2022 population: 14,836
( 12 from 2010
, 129 from 2020)
Land area: 747.7 square miles
Population density: 19.8 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 4,847 | 32.67% | 18.6% |
Black: | 1,378 | 9.29% | 2.0% |
Indian: | 37 | 0.25% | 0.0% |
Asian: | 78 | 0.53% | 188.9% |
2+ races: | 91 | 0.61% | 54.2% |
Hispanic: | 8,405 | 56.65% | 14.0% |
Total non-White: | 9,989 | 67.33% | 12.6% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 362 | 12.3 |
Deaths: | 438 | 14.9 |
Net Migration: | 6 | 0.2 |
Net Immigration: | 198 | 6.7 |
Change in White population: | -1,109 | -7.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,121 | 7.6 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 5,842 | |
Median Value | $137,800 | |
Occupied | 4,359 | 74.6% |
Vacant | 1,483 | 25.4% |
Owned | 2,943 | 67.5% |
Rented | 1,416 | 32.5% |
Median Rent | $868 | |
Single-Family Units | 4,235 | 72.5% |
Detached | 4,211 | 72.1% |
Attached | 24 | 0.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 359 | 6.1% |
Mobile Homes | 804 | 13.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 354 | 8.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 216 | 5.0% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 225 | 5.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 310 | 7.1% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 281 | 6.4% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 91 | 2.1% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 391 | 9.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 95 | 2.2% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 63 | 1.4% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 209 | 4.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 281 | 6.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 469 | 10.8% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 429 | 9.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 212 | 4.9% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 379 | 8.7% |
$200,000 or more | 354 | 8.1% |
Median Household Income | 57,798 | |
Per Capita Income | 25,910 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 91 | |
Compared to U.S. | 79 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 126 | 2.9% |
Public Assistance | 16 | 0.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 720 | 16.5% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 1,847 | 42.2% |
Unemployed | 112 | 2.6% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 1,959 | 44.7% |
Not in Labor Force | 2,420 | 55.3% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 57.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,555 | 1,176 | 56.9% |
Non-Profit | 74 | 140 | 34.6% |
Self-Employed | 266 | 375 | 41.5% |
Local Government | 459 | 502 | 47.8% |
State Government | 147 | 169 | 46.5% |
Federal Government | 20 | 21 | 48.8% |
Total Private + Self | 1,821 | 1,551 | 54.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 700 | 832 | 45.7% |
Total | 2,521 | 2,383 | 51.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 26.9% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 449 | 9.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,098 | 22.4% |
Professional, Technical | 871 | 17.8% |
Service Occupations | 1,284 | 26.2% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 18 | 0.4% |
All others | 1,202 | 24.5% |
White Collar | 49.3% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Public administration | 720 | 14.7% |
Retail trade | 607 | 12.4% |
Construction | 599 | 12.2% |
Educational services | 540 | 11.0% |
Health care and social assistance | 418 | 8.5% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 409 | 8.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 344 | 7.0% |
Manufacturing | 242 | 4.9% |
Other services | 234 | 4.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 190 | 3.9% |
