2022 population: 12,121
( 584 from 2010
, 175 from 2020)
Land area: 314.4 square miles
Population density: 38.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 11,522 | 95.06% | 6.5% |
Black: | 125 | 1.03% | 68.9% |
Indian: | 36 | 0.30% | 33.3% |
Asian: | 46 | 0.38% | 53.3% |
2+ races: | 188 | 1.55% | 45.7% |
Hispanic: | 204 | 1.68% | 68.6% |
Total non-White: | 599 | 4.94% | 55.6% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 252 | 10.2 |
Deaths: | 290 | 11.8 |
Net Migration: | -138 | -5.6 |
Net Immigration: | 5 | 0.2 |
Change in White population: | -798 | -6.3 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 214 | 1.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 5,605 | |
Median Value | $177,100 | |
Occupied | 5,085 | 90.7% |
Vacant | 520 | 9.3% |
Owned | 4,050 | 79.6% |
Rented | 1,035 | 20.4% |
Median Rent | $748 | |
Single-Family Units | 4,998 | 89.2% |
Detached | 4,926 | 87.9% |
Attached | 72 | 1.3% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 170 | 3.0% |
Mobile Homes | 237 | 4.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 190 | 3.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 98 | 1.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 140 | 2.8% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 107 | 2.1% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 222 | 4.4% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 91 | 1.8% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 137 | 2.7% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 298 | 5.9% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 122 | 2.4% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 300 | 5.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 477 | 9.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 835 | 16.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 805 | 15.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 513 | 10.1% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 463 | 9.1% |
$200,000 or more | 287 | 5.6% |
Median Household Income | 84,846 | |
Per Capita Income | 41,497 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 89 | |
Compared to U.S. | 87 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 189 | 3.7% |
Public Assistance | 69 | 1.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 608 | 12.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 5,584 | 75.8% |
Unemployed | 275 | 3.7% |
In Armed Forces | 25 | 0.3% |
Total Labor Force | 5,884 | 79.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 1,486 | 20.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 23.9% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,786 | 1,493 | 54.5% |
Non-Profit | 183 | 371 | 33.0% |
Self-Employed | 363 | 196 | 64.9% |
Local Government | 192 | 339 | 36.2% |
State Government | 437 | 374 | 53.9% |
Federal Government | 103 | 38 | 73.0% |
Total Private + Self | 2,149 | 1,689 | 56.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 915 | 1,122 | 44.9% |
Total | 3,064 | 2,811 | 52.2% |
Pct. Govt. | 25.2% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 995 | 16.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,420 | 24.1% |
Professional, Technical | 1,459 | 24.8% |
Service Occupations | 877 | 14.9% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 70 | 1.2% |
All others | 1,135 | 19.3% |
White Collar | 65.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 984 | 16.7% |
Retail trade | 723 | 12.3% |
Public administration | 700 | 11.9% |
Educational services | 619 | 10.5% |
Construction | 384 | 6.5% |
Finance and insurance | 329 | 5.6% |
Other services | 305 | 5.2% |
Transportation and warehousing | 275 | 4.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 251 | 4.3% |
