2022 population: 38,751
( 3,322 from 2010
, 939 from 2020)
Land area: 831.9 square miles
Population density: 46.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 25,134 | 64.86% | 9.8% |
Black: | 11,219 | 28.95% | 8.9% |
Indian: | 444 | 1.15% | 5.7% |
Asian: | 232 | 0.60% | 62.2% |
2+ races: | 779 | 2.01% | 25.2% |
Hispanic: | 943 | 2.43% | 55.6% |
Total non-White: | 13,617 | 35.14% | 4.1% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 1,075 | 13.5 |
Deaths: | 1,346 | 17.0 |
Net Migration: | -691 | -8.7 |
Net Immigration: | 6 | 0.1 |
Change in White population: | -2,743 | -6.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -579 | -1.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 18,261 | |
Median Value | $123,600 | |
Occupied | 14,600 | 80.0% |
Vacant | 3,661 | 20.0% |
Owned | 10,251 | 70.2% |
Rented | 4,349 | 29.8% |
Median Rent | $749 | |
Single-Family Units | 13,236 | 72.5% |
Detached | 13,064 | 71.5% |
Attached | 172 | 0.9% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 384 | 2.1% |
Mobile Homes | 3,546 | 19.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,419 | 9.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,588 | 10.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 990 | 6.8% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,266 | 8.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 966 | 6.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 623 | 4.3% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 545 | 3.7% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 516 | 3.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 755 | 5.2% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 898 | 6.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,123 | 7.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,287 | 8.8% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,023 | 7.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 725 | 5.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 400 | 2.7% |
$200,000 or more | 476 | 3.3% |
Median Household Income | 38,696 | |
Per Capita Income | 23,597 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 88 | |
Compared to U.S. | 75 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,290 | 8.8% |
Public Assistance | 169 | 1.2% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 3,784 | 25.9% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 13,354 | 55.9% |
Unemployed | 1,187 | 5.0% |
In Armed Forces | 97 | 0.4% |
Total Labor Force | 14,638 | 61.3% |
Not in Labor Force | 9,253 | 38.7% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 43.7% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 4,994 | 4,360 | 53.4% |
Non-Profit | 100 | 431 | 18.8% |
Self-Employed | 1,325 | 626 | 67.9% |
Local Government | 772 | 574 | 57.4% |
State Government | 246 | 1,003 | 19.7% |
Federal Government | 165 | 251 | 39.7% |
Total Private + Self | 6,319 | 4,986 | 55.9% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,283 | 2,259 | 36.2% |
Total | 7,602 | 7,245 | 51.2% |
Pct. Govt. | 20.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,625 | 10.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,681 | 18.0% |
Professional, Technical | 2,467 | 16.6% |
Service Occupations | 4,224 | 28.4% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 219 | 1.5% |
All others | 3,864 | 26.0% |
White Collar | 45.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 2,500 | 16.8% |
Retail trade | 1,706 | 11.5% |
Construction | 1,457 | 9.8% |
Public administration | 1,395 | 9.4% |
Educational services | 968 | 6.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 882 | 5.9% |
Manufacturing | 835 | 5.6% |
Accommodation and food services | 672 | 4.5% |
Wholesale trade | 592 | 4.0% |
Transportation and warehousing | 546 | 3.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 543 | 3.7% |
Other services | 534 | 3.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 520 | 3.5% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 490 | 3.3% |
