2022 population: 43,709
( 2,234 from 2010
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855 from 2020)
Land area: 310.3 square miles
Population density: 140.8 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 30,804 | 70.48% | ![]() |
Black: | 5,336 | 12.21% | ![]() |
Indian: | 110 | 0.25% | ![]() |
Asian: | 326 | 0.75% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 846 | 1.94% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 6,287 | 14.38% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 12,905 | 29.52% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 1,229 | 14.3 |
Deaths: | 1,377 | 16.1 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 940 | 11.0 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 46 | 0.5 |
Change in White population: | 312 | 0.8 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,922 | 4.6 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 17,235 | |
Median Value | $151,400 | |
Occupied | 15,517 | 90.0% |
Vacant | 1,718 | 10.0% |
Owned | 10,098 | 65.1% |
Rented | 5,419 | 34.9% |
Median Rent | $814 | |
Single-Family Units | 13,437 | 78.0% |
Detached | 13,254 | 76.9% |
Attached | 183 | 1.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,103 | 6.4% |
Mobile Homes | 1,640 | 9.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 978 | 6.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 917 | 5.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 699 | 4.5% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,097 | 7.1% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 704 | 4.5% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 940 | 6.1% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 817 | 5.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 701 | 4.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 645 | 4.2% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,178 | 7.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,156 | 7.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 2,226 | 14.3% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,112 | 7.2% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 963 | 6.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 829 | 5.3% |
$200,000 or more | 555 | 3.6% |
Median Household Income | 51,956 | |
Per Capita Income | 26,843 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 74 | |
Compared to U.S. | 71 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,128 | 7.3% |
Public Assistance | 639 | 4.1% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,692 | 17.3% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 15,197 | 65.7% |
Unemployed | 718 | 3.1% |
In Armed Forces | 79 | 0.3% |
Total Labor Force | 15,994 | 69.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 7,143 | 30.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 34.0% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 7,339 | 5,510 | 57.1% |
Non-Profit | 484 | 709 | 40.6% |
Self-Employed | 1,335 | 626 | 68.1% |
Local Government | 675 | 630 | 51.7% |
State Government | 206 | 486 | 29.8% |
Federal Government | 55 | 178 | 23.6% |
Total Private + Self | 8,674 | 6,136 | 58.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,420 | 2,003 | 41.5% |
Total | 10,094 | 8,139 | 55.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 12.2% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,504 | 8.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 3,959 | 21.7% |
Professional, Technical | 2,669 | 14.6% |
Service Occupations | 3,146 | 17.2% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 20 | 0.1% |
All others | 6,975 | 38.2% |
White Collar | 44.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 4,259 | 23.3% |
Health care and social assistance | 2,177 | 11.9% |
Retail trade | 1,771 | 9.7% |
Construction | 1,428 | 7.8% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,163 | 6.4% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,082 | 5.9% |
Educational services | 992 | 5.4% |
Other services | 817 | 4.5% |
Public administration | 812 | 4.4% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 802 | 4.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 726 | 4.0% |
Finance and insurance | 562 | 3.1% |
Utilities | 558 | 3.1% |
Wholesale trade | 417 | 2.3% |
Information | 342 | 1.9% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 147 | 0.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 117 | 0.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 75 | 0.4% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 6 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 3,712 | 8.63% |
Puerto Rican | 432 | 1.00% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 1,597 | 3.71% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 1,582 | 3.68% |
Honduran | 15 | 0.03% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 94 | 0.22% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 35 | 0.08% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 59 | 0.14% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 112 | 0.26% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 35,455 | 88.2% |
Spanish | 4,238 | 10.5% |
Other Indo-European | 357 | 0.9% |
Other | 65 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 55 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 35 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 7,790 | 18.1% |
English | 6,598 | 15.3% |
Irish | 3,391 | 7.9% |
German | 2,109 | 4.9% |
Italian | 971 | 2.3% |
European | 768 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 707 | 1.6% |
French | 431 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 388 | 0.9% |
Polish | 252 | 0.6% |
Dutch | 242 | 0.6% |
British | 166 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 129 | 0.3% |
African | 114 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 93 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 40,772 | 94.8% |
Not a citizen | 2,247 | 5.2% |
Native | 40,074 | 93.2% |
Foreign-born | 2,945 | 6.8% |
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 | ||||||
1,862 | 6.5% | 3,021 | 10.6% | 12,165 | 42.6% | 7,395 | 25.9% | 2,561 | 9.0% | 1,536 | 5.4% |
Average years of education: 12.3 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,862 | 6.5% |
9-12 Years | 3,021 | 10.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 12,165 | 42.6% |
Some College | 7,395 | 25.9% |
Bach. Degree | 2,561 | 9.0% |
Grad Degree | 1,536 | 5.4% |
Average years of education: 12.3 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 16,481 | 14,691 | 1,790 | 10.9% | 5.4% |
1991 | 16,102 | 14,553 | 1,549 | 9.6% | 5.3% |
1992 | 15,781 | 13,917 | 1,864 | 11.8% | 6.6% |
1993 | 15,704 | 14,000 | 1,704 | 10.9% | 5.7% |
1994 | 15,487 | 14,192 | 1,295 | 8.4% | 5.1% |
1995 | 15,309 | 13,997 | 1,312 | 8.6% | 4.8% |
1996 | 14,982 | 13,593 | 1,389 | 9.3% | 4.6% |
1997 | 15,174 | 14,090 | 1,084 | 7.1% | 4.5% |
1998 | 15,681 | 14,812 | 869 | 5.5% | 4.2% |
1999 | 16,316 | 15,397 | 919 | 5.6% | 3.8% |
2000 | 17,500 | 16,788 | 712 | 4.1% | 3.5% |
2001 | 18,253 | 17,362 | 891 | 4.9% | 4.1% |
2002 | 19,067 | 17,985 | 1,082 | 5.7% | 5.3% |
2003 | 19,713 | 18,723 | 990 | 5.0% | 5.1% |
2004 | 19,709 | 18,674 | 1,035 | 5.3% | 5.1% |
2005 | 20,477 | 19,369 | 1,108 | 5.4% | 5.7% |
2006 | 20,723 | 19,742 | 981 | 4.7% | 5.1% |
2007 | 20,942 | 19,929 | 1,013 | 4.8% | 4.9% |
2008 | 21,431 | 19,963 | 1,468 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
2009 | 21,218 | 18,822 | 2,396 | 11.3% | 10.4% |
2010 | 18,755 | 16,464 | 2,291 | 12.2% | 10.7% |
2011 | 18,655 | 16,514 | 2,141 | 11.5% | 10.1% |
2012 | 18,730 | 16,883 | 1,847 | 9.9% | 9.0% |
2013 | 18,483 | 16,848 | 1,635 | 8.8% | 8.1% |
2014 | 18,313 | 16,881 | 1,432 | 7.8% | 7.1% |
2015 | 17,945 | 16,736 | 1,209 | 6.7% | 6.1% |
2016 | 18,072 | 16,948 | 1,124 | 6.2% | 5.4% |
2017 | 18,657 | 17,670 | 987 | 5.3% | 4.8% |
2018 | 18,581 | 17,788 | 793 | 4.3% | 4.0% |
2019 | 18,576 | 17,884 | 692 | 3.7% | 3.5% |
2020 | 18,292 | 17,200 | 1,092 | 6.0% | 6.5% |
2021 | 18,448 | 17,789 | 659 | 3.6% | 3.9% |
2022 | 18,531 | 17,960 | 571 | 3.1% | 3.0% |
2023 | 18,958 | 18,328 | 630 | 3.3% | 3.2% |