2022 population: 1,726
( 718 from 2010
, 43 from 2020)
Land area: 901.7 square miles
Population density: 1.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 1,147 | 66.45% | 27.9% |
Black: | 39 | 2.26% | 57.6% |
Indian: | 19 | 1.10% | 9.5% |
Asian: | 23 | 1.33% | 27.8% |
2+ races: | 22 | 1.27% | 46.7% |
Hispanic: | 476 | 27.58% | 32.8% |
Total non-White: | 579 | 33.55% | 32.2% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 35 | 9.9 |
Deaths: | 80 | 22.6 |
Net Migration: | -2 | -0.6 |
Net Immigration: | 3 | 0.8 |
Change in White population: | -443 | -18.1 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -275 | -11.3 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 1,082 | |
Median Value | $67,000 | |
Occupied | 638 | 59.0% |
Vacant | 444 | 41.0% |
Owned | 529 | 82.9% |
Rented | 109 | 17.1% |
Median Rent | $533 | |
Single-Family Units | 1,002 | 92.6% |
Detached | 1,002 | 92.6% |
Attached | 0 | 0.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 0 | 0.0% |
Mobile Homes | 71 | 6.6% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 46 | 7.2% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 35 | 5.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 40 | 6.3% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 19 | 3.0% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 33 | 5.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 16 | 2.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 56 | 8.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 55 | 8.6% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 36 | 5.6% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 60 | 9.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 59 | 9.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 39 | 6.1% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 31 | 4.9% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 57 | 8.9% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 28 | 4.4% |
$200,000 or more | 28 | 4.4% |
Median Household Income | 46,638 | |
Per Capita Income | 28,798 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 90 | |
Compared to U.S. | 78 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 47 | 7.4% |
Public Assistance | 11 | 1.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 77 | 12.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 305 | 56.8% |
Unemployed | 0 | 0.0% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 305 | 56.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 232 | 43.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 43.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 199 | 96 | 67.5% |
Non-Profit | 18 | 18 | 50.0% |
Self-Employed | 80 | 14 | 85.1% |
Local Government | 14 | 67 | 17.3% |
State Government | 24 | 41 | 36.9% |
Federal Government | 10 | 3 | 76.9% |
Total Private + Self | 279 | 110 | 71.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 66 | 129 | 33.8% |
Total | 345 | 239 | 59.1% |
Pct. Govt. | 27.2% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 83 | 14.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 88 | 14.9% |
Professional, Technical | 113 | 19.2% |
Service Occupations | 111 | 18.8% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 30 | 5.1% |
All others | 194 | 32.9% |
White Collar | 48.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Educational services | 136 | 23.1% |
Construction | 74 | 12.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 63 | 10.7% |
Health care and social assistance | 48 | 8.1% |
Other services | 35 | 5.9% |
Public administration | 35 | 5.9% |
Retail trade | 35 | 5.9% |
Accommodation and food services | 27 | 4.6% |
Utilities | 23 | 3.9% |
Finance and insurance | 22 | 3.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 20 | 3.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 19 | 3.2% |
Information | 19 | 3.2% |
Manufacturing | 15 | 2.5% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 8 | 1.4% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 4 | 0.7% |
Wholesale trade | 4 | 0.7% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 2 | 0.3% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 455 | 28.98% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
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 | 3 | 0.19% |
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 | 3 | 0.19% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 141 | 8.98% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 1,227 | 83.9% |
Spanish | 223 | 15.3% |
Other Indo-European | 6 | 0.4% |
German, other Germanic | 5 | 0.3% |
Tagalog | 1 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 146 | 9.3% |
Irish | 119 | 7.6% |
American | 90 | 5.7% |
German | 72 | 4.6% |
Scottish | 54 | 3.4% |
Welsh | 33 | 2.1% |
Dutch | 17 | 1.1% |
Canadian | 8 | 0.5% |
French | 7 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 7 | 0.4% |
Cajun | 6 | 0.4% |
Italian | 6 | 0.4% |
Russian | 6 | 0.4% |
Greek | 5 | 0.3% |
Icelander | 5 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 1,521 | 96.9% |
Not a citizen | 49 | 3.1% |
Native | 1,491 | 95.0% |
Foreign-born | 79 | 5.0% |
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 | ||||||
69 | 5.9% | 101 | 8.6% | 467 | 39.8% | 300 | 25.6% | 159 | 13.5% | 78 | 6.6% |
Average years of education: 12.6 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 69 | 5.9% |
9-12 Years | 101 | 8.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 467 | 39.8% |
Some College | 300 | 25.6% |
Bach. Degree | 159 | 13.5% |
Grad Degree | 78 | 6.6% |
Average years of education: 12.6 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 1,090 | 1,040 | 50 | 4.6% | 6.4% |
1991 | 1,052 | 999 | 53 | 5.0% | 7.0% |
1992 | 1,036 | 973 | 63 | 6.1% | 7.7% |
1993 | 1,022 | 957 | 65 | 6.4% | 7.2% |
1994 | 1,047 | 972 | 75 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
1995 | 1,102 | 991 | 111 | 10.1% | 6.1% |
1996 | 1,025 | 954 | 71 | 6.9% | 5.8% |
1997 | 1,044 | 993 | 51 | 4.9% | 5.4% |
1998 | 1,009 | 962 | 47 | 4.7% | 5.0% |
1999 | 873 | 825 | 48 | 5.5% | 4.7% |
2000 | 1,138 | 1,078 | 60 | 5.3% | 4.4% |
2001 | 1,102 | 1,048 | 54 | 4.9% | 5.0% |
2002 | 1,156 | 1,093 | 63 | 5.4% | 6.3% |
2003 | 1,190 | 1,116 | 74 | 6.2% | 6.7% |
2004 | 1,143 | 1,073 | 70 | 6.1% | 6.0% |
2005 | 1,081 | 1,024 | 57 | 5.3% | 5.5% |
2006 | 1,200 | 1,148 | 52 | 4.3% | 5.0% |
2007 | 1,177 | 1,131 | 46 | 3.9% | 4.4% |
2008 | 996 | 945 | 51 | 5.1% | 4.9% |
2009 | 1,029 | 956 | 73 | 7.1% | 7.5% |
2010 | 873 | 774 | 99 | 11.3% | 8.2% |
2011 | 912 | 769 | 143 | 15.7% | 8.0% |
2012 | 831 | 743 | 88 | 10.6% | 6.7% |
2013 | 770 | 698 | 72 | 9.4% | 6.3% |
2014 | 743 | 696 | 47 | 6.3% | 5.2% |
2015 | 703 | 670 | 33 | 4.7% | 4.5% |
2016 | 692 | 658 | 34 | 4.9% | 4.6% |
2017 | 680 | 647 | 33 | 4.9% | 4.3% |
2018 | 673 | 644 | 29 | 4.3% | 3.9% |
2019 | 675 | 646 | 29 | 4.3% | 3.5% |
2020 | 671 | 629 | 42 | 6.3% | 7.6% |
2021 | 691 | 655 | 36 | 5.2% | 5.6% |
2022 | 694 | 661 | 33 | 4.8% | 3.9% |
2023 | 608 | 577 | 31 | 5.1% | 3.9% |