2022 population: 20,604
( 2,817 from 2010
, 436 from 2020)
Land area: 344.0 square miles
Population density: 59.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 13,549 | 65.76% | 12.3% |
Black: | 5,856 | 28.42% | 17.6% |
Indian: | 150 | 0.73% | 13.6% |
Asian: | 114 | 0.55% | 70.1% |
2+ races: | 219 | 1.06% | 31.1% |
Hispanic: | 716 | 3.48% | 43.8% |
Total non-White: | 7,055 | 34.24% | 11.6% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 548 | 13.0 |
Deaths: | 602 | 14.3 |
Net Migration: | -383 | -9.1 |
Net Immigration: | 10 | 0.2 |
Change in White population: | -1,893 | -8.1 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -924 | -3.9 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 10,032 | |
Median Value | $130,600 | |
Occupied | 8,368 | 83.4% |
Vacant | 1,664 | 16.6% |
Owned | 6,938 | 82.9% |
Rented | 1,430 | 17.1% |
Median Rent | $766 | |
Single-Family Units | 6,233 | 62.1% |
Detached | 6,132 | 61.1% |
Attached | 101 | 1.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 104 | 1.0% |
Mobile Homes | 3,385 | 33.7% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 506 | 6.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 721 | 8.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 593 | 7.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 238 | 2.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 255 | 3.0% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 776 | 9.3% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 438 | 5.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 462 | 5.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 427 | 5.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 547 | 6.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 577 | 6.9% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 781 | 9.3% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 568 | 6.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 599 | 7.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 441 | 5.3% |
$200,000 or more | 439 | 5.2% |
Median Household Income | 47,023 | |
Per Capita Income | 28,758 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 102 | |
Compared to U.S. | 87 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 488 | 5.8% |
Public Assistance | 239 | 2.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,607 | 19.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 7,941 | 62.6% |
Unemployed | 685 | 5.4% |
In Armed Forces | 40 | 0.3% |
Total Labor Force | 8,666 | 68.3% |
Not in Labor Force | 4,020 | 31.7% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 37.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 3,422 | 2,720 | 55.7% |
Non-Profit | 55 | 162 | 25.3% |
Self-Employed | 539 | 272 | 66.5% |
Local Government | 30 | 552 | 5.2% |
State Government | 208 | 518 | 28.7% |
Federal Government | 73 | 28 | 72.3% |
Total Private + Self | 3,961 | 2,992 | 57.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 366 | 1,260 | 22.5% |
Total | 4,327 | 4,252 | 50.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 16.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 736 | 8.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,259 | 26.3% |
Professional, Technical | 1,711 | 19.9% |
Service Occupations | 976 | 11.4% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 171 | 2.0% |
All others | 2,897 | 33.8% |
White Collar | 54.9% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 1,263 | 14.7% |
Construction | 1,151 | 13.4% |
Health care and social assistance | 1,132 | 13.2% |
Educational services | 1,025 | 11.9% |
Retail trade | 1,007 | 11.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 472 | 5.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 389 | 4.5% |
