2022 population: 17,692
( 942 from 2010
, 84 from 2020)
Land area: 571.4 square miles
Population density: 31.0 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 16,649 | 94.10% | 3.1% |
Black: | 137 | 0.77% | 132.2% |
Indian: | 74 | 0.42% | 51.0% |
Asian: | 88 | 0.50% | 20.5% |
2+ races: | 230 | 1.30% | 64.3% |
Hispanic: | 514 | 2.91% | 89.0% |
Total non-White: | 1,043 | 5.90% | 74.4% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 445 | 12.6 |
Deaths: | 406 | 11.5 |
Net Migration: | 36 | 1.0 |
Net Immigration: | 12 | 0.3 |
Change in White population: | 497 | 3.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 445 | 2.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 7,099 | |
Median Value | $208,700 | |
Occupied | 6,576 | 92.6% |
Vacant | 523 | 7.4% |
Owned | 4,785 | 72.8% |
Rented | 1,791 | 27.2% |
Median Rent | $916 | |
Single-Family Units | 5,991 | 84.4% |
Detached | 5,758 | 81.1% |
Attached | 233 | 3.3% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 523 | 7.4% |
Mobile Homes | 189 | 2.7% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 175 | 2.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 149 | 2.3% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 116 | 1.8% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 255 | 3.9% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 181 | 2.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 249 | 3.8% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 232 | 3.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 173 | 2.6% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 197 | 3.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 542 | 8.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 754 | 11.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 902 | 13.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 947 | 14.4% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 647 | 9.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 672 | 10.2% |
$200,000 or more | 385 | 5.9% |
Median Household Income | 79,677 | |
Per Capita Income | 36,054 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 94 | |
Compared to U.S. | 88 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 204 | 3.1% |
Public Assistance | 90 | 1.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 291 | 4.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 8,447 | 79.5% |
Unemployed | 201 | 1.9% |
In Armed Forces | 25 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 8,673 | 81.6% |
Not in Labor Force | 1,954 | 18.4% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 20.3% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 3,113 | 2,640 | 54.1% |
Non-Profit | 385 | 646 | 37.3% |
Self-Employed | 664 | 274 | 70.8% |
Local Government | 283 | 528 | 34.9% |
State Government | 334 | 263 | 55.9% |
Federal Government | 151 | 29 | 83.9% |
Total Private + Self | 3,777 | 2,914 | 56.4% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,153 | 1,466 | 44.0% |
Total | 4,930 | 4,380 | 53.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 17.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,268 | 13.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,815 | 19.4% |
Professional, Technical | 2,195 | 23.5% |
Service Occupations | 1,415 | 15.1% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 189 | 2.0% |
All others | 2,649 | 28.4% |
White Collar | 56.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Educational services | 1,443 | 15.4% |
Manufacturing | 1,379 | 14.8% |
Health care and social assistance | 1,103 | 11.8% |
Construction | 684 | 7.3% |
Retail trade | 650 | 7.0% |
Transportation and warehousing | 582 | 6.2% |
Accommodation and food services | 535 | 5.7% |
Finance and insurance | 492 | 5.3% |
