2022 population: 4,807
( 603 from 2010
, 180 from 2020)
Land area: 914.5 square miles
Population density: 5.3 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 3,270 | 68.03% | 15.0% |
Black: | 134 | 2.79% | 19.6% |
Indian: | 36 | 0.75% | 80.0% |
Asian: | 35 | 0.73% | 52.2% |
2+ races: | 88 | 1.83% | 44.3% |
Hispanic: | 1,244 | 25.88% | 7.4% |
Total non-White: | 1,537 | 31.97% | 1.7% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 109 | 10.9 |
Deaths: | 177 | 17.7 |
Net Migration: | -134 | -13.4 |
Net Immigration: | 19 | 1.9 |
Change in White population: | -577 | -10.7 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -26 | -0.5 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 2,612 | |
Median Value | $105,200 | |
Occupied | 1,908 | 73.0% |
Vacant | 704 | 27.0% |
Owned | 1,403 | 73.5% |
Rented | 505 | 26.5% |
Median Rent | $896 | |
Single-Family Units | 2,214 | 84.8% |
Detached | 2,197 | 84.1% |
Attached | 17 | 0.7% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 68 | 2.6% |
Mobile Homes | 209 | 8.0% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 56 | 2.9% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 99 | 5.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 82 | 4.3% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 110 | 5.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 172 | 9.0% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 136 | 7.1% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 57 | 3.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 50 | 2.6% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 75 | 3.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 145 | 7.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 217 | 11.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 255 | 13.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 152 | 8.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 118 | 6.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 107 | 5.6% |
$200,000 or more | 77 | 4.0% |
Median Household Income | 58,158 | |
Per Capita Income | 30,454 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 88 | |
Compared to U.S. | 76 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 92 | 4.8% |
Public Assistance | 6 | 0.3% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 273 | 14.3% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 1,508 | 69.9% |
Unemployed | 106 | 4.9% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 1,614 | 74.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 542 | 25.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 30.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 760 | 598 | 56.0% |
Non-Profit | 34 | 97 | 26.0% |
Self-Employed | 312 | 128 | 70.9% |
Local Government | 84 | 184 | 31.3% |
State Government | 6 | 8 | 42.9% |
Federal Government | 34 | 17 | 66.7% |
Total Private + Self | 1,072 | 726 | 59.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 158 | 306 | 34.1% |
Total | 1,230 | 1,032 | 54.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 14.7% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 315 | 13.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 475 | 20.9% |
Professional, Technical | 291 | 12.8% |
Service Occupations | 518 | 22.8% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 83 | 3.6% |
All others | 675 | 29.7% |
White Collar | 47.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 298 | 13.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 250 | 11.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 216 | 9.5% |
Accommodation and food services | 205 | 9.0% |
Retail trade | 181 | 8.0% |
Construction | 168 | 7.4% |
Educational services | 158 | 6.9% |
Other services | 148 | 6.5% |
Transportation and warehousing | 119 | 5.2% |
Public administration | 98 | 4.3% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 90 | 4.0% |
Utilities | 85 | 3.7% |
Manufacturing | 65 | 2.9% |
Finance and insurance | 60 | 2.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 59 | 2.6% |
Wholesale trade | 47 | 2.1% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 19 | 0.8% |
Information | 7 | 0.3% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,089 | 21.87% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 73 | 1.47% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 53 | 1.06% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 53 | 1.06% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 23 | 0.46% |
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 | 23 | 0.46% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 32 | 0.64% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 3,783 | 80.8% |
Spanish | 849 | 18.1% |
Tagalog | 13 | 0.3% |
Arabic | 10 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European | 9 | 0.2% |
Other | 8 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 4 | 0.1% |
Korean | 4 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Irish | 609 | 12.2% |
English | 412 | 8.3% |
German | 394 | 7.9% |
American | 205 | 4.1% |
Dutch | 169 | 3.4% |
Scottish | 95 | 1.9% |
French | 40 | 0.8% |
Italian | 39 | 0.8% |
Norwegian | 37 | 0.7% |
Russian | 31 | 0.6% |
French Canadian | 30 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 30 | 0.6% |
Czech | 27 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 25 | 0.5% |
Scandinavian | 17 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 4,608 | 92.5% |
Not a citizen | 372 | 7.5% |
Native | 4,526 | 90.9% |
Foreign-born | 454 | 9.1% |
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 | ||||||
237 | 6.9% | 253 | 7.3% | 1,369 | 39.7% | 997 | 28.9% | 502 | 14.5% | 94 | 2.7% |
Average years of education: 12.4 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 237 | 6.9% |
9-12 Years | 253 | 7.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 1,369 | 39.7% |
Some College | 997 | 28.9% |
Bach. Degree | 502 | 14.5% |
Grad Degree | 94 | 2.7% |
Average years of education: 12.4 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 2,746 | 2,675 | 71 | 2.6% | 6.4% |
1991 | 2,672 | 2,555 | 117 | 4.4% | 7.0% |
1992 | 2,760 | 2,587 | 173 | 6.3% | 7.7% |
1993 | 2,669 | 2,548 | 121 | 4.5% | 7.2% |
1994 | 2,764 | 2,657 | 107 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
1995 | 2,819 | 2,710 | 109 | 3.9% | 6.1% |
1996 | 2,882 | 2,757 | 125 | 4.3% | 5.8% |
1997 | 2,830 | 2,750 | 80 | 2.8% | 5.4% |
1998 | 2,800 | 2,706 | 94 | 3.4% | 5.0% |
1999 | 2,758 | 2,637 | 121 | 4.4% | 4.7% |
2000 | 2,712 | 2,604 | 108 | 4.0% | 4.4% |
2001 | 2,727 | 2,622 | 105 | 3.9% | 5.0% |
2002 | 2,758 | 2,632 | 126 | 4.6% | 6.3% |
2003 | 2,800 | 2,682 | 118 | 4.2% | 6.7% |
2004 | 2,796 | 2,689 | 107 | 3.8% | 6.0% |
2005 | 2,688 | 2,581 | 107 | 4.0% | 5.5% |
2006 | 2,804 | 2,710 | 94 | 3.4% | 5.0% |
2007 | 3,053 | 2,975 | 78 | 2.6% | 4.4% |
2008 | 3,393 | 3,311 | 82 | 2.4% | 4.9% |
2009 | 3,220 | 3,039 | 181 | 5.6% | 7.5% |
2010 | 2,736 | 2,568 | 168 | 6.1% | 8.2% |
2011 | 2,852 | 2,706 | 146 | 5.1% | 8.0% |
2012 | 2,888 | 2,763 | 125 | 4.3% | 6.7% |
2013 | 3,130 | 2,994 | 136 | 4.3% | 6.3% |
2014 | 3,076 | 2,965 | 111 | 3.6% | 5.2% |
2015 | 2,822 | 2,712 | 110 | 3.9% | 4.5% |
2016 | 2,484 | 2,366 | 118 | 4.8% | 4.6% |
2017 | 2,352 | 2,258 | 94 | 4.0% | 4.3% |
2018 | 2,426 | 2,349 | 77 | 3.2% | 3.9% |
2019 | 2,263 | 2,196 | 67 | 3.0% | 3.5% |
2020 | 2,226 | 2,092 | 134 | 6.0% | 7.6% |
2021 | 2,079 | 1,951 | 128 | 6.2% | 5.6% |
2022 | 1,989 | 1,911 | 78 | 3.9% | 3.9% |
2023 | 2,069 | 1,993 | 76 | 3.7% | 3.9% |