2022 population: 7,893
( 7 from 2010
, 40 from 2020)
Land area: 1074.7 square miles
Population density: 7.3 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 6,946 | 88.00% | 5.3% |
Black: | 92 | 1.17% | 95.7% |
Indian: | 40 | 0.51% | 66.7% |
Asian: | 58 | 0.73% | 31.8% |
2+ races: | 103 | 1.30% | 53.7% |
Hispanic: | 654 | 8.29% | 76.8% |
Total non-White: | 947 | 12.00% | 67.9% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 260 | 16.4 |
Deaths: | 186 | 11.7 |
Net Migration: | -154 | -9.7 |
Net Immigration: | 36 | 2.3 |
Change in White population: | -390 | -4.9 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 383 | 4.8 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 3,576 | |
Median Value | $165,300 | |
Occupied | 3,129 | 87.5% |
Vacant | 447 | 12.5% |
Owned | 2,264 | 72.4% |
Rented | 865 | 27.6% |
Median Rent | $742 | |
Single-Family Units | 2,909 | 81.3% |
Detached | 2,870 | 80.3% |
Attached | 39 | 1.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 236 | 6.6% |
Mobile Homes | 276 | 7.7% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 170 | 5.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 70 | 2.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 70 | 2.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 179 | 5.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 97 | 3.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 148 | 4.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 40 | 1.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 109 | 3.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 88 | 2.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 316 | 10.1% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 351 | 11.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 544 | 17.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 370 | 11.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 238 | 7.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 148 | 4.7% |
$200,000 or more | 191 | 6.1% |
Median Household Income | 72,417 | |
Per Capita Income | 37,610 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 96 | |
Compared to U.S. | 77 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 91 | 2.9% |
Public Assistance | 24 | 0.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 112 | 3.6% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 3,461 | 78.1% |
Unemployed | 24 | 0.5% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 3,485 | 78.7% |
Not in Labor Force | 945 | 21.3% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 21.9% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,598 | 1,098 | 59.3% |
Non-Profit | 68 | 294 | 18.8% |
Self-Employed | 323 | 126 | 71.9% |
Local Government | 110 | 234 | 32.0% |
State Government | 137 | 83 | 62.3% |
Federal Government | 24 | 30 | 44.4% |
Total Private + Self | 1,921 | 1,224 | 61.1% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 339 | 641 | 34.6% |
Total | 2,260 | 1,865 | 54.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 15.0% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 585 | 14.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,105 | 26.6% |
Professional, Technical | 885 | 21.3% |
Service Occupations | 676 | 16.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 107 | 2.6% |
All others | 901 | 21.7% |
White Collar | 62.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 618 | 14.9% |
Retail trade | 576 | 13.9% |
Educational services | 493 | 11.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 376 | 9.1% |
Other services | 352 | 8.5% |
Wholesale trade | 223 | 5.4% |
Finance and insurance | 198 | 4.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 196 | 4.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 195 | 4.7% |
Information | 188 | 4.5% |
Construction | 166 | 4.0% |
Manufacturing | 117 | 2.8% |
Public administration | 111 | 2.7% |
Utilities | 108 | 2.6% |
Transportation and warehousing | 105 | 2.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 74 | 1.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 24 | 0.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 23 | 0.6% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 9 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 571 | 7.22% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 1 | 0.01% |
Costa Rican | 1 | 0.01% |
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 | 14 | 0.18% |
Argentinean | 14 | 0.18% |
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 | 17 | 0.21% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 6,907 | 93.6% |
Spanish | 358 | 4.9% |
Other Indo-European | 49 | 0.7% |
Tagalog | 23 | 0.3% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 22 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 14 | 0.2% |
Other | 4 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 2,906 | 36.8% |
English | 777 | 9.8% |
Irish | 735 | 9.3% |
American | 250 | 3.2% |
Polish | 231 | 2.9% |
French | 172 | 2.2% |
Italian | 156 | 2.0% |
Scottish | 153 | 1.9% |
Hungarian | 141 | 1.8% |
Northern European | 130 | 1.6% |
European | 120 | 1.5% |
Dutch | 93 | 1.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 86 | 1.1% |
Swedish | 77 | 1.0% |
Czech | 66 | 0.8% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 7,621 | 96.4% |
Not a citizen | 286 | 3.6% |
Native | 7,559 | 95.6% |
Foreign-born | 348 | 4.4% |
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 | ||||||
92 | 1.9% | 182 | 3.7% | 1,147 | 23.2% | 2,218 | 44.8% | 822 | 16.6% | 488 | 9.9% |
Average years of education: 13.6 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 92 | 1.9% |
9-12 Years | 182 | 3.7% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 1,147 | 23.2% |
Some College | 2,218 | 44.8% |
Bach. Degree | 822 | 16.6% |
Grad Degree | 488 | 9.9% |
Average years of education: 13.6 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 4,274 | 4,139 | 135 | 3.2% | 4.2% |
1991 | 4,255 | 4,160 | 95 | 2.2% | 4.5% |
1992 | 4,385 | 4,276 | 109 | 2.5% | 4.6% |
1993 | 4,404 | 4,264 | 140 | 3.2% | 4.9% |
1994 | 4,722 | 4,603 | 119 | 2.5% | 4.8% |
1995 | 4,748 | 4,617 | 131 | 2.8% | 4.3% |
1996 | 4,728 | 4,597 | 131 | 2.8% | 4.3% |
1997 | 4,791 | 4,663 | 128 | 2.7% | 3.8% |
1998 | 4,578 | 4,468 | 110 | 2.4% | 3.7% |
1999 | 4,654 | 4,565 | 89 | 1.9% | 3.5% |
2000 | 4,242 | 4,136 | 106 | 2.5% | 3.8% |
2001 | 4,258 | 4,136 | 122 | 2.9% | 4.3% |
2002 | 4,191 | 4,056 | 135 | 3.2% | 5.1% |
2003 | 4,327 | 4,195 | 132 | 3.1% | 5.5% |
2004 | 4,310 | 4,162 | 148 | 3.4% | 5.5% |
2005 | 4,310 | 4,173 | 137 | 3.2% | 5.1% |
2006 | 4,526 | 4,394 | 132 | 2.9% | 4.4% |
2007 | 4,145 | 4,019 | 126 | 3.0% | 4.3% |
2008 | 4,216 | 4,086 | 130 | 3.1% | 4.6% |
2009 | 4,294 | 4,133 | 161 | 3.7% | 6.9% |
2010 | 4,544 | 4,367 | 177 | 3.9% | 7.0% |
2011 | 4,624 | 4,457 | 167 | 3.6% | 6.4% |
2012 | 4,559 | 4,402 | 157 | 3.4% | 5.7% |
2013 | 4,475 | 4,319 | 156 | 3.5% | 5.3% |
2014 | 4,386 | 4,260 | 126 | 2.9% | 4.5% |
2015 | 4,427 | 4,310 | 117 | 2.6% | 4.2% |
2016 | 4,372 | 4,252 | 120 | 2.7% | 4.0% |
2017 | 4,258 | 4,149 | 109 | 2.6% | 3.6% |
2018 | 4,273 | 4,167 | 106 | 2.5% | 3.3% |
2019 | 4,320 | 4,223 | 97 | 2.2% | 3.2% |
2020 | 4,230 | 4,108 | 122 | 2.9% | 5.9% |
2021 | 4,256 | 4,174 | 82 | 1.9% | 3.3% |
2022 | 4,247 | 4,165 | 82 | 1.9% | 2.7% |
2023 | 4,216 | 4,137 | 79 | 1.9% | 2.7% |