2022 population: 9,407
( 676 from 2010
, 16 from 2020)
Land area: 726.2 square miles
Population density: 13.0 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 7,724 | 82.11% | 11.0% |
Black: | 150 | 1.59% | 33.9% |
Indian: | 69 | 0.73% | 25.5% |
Asian: | 109 | 1.16% | 159.5% |
2+ races: | 203 | 2.16% | 18.7% |
Hispanic: | 1,152 | 12.25% | 13.2% |
Total non-White: | 1,683 | 17.89% | 20.2% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 228 | 12.1 |
Deaths: | 281 | 14.9 |
Net Migration: | 25 | 1.3 |
Net Immigration: | 16 | 0.8 |
Change in White population: | -959 | -9.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 283 | 2.8 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 4,395 | |
Median Value | $87,700 | |
Occupied | 3,763 | 85.6% |
Vacant | 632 | 14.4% |
Owned | 2,847 | 75.7% |
Rented | 916 | 24.3% |
Median Rent | $711 | |
Single-Family Units | 4,013 | 91.3% |
Detached | 3,986 | 90.7% |
Attached | 27 | 0.6% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 117 | 2.7% |
Mobile Homes | 125 | 2.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 144 | 3.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 129 | 3.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 145 | 3.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 285 | 7.6% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 97 | 2.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 165 | 4.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 197 | 5.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 211 | 5.6% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 260 | 6.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 281 | 7.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 485 | 12.9% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 531 | 14.1% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 329 | 8.7% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 243 | 6.5% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 141 | 3.7% |
$200,000 or more | 120 | 3.2% |
Median Household Income | 58,523 | |
Per Capita Income | 32,074 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 95 | |
Compared to U.S. | 76 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 142 | 3.8% |
Public Assistance | 20 | 0.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 184 | 4.9% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 3,580 | 71.6% |
Unemployed | 102 | 2.0% |
In Armed Forces | 3 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 3,685 | 73.7% |
Not in Labor Force | 1,313 | 26.3% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 28.3% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,612 | 1,077 | 59.9% |
Non-Profit | 110 | 287 | 27.7% |
Self-Employed | 318 | 171 | 65.0% |
Local Government | 279 | 275 | 50.4% |
State Government | 57 | 79 | 41.9% |
Federal Government | 6 | 116 | 4.9% |
Total Private + Self | 1,930 | 1,248 | 60.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 452 | 757 | 37.4% |
Total | 2,382 | 2,005 | 54.3% |
Pct. Govt. | 18.5% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 566 | 12.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 821 | 18.7% |
Professional, Technical | 850 | 19.4% |
Service Occupations | 715 | 16.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 112 | 2.6% |
All others | 1,436 | 32.7% |
White Collar | 51.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 652 | 14.9% |
Educational services | 614 | 14.0% |
Health care and social assistance | 456 | 10.4% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 313 | 7.1% |
Retail trade | 308 | 7.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 227 | 5.2% |
Transportation and warehousing | 208 | 4.7% |
Public administration | 198 | 4.5% |
Other services | 180 | 4.1% |
