2022 population: 45,561
( 841 from 2010
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245 from 2020)
Land area: 544.6 square miles
Population density: 83.7 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 26,196 | 57.50% | ![]() |
Black: | 16,232 | 35.63% | ![]() |
Indian: | 182 | 0.40% | ![]() |
Asian: | 434 | 0.95% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 641 | 1.41% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 1,876 | 4.12% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 19,365 | 42.50% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 1,162 | 12.7 |
Deaths: | 1,479 | 16.1 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 62 | 0.7 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | -14 | -0.2 |
Change in White population: | 115 | 0.3 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 726 | 1.6 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 20,796 | |
Median Value | $178,900 | |
Occupied | 18,168 | 87.4% |
Vacant | 2,628 | 12.6% |
Owned | 11,315 | 62.3% |
Rented | 6,853 | 37.7% |
Median Rent | $974 | |
Single-Family Units | 14,249 | 68.5% |
Detached | 13,695 | 65.9% |
Attached | 554 | 2.7% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,323 | 6.4% |
Mobile Homes | 3,910 | 18.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 910 | 5.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,187 | 6.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 734 | 4.0% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 964 | 5.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 943 | 5.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,044 | 5.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,071 | 5.9% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 764 | 4.2% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 742 | 4.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,272 | 7.0% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,575 | 8.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 2,263 | 12.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,498 | 8.2% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,064 | 5.9% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,081 | 6.0% |
$200,000 or more | 1,056 | 5.8% |
Median Household Income | 55,958 | |
Per Capita Income | 32,414 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 80 | |
Compared to U.S. | 77 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,385 | 7.6% |
Public Assistance | 295 | 1.6% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 4,106 | 22.6% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 18,545 | 70.1% |
Unemployed | 1,339 | 5.1% |
In Armed Forces | 8 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 19,892 | 75.2% |
Not in Labor Force | 6,551 | 24.8% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 29.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 7,316 | 6,361 | 53.5% |
Non-Profit | 508 | 1,217 | 29.4% |
Self-Employed | 1,503 | 779 | 65.9% |
Local Government | 798 | 910 | 46.7% |
State Government | 292 | 917 | 24.2% |
Federal Government | 269 | 151 | 64.0% |
Total Private + Self | 8,819 | 7,140 | 55.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,867 | 3,195 | 36.9% |
Total | 10,686 | 10,335 | 50.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 15.9% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,956 | 14.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 4,497 | 21.4% |
Professional, Technical | 4,348 | 20.7% |
Service Occupations | 3,529 | 16.8% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 355 | 1.7% |
All others | 5,702 | 27.1% |
White Collar | 56.1% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 4,023 | 19.1% |
Retail trade | 2,618 | 12.4% |
Manufacturing | 1,902 | 9.0% |
Educational services | 1,458 | 6.9% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,425 | 6.8% |
Construction | 1,350 | 6.4% |
Other services | 1,340 | 6.4% |
Public administration | 1,270 | 6.0% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 940 | 4.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 800 | 3.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 794 | 3.8% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 761 | 3.6% |
Finance and insurance | 707 | 3.4% |
