2022 population: 30,731
( 869 from 2010
, 463 from 2020)
Land area: 1971.0 square miles
Population density: 15.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 26,316 | 85.63% | 7.7% |
Black: | 830 | 2.70% | 234.7% |
Indian: | 467 | 1.52% | 13.1% |
Asian: | 271 | 0.88% | 27.8% |
2+ races: | 666 | 2.17% | 32.9% |
Hispanic: | 2,181 | 7.10% | 26.8% |
Total non-White: | 4,415 | 14.37% | 42.3% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 828 | 13.3 |
Deaths: | 898 | 14.4 |
Net Migration: | -455 | -7.3 |
Net Immigration: | 76 | 1.2 |
Change in White population: | -2,181 | -6.9 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,312 | 4.2 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 14,672 | |
Median Value | $204,600 | |
Occupied | 12,472 | 85.0% |
Vacant | 2,200 | 15.0% |
Owned | 8,925 | 71.6% |
Rented | 3,547 | 28.4% |
Median Rent | $822 | |
Single-Family Units | 11,041 | 75.3% |
Detached | 10,719 | 73.1% |
Attached | 322 | 2.2% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 2,178 | 14.8% |
Mobile Homes | 761 | 5.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 594 | 4.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 526 | 4.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 654 | 5.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 480 | 3.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 508 | 4.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 514 | 4.1% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 459 | 3.7% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 501 | 4.0% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 380 | 3.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 992 | 8.0% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,092 | 8.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,775 | 14.2% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,333 | 10.7% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 975 | 7.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,141 | 9.1% |
$200,000 or more | 548 | 4.4% |
Median Household Income | 69,540 | |
Per Capita Income | 34,273 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 81 | |
Compared to U.S. | 85 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 617 | 4.9% |
Public Assistance | 488 | 3.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,465 | 11.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 13,594 | 78.2% |
Unemployed | 369 | 2.1% |
In Armed Forces | 59 | 0.3% |
Total Labor Force | 14,022 | 80.6% |
Not in Labor Force | 3,368 | 19.4% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 21.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 5,415 | 3,747 | 59.1% |
Non-Profit | 689 | 1,369 | 33.5% |
Self-Employed | 1,104 | 564 | 66.2% |
Local Government | 699 | 660 | 51.4% |
State Government | 315 | 442 | 41.6% |
Federal Government | 124 | 115 | 51.9% |
Total Private + Self | 6,519 | 4,311 | 60.2% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,827 | 2,586 | 41.4% |
Total | 8,346 | 6,897 | 54.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 15.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,188 | 14.3% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 3,142 | 20.6% |
Professional, Technical | 3,068 | 20.1% |
Service Occupations | 2,623 | 17.2% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 368 | 2.4% |
All others | 4,247 | 27.8% |
White Collar | 55.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 2,770 | 18.1% |
Retail trade | 1,893 | 12.4% |
Educational services | 1,689 | 11.1% |
Manufacturing | 1,403 | 9.2% |
Construction | 1,179 | 7.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,025 | 6.7% |
Other services | 843 | 5.5% |
Accommodation and food services | 717 | 4.7% |
Public administration | 570 | 3.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 547 | 3.6% |
Transportation and warehousing | 533 | 3.5% |
Wholesale trade | 500 | 3.3% |
Finance and insurance | 484 | 3.2% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 423 | 2.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 249 | 1.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 145 | 0.9% |