Construction | 176 | 4.0% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 173 | 3.9% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 170 | 3.9% |
Finance and insurance | 165 | 3.8% |
Wholesale trade | 161 | 3.7% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 106 | 2.4% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 79 | 1.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 72 | 1.6% |
Utilities | 69 | 1.6% |
Information | 61 | 1.4% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 977 | 10.35% |
Puerto Rican | 16 | 0.17% |
Cuban | 21 | 0.22% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 64 | 0.68% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 64 | 0.68% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 19 | 0.20% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 9 | 0.10% |
Ecuadorian | 10 | 0.11% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 14 | 0.15% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 8,354 | 93.5% |
Spanish | 479 | 5.4% |
Other Asian | 45 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European | 21 | 0.2% |
Tagalog | 20 | 0.2% |
Other | 10 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 5 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 3 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 2,988 | 31.6% |
English | 1,306 | 13.8% |
Irish | 1,044 | 11.1% |
American | 480 | 5.1% |
Italian | 322 | 3.4% |
Scottish | 256 | 2.7% |
Dutch | 190 | 2.0% |
French | 145 | 1.5% |
Swedish | 118 | 1.2% |
Russian | 78 | 0.8% |
French Canadian | 74 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 59 | 0.6% |
Polish | 50 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 38 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 36 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 9,269 | 98.2% |
Not a citizen | 172 | 1.8% |
Native | 9,072 | 96.1% |
Foreign-born | 369 | 3.9% |
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 | ||||||
133 | 2.2% | 355 | 5.8% | 1,804 | 29.5% | 2,377 | 38.8% | 970 | 15.8% | 482 | 7.9% |
Average years of education: 13.3 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 133 | 2.2% |
9-12 Years | 355 | 5.8% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 1,804 | 29.5% |
Some College | 2,377 | 38.8% |
Bach. Degree | 970 | 15.8% |
Grad Degree | 482 | 7.9% |
Average years of education: 13.3 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 4,844 | 4,695 | 149 | 3.1% | 4.2% |
1991 | 5,015 | 4,838 | 177 | 3.5% | 4.5% |
1992 | 5,025 | 4,791 | 234 | 4.7% | 4.6% |
1993 | 4,996 | 4,752 | 244 | 4.9% | 4.9% |
1994 | 5,031 | 4,791 | 240 | 4.8% | 4.8% |
1995 | 4,943 | 4,718 | 225 | 4.6% | 4.3% |
1996 | 4,829 | 4,614 | 215 | 4.5% | 4.3% |
1997 | 4,629 | 4,450 | 179 | 3.9% | 3.8% |
1998 | 4,810 | 4,604 | 206 | 4.3% | 3.7% |
1999 | 4,672 | 4,490 | 182 | 3.9% | 3.5% |
2000 | 5,187 | 4,990 | 197 | 3.8% | 3.8% |
2001 | 5,162 | 4,968 | 194 | 3.8% | 4.3% |
2002 | 5,414 | 5,199 | 215 | 4.0% | 5.1% |
2003 | 5,268 | 5,043 | 225 | 4.3% | 5.5% |
2004 | 5,464 | 5,205 | 259 | 4.7% | 5.5% |
2005 | 5,450 | 5,198 | 252 | 4.6% | 5.1% |
2006 | 5,617 | 5,387 | 230 | 4.1% | 4.4% |
2007 | 5,613 | 5,396 | 217 | 3.9% | 4.3% |
2008 | 5,819 | 5,599 | 220 | 3.8% | 4.6% |
2009 | 6,026 | 5,723 | 303 | 5.0% | 6.9% |
2010 | 5,306 | 5,022 | 284 | 5.4% | 7.0% |
2011 | 5,415 | 5,139 | 276 | 5.1% | 6.4% |
2012 | 5,424 | 5,183 | 241 | 4.4% | 5.7% |
2013 | 5,454 | 5,221 | 233 | 4.3% | 5.3% |
2014 | 5,456 | 5,265 | 191 | 3.5% | 4.5% |
2015 | 5,492 | 5,285 | 207 | 3.8% | 4.2% |
2016 | 5,329 | 5,117 | 212 | 4.0% | 4.0% |
2017 | 5,397 | 5,225 | 172 | 3.2% | 3.6% |
2018 | 5,293 | 5,141 | 152 | 2.9% | 3.3% |
2019 | 5,247 | 5,102 | 145 | 2.8% | 3.2% |
2020 | 5,080 | 4,865 | 215 | 4.2% | 5.9% |
2021 | 5,301 | 5,168 | 133 | 2.5% | 3.3% |
2022 | 5,335 | 5,212 | 123 | 2.3% | 2.7% |
2023 | 5,136 | 5,006 | 130 | 2.5% | 2.7% |