2022 population: 9,777
( 1,522 from 2010
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533 from 2020)
Land area: 716.1 square miles
Population density: 13.7 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 2,385 | 24.39% | ![]() |
Black: | 7,069 | 72.30% | ![]() |
Indian: | 30 | 0.31% | ![]() |
Asian: | 40 | 0.41% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 77 | 0.79% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 176 | 1.80% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 7,392 | 75.61% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 282 | 13.7 |
Deaths: | 431 | 20.9 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -375 | -18.2 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 0 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | -456 | -4.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -1,066 | -9.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 4,823 | |
Median Value | $83,400 | |
Occupied | 4,001 | 83.0% |
Vacant | 822 | 17.0% |
Owned | 3,100 | 77.5% |
Rented | 901 | 22.5% |
Median Rent | $760 | |
Single-Family Units | 2,711 | 56.2% |
Detached | 2,706 | 56.1% |
Attached | 5 | 0.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 72 | 1.5% |
Mobile Homes | 1,720 | 35.7% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 385 | 9.6% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 599 | 15.0% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 320 | 8.0% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 221 | 5.5% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 357 | 8.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 192 | 4.8% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 195 | 4.9% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 103 | 2.6% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 120 | 3.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 192 | 4.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 310 | 7.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 399 | 10.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 191 | 4.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 167 | 4.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 144 | 3.6% |
$200,000 or more | 106 | 2.6% |
Median Household Income | 33,125 | |
Per Capita Income | 23,415 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 97 | |
Compared to U.S. | 80 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 635 | 15.9% |
Public Assistance | 86 | 2.1% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,095 | 27.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 3,477 | 56.1% |
Unemployed | 298 | 4.8% |
In Armed Forces | 7 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 3,782 | 61.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 2,413 | 39.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 43.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,107 | 1,403 | 44.1% |
Non-Profit | 42 | 222 | 15.9% |
Self-Employed | 214 | 106 | 66.9% |
Local Government | 87 | 148 | 37.0% |
State Government | 101 | 188 | 34.9% |
Federal Government | 43 | 66 | 39.4% |
Total Private + Self | 1,321 | 1,509 | 46.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 273 | 624 | 30.4% |
Total | 1,594 | 2,133 | 42.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 17.0% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 373 | 10.0% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 754 | 20.2% |
Professional, Technical | 541 | 14.5% |
Service Occupations | 484 | 13.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 125 | 3.4% |
All others | 1,575 | 42.3% |
White Collar | 44.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 1,038 | 27.9% |
Health care and social assistance | 387 | 10.4% |
Retail trade | 363 | 9.7% |
Public administration | 263 | 7.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 237 | 6.4% |
Educational services | 236 | 6.3% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 198 | 5.3% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 189 | 5.1% |
Construction | 167 | 4.5% |
Other services | 129 | 3.5% |
Accommodation and food services | 93 | 2.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 86 | 2.3% |
Wholesale trade | 82 | 2.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 81 | 2.2% |
Information | 65 | 1.7% |
Finance and insurance | 52 | 1.4% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 37 | 1.0% |
Utilities | 16 | 0.4% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 8 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 11 | 0.11% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 8 | 0.08% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 8 | 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 | 0 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 9,517 | 99.5% |
Spanish | 42 | 0.4% |
Other Asian | 6 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 3,247 | 32.0% |
English | 661 | 6.5% |
Irish | 142 | 1.4% |
African | 121 | 1.2% |
German | 79 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 42 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 36 | 0.4% |
Italian | 36 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 29 | 0.3% |
European | 16 | 0.2% |
French | 16 | 0.2% |
Haitian | 13 | 0.1% |
Palestinian | 8 | 0.1% |
Israeli | 8 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 8 | 0.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 10,096 | 99.4% |
Not a citizen | 57 | 0.6% |
Native | 10,072 | 99.2% |
Foreign-born | 81 | 0.8% |
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 | ||||||
337 | 4.8% | 836 | 11.9% | 2,925 | 41.6% | 1,789 | 25.4% | 739 | 10.5% | 409 | 5.8% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 337 | 4.8% |
9-12 Years | 836 | 11.9% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 2,925 | 41.6% |
Some College | 1,789 | 25.4% |
Bach. Degree | 739 | 10.5% |
Grad Degree | 409 | 5.8% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 4,838 | 4,073 | 765 | 15.8% | 6.8% |
1991 | 4,466 | 3,732 | 734 | 16.4% | 7.3% |
1992 | 4,444 | 3,665 | 779 | 17.5% | 7.5% |
1993 | 4,256 | 3,460 | 796 | 18.7% | 7.2% |
1994 | 4,225 | 3,578 | 647 | 15.3% | 6.2% |
1995 | 4,277 | 3,591 | 686 | 16.0% | 5.9% |
1996 | 4,302 | 3,672 | 630 | 14.6% | 5.2% |
1997 | 4,324 | 3,711 | 613 | 14.2% | 4.9% |
1998 | 4,081 | 3,620 | 461 | 11.3% | 4.5% |
1999 | 4,171 | 3,650 | 521 | 12.5% | 4.7% |
2000 | 5,087 | 4,732 | 355 | 7.0% | 4.6% |
2001 | 5,043 | 4,675 | 368 | 7.3% | 5.2% |
2002 | 5,048 | 4,597 | 451 | 8.9% | 5.9% |
2003 | 5,040 | 4,577 | 463 | 9.2% | 6.0% |
2004 | 4,965 | 4,511 | 454 | 9.1% | 5.6% |
2005 | 4,937 | 4,544 | 393 | 8.0% | 4.4% |
2006 | 4,817 | 4,454 | 363 | 7.5% | 4.0% |
2007 | 4,772 | 4,406 | 366 | 7.7% | 4.1% |
2008 | 4,861 | 4,313 | 548 | 11.3% | 5.8% |
2009 | 4,867 | 3,999 | 868 | 17.8% | 10.1% |
2010 | 4,342 | 3,555 | 787 | 18.1% | 10.4% |
2011 | 4,233 | 3,491 | 742 | 17.5% | 9.6% |
2012 | 4,093 | 3,448 | 645 | 15.8% | 8.2% |
2013 | 4,010 | 3,436 | 574 | 14.3% | 7.3% |
2014 | 3,879 | 3,384 | 495 | 12.8% | 6.7% |
2015 | 3,819 | 3,376 | 443 | 11.6% | 6.1% |
2016 | 3,770 | 3,371 | 399 | 10.6% | 5.9% |
2017 | 3,653 | 3,344 | 309 | 8.5% | 4.6% |
2018 | 3,600 | 3,338 | 262 | 7.3% | 3.9% |
2019 | 3,499 | 3,296 | 203 | 5.8% | 3.0% |
2020 | 3,661 | 3,173 | 488 | 13.3% | 5.9% |
2021 | 3,586 | 3,275 | 311 | 8.7% | 3.4% |
2022 | 3,506 | 3,324 | 182 | 5.2% | 2.6% |
2023 | 3,501 | 3,341 | 160 | 4.6% | 2.5% |