2022 population: 5,830
( 180 from 2010
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98 from 2020)
Land area: 1056.1 square miles
Population density: 5.5 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 4,811 | 82.52% | ![]() |
Black: | 51 | 0.87% | ![]() |
Indian: | 20 | 0.34% | ![]() |
Asian: | 45 | 0.77% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 127 | 2.18% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 776 | 13.31% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 1,019 | 17.48% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 130 | 11.0 |
Deaths: | 148 | 12.5 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -78 | -6.6 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | -6 | -0.5 |
Change in White population: | -403 | -6.7 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 223 | 3.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 2,951 | |
Median Value | $123,900 | |
Occupied | 2,317 | 78.5% |
Vacant | 634 | 21.5% |
Owned | 1,509 | 65.1% |
Rented | 808 | 34.9% |
Median Rent | $827 | |
Single-Family Units | 2,419 | 82.0% |
Detached | 2,367 | 80.2% |
Attached | 52 | 1.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 177 | 6.0% |
Mobile Homes | 189 | 6.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 150 | 6.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 144 | 6.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 50 | 2.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 148 | 6.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 64 | 2.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 72 | 3.1% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 101 | 4.4% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 158 | 6.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 94 | 4.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 141 | 6.1% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 314 | 13.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 185 | 8.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 148 | 6.4% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 193 | 8.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 240 | 10.4% |
$200,000 or more | 115 | 5.0% |
Median Household Income | 61,404 | |
Per Capita Income | 37,930 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 96 | |
Compared to U.S. | 77 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 185 | 8.0% |
Public Assistance | 6 | 0.3% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 220 | 9.5% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 2,318 | 75.4% |
Unemployed | 61 | 2.0% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 2,379 | 77.4% |
Not in Labor Force | 696 | 22.6% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 24.6% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 939 | 866 | 52.0% |
Non-Profit | 36 | 57 | 38.7% |
Self-Employed | 377 | 178 | 67.9% |
Local Government | 149 | 196 | 43.2% |
State Government | 80 | 167 | 32.4% |
Federal Government | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
Total Private + Self | 1,316 | 1,044 | 55.8% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 267 | 420 | 38.9% |
Total | 1,583 | 1,464 | 52.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 19.5% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 557 | 18.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 649 | 21.3% |
Professional, Technical | 621 | 20.3% |
Service Occupations | 353 | 11.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 98 | 3.2% |
All others | 873 | 28.6% |
White Collar | 59.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Retail trade | 405 | 13.3% |
Educational services | 375 | 12.3% |
Health care and social assistance | 317 | 10.4% |
Accommodation and food services | 309 | 10.1% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 303 | 9.9% |
Construction | 252 | 8.3% |
Other services | 185 | 6.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 172 | 5.6% |
Manufacturing | 163 | 5.3% |
Finance and insurance | 135 | 4.4% |
Wholesale trade | 117 | 3.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 84 | 2.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 67 | 2.2% |
Information | 43 | 1.4% |
Public administration | 42 | 1.4% |
Utilities | 34 | 1.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 31 | 1.0% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 19 | 0.6% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 708 | 11.92% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 1 | 0.02% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 1 | 0.02% |
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 | 50 | 0.84% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 4,978 | 89.9% |
Spanish | 422 | 7.6% |
German, other Germanic | 87 | 1.6% |
Other Asian | 32 | 0.6% |
Other | 12 | 0.2% |
Vietnamese | 4 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 2 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 1,958 | 33.0% |
Irish | 792 | 13.3% |
English | 380 | 6.4% |
American | 333 | 5.6% |
Scottish | 174 | 2.9% |
Swedish | 159 | 2.7% |
Czech | 140 | 2.4% |
Italian | 93 | 1.6% |
Norwegian | 89 | 1.5% |
Greek | 55 | 0.9% |
French | 37 | 0.6% |
Czechoslovakian | 34 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 33 | 0.6% |
Polish | 28 | 0.5% |
European | 21 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 5,825 | 98.1% |
Not a citizen | 115 | 1.9% |
Native | 5,801 | 97.7% |
Foreign-born | 139 | 2.3% |
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 | ||||||
145 | 3.9% | 239 | 6.4% | 1,067 | 28.7% | 1,297 | 34.9% | 751 | 20.2% | 219 | 5.9% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 145 | 3.9% |
9-12 Years | 239 | 6.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 1,067 | 28.7% |
Some College | 1,297 | 34.9% |
Bach. Degree | 751 | 20.2% |
Grad Degree | 219 | 5.9% |
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 | 3,552 | 3,457 | 95 | 2.7% | 4.2% |
1991 | 3,582 | 3,492 | 90 | 2.5% | 4.5% |
1992 | 3,696 | 3,594 | 102 | 2.8% | 4.6% |
1993 | 3,866 | 3,728 | 138 | 3.6% | 4.9% |
1994 | 3,917 | 3,802 | 115 | 2.9% | 4.8% |
1995 | 4,018 | 3,914 | 104 | 2.6% | 4.3% |
1996 | 4,031 | 3,934 | 97 | 2.4% | 4.3% |
1997 | 4,203 | 4,116 | 87 | 2.1% | 3.8% |
1998 | 4,019 | 3,931 | 88 | 2.2% | 3.7% |
1999 | 4,165 | 4,091 | 74 | 1.8% | 3.5% |
2000 | 3,609 | 3,506 | 103 | 2.9% | 3.8% |
2001 | 3,747 | 3,631 | 116 | 3.1% | 4.3% |
2002 | 3,760 | 3,647 | 113 | 3.0% | 5.1% |
2003 | 3,801 | 3,682 | 119 | 3.1% | 5.5% |
2004 | 3,675 | 3,544 | 131 | 3.6% | 5.5% |
2005 | 3,588 | 3,465 | 123 | 3.4% | 5.1% |
2006 | 3,672 | 3,564 | 108 | 2.9% | 4.4% |
2007 | 3,637 | 3,532 | 105 | 2.9% | 4.3% |
2008 | 3,731 | 3,615 | 116 | 3.1% | 4.6% |
2009 | 3,784 | 3,632 | 152 | 4.0% | 6.9% |
2010 | 3,154 | 3,006 | 148 | 4.7% | 7.0% |
2011 | 3,221 | 3,093 | 128 | 4.0% | 6.4% |
2012 | 3,229 | 3,106 | 123 | 3.8% | 5.7% |
2013 | 3,136 | 3,010 | 126 | 4.0% | 5.3% |
2014 | 3,095 | 2,997 | 98 | 3.2% | 4.5% |
2015 | 3,099 | 3,009 | 90 | 2.9% | 4.2% |
2016 | 2,954 | 2,857 | 97 | 3.3% | 4.0% |
2017 | 2,898 | 2,815 | 83 | 2.9% | 3.6% |
2018 | 2,898 | 2,819 | 79 | 2.7% | 3.3% |
2019 | 2,865 | 2,788 | 77 | 2.7% | 3.2% |
2020 | 2,894 | 2,795 | 99 | 3.4% | 5.9% |
2021 | 2,863 | 2,789 | 74 | 2.6% | 3.3% |
2022 | 2,790 | 2,726 | 64 | 2.3% | 2.7% |
2023 | 2,750 | 2,685 | 65 | 2.4% | 2.7% |