2022 population: 12,681
( 548 from 2010
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260 from 2020)
Land area: 580.4 square miles
Population density: 21.8 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 10,420 | 82.17% | ![]() |
Black: | 116 | 0.91% | ![]() |
Indian: | 36 | 0.28% | ![]() |
Asian: | 89 | 0.70% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 143 | 1.13% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 1,877 | 14.80% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 2,261 | 17.83% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 373 | 14.4 |
Deaths: | 426 | 16.5 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -280 | -10.8 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 67 | 2.6 |
Change in White population: | -1,318 | -10.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 770 | 5.8 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 6,281 | |
Median Value | $105,400 | |
Occupied | 5,373 | 85.5% |
Vacant | 908 | 14.5% |
Owned | 3,981 | 74.1% |
Rented | 1,392 | 25.9% |
Median Rent | $731 | |
Single-Family Units | 5,424 | 86.4% |
Detached | 5,307 | 84.5% |
Attached | 117 | 1.9% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 388 | 6.2% |
Mobile Homes | 74 | 1.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 173 | 3.2% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 152 | 2.8% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 267 | 5.0% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 266 | 5.0% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 333 | 6.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 283 | 5.3% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 245 | 4.6% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 316 | 5.9% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 292 | 5.4% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 444 | 8.3% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 544 | 10.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 845 | 15.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 323 | 6.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 380 | 7.1% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 303 | 5.6% |
$200,000 or more | 207 | 3.9% |
Median Household Income | 58,240 | |
Per Capita Income | 33,964 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 91 | |
Compared to U.S. | 79 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 201 | 3.7% |
Public Assistance | 65 | 1.2% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 364 | 6.8% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 4,727 | 76.6% |
Unemployed | 104 | 1.7% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 4,831 | 78.2% |
Not in Labor Force | 1,344 | 21.8% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 23.4% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,354 | 1,543 | 60.4% |
Non-Profit | 84 | 279 | 23.1% |
Self-Employed | 544 | 267 | 67.1% |
Local Government | 235 | 311 | 43.0% |
State Government | 64 | 52 | 55.2% |
Federal Government | 15 | 75 | 16.7% |
Total Private + Self | 2,898 | 1,810 | 61.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 398 | 717 | 35.7% |
Total | 3,296 | 2,527 | 56.6% |
Pct. Govt. | 12.9% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,159 | 19.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 928 | 15.9% |
Professional, Technical | 928 | 15.9% |
Service Occupations | 844 | 14.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 238 | 4.1% |
All others | 1,964 | 33.7% |
White Collar | 51.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 1,019 | 17.5% |
Health care and social assistance | 785 | 13.5% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 660 | 11.3% |
Retail trade | 621 | 10.7% |
Educational services | 393 | 6.7% |
Construction | 386 | 6.6% |
Wholesale trade | 240 | 4.1% |
Other services | 238 | 4.1% |
