2022 population: 24,706
( 2,751 from 2010
, 518 from 2020)
Land area: 885.0 square miles
Population density: 27.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 11,185 | 45.27% | 12.9% |
Black: | 11,660 | 47.20% | 9.0% |
Indian: | 94 | 0.38% | 56.7% |
Asian: | 145 | 0.59% | 10.7% |
2+ races: | 362 | 1.47% | 73.2% |
Hispanic: | 1,260 | 5.10% | 9.2% |
Total non-White: | 13,521 | 54.73% | 7.5% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 613 | 12.2 |
Deaths: | 848 | 16.8 |
Net Migration: | -260 | -5.2 |
Net Immigration: | 4 | 0.1 |
Change in White population: | -1,652 | -6.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -1,099 | -4.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 11,673 | |
Median Value | $102,700 | |
Occupied | 9,016 | 77.2% |
Vacant | 2,657 | 22.8% |
Owned | 5,858 | 65.0% |
Rented | 3,158 | 35.0% |
Median Rent | $627 | |
Single-Family Units | 6,676 | 57.2% |
Detached | 6,557 | 56.2% |
Attached | 119 | 1.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 488 | 4.2% |
Mobile Homes | 3,409 | 29.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 917 | 10.2% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 741 | 8.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 690 | 7.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 778 | 8.6% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 688 | 7.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 305 | 3.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 415 | 4.6% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 400 | 4.4% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 373 | 4.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 554 | 6.1% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 833 | 9.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 748 | 8.3% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 478 | 5.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 501 | 5.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 255 | 2.8% |
$200,000 or more | 340 | 3.8% |
Median Household Income | 39,712 | |
Per Capita Income | 23,378 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 86 | |
Compared to U.S. | 71 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 837 | 9.3% |
Public Assistance | 128 | 1.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,175 | 24.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 7,410 | 50.1% |
Unemployed | 490 | 3.3% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 7,900 | 53.4% |
Not in Labor Force | 6,895 | 46.6% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 49.9% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,935 | 2,522 | 53.8% |
Non-Profit | 74 | 245 | 23.2% |
Self-Employed | 482 | 364 | 57.0% |
Local Government | 225 | 656 | 25.5% |
State Government | 306 | 388 | 44.1% |
Federal Government | 55 | 170 | 24.4% |
Total Private + Self | 3,417 | 2,886 | 54.2% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 660 | 1,459 | 31.1% |
Total | 4,077 | 4,345 | 48.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 21.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 743 | 8.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,647 | 19.5% |
Professional, Technical | 1,601 | 18.9% |
Service Occupations | 1,704 | 20.2% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 355 | 4.2% |
All others | 2,757 | 32.6% |
White Collar | 47.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 1,884 | 22.3% |
Health care and social assistance | 1,028 | 12.2% |
Retail trade | 821 | 9.7% |
Educational services | 727 | 8.6% |
Public administration | 533 | 6.3% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 476 | 5.6% |
Construction | 459 | 5.4% |
Accommodation and food services | 445 | 5.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 432 | 5.1% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 329 | 3.9% |
