2022 population: 38,896
( 7,584 from 2010
, 1,796 from 2020)
Land area: 902.1 square miles
Population density: 43.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 22,145 | 56.93% | 21.2% |
Black: | 13,851 | 35.61% | 12.1% |
Indian: | 124 | 0.32% | 3.3% |
Asian: | 197 | 0.51% | 14.3% |
2+ races: | 576 | 1.48% | 7.7% |
Hispanic: | 2,003 | 5.15% | 18.2% |
Total non-White: | 16,751 | 43.07% | 8.8% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 1,246 | 15.3 |
Deaths: | 1,439 | 17.7 |
Net Migration: | -1,590 | -19.5 |
Net Immigration: | 14 | 0.2 |
Change in White population: | -5,961 | -12.8 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -1,623 | -3.5 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 19,194 | |
Median Value | $110,000 | |
Occupied | 15,005 | 78.2% |
Vacant | 4,189 | 21.8% |
Owned | 9,027 | 60.2% |
Rented | 5,978 | 39.8% |
Median Rent | $750 | |
Single-Family Units | 13,427 | 70.0% |
Detached | 13,110 | 68.3% |
Attached | 317 | 1.7% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,151 | 6.0% |
Mobile Homes | 1,241 | 6.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,243 | 8.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,059 | 7.1% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 882 | 5.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 989 | 6.6% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 752 | 5.0% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 777 | 5.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 673 | 4.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 565 | 3.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 561 | 3.7% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,110 | 7.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,253 | 8.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,543 | 10.3% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,027 | 6.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 776 | 5.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 911 | 6.1% |
$200,000 or more | 884 | 5.9% |
Median Household Income | 50,012 | |
Per Capita Income | 27,863 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 90 | |
Compared to U.S. | 69 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,603 | 10.7% |
Public Assistance | 172 | 1.1% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,720 | 18.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 15,077 | 62.9% |
Unemployed | 1,787 | 7.5% |
In Armed Forces | 22 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 16,886 | 70.4% |
Not in Labor Force | 7,084 | 29.6% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 37.0% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 6,785 | 5,163 | 56.8% |
Non-Profit | 184 | 454 | 28.8% |
Self-Employed | 1,014 | 602 | 62.7% |
Local Government | 554 | 1,079 | 33.9% |
State Government | 221 | 744 | 22.9% |
Federal Government | 111 | 35 | 76.0% |
Total Private + Self | 7,799 | 5,765 | 57.5% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,070 | 2,312 | 31.6% |
Total | 8,869 | 8,077 | 52.3% |
Pct. Govt. | 16.2% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,068 | 12.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,886 | 17.0% |
Professional, Technical | 2,934 | 17.3% |
Service Occupations | 2,570 | 15.1% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 546 | 3.2% |
All others | 6,507 | 38.4% |
White Collar | 46.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 4,440 | 26.2% |
Health care and social assistance | 1,884 | 11.1% |
Retail trade | 1,872 | 11.0% |
Educational services | 1,832 | 10.8% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,135 | 6.7% |
Construction | 1,025 | 6.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 887 | 5.2% |
Other services | 652 | 3.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 617 | 3.6% |
Public administration | 540 | 3.2% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 453 | 2.7% |
Finance and insurance | 397 | 2.3% |
Information | 228 | 1.3% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 213 | 1.3% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 209 | 1.2% |