Manufacturing | 249 | 4.2% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 216 | 3.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 200 | 3.4% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 176 | 3.0% |
Wholesale trade | 169 | 2.9% |
Information | 89 | 1.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 63 | 1.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 59 | 1.0% |
Utilities | 56 | 1.0% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 22 | 0.4% |
Management | 17 | 0.3% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 47 | 0.38% |
Puerto Rican | 24 | 0.20% |
Cuban | 23 | 0.19% |
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 | 23 | 0.19% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 23 | 0.19% |
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 | 47 | 0.38% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 11,500 | 98.6% |
Spanish | 63 | 0.5% |
Chinese | 35 | 0.3% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 24 | 0.2% |
Tagalog | 16 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 13 | 0.1% |
Other | 6 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 4 | 0.0% |
Other Indo-European | 3 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 3,277 | 26.7% |
English | 1,740 | 14.2% |
Irish | 1,586 | 12.9% |
American | 989 | 8.1% |
Italian | 450 | 3.7% |
European | 387 | 3.2% |
Polish | 340 | 2.8% |
Scottish | 201 | 1.6% |
French | 196 | 1.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 178 | 1.4% |
Swedish | 165 | 1.3% |
Dutch | 144 | 1.2% |
Lithuanian | 88 | 0.7% |
Norwegian | 60 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 54 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 12,230 | 99.6% |
Not a citizen | 54 | 0.4% |
Native | 12,157 | 99.0% |
Foreign-born | 127 | 1.0% |
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 | ||||||
82 | 0.9% | 350 | 4.0% | 2,900 | 33.5% | 3,090 | 35.7% | 1,355 | 15.6% | 886 | 10.2% |
Average years of education: 13.6 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 82 | 0.9% |
9-12 Years | 350 | 4.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 2,900 | 33.5% |
Some College | 3,090 | 35.7% |
Bach. Degree | 1,355 | 15.6% |
Grad Degree | 886 | 10.2% |
Average years of education: 13.6 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 6,067 | 5,821 | 246 | 4.1% | 6.3% |
1991 | 6,193 | 5,905 | 288 | 4.7% | 7.3% |
1992 | 6,162 | 5,863 | 299 | 4.9% | 7.9% |
1993 | 6,133 | 5,840 | 293 | 4.8% | 7.5% |
1994 | 6,149 | 5,908 | 241 | 3.9% | 5.8% |
1995 | 6,032 | 5,796 | 236 | 3.9% | 5.2% |
1996 | 6,129 | 5,869 | 260 | 4.2% | 5.3% |
1997 | 6,219 | 5,996 | 223 | 3.6% | 4.8% |
1998 | 6,263 | 6,058 | 205 | 3.3% | 4.5% |
1999 | 6,293 | 6,086 | 207 | 3.3% | 4.4% |
2000 | 7,037 | 6,797 | 240 | 3.4% | 4.4% |
2001 | 6,985 | 6,704 | 281 | 4.0% | 5.4% |
2002 | 6,883 | 6,590 | 293 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
2003 | 6,710 | 6,391 | 319 | 4.8% | 6.7% |
2004 | 6,841 | 6,499 | 342 | 5.0% | 6.2% |
2005 | 7,025 | 6,719 | 306 | 4.4% | 5.7% |
2006 | 6,966 | 6,690 | 276 | 4.0% | 4.6% |
2007 | 6,949 | 6,639 | 310 | 4.5% | 5.1% |
2008 | 6,915 | 6,527 | 388 | 5.6% | 6.5% |
2009 | 6,886 | 6,371 | 515 | 7.5% | 10.2% |
2010 | 7,037 | 6,498 | 539 | 7.7% | 10.5% |
2011 | 7,039 | 6,524 | 515 | 7.3% | 9.8% |
2012 | 6,851 | 6,359 | 492 | 7.2% | 9.0% |
2013 | 6,588 | 6,115 | 473 | 7.2% | 9.1% |
2014 | 6,624 | 6,239 | 385 | 5.8% | 7.2% |
2015 | 6,624 | 6,306 | 318 | 4.8% | 6.0% |
2016 | 6,772 | 6,454 | 318 | 4.7% | 5.9% |
2017 | 6,516 | 6,240 | 276 | 4.2% | 5.0% |
2018 | 6,541 | 6,276 | 265 | 4.1% | 4.4% |
2019 | 6,413 | 6,177 | 236 | 3.7% | 4.0% |
2020 | 6,101 | 5,710 | 391 | 6.4% | 9.5% |
2021 | 6,172 | 5,910 | 262 | 4.2% | 6.1% |
2022 | 6,177 | 5,954 | 223 | 3.6% | 4.6% |
2023 | 6,193 | 5,951 | 242 | 3.9% | 4.5% |