2022 population: 16,512
( 2,507 from 2010
, 638 from 2020)
Land area: 992.1 square miles
Population density: 16.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 11,300 | 68.44% | 16.4% |
Black: | 4,020 | 24.35% | 13.2% |
Indian: | 50 | 0.30% | 61.3% |
Asian: | 147 | 0.89% | 56.4% |
2+ races: | 326 | 1.97% | 44.9% |
Hispanic: | 669 | 4.05% | 30.4% |
Total non-White: | 5,212 | 31.56% | 5.4% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 440 | 12.8 |
Deaths: | 720 | 21.0 |
Net Migration: | -350 | -10.2 |
Net Immigration: | 4 | 0.1 |
Change in White population: | -2,211 | -11.6 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -296 | -1.6 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 8,717 | |
Median Value | $125,900 | |
Occupied | 6,559 | 75.2% |
Vacant | 2,158 | 24.8% |
Owned | 4,345 | 66.2% |
Rented | 2,214 | 33.8% |
Median Rent | $749 | |
Single-Family Units | 6,420 | 73.6% |
Detached | 6,395 | 73.4% |
Attached | 25 | 0.3% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 514 | 5.9% |
Mobile Homes | 1,166 | 13.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 408 | 6.2% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 485 | 7.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 449 | 6.8% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 407 | 6.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 220 | 3.4% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 252 | 3.8% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 138 | 2.1% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 120 | 1.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 263 | 4.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 668 | 10.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 799 | 12.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 928 | 14.1% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 449 | 6.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 470 | 7.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 331 | 5.0% |
$200,000 or more | 172 | 2.6% |
Median Household Income | 58,695 | |
Per Capita Income | 28,759 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 94 | |
Compared to U.S. | 72 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 449 | 6.8% |
Public Assistance | 90 | 1.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,004 | 15.3% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 6,367 | 65.6% |
Unemployed | 481 | 5.0% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 6,848 | 70.6% |
Not in Labor Force | 2,857 | 29.4% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 34.4% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,543 | 1,912 | 57.1% |
Non-Profit | 164 | 292 | 36.0% |
Self-Employed | 643 | 377 | 63.0% |
Local Government | 201 | 275 | 42.2% |
State Government | 136 | 442 | 23.5% |
Federal Government | 202 | 80 | 71.6% |
Total Private + Self | 3,186 | 2,289 | 58.2% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 703 | 1,089 | 39.2% |
Total | 3,889 | 3,378 | 53.5% |
Pct. Govt. | 18.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 942 | 12.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,313 | 18.0% |
Professional, Technical | 1,361 | 18.6% |
Service Occupations | 1,116 | 15.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 244 | 3.3% |
All others | 2,566 | 35.2% |
White Collar | 49.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 1,655 | 22.7% |
Health care and social assistance | 911 | 12.5% |
Educational services | 726 | 9.9% |
Retail trade | 678 | 9.3% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 630 | 8.6% |
Construction | 494 | 6.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 379 | 5.2% |
Other services | 328 | 4.5% |
Accommodation and food services | 303 | 4.2% |
Public administration | 300 | 4.1% |
Finance and insurance | 214 | 2.9% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 197 | 2.7% |
Wholesale trade | 153 | 2.1% |
Utilities | 77 | 1.1% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 75 | 1.0% |
Information | 63 | 0.9% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 61 | 0.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 43 | 0.6% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 11 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 492 | 2.89% |
Puerto Rican | 82 | 0.48% |
Cuban | 9 | 0.05% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 40 | 0.23% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 40 | 0.23% |
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 | 26 | 0.15% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 15,661 | 98.0% |
Spanish | 221 | 1.4% |
German, other Germanic | 34 | 0.2% |
Other | 31 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European | 21 | 0.1% |
Chinese | 6 | 0.0% |
Other Asian | 3 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 2,019 | 11.9% |
English | 1,503 | 8.8% |
Irish | 1,495 | 8.8% |
American | 1,044 | 6.1% |
French | 382 | 2.2% |
Scottish | 204 | 1.2% |
European | 140 | 0.8% |
Italian | 126 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 87 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 85 | 0.5% |
British | 84 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 60 | 0.4% |
Czechoslovakian | 33 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 32 | 0.2% |
Ethiopian | 31 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 16,883 | 99.2% |
Not a citizen | 141 | 0.8% |
Native | 16,787 | 98.6% |
Foreign-born | 237 | 1.4% |
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 | ||||||
512 | 4.3% | 1,156 | 9.7% | 5,049 | 42.5% | 3,296 | 27.7% | 1,237 | 10.4% | 639 | 5.4% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 512 | 4.3% |
9-12 Years | 1,156 | 9.7% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 5,049 | 42.5% |
Some College | 3,296 | 27.7% |
Bach. Degree | 1,237 | 10.4% |
Grad Degree | 639 | 5.4% |
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 | 10,223 | 9,745 | 478 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
1991 | 10,219 | 9,610 | 609 | 6.0% | 7.3% |
1992 | 10,382 | 9,693 | 689 | 6.6% | 7.0% |
1993 | 10,505 | 9,905 | 600 | 5.7% | 6.1% |
1994 | 10,585 | 9,940 | 645 | 6.1% | 5.4% |
1995 | 10,786 | 10,249 | 537 | 5.0% | 4.9% |
1996 | 10,756 | 10,172 | 584 | 5.4% | 5.2% |
1997 | 10,506 | 9,888 | 618 | 5.9% | 5.1% |
1998 | 10,591 | 9,994 | 597 | 5.6% | 5.1% |
1999 | 10,850 | 10,313 | 537 | 4.9% | 4.5% |
2000 | 10,161 | 9,704 | 457 | 4.5% | 4.2% |
2001 | 10,312 | 9,845 | 467 | 4.5% | 4.8% |
2002 | 10,540 | 9,903 | 637 | 6.0% | 5.3% |
2003 | 10,808 | 10,223 | 585 | 5.4% | 5.8% |
2004 | 10,862 | 10,224 | 638 | 5.9% | 5.6% |
2005 | 11,222 | 10,428 | 794 | 7.1% | 5.3% |
2006 | 11,590 | 10,701 | 889 | 7.7% | 5.2% |
2007 | 11,833 | 10,784 | 1,049 | 8.9% | 5.4% |
2008 | 11,999 | 10,835 | 1,164 | 9.7% | 5.4% |
2009 | 12,240 | 10,347 | 1,893 | 15.5% | 7.7% |
2010 | 11,273 | 9,251 | 2,022 | 17.9% | 7.9% |
2011 | 10,509 | 9,286 | 1,223 | 11.6% | 7.9% |
2012 | 9,958 | 9,120 | 838 | 8.4% | 7.3% |
2013 | 9,647 | 8,959 | 688 | 7.1% | 7.1% |
2014 | 9,545 | 9,045 | 500 | 5.2% | 5.9% |
2015 | 9,534 | 9,142 | 392 | 4.1% | 5.0% |
2016 | 9,284 | 8,967 | 317 | 3.4% | 4.0% |
2017 | 8,979 | 8,684 | 295 | 3.3% | 3.7% |
2018 | 9,075 | 8,774 | 301 | 3.3% | 3.7% |
2019 | 9,477 | 9,195 | 282 | 3.0% | 3.5% |
2020 | 9,422 | 9,044 | 378 | 4.0% | 6.1% |
2021 | 9,351 | 9,030 | 321 | 3.4% | 4.1% |
2022 | 9,344 | 9,038 | 306 | 3.3% | 3.3% |
2023 | 9,100 | 8,858 | 242 | 2.7% | 3.3% |