2022 population: 18,303
( 528 from 2010
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389 from 2020)
Land area: 1261.9 square miles
Population density: 14.5 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 9,619 | 52.55% | ![]() |
Black: | 197 | 1.08% | ![]() |
Indian: | 134 | 0.73% | ![]() |
Asian: | 149 | 0.81% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 272 | 1.49% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 7,932 | 43.34% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 8,684 | 47.45% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 422 | 11.3 |
Deaths: | 680 | 18.2 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -149 | -4.0 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 6 | 0.2 |
Change in White population: | -1,020 | -5.4 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 492 | 2.6 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 8,735 | |
Median Value | $132,600 | |
Occupied | 7,594 | 86.9% |
Vacant | 1,141 | 13.1% |
Owned | 5,282 | 69.6% |
Rented | 2,312 | 30.4% |
Median Rent | $802 | |
Single-Family Units | 6,844 | 78.4% |
Detached | 6,685 | 76.5% |
Attached | 159 | 1.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 807 | 9.2% |
Mobile Homes | 724 | 8.3% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 536 | 7.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 396 | 5.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 526 | 6.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 387 | 5.1% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 423 | 5.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 557 | 7.3% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 505 | 6.6% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 298 | 3.9% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 256 | 3.4% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 579 | 7.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 986 | 13.0% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 745 | 9.8% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 517 | 6.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 510 | 6.7% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 239 | 3.1% |
$200,000 or more | 134 | 1.8% |
Median Household Income | 47,500 | |
Per Capita Income | 25,789 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 69 | |
Compared to U.S. | 79 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 668 | 8.8% |
Public Assistance | 555 | 7.3% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,825 | 24.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 3,957 | 64.8% |
Unemployed | 162 | 2.7% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 4,119 | 67.4% |
Not in Labor Force | 1,990 | 32.6% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 35.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,389 | 1,526 | 61.0% |
Non-Profit | 198 | 448 | 30.7% |
Self-Employed | 492 | 234 | 67.8% |
Local Government | 423 | 661 | 39.0% |
State Government | 243 | 312 | 43.8% |
Federal Government | 127 | 107 | 54.3% |
Total Private + Self | 2,881 | 1,760 | 62.1% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 991 | 1,528 | 39.3% |
Total | 3,872 | 3,288 | 54.1% |
Pct. Govt. | 26.2% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 994 | 13.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,306 | 18.2% |
Professional, Technical | 1,392 | 19.4% |
Service Occupations | 1,110 | 15.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 197 | 2.7% |
All others | 2,367 | 33.0% |
White Collar | 51.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 1,195 | 16.7% |
Educational services | 939 | 13.1% |
Manufacturing | 788 | 11.0% |
Retail trade | 781 | 10.9% |
Public administration | 564 | 7.9% |
Construction | 543 | 7.6% |
Accommodation and food services | 482 | 6.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 411 | 5.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 304 | 4.2% |
Other services | 270 | 3.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 158 | 2.2% |
