2022 population: 7,721
( 124 from 2010
, 62 from 2020)
Land area: 487.3 square miles
Population density: 15.8 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 7,015 | 90.86% | 5.3% |
Black: | 39 | 0.51% | 178.6% |
Indian: | 47 | 0.61% | 56.7% |
Asian: | 83 | 1.07% | 27.7% |
2+ races: | 87 | 1.13% | 45.0% |
Hispanic: | 450 | 5.83% | 66.1% |
Total non-White: | 706 | 9.14% | 60.5% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 190 | 12.4 |
Deaths: | 210 | 13.7 |
Net Migration: | 75 | 4.9 |
Net Immigration: | 5 | 0.3 |
Change in White population: | -390 | -5.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 266 | 3.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 3,567 | |
Median Value | $159,300 | |
Occupied | 3,175 | 89.0% |
Vacant | 392 | 11.0% |
Owned | 2,501 | 78.8% |
Rented | 674 | 21.2% |
Median Rent | $707 | |
Single-Family Units | 3,227 | 90.5% |
Detached | 3,089 | 86.6% |
Attached | 138 | 3.9% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 187 | 5.2% |
Mobile Homes | 104 | 2.9% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 238 | 7.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 86 | 2.7% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 233 | 7.3% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 100 | 3.1% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 92 | 2.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 112 | 3.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 150 | 4.7% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 143 | 4.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 214 | 6.7% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 268 | 8.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 277 | 8.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 454 | 14.3% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 358 | 11.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 147 | 4.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 223 | 7.0% |
$200,000 or more | 80 | 2.5% |
Median Household Income | 57,873 | |
Per Capita Income | 31,349 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 92 | |
Compared to U.S. | 86 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 88 | 2.8% |
Public Assistance | 31 | 1.0% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 190 | 6.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 3,440 | 79.5% |
Unemployed | 9 | 0.2% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 3,449 | 79.7% |
Not in Labor Force | 880 | 20.3% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 20.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,223 | 1,150 | 51.5% |
Non-Profit | 107 | 189 | 36.1% |
Self-Employed | 540 | 204 | 72.6% |
Local Government | 169 | 276 | 38.0% |
State Government | 22 | 35 | 38.6% |
Federal Government | 30 | 27 | 52.6% |
Total Private + Self | 1,763 | 1,354 | 56.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 328 | 527 | 38.4% |
Total | 2,091 | 1,881 | 52.6% |
Pct. Govt. | 14.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 777 | 19.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 719 | 18.1% |
Professional, Technical | 803 | 20.2% |
Service Occupations | 538 | 13.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 107 | 2.7% |
All others | 1,136 | 28.6% |
White Collar | 57.9% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 625 | 15.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 451 | 11.4% |
Manufacturing | 432 | 10.9% |
Retail trade | 396 | 10.0% |
Educational services | 318 | 8.0% |
Finance and insurance | 291 | 7.3% |
Public administration | 241 | 6.1% |
Construction | 227 | 5.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 189 | 4.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 175 | 4.4% |
