2022 population: 13,967
( 14 from 2010
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148 from 2020)
Land area: 527.7 square miles
Population density: 26.5 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 8,169 | 58.49% | ![]() |
Black: | 189 | 1.35% | ![]() |
Indian: | 3,802 | 27.22% | ![]() |
Asian: | 105 | 0.75% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 684 | 4.90% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 1,018 | 7.29% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 5,798 | 41.51% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 365 | 12.9 |
Deaths: | 560 | 19.8 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 30 | 1.1 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 19 | 0.7 |
Change in White population: | -999 | -7.1 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 985 | 7.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 8,451 | |
Median Value | $178,900 | |
Occupied | 5,684 | 67.3% |
Vacant | 2,767 | 32.7% |
Owned | 4,135 | 72.7% |
Rented | 1,549 | 27.3% |
Median Rent | $690 | |
Single-Family Units | 5,897 | 69.8% |
Detached | 5,853 | 69.3% |
Attached | 44 | 0.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 160 | 1.9% |
Mobile Homes | 2,016 | 23.9% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 348 | 6.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 427 | 7.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 317 | 5.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 394 | 6.9% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 167 | 2.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 311 | 5.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 300 | 5.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 247 | 4.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 216 | 3.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 364 | 6.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 406 | 7.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 670 | 11.8% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 661 | 11.6% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 318 | 5.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 355 | 6.2% |
$200,000 or more | 183 | 3.2% |
Median Household Income | 52,818 | |
Per Capita Income | 28,624 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 92 | |
Compared to U.S. | 78 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 436 | 7.7% |
Public Assistance | 170 | 3.0% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 841 | 14.8% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 5,012 | 62.2% |
Unemployed | 371 | 4.6% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 5,383 | 66.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 2,681 | 33.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 37.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,738 | 1,519 | 53.4% |
Non-Profit | 119 | 219 | 35.2% |
Self-Employed | 307 | 248 | 55.3% |
Local Government | 360 | 593 | 37.8% |
State Government | 127 | 120 | 51.4% |
Federal Government | 194 | 210 | 48.0% |
Total Private + Self | 2,045 | 1,767 | 53.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 800 | 1,142 | 41.2% |
Total | 2,845 | 2,909 | 49.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 27.9% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 617 | 10.7% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 890 | 15.5% |
Professional, Technical | 1,114 | 19.4% |
Service Occupations | 1,846 | 32.1% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 177 | 3.1% |
All others | 1,287 | 22.4% |
White Collar | 45.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 899 | 15.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 657 | 11.4% |
Accommodation and food services | 646 | 11.2% |
Public administration | 624 | 10.8% |
Construction | 475 | 8.3% |
Retail trade | 454 | 7.9% |
Other services | 375 | 6.5% |
Educational services | 354 | 6.2% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 282 | 4.9% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 236 | 4.1% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 166 | 2.9% |
Transportation and warehousing | 145 | 2.5% |
Wholesale trade | 102 | 1.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 87 | 1.5% |
Information | 83 | 1.4% |
Manufacturing | 75 | 1.3% |
Utilities | 49 | 0.9% |
Finance and insurance | 45 | 0.8% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 596 | 4.22% |
Puerto Rican | 154 | 1.09% |
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 | 83 | 0.59% |
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 | 83 | 0.59% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 140 | 0.99% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 12,439 | 92.6% |
Other | 516 | 3.8% |
Spanish | 389 | 2.9% |
Chinese | 35 | 0.3% |
Other Asian | 24 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 23 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 3,312 | 23.4% |
English | 1,470 | 10.4% |
Irish | 1,033 | 7.3% |
German | 458 | 3.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 426 | 3.0% |
European | 158 | 1.1% |
Polish | 131 | 0.9% |
Italian | 107 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 92 | 0.7% |
French | 78 | 0.6% |
Dutch | 75 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 73 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 63 | 0.4% |
Scandinavian | 58 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 53 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 13,907 | 98.4% |
Not a citizen | 223 | 1.6% |
Native | 13,739 | 97.2% |
Foreign-born | 391 | 2.8% |
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 | ||||||
433 | 4.5% | 1,005 | 10.4% | 3,148 | 32.6% | 3,037 | 31.4% | 1,207 | 12.5% | 834 | 8.6% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 433 | 4.5% |
9-12 Years | 1,005 | 10.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 3,148 | 32.6% |
Some College | 3,037 | 31.4% |
Bach. Degree | 1,207 | 12.5% |
Grad Degree | 834 | 8.6% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 5,808 | 5,084 | 724 | 12.5% | 4.1% |
1991 | 6,181 | 5,237 | 944 | 15.3% | 5.9% |
1992 | 6,379 | 5,210 | 1,169 | 18.3% | 6.3% |
1993 | 6,137 | 5,177 | 960 | 15.6% | 5.1% |
1994 | 6,024 | 5,089 | 935 | 15.5% | 4.4% |
1995 | 5,954 | 4,953 | 1,001 | 16.8% | 4.4% |
1996 | 6,137 | 5,032 | 1,105 | 18.0% | 4.4% |
1997 | 6,344 | 5,249 | 1,095 | 17.3% | 3.8% |
1998 | 5,853 | 5,087 | 766 | 13.1% | 3.5% |
1999 | 6,176 | 5,483 | 693 | 11.2% | 3.3% |
2000 | 6,200 | 5,648 | 552 | 8.9% | 3.7% |
2001 | 6,712 | 6,173 | 539 | 8.0% | 5.6% |
2002 | 6,648 | 6,055 | 593 | 8.9% | 6.9% |
2003 | 6,796 | 6,233 | 563 | 8.3% | 6.7% |
2004 | 6,704 | 6,189 | 515 | 7.7% | 5.9% |
2005 | 6,926 | 6,417 | 509 | 7.3% | 5.6% |
2006 | 7,287 | 6,846 | 441 | 6.1% | 5.1% |
2007 | 7,327 | 6,829 | 498 | 6.8% | 5.1% |
2008 | 6,967 | 6,415 | 552 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
2009 | 6,865 | 6,007 | 858 | 12.5% | 11.0% |
2010 | 6,290 | 5,371 | 919 | 14.6% | 10.7% |
2011 | 6,519 | 5,500 | 1,019 | 15.6% | 10.3% |
2012 | 6,587 | 5,596 | 991 | 15.0% | 9.5% |
2013 | 6,607 | 5,807 | 800 | 12.1% | 7.8% |
2014 | 6,482 | 5,915 | 567 | 8.7% | 6.1% |
2015 | 6,767 | 6,254 | 513 | 7.6% | 5.7% |
2016 | 7,096 | 6,663 | 433 | 6.1% | 5.1% |
2017 | 6,834 | 6,487 | 347 | 5.1% | 4.5% |
2018 | 6,921 | 6,618 | 303 | 4.4% | 4.0% |
2019 | 7,089 | 6,816 | 273 | 3.9% | 3.8% |
2020 | 6,939 | 6,351 | 588 | 8.5% | 7.3% |
2021 | 6,790 | 6,477 | 313 | 4.6% | 4.9% |
2022 | 7,186 | 6,953 | 233 | 3.2% | 3.7% |
2023 | 7,119 | 6,910 | 209 | 2.9% | 3.5% |