2022 population: 6,632
( 751 from 2010
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107 from 2020)
Land area: 770.5 square miles
Population density: 8.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 2,614 | 39.41% | ![]() |
Black: | 368 | 5.55% | ![]() |
Indian: | 39 | 0.59% | ![]() |
Asian: | 54 | 0.81% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 68 | 1.03% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 3,489 | 52.61% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 4,018 | 60.59% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 131 | 9.7 |
Deaths: | 259 | 19.2 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 19 | 1.4 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 0 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | -723 | -9.8 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -28 | -0.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 3,311 | |
Median Value | $92,900 | |
Occupied | 2,235 | 67.5% |
Vacant | 1,076 | 32.5% |
Owned | 1,694 | 75.8% |
Rented | 541 | 24.2% |
Median Rent | $720 | |
Single-Family Units | 2,665 | 80.5% |
Detached | 2,643 | 79.8% |
Attached | 22 | 0.7% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 133 | 4.0% |
Mobile Homes | 426 | 12.9% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 96 | 4.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 157 | 7.0% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 235 | 10.5% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 82 | 3.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 98 | 4.4% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 153 | 6.8% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 32 | 1.4% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 37 | 1.7% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 102 | 4.6% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 336 | 15.0% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 218 | 9.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 342 | 15.3% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 131 | 5.9% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 72 | 3.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 65 | 2.9% |
$200,000 or more | 79 | 3.5% |
Median Household Income | 54,304 | |
Per Capita Income | 27,103 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 87 | |
Compared to U.S. | 76 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 147 | 6.6% |
Public Assistance | 83 | 3.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 406 | 18.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 1,046 | 58.1% |
Unemployed | 50 | 2.8% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 1,096 | 60.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 704 | 39.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 41.9% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,034 | 815 | 55.9% |
Non-Profit | 18 | 83 | 17.8% |
Self-Employed | 101 | 18 | 84.9% |
Local Government | 192 | 283 | 40.4% |
State Government | 28 | 24 | 53.8% |
Federal Government | 9 | 8 | 52.9% |
Total Private + Self | 1,135 | 833 | 57.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 247 | 398 | 38.3% |
Total | 1,382 | 1,231 | 52.9% |
Pct. Govt. | 20.8% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 142 | 5.4% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 652 | 25.0% |
Professional, Technical | 362 | 13.9% |
Service Occupations | 699 | 26.8% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 39 | 1.5% |
All others | 758 | 29.0% |
White Collar | 44.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 364 | 13.9% |
Retail trade | 353 | 13.5% |
Construction | 291 | 11.1% |
Educational services | 265 | 10.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 263 | 10.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 231 | 8.8% |
Public administration | 168 | 6.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 161 | 6.2% |
Finance and insurance | 92 | 3.5% |
Manufacturing | 89 | 3.4% |
Other services | 60 | 2.3% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 50 | 1.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 41 | 1.6% |
Utilities | 39 | 1.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 39 | 1.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 36 | 1.4% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 35 | 1.3% |
Wholesale trade | 31 | 1.2% |
Information | 5 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 3,351 | 49.88% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 22 | 0.33% |
Costa Rican | 22 | 0.33% |
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 | 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 | 100 | 1.49% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 4,499 | 71.0% |
Spanish | 1,810 | 28.5% |
Other Indo-European | 15 | 0.2% |
Other | 9 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 6 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 1 | 0.0% |
Chinese | 1 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 828 | 12.3% |
Irish | 662 | 9.9% |
English | 288 | 4.3% |
American | 158 | 2.4% |
Italian | 133 | 2.0% |
Czech | 104 | 1.5% |
French | 62 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 57 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 39 | 0.6% |
Polish | 35 | 0.5% |
French Canadian | 34 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 30 | 0.4% |
Scottish | 26 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 22 | 0.3% |
British | 14 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 6,670 | 99.3% |
Not a citizen | 48 | 0.7% |
Native | 6,552 | 97.5% |
Foreign-born | 166 | 2.5% |
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 | ||||||
273 | 5.8% | 487 | 10.4% | 2,057 | 43.7% | 1,359 | 28.9% | 384 | 8.2% | 143 | 3.0% |
Average years of education: 12.3 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 273 | 5.8% |
9-12 Years | 487 | 10.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 2,057 | 43.7% |
Some College | 1,359 | 28.9% |
Bach. Degree | 384 | 8.2% |
Grad Degree | 143 | 3.0% |
Average years of education: 12.3 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 3,374 | 3,263 | 111 | 3.3% | 6.4% |
1991 | 3,323 | 3,186 | 137 | 4.1% | 7.0% |
1992 | 3,315 | 3,125 | 190 | 5.7% | 7.7% |
1993 | 3,280 | 3,081 | 199 | 6.1% | 7.2% |
1994 | 3,288 | 3,050 | 238 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
1995 | 3,058 | 2,881 | 177 | 5.8% | 6.1% |
1996 | 3,006 | 2,858 | 148 | 4.9% | 5.8% |
1997 | 2,965 | 2,783 | 182 | 6.1% | 5.4% |
1998 | 2,973 | 2,828 | 145 | 4.9% | 5.0% |
1999 | 2,900 | 2,738 | 162 | 5.6% | 4.7% |
2000 | 3,700 | 3,541 | 159 | 4.3% | 4.4% |
2001 | 3,639 | 3,474 | 165 | 4.5% | 5.0% |
2002 | 3,674 | 3,486 | 188 | 5.1% | 6.3% |
2003 | 3,886 | 3,700 | 186 | 4.8% | 6.7% |
2004 | 3,932 | 3,721 | 211 | 5.4% | 6.0% |
2005 | 3,869 | 3,675 | 194 | 5.0% | 5.5% |
2006 | 3,808 | 3,632 | 176 | 4.6% | 5.0% |
2007 | 3,865 | 3,720 | 145 | 3.8% | 4.4% |
2008 | 4,041 | 3,884 | 157 | 3.9% | 4.9% |
2009 | 4,152 | 3,887 | 265 | 6.4% | 7.5% |
2010 | 3,333 | 3,040 | 293 | 8.8% | 8.2% |
2011 | 3,418 | 3,150 | 268 | 7.8% | 8.0% |
2012 | 3,501 | 3,291 | 210 | 6.0% | 6.7% |
2013 | 3,555 | 3,362 | 193 | 5.4% | 6.3% |
2014 | 3,595 | 3,440 | 155 | 4.3% | 5.2% |
2015 | 3,308 | 3,131 | 177 | 5.4% | 4.5% |
2016 | 3,137 | 2,929 | 208 | 6.6% | 4.6% |
2017 | 3,241 | 3,059 | 182 | 5.6% | 4.3% |
2018 | 3,136 | 2,991 | 145 | 4.6% | 3.9% |
2019 | 3,147 | 3,030 | 117 | 3.7% | 3.5% |
2020 | 3,083 | 2,831 | 252 | 8.2% | 7.6% |
2021 | 3,050 | 2,848 | 202 | 6.6% | 5.6% |
2022 | 2,968 | 2,828 | 140 | 4.7% | 3.9% |
2023 | 3,085 | 2,966 | 119 | 3.9% | 3.9% |