2022 population: 8,681
( 882 from 2010
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187 from 2020)
Land area: 449.2 square miles
Population density: 19.3 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 5,003 | 57.63% | ![]() |
Black: | 3,150 | 36.29% | ![]() |
Indian: | 37 | 0.43% | ![]() |
Asian: | 42 | 0.48% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 162 | 1.87% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 287 | 3.31% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 3,678 | 42.37% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 215 | 12.1 |
Deaths: | 366 | 20.6 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -39 | -2.2 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 1 | 0.1 |
Change in White population: | -526 | -5.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -356 | -3.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 4,307 | |
Median Value | $87,600 | |
Occupied | 3,313 | 76.9% |
Vacant | 994 | 23.1% |
Owned | 2,661 | 80.3% |
Rented | 652 | 19.7% |
Median Rent | $715 | |
Single-Family Units | 2,781 | 64.6% |
Detached | 2,781 | 64.6% |
Attached | 0 | 0.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 97 | 2.3% |
Mobile Homes | 1,370 | 31.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 373 | 11.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 317 | 9.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 184 | 5.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 193 | 5.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 243 | 7.3% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 179 | 5.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 146 | 4.4% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 126 | 3.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 122 | 3.7% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 286 | 8.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 300 | 9.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 344 | 10.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 200 | 6.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 116 | 3.5% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 90 | 2.7% |
$200,000 or more | 94 | 2.8% |
Median Household Income | 40,757 | |
Per Capita Income | 24,070 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 77 | |
Compared to U.S. | 73 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 162 | 4.9% |
Public Assistance | 57 | 1.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 610 | 18.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 2,955 | 57.7% |
Unemployed | 187 | 3.7% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 3,142 | 61.4% |
Not in Labor Force | 1,975 | 38.6% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 42.3% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,270 | 1,017 | 55.5% |
Non-Profit | 71 | 118 | 37.6% |
Self-Employed | 157 | 54 | 74.4% |
Local Government | 95 | 237 | 28.6% |
State Government | 31 | 123 | 20.1% |
Federal Government | 45 | 38 | 54.2% |
Total Private + Self | 1,427 | 1,071 | 57.1% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 242 | 516 | 31.9% |
Total | 1,669 | 1,587 | 51.3% |
Pct. Govt. | 17.5% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 275 | 8.4% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 655 | 20.1% |
Professional, Technical | 453 | 13.9% |
Service Occupations | 650 | 20.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 15 | 0.5% |
All others | 1,223 | 37.6% |
White Collar | 42.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 530 | 16.3% |
Health care and social assistance | 521 | 16.0% |
Retail trade | 407 | 12.5% |
Public administration | 304 | 9.3% |
Construction | 254 | 7.8% |
Educational services | 182 | 5.6% |
Transportation and warehousing | 178 | 5.5% |
Accommodation and food services | 173 | 5.3% |
Finance and insurance | 163 | 5.0% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 139 | 4.3% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 122 | 3.7% |
Other services | 97 | 3.0% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 90 | 2.8% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 42 | 1.3% |
Wholesale trade | 30 | 0.9% |
Utilities | 14 | 0.4% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 9 | 0.3% |
Management | 1 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 240 | 2.71% |
Puerto Rican | 16 | 0.18% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 18 | 0.20% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 18 | 0.20% |
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 | 0 | 0.00% |
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 | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 4 | 0.05% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 8,124 | 97.2% |
Spanish | 218 | 2.6% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 6 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 6 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 1 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 1,039 | 11.7% |
English | 783 | 8.8% |
Irish | 639 | 7.2% |
German | 160 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 113 | 1.3% |
French | 58 | 0.7% |
European | 56 | 0.6% |
Italian | 47 | 0.5% |
Polish | 47 | 0.5% |
Canadian | 33 | 0.4% |
Nigerian | 28 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 26 | 0.3% |
Finnish | 21 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 21 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 20 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 8,679 | 98.0% |
Not a citizen | 173 | 2.0% |
Native | 8,663 | 97.9% |
Foreign-born | 189 | 2.1% |
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 | ||||||
240 | 3.9% | 410 | 6.7% | 2,938 | 48.0% | 1,796 | 29.3% | 494 | 8.1% | 244 | 4.0% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 240 | 3.9% |
9-12 Years | 410 | 6.7% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 2,938 | 48.0% |
Some College | 1,796 | 29.3% |
Bach. Degree | 494 | 8.1% |
Grad Degree | 244 | 4.0% |
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 | 4,634 | 4,453 | 181 | 3.9% | 5.4% |
1991 | 4,598 | 4,399 | 199 | 4.3% | 5.3% |
1992 | 4,567 | 4,320 | 247 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
1993 | 4,577 | 4,331 | 246 | 5.4% | 5.7% |
1994 | 4,516 | 4,317 | 199 | 4.4% | 5.1% |
1995 | 4,527 | 4,313 | 214 | 4.7% | 4.8% |
1996 | 4,496 | 4,227 | 269 | 6.0% | 4.6% |
1997 | 4,544 | 4,287 | 257 | 5.7% | 4.5% |
1998 | 4,577 | 4,211 | 366 | 8.0% | 4.2% |
1999 | 4,690 | 4,276 | 414 | 8.8% | 3.8% |
2000 | 4,488 | 4,297 | 191 | 4.3% | 3.5% |
2001 | 4,375 | 4,168 | 207 | 4.7% | 4.1% |
2002 | 4,416 | 4,155 | 261 | 5.9% | 5.3% |
2003 | 4,470 | 4,209 | 261 | 5.8% | 5.1% |
2004 | 4,500 | 4,252 | 248 | 5.5% | 5.1% |
2005 | 4,443 | 4,163 | 280 | 6.3% | 5.7% |
2006 | 4,577 | 4,294 | 283 | 6.2% | 5.1% |
2007 | 4,582 | 4,314 | 268 | 5.8% | 4.9% |
2008 | 4,750 | 4,397 | 353 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
2009 | 4,634 | 4,095 | 539 | 11.6% | 10.4% |
2010 | 3,856 | 3,307 | 549 | 14.2% | 10.7% |
2011 | 3,768 | 3,285 | 483 | 12.8% | 10.1% |
2012 | 3,724 | 3,302 | 422 | 11.3% | 9.0% |
2013 | 3,712 | 3,331 | 381 | 10.3% | 8.1% |
2014 | 3,712 | 3,388 | 324 | 8.7% | 7.1% |
2015 | 3,563 | 3,298 | 265 | 7.4% | 6.1% |
2016 | 3,650 | 3,416 | 234 | 6.4% | 5.4% |
2017 | 3,845 | 3,626 | 219 | 5.7% | 4.8% |
2018 | 3,850 | 3,677 | 173 | 4.5% | 4.0% |
2019 | 4,053 | 3,898 | 155 | 3.8% | 3.5% |
2020 | 3,790 | 3,587 | 203 | 5.4% | 6.5% |
2021 | 3,656 | 3,504 | 152 | 4.2% | 3.9% |
2022 | 3,896 | 3,768 | 128 | 3.3% | 3.0% |
2023 | 3,391 | 3,262 | 129 | 3.8% | 3.2% |