2022 population: 17,069
( 565 from 2010
, 126 from 2020)
Land area: 250.1 square miles
Population density: 68.2 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 9,203 | 53.92% | 9.5% |
Black: | 6,231 | 36.50% | 2.4% |
Indian: | 70 | 0.41% | 48.9% |
Asian: | 137 | 0.80% | 12.3% |
2+ races: | 274 | 1.61% | 58.4% |
Hispanic: | 1,154 | 6.76% | 12.5% |
Total non-White: | 7,866 | 46.08% | 5.3% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 444 | 12.9 |
Deaths: | 659 | 19.2 |
Net Migration: | 68 | 2.0 |
Net Immigration: | 13 | 0.4 |
Change in White population: | -961 | -5.4 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 396 | 2.2 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 8,122 | |
Median Value | $100,000 | |
Occupied | 7,126 | 87.7% |
Vacant | 996 | 12.3% |
Owned | 4,123 | 57.9% |
Rented | 3,003 | 42.1% |
Median Rent | $668 | |
Single-Family Units | 4,977 | 61.3% |
Detached | 4,898 | 60.3% |
Attached | 79 | 1.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 624 | 7.7% |
Mobile Homes | 1,737 | 21.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 957 | 13.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 514 | 7.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 571 | 8.0% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 236 | 3.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 572 | 8.0% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 464 | 6.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 404 | 5.7% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 406 | 5.7% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 227 | 3.2% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 542 | 7.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 642 | 9.0% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 651 | 9.1% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 334 | 4.7% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 158 | 2.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 260 | 3.6% |
$200,000 or more | 188 | 2.6% |
Median Household Income | 38,255 | |
Per Capita Income | 22,625 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 74 | |
Compared to U.S. | 71 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 649 | 9.1% |
Public Assistance | 96 | 1.3% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,501 | 21.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 6,091 | 62.5% |
Unemployed | 349 | 3.6% |
In Armed Forces | 39 | 0.4% |
Total Labor Force | 6,479 | 66.5% |
Not in Labor Force | 3,265 | 33.5% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 37.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,479 | 2,462 | 50.2% |
Non-Profit | 81 | 239 | 25.3% |
Self-Employed | 435 | 195 | 69.0% |
Local Government | 277 | 403 | 40.7% |
State Government | 34 | 277 | 10.9% |
Federal Government | 104 | 103 | 50.2% |
Total Private + Self | 2,914 | 2,657 | 52.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 496 | 1,022 | 32.7% |
Total | 3,410 | 3,679 | 48.1% |
Pct. Govt. | 16.9% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 710 | 10.0% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,662 | 23.4% |
Professional, Technical | 1,027 | 14.5% |
Service Occupations | 1,186 | 16.7% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 53 | 0.7% |
All others | 2,504 | 35.3% |
White Collar | 47.9% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 1,509 | 21.3% |
Retail trade | 819 | 11.6% |
Health care and social assistance | 658 | 9.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 648 | 9.1% |
Educational services | 521 | 7.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 477 | 6.7% |
Public administration | 461 | 6.5% |
Construction | 420 | 5.9% |