Information | 154 | 3.1% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 109 | 2.2% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 84 | 1.7% |
Utilities | 68 | 1.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 68 | 1.4% |
Finance and insurance | 59 | 1.2% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 44 | 0.9% |
Wholesale trade | 15 | 0.3% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 7,445 | 50.29% |
Puerto Rican | 24 | 0.16% |
Cuban | 62 | 0.42% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 454 | 3.07% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 169 | 1.14% |
Honduran | 166 | 1.12% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 9 | 0.06% |
Salvadoran | 110 | 0.74% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 50 | 0.34% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 6 | 0.04% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 44 | 0.30% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 283 | 1.91% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 10,101 | 72.0% |
Spanish | 3,544 | 25.3% |
Vietnamese | 125 | 0.9% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 100 | 0.7% |
Tagalog | 37 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European | 37 | 0.3% |
Other | 32 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 31 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 14 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 1,525 | 10.3% |
Polish | 1,045 | 7.1% |
Irish | 908 | 6.1% |
English | 497 | 3.4% |
American | 401 | 2.7% |
Czech | 289 | 2.0% |
Italian | 196 | 1.3% |
French | 123 | 0.8% |
European | 84 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 57 | 0.4% |
Scottish | 56 | 0.4% |
Norwegian | 55 | 0.4% |
Cajun | 54 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 54 | 0.4% |
Haitian | 44 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 13,876 | 93.7% |
Not a citizen | 929 | 6.3% |
Native | 13,576 | 91.7% |
Foreign-born | 1,229 | 8.3% |
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 | ||||||
921 | 8.9% | 1,556 | 15.0% | 3,827 | 37.0% | 2,359 | 22.8% | 1,184 | 11.4% | 500 | 4.8% |
Average years of education: 12.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 921 | 8.9% |
9-12 Years | 1,556 | 15.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 3,827 | 37.0% |
Some College | 2,359 | 22.8% |
Bach. Degree | 1,184 | 11.4% |
Grad Degree | 500 | 4.8% |
Average years of education: 12.1 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 4,973 | 4,755 | 218 | 4.4% | 6.4% |
1991 | 5,054 | 4,792 | 262 | 5.2% | 7.0% |
1992 | 5,107 | 4,751 | 356 | 7.0% | 7.7% |
1993 | 5,067 | 4,732 | 335 | 6.6% | 7.2% |
1994 | 5,427 | 5,146 | 281 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
1995 | 5,568 | 5,182 | 386 | 6.9% | 6.1% |
1996 | 6,077 | 5,763 | 314 | 5.2% | 5.8% |
1997 | 6,201 | 5,927 | 274 | 4.4% | 5.4% |
1998 | 6,174 | 5,918 | 256 | 4.1% | 5.0% |
1999 | 5,774 | 5,539 | 235 | 4.1% | 4.7% |
2000 | 5,391 | 5,100 | 291 | 5.4% | 4.4% |
2001 | 5,391 | 5,091 | 300 | 5.6% | 5.0% |
2002 | 5,451 | 5,073 | 378 | 6.9% | 6.3% |
2003 | 5,645 | 5,231 | 414 | 7.3% | 6.7% |
2004 | 5,617 | 5,232 | 385 | 6.9% | 6.0% |
2005 | 5,461 | 5,111 | 350 | 6.4% | 5.5% |
2006 | 5,326 | 4,996 | 330 | 6.2% | 5.0% |
2007 | 5,199 | 4,906 | 293 | 5.6% | 4.4% |
2008 | 5,289 | 4,978 | 311 | 5.9% | 4.9% |
2009 | 5,497 | 5,005 | 492 | 9.0% | 7.5% |
2010 | 4,878 | 4,431 | 447 | 9.2% | 8.2% |
2011 | 4,887 | 4,494 | 393 | 8.0% | 8.0% |
2012 | 5,275 | 4,956 | 319 | 6.0% | 6.7% |
2013 | 5,612 | 5,309 | 303 | 5.4% | 6.3% |
2014 | 6,265 | 6,033 | 232 | 3.7% | 5.2% |
2015 | 6,429 | 6,155 | 274 | 4.3% | 4.5% |
2016 | 6,279 | 5,972 | 307 | 4.9% | 4.6% |
2017 | 6,446 | 6,220 | 226 | 3.5% | 4.3% |
2018 | 6,858 | 6,662 | 196 | 2.9% | 3.9% |
2019 | 7,156 | 6,977 | 179 | 2.5% | 3.5% |
2020 | 7,007 | 6,567 | 440 | 6.3% | 7.6% |
2021 | 6,878 | 6,523 | 355 | 5.2% | 5.6% |
2022 | 6,647 | 6,427 | 220 | 3.3% | 3.9% |
2023 | 6,758 | 6,547 | 211 | 3.1% | 3.9% |