2022 population: 20,143
( 1,991 from 2010
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20 from 2020)
Land area: 590.6 square miles
Population density: 34.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 1,749 | 8.68% | ![]() |
Black: | 397 | 1.97% | ![]() |
Indian: | 31 | 0.15% | ![]() |
Asian: | 120 | 0.60% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 73 | 0.36% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 17,773 | 88.23% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 18,394 | 91.32% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 504 | 12.5 |
Deaths: | 543 | 13.5 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 0 | 0.0 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 8 | 0.2 |
Change in White population: | -486 | -2.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -1,505 | -6.8 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 6,820 | |
Median Value | $66,900 | |
Occupied | 5,414 | 79.4% |
Vacant | 1,406 | 20.6% |
Owned | 3,743 | 69.1% |
Rented | 1,671 | 30.9% |
Median Rent | $695 | |
Single-Family Units | 5,434 | 79.7% |
Detached | 5,266 | 77.2% |
Attached | 168 | 2.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 160 | 2.3% |
Mobile Homes | 784 | 11.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 512 | 9.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 509 | 9.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 347 | 6.4% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 335 | 6.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 297 | 5.5% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 240 | 4.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 323 | 6.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 227 | 4.2% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 277 | 5.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 305 | 5.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 464 | 8.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 645 | 11.9% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 424 | 7.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 234 | 4.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 181 | 3.3% |
$200,000 or more | 94 | 1.7% |
Median Household Income | 42,839 | |
Per Capita Income | 20,229 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 82 | |
Compared to U.S. | 71 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 551 | 10.2% |
Public Assistance | 157 | 2.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,744 | 32.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 673 | 46.7% |
Unemployed | 37 | 2.6% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 710 | 49.3% |
Not in Labor Force | 731 | 50.7% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 53.3% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 3,446 | 2,177 | 61.3% |
Non-Profit | 60 | 151 | 28.4% |
Self-Employed | 653 | 294 | 69.0% |
Local Government | 175 | 442 | 28.4% |
State Government | 213 | 170 | 55.6% |
Federal Government | 203 | 45 | 81.9% |
Total Private + Self | 4,099 | 2,471 | 62.4% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 651 | 808 | 44.6% |
Total | 4,750 | 3,279 | 59.2% |
Pct. Govt. | 15.5% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 510 | 6.4% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,467 | 18.3% |
Professional, Technical | 1,121 | 14.0% |
Service Occupations | 2,108 | 26.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 415 | 5.2% |
All others | 2,823 | 35.2% |
White Collar | 38.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 1,449 | 18.0% |
Retail trade | 928 | 11.6% |
Accommodation and food services | 728 | 9.1% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 658 | 8.2% |
Educational services | 640 | 8.0% |
Manufacturing | 638 | 7.9% |
Construction | 607 | 7.6% |
Public administration | 494 | 6.2% |
Transportation and warehousing | 469 | 5.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 421 | 5.2% |
Other services | 242 | 3.0% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 207 | 2.6% |
Finance and insurance | 153 | 1.9% |
Information | 145 | 1.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 96 | 1.2% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 70 | 0.9% |
Utilities | 64 | 0.8% |
Wholesale trade | 15 | 0.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 5 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 17,049 | 83.95% |
Puerto Rican | 50 | 0.25% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 12 | 0.06% |
Total Central American | 34 | 0.17% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 24 | 0.12% |
Honduran | 3 | 0.01% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 7 | 0.03% |
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 | 794 | 3.91% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
Spanish | 11,815 | 61.9% |
English | 7,254 | 38.0% |
Other Asian | 3 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 501 | 2.5% |
American | 398 | 2.0% |
Irish | 307 | 1.5% |
English | 142 | 0.7% |
Czech | 95 | 0.5% |
Dutch West Indian | 60 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 53 | 0.3% |
European | 48 | 0.2% |
Italian | 28 | 0.1% |
African | 26 | 0.1% |
Scottish | 24 | 0.1% |
Belgian | 23 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 22 | 0.1% |
French | 21 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 19 | 0.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 18,589 | 91.5% |
Not a citizen | 1,719 | 8.5% |
Native | 17,682 | 87.1% |
Foreign-born | 2,626 | 12.9% |
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 | ||||||
2,205 | 17.1% | 1,998 | 15.5% | 4,784 | 37.0% | 2,584 | 20.0% | 994 | 7.7% | 361 | 2.8% |
Average years of education: 11.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 2,205 | 17.1% |
9-12 Years | 1,998 | 15.5% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 4,784 | 37.0% |
Some College | 2,584 | 20.0% |
Bach. Degree | 994 | 7.7% |
Grad Degree | 361 | 2.8% |
Average years of education: 11.1 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 7,203 | 5,994 | 1,209 | 16.8% | 6.4% |
1991 | 7,103 | 5,811 | 1,292 | 18.2% | 7.0% |
1992 | 7,531 | 5,908 | 1,623 | 21.6% | 7.7% |
1993 | 7,385 | 5,689 | 1,696 | 23.0% | 7.2% |
1994 | 7,674 | 5,985 | 1,689 | 22.0% | 6.6% |
1995 | 7,678 | 6,045 | 1,633 | 21.3% | 6.1% |
1996 | 7,711 | 6,057 | 1,654 | 21.4% | 5.8% |
1997 | 7,436 | 5,781 | 1,655 | 22.3% | 5.4% |
1998 | 7,398 | 5,814 | 1,584 | 21.4% | 5.0% |
1999 | 6,936 | 5,765 | 1,171 | 16.9% | 4.7% |
2000 | 7,308 | 6,577 | 731 | 10.0% | 4.4% |
2001 | 7,236 | 6,445 | 791 | 10.9% | 5.0% |
2002 | 7,273 | 6,359 | 914 | 12.6% | 6.3% |
2003 | 7,631 | 6,725 | 906 | 11.9% | 6.7% |
2004 | 7,395 | 6,556 | 839 | 11.3% | 6.0% |
2005 | 7,558 | 6,832 | 726 | 9.6% | 5.5% |
2006 | 7,630 | 6,927 | 703 | 9.2% | 5.0% |
2007 | 7,551 | 6,931 | 620 | 8.2% | 4.4% |
2008 | 7,718 | 7,031 | 687 | 8.9% | 4.9% |
2009 | 8,410 | 7,411 | 999 | 11.9% | 7.5% |
2010 | 7,794 | 6,662 | 1,132 | 14.5% | 8.2% |
2011 | 7,740 | 6,429 | 1,311 | 16.9% | 8.0% |
2012 | 7,404 | 6,241 | 1,163 | 15.7% | 6.7% |
2013 | 7,427 | 6,247 | 1,180 | 15.9% | 6.3% |
2014 | 7,168 | 6,269 | 899 | 12.5% | 5.2% |
2015 | 6,755 | 5,868 | 887 | 13.1% | 4.5% |
2016 | 6,505 | 5,707 | 798 | 12.3% | 4.6% |
2017 | 6,325 | 5,623 | 702 | 11.1% | 4.3% |
2018 | 6,391 | 5,757 | 634 | 9.9% | 3.9% |
2019 | 6,548 | 6,009 | 539 | 8.2% | 3.5% |
2020 | 6,597 | 5,807 | 790 | 12.0% | 7.6% |
2021 | 7,062 | 6,347 | 715 | 10.1% | 5.6% |
2022 | 7,227 | 6,636 | 591 | 8.2% | 3.9% |
2023 | 7,118 | 6,564 | 554 | 7.8% | 3.9% |