2022 population: 44,272
( 3,487 from 2010
, 386 from 2020)
Land area: 832.7 square miles
Population density: 53.2 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 29,303 | 66.19% | 7.6% |
Black: | 10,144 | 22.91% | 16.2% |
Indian: | 170 | 0.38% | 46.6% |
Asian: | 227 | 0.51% | 41.9% |
2+ races: | 663 | 1.50% | 42.0% |
Hispanic: | 3,765 | 8.50% | 18.9% |
Total non-White: | 14,969 | 33.81% | 6.8% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 1,003 | 11.2 |
Deaths: | 1,598 | 17.9 |
Net Migration: | 198 | 2.2 |
Net Immigration: | 13 | 0.1 |
Change in White population: | -2,402 | -5.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -1,085 | -2.3 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 24,299 | |
Median Value | $159,900 | |
Occupied | 18,972 | 78.1% |
Vacant | 5,327 | 21.9% |
Owned | 13,428 | 70.8% |
Rented | 5,544 | 29.2% |
Median Rent | $835 | |
Single-Family Units | 15,948 | 65.6% |
Detached | 15,502 | 63.8% |
Attached | 446 | 1.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 916 | 3.8% |
Mobile Homes | 6,240 | 25.7% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 771 | 4.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,578 | 8.3% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,185 | 6.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 920 | 4.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,056 | 5.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 978 | 5.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 824 | 4.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 696 | 3.7% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 776 | 4.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,501 | 7.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,932 | 10.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 2,027 | 10.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,800 | 9.5% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 984 | 5.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,138 | 6.0% |
$200,000 or more | 806 | 4.2% |
Median Household Income | 56,081 | |
Per Capita Income | 32,936 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 94 | |
Compared to U.S. | 79 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,342 | 7.1% |
Public Assistance | 210 | 1.1% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,748 | 14.5% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 16,072 | 67.7% |
Unemployed | 1,073 | 4.5% |
In Armed Forces | 14 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 17,159 | 72.2% |
Not in Labor Force | 6,594 | 27.8% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 32.3% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 6,674 | 5,732 | 53.8% |
Non-Profit | 426 | 838 | 33.7% |
Self-Employed | 1,615 | 672 | 70.6% |
Local Government | 474 | 717 | 39.8% |
State Government | 817 | 1,072 | 43.3% |
Federal Government | 143 | 122 | 54.0% |
Total Private + Self | 8,289 | 6,404 | 56.4% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,860 | 2,749 | 40.4% |
Total | 10,149 | 9,153 | 52.6% |
Pct. Govt. | 17.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,228 | 11.5% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 3,700 | 19.2% |
Professional, Technical | 4,060 | 21.0% |
Service Occupations | 3,339 | 17.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 222 | 1.1% |
All others | 5,992 | 31.0% |
White Collar | 51.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 2,800 | 14.5% |
Manufacturing | 2,670 | 13.8% |
Construction | 2,077 | 10.8% |
Retail trade | 1,826 | 9.5% |
Educational services | 1,643 | 8.5% |
Other services | 1,338 | 6.9% |
Public administration | 1,306 | 6.8% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,163 | 6.0% |
Finance and insurance | 769 | 4.0% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 718 | 3.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 650 | 3.4% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 415 | 2.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 408 | 2.1% |
