2022 population: 11,765
( 2,975 from 2010
, 316 from 2020)
Land area: 400.7 square miles
Population density: 29.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 3,927 | 33.38% | 20.8% |
Black: | 6,908 | 58.72% | 22.4% |
Indian: | 25 | 0.21% | 31.6% |
Asian: | 182 | 1.55% | 12.5% |
2+ races: | 123 | 1.05% | 4.2% |
Hispanic: | 600 | 5.10% | 13.9% |
Total non-White: | 7,838 | 66.62% | 19.8% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 282 | 11.7 |
Deaths: | 420 | 17.4 |
Net Migration: | -168 | -7.0 |
Net Immigration: | 0 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | -1,034 | -7.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -1,941 | -13.2 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 5,169 | |
Median Value | $78,100 | |
Occupied | 3,985 | 77.1% |
Vacant | 1,184 | 22.9% |
Owned | 2,482 | 62.3% |
Rented | 1,503 | 37.7% |
Median Rent | $627 | |
Single-Family Units | 3,313 | 64.1% |
Detached | 3,294 | 63.7% |
Attached | 19 | 0.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 179 | 3.5% |
Mobile Homes | 1,368 | 26.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 613 | 15.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 413 | 10.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 289 | 7.3% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 323 | 8.1% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 123 | 3.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 286 | 7.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 136 | 3.4% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 98 | 2.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 154 | 3.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 336 | 8.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 418 | 10.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 284 | 7.1% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 202 | 5.1% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 121 | 3.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 96 | 2.4% |
$200,000 or more | 93 | 2.3% |
Median Household Income | 33,960 | |
Per Capita Income | 22,681 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 84 | |
Compared to U.S. | 80 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 399 | 10.0% |
Public Assistance | 81 | 2.0% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,088 | 27.3% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 3,097 | 40.9% |
Unemployed | 330 | 4.4% |
In Armed Forces | 6 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 3,433 | 45.3% |
Not in Labor Force | 4,138 | 54.7% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 59.0% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,309 | 1,070 | 55.0% |
Non-Profit | 9 | 111 | 7.5% |
Self-Employed | 296 | 194 | 60.4% |
Local Government | 102 | 177 | 36.6% |
State Government | 95 | 109 | 46.6% |
Federal Government | 4 | 80 | 4.8% |
Total Private + Self | 1,605 | 1,264 | 55.9% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 210 | 477 | 30.6% |
Total | 1,815 | 1,741 | 51.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 15.9% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 409 | 11.5% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 642 | 18.1% |
Professional, Technical | 437 | 12.3% |
Service Occupations | 837 | 23.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 126 | 3.5% |
All others | 1,231 | 34.6% |
White Collar | 41.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 603 | 17.0% |
Health care and social assistance | 493 | 13.9% |
Retail trade | 405 | 11.4% |
Accommodation and food services | 337 | 9.5% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 291 | 8.2% |
Public administration | 258 | 7.3% |
Educational services | 257 | 7.2% |
Construction | 219 | 6.2% |
Transportation and warehousing | 165 | 4.6% |
Wholesale trade | 127 | 3.6% |
Other services | 67 | 1.9% |
Finance and insurance | 66 | 1.9% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 65 | 1.8% |
Utilities | 58 | 1.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 49 | 1.4% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 48 | 1.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 23 | 0.6% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 15 | 0.4% |
Information | 10 | 0.3% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 525 | 4.34% |
Puerto Rican | 14 | 0.12% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 28 | 0.23% |
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 | 5 | 0.04% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 5 | 0.04% |
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 | 10,879 | 94.7% |
Spanish | 393 | 3.4% |
German, other Germanic | 111 | 1.0% |
Other Asian | 59 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European | 21 | 0.2% |
Arabic | 17 | 0.1% |
Other | 12 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 724 | 6.0% |
English | 471 | 3.9% |
German | 309 | 2.6% |
Irish | 276 | 2.3% |
Swiss | 176 | 1.5% |
European | 119 | 1.0% |
Italian | 75 | 0.6% |
French | 60 | 0.5% |
Scottish | 26 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 25 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 24 | 0.2% |
British | 17 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 11 | 0.1% |
Belgian | 10 | 0.1% |
Jamaican | 10 | 0.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 11,876 | 98.2% |
Not a citizen | 223 | 1.8% |
Native | 11,873 | 98.1% |
Foreign-born | 226 | 1.9% |
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 | ||||||
787 | 9.1% | 1,576 | 18.3% | 3,375 | 39.1% | 2,021 | 23.4% | 515 | 6.0% | 353 | 4.1% |
Average years of education: 11.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 787 | 9.1% |
9-12 Years | 1,576 | 18.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 3,375 | 39.1% |
Some College | 2,021 | 23.4% |
Bach. Degree | 515 | 6.0% |
Grad Degree | 353 | 4.1% |
Average years of education: 11.8 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 5,827 | 5,318 | 509 | 8.7% | 5.4% |
1991 | 5,578 | 5,014 | 564 | 10.1% | 5.3% |
1992 | 6,021 | 5,219 | 802 | 13.3% | 6.6% |
1993 | 5,742 | 4,984 | 758 | 13.2% | 5.7% |
1994 | 5,725 | 4,919 | 806 | 14.1% | 5.1% |
1995 | 5,561 | 4,931 | 630 | 11.3% | 4.8% |
1996 | 5,709 | 5,039 | 670 | 11.7% | 4.6% |
1997 | 5,847 | 5,103 | 744 | 12.7% | 4.5% |
1998 | 5,410 | 4,837 | 573 | 10.6% | 4.2% |
1999 | 5,372 | 4,910 | 462 | 8.6% | 3.8% |
2000 | 5,390 | 5,035 | 355 | 6.6% | 3.5% |
2001 | 5,303 | 4,942 | 361 | 6.8% | 4.1% |
2002 | 5,179 | 4,757 | 422 | 8.1% | 5.3% |
2003 | 5,211 | 4,779 | 432 | 8.3% | 5.1% |
2004 | 5,260 | 4,813 | 447 | 8.5% | 5.1% |
2005 | 5,435 | 4,924 | 511 | 9.4% | 5.7% |
2006 | 5,299 | 4,859 | 440 | 8.3% | 5.1% |
2007 | 5,096 | 4,694 | 402 | 7.9% | 4.9% |
2008 | 5,147 | 4,678 | 469 | 9.1% | 6.8% |
2009 | 5,207 | 4,531 | 676 | 13.0% | 10.4% |
2010 | 5,399 | 4,677 | 722 | 13.4% | 10.7% |
2011 | 5,267 | 4,545 | 722 | 13.7% | 10.1% |
2012 | 5,151 | 4,476 | 675 | 13.1% | 9.0% |
2013 | 4,955 | 4,327 | 628 | 12.7% | 8.1% |
2014 | 4,733 | 4,173 | 560 | 11.8% | 7.1% |
2015 | 4,567 | 4,140 | 427 | 9.3% | 6.1% |
2016 | 4,681 | 4,289 | 392 | 8.4% | 5.4% |
2017 | 4,763 | 4,429 | 334 | 7.0% | 4.8% |
2018 | 4,710 | 4,413 | 297 | 6.3% | 4.0% |
2019 | 4,724 | 4,503 | 221 | 4.7% | 3.5% |
2020 | 4,614 | 4,303 | 311 | 6.7% | 6.5% |
2021 | 4,682 | 4,378 | 304 | 6.5% | 3.9% |
2022 | 4,533 | 4,344 | 189 | 4.2% | 3.0% |
2023 | 4,556 | 4,363 | 193 | 4.2% | 3.2% |