2022 population: 19,738
( 1,449 from 2010
, 254 from 2020)
Land area: 678.5 square miles
Population density: 29.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 8,305 | 42.08% | 11.1% |
Black: | 10,405 | 52.72% | 6.5% |
Indian: | 25 | 0.13% | 31.6% |
Asian: | 121 | 0.61% | 15.2% |
2+ races: | 285 | 1.44% | 70.7% |
Hispanic: | 597 | 3.02% | 46.7% |
Total non-White: | 11,433 | 57.92% | 3.5% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 443 | 11.1 |
Deaths: | 725 | 18.1 |
Net Migration: | 19 | 0.5 |
Net Immigration: | 1 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | -1,034 | -4.9 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -415 | -2.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 8,651 | |
Median Value | $113,700 | |
Occupied | 7,256 | 83.9% |
Vacant | 1,395 | 16.1% |
Owned | 4,921 | 67.8% |
Rented | 2,335 | 32.2% |
Median Rent | $777 | |
Single-Family Units | 5,296 | 61.2% |
Detached | 5,260 | 60.8% |
Attached | 36 | 0.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 218 | 2.5% |
Mobile Homes | 2,613 | 30.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 555 | 7.6% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 503 | 6.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 522 | 7.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 465 | 6.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 462 | 6.4% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 410 | 5.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 441 | 6.1% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 290 | 4.0% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 357 | 4.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 409 | 5.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 495 | 6.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 855 | 11.8% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 714 | 9.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 312 | 4.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 337 | 4.6% |
$200,000 or more | 129 | 1.8% |
Median Household Income | 43,810 | |
Per Capita Income | 23,687 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 74 | |
Compared to U.S. | 70 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 911 | 12.6% |
Public Assistance | 65 | 0.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,111 | 29.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 6,897 | 56.1% |
Unemployed | 348 | 2.8% |
In Armed Forces | 13 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 7,258 | 59.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 5,030 | 40.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 43.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,615 | 2,468 | 51.4% |
Non-Profit | 121 | 305 | 28.4% |
Self-Employed | 392 | 220 | 64.1% |
Local Government | 114 | 428 | 21.0% |
State Government | 268 | 740 | 26.6% |
Federal Government | 64 | 66 | 49.2% |
Total Private + Self | 3,007 | 2,688 | 52.8% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 567 | 1,539 | 26.9% |
Total | 3,574 | 4,227 | 45.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 21.5% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 784 | 10.0% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,528 | 19.6% |
Professional, Technical | 1,592 | 20.4% |
Service Occupations | 1,452 | 18.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 62 | 0.8% |
All others | 2,453 | 31.4% |
White Collar | 50.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 1,015 | 13.0% |
Educational services | 955 | 12.2% |
Manufacturing | 930 | 11.9% |
Retail trade | 744 | 9.5% |
Public administration | 624 | 8.0% |
Transportation and warehousing | 564 | 7.2% |
Accommodation and food services | 527 | 6.7% |
Construction | 506 | 6.5% |
Other services | 380 | 4.9% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 359 | 4.6% |
