2022 population: 31,589
( 764 from 2010
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278 from 2020)
Land area: 474.0 square miles
Population density: 66.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 23,643 | 74.85% | ![]() |
Black: | 5,728 | 18.13% | ![]() |
Indian: | 255 | 0.81% | ![]() |
Asian: | 196 | 0.62% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 845 | 2.67% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 922 | 2.92% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 7,946 | 25.15% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 659 | 10.5 |
Deaths: | 900 | 14.4 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 440 | 7.0 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 55 | 0.9 |
Change in White population: | -848 | -2.6 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 84 | 0.3 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 14,244 | |
Median Value | $181,600 | |
Occupied | 12,615 | 88.6% |
Vacant | 1,629 | 11.4% |
Owned | 9,550 | 75.7% |
Rented | 3,065 | 24.3% |
Median Rent | $811 | |
Single-Family Units | 11,352 | 79.7% |
Detached | 11,099 | 77.9% |
Attached | 253 | 1.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 307 | 2.2% |
Mobile Homes | 1,695 | 11.9% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 540 | 4.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 584 | 4.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 463 | 3.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 826 | 6.5% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 668 | 5.3% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 497 | 3.9% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 582 | 4.6% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 575 | 4.6% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 437 | 3.5% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 802 | 6.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,161 | 9.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,647 | 13.1% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,428 | 11.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 861 | 6.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 856 | 6.8% |
$200,000 or more | 688 | 5.5% |
Median Household Income | 64,454 | |
Per Capita Income | 34,137 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 78 | |
Compared to U.S. | 78 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 671 | 5.3% |
Public Assistance | 424 | 3.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,638 | 13.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 13,451 | 72.4% |
Unemployed | 667 | 3.6% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 14,118 | 76.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 4,463 | 24.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 27.6% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 5,650 | 3,982 | 58.7% |
Non-Profit | 445 | 972 | 31.4% |
Self-Employed | 828 | 534 | 60.8% |
Local Government | 341 | 1,093 | 23.8% |
State Government | 286 | 546 | 34.4% |
Federal Government | 148 | 139 | 51.6% |
Total Private + Self | 6,478 | 4,516 | 58.9% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,220 | 2,750 | 30.7% |
Total | 7,698 | 7,266 | 51.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 17.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,153 | 14.4% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,930 | 19.6% |
Professional, Technical | 2,936 | 19.6% |
Service Occupations | 2,536 | 16.9% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 79 | 0.5% |
All others | 4,423 | 29.5% |
White Collar | 53.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 2,396 | 16.0% |
Health care and social assistance | 2,165 | 14.5% |
Retail trade | 1,659 | 11.1% |
Educational services | 1,572 | 10.5% |
Construction | 1,372 | 9.2% |
Accommodation and food services | 894 | 6.0% |
Public administration | 726 | 4.8% |
Other services | 715 | 4.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 681 | 4.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 618 | 4.1% |
Finance and insurance | 590 | 3.9% |