Public administration | 469 | 5.0% |
Other services | 445 | 4.8% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 417 | 4.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 302 | 3.2% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 252 | 2.7% |
Wholesale trade | 139 | 1.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 138 | 1.5% |
Utilities | 120 | 1.3% |
Information | 116 | 1.2% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 62 | 0.7% |
Management | 14 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 293 | 1.66% |
Puerto Rican | 67 | 0.38% |
Cuban | 87 | 0.49% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 9 | 0.05% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 9 | 0.05% |
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 | 19 | 0.11% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 16,243 | 97.4% |
Spanish | 291 | 1.7% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 30 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 28 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 24 | 0.1% |
Chinese | 23 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 16 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 9 | 0.1% |
Other | 5 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 6,778 | 38.4% |
Irish | 1,624 | 9.2% |
Czech | 1,331 | 7.5% |
American | 1,192 | 6.8% |
English | 1,181 | 6.7% |
Swedish | 452 | 2.6% |
Polish | 332 | 1.9% |
Danish | 314 | 1.8% |
Dutch | 244 | 1.4% |
European | 169 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 160 | 0.9% |
French | 157 | 0.9% |
Italian | 156 | 0.9% |
Norwegian | 124 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 119 | 0.7% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 17,592 | 99.7% |
Not a citizen | 52 | 0.3% |
Native | 17,468 | 99.0% |
Foreign-born | 176 | 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 | ||||||
170 | 1.5% | 477 | 4.3% | 3,111 | 28.0% | 3,905 | 35.2% | 2,472 | 22.3% | 964 | 8.7% |
Average years of education: 13.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 170 | 1.5% |
9-12 Years | 477 | 4.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 3,111 | 28.0% |
Some College | 3,905 | 35.2% |
Bach. Degree | 2,472 | 22.3% |
Grad Degree | 964 | 8.7% |
Average years of education: 13.8 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 8,418 | 8,236 | 182 | 2.2% | 2.4% |
1991 | 8,850 | 8,639 | 211 | 2.4% | 2.7% |
1992 | 8,883 | 8,654 | 229 | 2.6% | 2.8% |
1993 | 8,967 | 8,764 | 203 | 2.3% | 2.8% |
1994 | 9,171 | 8,964 | 207 | 2.3% | 2.6% |
1995 | 9,514 | 9,304 | 210 | 2.2% | 2.6% |
1996 | 9,213 | 8,961 | 252 | 2.7% | 2.7% |
1997 | 9,319 | 9,116 | 203 | 2.2% | 2.4% |
1998 | 9,324 | 9,097 | 227 | 2.4% | 2.5% |
1999 | 9,295 | 9,057 | 238 | 2.6% | 2.7% |
2000 | 9,132 | 8,919 | 213 | 2.3% | 2.8% |
2001 | 9,344 | 9,085 | 259 | 2.8% | 3.1% |
2002 | 9,214 | 8,938 | 276 | 3.0% | 3.7% |
2003 | 9,218 | 8,919 | 299 | 3.2% | 3.9% |
2004 | 9,348 | 9,064 | 284 | 3.0% | 3.9% |
2005 | 9,249 | 8,960 | 289 | 3.1% | 3.8% |
2006 | 9,248 | 9,003 | 245 | 2.6% | 3.0% |
2007 | 8,897 | 8,658 | 239 | 2.7% | 2.9% |
2008 | 9,048 | 8,762 | 286 | 3.2% | 3.2% |
2009 | 8,806 | 8,444 | 362 | 4.1% | 4.7% |
2010 | 8,752 | 8,395 | 357 | 4.1% | 4.7% |
2011 | 8,770 | 8,432 | 338 | 3.9% | 4.4% |
2012 | 8,939 | 8,633 | 306 | 3.4% | 3.9% |
2013 | 8,992 | 8,668 | 324 | 3.6% | 3.7% |
2014 | 8,851 | 8,581 | 270 | 3.1% | 3.3% |
2015 | 8,731 | 8,478 | 253 | 2.9% | 3.0% |
2016 | 8,802 | 8,551 | 251 | 2.9% | 3.1% |
2017 | 8,638 | 8,406 | 232 | 2.7% | 2.9% |
2018 | 8,828 | 8,597 | 231 | 2.6% | 2.9% |
2019 | 8,914 | 8,657 | 257 | 2.9% | 3.0% |
2020 | 8,852 | 8,489 | 363 | 4.1% | 4.2% |
2021 | 8,860 | 8,624 | 236 | 2.7% | 2.7% |
2022 | 8,924 | 8,726 | 198 | 2.2% | 2.3% |
2023 | 8,899 | 8,719 | 180 | 2.0% | 2.3% |