2022 population: 24,388
( 1,072 from 2010
, 206 from 2020)
Land area: 827.0 square miles
Population density: 29.5 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 11,795 | 48.36% | 8.8% |
Black: | 11,011 | 45.15% | 4.0% |
Indian: | 120 | 0.49% | 155.3% |
Asian: | 160 | 0.66% | 81.8% |
2+ races: | 403 | 1.65% | 67.9% |
Hispanic: | 899 | 3.69% | 45.7% |
Total non-White: | 12,593 | 51.64% | 1.0% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 614 | 12.5 |
Deaths: | 693 | 14.1 |
Net Migration: | -132 | -2.7 |
Net Immigration: | 6 | 0.1 |
Change in White population: | 951 | 4.1 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 121 | 0.5 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 11,106 | |
Median Value | $98,300 | |
Occupied | 8,913 | 80.3% |
Vacant | 2,193 | 19.7% |
Owned | 6,469 | 72.6% |
Rented | 2,444 | 27.4% |
Median Rent | $747 | |
Single-Family Units | 6,300 | 56.7% |
Detached | 6,266 | 56.4% |
Attached | 34 | 0.3% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 149 | 1.3% |
Mobile Homes | 3,740 | 33.7% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 518 | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 888 | 10.0% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 510 | 5.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 562 | 6.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 349 | 3.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 357 | 4.0% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 350 | 3.9% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 484 | 5.4% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 395 | 4.4% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 728 | 8.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 742 | 8.3% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 846 | 9.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,042 | 11.7% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 268 | 3.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 472 | 5.3% |
$200,000 or more | 402 | 4.5% |
Median Household Income | 50,321 | |
Per Capita Income | 29,735 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 78 | |
Compared to U.S. | 74 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 542 | 6.1% |
Public Assistance | 126 | 1.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,551 | 17.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 9,767 | 66.6% |
Unemployed | 514 | 3.5% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 10,281 | 70.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 4,385 | 29.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 33.4% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 3,823 | 3,360 | 53.2% |
Non-Profit | 54 | 155 | 25.8% |
Self-Employed | 895 | 444 | 66.8% |
Local Government | 319 | 331 | 49.1% |
State Government | 237 | 498 | 32.2% |
Federal Government | 238 | 184 | 56.4% |
Total Private + Self | 4,718 | 3,804 | 55.4% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 848 | 1,168 | 42.1% |
Total | 5,566 | 4,972 | 52.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 17.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 816 | 7.7% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,917 | 18.2% |
Professional, Technical | 1,485 | 14.1% |
Service Occupations | 2,278 | 21.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 331 | 3.1% |
All others | 4,062 | 38.5% |
White Collar | 40.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 1,356 | 12.8% |
Construction | 1,207 | 11.4% |
Health care and social assistance | 1,161 | 11.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 978 | 9.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 923 | 8.7% |
Retail trade | 821 | 7.8% |
Public administration | 740 | 7.0% |
Utilities | 643 | 6.1% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 516 | 4.9% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 510 | 4.8% |
Educational services | 506 | 4.8% |
Other services | 374 | 3.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 335 | 3.2% |
Finance and insurance | 300 | 2.8% |
Wholesale trade | 101 | 1.0% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 50 | 0.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 28 | 0.3% |
Information | 9 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 595 | 2.44% |
Puerto Rican | 131 | 0.54% |
Cuban | 3 | 0.01% |
Dominican | 69 | 0.28% |
Total Central American | 37 | 0.15% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 37 | 0.15% |
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 | 28 | 0.12% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 22,077 | 96.6% |
Spanish | 509 | 2.2% |
Korean | 108 | 0.5% |
German, other Germanic | 89 | 0.4% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 56 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European | 14 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 1,583 | 6.5% |
Irish | 1,447 | 5.9% |
American | 1,220 | 5.0% |
German | 753 | 3.1% |
Italian | 524 | 2.2% |
African | 523 | 2.1% |
European | 347 | 1.4% |
French | 343 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 271 | 1.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 193 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 183 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 171 | 0.7% |
Polish | 161 | 0.7% |
Scandinavian | 77 | 0.3% |
Guyanese | 71 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 24,043 | 98.8% |
Not a citizen | 294 | 1.2% |
Native | 23,704 | 97.4% |
Foreign-born | 633 | 2.6% |
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 | ||||||
931 | 6.0% | 1,458 | 9.4% | 5,889 | 37.8% | 5,022 | 32.2% | 1,667 | 10.7% | 617 | 4.0% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 931 | 6.0% |
9-12 Years | 1,458 | 9.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 5,889 | 37.8% |
Some College | 5,022 | 32.2% |
Bach. Degree | 1,667 | 10.7% |
Grad Degree | 617 | 4.0% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 8,654 | 7,735 | 919 | 10.6% | 5.4% |
1991 | 8,579 | 7,569 | 1,010 | 11.8% | 5.3% |
1992 | 8,564 | 7,280 | 1,284 | 15.0% | 6.6% |
1993 | 8,552 | 7,545 | 1,007 | 11.8% | 5.7% |
1994 | 8,602 | 7,577 | 1,025 | 11.9% | 5.1% |
1995 | 8,678 | 7,497 | 1,181 | 13.6% | 4.8% |
1996 | 8,860 | 7,410 | 1,450 | 16.4% | 4.6% |
1997 | 8,747 | 7,486 | 1,261 | 14.4% | 4.5% |
1998 | 8,208 | 7,135 | 1,073 | 13.1% | 4.2% |
1999 | 8,759 | 7,945 | 814 | 9.3% | 3.8% |
2000 | 9,131 | 8,673 | 458 | 5.0% | 3.5% |
2001 | 9,345 | 8,767 | 578 | 6.2% | 4.1% |
2002 | 9,607 | 8,914 | 693 | 7.2% | 5.3% |
2003 | 10,032 | 9,148 | 884 | 8.8% | 5.1% |
2004 | 10,041 | 9,308 | 733 | 7.3% | 5.1% |
2005 | 10,120 | 9,304 | 816 | 8.1% | 5.7% |
2006 | 9,885 | 9,172 | 713 | 7.2% | 5.1% |
2007 | 9,994 | 9,159 | 835 | 8.4% | 4.9% |
2008 | 9,991 | 9,053 | 938 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
2009 | 9,960 | 8,721 | 1,239 | 12.4% | 10.4% |
2010 | 9,819 | 8,611 | 1,208 | 12.3% | 10.7% |
2011 | 9,930 | 8,681 | 1,249 | 12.6% | 10.1% |
2012 | 9,678 | 8,500 | 1,178 | 12.2% | 9.0% |
2013 | 9,470 | 8,342 | 1,128 | 11.9% | 8.1% |
2014 | 9,159 | 8,236 | 923 | 10.1% | 7.1% |
2015 | 9,031 | 8,285 | 746 | 8.3% | 6.1% |
2016 | 9,244 | 8,522 | 722 | 7.8% | 5.4% |
2017 | 9,426 | 8,748 | 678 | 7.2% | 4.8% |
2018 | 9,287 | 8,713 | 574 | 6.2% | 4.0% |
2019 | 9,132 | 8,650 | 482 | 5.3% | 3.5% |
2020 | 9,026 | 8,379 | 647 | 7.2% | 6.5% |
2021 | 9,109 | 8,578 | 531 | 5.8% | 3.9% |
2022 | 9,019 | 8,551 | 468 | 5.2% | 3.0% |
2023 | 9,003 | 8,506 | 497 | 5.5% | 3.2% |