2022 population: 9,835
( 343 from 2010
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214 from 2020)
Land area: 22969.4 square miles
Population density: 0.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 1,271 | 12.92% | ![]() |
Black: | 83 | 0.84% | ![]() |
Indian: | 7,425 | 75.50% | ![]() |
Asian: | 172 | 1.75% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 672 | 6.83% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 212 | 2.16% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 8,564 | 87.08% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 452 | 22.5 |
Deaths: | 210 | 10.4 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -463 | -23.0 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 7 | 0.3 |
Change in White population: | -240 | -2.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 583 | 6.1 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 4,116 | |
Median Value | $181,300 | |
Occupied | 2,786 | 67.7% |
Vacant | 1,330 | 32.3% |
Owned | 1,745 | 62.6% |
Rented | 1,041 | 37.4% |
Median Rent | $1,349 | |
Single-Family Units | 3,472 | 84.4% |
Detached | 3,433 | 83.4% |
Attached | 39 | 0.9% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 244 | 5.9% |
Mobile Homes | 24 | 0.6% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 152 | 5.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 70 | 2.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 165 | 5.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 119 | 4.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 168 | 6.0% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 91 | 3.3% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 78 | 2.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 81 | 2.9% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 103 | 3.7% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 201 | 7.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 267 | 9.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 341 | 12.2% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 271 | 9.7% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 204 | 7.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 204 | 7.3% |
$200,000 or more | 271 | 9.7% |
Median Household Income | 70,121 | |
Per Capita Income | 28,678 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 92 | |
Compared to U.S. | 99 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 198 | 7.1% |
Public Assistance | 303 | 10.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 999 | 35.9% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 3,572 | 58.8% |
Unemployed | 721 | 11.9% |
In Armed Forces | 42 | 0.7% |
Total Labor Force | 4,335 | 71.4% |
Not in Labor Force | 1,738 | 28.6% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 40.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 586 | 404 | 59.2% |
Non-Profit | 284 | 532 | 34.8% |
Self-Employed | 75 | 26 | 74.3% |
Local Government | 378 | 315 | 54.5% |
State Government | 408 | 519 | 44.0% |
Federal Government | 121 | 125 | 49.2% |
Total Private + Self | 661 | 430 | 60.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,191 | 1,491 | 44.4% |
Total | 1,852 | 1,921 | 49.1% |
Pct. Govt. | 49.5% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 585 | 15.5% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 753 | 20.0% |
Professional, Technical | 971 | 25.7% |
Service Occupations | 698 | 18.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 7 | 0.2% |
All others | 766 | 20.3% |
White Collar | 61.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Educational services | 788 | 20.9% |
Health care and social assistance | 721 | 19.1% |
Public administration | 718 | 19.0% |
Retail trade | 319 | 8.5% |
Transportation and warehousing | 316 | 8.4% |
Other services | 153 | 4.1% |
Utilities | 118 | 3.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 99 | 2.6% |
