |
Change in White population: | -1,673 | -10.8 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 605 | 3.9 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 7,227 | |
Median Value | $118,800 | |
Occupied | 6,421 | 88.8% |
Vacant | 806 | 11.2% |
Owned | 4,739 | 73.8% |
Rented | 1,682 | 26.2% |
Median Rent | $818 | |
Single-Family Units | 6,165 | 85.3% |
Detached | 6,036 | 83.5% |
Attached | 129 | 1.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 702 | 9.7% |
Mobile Homes | 45 | 0.6% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 180 | 2.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 187 | 2.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 462 | 7.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 249 | 3.9% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 273 | 4.3% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 197 | 3.1% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 285 | 4.4% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 314 | 4.9% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 365 | 5.7% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 591 | 9.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 735 | 11.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 965 | 15.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 723 | 11.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 474 | 7.4% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 194 | 3.0% |
$200,000 or more | 227 | 3.5% |
Median Household Income | 62,553 | |
Per Capita Income | 34,723 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 92 | |
Compared to U.S. | 80 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 227 | 3.5% |
Public Assistance | 219 | 3.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 507 | 7.9% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 6,232 | 78.5% |
Unemployed | 213 | 2.7% |
In Armed Forces | 2 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 6,447 | 81.3% |
Not in Labor Force | 1,487 | 18.7% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 21.4% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,577 | 2,110 | 55.0% |
Non-Profit | 86 | 347 | 19.9% |
Self-Employed | 968 | 268 | 78.3% |
Local Government | 140 | 297 | 32.0% |
State Government | 27 | 132 | 17.0% |
Federal Government | 45 | 32 | 58.4% |
Total Private + Self | 3,545 | 2,378 | 59.9% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 298 | 808 | 26.9% |
Total | 3,843 | 3,186 | 54.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 9.6% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,129 | 16.0% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,299 | 18.4% |
Professional, Technical | 988 | 14.0% |
Service Occupations | 996 | 14.1% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 210 | 3.0% |
All others | 2,640 | 37.4% |
White Collar | 48.4% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 1,293 | 18.3% |
Retail trade | 875 | 12.4% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 810 | 11.5% |
Health care and social assistance | 682 | 9.7% |
Construction | 509 | 7.2% |
Educational services | 442 | 6.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 372 | 5.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 363 | 5.1% |
Finance and insurance | 347 | 4.9% |
Other services | 341 | 4.8% |
Wholesale trade | 291 | 4.1% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 211 | 3.0% |
Public administration | 142 | 2.0% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 105 | 1.5% |
Information | 97 | 1.4% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 72 | 1.0% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 57 | 0.8% |
Utilities | 43 | 0.6% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 278 | 1.89% |
Puerto Rican | 12 | 0.08% |
Cuban | 134 | 0.91% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 94 | 0.64% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 46 | 0.31% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 39 | 0.26% |
Salvadoran | 9 | 0.06% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 38 | 0.26% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 1 | 0.01% |
Ecuadorian | 37 | 0.25% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 5 | 0.03% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 13,385 | 96.1% |
Spanish | 397 | 2.9% |
German, other Germanic | 47 | 0.3% |
Other Asian | 46 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European | 32 | 0.2% |
Other | 8 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 4 | 0.0% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 2 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 6,667 | 45.3% |
Norwegian | 1,586 | 10.8% |
Irish | 1,538 | 10.4% |
English | 890 | 6.0% |
American | 475 | 3.2% |
Swedish | 391 | 2.7% |
Dutch | 346 | 2.4% |
French | 318 | 2.2% |
Danish | 303 | 2.1% |
Italian | 222 | 1.5% |
Luxemburger | 151 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 123 | 0.8% |
Polish | 105 | 0.7% |
Scandinavian | 99 | 0.7% |
Swiss | 86 | 0.6% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 14,389 | 97.8% |
Not a citizen | 329 | 2.2% |
Native | 14,259 | 96.9% |
Foreign-born | 459 | 3.1% |
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 | ||||||
175 | 1.7% | 479 | 4.6% | 3,609 | 34.6% | 4,098 | 39.3% | 1,513 | 14.5% | 565 | 5.4% |
Average years of education: 13.3 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 175 | 1.7% |
9-12 Years | 479 | 4.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 3,609 | 34.6% |
Some College | 4,098 | 39.3% |
Bach. Degree | 1,513 | 14.5% |
Grad Degree | 565 | 5.4% |
Average years of education: 13.3 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 8,864 | 8,462 | 402 | 4.5% | 4.4% |
1991 | 8,907 | 8,415 | 492 | 5.5% | 4.7% |
1992 | 9,042 | 8,619 | 423 | 4.7% | 4.5% |
1993 | 8,787 | 8,454 | 333 | 3.8% | 4.1% |
1994 | 8,996 | 8,648 | 348 | 3.9% | 3.6% |
1995 | 8,896 | 8,545 | 351 | 3.9% | 3.5% |
1996 | 9,156 | 8,869 | 287 | 3.1% | 3.6% |
1997 | 9,231 | 9,000 | 231 | 2.5% | 3.1% |
1998 | 8,904 | 8,652 | 252 | 2.8% | 2.8% |
1999 | 8,776 | 8,509 | 267 | 3.0% | 2.7% |
2000 | 8,842 | 8,613 | 229 | 2.6% | 2.7% |
2001 | 9,123 | 8,859 | 264 | 2.9% | 3.3% |
2002 | 9,001 | 8,680 | 321 | 3.6% | 4.0% |
2003 | 8,798 | 8,411 | 387 | 4.4% | 4.4% |
2004 | 8,784 | 8,402 | 382 | 4.3% | 4.5% |
2005 | 8,876 | 8,520 | 356 | 4.0% | 4.3% |
2006 | 9,038 | 8,746 | 292 | 3.2% | 3.7% |
2007 | 8,986 | 8,664 | 322 | 3.6% | 3.7% |
2008 | 9,055 | 8,699 | 356 | 3.9% | 4.1% |
2009 | 8,925 | 8,401 | 524 | 5.9% | 6.4% |
2010 | 8,358 | 7,926 | 432 | 5.2% | 6.1% |
2011 | 8,388 | 8,016 | 372 | 4.4% | 5.6% |
2012 | 8,418 | 8,090 | 328 | 3.9% | 5.1% |
2013 | 8,485 | 8,183 | 302 | 3.6% | 4.7% |
2014 | 8,662 | 8,385 | 277 | 3.2% | 4.2% |
2015 | 8,835 | 8,585 | 250 | 2.8% | 3.7% |
2016 | 8,941 | 8,709 | 232 | 2.6% | 3.6% |
2017 | 8,769 | 8,562 | 207 | 2.4% | 3.1% |
2018 | 8,564 | 8,386 | 178 | 2.1% | 2.6% |
2019 | 8,527 | 8,337 | 190 | 2.2% | 2.8% |
2020 | 8,087 | 7,779 | 308 | 3.8% | 5.3% |
2021 | 8,211 | 7,970 | 241 | 2.9% | 3.8% |
2022 | 8,354 | 8,163 | 191 | 2.3% | 2.7% |
2023 | 8,248 | 8,043 | 205 | 2.5% | 2.9% |