Transportation and warehousing | 564 | 3.8% |
Wholesale trade | 195 | 1.3% |
Information | 194 | 1.3% |
Utilities | 184 | 1.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 166 | 1.1% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 123 | 0.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 118 | 0.8% |
Management | 41 | 0.3% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 5 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 483 | 1.54% |
Puerto Rican | 231 | 0.74% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 56 | 0.18% |
Costa Rican | 21 | 0.07% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 15 | 0.05% |
Nicaraguan | 14 | 0.04% |
Panamanian | 6 | 0.02% |
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 | 69 | 0.22% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 112 | 0.36% |
Chinese | 27 | 0.09% |
Vietnamese | 26 | 0.08% |
Filipino | 22 | 0.07% |
Korean | 22 | 0.07% |
Taiwanese | 14 | 0.04% |
Bangladeshi | 3 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 29,149 | 97.9% |
Spanish | 312 | 1.0% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 63 | 0.2% |
Other | 56 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European | 35 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 33 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 33 | 0.1% |
Chinese | 32 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 26 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 7,668 | 24.4% |
English | 3,207 | 10.2% |
German | 2,310 | 7.4% |
Irish | 2,109 | 6.7% |
European | 543 | 1.7% |
Italian | 542 | 1.7% |
Scottish | 508 | 1.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 440 | 1.4% |
French | 219 | 0.7% |
Norwegian | 168 | 0.5% |
Polish | 160 | 0.5% |
British | 137 | 0.4% |
African | 132 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 129 | 0.4% |
Ghanaian | 119 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 31,161 | 99.2% |
Not a citizen | 265 | 0.8% |
Native | 30,850 | 98.2% |
Foreign-born | 576 | 1.8% |
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 | ||||||
952 | 4.3% | 1,790 | 8.0% | 8,460 | 37.9% | 6,240 | 28.0% | 2,996 | 13.4% | 1,883 | 8.4% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 952 | 4.3% |
9-12 Years | 1,790 | 8.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 8,460 | 37.9% |
Some College | 6,240 | 28.0% |
Bach. Degree | 2,996 | 13.4% |
Grad Degree | 1,883 | 8.4% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 14,335 | 13,606 | 729 | 5.1% | 4.4% |
1991 | 14,745 | 13,867 | 878 | 6.0% | 5.8% |
1992 | 14,743 | 13,806 | 937 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
1993 | 14,689 | 14,055 | 634 | 4.3% | 5.2% |
1994 | 14,851 | 14,198 | 653 | 4.4% | 4.8% |
1995 | 14,890 | 14,351 | 539 | 3.6% | 4.4% |
1996 | 14,687 | 14,117 | 570 | 3.9% | 4.3% |
1997 | 14,335 | 13,890 | 445 | 3.1% | 3.7% |
1998 | 14,401 | 14,088 | 313 | 2.2% | 2.8% |
1999 | 14,751 | 14,498 | 253 | 1.7% | 2.7% |
2000 | 15,414 | 15,089 | 325 | 2.1% | 2.3% |
2001 | 15,224 | 14,657 | 567 | 3.7% | 3.3% |
2002 | 15,260 | 14,393 | 867 | 5.7% | 4.4% |
2003 | 15,236 | 14,437 | 799 | 5.2% | 4.3% |
2004 | 15,118 | 14,368 | 750 | 5.0% | 4.1% |
2005 | 15,364 | 14,681 | 683 | 4.4% | 3.8% |
2006 | 15,523 | 14,979 | 544 | 3.5% | 3.3% |
2007 | 15,544 | 14,960 | 584 | 3.8% | 3.3% |
2008 | 16,007 | 15,295 | 712 | 4.4% | 4.3% |
2009 | 15,699 | 14,458 | 1,241 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
2010 | 16,372 | 15,022 | 1,350 | 8.2% | 7.3% |
2011 | 16,153 | 14,983 | 1,170 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
2012 | 16,043 | 14,990 | 1,053 | 6.6% | 5.9% |
2013 | 15,801 | 14,856 | 945 | 6.0% | 5.6% |
2014 | 15,682 | 14,847 | 835 | 5.3% | 5.1% |
2015 | 15,340 | 14,618 | 722 | 4.7% | 4.4% |
2016 | 15,010 | 14,364 | 646 | 4.3% | 4.0% |
2017 | 15,080 | 14,468 | 612 | 4.1% | 3.7% |
2018 | 15,012 | 14,524 | 488 | 3.3% | 2.9% |
2019 | 15,153 | 14,690 | 463 | 3.1% | 2.7% |
2020 | 14,695 | 13,872 | 823 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
2021 | 14,569 | 14,031 | 538 | 3.7% | 3.9% |
2022 | 14,844 | 14,384 | 460 | 3.1% | 2.9% |
2023 | 15,004 | 14,526 | 478 | 3.2% | 2.9% |