2022 population: 56,744
( 5,029 from 2010
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825 from 2020)
Land area: 655.2 square miles
Population density: 86.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 43,594 | 76.83% | ![]() |
Black: | 9,803 | 17.28% | ![]() |
Indian: | 219 | 0.39% | ![]() |
Asian: | 210 | 0.37% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 954 | 1.68% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 1,964 | 3.46% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 13,150 | 23.17% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 1,803 | 15.7 |
Deaths: | 2,001 | 17.4 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -657 | -5.7 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | -8 | -0.1 |
Change in White population: | -4,961 | -8.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -68 | -0.1 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 25,030 | |
Median Value | $145,100 | |
Occupied | 21,388 | 85.4% |
Vacant | 3,642 | 14.6% |
Owned | 14,627 | 68.4% |
Rented | 6,761 | 31.6% |
Median Rent | $719 | |
Single-Family Units | 19,096 | 76.3% |
Detached | 18,905 | 75.5% |
Attached | 191 | 0.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 980 | 3.9% |
Mobile Homes | 3,831 | 15.3% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,594 | 7.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,883 | 8.8% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,216 | 5.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,433 | 6.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,279 | 6.0% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,030 | 4.8% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,085 | 5.1% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,178 | 5.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 879 | 4.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,191 | 5.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,576 | 7.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 2,529 | 11.8% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,781 | 8.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 910 | 4.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,070 | 5.0% |
$200,000 or more | 754 | 3.5% |
Median Household Income | 44,977 | |
Per Capita Income | 25,731 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 90 | |
Compared to U.S. | 77 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 2,497 | 11.7% |
Public Assistance | 355 | 1.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 4,987 | 23.3% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 20,623 | 59.8% |
Unemployed | 2,124 | 6.2% |
In Armed Forces | 13 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 22,760 | 66.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 11,724 | 34.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 40.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 8,805 | 6,832 | 56.3% |
Non-Profit | 360 | 946 | 27.6% |
Self-Employed | 1,882 | 919 | 67.2% |
Local Government | 792 | 1,114 | 41.6% |
State Government | 333 | 318 | 51.2% |
Federal Government | 129 | 145 | 47.1% |
Total Private + Self | 10,687 | 7,751 | 58.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,614 | 2,523 | 39.0% |
Total | 12,301 | 10,274 | 54.5% |
Pct. Govt. | 12.5% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,171 | 9.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 5,174 | 22.8% |
Professional, Technical | 3,895 | 17.2% |
Service Occupations | 4,528 | 20.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 36 | 0.2% |
All others | 6,885 | 30.4% |
White Collar | 49.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 4,225 | 18.7% |
Retail trade | 2,509 | 11.1% |
Manufacturing | 2,108 | 9.3% |
Construction | 1,875 | 8.3% |
Educational services | 1,693 | 7.5% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 1,336 | 5.9% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,222 | 5.4% |
Other services | 1,217 | 5.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 959 | 4.2% |
