2022 population: 8,387
( 1,042 from 2010
, 346 from 2020)
Land area: 471.1 square miles
Population density: 17.8 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 2,306 | 27.49% | 4.2% |
Black: | 5,630 | 67.13% | 19.1% |
Indian: | 31 | 0.37% | 47.6% |
Asian: | 95 | 1.13% | 97.9% |
2+ races: | 64 | 0.76% | 28.0% |
Hispanic: | 261 | 3.11% | 87.8% |
Total non-White: | 6,081 | 72.51% | 15.7% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 119 | 6.8 |
Deaths: | 443 | 25.4 |
Net Migration: | -28 | -1.6 |
Net Immigration: | 1 | 0.1 |
Change in White population: | 94 | 1.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -1,136 | -12.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 4,940 | |
Median Value | $93,500 | |
Occupied | 2,785 | 56.4% |
Vacant | 2,155 | 43.6% |
Owned | 2,093 | 75.2% |
Rented | 692 | 24.8% |
Median Rent | $576 | |
Single-Family Units | 2,641 | 53.5% |
Detached | 2,585 | 52.3% |
Attached | 56 | 1.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 188 | 3.8% |
Mobile Homes | 2,003 | 40.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 247 | 8.9% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 293 | 10.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 339 | 12.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 248 | 8.9% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 245 | 8.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 144 | 5.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 145 | 5.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 137 | 4.9% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 3 | 0.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 136 | 4.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 210 | 7.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 171 | 6.1% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 147 | 5.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 91 | 3.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 172 | 6.2% |
$200,000 or more | 57 | 2.0% |
Median Household Income | 31,767 | |
Per Capita Income | 19,730 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 76 | |
Compared to U.S. | 72 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 401 | 14.4% |
Public Assistance | 0 | 0.0% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 760 | 27.3% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 2,200 | 40.3% |
Unemployed | 163 | 3.0% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 2,363 | 43.3% |
Not in Labor Force | 3,098 | 56.7% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 59.7% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 800 | 713 | 52.9% |
Non-Profit | 24 | 119 | 16.8% |
Self-Employed | 155 | 35 | 81.6% |
Local Government | 49 | 136 | 26.5% |
State Government | 73 | 318 | 18.7% |
Federal Government | 32 | 76 | 29.6% |
Total Private + Self | 955 | 748 | 56.1% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 178 | 649 | 21.5% |
Total | 1,133 | 1,397 | 44.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 27.0% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 192 | 7.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 511 | 20.2% |
Professional, Technical | 336 | 13.3% |
Service Occupations | 621 | 24.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 8 | 0.3% |
All others | 870 | 34.4% |
White Collar | 41.1% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 548 | 21.7% |
Manufacturing | 402 | 15.9% |
Retail trade | 366 | 14.5% |
Transportation and warehousing | 333 | 13.2% |
Educational services | 251 | 9.9% |
Public administration | 157 | 6.2% |
Construction | 140 | 5.5% |
Accommodation and food services | 84 | 3.3% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 76 | 3.0% |
Wholesale trade | 38 | 1.5% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 34 | 1.3% |
Finance and insurance | 32 | 1.3% |
Other services | 21 | 0.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 15 | 0.6% |
Information | 11 | 0.4% |
Utilities | 10 | 0.4% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 8 | 0.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 4 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 46 | 0.54% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 11 | 0.13% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
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 | 4 | 0.05% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 8,206 | 97.5% |
Spanish | 139 | 1.7% |
Other Indo-European | 64 | 0.8% |
Korean | 7 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 714 | 8.3% |
Irish | 525 | 6.1% |
English | 317 | 3.7% |
German | 294 | 3.4% |
Scottish | 93 | 1.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 90 | 1.0% |
French | 36 | 0.4% |
Polish | 30 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 27 | 0.3% |
Finnish | 27 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 27 | 0.3% |
European | 23 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 20 | 0.2% |
Israeli | 18 | 0.2% |
Canadian | 16 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 8,527 | 99.3% |
Not a citizen | 61 | 0.7% |
Native | 8,472 | 98.6% |
Foreign-born | 116 | 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 | ||||||
819 | 12.4% | 824 | 12.5% | 2,371 | 35.9% | 1,948 | 29.5% | 538 | 8.2% | 97 | 1.5% |
Average years of education: 11.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 819 | 12.4% |
9-12 Years | 824 | 12.5% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 2,371 | 35.9% |
Some College | 1,948 | 29.5% |
Bach. Degree | 538 | 8.2% |
Grad Degree | 97 | 1.5% |
Average years of education: 11.5 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 3,622 | 3,397 | 225 | 6.2% | 5.4% |
1991 | 3,693 | 3,330 | 363 | 9.8% | 5.3% |
1992 | 3,607 | 3,189 | 418 | 11.6% | 6.6% |
1993 | 3,919 | 3,567 | 352 | 9.0% | 5.7% |
1994 | 3,934 | 3,675 | 259 | 6.6% | 5.1% |
1995 | 4,025 | 3,759 | 266 | 6.6% | 4.8% |
1996 | 4,019 | 3,418 | 601 | 15.0% | 4.6% |
1997 | 3,858 | 3,436 | 422 | 10.9% | 4.5% |
1998 | 3,963 | 3,499 | 464 | 11.7% | 4.2% |
1999 | 3,996 | 3,508 | 488 | 12.2% | 3.8% |
2000 | 3,257 | 3,003 | 254 | 7.8% | 3.5% |
2001 | 3,309 | 2,996 | 313 | 9.5% | 4.1% |
2002 | 3,397 | 3,092 | 305 | 9.0% | 5.3% |
2003 | 3,399 | 3,131 | 268 | 7.9% | 5.1% |
2004 | 3,341 | 3,100 | 241 | 7.2% | 5.1% |
2005 | 3,316 | 3,027 | 289 | 8.7% | 5.7% |
2006 | 3,455 | 3,139 | 316 | 9.1% | 5.1% |
2007 | 3,312 | 3,011 | 301 | 9.1% | 4.9% |
2008 | 3,370 | 2,898 | 472 | 14.0% | 6.8% |
2009 | 3,309 | 2,633 | 676 | 20.4% | 10.4% |
2010 | 3,119 | 2,396 | 723 | 23.2% | 10.7% |
2011 | 2,952 | 2,372 | 580 | 19.6% | 10.1% |
2012 | 2,745 | 2,285 | 460 | 16.8% | 9.0% |
2013 | 2,637 | 2,252 | 385 | 14.6% | 8.1% |
2014 | 2,520 | 2,224 | 296 | 11.7% | 7.1% |
2015 | 2,461 | 2,216 | 245 | 10.0% | 6.1% |
2016 | 2,532 | 2,317 | 215 | 8.5% | 5.4% |
2017 | 2,554 | 2,371 | 183 | 7.2% | 4.8% |
2018 | 2,475 | 2,325 | 150 | 6.1% | 4.0% |
2019 | 2,514 | 2,371 | 143 | 5.7% | 3.5% |
2020 | 2,532 | 2,309 | 223 | 8.8% | 6.5% |
2021 | 2,513 | 2,355 | 158 | 6.3% | 3.9% |
2022 | 2,514 | 2,390 | 124 | 4.9% | 3.0% |
2023 | 2,450 | 2,316 | 134 | 5.5% | 3.2% |