2022 population: 12,354
( 4,146 from 2010
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123 from 2020)
Land area: 437.3 square miles
Population density: 28.3 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 5,677 | 45.95% | ![]() |
Black: | 4,108 | 33.25% | ![]() |
Indian: | 24 | 0.19% | ![]() |
Asian: | 97 | 0.79% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 176 | 1.42% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 2,272 | 18.39% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 6,677 | 54.05% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 265 | 10.6 |
Deaths: | 480 | 19.2 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 26 | 1.0 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 61 | 2.4 |
Change in White population: | -2,752 | -16.7 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -1,394 | -8.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 4,836 | |
Median Value | $90,000 | |
Occupied | 2,948 | 61.0% |
Vacant | 1,888 | 39.0% |
Owned | 2,174 | 73.7% |
Rented | 774 | 26.3% |
Median Rent | $644 | |
Single-Family Units | 3,328 | 68.8% |
Detached | 3,326 | 68.8% |
Attached | 2 | 0.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 198 | 4.1% |
Mobile Homes | 1,110 | 23.0% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 272 | 9.2% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 174 | 5.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 421 | 14.3% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 157 | 5.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 151 | 5.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 159 | 5.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 91 | 3.1% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 97 | 3.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 143 | 4.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 228 | 7.7% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 249 | 8.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 397 | 13.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 82 | 2.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 188 | 6.4% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 91 | 3.1% |
$200,000 or more | 48 | 1.6% |
Median Household Income | 41,801 | |
Per Capita Income | 17,162 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 74 | |
Compared to U.S. | 70 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 153 | 5.2% |
Public Assistance | 100 | 3.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 647 | 21.9% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 3,237 | 48.4% |
Unemployed | 67 | 1.0% |
In Armed Forces | 11 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 3,315 | 49.6% |
Not in Labor Force | 3,371 | 50.4% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 51.4% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,367 | 848 | 61.7% |
Non-Profit | 206 | 354 | 36.8% |
Self-Employed | 305 | 112 | 73.1% |
Local Government | 121 | 94 | 56.3% |
State Government | 9 | 193 | 4.5% |
Federal Government | 50 | 15 | 76.9% |
Total Private + Self | 1,672 | 960 | 63.5% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 386 | 656 | 37.0% |
Total | 2,058 | 1,616 | 56.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 13.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 318 | 8.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 602 | 16.3% |
Professional, Technical | 623 | 16.8% |
Service Occupations | 635 | 17.2% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 225 | 6.1% |
All others | 1,520 | 41.1% |
White Collar | 41.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Retail trade | 568 | 15.4% |
Health care and social assistance | 531 | 14.4% |
Manufacturing | 499 | 13.5% |
Educational services | 291 | 7.9% |
Other services | 279 | 7.5% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 236 | 6.4% |
Construction | 235 | 6.4% |