Finance and insurance | 840 | 3.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 824 | 3.6% |
Public administration | 814 | 3.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 773 | 3.4% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 607 | 2.7% |
Wholesale trade | 471 | 2.1% |
Information | 352 | 1.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 334 | 1.5% |
Utilities | 282 | 1.2% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 212 | 0.9% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,289 | 2.23% |
Puerto Rican | 29 | 0.05% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 232 | 0.40% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 165 | 0.29% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 1 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 66 | 0.11% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 17 | 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 | 17 | 0.03% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 213 | 0.37% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 49,363 | 91.7% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 3,611 | 6.7% |
Spanish | 748 | 1.4% |
Other Indo-European | 78 | 0.1% |
Chinese | 11 | 0.0% |
Tagalog | 2 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
French | 8,630 | 15.0% |
French Canadian | 4,876 | 8.5% |
German | 4,312 | 7.5% |
Cajun | 4,223 | 7.3% |
American | 4,164 | 7.2% |
English | 2,474 | 4.3% |
Irish | 1,782 | 3.1% |
Italian | 1,385 | 2.4% |
European | 141 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 133 | 0.2% |
Scottish | 129 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 85 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 83 | 0.1% |
Lebanese | 78 | 0.1% |
African | 71 | 0.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 57,384 | 99.5% |
Not a citizen | 290 | 0.5% |
Native | 57,285 | 99.3% |
Foreign-born | 389 | 0.7% |
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 | ||||||
3,288 | 8.6% | 4,285 | 11.3% | 16,574 | 43.5% | 8,705 | 22.9% | 3,777 | 9.9% | 1,440 | 3.8% |
Average years of education: 12.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 3,288 | 8.6% |
9-12 Years | 4,285 | 11.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 16,574 | 43.5% |
Some College | 8,705 | 22.9% |
Bach. Degree | 3,777 | 9.9% |
Grad Degree | 1,440 | 3.8% |
Average years of education: 12.2 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 21,709 | 20,317 | 1,392 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
1991 | 22,202 | 20,634 | 1,568 | 7.1% | 7.2% |
1992 | 22,193 | 20,235 | 1,958 | 8.8% | 7.8% |
1993 | 21,747 | 20,084 | 1,663 | 7.6% | 7.4% |
1994 | 21,995 | 20,400 | 1,595 | 7.3% | 7.7% |
1995 | 22,160 | 20,605 | 1,555 | 7.0% | 6.9% |
1996 | 22,846 | 21,221 | 1,625 | 7.1% | 6.5% |
1997 | 23,075 | 21,755 | 1,320 | 5.7% | 5.9% |
1998 | 23,436 | 22,081 | 1,355 | 5.8% | 5.5% |
1999 | 23,171 | 21,476 | 1,695 | 7.3% | 5.0% |
2000 | 23,815 | 22,469 | 1,346 | 5.7% | 5.2% |
2001 | 23,697 | 22,310 | 1,387 | 5.9% | 5.6% |
2002 | 23,755 | 22,298 | 1,457 | 6.1% | 6.0% |
2003 | 24,015 | 22,413 | 1,602 | 6.7% | 6.3% |
2004 | 23,822 | 22,503 | 1,319 | 5.5% | 5.7% |
2005 | 25,526 | 23,981 | 1,545 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
2006 | 26,119 | 25,244 | 875 | 3.4% | 4.0% |
2007 | 26,261 | 25,310 | 951 | 3.6% | 4.1% |
2008 | 26,855 | 25,791 | 1,064 | 4.0% | 4.7% |
2009 | 26,214 | 24,527 | 1,687 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
2010 | 26,121 | 24,332 | 1,789 | 6.8% | 7.5% |
2011 | 25,897 | 24,257 | 1,640 | 6.3% | 7.4% |
2012 | 26,267 | 24,767 | 1,500 | 5.7% | 6.7% |
2013 | 26,346 | 24,838 | 1,508 | 5.7% | 6.4% |
2014 | 26,543 | 25,045 | 1,498 | 5.6% | 6.3% |
2015 | 25,710 | 23,962 | 1,748 | 6.8% | 6.3% |
2016 | 24,540 | 22,724 | 1,816 | 7.4% | 6.1% |
2017 | 24,068 | 22,646 | 1,422 | 5.9% | 5.1% |
2018 | 24,011 | 22,736 | 1,275 | 5.3% | 4.8% |
2019 | 24,110 | 22,870 | 1,240 | 5.1% | 4.7% |
2020 | 23,463 | 21,758 | 1,705 | 7.3% | 8.3% |
2021 | 23,627 | 22,420 | 1,207 | 5.1% | 5.6% |
2022 | 23,943 | 23,069 | 874 | 3.7% | 3.7% |
2023 | 23,860 | 22,974 | 886 | 3.7% | 3.7% |