2022 population: 35,614
( 698 from 2010
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633 from 2020)
Land area: 899.2 square miles
Population density: 39.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 22,147 | 62.19% | ![]() |
Black: | 10,427 | 29.28% | ![]() |
Indian: | 120 | 0.34% | ![]() |
Asian: | 424 | 1.19% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 742 | 2.08% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 1,754 | 4.93% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 13,467 | 37.81% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 1,062 | 14.6 |
Deaths: | 1,401 | 19.3 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -292 | -4.0 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 10 | 0.1 |
Change in White population: | -1,436 | -4.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 738 | 2.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 15,921 | |
Median Value | $94,600 | |
Occupied | 12,756 | 80.1% |
Vacant | 3,165 | 19.9% |
Owned | 7,952 | 62.3% |
Rented | 4,804 | 37.7% |
Median Rent | $760 | |
Single-Family Units | 10,316 | 64.8% |
Detached | 10,177 | 63.9% |
Attached | 139 | 0.9% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,075 | 6.8% |
Mobile Homes | 3,093 | 19.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 879 | 6.9% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,424 | 11.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 773 | 6.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 588 | 4.6% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 793 | 6.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 634 | 5.0% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 691 | 5.4% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 744 | 5.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 393 | 3.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,208 | 9.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,160 | 9.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,562 | 12.2% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 790 | 6.2% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 465 | 3.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 283 | 2.2% |
$200,000 or more | 369 | 2.9% |
Median Household Income | 44,138 | |
Per Capita Income | 23,319 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 73 | |
Compared to U.S. | 70 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,128 | 8.8% |
Public Assistance | 261 | 2.0% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,471 | 19.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 11,872 | 56.9% |
Unemployed | 549 | 2.6% |
In Armed Forces | 9 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 12,430 | 59.6% |
Not in Labor Force | 8,440 | 40.4% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 43.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 4,585 | 3,944 | 53.8% |
Non-Profit | 173 | 638 | 21.3% |
Self-Employed | 965 | 329 | 74.6% |
Local Government | 312 | 460 | 40.4% |
State Government | 406 | 1,034 | 28.2% |
Federal Government | 158 | 63 | 71.5% |
Total Private + Self | 5,550 | 4,273 | 56.5% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,049 | 2,195 | 32.3% |
Total | 6,599 | 6,468 | 50.5% |
Pct. Govt. | 18.6% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,401 | 10.7% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,868 | 21.9% |
Professional, Technical | 2,501 | 19.1% |
Service Occupations | 2,096 | 16.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 82 | 0.6% |
All others | 4,234 | 32.3% |
White Collar | 51.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 1,858 | 14.2% |
Manufacturing | 1,744 | 13.3% |
Retail trade | 1,565 | 11.9% |
Educational services | 1,153 | 8.8% |
Public administration | 1,124 | 8.6% |
Other services | 976 | 7.5% |
Construction | 765 | 5.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 708 | 5.4% |
Accommodation and food services | 684 | 5.2% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 679 | 5.2% |
