2022 population: 30,896
( 797 from 2010
, 752 from 2020)
Land area: 641.8 square miles
Population density: 48.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 21,645 | 70.06% | 0.5% |
Black: | 5,947 | 19.25% | 0.3% |
Indian: | 121 | 0.39% | 47.6% |
Asian: | 452 | 1.46% | 172.3% |
2+ races: | 633 | 2.05% | 42.9% |
Hispanic: | 2,098 | 6.79% | 22.0% |
Total non-White: | 9,251 | 29.94% | 10.8% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 758 | 12.6 |
Deaths: | 1,014 | 16.8 |
Net Migration: | 771 | 12.8 |
Net Immigration: | 191 | 3.2 |
Change in White population: | -104 | -0.3 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 901 | 3.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 12,487 | |
Median Value | $142,200 | |
Occupied | 10,754 | 86.1% |
Vacant | 1,733 | 13.9% |
Owned | 6,923 | 64.4% |
Rented | 3,831 | 35.6% |
Median Rent | $805 | |
Single-Family Units | 7,623 | 61.0% |
Detached | 7,502 | 60.1% |
Attached | 121 | 1.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 280 | 2.2% |
Mobile Homes | 3,874 | 31.0% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 544 | 5.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 683 | 6.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 950 | 8.8% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 555 | 5.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 556 | 5.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 712 | 6.6% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 471 | 4.4% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 447 | 4.2% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 473 | 4.4% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 746 | 6.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,011 | 9.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,313 | 12.2% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 877 | 8.2% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 450 | 4.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 721 | 6.7% |
$200,000 or more | 245 | 2.3% |
Median Household Income | 49,847 | |
Per Capita Income | 24,838 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 72 | |
Compared to U.S. | 69 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 865 | 8.0% |
Public Assistance | 145 | 1.3% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,956 | 18.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 9,645 | 54.4% |
Unemployed | 741 | 4.2% |
In Armed Forces | 30 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 10,416 | 58.7% |
Not in Labor Force | 7,318 | 41.3% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 45.4% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 4,295 | 3,145 | 57.7% |
Non-Profit | 66 | 271 | 19.6% |
Self-Employed | 1,062 | 575 | 64.9% |
Local Government | 327 | 758 | 30.1% |
State Government | 202 | 418 | 32.6% |
Federal Government | 189 | 17 | 91.7% |
Total Private + Self | 5,357 | 3,720 | 59.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 784 | 1,464 | 34.9% |
Total | 6,141 | 5,184 | 54.2% |
Pct. Govt. | 16.9% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,152 | 10.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,690 | 14.9% |
Professional, Technical | 1,976 | 17.4% |
Service Occupations | 2,431 | 21.4% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 75 | 0.7% |
All others | 4,096 | 36.1% |
White Collar | 42.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 1,508 | 13.3% |
Construction | 1,475 | 13.0% |
Health care and social assistance | 1,472 | 13.0% |
Retail trade | 1,187 | 10.5% |
Educational services | 1,089 | 9.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,028 | 9.1% |
Other services | 728 | 6.4% |
Accommodation and food services | 698 | 6.2% |
Public administration | 606 | 5.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 395 | 3.5% |
Utilities | 243 | 2.1% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 241 | 2.1% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 205 | 1.8% |
