2022 population: 18,348
( 3,884 from 2010
, 2,190 from 2020)
Land area: 400.4 square miles
Population density: 45.8 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 9,981 | 54.40% | 17.5% |
Black: | 4,970 | 27.09% | 40.4% |
Indian: | 108 | 0.59% | 42.1% |
Asian: | 266 | 1.45% | 65.2% |
2+ races: | 700 | 3.82% | 81.8% |
Hispanic: | 2,323 | 12.66% | 30.7% |
Total non-White: | 8,367 | 45.60% | 40.1% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 595 | 18.4 |
Deaths: | 329 | 10.2 |
Net Migration: | 1,891 | 58.5 |
Net Immigration: | 10 | 0.3 |
Change in White population: | 1,490 | 10.3 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 2,394 | 16.6 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 6,383 | |
Median Value | $159,900 | |
Occupied | 5,547 | 86.9% |
Vacant | 836 | 13.1% |
Owned | 3,374 | 60.8% |
Rented | 2,173 | 39.2% |
Median Rent | $846 | |
Single-Family Units | 3,573 | 56.0% |
Detached | 3,542 | 55.5% |
Attached | 31 | 0.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 404 | 6.3% |
Mobile Homes | 2,383 | 37.3% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 140 | 2.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 459 | 8.3% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 285 | 5.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 223 | 4.0% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 367 | 6.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 251 | 4.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 139 | 2.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 278 | 5.0% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 219 | 3.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 564 | 10.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 609 | 11.0% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 690 | 12.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 576 | 10.4% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 365 | 6.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 229 | 4.1% |
$200,000 or more | 153 | 2.8% |
Median Household Income | 56,819 | |
Per Capita Income | 26,995 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 80 | |
Compared to U.S. | 76 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 651 | 11.7% |
Public Assistance | 39 | 0.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 952 | 17.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 6,061 | 61.6% |
Unemployed | 309 | 3.1% |
In Armed Forces | 608 | 6.2% |
Total Labor Force | 6,978 | 70.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 2,865 | 29.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 32.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,381 | 2,103 | 53.1% |
Non-Profit | 107 | 180 | 37.3% |
Self-Employed | 486 | 189 | 72.0% |
Local Government | 385 | 275 | 58.3% |
State Government | 234 | 63 | 78.8% |
Federal Government | 248 | 222 | 52.8% |
Total Private + Self | 2,867 | 2,292 | 55.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 974 | 740 | 56.8% |
Total | 3,841 | 3,032 | 55.9% |
Pct. Govt. | 20.8% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 976 | 14.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,061 | 15.4% |
Professional, Technical | 728 | 10.6% |
Service Occupations | 1,542 | 22.4% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 83 | 1.2% |
All others | 2,566 | 37.3% |
White Collar | 40.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Retail trade | 873 | 12.7% |
Construction | 835 | 12.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 824 | 12.0% |
Health care and social assistance | 802 | 11.7% |
Public administration | 589 | 8.6% |
Transportation and warehousing | 495 | 7.2% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 460 | 6.7% |
