2022 population: 11,075
( 136 from 2010
, 176 from 2020)
Land area: 434.9 square miles
Population density: 25.5 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 7,660 | 69.16% | 11.3% |
Black: | 76 | 0.69% | 2.7% |
Indian: | 34 | 0.31% | 54.5% |
Asian: | 118 | 1.07% | 34.1% |
2+ races: | 75 | 0.68% | 41.5% |
Hispanic: | 3,112 | 28.10% | 33.1% |
Total non-White: | 3,415 | 30.84% | 32.4% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 388 | 17.2 |
Deaths: | 330 | 14.7 |
Net Migration: | -268 | -11.9 |
Net Immigration: | 35 | 1.6 |
Change in White population: | -972 | -8.7 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 836 | 7.5 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 4,879 | |
Median Value | $119,200 | |
Occupied | 4,301 | 88.2% |
Vacant | 578 | 11.8% |
Owned | 3,439 | 80.0% |
Rented | 862 | 20.0% |
Median Rent | $736 | |
Single-Family Units | 3,958 | 81.1% |
Detached | 3,877 | 79.5% |
Attached | 81 | 1.7% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 480 | 9.8% |
Mobile Homes | 223 | 4.6% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 147 | 3.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 254 | 5.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 194 | 4.5% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 214 | 5.0% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 188 | 4.4% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 130 | 3.0% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 243 | 5.6% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 156 | 3.6% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 165 | 3.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 261 | 6.1% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 435 | 10.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 661 | 15.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 389 | 9.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 342 | 8.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 290 | 6.7% |
$200,000 or more | 232 | 5.4% |
Median Household Income | 65,197 | |
Per Capita Income | 34,363 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 76 | |
Compared to U.S. | 80 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 255 | 5.9% |
Public Assistance | 120 | 2.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 412 | 9.6% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 3,621 | 79.4% |
Unemployed | 161 | 3.5% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 3,782 | 82.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 781 | 17.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 20.6% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,811 | 1,482 | 55.0% |
Non-Profit | 105 | 369 | 22.2% |
Self-Employed | 439 | 120 | 78.5% |
Local Government | 316 | 290 | 52.1% |
State Government | 62 | 87 | 41.6% |
Federal Government | 44 | 105 | 29.5% |
Total Private + Self | 2,250 | 1,602 | 58.4% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 527 | 851 | 38.2% |
Total | 2,777 | 2,453 | 53.1% |
Pct. Govt. | 17.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 640 | 12.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 991 | 18.8% |
Professional, Technical | 1,071 | 20.3% |
Service Occupations | 699 | 13.2% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 255 | 4.8% |
All others | 1,878 | 35.6% |
White Collar | 51.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 865 | 16.4% |
Health care and social assistance | 822 | 15.6% |
Retail trade | 632 | 12.0% |
Construction | 519 | 9.8% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 475 | 9.0% |
Educational services | 431 | 8.2% |
Transportation and warehousing | 286 | 5.4% |
Public administration | 229 | 4.3% |
Finance and insurance | 191 | 3.6% |
Other services | 163 | 3.1% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 128 | 2.4% |
