2022 population: 14,798
( 1,922 from 2010
, 118 from 2020)
Land area: 406.6 square miles
Population density: 36.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 13,089 | 88.45% | 9.7% |
Black: | 809 | 5.47% | 72.5% |
Indian: | 94 | 0.64% | 80.8% |
Asian: | 51 | 0.34% | 155.0% |
2+ races: | 227 | 1.53% | 63.3% |
Hispanic: | 528 | 3.57% | 107.1% |
Total non-White: | 1,709 | 11.55% | 81.8% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 293 | 9.8 |
Deaths: | 403 | 13.5 |
Net Migration: | -42 | -1.4 |
Net Immigration: | 38 | 1.3 |
Change in White population: | 1,153 | 9.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 769 | 6.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 5,860 | |
Median Value | $153,700 | |
Occupied | 4,851 | 82.8% |
Vacant | 1,009 | 17.2% |
Owned | 3,912 | 80.6% |
Rented | 939 | 19.4% |
Median Rent | $751 | |
Single-Family Units | 4,056 | 69.2% |
Detached | 4,028 | 68.7% |
Attached | 28 | 0.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 115 | 2.0% |
Mobile Homes | 1,562 | 26.7% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 348 | 7.2% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 434 | 8.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 248 | 5.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 334 | 6.9% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 221 | 4.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 254 | 5.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 133 | 2.7% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 246 | 5.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 154 | 3.2% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 389 | 8.0% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 401 | 8.3% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 678 | 14.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 405 | 8.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 305 | 6.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 161 | 3.3% |
$200,000 or more | 140 | 2.9% |
Median Household Income | 51,783 | |
Per Capita Income | 24,241 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 88 | |
Compared to U.S. | 72 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 708 | 14.6% |
Public Assistance | 153 | 3.2% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,063 | 21.9% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 4,915 | 52.0% |
Unemployed | 361 | 3.8% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 5,276 | 55.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 4,177 | 44.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 48.0% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,795 | 1,064 | 72.4% |
Non-Profit | 50 | 128 | 28.1% |
Self-Employed | 458 | 304 | 60.1% |
Local Government | 97 | 173 | 35.9% |
State Government | 281 | 121 | 69.9% |
Federal Government | 78 | 35 | 69.0% |
Total Private + Self | 3,253 | 1,368 | 70.4% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 506 | 457 | 52.5% |
Total | 3,759 | 1,825 | 67.3% |
Pct. Govt. | 14.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 599 | 10.7% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 899 | 16.0% |
Professional, Technical | 751 | 13.4% |
Service Occupations | 1,155 | 20.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 493 | 8.8% |
All others | 2,213 | 39.4% |
White Collar | 40.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 858 | 15.3% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 709 | 12.6% |
Construction | 631 | 11.2% |
Health care and social assistance | 510 | 9.1% |
Retail trade | 477 | 8.5% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 460 | 8.2% |
Public administration | 315 | 5.6% |
Other services | 294 | 5.2% |
Educational services | 276 | 4.9% |
Accommodation and food services | 273 | 4.9% |
Utilities | 155 | 2.8% |
Finance and insurance | 140 | 2.5% |
Transportation and warehousing | 122 | 2.2% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 112 | 2.0% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 104 | 1.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 85 | 1.5% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 62 | 1.1% |
Wholesale trade | 23 | 0.4% |
Information | 11 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 288 | 1.94% |
Puerto Rican | 95 | 0.64% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 65 | 0.44% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 65 | 0.44% |
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 | 0 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 13,764 | 97.1% |
Spanish | 245 | 1.7% |
German, other Germanic | 113 | 0.8% |
Other Indo-European | 20 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 13 | 0.1% |
Other | 9 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 9 | 0.1% |
Arabic | 4 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 2,069 | 14.0% |
Irish | 1,442 | 9.7% |
English | 1,072 | 7.2% |
German | 973 | 6.6% |
Italian | 290 | 2.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 183 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 174 | 1.2% |
French | 135 | 0.9% |
Russian | 86 | 0.6% |
Dutch | 80 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 69 | 0.5% |
European | 66 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 61 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 60 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 59 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 14,610 | 98.6% |
Not a citizen | 206 | 1.4% |
Native | 14,501 | 97.9% |
Foreign-born | 315 | 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 | ||||||
809 | 7.1% | 1,695 | 14.8% | 5,268 | 46.0% | 2,486 | 21.7% | 728 | 6.4% | 455 | 4.0% |
Average years of education: 12.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 809 | 7.1% |
9-12 Years | 1,695 | 14.8% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 5,268 | 46.0% |
Some College | 2,486 | 21.7% |
Bach. Degree | 728 | 6.4% |
Grad Degree | 455 | 4.0% |
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 | 3,852 | 3,612 | 240 | 6.2% | 5.3% |
1991 | 3,670 | 3,283 | 387 | 10.5% | 6.6% |
1992 | 3,463 | 3,170 | 293 | 8.5% | 6.5% |
1993 | 3,476 | 3,216 | 260 | 7.5% | 5.8% |
1994 | 3,632 | 3,430 | 202 | 5.6% | 4.8% |
1995 | 3,841 | 3,650 | 191 | 5.0% | 5.2% |
1996 | 4,042 | 3,823 | 219 | 5.4% | 5.2% |
1997 | 4,044 | 3,824 | 220 | 5.4% | 5.3% |
1998 | 4,107 | 3,936 | 171 | 4.2% | 4.3% |
1999 | 3,957 | 3,821 | 136 | 3.4% | 4.0% |
2000 | 5,104 | 4,901 | 203 | 4.0% | 3.9% |
2001 | 4,955 | 4,719 | 236 | 4.8% | 4.5% |
2002 | 5,146 | 4,854 | 292 | 5.7% | 5.1% |
2003 | 5,026 | 4,657 | 369 | 7.3% | 5.5% |
2004 | 4,775 | 4,420 | 355 | 7.4% | 5.3% |
2005 | 4,594 | 4,235 | 359 | 7.8% | 5.5% |
2006 | 4,874 | 4,553 | 321 | 6.6% | 5.3% |
2007 | 4,910 | 4,628 | 282 | 5.7% | 4.6% |
2008 | 4,929 | 4,520 | 409 | 8.3% | 6.5% |
2009 | 4,895 | 4,229 | 666 | 13.6% | 10.1% |
2010 | 4,477 | 3,875 | 602 | 13.4% | 9.8% |
2011 | 4,487 | 3,973 | 514 | 11.5% | 9.1% |
2012 | 4,307 | 3,851 | 456 | 10.6% | 8.0% |
2013 | 4,356 | 3,899 | 457 | 10.5% | 7.8% |
2014 | 4,299 | 3,910 | 389 | 9.0% | 6.6% |
2015 | 4,257 | 3,922 | 335 | 7.9% | 5.6% |
2016 | 4,325 | 4,023 | 302 | 7.0% | 4.7% |
2017 | 4,287 | 4,036 | 251 | 5.9% | 3.7% |
2018 | 4,222 | 3,973 | 249 | 5.9% | 3.5% |
2019 | 4,323 | 4,088 | 235 | 5.4% | 3.4% |
2020 | 4,264 | 3,897 | 367 | 8.6% | 7.5% |
2021 | 4,301 | 4,064 | 237 | 5.5% | 4.5% |
2022 | 4,361 | 4,130 | 231 | 5.3% | 3.4% |
2023 | 4,474 | 4,235 | 239 | 5.3% | 3.3% |