2022 population: 18,893
( 243 from 2010
, 73 from 2020)
Land area: 423.4 square miles
Population density: 44.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 16,631 | 88.03% | 3.9% |
Black: | 384 | 2.03% | 3.5% |
Indian: | 107 | 0.57% | 17.1% |
Asian: | 171 | 0.91% | 30.5% |
2+ races: | 273 | 1.44% | 33.8% |
Hispanic: | 1,327 | 7.02% | 34.7% |
Total non-White: | 2,262 | 11.97% | 23.7% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 431 | 11.4 |
Deaths: | 426 | 11.2 |
Net Migration: | -96 | -2.5 |
Net Immigration: | 8 | 0.2 |
Change in White population: | -677 | -3.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 434 | 2.3 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 7,899 | |
Median Value | $191,800 | |
Occupied | 7,493 | 94.9% |
Vacant | 406 | 5.1% |
Owned | 6,100 | 81.4% |
Rented | 1,393 | 18.6% |
Median Rent | $831 | |
Single-Family Units | 6,940 | 87.9% |
Detached | 6,673 | 84.5% |
Attached | 267 | 3.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 523 | 6.6% |
Mobile Homes | 209 | 2.6% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 250 | 3.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 98 | 1.3% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 433 | 5.8% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 217 | 2.9% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 299 | 4.0% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 272 | 3.6% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 358 | 4.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 398 | 5.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 300 | 4.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 512 | 6.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 791 | 10.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,039 | 13.9% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 871 | 11.6% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 528 | 7.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 711 | 9.5% |
$200,000 or more | 416 | 5.6% |
Median Household Income | 71,856 | |
Per Capita Income | 35,814 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 81 | |
Compared to U.S. | 85 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 420 | 5.6% |
Public Assistance | 155 | 2.1% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 569 | 7.6% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 8,299 | 76.9% |
Unemployed | 222 | 2.1% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 8,521 | 79.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 2,269 | 21.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 23.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 3,604 | 2,928 | 55.2% |
Non-Profit | 163 | 810 | 16.8% |
Self-Employed | 603 | 296 | 67.1% |
Local Government | 250 | 372 | 40.2% |
State Government | 226 | 130 | 63.5% |
Federal Government | 83 | 62 | 57.2% |
Total Private + Self | 4,207 | 3,224 | 56.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 722 | 1,374 | 34.4% |
Total | 4,929 | 4,598 | 51.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 11.8% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,359 | 14.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,028 | 21.3% |
Professional, Technical | 1,770 | 18.6% |
Service Occupations | 1,521 | 15.9% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 127 | 1.3% |
All others | 2,860 | 30.0% |
White Collar | 54.1% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 1,737 | 18.2% |
Health care and social assistance | 1,606 | 16.8% |
Retail trade | 1,050 | 11.0% |
Educational services | 707 | 7.4% |
Construction | 630 | 6.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 513 | 5.4% |
Public administration | 485 | 5.1% |
Finance and insurance | 420 | 4.4% |
Accommodation and food services | 408 | 4.3% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 379 | 4.0% |
Other services | 365 | 3.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 359 | 3.8% |
