2022 population: 29,370
( 4,775 from 2010
, 1,603 from 2020)
Land area: 876.5 square miles
Population density: 33.5 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 9,547 | 32.51% | 15.1% |
Black: | 18,586 | 63.28% | 14.9% |
Indian: | 39 | 0.13% | 2.6% |
Asian: | 283 | 0.96% | 44.4% |
2+ races: | 217 | 0.74% | 22.6% |
Hispanic: | 698 | 2.38% | 9.2% |
Total non-White: | 19,823 | 67.49% | 13.5% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 861 | 13.9 |
Deaths: | 1,229 | 19.8 |
Net Migration: | -1,238 | -20.0 |
Net Immigration: | 1 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | -1,694 | -5.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -3,081 | -9.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 13,685 | |
Median Value | $118,200 | |
Occupied | 11,704 | 85.5% |
Vacant | 1,981 | 14.5% |
Owned | 6,976 | 59.6% |
Rented | 4,728 | 40.4% |
Median Rent | $698 | |
Single-Family Units | 9,972 | 72.9% |
Detached | 9,791 | 71.5% |
Attached | 181 | 1.3% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,240 | 9.1% |
Mobile Homes | 1,122 | 8.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,255 | 10.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,406 | 12.0% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 864 | 7.4% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 702 | 6.0% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 799 | 6.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 527 | 4.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 505 | 4.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 659 | 5.6% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 421 | 3.6% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 615 | 5.3% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 959 | 8.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,036 | 8.9% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 674 | 5.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 467 | 4.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 233 | 2.0% |
$200,000 or more | 582 | 5.0% |
Median Household Income | 37,845 | |
Per Capita Income | 25,440 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 93 | |
Compared to U.S. | 68 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,954 | 16.7% |
Public Assistance | 235 | 2.0% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 3,090 | 26.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 9,711 | 52.7% |
Unemployed | 847 | 4.6% |
In Armed Forces | 26 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 10,584 | 57.4% |
Not in Labor Force | 7,852 | 42.6% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 47.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 3,183 | 3,078 | 50.8% |
Non-Profit | 285 | 378 | 43.0% |
Self-Employed | 893 | 271 | 76.7% |
Local Government | 272 | 700 | 28.0% |
State Government | 487 | 1,178 | 29.2% |
Federal Government | 142 | 92 | 60.7% |
Total Private + Self | 4,076 | 3,349 | 54.9% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,186 | 2,348 | 33.6% |
Total | 5,262 | 5,697 | 48.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 26.2% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,159 | 10.5% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,262 | 20.5% |
Professional, Technical | 2,657 | 24.1% |
Service Occupations | 2,254 | 20.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 229 | 2.1% |
All others | 2,676 | 24.3% |
White Collar | 55.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 1,691 | 15.4% |
Educational services | 1,530 | 13.9% |
Retail trade | 1,196 | 10.9% |
Manufacturing | 1,192 | 10.8% |
Public administration | 758 | 6.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 734 | 6.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 695 | 6.3% |
Other services | 552 | 5.0% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 531 | 4.8% |