Information | 142 | 0.9% |
Utilities | 110 | 0.7% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 45 | 0.3% |
Management | 1 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,664 | 5.35% |
Puerto Rican | 81 | 0.26% |
Cuban | 86 | 0.28% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 16 | 0.05% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 10 | 0.03% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 3 | 0.01% |
Salvadoran | 3 | 0.01% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 179 | 0.58% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 64 | 0.21% |
Chilean | 13 | 0.04% |
Colombian | 27 | 0.09% |
Ecuadorian | 54 | 0.17% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 21 | 0.07% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 92 | 0.30% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 207 | 0.66% |
Filipino | 46 | 0.15% |
Korean | 25 | 0.08% |
Hmong | 21 | 0.07% |
Indian | 18 | 0.06% |
Laotian | 12 | 0.04% |
Bangladeshi | 2 | 0.01% |
Japanese | 2 | 0.01% |
Vietnamese | 1 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 27,012 | 92.8% |
Spanish | 779 | 2.7% |
Other | 406 | 1.4% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 287 | 1.0% |
German, other Germanic | 285 | 1.0% |
Chinese | 109 | 0.4% |
Arabic | 93 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European | 60 | 0.2% |
Other Asian | 35 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Norwegian | 10,566 | 33.9% |
German | 7,898 | 25.4% |
Swedish | 1,973 | 6.3% |
Irish | 1,921 | 6.2% |
French | 1,769 | 5.7% |
English | 1,126 | 3.6% |
Polish | 804 | 2.6% |
American | 734 | 2.4% |
Czech | 643 | 2.1% |
Scandinavian | 619 | 2.0% |
European | 573 | 1.8% |
Dutch | 483 | 1.6% |
Russian | 479 | 1.5% |
French Canadian | 413 | 1.3% |
Italian | 341 | 1.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 30,733 | 98.7% |
Not a citizen | 395 | 1.3% |
Native | 30,233 | 97.1% |
Foreign-born | 895 | 2.9% |
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 | ||||||
538 | 2.6% | 841 | 4.0% | 6,134 | 29.2% | 7,874 | 37.5% | 4,095 | 19.5% | 1,500 | 7.1% |
Average years of education: 13.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 538 | 2.6% |
9-12 Years | 841 | 4.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 6,134 | 29.2% |
Some College | 7,874 | 37.5% |
Bach. Degree | 4,095 | 19.5% |
Grad Degree | 1,500 | 7.1% |
Average years of education: 13.5 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 15,164 | 14,112 | 1,052 | 6.9% | 4.7% |
1991 | 15,575 | 14,634 | 941 | 6.0% | 5.1% |
1992 | 15,875 | 14,925 | 950 | 6.0% | 5.0% |
1993 | 16,366 | 15,456 | 910 | 5.6% | 4.8% |
1994 | 17,000 | 16,048 | 952 | 5.6% | 4.0% |
1995 | 17,101 | 16,244 | 857 | 5.0% | 3.7% |
1996 | 17,218 | 16,274 | 944 | 5.5% | 3.8% |
1997 | 16,907 | 15,972 | 935 | 5.5% | 3.2% |
1998 | 16,871 | 16,262 | 609 | 3.6% | 2.7% |
1999 | 17,056 | 16,443 | 613 | 3.6% | 2.7% |
2000 | 15,759 | 15,025 | 734 | 4.7% | 3.0% |
2001 | 15,953 | 15,183 | 770 | 4.8% | 3.8% |
2002 | 16,307 | 15,399 | 908 | 5.6% | 4.5% |
2003 | 16,670 | 15,829 | 841 | 5.0% | 4.8% |
2004 | 16,708 | 15,841 | 867 | 5.2% | 4.6% |
2005 | 16,907 | 16,138 | 769 | 4.5% | 4.1% |
2006 | 17,076 | 16,271 | 805 | 4.7% | 4.1% |
2007 | 16,631 | 15,863 | 768 | 4.6% | 4.6% |
2008 | 16,830 | 15,987 | 843 | 5.0% | 5.4% |
2009 | 17,086 | 16,061 | 1,025 | 6.0% | 7.9% |
2010 | 17,171 | 16,028 | 1,143 | 6.7% | 7.4% |
2011 | 17,461 | 16,227 | 1,234 | 7.1% | 6.5% |
2012 | 17,527 | 16,430 | 1,097 | 6.3% | 5.6% |
2013 | 17,119 | 16,184 | 935 | 5.5% | 5.0% |
2014 | 17,128 | 16,320 | 808 | 4.7% | 4.3% |
2015 | 17,208 | 16,466 | 742 | 4.3% | 3.8% |
2016 | 17,136 | 16,392 | 744 | 4.3% | 3.9% |
2017 | 16,958 | 16,248 | 710 | 4.2% | 3.4% |
2018 | 16,634 | 16,000 | 634 | 3.8% | 3.0% |
2019 | 16,672 | 16,028 | 644 | 3.9% | 3.2% |
2020 | 16,403 | 15,485 | 918 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
2021 | 16,003 | 15,337 | 666 | 4.2% | 3.8% |
2022 | 16,045 | 15,570 | 475 | 3.0% | 2.7% |
2023 | 16,254 | 15,779 | 475 | 2.9% | 2.8% |