Wholesale trade | 407 | 2.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 398 | 2.1% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 231 | 1.2% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 220 | 1.1% |
Information | 161 | 0.8% |
Utilities | 108 | 0.6% |
Management | 11 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 2,813 | 6.29% |
Puerto Rican | 194 | 0.43% |
Cuban | 35 | 0.08% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 337 | 0.75% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 185 | 0.41% |
Honduran | 24 | 0.05% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 128 | 0.29% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 163 | 0.36% |
Argentinean | 15 | 0.03% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 111 | 0.25% |
Ecuadorian | 8 | 0.02% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 29 | 0.06% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 192 | 0.43% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 39,710 | 93.2% |
Spanish | 2,548 | 6.0% |
Other Indo-European | 124 | 0.3% |
Vietnamese | 91 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 75 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 32 | 0.1% |
Chinese | 8 | 0.0% |
Other | 2 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 6,126 | 13.7% |
Irish | 3,410 | 7.6% |
American | 3,035 | 6.8% |
German | 2,868 | 6.4% |
European | 818 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 616 | 1.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 458 | 1.0% |
Italian | 455 | 1.0% |
French | 394 | 0.9% |
Polish | 384 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 270 | 0.6% |
British | 216 | 0.5% |
Norwegian | 211 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 152 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 130 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 43,631 | 97.6% |
Not a citizen | 1,080 | 2.4% |
Native | 43,106 | 96.4% |
Foreign-born | 1,605 | 3.6% |
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 | ||||||
1,723 | 5.3% | 2,594 | 7.9% | 10,295 | 31.5% | 11,717 | 35.8% | 3,996 | 12.2% | 2,369 | 7.2% |
Average years of education: 12.9 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,723 | 5.3% |
9-12 Years | 2,594 | 7.9% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 10,295 | 31.5% |
Some College | 11,717 | 35.8% |
Bach. Degree | 3,996 | 12.2% |
Grad Degree | 2,369 | 7.2% |
Average years of education: 12.9 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 20,581 | 19,585 | 996 | 4.8% | 4.1% |
1991 | 20,468 | 18,957 | 1,511 | 7.4% | 5.9% |
1992 | 20,735 | 18,860 | 1,875 | 9.0% | 6.3% |
1993 | 19,862 | 18,476 | 1,386 | 7.0% | 5.1% |
1994 | 19,701 | 18,384 | 1,317 | 6.7% | 4.4% |
1995 | 19,975 | 18,309 | 1,666 | 8.3% | 4.4% |
1996 | 20,398 | 18,753 | 1,645 | 8.1% | 4.4% |
1997 | 21,037 | 19,478 | 1,559 | 7.4% | 3.8% |
1998 | 20,551 | 18,891 | 1,660 | 8.1% | 3.5% |
1999 | 20,645 | 19,039 | 1,606 | 7.8% | 3.3% |
2000 | 20,693 | 19,435 | 1,258 | 6.1% | 3.7% |
2001 | 20,077 | 18,334 | 1,743 | 8.7% | 5.6% |
2002 | 19,766 | 17,899 | 1,867 | 9.4% | 6.9% |
2003 | 20,296 | 18,478 | 1,818 | 9.0% | 6.7% |
2004 | 20,174 | 18,697 | 1,477 | 7.3% | 5.9% |
2005 | 20,362 | 18,969 | 1,393 | 6.8% | 5.6% |
2006 | 20,664 | 19,392 | 1,272 | 6.2% | 5.1% |
2007 | 21,404 | 20,110 | 1,294 | 6.0% | 5.1% |
2008 | 20,829 | 19,336 | 1,493 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
2009 | 20,992 | 18,505 | 2,487 | 11.8% | 11.0% |
2010 | 21,252 | 18,783 | 2,469 | 11.6% | 10.7% |
2011 | 21,592 | 19,189 | 2,403 | 11.1% | 10.3% |
2012 | 21,237 | 18,934 | 2,303 | 10.8% | 9.5% |
2013 | 20,483 | 18,592 | 1,891 | 9.2% | 7.8% |
2014 | 20,087 | 18,653 | 1,434 | 7.1% | 6.1% |
2015 | 20,094 | 18,786 | 1,308 | 6.5% | 5.7% |
2016 | 20,244 | 19,091 | 1,153 | 5.7% | 5.1% |
2017 | 19,961 | 18,950 | 1,011 | 5.1% | 4.5% |
2018 | 19,685 | 18,762 | 923 | 4.7% | 4.0% |
2019 | 19,683 | 18,810 | 873 | 4.4% | 3.8% |
2020 | 19,387 | 18,159 | 1,228 | 6.3% | 7.3% |
2021 | 19,444 | 18,485 | 959 | 4.9% | 4.9% |
2022 | 19,905 | 19,120 | 785 | 3.9% | 3.7% |
2023 | 19,376 | 18,592 | 784 | 4.0% | 3.5% |