Wholesale trade | 501 | 2.4% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 352 | 1.7% |
Utilities | 284 | 1.4% |
Information | 221 | 1.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 160 | 0.8% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 98 | 0.5% |
Management | 28 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,022 | 2.24% |
Puerto Rican | 92 | 0.20% |
Cuban | 33 | 0.07% |
Dominican | 7 | 0.02% |
Total Central American | 351 | 0.77% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 168 | 0.37% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 13 | 0.03% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 170 | 0.37% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 115 | 0.25% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 44 | 0.10% |
Colombian | 43 | 0.09% |
Ecuadorian | 21 | 0.05% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 7 | 0.02% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 164 | 0.36% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 77 | 0.17% |
Japanese | 73 | 0.16% |
Korean | 58 | 0.13% |
Filipino | 57 | 0.12% |
Vietnamese | 24 | 0.05% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 40,861 | 95.2% |
Spanish | 1,476 | 3.4% |
Other | 124 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 94 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European | 84 | 0.2% |
Other Asian | 73 | 0.2% |
Korean | 67 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 45 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 33 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 3,987 | 8.7% |
American | 3,729 | 8.2% |
Irish | 3,638 | 8.0% |
German | 3,222 | 7.1% |
Scottish | 1,222 | 2.7% |
Italian | 730 | 1.6% |
French | 539 | 1.2% |
European | 519 | 1.1% |
Welsh | 413 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 350 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 244 | 0.5% |
Norwegian | 176 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 174 | 0.4% |
African | 155 | 0.3% |
Polish | 137 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 45,158 | 98.9% |
Not a citizen | 507 | 1.1% |
Native | 44,568 | 97.6% |
Foreign-born | 1,097 | 2.4% |
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 | ||||||
1,195 | 3.8% | 3,062 | 9.8% | 9,786 | 31.4% | 9,669 | 31.1% | 4,882 | 15.7% | 2,533 | 8.1% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,195 | 3.8% |
9-12 Years | 3,062 | 9.8% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 9,786 | 31.4% |
Some College | 9,669 | 31.1% |
Bach. Degree | 4,882 | 15.7% |
Grad Degree | 2,533 | 8.1% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 18,150 | 17,262 | 888 | 4.9% | 5.4% |
1991 | 18,111 | 17,266 | 845 | 4.7% | 5.3% |
1992 | 18,422 | 17,139 | 1,283 | 7.0% | 6.6% |
1993 | 18,978 | 17,950 | 1,028 | 5.4% | 5.7% |
1994 | 19,401 | 18,570 | 831 | 4.3% | 5.1% |
1995 | 19,998 | 19,197 | 801 | 4.0% | 4.8% |
1996 | 20,728 | 19,847 | 881 | 4.3% | 4.6% |
1997 | 21,202 | 20,251 | 951 | 4.5% | 4.5% |
1998 | 21,190 | 20,212 | 978 | 4.6% | 4.2% |
1999 | 22,086 | 20,977 | 1,109 | 5.0% | 3.8% |
2000 | 19,739 | 18,914 | 825 | 4.2% | 3.5% |
2001 | 20,276 | 19,415 | 861 | 4.2% | 4.1% |
2002 | 21,007 | 20,001 | 1,006 | 4.8% | 5.3% |
2003 | 21,306 | 20,320 | 986 | 4.6% | 5.1% |
2004 | 21,332 | 20,306 | 1,026 | 4.8% | 5.1% |
2005 | 22,950 | 21,850 | 1,100 | 4.8% | 5.7% |
2006 | 23,517 | 22,478 | 1,039 | 4.4% | 5.1% |
2007 | 22,953 | 21,931 | 1,022 | 4.5% | 4.9% |
2008 | 22,139 | 20,753 | 1,386 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
2009 | 21,424 | 19,357 | 2,067 | 9.6% | 10.4% |
2010 | 17,948 | 15,894 | 2,054 | 11.4% | 10.7% |
2011 | 18,314 | 16,420 | 1,894 | 10.3% | 10.1% |
2012 | 18,422 | 16,662 | 1,760 | 9.6% | 9.0% |
2013 | 17,780 | 16,187 | 1,593 | 9.0% | 8.1% |
2014 | 17,123 | 15,619 | 1,504 | 8.8% | 7.1% |
2015 | 16,626 | 15,403 | 1,223 | 7.4% | 6.1% |
2016 | 17,533 | 16,425 | 1,108 | 6.3% | 5.4% |
2017 | 17,377 | 16,358 | 1,019 | 5.9% | 4.8% |
2018 | 16,910 | 16,105 | 805 | 4.8% | 4.0% |
2019 | 17,017 | 16,334 | 683 | 4.0% | 3.5% |
2020 | 16,930 | 15,874 | 1,056 | 6.2% | 6.5% |
2021 | 17,434 | 16,700 | 734 | 4.2% | 3.9% |
2022 | 17,013 | 16,412 | 601 | 3.5% | 3.0% |
2023 | 17,428 | 16,811 | 617 | 3.5% | 3.2% |