2022 population: 11,325
( 657 from 2010
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214 from 2020)
Land area: 912.0 square miles
Population density: 12.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 5,867 | 51.81% | ![]() |
Black: | 83 | 0.73% | ![]() |
Indian: | 128 | 1.13% | ![]() |
Asian: | 51 | 0.45% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 158 | 1.40% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 5,038 | 44.49% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 5,458 | 48.19% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 255 | 11.0 |
Deaths: | 382 | 16.6 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -93 | -4.0 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 3 | 0.1 |
Change in White population: | -733 | -6.1 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 76 | 0.6 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 6,561 | |
Median Value | $202,300 | |
Occupied | 4,657 | 71.0% |
Vacant | 1,904 | 29.0% |
Owned | 3,376 | 72.5% |
Rented | 1,281 | 27.5% |
Median Rent | $649 | |
Single-Family Units | 4,959 | 75.6% |
Detached | 4,905 | 74.8% |
Attached | 54 | 0.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 334 | 5.1% |
Mobile Homes | 854 | 13.0% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 211 | 4.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 262 | 5.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 75 | 1.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 292 | 6.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 264 | 5.7% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 249 | 5.3% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 184 | 4.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 189 | 4.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 313 | 6.7% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 408 | 8.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 263 | 5.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 604 | 13.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 573 | 12.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 249 | 5.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 276 | 5.9% |
$200,000 or more | 245 | 5.3% |
Median Household Income | 57,591 | |
Per Capita Income | 34,328 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 77 | |
Compared to U.S. | 88 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 275 | 5.9% |
Public Assistance | 225 | 4.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 805 | 17.3% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 2,481 | 66.1% |
Unemployed | 90 | 2.4% |
In Armed Forces | 14 | 0.4% |
Total Labor Force | 2,585 | 68.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 1,168 | 31.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 33.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,694 | 1,217 | 58.2% |
Non-Profit | 127 | 339 | 27.3% |
Self-Employed | 536 | 197 | 73.1% |
Local Government | 278 | 387 | 41.8% |
State Government | 213 | 193 | 52.5% |
Federal Government | 111 | 9 | 92.5% |
Total Private + Self | 2,230 | 1,414 | 61.2% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 729 | 928 | 44.0% |
Total | 2,959 | 2,342 | 55.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 22.5% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 891 | 16.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 977 | 18.4% |
Professional, Technical | 1,074 | 20.3% |
Service Occupations | 935 | 17.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 156 | 2.9% |
All others | 1,424 | 26.9% |
White Collar | 55.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Educational services | 717 | 13.5% |
Health care and social assistance | 652 | 12.3% |
Retail trade | 528 | 10.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 443 | 8.4% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 401 | 7.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 359 | 6.8% |
Other services | 328 | 6.2% |
Manufacturing | 316 | 6.0% |
Public administration | 304 | 5.7% |
Construction | 269 | 5.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 263 | 5.0% |
Wholesale trade | 150 | 2.8% |
Utilities | 148 | 2.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 111 | 2.1% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 100 | 1.9% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 82 | 1.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 55 | 1.0% |
Information | 40 | 0.8% |
Finance and insurance | 35 | 0.7% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 2,526 | 22.08% |
Puerto Rican | 38 | 0.33% |
Cuban | 6 | 0.05% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
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 | 61 | 0.53% |
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 | 61 | 0.53% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 2,455 | 21.46% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 8,682 | 80.0% |
Spanish | 2,035 | 18.8% |
German, other Germanic | 114 | 1.1% |
Korean | 8 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 6 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European | 5 | 0.0% |
Other | 3 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 2,076 | 18.1% |
English | 989 | 8.6% |
Irish | 758 | 6.6% |
Italian | 593 | 5.2% |
European | 375 | 3.3% |
American | 330 | 2.9% |
Scottish | 317 | 2.8% |
Norwegian | 213 | 1.9% |
Swedish | 152 | 1.3% |
Albanian | 106 | 0.9% |
French | 97 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 92 | 0.8% |
Welsh | 78 | 0.7% |
Polish | 76 | 0.7% |
Russian | 71 | 0.6% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 11,100 | 97.0% |
Not a citizen | 342 | 3.0% |
Native | 10,992 | 96.1% |
Foreign-born | 450 | 3.9% |
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 | ||||||
409 | 5.1% | 393 | 4.9% | 2,306 | 28.5% | 2,453 | 30.3% | 1,693 | 20.9% | 838 | 10.4% |
Average years of education: 13.4 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 409 | 5.1% |
9-12 Years | 393 | 4.9% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 2,306 | 28.5% |
Some College | 2,453 | 30.3% |
Bach. Degree | 1,693 | 20.9% |
Grad Degree | 838 | 10.4% |
Average years of education: 13.4 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 5,041 | 4,542 | 499 | 9.9% | 5.1% |
1991 | 5,077 | 4,558 | 519 | 10.2% | 5.3% |
1992 | 5,072 | 4,441 | 631 | 12.4% | 6.1% |
1993 | 4,947 | 4,514 | 433 | 8.8% | 5.4% |
1994 | 5,113 | 4,705 | 408 | 8.0% | 4.2% |
1995 | 5,252 | 4,808 | 444 | 8.5% | 4.0% |
1996 | 5,286 | 4,765 | 521 | 9.9% | 4.2% |
1997 | 5,268 | 4,853 | 415 | 7.9% | 3.4% |
1998 | 5,446 | 4,985 | 461 | 8.5% | 3.6% |
1999 | 5,151 | 4,778 | 373 | 7.2% | 3.0% |
2000 | 5,817 | 5,557 | 260 | 4.5% | 2.7% |
2001 | 6,215 | 5,881 | 334 | 5.4% | 3.8% |
2002 | 6,540 | 6,150 | 390 | 6.0% | 5.7% |
2003 | 6,442 | 6,054 | 388 | 6.0% | 6.1% |
2004 | 6,571 | 6,168 | 403 | 6.1% | 5.6% |
2005 | 6,541 | 6,158 | 383 | 5.9% | 5.1% |
2006 | 6,661 | 6,356 | 305 | 4.6% | 4.2% |
2007 | 6,599 | 6,340 | 259 | 3.9% | 3.7% |
2008 | 6,464 | 6,098 | 366 | 5.7% | 4.9% |
2009 | 6,799 | 6,352 | 447 | 6.6% | 7.9% |
2010 | 5,201 | 4,618 | 583 | 11.2% | 9.2% |
2011 | 5,153 | 4,494 | 659 | 12.8% | 8.7% |
2012 | 5,093 | 4,463 | 630 | 12.4% | 8.0% |
2013 | 4,873 | 4,317 | 556 | 11.4% | 6.7% |
2014 | 4,817 | 4,376 | 441 | 9.2% | 5.0% |
2015 | 4,861 | 4,566 | 295 | 6.1% | 3.7% |
2016 | 5,153 | 4,909 | 244 | 4.7% | 3.1% |
2017 | 5,353 | 5,137 | 216 | 4.0% | 2.6% |
2018 | 5,405 | 5,157 | 248 | 4.6% | 3.0% |
2019 | 5,447 | 5,230 | 217 | 4.0% | 2.7% |
2020 | 5,453 | 5,068 | 385 | 7.1% | 7.3% |
2021 | 5,302 | 4,936 | 366 | 6.9% | 5.4% |
2022 | 5,294 | 5,070 | 224 | 4.2% | 3.0% |
2023 | 5,209 | 5,002 | 207 | 4.0% | 3.2% |