2022 population: 68,030
( 4,577 from 2010
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2,756 from 2020)
Land area: 516.5 square miles
Population density: 131.7 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 25,724 | 37.81% | ![]() |
Black: | 28,872 | 42.44% | ![]() |
Indian: | 325 | 0.48% | ![]() |
Asian: | 1,677 | 2.47% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 2,700 | 3.97% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 8,732 | 12.84% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 42,306 | 62.19% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 3,049 | 23.4 |
Deaths: | 1,198 | 9.2 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 819 | 6.3 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 104 | 0.8 |
Change in White population: | -1,361 | -2.1 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 5,938 | 9.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 26,877 | |
Median Value | $158,400 | |
Occupied | 22,975 | 85.5% |
Vacant | 3,902 | 14.5% |
Owned | 11,057 | 48.1% |
Rented | 11,918 | 51.9% |
Median Rent | $1,178 | |
Single-Family Units | 15,961 | 59.4% |
Detached | 15,050 | 56.0% |
Attached | 911 | 3.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 3,775 | 14.0% |
Mobile Homes | 4,237 | 15.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,738 | 7.6% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 695 | 3.0% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 711 | 3.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 985 | 4.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,217 | 5.3% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 842 | 3.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,391 | 6.1% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,177 | 5.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,439 | 6.3% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 2,268 | 9.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 2,446 | 10.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 3,346 | 14.6% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,714 | 7.5% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,165 | 5.1% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,264 | 5.5% |
$200,000 or more | 577 | 2.5% |
Median Household Income | 55,149 | |
Per Capita Income | 26,121 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 85 | |
Compared to U.S. | 81 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,173 | 5.1% |
Public Assistance | 396 | 1.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 3,790 | 16.5% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 20,040 | 53.6% |
Unemployed | 2,009 | 5.4% |
In Armed Forces | 5,616 | 15.0% |
Total Labor Force | 27,665 | 74.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 9,707 | 26.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 31.3% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 7,662 | 7,496 | 50.5% |
Non-Profit | 448 | 575 | 43.8% |
Self-Employed | 1,174 | 826 | 58.7% |
Local Government | 1,075 | 1,205 | 47.1% |
State Government | 194 | 547 | 26.2% |
Federal Government | 1,465 | 1,012 | 59.1% |
Total Private + Self | 8,836 | 8,322 | 51.5% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 3,182 | 3,339 | 48.8% |
Total | 12,018 | 11,661 | 50.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 23.2% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,548 | 10.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 4,825 | 20.4% |
Professional, Technical | 5,160 | 21.8% |
Service Occupations | 4,746 | 20.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 158 | 0.7% |
All others | 6,406 | 27.0% |
White Collar | 52.9% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Retail trade | 3,134 | 13.2% |
Health care and social assistance | 2,944 | 12.4% |
Public administration | 2,260 | 9.5% |
Educational services | 2,183 | 9.2% |
Manufacturing | 2,118 | 8.9% |
Accommodation and food services | 2,069 | 8.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,812 | 7.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,362 | 5.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 1,198 | 5.1% |
Construction | 1,093 | 4.6% |
Other services | 1,018 | 4.3% |
Finance and insurance | 600 | 2.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 568 | 2.4% |