Finance and insurance | 236 | 4.1% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 227 | 3.9% |
Transportation and warehousing | 217 | 3.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 198 | 3.4% |
Public administration | 181 | 3.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 180 | 3.1% |
Information | 98 | 1.7% |
Utilities | 67 | 1.2% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 27 | 0.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 19 | 0.3% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 19 | 0.3% |
Management | 12 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,434 | 11.12% |
Puerto Rican | 101 | 0.78% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 195 | 1.51% |
Costa Rican | 13 | 0.10% |
Guatemalan | 176 | 1.36% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 6 | 0.05% |
Total South American | 17 | 0.13% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 0 | 0.00% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 12 | 0.09% |
Peruvian | 5 | 0.04% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 15 | 0.12% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 10,741 | 88.8% |
Spanish | 1,272 | 10.5% |
German, other Germanic | 51 | 0.4% |
Other Asian | 21 | 0.2% |
Chinese | 7 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 5 | 0.0% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 3 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 4,747 | 36.8% |
Norwegian | 1,565 | 12.1% |
English | 978 | 7.6% |
Irish | 946 | 7.3% |
American | 481 | 3.7% |
French | 408 | 3.2% |
Dutch | 312 | 2.4% |
Danish | 176 | 1.4% |
Czech | 164 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 147 | 1.1% |
Swedish | 126 | 1.0% |
Italian | 122 | 0.9% |
British | 106 | 0.8% |
European | 77 | 0.6% |
Scandinavian | 72 | 0.6% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 12,464 | 96.6% |
Not a citizen | 433 | 3.4% |
Native | 12,307 | 95.4% |
Foreign-born | 590 | 4.6% |
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 | ||||||
184 | 2.1% | 460 | 5.2% | 3,123 | 35.3% | 3,214 | 36.4% | 1,474 | 16.7% | 383 | 4.3% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 184 | 2.1% |
9-12 Years | 460 | 5.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 3,123 | 35.3% |
Some College | 3,214 | 36.4% |
Bach. Degree | 1,474 | 16.7% |
Grad Degree | 383 | 4.3% |
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 | 7,130 | 6,874 | 256 | 3.6% | 4.4% |
1991 | 7,180 | 6,888 | 292 | 4.1% | 4.7% |
1992 | 7,274 | 6,950 | 324 | 4.5% | 4.5% |
1993 | 7,004 | 6,716 | 288 | 4.1% | 4.1% |
1994 | 7,076 | 6,826 | 250 | 3.5% | 3.6% |
1995 | 7,443 | 7,158 | 285 | 3.8% | 3.5% |
1996 | 7,338 | 7,109 | 229 | 3.1% | 3.6% |
1997 | 7,106 | 6,921 | 185 | 2.6% | 3.1% |
1998 | 6,970 | 6,798 | 172 | 2.5% | 2.8% |
1999 | 6,765 | 6,601 | 164 | 2.4% | 2.7% |
2000 | 7,593 | 7,392 | 201 | 2.6% | 2.7% |
2001 | 7,569 | 7,316 | 253 | 3.3% | 3.3% |
2002 | 7,220 | 6,933 | 287 | 4.0% | 4.0% |
2003 | 6,955 | 6,639 | 316 | 4.5% | 4.4% |
2004 | 7,090 | 6,763 | 327 | 4.6% | 4.5% |
2005 | 7,148 | 6,842 | 306 | 4.3% | 4.3% |
2006 | 7,168 | 6,912 | 256 | 3.6% | 3.7% |
2007 | 7,009 | 6,734 | 275 | 3.9% | 3.7% |
2008 | 7,125 | 6,811 | 314 | 4.4% | 4.1% |
2009 | 7,004 | 6,488 | 516 | 7.4% | 6.4% |
2010 | 6,840 | 6,342 | 498 | 7.3% | 6.1% |
2011 | 6,819 | 6,343 | 476 | 7.0% | 5.6% |
2012 | 6,819 | 6,452 | 367 | 5.4% | 5.1% |
2013 | 6,854 | 6,547 | 307 | 4.5% | 4.7% |
2014 | 6,951 | 6,667 | 284 | 4.1% | 4.2% |
2015 | 6,908 | 6,641 | 267 | 3.9% | 3.7% |
2016 | 6,726 | 6,452 | 274 | 4.1% | 3.6% |
2017 | 6,548 | 6,324 | 224 | 3.4% | 3.1% |
2018 | 6,504 | 6,331 | 173 | 2.7% | 2.6% |
2019 | 7,043 | 6,860 | 183 | 2.6% | 2.8% |
2020 | 6,960 | 6,684 | 276 | 4.0% | 5.3% |
2021 | 6,709 | 6,455 | 254 | 3.8% | 3.8% |
2022 | 6,627 | 6,457 | 170 | 2.6% | 2.7% |
2023 | 6,588 | 6,418 | 170 | 2.6% | 2.9% |