Construction | 99 | 2.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 78 | 2.1% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 64 | 1.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 57 | 1.5% |
Information | 54 | 1.4% |
Manufacturing | 51 | 1.4% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 39 | 1.0% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 29 | 0.8% |
Finance and insurance | 25 | 0.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 22 | 0.6% |
Wholesale trade | 14 | 0.4% |
Management | 9 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 134 | 1.34% |
Puerto Rican | 20 | 0.20% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 33 | 0.33% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 33 | 0.33% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 4 | 0.04% |
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 | 4 | 0.04% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 10 | 0.10% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Korean | 51 | 0.51% |
Filipino | 34 | 0.34% |
Cambodian | 33 | 0.33% |
Indian | 9 | 0.09% |
Chinese | 3 | 0.03% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 6,744 | 74.0% |
Other | 2,032 | 22.3% |
Spanish | 130 | 1.4% |
Other Asian | 55 | 0.6% |
Korean | 48 | 0.5% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 26 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 23 | 0.3% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 22 | 0.2% |
Tagalog | 17 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 626 | 6.2% |
English | 295 | 2.9% |
Irish | 276 | 2.8% |
American | 223 | 2.2% |
Norwegian | 160 | 1.6% |
European | 155 | 1.5% |
Swedish | 112 | 1.1% |
French | 107 | 1.1% |
Italian | 84 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 81 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 80 | 0.8% |
Russian | 79 | 0.8% |
Danish | 44 | 0.4% |
African | 44 | 0.4% |
British | 42 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 9,955 | 99.4% |
Not a citizen | 63 | 0.6% |
Native | 9,855 | 98.4% |
Foreign-born | 163 | 1.6% |
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 | ||||||
182 | 3.3% | 473 | 8.5% | 2,415 | 43.4% | 1,475 | 26.5% | 433 | 7.8% | 586 | 10.5% |
Average years of education: 12.9 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 182 | 3.3% |
9-12 Years | 473 | 8.5% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 2,415 | 43.4% |
Some College | 1,475 | 26.5% |
Bach. Degree | 433 | 7.8% |
Grad Degree | 586 | 10.5% |
Average years of education: 12.9 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 3,181 | 2,887 | 294 | 9.2% | 7.3% |
1991 | 3,271 | 2,915 | 356 | 10.9% | 8.3% |
1992 | 3,148 | 2,757 | 391 | 12.4% | 8.9% |
1993 | 3,258 | 2,870 | 388 | 11.9% | 7.8% |
1994 | 3,442 | 3,029 | 413 | 12.0% | 7.6% |
1995 | 3,391 | 2,952 | 439 | 12.9% | 7.3% |
1996 | 3,398 | 2,978 | 420 | 12.4% | 7.4% |
1997 | 3,296 | 2,952 | 344 | 10.4% | 6.9% |
1998 | 3,408 | 3,070 | 338 | 9.9% | 6.3% |
1999 | 3,151 | 2,785 | 366 | 11.6% | 6.4% |
2000 | 3,705 | 3,348 | 357 | 9.6% | 6.3% |
2001 | 3,693 | 3,337 | 356 | 9.6% | 6.3% |
2002 | 3,862 | 3,481 | 381 | 9.9% | 7.2% |
2003 | 3,921 | 3,501 | 420 | 10.7% | 7.7% |
2004 | 3,955 | 3,496 | 459 | 11.6% | 7.4% |
2005 | 3,976 | 3,480 | 496 | 12.5% | 6.9% |
2006 | 3,887 | 3,418 | 469 | 12.1% | 6.6% |
2007 | 3,788 | 3,372 | 416 | 11.0% | 6.3% |
2008 | 3,976 | 3,578 | 398 | 10.0% | 6.5% |
2009 | 3,970 | 3,494 | 476 | 12.0% | 8.0% |
2010 | 4,115 | 3,582 | 533 | 13.0% | 8.2% |
2011 | 4,117 | 3,599 | 518 | 12.6% | 7.8% |
2012 | 4,166 | 3,673 | 493 | 11.8% | 7.2% |
2013 | 4,123 | 3,613 | 510 | 12.4% | 7.0% |
2014 | 4,107 | 3,610 | 497 | 12.1% | 6.7% |
2015 | 4,065 | 3,596 | 469 | 11.5% | 6.3% |
2016 | 4,072 | 3,574 | 498 | 12.2% | 6.6% |
2017 | 4,098 | 3,633 | 465 | 11.3% | 6.5% |
2018 | 4,106 | 3,678 | 428 | 10.4% | 5.9% |
2019 | 4,032 | 3,637 | 395 | 9.8% | 5.4% |
2020 | 3,927 | 3,516 | 411 | 10.5% | 7.8% |
2021 | 4,038 | 3,645 | 393 | 9.7% | 6.4% |
2022 | 4,138 | 3,854 | 284 | 6.9% | 4.0% |
2023 | 4,049 | 3,738 | 311 | 7.7% | 4.2% |