2022 population: 18,354
( 3,499 from 2010
, 710 from 2020)
Land area: 925.5 square miles
Population density: 19.8 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 12,497 | 68.09% | 16.1% |
Black: | 4,294 | 23.40% | 23.6% |
Indian: | 76 | 0.41% | 43.4% |
Asian: | 49 | 0.27% | 16.7% |
2+ races: | 249 | 1.36% | 50.9% |
Hispanic: | 1,189 | 6.48% | 11.2% |
Total non-White: | 5,857 | 31.91% | 15.8% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 458 | 12.0 |
Deaths: | 712 | 18.7 |
Net Migration: | -438 | -11.5 |
Net Immigration: | -4 | -0.1 |
Change in White population: | -2,404 | -11.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -1,095 | -5.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 9,432 | |
Median Value | $86,600 | |
Occupied | 7,194 | 76.3% |
Vacant | 2,238 | 23.7% |
Owned | 5,347 | 74.3% |
Rented | 1,847 | 25.7% |
Median Rent | $610 | |
Single-Family Units | 6,738 | 71.4% |
Detached | 6,693 | 71.0% |
Attached | 45 | 0.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 372 | 3.9% |
Mobile Homes | 1,907 | 20.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 646 | 9.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 572 | 8.0% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 671 | 9.3% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 483 | 6.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 307 | 4.3% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 256 | 3.6% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 286 | 4.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 384 | 5.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 288 | 4.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 532 | 7.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 806 | 11.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 775 | 10.8% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 585 | 8.1% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 275 | 3.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 170 | 2.4% |
$200,000 or more | 158 | 2.2% |
Median Household Income | 44,804 | |
Per Capita Income | 25,568 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 94 | |
Compared to U.S. | 72 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 564 | 7.8% |
Public Assistance | 182 | 2.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,162 | 16.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 5,784 | 55.0% |
Unemployed | 353 | 3.4% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 6,137 | 58.4% |
Not in Labor Force | 4,372 | 41.6% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 45.0% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,360 | 1,948 | 54.8% |
Non-Profit | 197 | 408 | 32.6% |
Self-Employed | 322 | 92 | 77.8% |
Local Government | 162 | 419 | 27.9% |
State Government | 132 | 391 | 25.2% |
Federal Government | 64 | 48 | 57.1% |
Total Private + Self | 2,682 | 2,040 | 56.8% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 555 | 1,266 | 30.5% |
Total | 3,237 | 3,306 | 49.5% |
Pct. Govt. | 18.6% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 573 | 8.7% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,153 | 17.6% |
Professional, Technical | 1,198 | 18.2% |
Service Occupations | 1,277 | 19.4% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 221 | 3.4% |
All others | 2,367 | 36.0% |
White Collar | 44.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 1,141 | 17.4% |
Health care and social assistance | 892 | 13.6% |
Educational services | 836 | 12.7% |
Retail trade | 610 | 9.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 551 | 8.4% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 514 | 7.8% |
Public administration | 422 | 6.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 420 | 6.4% |
Construction | 389 | 5.9% |
Other services | 252 | 3.8% |
Finance and insurance | 126 | 1.9% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 122 | 1.9% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 82 | 1.2% |
Utilities | 76 | 1.2% |
Information | 68 | 1.0% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 20 | 0.3% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 19 | 0.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 14 | 0.2% |
Wholesale trade | 14 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,027 | 5.40% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 9 | 0.05% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 3 | 0.02% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 6 | 0.03% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 73 | 0.38% |
Argentinean | 66 | 0.35% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 7 | 0.04% |
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 | 55 | 0.29% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 17,038 | 95.3% |
Spanish | 751 | 4.2% |
Other Indo-European | 42 | 0.2% |
Other Asian | 16 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 11 | 0.1% |
Korean | 6 | 0.0% |
Tagalog | 5 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 2,578 | 13.6% |
English | 1,502 | 7.9% |
Irish | 1,195 | 6.3% |
German | 704 | 3.7% |
Scottish | 156 | 0.8% |
European | 152 | 0.8% |
Italian | 136 | 0.7% |
African | 123 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 110 | 0.6% |
French | 87 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 64 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 41 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 21 | 0.1% |
Portuguese | 20 | 0.1% |
French Canadian | 16 | 0.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 18,705 | 98.4% |
Not a citizen | 313 | 1.6% |
Native | 18,581 | 97.7% |
Foreign-born | 437 | 2.3% |
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 | ||||||
736 | 5.6% | 1,132 | 8.6% | 6,404 | 48.4% | 3,419 | 25.9% | 1,090 | 8.2% | 441 | 3.3% |
Average years of education: 12.3 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 736 | 5.6% |
9-12 Years | 1,132 | 8.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 6,404 | 48.4% |
Some College | 3,419 | 25.9% |
Bach. Degree | 1,090 | 8.2% |
Grad Degree | 441 | 3.3% |
Average years of education: 12.3 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 10,946 | 10,296 | 650 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
1991 | 11,055 | 10,258 | 797 | 7.2% | 7.3% |
1992 | 11,180 | 10,362 | 818 | 7.3% | 7.0% |
1993 | 10,897 | 10,140 | 757 | 6.9% | 6.1% |
1994 | 11,284 | 10,579 | 705 | 6.2% | 5.4% |
1995 | 11,134 | 10,477 | 657 | 5.9% | 4.9% |
1996 | 11,375 | 10,630 | 745 | 6.5% | 5.2% |
1997 | 11,414 | 10,575 | 839 | 7.4% | 5.1% |
1998 | 11,308 | 10,339 | 969 | 8.6% | 5.1% |
1999 | 11,046 | 10,148 | 898 | 8.1% | 4.5% |
2000 | 10,505 | 9,895 | 610 | 5.8% | 4.2% |
2001 | 10,335 | 9,584 | 751 | 7.3% | 4.8% |
2002 | 10,246 | 9,463 | 783 | 7.6% | 5.3% |
2003 | 10,064 | 9,133 | 931 | 9.3% | 5.8% |
2004 | 9,690 | 8,791 | 899 | 9.3% | 5.6% |
2005 | 9,562 | 8,763 | 799 | 8.4% | 5.3% |
2006 | 9,666 | 8,935 | 731 | 7.6% | 5.2% |
2007 | 9,359 | 8,586 | 773 | 8.3% | 5.4% |
2008 | 9,342 | 8,638 | 704 | 7.5% | 5.4% |
2009 | 9,302 | 8,334 | 968 | 10.4% | 7.7% |
2010 | 9,896 | 8,949 | 947 | 9.6% | 7.9% |
2011 | 10,004 | 8,953 | 1,051 | 10.5% | 7.9% |
2012 | 9,490 | 8,394 | 1,096 | 11.5% | 7.3% |
2013 | 9,154 | 8,204 | 950 | 10.4% | 7.1% |
2014 | 8,736 | 7,962 | 774 | 8.9% | 5.9% |
2015 | 8,397 | 7,771 | 626 | 7.5% | 5.0% |
2016 | 7,966 | 7,477 | 489 | 6.1% | 4.0% |
2017 | 7,877 | 7,434 | 443 | 5.6% | 3.7% |
2018 | 7,833 | 7,421 | 412 | 5.3% | 3.7% |
2019 | 7,707 | 7,293 | 414 | 5.4% | 3.5% |
2020 | 7,186 | 6,518 | 668 | 9.3% | 6.1% |
2021 | 6,769 | 6,275 | 494 | 7.3% | 4.1% |
2022 | 6,779 | 6,406 | 373 | 5.5% | 3.3% |
2023 | 6,450 | 6,087 | 363 | 5.6% | 3.3% |