Finance and insurance | 156 | 1.4% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 111 | 1.0% |
Wholesale trade | 111 | 1.0% |
Information | 49 | 0.4% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 30 | 0.3% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 13 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,294 | 4.27% |
Puerto Rican | 311 | 1.03% |
Cuban | 8 | 0.03% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 45 | 0.15% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 9 | 0.03% |
Salvadoran | 36 | 0.12% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 8 | 0.03% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 0 | 0.00% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 8 | 0.03% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 300 | 0.99% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Burmese | 217 | 0.72% |
Korean | 30 | 0.10% |
Filipino | 28 | 0.09% |
Japanese | 4 | 0.01% |
Indian | 2 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 27,240 | 95.3% |
Spanish | 930 | 3.3% |
Other Asian | 221 | 0.8% |
Other | 44 | 0.2% |
Korean | 39 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 23 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 21 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 21 | 0.1% |
Arabic | 18 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 3,474 | 11.5% |
English | 2,128 | 7.0% |
Irish | 1,994 | 6.6% |
German | 1,482 | 4.9% |
Italian | 538 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 469 | 1.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 351 | 1.2% |
European | 339 | 1.1% |
British | 181 | 0.6% |
French | 180 | 0.6% |
Polish | 144 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 127 | 0.4% |
Norwegian | 123 | 0.4% |
African | 114 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 85 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 29,639 | 97.9% |
Not a citizen | 638 | 2.1% |
Native | 29,490 | 97.4% |
Foreign-born | 787 | 2.6% |
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 | ||||||
995 | 4.9% | 1,950 | 9.6% | 9,049 | 44.7% | 5,407 | 26.7% | 1,713 | 8.5% | 1,149 | 5.7% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 995 | 4.9% |
9-12 Years | 1,950 | 9.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 9,049 | 44.7% |
Some College | 5,407 | 26.7% |
Bach. Degree | 1,713 | 8.5% |
Grad Degree | 1,149 | 5.7% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 10,331 | 9,669 | 662 | 6.4% | 5.4% |
1991 | 10,952 | 10,247 | 705 | 6.4% | 5.3% |
1992 | 11,234 | 10,120 | 1,114 | 9.9% | 6.6% |
1993 | 11,241 | 10,184 | 1,057 | 9.4% | 5.7% |
1994 | 10,971 | 10,015 | 956 | 8.7% | 5.1% |
1995 | 10,954 | 10,189 | 765 | 7.0% | 4.8% |
1996 | 10,737 | 9,955 | 782 | 7.3% | 4.6% |
1997 | 11,105 | 10,318 | 787 | 7.1% | 4.5% |
1998 | 11,394 | 10,570 | 824 | 7.2% | 4.2% |
1999 | 11,850 | 11,116 | 734 | 6.2% | 3.8% |
2000 | 11,295 | 10,740 | 555 | 4.9% | 3.5% |
2001 | 10,914 | 10,345 | 569 | 5.2% | 4.1% |
2002 | 11,132 | 10,484 | 648 | 5.8% | 5.3% |
2003 | 11,401 | 10,765 | 636 | 5.6% | 5.1% |
2004 | 11,545 | 10,844 | 701 | 6.1% | 5.1% |
2005 | 11,826 | 11,045 | 781 | 6.6% | 5.7% |
2006 | 11,861 | 11,134 | 727 | 6.1% | 5.1% |
2007 | 12,068 | 11,360 | 708 | 5.9% | 4.9% |
2008 | 12,227 | 11,210 | 1,017 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
2009 | 12,073 | 10,586 | 1,487 | 12.3% | 10.4% |
2010 | 12,412 | 10,900 | 1,512 | 12.2% | 10.7% |
2011 | 12,470 | 10,973 | 1,497 | 12.0% | 10.1% |
2012 | 12,561 | 11,239 | 1,322 | 10.5% | 9.0% |
2013 | 12,273 | 11,083 | 1,190 | 9.7% | 8.1% |
2014 | 11,814 | 10,777 | 1,037 | 8.8% | 7.1% |
2015 | 11,439 | 10,596 | 843 | 7.4% | 6.1% |
2016 | 11,296 | 10,512 | 784 | 6.9% | 5.4% |
2017 | 11,464 | 10,803 | 661 | 5.8% | 4.8% |
2018 | 11,419 | 10,879 | 540 | 4.7% | 4.0% |
2019 | 11,523 | 11,050 | 473 | 4.1% | 3.5% |
2020 | 11,540 | 10,894 | 646 | 5.6% | 6.5% |
2021 | 11,864 | 11,418 | 446 | 3.8% | 3.9% |
2022 | 12,005 | 11,635 | 370 | 3.1% | 3.0% |
2023 | 11,959 | 11,565 | 394 | 3.3% | 3.2% |