Finance and insurance | 268 | 3.4% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 253 | 3.2% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 193 | 2.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 125 | 1.6% |
Utilities | 121 | 1.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 87 | 1.1% |
Information | 57 | 0.7% |
Wholesale trade | 56 | 0.7% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 23 | 0.3% |
Management | 22 | 0.3% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 199 | 1.00% |
Puerto Rican | 20 | 0.10% |
Cuban | 82 | 0.41% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 81 | 0.41% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 81 | 0.41% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 83 | 0.42% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 17 | 0.09% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 66 | 0.33% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 95 | 0.48% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 18,296 | 96.8% |
Spanish | 347 | 1.8% |
Other Indo-European | 129 | 0.7% |
German, other Germanic | 65 | 0.3% |
Chinese | 24 | 0.1% |
Other | 21 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 13 | 0.1% |
Arabic | 6 | 0.0% |
Tagalog | 5 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 1,368 | 6.8% |
English | 1,267 | 6.3% |
Irish | 1,081 | 5.4% |
German | 656 | 3.3% |
African | 220 | 1.1% |
Italian | 216 | 1.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 148 | 0.7% |
French | 136 | 0.7% |
Greek | 98 | 0.5% |
British | 76 | 0.4% |
European | 60 | 0.3% |
Scottish | 57 | 0.3% |
Bahamian | 31 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 19 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 15 | 0.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 19,840 | 99.3% |
Not a citizen | 135 | 0.7% |
Native | 19,620 | 98.2% |
Foreign-born | 355 | 1.8% |
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 | ||||||
800 | 5.7% | 1,423 | 10.1% | 6,176 | 43.9% | 3,216 | 22.9% | 1,756 | 12.5% | 695 | 4.9% |
Average years of education: 12.6 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 800 | 5.7% |
9-12 Years | 1,423 | 10.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 6,176 | 43.9% |
Some College | 3,216 | 22.9% |
Bach. Degree | 1,756 | 12.5% |
Grad Degree | 695 | 4.9% |
Average years of education: 12.6 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 8,507 | 8,019 | 488 | 5.7% | 5.4% |
1991 | 8,422 | 7,980 | 442 | 5.2% | 5.3% |
1992 | 8,886 | 8,419 | 467 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
1993 | 9,010 | 8,615 | 395 | 4.4% | 5.7% |
1994 | 9,237 | 8,893 | 344 | 3.7% | 5.1% |
1995 | 9,376 | 8,875 | 501 | 5.3% | 4.8% |
1996 | 9,495 | 8,927 | 568 | 6.0% | 4.6% |
1997 | 9,916 | 9,054 | 862 | 8.7% | 4.5% |
1998 | 9,802 | 8,984 | 818 | 8.3% | 4.2% |
1999 | 9,813 | 9,109 | 704 | 7.2% | 3.8% |
2000 | 8,525 | 8,124 | 401 | 4.7% | 3.5% |
2001 | 8,258 | 7,828 | 430 | 5.2% | 4.1% |
2002 | 8,305 | 7,791 | 514 | 6.2% | 5.3% |
2003 | 8,361 | 7,823 | 538 | 6.4% | 5.1% |
2004 | 8,239 | 7,756 | 483 | 5.9% | 5.1% |
2005 | 8,322 | 7,734 | 588 | 7.1% | 5.7% |
2006 | 8,443 | 7,909 | 534 | 6.3% | 5.1% |
2007 | 8,331 | 7,821 | 510 | 6.1% | 4.9% |
2008 | 8,208 | 7,510 | 698 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
2009 | 7,939 | 6,801 | 1,138 | 14.3% | 10.4% |
2010 | 8,150 | 6,951 | 1,199 | 14.7% | 10.7% |
2011 | 8,097 | 7,075 | 1,022 | 12.6% | 10.1% |
2012 | 8,054 | 7,233 | 821 | 10.2% | 9.0% |
2013 | 7,677 | 6,942 | 735 | 9.6% | 8.1% |
2014 | 7,542 | 6,929 | 613 | 8.1% | 7.1% |
2015 | 7,117 | 6,611 | 506 | 7.1% | 6.1% |
2016 | 7,184 | 6,723 | 461 | 6.4% | 5.4% |
2017 | 7,438 | 6,995 | 443 | 6.0% | 4.8% |
2018 | 7,161 | 6,797 | 364 | 5.1% | 4.0% |
2019 | 7,063 | 6,763 | 300 | 4.2% | 3.5% |
2020 | 6,931 | 6,486 | 445 | 6.4% | 6.5% |
2021 | 6,875 | 6,534 | 341 | 5.0% | 3.9% |
2022 | 6,967 | 6,695 | 272 | 3.9% | 3.0% |
2023 | 7,078 | 6,782 | 296 | 4.2% | 3.2% |