2022 population: 6,730
( 312 from 2010
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5 from 2020)
Land area: 8.2 square miles
Population density: 817.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 4,940 | 73.40% | ![]() |
Black: | 363 | 5.39% | ![]() |
Indian: | 12 | 0.18% | ![]() |
Asian: | 56 | 0.83% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 155 | 2.30% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 1,204 | 17.89% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 1,790 | 26.60% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 246 | 18.3 |
Deaths: | 331 | 24.6 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 90 | 6.7 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | -5 | -0.4 |
Change in White population: | -561 | -8.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 249 | 3.5 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 3,169 | |
Median Value | $109,300 | |
Occupied | 2,618 | 82.6% |
Vacant | 551 | 17.4% |
Owned | 1,847 | 70.6% |
Rented | 771 | 29.4% |
Median Rent | $660 | |
Single-Family Units | 2,398 | 75.7% |
Detached | 2,373 | 74.9% |
Attached | 25 | 0.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 254 | 8.0% |
Mobile Homes | 261 | 8.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 122 | 4.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 215 | 8.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 233 | 8.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 203 | 7.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 121 | 4.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 144 | 5.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 177 | 6.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 103 | 3.9% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 76 | 2.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 204 | 7.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 217 | 8.3% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 263 | 10.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 167 | 6.4% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 40 | 1.5% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 100 | 3.8% |
$200,000 or more | 233 | 8.9% |
Median Household Income | 44,612 | |
Per Capita Income | 29,802 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 69 | |
Compared to U.S. | 69 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 137 | 5.2% |
Public Assistance | 48 | 1.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 379 | 14.5% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 1,988 | 63.1% |
Unemployed | 112 | 3.6% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 2,100 | 66.6% |
Not in Labor Force | 1,052 | 33.4% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 36.9% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 754 | 1,087 | 41.0% |
Non-Profit | 81 | 123 | 39.7% |
Self-Employed | 103 | 59 | 63.6% |
Local Government | 72 | 126 | 36.4% |
State Government | 110 | 91 | 54.7% |
Federal Government | 179 | 11 | 94.2% |
Total Private + Self | 857 | 1,146 | 42.8% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 442 | 351 | 55.7% |
Total | 1,299 | 1,497 | 46.5% |
Pct. Govt. | 21.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 388 | 13.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 738 | 26.4% |
Professional, Technical | 474 | 17.0% |
Service Occupations | 537 | 19.2% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 17 | 0.6% |
All others | 659 | 23.6% |
White Collar | 57.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Retail trade | 442 | 15.8% |
Manufacturing | 390 | 13.9% |
Health care and social assistance | 366 | 13.1% |
Public administration | 318 | 11.4% |
Accommodation and food services | 272 | 9.7% |
Educational services | 202 | 7.2% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 163 | 5.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 137 | 4.9% |
Construction | 118 | 4.2% |
Other services | 97 | 3.5% |
Finance and insurance | 87 | 3.1% |
Wholesale trade | 65 | 2.3% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 60 | 2.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 23 | 0.8% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 21 | 0.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 14 | 0.5% |
Information | 13 | 0.5% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 8 | 0.3% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 961 | 14.37% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 311 | 4.65% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 233 | 3.48% |
Honduran | 78 | 1.17% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 107 | 1.60% |
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 | 107 | 1.60% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 0 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 5,174 | 83.1% |
Spanish | 1,001 | 16.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 31 | 0.5% |
Tagalog | 13 | 0.2% |
Other | 8 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 1,563 | 23.4% |
English | 976 | 14.6% |
German | 617 | 9.2% |
Irish | 440 | 6.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 156 | 2.3% |
Lithuanian | 118 | 1.8% |
Polish | 94 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 54 | 0.8% |
French | 47 | 0.7% |
Italian | 47 | 0.7% |
British | 31 | 0.5% |
European | 31 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 25 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 14 | 0.2% |
Scandinavian | 11 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 6,376 | 95.3% |
Not a citizen | 311 | 4.7% |
Native | 6,167 | 92.2% |
Foreign-born | 520 | 7.8% |
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 | ||||||
324 | 7.3% | 552 | 12.5% | 1,138 | 25.7% | 1,644 | 37.1% | 453 | 10.2% | 321 | 7.2% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 324 | 7.3% |
9-12 Years | 552 | 12.5% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 1,138 | 25.7% |
Some College | 1,644 | 37.1% |
Bach. Degree | 453 | 10.2% |
Grad Degree | 321 | 7.2% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 3,498 | 3,208 | 290 | 8.3% | 4.4% |
1991 | 3,478 | 3,205 | 273 | 7.8% | 5.8% |
1992 | 3,491 | 3,270 | 221 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
1993 | 3,330 | 3,190 | 140 | 4.2% | 5.2% |
1994 | 3,411 | 3,277 | 134 | 3.9% | 4.8% |
1995 | 3,415 | 3,284 | 131 | 3.8% | 4.4% |
1996 | 3,491 | 3,334 | 157 | 4.5% | 4.3% |
1997 | 3,425 | 3,324 | 101 | 2.9% | 3.7% |
1998 | 3,290 | 3,187 | 103 | 3.1% | 2.8% |
1999 | 3,248 | 3,107 | 141 | 4.3% | 2.7% |
2000 | 3,305 | 3,191 | 114 | 3.4% | 2.3% |
2001 | 3,197 | 3,001 | 196 | 6.1% | 3.3% |
2002 | 3,284 | 3,011 | 273 | 8.3% | 4.4% |
2003 | 3,284 | 3,064 | 220 | 6.7% | 4.3% |
2004 | 3,158 | 2,966 | 192 | 6.1% | 4.1% |
2005 | 3,122 | 2,949 | 173 | 5.5% | 3.8% |
2006 | 3,039 | 2,840 | 199 | 6.5% | 3.3% |
2007 | 3,133 | 2,942 | 191 | 6.1% | 3.3% |
2008 | 3,132 | 2,926 | 206 | 6.6% | 4.3% |
2009 | 3,250 | 2,929 | 321 | 9.9% | 6.8% |
2010 | 3,179 | 2,824 | 355 | 11.2% | 7.3% |
2011 | 3,099 | 2,781 | 318 | 10.3% | 6.6% |
2012 | 3,051 | 2,786 | 265 | 8.7% | 5.9% |
2013 | 3,018 | 2,764 | 254 | 8.4% | 5.6% |
2014 | 3,003 | 2,786 | 217 | 7.2% | 5.1% |
2015 | 2,957 | 2,798 | 159 | 5.4% | 4.4% |
2016 | 2,905 | 2,764 | 141 | 4.9% | 4.0% |
2017 | 3,021 | 2,896 | 125 | 4.1% | 3.7% |
2018 | 2,943 | 2,843 | 100 | 3.4% | 2.9% |
2019 | 2,935 | 2,844 | 91 | 3.1% | 2.7% |
2020 | 2,881 | 2,658 | 223 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
2021 | 2,823 | 2,705 | 118 | 4.2% | 3.9% |
2022 | 2,852 | 2,763 | 89 | 3.1% | 2.9% |
2023 | 2,902 | 2,790 | 112 | 3.9% | 2.9% |