Educational services | 423 | 6.2% |
Other services | 282 | 4.1% |
Manufacturing | 251 | 3.7% |
Wholesale trade | 210 | 3.1% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 197 | 2.9% |
Utilities | 192 | 2.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 133 | 1.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 124 | 1.8% |
Finance and insurance | 54 | 0.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 52 | 0.8% |
Information | 47 | 0.7% |
Management | 30 | 0.4% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,091 | 6.49% |
Puerto Rican | 640 | 3.81% |
Cuban | 8 | 0.05% |
Dominican | 6 | 0.04% |
Total Central American | 220 | 1.31% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 31 | 0.18% |
Nicaraguan | 79 | 0.47% |
Panamanian | 81 | 0.48% |
Salvadoran | 29 | 0.17% |
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 | 0 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 13,998 | 88.5% |
Spanish | 1,346 | 8.5% |
Other Indo-European | 157 | 1.0% |
German, other Germanic | 135 | 0.9% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 68 | 0.4% |
Tagalog | 40 | 0.3% |
Other Asian | 38 | 0.2% |
Korean | 32 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Irish | 1,563 | 9.3% |
German | 1,344 | 8.0% |
American | 1,004 | 6.0% |
English | 887 | 5.3% |
Italian | 359 | 2.1% |
French | 278 | 1.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 202 | 1.2% |
European | 180 | 1.1% |
Hungarian | 168 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 123 | 0.7% |
Greek | 104 | 0.6% |
Dutch | 92 | 0.5% |
Haitian | 75 | 0.4% |
Jamaican | 62 | 0.4% |
U.S. Virgin Islander | 60 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 16,467 | 98.0% |
Not a citizen | 337 | 2.0% |
Native | 16,123 | 95.9% |
Foreign-born | 681 | 4.1% |
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 | ||||||
275 | 2.5% | 1,472 | 13.6% | 4,487 | 41.5% | 3,166 | 29.3% | 848 | 7.9% | 552 | 5.1% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 275 | 2.5% |
9-12 Years | 1,472 | 13.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 4,487 | 41.5% |
Some College | 3,166 | 29.3% |
Bach. Degree | 848 | 7.9% |
Grad Degree | 552 | 5.1% |
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 | 2,457 | 2,340 | 117 | 4.8% | 5.4% |
1991 | 2,417 | 2,337 | 80 | 3.3% | 5.3% |
1992 | 2,518 | 2,425 | 93 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
1993 | 2,712 | 2,574 | 138 | 5.1% | 5.7% |
1994 | 2,836 | 2,725 | 111 | 3.9% | 5.1% |
1995 | 3,049 | 2,924 | 125 | 4.1% | 4.8% |
1996 | 3,278 | 3,164 | 114 | 3.5% | 4.6% |
1997 | 3,476 | 3,348 | 128 | 3.7% | 4.5% |
1998 | 3,577 | 3,459 | 118 | 3.3% | 4.2% |
1999 | 3,668 | 3,563 | 105 | 2.9% | 3.8% |
2000 | 4,297 | 4,142 | 155 | 3.6% | 3.5% |
2001 | 4,523 | 4,376 | 147 | 3.3% | 4.1% |
2002 | 4,720 | 4,513 | 207 | 4.4% | 5.3% |
2003 | 4,940 | 4,746 | 194 | 3.9% | 5.1% |
2004 | 5,247 | 5,022 | 225 | 4.3% | 5.1% |
2005 | 5,759 | 5,511 | 248 | 4.3% | 5.7% |
2006 | 5,717 | 5,474 | 243 | 4.3% | 5.1% |
2007 | 5,917 | 5,680 | 237 | 4.0% | 4.9% |
2008 | 6,490 | 6,178 | 312 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
2009 | 6,649 | 6,193 | 456 | 6.9% | 10.4% |
2010 | 6,246 | 5,713 | 533 | 8.5% | 10.7% |
2011 | 6,364 | 5,803 | 561 | 8.8% | 10.1% |
2012 | 6,625 | 6,067 | 558 | 8.4% | 9.0% |
2013 | 6,688 | 6,148 | 540 | 8.1% | 8.1% |
2014 | 6,690 | 6,192 | 498 | 7.4% | 7.1% |
2015 | 7,005 | 6,587 | 418 | 6.0% | 6.1% |
2016 | 7,424 | 7,018 | 406 | 5.5% | 5.4% |
2017 | 8,050 | 7,657 | 393 | 4.9% | 4.8% |
2018 | 8,066 | 7,741 | 325 | 4.0% | 4.0% |
2019 | 8,345 | 8,032 | 313 | 3.8% | 3.5% |
2020 | 8,139 | 7,782 | 357 | 4.4% | 6.5% |
2021 | 8,432 | 8,173 | 259 | 3.1% | 3.9% |
2022 | 8,473 | 8,210 | 263 | 3.1% | 3.0% |
2023 | 8,463 | 8,191 | 272 | 3.2% | 3.2% |