2022 population: 2,927
( 380 from 2010
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24 from 2020)
Land area: 717.8 square miles
Population density: 4.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 2,668 | 91.15% | ![]() |
Black: | 19 | 0.65% | ![]() |
Indian: | 22 | 0.75% | ![]() |
Asian: | 13 | 0.44% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 53 | 1.81% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 152 | 5.19% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 259 | 8.85% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 64 | 10.8 |
Deaths: | 158 | 26.8 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 68 | 11.5 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 1 | 0.2 |
Change in White population: | -497 | -15.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 117 | 3.5 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 1,683 | |
Median Value | $74,900 | |
Occupied | 1,344 | 79.9% |
Vacant | 339 | 20.1% |
Owned | 1,035 | 77.0% |
Rented | 309 | 23.0% |
Median Rent | $724 | |
Single-Family Units | 1,540 | 91.5% |
Detached | 1,531 | 91.0% |
Attached | 9 | 0.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 5 | 0.3% |
Mobile Homes | 102 | 6.1% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 41 | 3.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 82 | 6.1% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 118 | 8.8% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 78 | 5.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 75 | 5.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 47 | 3.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 55 | 4.1% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 55 | 4.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 70 | 5.2% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 90 | 6.7% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 211 | 15.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 195 | 14.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 77 | 5.7% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 48 | 3.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 34 | 2.5% |
$200,000 or more | 68 | 5.1% |
Median Household Income | 53,523 | |
Per Capita Income | 37,166 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 99 | |
Compared to U.S. | 79 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 58 | 4.3% |
Public Assistance | 18 | 1.3% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 103 | 7.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 1,179 | 74.9% |
Unemployed | 56 | 3.6% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 1,235 | 78.4% |
Not in Labor Force | 340 | 21.6% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 25.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 432 | 396 | 52.2% |
Non-Profit | 23 | 100 | 18.7% |
Self-Employed | 224 | 58 | 79.4% |
Local Government | 40 | 35 | 53.3% |
State Government | 46 | 85 | 35.1% |
Federal Government | 31 | 11 | 73.8% |
Total Private + Self | 656 | 454 | 59.1% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 140 | 231 | 37.7% |
Total | 796 | 685 | 53.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 16.7% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 253 | 17.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 277 | 18.7% |
Professional, Technical | 222 | 15.0% |
Service Occupations | 242 | 16.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 11 | 0.7% |
All others | 488 | 32.9% |
White Collar | 50.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 271 | 18.3% |
Manufacturing | 187 | 12.6% |
Transportation and warehousing | 172 | 11.6% |
Retail trade | 150 | 10.1% |
Educational services | 126 | 8.5% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 111 | 7.5% |
Construction | 106 | 7.2% |
Other services | 87 | 5.9% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 49 | 3.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 34 | 2.3% |
Public administration | 32 | 2.2% |
Wholesale trade | 32 | 2.2% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 28 | 1.9% |
Information | 23 | 1.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 23 | 1.6% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 20 | 1.3% |
Finance and insurance | 18 | 1.2% |
Utilities | 8 | 0.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 5 | 0.3% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 114 | 3.88% |
Puerto Rican | 2 | 0.07% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
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 | 44 | 1.50% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 2,647 | 95.9% |
Spanish | 49 | 1.8% |
German, other Germanic | 29 | 1.1% |
Other Indo-European | 20 | 0.7% |
Korean | 6 | 0.2% |
Other Asian | 4 | 0.1% |
Other | 4 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 1,637 | 55.7% |
Irish | 349 | 11.9% |
English | 258 | 8.8% |
French | 209 | 7.1% |
Czech | 150 | 5.1% |
American | 101 | 3.4% |
Dutch | 88 | 3.0% |
Swedish | 79 | 2.7% |
Polish | 58 | 2.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 53 | 1.8% |
Greek | 47 | 1.6% |
Italian | 47 | 1.6% |
Russian | 41 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 25 | 0.9% |
German Russian | 22 | 0.7% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 2,912 | 99.1% |
Not a citizen | 27 | 0.9% |
Native | 2,901 | 98.7% |
Foreign-born | 38 | 1.3% |
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 | ||||||
43 | 2.0% | 150 | 7.1% | 681 | 32.1% | 835 | 39.3% | 316 | 14.9% | 99 | 4.7% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 43 | 2.0% |
9-12 Years | 150 | 7.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 681 | 32.1% |
Some College | 835 | 39.3% |
Bach. Degree | 316 | 14.9% |
Grad Degree | 99 | 4.7% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 1,815 | 1,781 | 34 | 1.9% | 4.2% |
1991 | 1,849 | 1,796 | 53 | 2.9% | 4.5% |
1992 | 1,895 | 1,838 | 57 | 3.0% | 4.6% |
1993 | 1,849 | 1,799 | 50 | 2.7% | 4.9% |
1994 | 1,905 | 1,839 | 66 | 3.5% | 4.8% |
1995 | 1,873 | 1,816 | 57 | 3.0% | 4.3% |
1996 | 1,877 | 1,823 | 54 | 2.9% | 4.3% |
1997 | 1,821 | 1,758 | 63 | 3.5% | 3.8% |
1998 | 1,872 | 1,813 | 59 | 3.2% | 3.7% |
1999 | 1,852 | 1,794 | 58 | 3.1% | 3.5% |
2000 | 1,726 | 1,665 | 61 | 3.5% | 3.8% |
2001 | 1,675 | 1,615 | 60 | 3.6% | 4.3% |
2002 | 1,697 | 1,634 | 63 | 3.7% | 5.1% |
2003 | 1,691 | 1,618 | 73 | 4.3% | 5.5% |
2004 | 1,703 | 1,624 | 79 | 4.6% | 5.5% |
2005 | 1,652 | 1,585 | 67 | 4.1% | 5.1% |
2006 | 1,698 | 1,637 | 61 | 3.6% | 4.4% |
2007 | 1,646 | 1,585 | 61 | 3.7% | 4.3% |
2008 | 1,703 | 1,637 | 66 | 3.9% | 4.6% |
2009 | 1,698 | 1,601 | 97 | 5.7% | 6.9% |
2010 | 1,793 | 1,698 | 95 | 5.3% | 7.0% |
2011 | 1,850 | 1,770 | 80 | 4.3% | 6.4% |
2012 | 1,898 | 1,810 | 88 | 4.6% | 5.7% |
2013 | 1,814 | 1,736 | 78 | 4.3% | 5.3% |
2014 | 1,811 | 1,747 | 64 | 3.5% | 4.5% |
2015 | 1,800 | 1,737 | 63 | 3.5% | 4.2% |
2016 | 1,740 | 1,671 | 69 | 4.0% | 4.0% |
2017 | 1,652 | 1,599 | 53 | 3.2% | 3.6% |
2018 | 1,654 | 1,610 | 44 | 2.7% | 3.3% |
2019 | 1,632 | 1,587 | 45 | 2.8% | 3.2% |
2020 | 1,576 | 1,503 | 73 | 4.6% | 5.9% |
2021 | 1,585 | 1,546 | 39 | 2.5% | 3.3% |
2022 | 1,616 | 1,580 | 36 | 2.2% | 2.7% |
2023 | 1,620 | 1,584 | 36 | 2.2% | 2.7% |