Wholesale trade | 460 | 3.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 457 | 3.5% |
Finance and insurance | 254 | 1.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 234 | 1.8% |
Utilities | 153 | 1.2% |
Information | 144 | 1.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 95 | 0.7% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 39 | 0.3% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 8 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 871 | 2.43% |
Puerto Rican | 164 | 0.46% |
Cuban | 125 | 0.35% |
Dominican | 3 | 0.01% |
Total Central American | 132 | 0.37% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 80 | 0.22% |
Nicaraguan | 17 | 0.05% |
Panamanian | 35 | 0.10% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 54 | 0.15% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 54 | 0.15% |
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 | 284 | 0.79% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 32,093 | 95.5% |
Spanish | 995 | 3.0% |
Other Indo-European | 220 | 0.7% |
Other Asian | 131 | 0.4% |
Tagalog | 52 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 41 | 0.1% |
Arabic | 33 | 0.1% |
Chinese | 21 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 13 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 3,227 | 9.0% |
English | 2,019 | 5.6% |
Irish | 1,575 | 4.4% |
German | 901 | 2.5% |
European | 389 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 389 | 1.1% |
African | 285 | 0.8% |
French | 284 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 281 | 0.8% |
Scandinavian | 195 | 0.5% |
Italian | 139 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 122 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 107 | 0.3% |
Russian | 66 | 0.2% |
Greek | 62 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 35,380 | 98.5% |
Not a citizen | 537 | 1.5% |
Native | 35,126 | 97.8% |
Foreign-born | 791 | 2.2% |
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 | ||||||
1,428 | 5.9% | 3,022 | 12.5% | 9,638 | 39.9% | 6,426 | 26.6% | 2,561 | 10.6% | 1,098 | 4.5% |
Average years of education: 12.4 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,428 | 5.9% |
9-12 Years | 3,022 | 12.5% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 9,638 | 39.9% |
Some College | 6,426 | 26.6% |
Bach. Degree | 2,561 | 10.6% |
Grad Degree | 1,098 | 4.5% |
Average years of education: 12.4 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 14,791 | 13,904 | 887 | 6.0% | 5.4% |
1991 | 14,796 | 13,923 | 873 | 5.9% | 5.3% |
1992 | 14,969 | 13,881 | 1,088 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
1993 | 15,186 | 14,194 | 992 | 6.5% | 5.7% |
1994 | 15,516 | 14,668 | 848 | 5.5% | 5.1% |
1995 | 15,441 | 14,560 | 881 | 5.7% | 4.8% |
1996 | 15,519 | 14,679 | 840 | 5.4% | 4.6% |
1997 | 15,853 | 15,044 | 809 | 5.1% | 4.5% |
1998 | 16,046 | 15,306 | 740 | 4.6% | 4.2% |
1999 | 15,544 | 14,754 | 790 | 5.1% | 3.8% |
2000 | 15,136 | 14,378 | 758 | 5.0% | 3.5% |
2001 | 14,797 | 13,995 | 802 | 5.4% | 4.1% |
2002 | 14,799 | 13,949 | 850 | 5.7% | 5.3% |
2003 | 15,294 | 14,450 | 844 | 5.5% | 5.1% |
2004 | 14,688 | 13,852 | 836 | 5.7% | 5.1% |
2005 | 14,822 | 13,941 | 881 | 5.9% | 5.7% |
2006 | 15,086 | 14,276 | 810 | 5.4% | 5.1% |
2007 | 15,136 | 14,335 | 801 | 5.3% | 4.9% |
2008 | 15,209 | 14,123 | 1,086 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
2009 | 14,915 | 13,217 | 1,698 | 11.4% | 10.4% |
2010 | 15,604 | 13,865 | 1,739 | 11.1% | 10.7% |
2011 | 15,244 | 13,542 | 1,702 | 11.2% | 10.1% |
2012 | 15,426 | 13,887 | 1,539 | 10.0% | 9.0% |
2013 | 15,078 | 13,675 | 1,403 | 9.3% | 8.1% |
2014 | 14,737 | 13,567 | 1,170 | 7.9% | 7.1% |
2015 | 14,324 | 13,375 | 949 | 6.6% | 6.1% |
2016 | 15,484 | 14,637 | 847 | 5.5% | 5.4% |
2017 | 15,974 | 15,241 | 733 | 4.6% | 4.8% |
2018 | 15,602 | 14,981 | 621 | 4.0% | 4.0% |
2019 | 15,507 | 14,922 | 585 | 3.8% | 3.5% |
2020 | 15,284 | 14,432 | 852 | 5.6% | 6.5% |
2021 | 15,433 | 14,865 | 568 | 3.7% | 3.9% |
2022 | 15,860 | 15,389 | 471 | 3.0% | 3.0% |
2023 | 15,092 | 14,590 | 502 | 3.3% | 3.2% |