2022 population: 22,320
( 3,444 from 2010
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431 from 2020)
Land area: 762.1 square miles
Population density: 29.3 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 15,707 | 70.37% | ![]() |
Black: | 4,743 | 21.25% | ![]() |
Indian: | 500 | 2.24% | ![]() |
Asian: | 143 | 0.64% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 504 | 2.26% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 723 | 3.24% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 6,613 | 29.63% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 634 | 13.9 |
Deaths: | 819 | 18.0 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -317 | -7.0 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 50 | 1.1 |
Change in White population: | -2,569 | -10.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -875 | -3.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 9,532 | |
Median Value | $113,400 | |
Occupied | 7,636 | 80.1% |
Vacant | 1,896 | 19.9% |
Owned | 5,804 | 76.0% |
Rented | 1,832 | 24.0% |
Median Rent | $734 | |
Single-Family Units | 6,997 | 73.4% |
Detached | 6,906 | 72.5% |
Attached | 91 | 1.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 266 | 2.8% |
Mobile Homes | 1,573 | 16.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 467 | 6.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 666 | 8.7% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 457 | 6.0% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 509 | 6.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 373 | 4.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 329 | 4.3% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 348 | 4.6% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 264 | 3.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 348 | 4.6% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 694 | 9.1% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 768 | 10.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 641 | 8.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 638 | 8.4% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 400 | 5.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 577 | 7.6% |
$200,000 or more | 157 | 2.1% |
Median Household Income | 52,755 | |
Per Capita Income | 23,971 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 90 | |
Compared to U.S. | 77 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 804 | 10.5% |
Public Assistance | 89 | 1.2% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,561 | 20.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 7,201 | 53.5% |
Unemployed | 743 | 5.5% |
In Armed Forces | 15 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 7,959 | 59.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 5,505 | 40.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 46.4% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,811 | 2,088 | 57.4% |
Non-Profit | 147 | 193 | 43.2% |
Self-Employed | 456 | 335 | 57.6% |
Local Government | 320 | 557 | 36.5% |
State Government | 91 | 288 | 24.0% |
Federal Government | 279 | 217 | 56.2% |
Total Private + Self | 3,267 | 2,423 | 57.4% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 837 | 1,255 | 40.0% |
Total | 4,104 | 3,678 | 52.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 22.5% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 828 | 10.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,399 | 18.0% |
Professional, Technical | 1,490 | 19.1% |
Service Occupations | 1,753 | 22.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 35 | 0.4% |
All others | 2,312 | 29.7% |
White Collar | 47.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 1,133 | 14.6% |
Public administration | 910 | 11.7% |
Manufacturing | 759 | 9.8% |
Construction | 706 | 9.1% |
Educational services | 682 | 8.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 553 | 7.1% |
Retail trade | 514 | 6.6% |
Accommodation and food services | 422 | 5.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 395 | 5.1% |
Other services | 393 | 5.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 291 | 3.7% |
Wholesale trade | 204 | 2.6% |
Finance and insurance | 197 | 2.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 194 | 2.5% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 130 | 1.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 110 | 1.4% |
Utilities | 105 | 1.3% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 61 | 0.8% |
Information | 23 | 0.3% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 570 | 2.50% |
Puerto Rican | 76 | 0.33% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 27 | 0.12% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 13 | 0.06% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 14 | 0.06% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 47 | 0.21% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 47 | 0.21% |
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 | 740 | 3.25% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 19,201 | 89.6% |
Spanish | 1,351 | 6.3% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 605 | 2.8% |
Other | 154 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European | 49 | 0.2% |
Arabic | 36 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 16 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 15 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 7 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
French | 2,527 | 11.1% |
Irish | 1,784 | 7.8% |
English | 1,738 | 7.6% |
American | 1,268 | 5.6% |
French Canadian | 941 | 4.1% |
German | 858 | 3.8% |
European | 373 | 1.6% |
Italian | 351 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 286 | 1.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 243 | 1.1% |
Cajun | 241 | 1.1% |
Lebanese | 186 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 91 | 0.4% |
Russian | 71 | 0.3% |
Syrian | 66 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 21,514 | 94.4% |
Not a citizen | 1,284 | 5.6% |
Native | 21,314 | 93.5% |
Foreign-born | 1,484 | 6.5% |
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 | ||||||
853 | 5.4% | 2,381 | 15.0% | 6,875 | 43.3% | 3,844 | 24.2% | 1,285 | 8.1% | 626 | 3.9% |
Average years of education: 12.3 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 853 | 5.4% |
9-12 Years | 2,381 | 15.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 6,875 | 43.3% |
Some College | 3,844 | 24.2% |
Bach. Degree | 1,285 | 8.1% |
Grad Degree | 626 | 3.9% |
Average years of education: 12.3 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 7,526 | 6,783 | 743 | 9.9% | 6.2% |
1991 | 7,915 | 6,926 | 989 | 12.5% | 7.2% |
1992 | 8,184 | 7,292 | 892 | 10.9% | 7.8% |
1993 | 8,409 | 7,552 | 857 | 10.2% | 7.4% |
1994 | 8,377 | 7,515 | 862 | 10.3% | 7.7% |
1995 | 8,574 | 7,802 | 772 | 9.0% | 6.9% |
1996 | 8,711 | 8,046 | 665 | 7.6% | 6.5% |
1997 | 8,794 | 8,174 | 620 | 7.1% | 5.9% |
1998 | 8,974 | 8,380 | 594 | 6.6% | 5.5% |
1999 | 9,680 | 9,077 | 603 | 6.2% | 5.0% |
2000 | 8,687 | 8,118 | 569 | 6.6% | 5.2% |
2001 | 8,618 | 7,988 | 630 | 7.3% | 5.6% |
2002 | 8,731 | 8,038 | 693 | 7.9% | 6.0% |
2003 | 9,003 | 8,234 | 769 | 8.5% | 6.3% |
2004 | 8,713 | 8,010 | 703 | 8.1% | 5.7% |
2005 | 8,741 | 7,890 | 851 | 9.7% | 6.8% |
2006 | 8,761 | 8,338 | 423 | 4.8% | 4.0% |
2007 | 8,790 | 8,307 | 483 | 5.5% | 4.1% |
2008 | 8,777 | 8,258 | 519 | 5.9% | 4.7% |
2009 | 9,106 | 8,254 | 852 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
2010 | 9,380 | 8,506 | 874 | 9.3% | 7.5% |
2011 | 9,242 | 8,440 | 802 | 8.7% | 7.4% |
2012 | 9,136 | 8,439 | 697 | 7.6% | 6.7% |
2013 | 8,743 | 8,111 | 632 | 7.2% | 6.4% |
2014 | 8,859 | 8,234 | 625 | 7.1% | 6.3% |
2015 | 8,788 | 8,181 | 607 | 6.9% | 6.3% |
2016 | 8,910 | 8,337 | 573 | 6.4% | 6.1% |
2017 | 8,988 | 8,515 | 473 | 5.3% | 5.1% |
2018 | 8,803 | 8,309 | 494 | 5.6% | 4.8% |
2019 | 8,885 | 8,402 | 483 | 5.4% | 4.7% |
2020 | 8,460 | 7,682 | 778 | 9.2% | 8.3% |
2021 | 8,124 | 7,662 | 462 | 5.7% | 5.6% |
2022 | 8,128 | 7,789 | 339 | 4.2% | 3.7% |
2023 | 8,143 | 7,801 | 342 | 4.2% | 3.7% |