Other services | 337 | 3.9% |
Public administration | 328 | 3.8% |
Finance and insurance | 236 | 2.8% |
Accommodation and food services | 231 | 2.7% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 229 | 2.7% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 211 | 2.5% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 210 | 2.4% |
Information | 119 | 1.4% |
Wholesale trade | 114 | 1.3% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 95 | 1.1% |
Utilities | 23 | 0.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 7 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 60 | 0.28% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 12 | 0.06% |
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 | 12 | 0.06% |
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 | 642 | 3.05% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 18,019 | 90.3% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 1,279 | 6.4% |
Spanish | 405 | 2.0% |
Arabic | 119 | 0.6% |
Vietnamese | 80 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European | 43 | 0.2% |
Other Asian | 8 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
French | 3,601 | 17.1% |
American | 1,530 | 7.3% |
French Canadian | 1,033 | 4.9% |
German | 925 | 4.4% |
English | 666 | 3.2% |
Cajun | 622 | 3.0% |
Irish | 481 | 2.3% |
Italian | 402 | 1.9% |
Other Arab | 153 | 0.7% |
British | 107 | 0.5% |
Scottish | 76 | 0.4% |
Northern European | 64 | 0.3% |
Portuguese | 60 | 0.3% |
African | 41 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 25 | 0.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 20,961 | 99.5% |
Not a citizen | 106 | 0.5% |
Native | 20,778 | 98.6% |
Foreign-born | 289 | 1.4% |
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 | ||||||
1,188 | 8.0% | 1,906 | 12.9% | 6,496 | 43.9% | 3,206 | 21.7% | 1,217 | 8.2% | 770 | 5.2% |
Average years of education: 12.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,188 | 8.0% |
9-12 Years | 1,906 | 12.9% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 6,496 | 43.9% |
Some College | 3,206 | 21.7% |
Bach. Degree | 1,217 | 8.2% |
Grad Degree | 770 | 5.2% |
Average years of education: 12.1 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 9,303 | 8,687 | 616 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
1991 | 9,506 | 8,784 | 722 | 7.6% | 7.2% |
1992 | 9,049 | 8,151 | 898 | 9.9% | 7.8% |
1993 | 9,129 | 8,231 | 898 | 9.8% | 7.4% |
1994 | 9,218 | 8,395 | 823 | 8.9% | 7.7% |
1995 | 9,159 | 8,438 | 721 | 7.9% | 6.9% |
1996 | 9,166 | 8,564 | 602 | 6.6% | 6.5% |
1997 | 9,814 | 9,253 | 561 | 5.7% | 5.9% |
1998 | 9,703 | 9,189 | 514 | 5.3% | 5.5% |
1999 | 8,938 | 8,313 | 625 | 7.0% | 5.0% |
2000 | 9,957 | 9,335 | 622 | 6.2% | 5.2% |
2001 | 10,384 | 9,770 | 614 | 5.9% | 5.6% |
2002 | 10,519 | 9,864 | 655 | 6.2% | 6.0% |
2003 | 10,631 | 9,928 | 703 | 6.6% | 6.3% |
2004 | 10,433 | 9,583 | 850 | 8.1% | 5.7% |
2005 | 10,086 | 9,094 | 992 | 9.8% | 6.8% |
2006 | 10,260 | 9,743 | 517 | 5.0% | 4.0% |
2007 | 10,439 | 9,970 | 469 | 4.5% | 4.1% |
2008 | 10,563 | 9,980 | 583 | 5.5% | 4.7% |
2009 | 10,452 | 9,615 | 837 | 8.0% | 6.8% |
2010 | 10,038 | 8,938 | 1,100 | 11.0% | 7.5% |
2011 | 9,991 | 8,839 | 1,152 | 11.5% | 7.4% |
2012 | 9,984 | 9,059 | 925 | 9.3% | 6.7% |
2013 | 9,910 | 9,119 | 791 | 8.0% | 6.4% |
2014 | 10,016 | 9,259 | 757 | 7.6% | 6.3% |
2015 | 9,760 | 8,997 | 763 | 7.8% | 6.3% |
2016 | 9,218 | 8,443 | 775 | 8.4% | 6.1% |
2017 | 8,954 | 8,296 | 658 | 7.3% | 5.1% |
2018 | 9,002 | 8,410 | 592 | 6.6% | 4.8% |
2019 | 8,970 | 8,448 | 522 | 5.8% | 4.7% |
2020 | 8,822 | 7,929 | 893 | 10.1% | 8.3% |
2021 | 8,898 | 8,266 | 632 | 7.1% | 5.6% |
2022 | 8,848 | 8,442 | 406 | 4.6% | 3.7% |
2023 | 8,783 | 8,402 | 381 | 4.3% | 3.7% |