Wholesale trade | 293 | 3.1% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 240 | 2.5% |
Information | 125 | 1.3% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 93 | 1.0% |
Utilities | 58 | 0.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 36 | 0.4% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 33 | 0.3% |
Management | 1 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,066 | 5.62% |
Puerto Rican | 1 | 0.01% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 52 | 0.27% |
Costa Rican | 3 | 0.02% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 49 | 0.26% |
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 | 111 | 0.59% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 71 | 0.37% |
Indian | 25 | 0.13% |
Korean | 12 | 0.06% |
Thai | 9 | 0.05% |
Filipino | 7 | 0.04% |
Malaysian | 7 | 0.04% |
Vietnamese | 3 | 0.02% |
Japanese | 2 | 0.01% |
Hmong | 2 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 16,656 | 93.2% |
Spanish | 928 | 5.2% |
Chinese | 75 | 0.4% |
Other | 70 | 0.4% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 43 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European | 27 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 19 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 16 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 14 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 7,916 | 41.8% |
Norwegian | 2,353 | 12.4% |
Irish | 2,062 | 10.9% |
English | 1,051 | 5.5% |
American | 914 | 4.8% |
Swedish | 756 | 4.0% |
Polish | 595 | 3.1% |
Czech | 381 | 2.0% |
Scandinavian | 314 | 1.7% |
French | 281 | 1.5% |
Danish | 205 | 1.1% |
Dutch | 204 | 1.1% |
Russian | 198 | 1.0% |
Yugoslavian | 180 | 0.9% |
Italian | 135 | 0.7% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 18,604 | 98.2% |
Not a citizen | 349 | 1.8% |
Native | 18,436 | 97.3% |
Foreign-born | 517 | 2.7% |
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 | ||||||
252 | 1.9% | 674 | 5.1% | 4,594 | 35.1% | 4,693 | 35.9% | 2,150 | 16.4% | 725 | 5.5% |
Average years of education: 13.3 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 252 | 1.9% |
9-12 Years | 674 | 5.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 4,594 | 35.1% |
Some College | 4,693 | 35.9% |
Bach. Degree | 2,150 | 16.4% |
Grad Degree | 725 | 5.5% |
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 | 9,553 | 9,198 | 355 | 3.7% | 4.7% |
1991 | 9,313 | 8,881 | 432 | 4.6% | 5.1% |
1992 | 9,158 | 8,701 | 457 | 5.0% | 5.0% |
1993 | 8,958 | 8,459 | 499 | 5.6% | 4.8% |
1994 | 9,011 | 8,626 | 385 | 4.3% | 4.0% |
1995 | 9,528 | 9,190 | 338 | 3.5% | 3.7% |
1996 | 9,662 | 9,265 | 397 | 4.1% | 3.8% |
1997 | 9,790 | 9,490 | 300 | 3.1% | 3.2% |
1998 | 9,701 | 9,421 | 280 | 2.9% | 2.7% |
1999 | 9,667 | 9,368 | 299 | 3.1% | 2.7% |
2000 | 10,564 | 10,256 | 308 | 2.9% | 3.0% |
2001 | 10,710 | 10,313 | 397 | 3.7% | 3.8% |
2002 | 10,725 | 10,233 | 492 | 4.6% | 4.5% |
2003 | 10,741 | 10,242 | 499 | 4.6% | 4.8% |
2004 | 10,658 | 10,179 | 479 | 4.5% | 4.6% |
2005 | 10,451 | 9,989 | 462 | 4.4% | 4.1% |
2006 | 10,507 | 10,073 | 434 | 4.1% | 4.1% |
2007 | 10,231 | 9,741 | 490 | 4.8% | 4.6% |
2008 | 10,455 | 9,893 | 562 | 5.4% | 5.4% |
2009 | 10,459 | 9,586 | 873 | 8.3% | 7.9% |
2010 | 10,584 | 9,791 | 793 | 7.5% | 7.4% |
2011 | 10,605 | 9,935 | 670 | 6.3% | 6.5% |
2012 | 10,225 | 9,632 | 593 | 5.8% | 5.6% |
2013 | 9,937 | 9,382 | 555 | 5.6% | 5.0% |
2014 | 9,695 | 9,217 | 478 | 4.9% | 4.3% |
2015 | 9,776 | 9,363 | 413 | 4.2% | 3.8% |
2016 | 9,461 | 9,055 | 406 | 4.3% | 3.9% |
2017 | 9,276 | 8,917 | 359 | 3.9% | 3.4% |
2018 | 8,941 | 8,565 | 376 | 4.2% | 3.0% |
2019 | 9,021 | 8,682 | 339 | 3.8% | 3.2% |
2020 | 9,081 | 8,515 | 566 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
2021 | 8,842 | 8,463 | 379 | 4.3% | 3.8% |
2022 | 8,618 | 8,318 | 300 | 3.5% | 2.7% |
2023 | 8,576 | 8,244 | 332 | 3.9% | 2.8% |