2022 population: 8,761
( 494 from 2010
, 6 from 2020)
Land area: 377.8 square miles
Population density: 23.2 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 5,225 | 59.64% | 5.8% |
Black: | 2,893 | 33.02% | 10.5% |
Indian: | 19 | 0.22% | 26.7% |
Asian: | 76 | 0.87% | 81.0% |
2+ races: | 125 | 1.43% | 76.1% |
Hispanic: | 423 | 4.83% | 25.1% |
Total non-White: | 3,536 | 40.36% | 4.7% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 170 | 9.7 |
Deaths: | 344 | 19.6 |
Net Migration: | 172 | 9.8 |
Net Immigration: | -2 | -0.1 |
Change in White population: | -319 | -3.4 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -175 | -1.9 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 3,453 | |
Median Value | $65,300 | |
Occupied | 2,499 | 72.4% |
Vacant | 954 | 27.6% |
Owned | 1,840 | 73.6% |
Rented | 659 | 26.4% |
Median Rent | $611 | |
Single-Family Units | 2,193 | 63.5% |
Detached | 2,186 | 63.3% |
Attached | 7 | 0.2% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 31 | 0.9% |
Mobile Homes | 1,171 | 33.9% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 231 | 9.2% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 184 | 7.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 199 | 8.0% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 129 | 5.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 180 | 7.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 111 | 4.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 124 | 5.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 31 | 1.2% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 132 | 5.3% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 142 | 5.7% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 267 | 10.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 352 | 14.1% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 181 | 7.2% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 54 | 2.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 140 | 5.6% |
$200,000 or more | 42 | 1.7% |
Median Household Income | 46,759 | |
Per Capita Income | 19,237 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 76 | |
Compared to U.S. | 72 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 116 | 4.6% |
Public Assistance | 95 | 3.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 463 | 18.5% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 2,467 | 46.5% |
Unemployed | 158 | 3.0% |
In Armed Forces | 7 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 2,632 | 49.6% |
Not in Labor Force | 2,675 | 50.4% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 53.4% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,319 | 568 | 69.9% |
Non-Profit | 51 | 49 | 51.0% |
Self-Employed | 160 | 49 | 76.6% |
Local Government | 84 | 173 | 32.7% |
State Government | 80 | 169 | 32.1% |
Federal Government | 90 | 83 | 52.0% |
Total Private + Self | 1,479 | 617 | 70.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 305 | 474 | 39.2% |
Total | 1,784 | 1,091 | 62.1% |
Pct. Govt. | 23.6% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 385 | 13.3% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 400 | 13.8% |
Professional, Technical | 435 | 15.0% |
Service Occupations | 459 | 15.9% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 188 | 6.5% |
All others | 1,215 | 42.0% |
White Collar | 42.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Public administration | 387 | 13.4% |
Manufacturing | 362 | 12.5% |
Retail trade | 330 | 11.4% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 310 | 10.7% |
Health care and social assistance | 294 | 10.2% |
Transportation and warehousing | 248 | 8.6% |
Educational services | 241 | 8.3% |
Construction | 233 | 8.1% |
Other services | 118 | 4.1% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 104 | 3.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 84 | 2.9% |
Finance and insurance | 74 | 2.6% |
Accommodation and food services | 55 | 1.9% |
Wholesale trade | 15 | 0.5% |
Management | 13 | 0.4% |
Utilities | 9 | 0.3% |
Information | 8 | 0.3% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 6 | 0.2% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 3 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 327 | 3.70% |
Puerto Rican | 6 | 0.07% |
Cuban | 11 | 0.12% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 2 | 0.02% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 2 | 0.02% |
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 | 70 | 0.79% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 8,060 | 95.6% |
Spanish | 344 | 4.1% |
Other | 17 | 0.2% |
Other Asian | 6 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 3 | 0.0% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 3 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 729 | 8.2% |
English | 452 | 5.1% |
Irish | 296 | 3.3% |
German | 171 | 1.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 104 | 1.2% |
European | 62 | 0.7% |
African | 48 | 0.5% |
British | 35 | 0.4% |
Italian | 32 | 0.4% |
Polish | 31 | 0.4% |
Kenyan | 26 | 0.3% |
Scottish | 18 | 0.2% |
French | 13 | 0.1% |
Canadian | 11 | 0.1% |
Eastern European | 10 | 0.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 8,499 | 96.2% |
Not a citizen | 340 | 3.8% |
Native | 8,485 | 96.0% |
Foreign-born | 354 | 4.0% |
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 | ||||||
272 | 4.2% | 997 | 15.4% | 2,585 | 39.8% | 1,749 | 27.0% | 455 | 7.0% | 429 | 6.6% |
Average years of education: 12.4 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 272 | 4.2% |
9-12 Years | 997 | 15.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 2,585 | 39.8% |
Some College | 1,749 | 27.0% |
Bach. Degree | 455 | 7.0% |
Grad Degree | 429 | 6.6% |
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 | 2,868 | 2,730 | 138 | 4.8% | 5.4% |
1991 | 2,861 | 2,715 | 146 | 5.1% | 5.3% |
1992 | 2,972 | 2,758 | 214 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
1993 | 3,036 | 2,848 | 188 | 6.2% | 5.7% |
1994 | 3,106 | 2,957 | 149 | 4.8% | 5.1% |
1995 | 3,331 | 3,159 | 172 | 5.2% | 4.8% |
1996 | 3,381 | 3,117 | 264 | 7.8% | 4.6% |
1997 | 3,556 | 3,185 | 371 | 10.4% | 4.5% |
1998 | 3,381 | 3,173 | 208 | 6.2% | 4.2% |
1999 | 3,448 | 3,265 | 183 | 5.3% | 3.8% |
2000 | 3,236 | 3,084 | 152 | 4.7% | 3.5% |
2001 | 3,311 | 3,132 | 179 | 5.4% | 4.1% |
2002 | 3,288 | 3,077 | 211 | 6.4% | 5.3% |
2003 | 3,304 | 3,077 | 227 | 6.9% | 5.1% |
2004 | 3,271 | 3,076 | 195 | 6.0% | 5.1% |
2005 | 3,250 | 3,016 | 234 | 7.2% | 5.7% |
2006 | 3,289 | 3,078 | 211 | 6.4% | 5.1% |
2007 | 3,303 | 3,093 | 210 | 6.4% | 4.9% |
2008 | 3,274 | 2,983 | 291 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
2009 | 3,259 | 2,849 | 410 | 12.6% | 10.4% |
2010 | 2,943 | 2,573 | 370 | 12.6% | 10.7% |
2011 | 2,926 | 2,555 | 371 | 12.7% | 10.1% |
2012 | 2,856 | 2,528 | 328 | 11.5% | 9.0% |
2013 | 2,815 | 2,504 | 311 | 11.0% | 8.1% |
2014 | 2,837 | 2,577 | 260 | 9.2% | 7.1% |
2015 | 2,713 | 2,496 | 217 | 8.0% | 6.1% |
2016 | 2,720 | 2,521 | 199 | 7.3% | 5.4% |
2017 | 2,792 | 2,628 | 164 | 5.9% | 4.8% |
2018 | 2,686 | 2,543 | 143 | 5.3% | 4.0% |
2019 | 2,714 | 2,593 | 121 | 4.5% | 3.5% |
2020 | 2,737 | 2,581 | 156 | 5.7% | 6.5% |
2021 | 2,720 | 2,589 | 131 | 4.8% | 3.9% |
2022 | 2,675 | 2,576 | 99 | 3.7% | 3.0% |
2023 | 2,702 | 2,607 | 95 | 3.5% | 3.2% |