2022 population: 13,849
( 169 from 2010
, 39 from 2020)
Land area: 998.4 square miles
Population density: 13.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 555 | 4.01% | 35.5% |
Black: | 49 | 0.35% | 345.5% |
Indian: | 22 | 0.16% | 37.5% |
Asian: | 27 | 0.19% | 3.6% |
2+ races: | 35 | 0.25% | 191.7% |
Hispanic: | 13,161 | 95.03% | 0.6% |
Total non-White: | 13,294 | 95.99% | 1.0% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 451 | 16.2 |
Deaths: | 300 | 10.8 |
Net Migration: | -220 | -7.9 |
Net Immigration: | 23 | 0.8 |
Change in White population: | -306 | -2.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 137 | 1.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 6,183 | |
Median Value | $84,800 | |
Occupied | 4,580 | 74.1% |
Vacant | 1,603 | 25.9% |
Owned | 3,413 | 74.5% |
Rented | 1,167 | 25.5% |
Median Rent | $557 | |
Single-Family Units | 3,819 | 61.8% |
Detached | 3,794 | 61.4% |
Attached | 25 | 0.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 238 | 3.8% |
Mobile Homes | 1,731 | 28.0% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 593 | 12.9% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 532 | 11.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 316 | 6.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 332 | 7.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 164 | 3.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 350 | 7.6% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 388 | 8.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 125 | 2.7% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 55 | 1.2% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 276 | 6.0% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 184 | 4.0% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 485 | 10.6% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 105 | 2.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 321 | 7.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 177 | 3.9% |
$200,000 or more | 177 | 3.9% |
Median Household Income | 35,061 | |
Per Capita Income | 19,139 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 85 | |
Compared to U.S. | 73 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 529 | 11.6% |
Public Assistance | 60 | 1.3% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,468 | 32.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 169 | 74.1% |
Unemployed | 0 | 0.0% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 169 | 74.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 59 | 25.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 25.9% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,605 | 1,259 | 56.0% |
Non-Profit | 64 | 151 | 29.8% |
Self-Employed | 518 | 196 | 72.5% |
Local Government | 289 | 308 | 48.4% |
State Government | 42 | 221 | 16.0% |
Federal Government | 154 | 36 | 81.1% |
Total Private + Self | 2,123 | 1,455 | 59.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 549 | 716 | 43.4% |
Total | 2,672 | 2,171 | 55.2% |
Pct. Govt. | 21.7% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 418 | 8.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 946 | 19.5% |
Professional, Technical | 700 | 14.5% |
Service Occupations | 940 | 19.4% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 104 | 2.1% |
All others | 1,839 | 38.0% |
White Collar | 42.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 795 | 16.4% |
Educational services | 528 | 10.9% |
Construction | 482 | 10.0% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 445 | 9.2% |
Retail trade | 423 | 8.7% |
Manufacturing | 402 | 8.3% |
Public administration | 388 | 8.0% |
Other services | 237 | 4.9% |
Transportation and warehousing | 234 | 4.8% |
Accommodation and food services | 207 | 4.3% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 205 | 4.2% |
Finance and insurance | 182 | 3.8% |
Utilities | 105 | 2.2% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 99 | 2.0% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 63 | 1.3% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 48 | 1.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 12,044 | 86.67% |
Puerto Rican | 3 | 0.02% |
Cuban | 3 | 0.02% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 33 | 0.24% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 33 | 0.24% |
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 | 1,074 | 7.73% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
Spanish | 10,943 | 85.7% |
English | 1,819 | 14.3% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 313 | 2.3% |
American | 204 | 1.5% |
English | 178 | 1.3% |
Polish | 139 | 1.0% |
Irish | 127 | 0.9% |
British | 50 | 0.4% |
Other Subsaharan African | 47 | 0.3% |
Italian | 28 | 0.2% |
European | 20 | 0.1% |
Austrian | 17 | 0.1% |
Eastern European | 14 | 0.1% |
Czech | 10 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 8 | 0.1% |
French | 5 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 3 | 0.0% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 11,876 | 85.5% |
Not a citizen | 2,020 | 14.5% |
Native | 10,866 | 78.2% |
Foreign-born | 3,030 | 21.8% |
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 | ||||||
1,557 | 19.7% | 1,166 | 14.7% | 2,342 | 29.6% | 1,949 | 24.6% | 722 | 9.1% | 176 | 2.2% |
Average years of education: 11.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,557 | 19.7% |
9-12 Years | 1,166 | 14.7% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 2,342 | 29.6% |
Some College | 1,949 | 24.6% |
Bach. Degree | 722 | 9.1% |
Grad Degree | 176 | 2.2% |
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 | 2,998 | 2,612 | 386 | 12.9% | 6.4% |
1991 | 3,203 | 2,748 | 455 | 14.2% | 7.0% |
1992 | 3,473 | 2,850 | 623 | 17.9% | 7.7% |
1993 | 3,620 | 3,016 | 604 | 16.7% | 7.2% |
1994 | 3,941 | 3,345 | 596 | 15.1% | 6.6% |
1995 | 4,262 | 3,731 | 531 | 12.5% | 6.1% |
1996 | 4,432 | 4,025 | 407 | 9.2% | 5.8% |
1997 | 4,117 | 3,714 | 403 | 9.8% | 5.4% |
1998 | 4,689 | 4,144 | 545 | 11.6% | 5.0% |
1999 | 4,573 | 3,956 | 617 | 13.5% | 4.7% |
2000 | 3,993 | 3,668 | 325 | 8.1% | 4.4% |
2001 | 4,156 | 3,854 | 302 | 7.3% | 5.0% |
2002 | 4,458 | 4,070 | 388 | 8.7% | 6.3% |
2003 | 4,709 | 4,293 | 416 | 8.8% | 6.7% |
2004 | 4,890 | 4,532 | 358 | 7.3% | 6.0% |
2005 | 5,084 | 4,741 | 343 | 6.7% | 5.5% |
2006 | 4,920 | 4,615 | 305 | 6.2% | 5.0% |
2007 | 4,948 | 4,682 | 266 | 5.4% | 4.4% |
2008 | 5,167 | 4,881 | 286 | 5.5% | 4.9% |
2009 | 5,341 | 4,763 | 578 | 10.8% | 7.5% |
2010 | 5,769 | 5,167 | 602 | 10.4% | 8.2% |
2011 | 6,465 | 5,925 | 540 | 8.4% | 8.0% |
2012 | 6,802 | 6,374 | 428 | 6.3% | 6.7% |
2013 | 7,050 | 6,607 | 443 | 6.3% | 6.3% |
2014 | 6,929 | 6,564 | 365 | 5.3% | 5.2% |
2015 | 6,194 | 5,718 | 476 | 7.7% | 4.5% |
2016 | 5,210 | 4,648 | 562 | 10.8% | 4.6% |
2017 | 5,390 | 4,986 | 404 | 7.5% | 4.3% |
2018 | 5,358 | 5,059 | 299 | 5.6% | 3.9% |
2019 | 5,118 | 4,860 | 258 | 5.0% | 3.5% |
2020 | 4,600 | 4,029 | 571 | 12.4% | 7.6% |
2021 | 4,596 | 4,060 | 536 | 11.7% | 5.6% |
2022 | 4,580 | 4,263 | 317 | 6.9% | 3.9% |
2023 | 4,424 | 4,141 | 283 | 6.4% | 3.9% |