2022 population: 24,356
( 1,061 from 2010
, 69 from 2020)
Land area: 491.2 square miles
Population density: 49.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 17,015 | 69.86% | 3.1% |
Black: | 6,238 | 25.61% | 12.9% |
Indian: | 89 | 0.37% | 50.8% |
Asian: | 88 | 0.36% | 10.0% |
2+ races: | 425 | 1.74% | 54.0% |
Hispanic: | 501 | 2.06% | 96.5% |
Total non-White: | 7,341 | 30.14% | 6.5% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 517 | 10.6 |
Deaths: | 895 | 18.4 |
Net Migration: | 424 | 8.7 |
Net Immigration: | 11 | 0.2 |
Change in White population: | -549 | -2.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -512 | -2.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 11,658 | |
Median Value | $118,400 | |
Occupied | 9,620 | 82.5% |
Vacant | 2,038 | 17.5% |
Owned | 7,313 | 76.0% |
Rented | 2,307 | 24.0% |
Median Rent | $791 | |
Single-Family Units | 7,727 | 66.3% |
Detached | 7,650 | 65.6% |
Attached | 77 | 0.7% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 357 | 3.1% |
Mobile Homes | 2,847 | 24.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 671 | 7.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 615 | 6.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 470 | 4.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 453 | 4.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 443 | 4.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 664 | 6.9% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 591 | 6.1% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 414 | 4.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 507 | 5.3% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 614 | 6.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 905 | 9.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,010 | 10.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 607 | 6.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 606 | 6.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 636 | 6.6% |
$200,000 or more | 414 | 4.3% |
Median Household Income | 49,759 | |
Per Capita Income | 31,443 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 81 | |
Compared to U.S. | 70 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 444 | 4.6% |
Public Assistance | 115 | 1.2% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,266 | 13.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 9,251 | 64.6% |
Unemployed | 282 | 2.0% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 9,533 | 66.6% |
Not in Labor Force | 4,777 | 33.4% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 35.4% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 4,156 | 3,067 | 57.5% |
Non-Profit | 235 | 420 | 35.9% |
Self-Employed | 352 | 241 | 59.4% |
Local Government | 358 | 583 | 38.0% |
State Government | 237 | 368 | 39.2% |
Federal Government | 48 | 49 | 49.5% |
Total Private + Self | 4,508 | 3,308 | 57.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 878 | 1,420 | 38.2% |
Total | 5,386 | 4,728 | 53.3% |
Pct. Govt. | 16.2% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,363 | 13.5% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,889 | 18.7% |
Professional, Technical | 1,884 | 18.6% |
Service Occupations | 1,347 | 13.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 15 | 0.1% |
All others | 3,631 | 35.9% |
White Collar | 50.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 2,486 | 24.6% |
Health care and social assistance | 1,349 | 13.3% |
Retail trade | 1,175 | 11.6% |
Educational services | 1,161 | 11.5% |
Construction | 842 | 8.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 560 | 5.5% |
Other services | 457 | 4.5% |
Transportation and warehousing | 417 | 4.1% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 320 | 3.2% |
Public administration | 286 | 2.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 235 | 2.3% |
Information | 165 | 1.6% |
Finance and insurance | 153 | 1.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 125 | 1.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 120 | 1.2% |
Wholesale trade | 107 | 1.1% |
Utilities | 89 | 0.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 64 | 0.6% |
Management | 3 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 192 | 0.79% |
Puerto Rican | 37 | 0.15% |
Cuban | 69 | 0.28% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 51 | 0.21% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 51 | 0.21% |
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 | 28 | 0.11% |
Argentinean | 13 | 0.05% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 12 | 0.05% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 3 | 0.01% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 64 | 0.26% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 22,598 | 97.4% |
Spanish | 252 | 1.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 213 | 0.9% |
Other Indo-European | 100 | 0.4% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 13 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 10 | 0.0% |
Other | 6 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 2,248 | 9.2% |
German | 1,523 | 6.2% |
Irish | 1,450 | 6.0% |
English | 1,429 | 5.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 555 | 2.3% |
African | 432 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 395 | 1.6% |
French | 354 | 1.5% |
European | 324 | 1.3% |
Italian | 259 | 1.1% |
Polish | 219 | 0.9% |
British | 161 | 0.7% |
Welsh | 105 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 77 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 69 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 24,195 | 99.3% |
Not a citizen | 173 | 0.7% |
Native | 23,732 | 97.4% |
Foreign-born | 636 | 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 | ||||||
838 | 4.9% | 1,714 | 10.0% | 6,680 | 39.0% | 4,648 | 27.1% | 2,311 | 13.5% | 958 | 5.6% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 838 | 4.9% |
9-12 Years | 1,714 | 10.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 6,680 | 39.0% |
Some College | 4,648 | 27.1% |
Bach. Degree | 2,311 | 13.5% |
Grad Degree | 958 | 5.6% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 11,916 | 11,113 | 803 | 6.7% | 4.9% |
1991 | 11,837 | 10,883 | 954 | 8.1% | 6.1% |
1992 | 12,041 | 11,129 | 912 | 7.6% | 6.7% |
1993 | 12,386 | 11,244 | 1,142 | 9.2% | 7.3% |
1994 | 12,472 | 11,437 | 1,035 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
1995 | 12,657 | 11,853 | 804 | 6.4% | 5.1% |
1996 | 12,463 | 11,661 | 802 | 6.4% | 5.7% |
1997 | 12,943 | 12,107 | 836 | 6.5% | 4.5% |
1998 | 12,690 | 12,098 | 592 | 4.7% | 3.6% |
1999 | 12,271 | 11,594 | 677 | 5.5% | 4.1% |
2000 | 12,424 | 11,954 | 470 | 3.8% | 3.7% |
2001 | 12,257 | 11,437 | 820 | 6.7% | 5.3% |
2002 | 11,854 | 10,847 | 1,007 | 8.5% | 6.4% |
2003 | 11,833 | 10,712 | 1,121 | 9.5% | 7.2% |
2004 | 12,011 | 10,941 | 1,070 | 8.9% | 7.4% |
2005 | 12,092 | 11,081 | 1,011 | 8.4% | 7.3% |
2006 | 12,276 | 11,126 | 1,150 | 9.4% | 6.9% |
2007 | 11,693 | 10,680 | 1,013 | 8.7% | 6.1% |
2008 | 11,439 | 10,452 | 987 | 8.6% | 7.3% |
2009 | 11,339 | 9,709 | 1,630 | 14.4% | 11.4% |
2010 | 11,026 | 9,506 | 1,520 | 13.8% | 11.3% |
2011 | 10,825 | 9,493 | 1,332 | 12.3% | 10.4% |
2012 | 10,697 | 9,584 | 1,113 | 10.4% | 9.0% |
2013 | 10,570 | 9,590 | 980 | 9.3% | 7.4% |
2014 | 10,570 | 9,776 | 794 | 7.5% | 6.3% |
2015 | 10,342 | 9,637 | 705 | 6.8% | 5.9% |
2016 | 10,252 | 9,702 | 550 | 5.4% | 4.9% |
2017 | 9,910 | 9,462 | 448 | 4.5% | 4.2% |
2018 | 9,893 | 9,504 | 389 | 3.9% | 3.4% |
2019 | 10,020 | 9,697 | 323 | 3.2% | 2.8% |
2020 | 10,124 | 9,454 | 670 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
2021 | 9,576 | 9,144 | 432 | 4.5% | 3.9% |
2022 | 9,433 | 9,068 | 365 | 3.9% | 3.2% |
2023 | 9,565 | 9,214 | 351 | 3.7% | 3.0% |