Accommodation and food services | 125 | 2.4% |
Utilities | 96 | 1.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 86 | 1.6% |
Wholesale trade | 77 | 1.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 73 | 1.4% |
Information | 45 | 0.9% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 31 | 0.6% |
Management | 4 | 0.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 1 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 2,332 | 20.81% |
Puerto Rican | 47 | 0.42% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 558 | 4.98% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 324 | 2.89% |
Honduran | 107 | 0.95% |
Nicaraguan | 2 | 0.02% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 125 | 1.12% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 3 | 0.03% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 3 | 0.03% |
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 | 104 | 0.93% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Laotian | 94 | 0.84% |
Filipino | 43 | 0.38% |
Chinese | 5 | 0.04% |
Hmong | 4 | 0.04% |
Thai | 4 | 0.04% |
Korean | 2 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 8,017 | 77.1% |
Spanish | 2,190 | 21.1% |
Other Asian | 98 | 0.9% |
German, other Germanic | 29 | 0.3% |
Tagalog | 29 | 0.3% |
Other | 22 | 0.2% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 10 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 4,141 | 37.0% |
Norwegian | 2,028 | 18.1% |
Swedish | 788 | 7.0% |
American | 579 | 5.2% |
Irish | 563 | 5.0% |
English | 308 | 2.7% |
European | 194 | 1.7% |
Danish | 134 | 1.2% |
Polish | 129 | 1.2% |
Scandinavian | 109 | 1.0% |
Dutch | 91 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 81 | 0.7% |
French | 74 | 0.7% |
British | 72 | 0.6% |
Welsh | 72 | 0.6% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 10,221 | 91.2% |
Not a citizen | 984 | 8.8% |
Native | 9,751 | 87.0% |
Foreign-born | 1,454 | 13.0% |
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 | ||||||
544 | 7.2% | 377 | 5.0% | 2,624 | 34.7% | 2,644 | 35.0% | 1,024 | 13.5% | 352 | 4.7% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 544 | 7.2% |
9-12 Years | 377 | 5.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 2,624 | 34.7% |
Some College | 2,644 | 35.0% |
Bach. Degree | 1,024 | 13.5% |
Grad Degree | 352 | 4.7% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 5,691 | 5,498 | 193 | 3.4% | 4.7% |
1991 | 5,752 | 5,479 | 273 | 4.7% | 5.1% |
1992 | 5,847 | 5,583 | 264 | 4.5% | 5.0% |
1993 | 5,885 | 5,649 | 236 | 4.0% | 4.8% |
1994 | 5,863 | 5,661 | 202 | 3.4% | 4.0% |
1995 | 5,837 | 5,590 | 247 | 4.2% | 3.7% |
1996 | 5,928 | 5,693 | 235 | 4.0% | 3.8% |
1997 | 5,899 | 5,702 | 197 | 3.3% | 3.2% |
1998 | 5,703 | 5,537 | 166 | 2.9% | 2.7% |
1999 | 5,773 | 5,559 | 214 | 3.7% | 2.7% |
2000 | 6,029 | 5,835 | 194 | 3.2% | 3.0% |
2001 | 6,122 | 5,910 | 212 | 3.5% | 3.8% |
2002 | 6,087 | 5,845 | 242 | 4.0% | 4.5% |
2003 | 6,002 | 5,714 | 288 | 4.8% | 4.8% |
2004 | 5,905 | 5,638 | 267 | 4.5% | 4.6% |
2005 | 5,751 | 5,511 | 240 | 4.2% | 4.1% |
2006 | 5,636 | 5,386 | 250 | 4.4% | 4.1% |
2007 | 5,473 | 5,196 | 277 | 5.1% | 4.6% |
2008 | 5,449 | 5,095 | 354 | 6.5% | 5.4% |
2009 | 5,568 | 5,067 | 501 | 9.0% | 7.9% |
2010 | 6,316 | 5,853 | 463 | 7.3% | 7.4% |
2011 | 6,281 | 5,882 | 399 | 6.4% | 6.5% |
2012 | 6,292 | 5,936 | 356 | 5.7% | 5.6% |
2013 | 6,186 | 5,855 | 331 | 5.4% | 5.0% |
2014 | 6,175 | 5,864 | 311 | 5.0% | 4.3% |
2015 | 6,268 | 5,968 | 300 | 4.8% | 3.8% |
2016 | 6,573 | 6,253 | 320 | 4.9% | 3.9% |
2017 | 6,486 | 6,207 | 279 | 4.3% | 3.4% |
2018 | 6,496 | 6,265 | 231 | 3.6% | 3.0% |
2019 | 6,502 | 6,245 | 257 | 4.0% | 3.2% |
2020 | 6,664 | 6,356 | 308 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
2021 | 6,538 | 6,323 | 215 | 3.3% | 3.8% |
2022 | 6,520 | 6,355 | 165 | 2.5% | 2.7% |
2023 | 6,668 | 6,477 | 191 | 2.9% | 2.8% |