2022 population: 58,555
( 5,608 from 2010
, 632 from 2020)
Land area: 641.2 square miles
Population density: 91.3 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 25,981 | 44.37% | 5.8% |
Black: | 26,698 | 45.59% | 21.8% |
Indian: | 252 | 0.43% | 33.3% |
Asian: | 562 | 0.96% | 67.8% |
2+ races: | 1,451 | 2.48% | 60.3% |
Hispanic: | 3,611 | 6.17% | 85.6% |
Total non-White: | 32,574 | 55.63% | 28.5% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 1,755 | 14.8 |
Deaths: | 1,803 | 15.2 |
Net Migration: | -627 | -5.3 |
Net Immigration: | 43 | 0.4 |
Change in White population: | -1,610 | -3.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 7,218 | 13.6 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 27,382 | |
Median Value | $141,900 | |
Occupied | 23,462 | 85.7% |
Vacant | 3,920 | 14.3% |
Owned | 14,351 | 61.2% |
Rented | 9,111 | 38.8% |
Median Rent | $908 | |
Single-Family Units | 18,642 | 68.1% |
Detached | 18,290 | 66.8% |
Attached | 352 | 1.3% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 3,071 | 11.2% |
Mobile Homes | 3,602 | 13.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 2,200 | 9.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,617 | 6.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,588 | 6.8% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,416 | 6.0% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,248 | 5.3% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,058 | 4.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 905 | 3.9% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,007 | 4.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,199 | 5.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 2,068 | 8.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 2,443 | 10.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 2,558 | 10.9% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,702 | 7.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 696 | 3.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,036 | 4.4% |
$200,000 or more | 721 | 3.1% |
Median Household Income | 47,420 | |
Per Capita Income | 25,855 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 97 | |
Compared to U.S. | 80 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 2,002 | 8.5% |
Public Assistance | 489 | 2.1% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 4,736 | 20.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 20,805 | 58.9% |
Unemployed | 1,574 | 4.5% |
In Armed Forces | 1,262 | 3.6% |
Total Labor Force | 23,641 | 67.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 11,666 | 33.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 37.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 8,017 | 7,460 | 51.8% |
Non-Profit | 487 | 884 | 35.5% |
Self-Employed | 1,045 | 921 | 53.2% |
Local Government | 745 | 618 | 54.7% |
State Government | 262 | 783 | 25.1% |
Federal Government | 843 | 530 | 61.4% |
Total Private + Self | 9,062 | 8,381 | 52.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 2,337 | 2,815 | 45.4% |
Total | 11,399 | 11,196 | 50.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 16.7% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,637 | 11.7% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 5,193 | 23.0% |
Professional, Technical | 3,928 | 17.4% |
Service Occupations | 3,558 | 15.7% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 19 | 0.1% |
All others | 7,279 | 32.2% |
White Collar | 52.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 3,226 | 14.3% |
Health care and social assistance | 2,986 | 13.2% |
Retail trade | 2,873 | 12.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,712 | 7.6% |
Finance and insurance | 1,533 | 6.8% |
Construction | 1,524 | 6.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,433 | 6.3% |
Public administration | 1,315 | 5.8% |
Educational services | 1,293 | 5.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 1,159 | 5.1% |
Other services | 948 | 4.2% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 946 | 4.2% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 383 | 1.7% |
Information | 315 | 1.4% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 253 | 1.1% |