Other services | 147 | 3.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 126 | 3.2% |
Wholesale trade | 118 | 3.0% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 73 | 1.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 64 | 1.6% |
Information | 48 | 1.2% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 29 | 0.7% |
Utilities | 21 | 0.5% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 2 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 292 | 3.80% |
Puerto Rican | 24 | 0.31% |
Cuban | 5 | 0.07% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 89 | 1.16% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 89 | 1.16% |
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 | 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 | 2 | 0.03% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 57 | 0.74% |
Taiwanese | 29 | 0.38% |
Korean | 29 | 0.38% |
Chinese | 8 | 0.10% |
Japanese | 4 | 0.05% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 6,871 | 95.0% |
Spanish | 248 | 3.4% |
Other Indo-European | 30 | 0.4% |
Korean | 29 | 0.4% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 24 | 0.3% |
Other Asian | 15 | 0.2% |
Chinese | 13 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 5 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 3,374 | 44.0% |
Irish | 924 | 12.0% |
American | 444 | 5.8% |
Polish | 419 | 5.5% |
English | 412 | 5.4% |
Swedish | 357 | 4.7% |
Czech | 351 | 4.6% |
Danish | 182 | 2.4% |
Dutch | 120 | 1.6% |
Scottish | 117 | 1.5% |
European | 104 | 1.4% |
French | 92 | 1.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 74 | 1.0% |
Italian | 62 | 0.8% |
Norwegian | 60 | 0.8% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 7,553 | 98.4% |
Not a citizen | 122 | 1.6% |
Native | 7,411 | 96.6% |
Foreign-born | 264 | 3.4% |
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 | ||||||
122 | 2.2% | 265 | 4.9% | 2,004 | 36.9% | 2,099 | 38.6% | 607 | 11.2% | 340 | 6.3% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 122 | 2.2% |
9-12 Years | 265 | 4.9% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 2,004 | 36.9% |
Some College | 2,099 | 38.6% |
Bach. Degree | 607 | 11.2% |
Grad Degree | 340 | 6.3% |
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 | 4,234 | 4,157 | 77 | 1.8% | 2.4% |
1991 | 4,338 | 4,243 | 95 | 2.2% | 2.7% |
1992 | 4,470 | 4,378 | 92 | 2.1% | 2.8% |
1993 | 4,554 | 4,469 | 85 | 1.9% | 2.8% |
1994 | 4,613 | 4,530 | 83 | 1.8% | 2.6% |
1995 | 4,638 | 4,554 | 84 | 1.8% | 2.6% |
1996 | 4,670 | 4,573 | 97 | 2.1% | 2.7% |
1997 | 4,680 | 4,598 | 82 | 1.8% | 2.4% |
1998 | 4,662 | 4,567 | 95 | 2.0% | 2.5% |
1999 | 4,609 | 4,504 | 105 | 2.3% | 2.7% |
2000 | 4,259 | 4,146 | 113 | 2.7% | 2.8% |
2001 | 4,193 | 4,069 | 124 | 3.0% | 3.1% |
2002 | 4,224 | 4,066 | 158 | 3.7% | 3.7% |
2003 | 4,282 | 4,108 | 174 | 4.1% | 3.9% |
2004 | 4,317 | 4,138 | 179 | 4.1% | 3.9% |
2005 | 4,289 | 4,133 | 156 | 3.6% | 3.8% |
2006 | 4,267 | 4,118 | 149 | 3.5% | 3.0% |
2007 | 4,175 | 4,057 | 118 | 2.8% | 2.9% |
2008 | 4,214 | 4,086 | 128 | 3.0% | 3.2% |
2009 | 4,162 | 3,988 | 174 | 4.2% | 4.7% |
2010 | 4,193 | 4,001 | 192 | 4.6% | 4.7% |
2011 | 4,175 | 3,997 | 178 | 4.3% | 4.4% |
2012 | 4,224 | 4,073 | 151 | 3.6% | 3.9% |
2013 | 4,195 | 4,043 | 152 | 3.6% | 3.7% |
2014 | 4,116 | 3,961 | 155 | 3.8% | 3.3% |
2015 | 4,043 | 3,893 | 150 | 3.7% | 3.0% |
2016 | 4,056 | 3,910 | 146 | 3.6% | 3.1% |
2017 | 4,065 | 3,952 | 113 | 2.8% | 2.9% |
2018 | 4,013 | 3,900 | 113 | 2.8% | 2.9% |
2019 | 4,056 | 3,929 | 127 | 3.1% | 3.0% |
2020 | 4,004 | 3,845 | 159 | 4.0% | 4.2% |
2021 | 4,160 | 4,056 | 104 | 2.5% | 2.7% |
2022 | 4,214 | 4,131 | 83 | 2.0% | 2.3% |
2023 | 4,239 | 4,156 | 83 | 2.0% | 2.3% |