Finance and insurance | 368 | 2.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 285 | 1.9% |
Information | 256 | 1.7% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 224 | 1.5% |
Utilities | 88 | 0.6% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 511 | 1.29% |
Puerto Rican | 19 | 0.05% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 213 | 0.54% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 181 | 0.46% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 32 | 0.08% |
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 | 127 | 0.32% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 151 | 0.38% |
Chinese | 48 | 0.12% |
Vietnamese | 37 | 0.09% |
Indian | 6 | 0.02% |
Japanese | 6 | 0.02% |
Korean | 3 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 33,821 | 91.5% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 2,336 | 6.3% |
Spanish | 582 | 1.6% |
Arabic | 51 | 0.1% |
Chinese | 48 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 38 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 32 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 28 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 6 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
French | 9,019 | 22.8% |
American | 3,996 | 10.1% |
Irish | 2,602 | 6.6% |
German | 1,810 | 4.6% |
English | 1,370 | 3.5% |
Italian | 973 | 2.5% |
French Canadian | 639 | 1.6% |
Cajun | 602 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 438 | 1.1% |
Arab | 200 | 0.5% |
European | 191 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 172 | 0.4% |
Other Subsaharan African | 160 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 154 | 0.4% |
Scandinavian | 69 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 39,206 | 99.2% |
Not a citizen | 323 | 0.8% |
Native | 39,032 | 98.7% |
Foreign-born | 497 | 1.3% |
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 | ||||||
1,820 | 6.8% | 4,100 | 15.2% | 9,639 | 35.8% | 8,032 | 29.9% | 2,002 | 7.4% | 1,300 | 4.8% |
Average years of education: 12.3 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,820 | 6.8% |
9-12 Years | 4,100 | 15.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 9,639 | 35.8% |
Some College | 8,032 | 29.9% |
Bach. Degree | 2,002 | 7.4% |
Grad Degree | 1,300 | 4.8% |
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 | 14,483 | 13,068 | 1,415 | 9.8% | 6.2% |
1991 | 14,354 | 12,501 | 1,853 | 12.9% | 7.2% |
1992 | 14,599 | 12,886 | 1,713 | 11.7% | 7.8% |
1993 | 14,588 | 13,118 | 1,470 | 10.1% | 7.4% |
1994 | 16,108 | 14,427 | 1,681 | 10.4% | 7.7% |
1995 | 16,147 | 14,796 | 1,351 | 8.4% | 6.9% |
1996 | 16,086 | 14,710 | 1,376 | 8.6% | 6.5% |
1997 | 16,256 | 15,018 | 1,238 | 7.6% | 5.9% |
1998 | 15,821 | 14,708 | 1,113 | 7.0% | 5.5% |
1999 | 15,946 | 15,048 | 898 | 5.6% | 5.0% |
2000 | 15,650 | 14,678 | 972 | 6.2% | 5.2% |
2001 | 15,761 | 14,632 | 1,129 | 7.2% | 5.6% |
2002 | 15,758 | 14,638 | 1,120 | 7.1% | 6.0% |
2003 | 15,832 | 14,500 | 1,332 | 8.4% | 6.3% |
2004 | 15,625 | 14,408 | 1,217 | 7.8% | 5.7% |
2005 | 16,128 | 14,800 | 1,328 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
2006 | 16,083 | 15,334 | 749 | 4.7% | 4.0% |
2007 | 15,959 | 15,165 | 794 | 5.0% | 4.1% |
2008 | 16,309 | 15,378 | 931 | 5.7% | 4.7% |
2009 | 16,443 | 15,214 | 1,229 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
2010 | 16,852 | 15,516 | 1,336 | 7.9% | 7.5% |
2011 | 16,691 | 15,360 | 1,331 | 8.0% | 7.4% |
2012 | 16,437 | 15,250 | 1,187 | 7.2% | 6.7% |
2013 | 16,000 | 14,855 | 1,145 | 7.2% | 6.4% |
2014 | 16,059 | 14,921 | 1,138 | 7.1% | 6.3% |
2015 | 15,896 | 14,710 | 1,186 | 7.5% | 6.3% |
2016 | 15,702 | 14,591 | 1,111 | 7.1% | 6.1% |
2017 | 15,639 | 14,681 | 958 | 6.1% | 5.1% |
2018 | 15,376 | 14,511 | 865 | 5.6% | 4.8% |
2019 | 15,311 | 14,454 | 857 | 5.6% | 4.7% |
2020 | 15,048 | 13,846 | 1,202 | 8.0% | 8.3% |
2021 | 14,756 | 13,958 | 798 | 5.4% | 5.6% |
2022 | 14,428 | 13,827 | 601 | 4.2% | 3.7% |
2023 | 14,480 | 13,869 | 611 | 4.2% | 3.7% |