Wholesale trade | 249 | 1.1% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 216 | 1.0% |
Utilities | 213 | 0.9% |
Management | 18 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 836 | 1.42% |
Puerto Rican | 1,192 | 2.03% |
Cuban | 306 | 0.52% |
Dominican | 332 | 0.56% |
Total Central American | 415 | 0.71% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 329 | 0.56% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 12 | 0.02% |
Salvadoran | 74 | 0.13% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 99 | 0.17% |
Argentinean | 9 | 0.02% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 15 | 0.03% |
Colombian | 30 | 0.05% |
Ecuadorian | 26 | 0.04% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 19 | 0.03% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 271 | 0.46% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 174 | 0.30% |
Chinese | 163 | 0.28% |
Korean | 50 | 0.08% |
Indian | 35 | 0.06% |
Japanese | 24 | 0.04% |
Singaporean | 13 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 51,770 | 94.3% |
Spanish | 2,171 | 4.0% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 226 | 0.4% |
Tagalog | 180 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 165 | 0.3% |
Korean | 158 | 0.3% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 112 | 0.2% |
Chinese | 38 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 20 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 6,556 | 11.1% |
English | 3,417 | 5.8% |
German | 3,398 | 5.8% |
Irish | 2,655 | 4.5% |
Italian | 675 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 653 | 1.1% |
French | 507 | 0.9% |
European | 443 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 383 | 0.7% |
African | 304 | 0.5% |
Norwegian | 278 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 229 | 0.4% |
Polish | 227 | 0.4% |
Jamaican | 223 | 0.4% |
Haitian | 179 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 58,201 | 98.9% |
Not a citizen | 648 | 1.1% |
Native | 57,121 | 97.1% |
Foreign-born | 1,728 | 2.9% |
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 | ||||||
2,186 | 5.5% | 3,718 | 9.3% | 11,794 | 29.6% | 15,646 | 39.2% | 4,088 | 10.3% | 2,436 | 6.1% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 2,186 | 5.5% |
9-12 Years | 3,718 | 9.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 11,794 | 29.6% |
Some College | 15,646 | 39.2% |
Bach. Degree | 4,088 | 10.3% |
Grad Degree | 2,436 | 6.1% |
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 | 21,726 | 19,949 | 1,777 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
1991 | 21,908 | 20,049 | 1,859 | 8.5% | 7.3% |
1992 | 21,748 | 20,014 | 1,734 | 8.0% | 7.5% |
1993 | 22,452 | 20,770 | 1,682 | 7.5% | 7.2% |
1994 | 23,393 | 21,987 | 1,406 | 6.0% | 6.2% |
1995 | 24,032 | 22,569 | 1,463 | 6.1% | 5.9% |
1996 | 25,081 | 23,919 | 1,162 | 4.6% | 5.2% |
1997 | 25,206 | 24,073 | 1,133 | 4.5% | 4.9% |
1998 | 25,473 | 24,444 | 1,029 | 4.0% | 4.5% |
1999 | 25,720 | 24,478 | 1,242 | 4.8% | 4.7% |
2000 | 22,142 | 21,109 | 1,033 | 4.7% | 4.6% |
2001 | 21,589 | 20,384 | 1,205 | 5.6% | 5.2% |
2002 | 21,521 | 20,008 | 1,513 | 7.0% | 5.9% |
2003 | 21,957 | 20,313 | 1,644 | 7.5% | 6.0% |
2004 | 21,371 | 19,989 | 1,382 | 6.5% | 5.6% |
2005 | 21,440 | 20,158 | 1,282 | 6.0% | 4.4% |
2006 | 21,484 | 20,233 | 1,251 | 5.8% | 4.0% |
2007 | 21,792 | 20,442 | 1,350 | 6.2% | 4.1% |
2008 | 21,717 | 19,921 | 1,796 | 8.3% | 5.8% |
2009 | 21,477 | 19,041 | 2,436 | 11.3% | 10.1% |
2010 | 23,828 | 21,271 | 2,557 | 10.7% | 10.4% |
2011 | 24,601 | 22,088 | 2,513 | 10.2% | 9.6% |
2012 | 24,945 | 22,697 | 2,248 | 9.0% | 8.2% |
2013 | 24,999 | 23,160 | 1,839 | 7.4% | 7.3% |
2014 | 24,812 | 23,197 | 1,615 | 6.5% | 6.7% |
2015 | 24,051 | 22,614 | 1,437 | 6.0% | 6.1% |
2016 | 23,338 | 22,038 | 1,300 | 5.6% | 5.9% |
2017 | 23,327 | 22,286 | 1,041 | 4.5% | 4.6% |
2018 | 23,915 | 22,957 | 958 | 4.0% | 3.9% |
2019 | 23,708 | 23,001 | 707 | 3.0% | 3.0% |
2020 | 23,500 | 22,290 | 1,210 | 5.1% | 5.9% |
2021 | 23,440 | 22,726 | 714 | 3.0% | 3.4% |
2022 | 23,708 | 23,091 | 617 | 2.6% | 2.6% |
2023 | 23,550 | 22,901 | 649 | 2.8% | 2.5% |