Information | 158 | 2.2% |
Finance and insurance | 116 | 1.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 98 | 1.4% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 85 | 1.2% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 84 | 1.2% |
Wholesale trade | 79 | 1.1% |
Utilities | 71 | 1.0% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 43 | 0.6% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 6,604 | 35.54% |
Puerto Rican | 14 | 0.08% |
Cuban | 4 | 0.02% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 27 | 0.15% |
Costa Rican | 27 | 0.15% |
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 | 130 | 0.70% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 0 | 0.00% |
Ecuadorian | 105 | 0.57% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 20 | 0.11% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 5 | 0.03% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 1,188 | 6.39% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Vietnamese | 62 | 0.33% |
Korean | 42 | 0.23% |
Filipino | 36 | 0.19% |
Indian | 8 | 0.04% |
Chinese | 4 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 15,006 | 85.6% |
Spanish | 2,415 | 13.8% |
German, other Germanic | 43 | 0.2% |
Other | 22 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 13 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European | 10 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 8 | 0.0% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 5 | 0.0% |
Tagalog | 5 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 2,719 | 14.6% |
English | 1,880 | 10.1% |
Irish | 1,476 | 7.9% |
American | 742 | 4.0% |
Italian | 644 | 3.5% |
French | 346 | 1.9% |
Dutch | 310 | 1.7% |
Scottish | 289 | 1.6% |
European | 234 | 1.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 186 | 1.0% |
Swedish | 126 | 0.7% |
Danish | 105 | 0.6% |
British | 98 | 0.5% |
Norwegian | 91 | 0.5% |
Arab | 83 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 18,227 | 98.1% |
Not a citizen | 353 | 1.9% |
Native | 17,814 | 95.9% |
Foreign-born | 766 | 4.1% |
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 | ||||||
475 | 3.8% | 1,037 | 8.2% | 4,120 | 32.6% | 4,693 | 37.1% | 1,399 | 11.1% | 917 | 7.3% |
Average years of education: 12.9 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 475 | 3.8% |
9-12 Years | 1,037 | 8.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 4,120 | 32.6% |
Some College | 4,693 | 37.1% |
Bach. Degree | 1,399 | 11.1% |
Grad Degree | 917 | 7.3% |
Average years of education: 12.9 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 8,500 | 7,899 | 601 | 7.1% | 5.1% |
1991 | 8,515 | 7,934 | 581 | 6.8% | 5.3% |
1992 | 8,368 | 7,734 | 634 | 7.6% | 6.1% |
1993 | 8,380 | 7,861 | 519 | 6.2% | 5.4% |
1994 | 8,618 | 8,137 | 481 | 5.6% | 4.2% |
1995 | 9,054 | 8,573 | 481 | 5.3% | 4.0% |
1996 | 9,180 | 8,636 | 544 | 5.9% | 4.2% |
1997 | 9,145 | 8,687 | 458 | 5.0% | 3.4% |
1998 | 9,242 | 8,732 | 510 | 5.5% | 3.6% |
1999 | 9,061 | 8,619 | 442 | 4.9% | 3.0% |
2000 | 8,815 | 8,436 | 379 | 4.3% | 2.7% |
2001 | 9,086 | 8,665 | 421 | 4.6% | 3.8% |
2002 | 9,573 | 9,000 | 573 | 6.0% | 5.7% |
2003 | 9,282 | 8,675 | 607 | 6.5% | 6.1% |
2004 | 9,345 | 8,770 | 575 | 6.2% | 5.6% |
2005 | 9,355 | 8,755 | 600 | 6.4% | 5.1% |
2006 | 9,389 | 8,827 | 562 | 6.0% | 4.2% |
2007 | 8,887 | 8,449 | 438 | 4.9% | 3.7% |
2008 | 8,763 | 8,241 | 522 | 6.0% | 4.9% |
2009 | 9,330 | 8,640 | 690 | 7.4% | 7.9% |
2010 | 8,464 | 7,650 | 814 | 9.6% | 9.2% |
2011 | 8,463 | 7,587 | 876 | 10.4% | 8.7% |
2012 | 8,379 | 7,508 | 871 | 10.4% | 8.0% |
2013 | 8,199 | 7,405 | 794 | 9.7% | 6.7% |
2014 | 7,966 | 7,360 | 606 | 7.6% | 5.0% |
2015 | 7,877 | 7,437 | 440 | 5.6% | 3.7% |
2016 | 8,110 | 7,745 | 365 | 4.5% | 3.1% |
2017 | 8,247 | 7,928 | 319 | 3.9% | 2.6% |
2018 | 8,371 | 7,976 | 395 | 4.7% | 3.0% |
2019 | 8,305 | 7,977 | 328 | 3.9% | 2.7% |
2020 | 8,228 | 7,720 | 508 | 6.2% | 7.3% |
2021 | 7,980 | 7,457 | 523 | 6.6% | 5.4% |
2022 | 7,841 | 7,515 | 326 | 4.2% | 3.0% |
2023 | 7,664 | 7,346 | 318 | 4.1% | 3.2% |