Wholesale trade | 195 | 1.1% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 192 | 1.1% |
Utilities | 156 | 0.9% |
Management | 21 | 0.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 17 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,671 | 4.14% |
Puerto Rican | 11 | 0.03% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 37 | 0.09% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 33 | 0.08% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 4 | 0.01% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 35 | 0.09% |
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 | 13 | 0.03% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 22 | 0.05% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 156 | 0.39% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 54 | 0.13% |
Cambodian | 52 | 0.13% |
Vietnamese | 22 | 0.05% |
Chinese | 11 | 0.03% |
Filipino | 7 | 0.02% |
Japanese | 5 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 36,093 | 96.1% |
Spanish | 1,221 | 3.3% |
Other Asian | 102 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 82 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European | 50 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 7 | 0.0% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 3 | 0.0% |
Vietnamese | 2 | 0.0% |
Other | 1 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Irish | 3,829 | 9.5% |
American | 3,672 | 9.1% |
English | 2,312 | 5.7% |
German | 1,811 | 4.5% |
Dutch | 930 | 2.3% |
Scottish | 537 | 1.3% |
European | 407 | 1.0% |
African | 358 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 318 | 0.8% |
Italian | 252 | 0.6% |
French | 208 | 0.5% |
Polish | 104 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 95 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 70 | 0.2% |
British | 69 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 39,861 | 98.8% |
Not a citizen | 500 | 1.2% |
Native | 39,573 | 98.0% |
Foreign-born | 788 | 2.0% |
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 | ||||||
1,782 | 6.8% | 2,723 | 10.4% | 10,478 | 39.9% | 7,363 | 28.1% | 2,413 | 9.2% | 1,469 | 5.6% |
Average years of education: 12.4 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,782 | 6.8% |
9-12 Years | 2,723 | 10.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 10,478 | 39.9% |
Some College | 7,363 | 28.1% |
Bach. Degree | 2,413 | 9.2% |
Grad Degree | 1,469 | 5.6% |
Average years of education: 12.4 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 24,953 | 22,603 | 2,350 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
1991 | 25,939 | 23,368 | 2,571 | 9.9% | 7.3% |
1992 | 26,907 | 24,114 | 2,793 | 10.4% | 7.0% |
1993 | 26,947 | 24,145 | 2,802 | 10.4% | 6.1% |
1994 | 27,206 | 24,022 | 3,184 | 11.7% | 5.4% |
1995 | 26,707 | 24,134 | 2,573 | 9.6% | 4.9% |
1996 | 27,273 | 24,878 | 2,395 | 8.8% | 5.2% |
1997 | 27,479 | 24,762 | 2,717 | 9.9% | 5.1% |
1998 | 26,985 | 24,020 | 2,965 | 11.0% | 5.1% |
1999 | 27,076 | 24,134 | 2,942 | 10.9% | 4.5% |
2000 | 22,678 | 20,943 | 1,735 | 7.7% | 4.2% |
2001 | 22,188 | 19,789 | 2,399 | 10.8% | 4.8% |
2002 | 21,648 | 19,149 | 2,499 | 11.5% | 5.3% |
2003 | 20,357 | 17,979 | 2,378 | 11.7% | 5.8% |
2004 | 19,736 | 17,791 | 1,945 | 9.9% | 5.6% |
2005 | 20,023 | 18,286 | 1,737 | 8.7% | 5.3% |
2006 | 20,983 | 19,324 | 1,659 | 7.9% | 5.2% |
2007 | 21,330 | 19,755 | 1,575 | 7.4% | 5.4% |
2008 | 21,776 | 20,119 | 1,657 | 7.6% | 5.4% |
2009 | 21,428 | 18,477 | 2,951 | 13.8% | 7.7% |
2010 | 20,369 | 17,940 | 2,429 | 11.9% | 7.9% |
2011 | 20,852 | 18,453 | 2,399 | 11.5% | 7.9% |
2012 | 20,319 | 18,179 | 2,140 | 10.5% | 7.3% |
2013 | 19,088 | 16,978 | 2,110 | 11.1% | 7.1% |
2014 | 19,205 | 17,473 | 1,732 | 9.0% | 5.9% |
2015 | 18,412 | 16,774 | 1,638 | 8.9% | 5.0% |
2016 | 18,099 | 16,869 | 1,230 | 6.8% | 4.0% |
2017 | 17,809 | 16,740 | 1,069 | 6.0% | 3.7% |
2018 | 17,351 | 16,377 | 974 | 5.6% | 3.7% |
2019 | 17,381 | 16,501 | 880 | 5.1% | 3.5% |
2020 | 17,264 | 15,705 | 1,559 | 9.0% | 6.1% |
2021 | 16,233 | 15,080 | 1,153 | 7.1% | 4.1% |
2022 | 16,376 | 15,517 | 859 | 5.2% | 3.3% |
2023 | 16,776 | 15,950 | 826 | 4.9% | 3.3% |