Other services | 391 | 5.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 249 | 3.5% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 161 | 2.3% |
Finance and insurance | 155 | 2.2% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 150 | 2.1% |
Utilities | 141 | 2.0% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 139 | 2.0% |
Information | 86 | 1.2% |
Wholesale trade | 57 | 0.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 47 | 0.7% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 723 | 4.21% |
Puerto Rican | 131 | 0.76% |
Cuban | 6 | 0.03% |
Dominican | 36 | 0.21% |
Total Central American | 9 | 0.05% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 9 | 0.05% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 14 | 0.08% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 14 | 0.08% |
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 | 202 | 1.18% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 15,267 | 94.6% |
Spanish | 773 | 4.8% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 47 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European | 20 | 0.1% |
Chinese | 14 | 0.1% |
Other | 13 | 0.1% |
Korean | 9 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 1,250 | 7.3% |
English | 1,057 | 6.2% |
Irish | 823 | 4.8% |
German | 625 | 3.6% |
European | 175 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 172 | 1.0% |
French | 129 | 0.8% |
British | 101 | 0.6% |
Italian | 62 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 59 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 58 | 0.3% |
Scandinavian | 42 | 0.2% |
Polish | 38 | 0.2% |
African | 38 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 27 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 16,856 | 98.2% |
Not a citizen | 313 | 1.8% |
Native | 16,774 | 97.7% |
Foreign-born | 395 | 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 | ||||||
596 | 5.2% | 1,274 | 11.1% | 5,905 | 51.3% | 2,324 | 20.2% | 1,003 | 8.7% | 400 | 3.5% |
Average years of education: 12.3 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 596 | 5.2% |
9-12 Years | 1,274 | 11.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 5,905 | 51.3% |
Some College | 2,324 | 20.2% |
Bach. Degree | 1,003 | 8.7% |
Grad Degree | 400 | 3.5% |
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 | 7,218 | 6,772 | 446 | 6.2% | 5.4% |
1991 | 7,174 | 6,763 | 411 | 5.7% | 5.3% |
1992 | 7,563 | 7,064 | 499 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
1993 | 8,000 | 7,432 | 568 | 7.1% | 5.7% |
1994 | 8,235 | 7,741 | 494 | 6.0% | 5.1% |
1995 | 8,449 | 8,022 | 427 | 5.1% | 4.8% |
1996 | 8,769 | 8,209 | 560 | 6.4% | 4.6% |
1997 | 8,958 | 8,361 | 597 | 6.7% | 4.5% |
1998 | 9,255 | 8,697 | 558 | 6.0% | 4.2% |
1999 | 9,622 | 9,036 | 586 | 6.1% | 3.8% |
2000 | 8,112 | 7,721 | 391 | 4.8% | 3.5% |
2001 | 7,830 | 7,422 | 408 | 5.2% | 4.1% |
2002 | 7,918 | 7,442 | 476 | 6.0% | 5.3% |
2003 | 7,807 | 7,251 | 556 | 7.1% | 5.1% |
2004 | 7,906 | 7,495 | 411 | 5.2% | 5.1% |
2005 | 8,113 | 7,627 | 486 | 6.0% | 5.7% |
2006 | 8,250 | 7,746 | 504 | 6.1% | 5.1% |
2007 | 7,897 | 7,309 | 588 | 7.4% | 4.9% |
2008 | 7,542 | 6,660 | 882 | 11.7% | 6.8% |
2009 | 7,315 | 6,121 | 1,194 | 16.3% | 10.4% |
2010 | 6,538 | 5,488 | 1,050 | 16.1% | 10.7% |
2011 | 6,237 | 5,273 | 964 | 15.5% | 10.1% |
2012 | 6,156 | 5,310 | 846 | 13.7% | 9.0% |
2013 | 5,767 | 5,052 | 715 | 12.4% | 8.1% |
2014 | 5,589 | 5,028 | 561 | 10.0% | 7.1% |
2015 | 5,418 | 4,922 | 496 | 9.2% | 6.1% |
2016 | 5,550 | 5,089 | 461 | 8.3% | 5.4% |
2017 | 5,522 | 5,089 | 433 | 7.8% | 4.8% |
2018 | 5,495 | 5,167 | 328 | 6.0% | 4.0% |
2019 | 5,458 | 5,154 | 304 | 5.6% | 3.5% |
2020 | 5,460 | 5,083 | 377 | 6.9% | 6.5% |
2021 | 5,562 | 5,268 | 294 | 5.3% | 3.9% |
2022 | 5,592 | 5,350 | 242 | 4.3% | 3.0% |
2023 | 5,665 | 5,420 | 245 | 4.3% | 3.2% |