Other services | 294 | 3.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 242 | 2.9% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 223 | 2.6% |
Finance and insurance | 189 | 2.2% |
Utilities | 143 | 1.7% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 87 | 1.0% |
Information | 82 | 1.0% |
Wholesale trade | 58 | 0.7% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 975 | 3.92% |
Puerto Rican | 33 | 0.13% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 180 | 0.72% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 161 | 0.65% |
Honduran | 19 | 0.08% |
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 | 14 | 0.06% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 34 | 0.14% |
Japanese | 21 | 0.08% |
Vietnamese | 20 | 0.08% |
Laotian | 14 | 0.06% |
Korean | 14 | 0.06% |
Chinese | 12 | 0.05% |
Filipino | 11 | 0.04% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 21,705 | 92.1% |
Spanish | 1,502 | 6.4% |
Other | 102 | 0.4% |
Other Asian | 72 | 0.3% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 70 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 36 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European | 26 | 0.1% |
Arabic | 23 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 16 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 6,284 | 25.3% |
Irish | 1,543 | 6.2% |
English | 1,505 | 6.0% |
German | 1,103 | 4.4% |
Italian | 440 | 1.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 328 | 1.3% |
European | 216 | 0.9% |
African | 208 | 0.8% |
West Indian | 206 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 183 | 0.7% |
French | 91 | 0.4% |
Scandinavian | 90 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 47 | 0.2% |
Czech | 44 | 0.2% |
British | 43 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 24,416 | 98.1% |
Not a citizen | 461 | 1.9% |
Native | 24,101 | 96.9% |
Foreign-born | 776 | 3.1% |
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 | ||||||
1,289 | 7.3% | 2,866 | 16.2% | 6,507 | 36.8% | 4,913 | 27.8% | 1,167 | 6.6% | 933 | 5.3% |
Average years of education: 12.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,289 | 7.3% |
9-12 Years | 2,866 | 16.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 6,507 | 36.8% |
Some College | 4,913 | 27.8% |
Bach. Degree | 1,167 | 6.6% |
Grad Degree | 933 | 5.3% |
Average years of education: 12.2 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 11,510 | 10,604 | 906 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
1991 | 11,649 | 10,632 | 1,017 | 8.7% | 7.3% |
1992 | 11,592 | 10,347 | 1,245 | 10.7% | 7.5% |
1993 | 11,953 | 10,763 | 1,190 | 10.0% | 7.2% |
1994 | 12,144 | 11,366 | 778 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
1995 | 12,346 | 11,335 | 1,011 | 8.2% | 5.9% |
1996 | 12,515 | 11,322 | 1,193 | 9.5% | 5.2% |
1997 | 12,473 | 11,566 | 907 | 7.3% | 4.9% |
1998 | 12,861 | 12,225 | 636 | 4.9% | 4.5% |
1999 | 13,423 | 12,779 | 644 | 4.8% | 4.7% |
2000 | 11,449 | 10,812 | 637 | 5.6% | 4.6% |
2001 | 11,324 | 10,468 | 856 | 7.6% | 5.2% |
2002 | 11,006 | 10,154 | 852 | 7.7% | 5.9% |
2003 | 11,019 | 10,241 | 778 | 7.1% | 6.0% |
2004 | 10,639 | 9,884 | 755 | 7.1% | 5.6% |
2005 | 10,730 | 10,114 | 616 | 5.7% | 4.4% |
2006 | 10,713 | 10,110 | 603 | 5.6% | 4.0% |
2007 | 10,363 | 9,698 | 665 | 6.4% | 4.1% |
2008 | 10,175 | 9,249 | 926 | 9.1% | 5.8% |
2009 | 9,944 | 8,635 | 1,309 | 13.2% | 10.1% |
2010 | 10,219 | 8,978 | 1,241 | 12.1% | 10.4% |
2011 | 9,843 | 8,716 | 1,127 | 11.4% | 9.6% |
2012 | 9,377 | 8,273 | 1,104 | 11.8% | 8.2% |
2013 | 9,096 | 8,152 | 944 | 10.4% | 7.3% |
2014 | 8,859 | 7,930 | 929 | 10.5% | 6.7% |
2015 | 8,590 | 7,823 | 767 | 8.9% | 6.1% |
2016 | 8,334 | 7,638 | 696 | 8.4% | 5.9% |
2017 | 8,298 | 7,800 | 498 | 6.0% | 4.6% |
2018 | 8,379 | 7,949 | 430 | 5.1% | 3.9% |
2019 | 8,502 | 8,177 | 325 | 3.8% | 3.0% |
2020 | 8,587 | 7,982 | 605 | 7.0% | 5.9% |
2021 | 8,280 | 7,821 | 459 | 5.5% | 3.4% |
2022 | 8,241 | 7,906 | 335 | 4.1% | 2.6% |
2023 | 7,944 | 7,592 | 352 | 4.4% | 2.5% |