2022 population: 8,988
( 200 from 2010
, 24 from 2020)
Land area: 539.8 square miles
Population density: 16.7 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 8,160 | 90.79% | 6.1% |
Black: | 40 | 0.45% | 233.3% |
Indian: | 48 | 0.53% | 128.6% |
Asian: | 43 | 0.48% | 79.2% |
2+ races: | 97 | 1.08% | 51.6% |
Hispanic: | 600 | 6.68% | 60.9% |
Total non-White: | 828 | 9.21% | 67.6% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 239 | 13.3 |
Deaths: | 258 | 14.4 |
Net Migration: | 38 | 2.1 |
Net Immigration: | 5 | 0.3 |
Change in White population: | -534 | -5.8 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 334 | 3.6 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 4,163 | |
Median Value | $161,300 | |
Occupied | 3,805 | 91.4% |
Vacant | 358 | 8.6% |
Owned | 2,666 | 70.1% |
Rented | 1,139 | 29.9% |
Median Rent | $713 | |
Single-Family Units | 3,446 | 82.8% |
Detached | 3,396 | 81.6% |
Attached | 50 | 1.2% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 309 | 7.4% |
Mobile Homes | 159 | 3.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 242 | 6.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 263 | 6.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 229 | 6.0% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 143 | 3.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 87 | 2.3% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 150 | 3.9% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 123 | 3.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 163 | 4.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 109 | 2.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 272 | 7.1% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 347 | 9.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 518 | 13.6% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 442 | 11.6% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 262 | 6.9% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 180 | 4.7% |
$200,000 or more | 275 | 7.2% |
Median Household Income | 65,114 | |
Per Capita Income | 38,930 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 87 | |
Compared to U.S. | 82 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 263 | 6.9% |
Public Assistance | 81 | 2.1% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 517 | 13.6% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 3,947 | 81.7% |
Unemployed | 19 | 0.4% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 3,966 | 82.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 864 | 17.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 18.3% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,541 | 1,135 | 57.6% |
Non-Profit | 69 | 241 | 22.3% |
Self-Employed | 531 | 225 | 70.2% |
Local Government | 191 | 388 | 33.0% |
State Government | 34 | 50 | 40.5% |
Federal Government | 77 | 15 | 83.7% |
Total Private + Self | 2,072 | 1,360 | 60.4% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 371 | 694 | 34.8% |
Total | 2,443 | 2,054 | 54.3% |
Pct. Govt. | 16.8% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 660 | 14.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 820 | 18.1% |
Professional, Technical | 806 | 17.8% |
Service Occupations | 781 | 17.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 139 | 3.1% |
All others | 1,455 | 32.2% |
White Collar | 50.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 755 | 16.7% |
Manufacturing | 565 | 12.5% |
Educational services | 499 | 11.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 442 | 9.8% |
Retail trade | 439 | 9.7% |
Construction | 427 | 9.4% |
Public administration | 216 | 4.8% |
Finance and insurance | 194 | 4.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 187 | 4.1% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 140 | 3.1% |
Wholesale trade | 131 | 2.9% |
Other services | 117 | 2.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 110 | 2.4% |
Accommodation and food services | 95 | 2.1% |
Utilities | 95 | 2.1% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 32 | 0.7% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 27 | 0.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 27 | 0.6% |
Information | 16 | 0.4% |
Management | 8 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 510 | 5.69% |
Puerto Rican | 4 | 0.04% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 2 | 0.02% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 2 | 0.02% |
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 | 39 | 0.43% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 8,031 | 95.6% |
Spanish | 289 | 3.4% |
German, other Germanic | 59 | 0.7% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 17 | 0.2% |
Other | 4 | 0.0% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 2 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 3,020 | 33.7% |
Swedish | 1,376 | 15.3% |
English | 902 | 10.1% |
Irish | 874 | 9.7% |
Czech | 351 | 3.9% |
French | 324 | 3.6% |
American | 254 | 2.8% |
Norwegian | 222 | 2.5% |
European | 175 | 2.0% |
Danish | 174 | 1.9% |
Italian | 127 | 1.4% |
Polish | 126 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 108 | 1.2% |
Welsh | 48 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 45 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 8,825 | 98.4% |
Not a citizen | 141 | 1.6% |
Native | 8,791 | 98.0% |
Foreign-born | 175 | 2.0% |
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 | ||||||
99 | 1.6% | 368 | 6.0% | 1,647 | 27.0% | 2,352 | 38.6% | 1,229 | 20.2% | 397 | 6.5% |
Average years of education: 13.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 99 | 1.6% |
9-12 Years | 368 | 6.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 1,647 | 27.0% |
Some College | 2,352 | 38.6% |
Bach. Degree | 1,229 | 20.2% |
Grad Degree | 397 | 6.5% |
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 | 5,089 | 5,030 | 59 | 1.2% | 2.4% |
1991 | 5,183 | 5,111 | 72 | 1.4% | 2.7% |
1992 | 5,230 | 5,158 | 72 | 1.4% | 2.8% |
1993 | 5,182 | 5,116 | 66 | 1.3% | 2.8% |
1994 | 5,356 | 5,275 | 81 | 1.5% | 2.6% |
1995 | 5,394 | 5,299 | 95 | 1.8% | 2.6% |
1996 | 5,418 | 5,309 | 109 | 2.0% | 2.7% |
1997 | 5,233 | 5,135 | 98 | 1.9% | 2.4% |
1998 | 5,105 | 4,993 | 112 | 2.2% | 2.5% |
1999 | 5,044 | 4,940 | 104 | 2.1% | 2.7% |
2000 | 5,333 | 5,215 | 118 | 2.2% | 2.8% |
2001 | 5,347 | 5,208 | 139 | 2.6% | 3.1% |
2002 | 5,356 | 5,201 | 155 | 2.9% | 3.7% |
2003 | 5,396 | 5,231 | 165 | 3.1% | 3.9% |
2004 | 5,277 | 5,104 | 173 | 3.3% | 3.9% |
2005 | 5,229 | 5,082 | 147 | 2.8% | 3.8% |
2006 | 5,182 | 5,067 | 115 | 2.2% | 3.0% |
2007 | 5,103 | 4,989 | 114 | 2.2% | 2.9% |
2008 | 5,141 | 5,020 | 121 | 2.4% | 3.2% |
2009 | 5,192 | 5,007 | 185 | 3.6% | 4.7% |
2010 | 4,950 | 4,770 | 180 | 3.6% | 4.7% |
2011 | 5,015 | 4,831 | 184 | 3.7% | 4.4% |
2012 | 5,040 | 4,893 | 147 | 2.9% | 3.9% |
2013 | 5,077 | 4,930 | 147 | 2.9% | 3.7% |
2014 | 5,056 | 4,926 | 130 | 2.6% | 3.3% |
2015 | 5,013 | 4,893 | 120 | 2.4% | 3.0% |
2016 | 4,957 | 4,833 | 124 | 2.5% | 3.1% |
2017 | 4,919 | 4,805 | 114 | 2.3% | 2.9% |
2018 | 4,903 | 4,791 | 112 | 2.3% | 2.9% |
2019 | 4,993 | 4,865 | 128 | 2.6% | 3.0% |
2020 | 4,953 | 4,805 | 148 | 3.0% | 4.2% |
2021 | 4,977 | 4,883 | 94 | 1.9% | 2.7% |
2022 | 5,037 | 4,937 | 100 | 2.0% | 2.3% |
2023 | 5,077 | 4,986 | 91 | 1.8% | 2.3% |