2022 population: 7,053
( 257 from 2010
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24 from 2020)
Land area: 577.2 square miles
Population density: 12.2 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 6,388 | 90.57% | ![]() |
Black: | 75 | 1.06% | ![]() |
Indian: | 21 | 0.30% | ![]() |
Asian: | 100 | 1.42% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 102 | 1.45% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 367 | 5.20% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 665 | 9.43% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 165 | 11.7 |
Deaths: | 239 | 16.9 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 36 | 2.5 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 14 | 1.0 |
Change in White population: | -655 | -9.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 398 | 5.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 3,663 | |
Median Value | $90,400 | |
Occupied | 3,083 | 84.2% |
Vacant | 580 | 15.8% |
Owned | 2,418 | 78.4% |
Rented | 665 | 21.6% |
Median Rent | $735 | |
Single-Family Units | 3,330 | 90.9% |
Detached | 3,284 | 89.7% |
Attached | 46 | 1.3% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 116 | 3.2% |
Mobile Homes | 74 | 2.0% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 111 | 3.6% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 83 | 2.7% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 105 | 3.4% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 138 | 4.5% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 235 | 7.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 107 | 3.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 138 | 4.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 162 | 5.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 143 | 4.6% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 265 | 8.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 350 | 11.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 447 | 14.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 343 | 11.1% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 172 | 5.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 187 | 6.1% |
$200,000 or more | 97 | 3.1% |
Median Household Income | 61,434 | |
Per Capita Income | 33,918 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 90 | |
Compared to U.S. | 79 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 104 | 3.4% |
Public Assistance | 168 | 5.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 309 | 10.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 2,861 | 74.8% |
Unemployed | 207 | 5.4% |
In Armed Forces | 3 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 3,071 | 80.3% |
Not in Labor Force | 753 | 19.7% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 25.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,123 | 998 | 52.9% |
Non-Profit | 38 | 128 | 22.9% |
Self-Employed | 421 | 71 | 85.6% |
Local Government | 168 | 182 | 48.0% |
State Government | 42 | 74 | 36.2% |
Federal Government | 14 | 48 | 22.6% |
Total Private + Self | 1,544 | 1,069 | 59.1% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 262 | 432 | 37.8% |
Total | 1,806 | 1,501 | 54.6% |
Pct. Govt. | 16.0% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 451 | 13.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 623 | 18.8% |
Professional, Technical | 570 | 17.2% |
Service Occupations | 476 | 14.4% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 99 | 3.0% |
All others | 1,196 | 36.1% |
White Collar | 49.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 621 | 18.7% |
Health care and social assistance | 437 | 13.2% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 368 | 11.1% |
Retail trade | 330 | 10.0% |
Transportation and warehousing | 277 | 8.4% |
Educational services | 242 | 7.3% |
Construction | 177 | 5.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 150 | 4.5% |
Wholesale trade | 142 | 4.3% |
Public administration | 124 | 3.7% |
Finance and insurance | 107 | 3.2% |
Other services | 100 | 3.0% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 79 | 2.4% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 44 | 1.3% |
Utilities | 44 | 1.3% |
Information | 26 | 0.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 22 | 0.7% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 15 | 0.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 11 | 0.3% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 277 | 3.92% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 9 | 0.13% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 5 | 0.07% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 3 | 0.04% |
Other Central American | 1 | 0.01% |
Total South American | 5 | 0.07% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 5 | 0.07% |
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 | 30 | 0.42% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 6,303 | 94.7% |
Spanish | 226 | 3.4% |
Other Asian | 56 | 0.8% |
Chinese | 37 | 0.6% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 14 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 14 | 0.2% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 2 | 0.0% |
Other Indo-European | 2 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 2,777 | 39.3% |
Irish | 1,005 | 14.2% |
Swedish | 420 | 5.9% |
English | 407 | 5.8% |
Norwegian | 365 | 5.2% |
American | 278 | 3.9% |
Czech | 176 | 2.5% |
Danish | 142 | 2.0% |
Scottish | 134 | 1.9% |
French | 116 | 1.6% |
Dutch | 105 | 1.5% |
European | 92 | 1.3% |
Polish | 48 | 0.7% |
French Canadian | 47 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 47 | 0.7% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 6,912 | 97.9% |
Not a citizen | 149 | 2.1% |
Native | 6,825 | 96.7% |
Foreign-born | 236 | 3.3% |
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 | ||||||
67 | 1.4% | 352 | 7.1% | 1,867 | 37.7% | 1,816 | 36.7% | 644 | 13.0% | 200 | 4.0% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 67 | 1.4% |
9-12 Years | 352 | 7.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 1,867 | 37.7% |
Some College | 1,816 | 36.7% |
Bach. Degree | 644 | 13.0% |
Grad Degree | 200 | 4.0% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 4,348 | 4,253 | 95 | 2.2% | 4.4% |
1991 | 4,307 | 4,176 | 131 | 3.0% | 4.7% |
1992 | 4,374 | 4,224 | 150 | 3.4% | 4.5% |
1993 | 4,241 | 4,120 | 121 | 2.9% | 4.1% |
1994 | 4,343 | 4,224 | 119 | 2.7% | 3.6% |
1995 | 4,400 | 4,234 | 166 | 3.8% | 3.5% |
1996 | 4,440 | 4,306 | 134 | 3.0% | 3.6% |
1997 | 4,371 | 4,268 | 103 | 2.4% | 3.1% |
1998 | 4,217 | 4,117 | 100 | 2.4% | 2.8% |
1999 | 4,140 | 3,995 | 145 | 3.5% | 2.7% |
2000 | 4,200 | 4,084 | 116 | 2.8% | 2.7% |
2001 | 4,397 | 4,245 | 152 | 3.5% | 3.3% |
2002 | 4,145 | 3,960 | 185 | 4.5% | 4.0% |
2003 | 3,847 | 3,629 | 218 | 5.7% | 4.4% |
2004 | 3,815 | 3,615 | 200 | 5.2% | 4.5% |
2005 | 3,860 | 3,698 | 162 | 4.2% | 4.3% |
2006 | 4,097 | 3,973 | 124 | 3.0% | 3.7% |
2007 | 4,136 | 4,004 | 132 | 3.2% | 3.7% |
2008 | 4,246 | 4,113 | 133 | 3.1% | 4.1% |
2009 | 4,107 | 3,871 | 236 | 5.7% | 6.4% |
2010 | 4,045 | 3,835 | 210 | 5.2% | 6.1% |
2011 | 4,098 | 3,915 | 183 | 4.5% | 5.6% |
2012 | 4,179 | 4,010 | 169 | 4.0% | 5.1% |
2013 | 4,198 | 4,038 | 160 | 3.8% | 4.7% |
2014 | 4,328 | 4,177 | 151 | 3.5% | 4.2% |
2015 | 4,311 | 4,181 | 130 | 3.0% | 3.7% |
2016 | 4,340 | 4,217 | 123 | 2.8% | 3.6% |
2017 | 4,186 | 4,086 | 100 | 2.4% | 3.1% |
2018 | 4,373 | 4,292 | 81 | 1.9% | 2.6% |
2019 | 4,546 | 4,458 | 88 | 1.9% | 2.8% |
2020 | 4,220 | 4,072 | 148 | 3.5% | 5.3% |
2021 | 4,251 | 4,134 | 117 | 2.8% | 3.8% |
2022 | 4,317 | 4,225 | 92 | 2.1% | 2.7% |
2023 | 3,996 | 3,904 | 92 | 2.3% | 2.9% |