2022 population: 18,377
( 995 from 2010
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208 from 2020)
Land area: 1496.8 square miles
Population density: 12.3 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 3,780 | 20.57% | ![]() |
Black: | 186 | 1.01% | ![]() |
Indian: | 72 | 0.39% | ![]() |
Asian: | 94 | 0.51% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 119 | 0.65% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 14,126 | 76.87% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 14,597 | 79.43% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 722 | 19.4 |
Deaths: | 483 | 13.0 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -496 | -13.3 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 66 | 1.8 |
Change in White population: | -2,159 | -11.1 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,164 | 6.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 6,983 | |
Median Value | $107,500 | |
Occupied | 6,022 | 86.2% |
Vacant | 961 | 13.8% |
Owned | 3,881 | 64.4% |
Rented | 2,141 | 35.6% |
Median Rent | $842 | |
Single-Family Units | 5,484 | 78.5% |
Detached | 5,422 | 77.6% |
Attached | 62 | 0.9% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 438 | 6.3% |
Mobile Homes | 623 | 8.9% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 263 | 4.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 241 | 4.0% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 191 | 3.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 162 | 2.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 284 | 4.7% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 420 | 7.0% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 383 | 6.4% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 523 | 8.7% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 342 | 5.7% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 755 | 12.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 443 | 7.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 650 | 10.8% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 523 | 8.7% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 358 | 5.9% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 286 | 4.7% |
$200,000 or more | 198 | 3.3% |
Median Household Income | 51,942 | |
Per Capita Income | 23,310 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 91 | |
Compared to U.S. | 79 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 180 | 3.0% |
Public Assistance | 134 | 2.2% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 883 | 14.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 1,904 | 75.3% |
Unemployed | 41 | 1.6% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 1,945 | 77.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 582 | 23.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 24.7% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 3,958 | 2,139 | 64.9% |
Non-Profit | 103 | 277 | 27.1% |
Self-Employed | 615 | 239 | 72.0% |
Local Government | 339 | 399 | 45.9% |
State Government | 25 | 222 | 10.1% |
Federal Government | 60 | 31 | 65.9% |
Total Private + Self | 4,573 | 2,378 | 65.8% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 527 | 929 | 36.2% |
Total | 5,100 | 3,307 | 60.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 12.8% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 718 | 8.5% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,450 | 17.2% |
Professional, Technical | 985 | 11.7% |
Service Occupations | 1,614 | 19.2% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 414 | 4.9% |
All others | 3,661 | 43.4% |
White Collar | 37.4% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 1,578 | 18.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 870 | 10.3% |
Retail trade | 813 | 9.6% |
Educational services | 809 | 9.6% |
Accommodation and food services | 764 | 9.1% |
Construction | 650 | 7.7% |
Other services | 588 | 7.0% |
Transportation and warehousing | 539 | 6.4% |
Health care and social assistance | 518 | 6.1% |
Wholesale trade | 298 | 3.5% |
Public administration | 297 | 3.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 181 | 2.1% |
Finance and insurance | 130 | 1.5% |
Utilities | 98 | 1.2% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 92 | 1.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 77 | 0.9% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 65 | 0.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 49 | 0.6% |
Information | 12 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 12,946 | 69.66% |
Puerto Rican | 147 | 0.79% |
Cuban | 249 | 1.34% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 160 | 0.86% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 115 | 0.62% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 45 | 0.24% |
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 | 508 | 2.73% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
Spanish | 9,464 | 55.7% |
English | 7,494 | 44.1% |
German, other Germanic | 18 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 9 | 0.1% |
Other | 7 | 0.0% |
Korean | 4 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 768 | 4.1% |
Irish | 572 | 3.1% |
English | 484 | 2.6% |
American | 473 | 2.5% |
Polish | 144 | 0.8% |
French | 118 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 115 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 89 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 85 | 0.5% |
European | 85 | 0.5% |
African | 78 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 44 | 0.2% |
British | 43 | 0.2% |
Finnish | 42 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 40 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 16,226 | 87.3% |
Not a citizen | 2,359 | 12.7% |
Native | 15,510 | 83.5% |
Foreign-born | 3,075 | 16.5% |
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 | ||||||
1,764 | 16.3% | 1,250 | 11.5% | 4,445 | 41.1% | 2,087 | 19.3% | 952 | 8.8% | 329 | 3.0% |
Average years of education: 11.3 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,764 | 16.3% |
9-12 Years | 1,250 | 11.5% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 4,445 | 41.1% |
Some College | 2,087 | 19.3% |
Bach. Degree | 952 | 8.8% |
Grad Degree | 329 | 3.0% |
Average years of education: 11.3 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 8,972 | 8,486 | 486 | 5.4% | 6.4% |
1991 | 9,014 | 8,394 | 620 | 6.9% | 7.0% |
1992 | 9,166 | 8,369 | 797 | 8.7% | 7.7% |
1993 | 9,274 | 8,540 | 734 | 7.9% | 7.2% |
1994 | 9,009 | 8,299 | 710 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
1995 | 8,741 | 8,049 | 692 | 7.9% | 6.1% |
1996 | 8,601 | 7,940 | 661 | 7.7% | 5.8% |
1997 | 8,283 | 7,631 | 652 | 7.9% | 5.4% |
1998 | 8,102 | 7,490 | 612 | 7.6% | 5.0% |
1999 | 7,896 | 7,430 | 466 | 5.9% | 4.7% |
2000 | 8,260 | 7,857 | 403 | 4.9% | 4.4% |
2001 | 8,235 | 7,859 | 376 | 4.6% | 5.0% |
2002 | 8,020 | 7,549 | 471 | 5.9% | 6.3% |
2003 | 8,155 | 7,677 | 478 | 5.9% | 6.7% |
2004 | 8,068 | 7,641 | 427 | 5.3% | 6.0% |
2005 | 8,366 | 7,972 | 394 | 4.7% | 5.5% |
2006 | 8,214 | 7,859 | 355 | 4.3% | 5.0% |
2007 | 8,711 | 8,397 | 314 | 3.6% | 4.4% |
2008 | 8,941 | 8,602 | 339 | 3.8% | 4.9% |
2009 | 9,165 | 8,689 | 476 | 5.2% | 7.5% |
2010 | 9,515 | 8,965 | 550 | 5.8% | 8.2% |
2011 | 9,621 | 9,081 | 540 | 5.6% | 8.0% |
2012 | 9,304 | 8,869 | 435 | 4.7% | 6.7% |
2013 | 9,136 | 8,726 | 410 | 4.5% | 6.3% |
2014 | 9,093 | 8,760 | 333 | 3.7% | 5.2% |
2015 | 8,797 | 8,518 | 279 | 3.2% | 4.5% |
2016 | 8,614 | 8,344 | 270 | 3.1% | 4.6% |
2017 | 8,348 | 8,092 | 256 | 3.1% | 4.3% |
2018 | 8,422 | 8,185 | 237 | 2.8% | 3.9% |
2019 | 8,434 | 8,204 | 230 | 2.7% | 3.5% |
2020 | 8,567 | 8,257 | 310 | 3.6% | 7.6% |
2021 | 8,838 | 8,509 | 329 | 3.7% | 5.6% |
2022 | 9,015 | 8,747 | 268 | 3.0% | 3.9% |
2023 | 8,959 | 8,679 | 280 | 3.1% | 3.9% |