Construction | 452 | 4.1% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 423 | 3.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 400 | 3.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 254 | 2.3% |
Wholesale trade | 222 | 2.0% |
Finance and insurance | 145 | 1.3% |
Information | 95 | 0.9% |
Utilities | 63 | 0.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 38 | 0.3% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 37 | 0.3% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 491 | 1.60% |
Puerto Rican | 40 | 0.13% |
Cuban | 18 | 0.06% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 75 | 0.24% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 75 | 0.24% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 72 | 0.23% |
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 | 72 | 0.23% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 2 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 27,881 | 97.1% |
Spanish | 633 | 2.2% |
Other Asian | 85 | 0.3% |
Arabic | 37 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 32 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European | 18 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 15 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 9 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 1,920 | 6.3% |
English | 1,510 | 4.9% |
Irish | 1,230 | 4.0% |
Italian | 875 | 2.9% |
German | 591 | 1.9% |
French | 474 | 1.5% |
African | 297 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 284 | 0.9% |
Swedish | 246 | 0.8% |
European | 240 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 102 | 0.3% |
Slovene | 78 | 0.3% |
Lebanese | 75 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 71 | 0.2% |
Nigerian | 69 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 30,296 | 98.7% |
Not a citizen | 392 | 1.3% |
Native | 30,010 | 97.8% |
Foreign-born | 678 | 2.2% |
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 | ||||||
1,301 | 6.5% | 2,262 | 11.3% | 5,084 | 25.4% | 5,957 | 29.7% | 3,006 | 15.0% | 2,442 | 12.2% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,301 | 6.5% |
9-12 Years | 2,262 | 11.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 5,084 | 25.4% |
Some College | 5,957 | 29.7% |
Bach. Degree | 3,006 | 15.0% |
Grad Degree | 2,442 | 12.2% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 16,750 | 15,277 | 1,473 | 8.8% | 7.6% |
1991 | 17,386 | 15,885 | 1,501 | 8.6% | 8.4% |
1992 | 17,833 | 16,250 | 1,583 | 8.9% | 8.0% |
1993 | 18,403 | 16,548 | 1,855 | 10.1% | 6.7% |
1994 | 18,481 | 16,781 | 1,700 | 9.2% | 6.3% |
1995 | 17,915 | 16,345 | 1,570 | 8.8% | 6.2% |
1996 | 17,560 | 15,933 | 1,627 | 9.3% | 6.0% |
1997 | 17,070 | 15,421 | 1,649 | 9.7% | 5.7% |
1998 | 16,831 | 15,380 | 1,451 | 8.6% | 5.3% |
1999 | 16,721 | 15,483 | 1,238 | 7.4% | 5.1% |
2000 | 16,196 | 15,047 | 1,149 | 7.1% | 5.3% |
2001 | 15,870 | 14,760 | 1,110 | 7.0% | 5.5% |
2002 | 15,881 | 14,351 | 1,530 | 9.6% | 6.4% |
2003 | 15,791 | 14,563 | 1,228 | 7.8% | 6.1% |
2004 | 15,639 | 14,357 | 1,282 | 8.2% | 6.1% |
2005 | 15,531 | 14,089 | 1,442 | 9.3% | 7.6% |
2006 | 15,517 | 14,284 | 1,233 | 7.9% | 6.4% |
2007 | 15,454 | 14,200 | 1,254 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
2008 | 15,119 | 13,820 | 1,299 | 8.6% | 6.7% |
2009 | 14,729 | 13,186 | 1,543 | 10.5% | 9.4% |
2010 | 14,930 | 13,280 | 1,650 | 11.1% | 10.1% |
2011 | 15,051 | 13,413 | 1,638 | 10.9% | 9.8% |
2012 | 14,545 | 13,033 | 1,512 | 10.4% | 8.8% |
2013 | 13,800 | 12,332 | 1,468 | 10.6% | 8.5% |
2014 | 13,270 | 11,989 | 1,281 | 9.7% | 7.6% |
2015 | 13,351 | 12,288 | 1,063 | 8.0% | 6.5% |
2016 | 13,346 | 12,360 | 986 | 7.4% | 5.9% |
2017 | 12,883 | 12,036 | 847 | 6.6% | 5.2% |
2018 | 12,401 | 11,623 | 778 | 6.3% | 5.0% |
2019 | 11,980 | 11,118 | 862 | 7.2% | 5.5% |
2020 | 11,537 | 10,531 | 1,006 | 8.7% | 8.1% |
2021 | 11,336 | 10,572 | 764 | 6.7% | 5.5% |
2022 | 11,116 | 10,583 | 533 | 4.8% | 3.9% |
2023 | 11,177 | 10,773 | 404 | 3.6% | 3.2% |