Wholesale trade | 442 | 1.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 290 | 1.2% |
Information | 230 | 1.0% |
Utilities | 171 | 0.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 161 | 0.7% |
Management | 18 | 0.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 14 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 2,983 | 4.55% |
Puerto Rican | 3,369 | 5.14% |
Cuban | 440 | 0.67% |
Dominican | 480 | 0.73% |
Total Central American | 566 | 0.86% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 131 | 0.20% |
Honduran | 142 | 0.22% |
Nicaraguan | 50 | 0.08% |
Panamanian | 131 | 0.20% |
Salvadoran | 112 | 0.17% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 221 | 0.34% |
Argentinean | 7 | 0.01% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 110 | 0.17% |
Ecuadorian | 36 | 0.05% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 33 | 0.05% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 35 | 0.05% |
Other Hispanic | 241 | 0.37% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 311 | 0.47% |
Filipino | 293 | 0.45% |
Korean | 243 | 0.37% |
Japanese | 131 | 0.20% |
Vietnamese | 111 | 0.17% |
Chinese | 64 | 0.10% |
Bangladeshi | 11 | 0.02% |
Indonesian | 1 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 51,638 | 87.4% |
Spanish | 4,749 | 8.0% |
German, other Germanic | 730 | 1.2% |
Other Indo-European | 366 | 0.6% |
Other | 298 | 0.5% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 268 | 0.5% |
Other Asian | 266 | 0.5% |
Korean | 253 | 0.4% |
Tagalog | 223 | 0.4% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 4,497 | 6.9% |
Irish | 3,603 | 5.5% |
English | 3,133 | 4.8% |
American | 2,973 | 4.5% |
Italian | 1,444 | 2.2% |
Jamaican | 876 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 859 | 1.3% |
European | 843 | 1.3% |
African | 601 | 0.9% |
French | 563 | 0.9% |
Polish | 530 | 0.8% |
British | 301 | 0.5% |
West Indian | 279 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 231 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 228 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 63,407 | 96.7% |
Not a citizen | 2,143 | 3.3% |
Native | 61,218 | 93.4% |
Foreign-born | 4,332 | 6.6% |
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 | ||||||
821 | 2.2% | 2,125 | 5.6% | 12,070 | 32.0% | 15,107 | 40.0% | 5,266 | 13.9% | 2,369 | 6.3% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 821 | 2.2% |
9-12 Years | 2,125 | 5.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 12,070 | 32.0% |
Some College | 15,107 | 40.0% |
Bach. Degree | 5,266 | 13.9% |
Grad Degree | 2,369 | 6.3% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 13,869 | 12,937 | 932 | 6.7% | 5.4% |
1991 | 14,157 | 13,460 | 697 | 4.9% | 5.3% |
1992 | 14,575 | 13,395 | 1,180 | 8.1% | 6.6% |
1993 | 15,174 | 13,795 | 1,379 | 9.1% | 5.7% |
1994 | 15,680 | 14,335 | 1,345 | 8.6% | 5.1% |
1995 | 15,746 | 14,406 | 1,340 | 8.5% | 4.8% |
1996 | 16,348 | 15,109 | 1,239 | 7.6% | 4.6% |
1997 | 17,181 | 15,926 | 1,255 | 7.3% | 4.5% |
1998 | 16,960 | 15,755 | 1,205 | 7.1% | 4.2% |
1999 | 17,188 | 16,152 | 1,036 | 6.0% | 3.8% |
2000 | 19,522 | 18,503 | 1,019 | 5.2% | 3.5% |
2001 | 19,769 | 18,782 | 987 | 5.0% | 4.1% |
2002 | 20,456 | 19,194 | 1,262 | 6.2% | 5.3% |
2003 | 21,008 | 19,840 | 1,168 | 5.6% | 5.1% |
2004 | 22,241 | 20,941 | 1,300 | 5.8% | 5.1% |
2005 | 22,982 | 21,538 | 1,444 | 6.3% | 5.7% |
2006 | 24,013 | 22,513 | 1,500 | 6.2% | 5.1% |
2007 | 24,257 | 22,885 | 1,372 | 5.7% | 4.9% |
2008 | 25,389 | 23,751 | 1,638 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
2009 | 26,006 | 23,691 | 2,315 | 8.9% | 10.4% |
2010 | 26,999 | 24,523 | 2,476 | 9.2% | 10.7% |
2011 | 27,536 | 24,989 | 2,547 | 9.2% | 10.1% |
2012 | 27,061 | 24,686 | 2,375 | 8.8% | 9.0% |
2013 | 26,166 | 23,961 | 2,205 | 8.4% | 8.1% |
2014 | 25,594 | 23,631 | 1,963 | 7.7% | 7.1% |
2015 | 24,690 | 23,103 | 1,587 | 6.4% | 6.1% |
2016 | 25,047 | 23,562 | 1,485 | 5.9% | 5.4% |
2017 | 25,741 | 24,401 | 1,340 | 5.2% | 4.8% |
2018 | 25,910 | 24,786 | 1,124 | 4.3% | 4.0% |
2019 | 25,970 | 24,965 | 1,005 | 3.9% | 3.5% |
2020 | 25,741 | 24,140 | 1,601 | 6.2% | 6.5% |
2021 | 26,234 | 25,191 | 1,043 | 4.0% | 3.9% |
2022 | 26,158 | 25,301 | 857 | 3.3% | 3.0% |
2023 | 26,226 | 25,365 | 861 | 3.3% | 3.2% |