Public administration | 225 | 6.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 192 | 5.2% |
Wholesale trade | 166 | 4.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 102 | 2.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 85 | 2.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 77 | 2.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 76 | 2.1% |
Information | 51 | 1.4% |
Finance and insurance | 43 | 1.2% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 28 | 0.8% |
Utilities | 14 | 0.4% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,725 | 13.67% |
Puerto Rican | 99 | 0.78% |
Cuban | 37 | 0.29% |
Dominican | 50 | 0.40% |
Total Central American | 55 | 0.44% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 24 | 0.19% |
Honduran | 3 | 0.02% |
Nicaraguan | 15 | 0.12% |
Panamanian | 9 | 0.07% |
Salvadoran | 4 | 0.03% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 79 | 0.63% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 50 | 0.40% |
Ecuadorian | 18 | 0.14% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 11 | 0.09% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 149 | 1.18% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 11,104 | 91.8% |
Spanish | 920 | 7.6% |
Other | 56 | 0.5% |
German, other Germanic | 8 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 8 | 0.1% |
Korean | 4 | 0.0% |
Arabic | 2 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Scotch-Irish | 901 | 7.1% |
American | 729 | 5.8% |
English | 495 | 3.9% |
Irish | 225 | 1.8% |
German | 109 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 45 | 0.4% |
Italian | 42 | 0.3% |
African | 41 | 0.3% |
French | 30 | 0.2% |
Haitian | 10 | 0.1% |
Canadian | 9 | 0.1% |
Bahamian | 9 | 0.1% |
Polish | 8 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 7 | 0.1% |
Eastern European | 5 | 0.0% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 11,793 | 93.5% |
Not a citizen | 826 | 6.5% |
Native | 11,732 | 93.0% |
Foreign-born | 887 | 7.0% |
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 | ||||||
933 | 10.7% | 1,202 | 13.8% | 4,142 | 47.6% | 1,722 | 19.8% | 321 | 3.7% | 379 | 4.4% |
Average years of education: 11.7 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 933 | 10.7% |
9-12 Years | 1,202 | 13.8% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 4,142 | 47.6% |
Some College | 1,722 | 19.8% |
Bach. Degree | 321 | 3.7% |
Grad Degree | 379 | 4.4% |
Average years of education: 11.7 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 4,729 | 4,336 | 393 | 8.3% | 5.4% |
1991 | 4,576 | 4,315 | 261 | 5.7% | 5.3% |
1992 | 4,941 | 4,468 | 473 | 9.6% | 6.6% |
1993 | 4,918 | 4,513 | 405 | 8.2% | 5.7% |
1994 | 4,850 | 4,382 | 468 | 9.6% | 5.1% |
1995 | 4,837 | 4,353 | 484 | 10.0% | 4.8% |
1996 | 4,736 | 4,143 | 593 | 12.5% | 4.6% |
1997 | 4,859 | 4,406 | 453 | 9.3% | 4.5% |
1998 | 4,930 | 4,472 | 458 | 9.3% | 4.2% |
1999 | 4,956 | 4,383 | 573 | 11.6% | 3.8% |
2000 | 4,403 | 4,064 | 339 | 7.7% | 3.5% |
2001 | 4,039 | 3,565 | 474 | 11.7% | 4.1% |
2002 | 4,030 | 3,592 | 438 | 10.9% | 5.3% |
2003 | 4,179 | 3,799 | 380 | 9.1% | 5.1% |
2004 | 4,160 | 3,825 | 335 | 8.1% | 5.1% |
2005 | 4,613 | 4,241 | 372 | 8.1% | 5.7% |
2006 | 5,055 | 4,643 | 412 | 8.2% | 5.1% |
2007 | 5,006 | 4,588 | 418 | 8.3% | 4.9% |
2008 | 4,716 | 4,170 | 546 | 11.6% | 6.8% |
2009 | 4,630 | 3,956 | 674 | 14.6% | 10.4% |
2010 | 5,250 | 4,468 | 782 | 14.9% | 10.7% |
2011 | 5,268 | 4,579 | 689 | 13.1% | 10.1% |
2012 | 5,324 | 4,706 | 618 | 11.6% | 9.0% |
2013 | 5,288 | 4,688 | 600 | 11.3% | 8.1% |
2014 | 5,242 | 4,729 | 513 | 9.8% | 7.1% |
2015 | 4,772 | 4,350 | 422 | 8.8% | 6.1% |
2016 | 4,811 | 4,403 | 408 | 8.5% | 5.4% |
2017 | 4,831 | 4,449 | 382 | 7.9% | 4.8% |
2018 | 4,368 | 4,070 | 298 | 6.8% | 4.0% |
2019 | 4,298 | 3,893 | 405 | 9.4% | 3.5% |
2020 | 3,782 | 3,408 | 374 | 9.9% | 6.5% |
2021 | 3,726 | 3,463 | 263 | 7.1% | 3.9% |
2022 | 3,597 | 3,392 | 205 | 5.7% | 3.0% |
2023 | 3,373 | 3,152 | 221 | 6.6% | 3.2% |