2022 population: 12,641
( 1,712 from 2010
, 348 from 2020)
Land area: 811.3 square miles
Population density: 15.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 6,838 | 54.09% | 12.9% |
Black: | 5,146 | 40.71% | 14.9% |
Indian: | 56 | 0.44% | 16.7% |
Asian: | 52 | 0.41% | 52.9% |
2+ races: | 236 | 1.87% | 43.0% |
Hispanic: | 313 | 2.48% | 51.2% |
Total non-White: | 5,803 | 45.91% | 10.8% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 362 | 13.9 |
Deaths: | 584 | 22.5 |
Net Migration: | -144 | -5.5 |
Net Immigration: | 19 | 0.7 |
Change in White population: | -1,012 | -7.1 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -700 | -4.9 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 6,907 | |
Median Value | $85,800 | |
Occupied | 5,375 | 77.8% |
Vacant | 1,532 | 22.2% |
Owned | 3,962 | 73.7% |
Rented | 1,413 | 26.3% |
Median Rent | $541 | |
Single-Family Units | 4,239 | 61.4% |
Detached | 4,211 | 61.0% |
Attached | 28 | 0.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 154 | 2.2% |
Mobile Homes | 2,103 | 30.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 303 | 5.6% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 784 | 14.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 514 | 9.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 411 | 7.6% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 467 | 8.7% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 258 | 4.8% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 435 | 8.1% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 80 | 1.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 145 | 2.7% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 400 | 7.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 404 | 7.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 415 | 7.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 336 | 6.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 156 | 2.9% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 210 | 3.9% |
$200,000 or more | 57 | 1.1% |
Median Household Income | 34,268 | |
Per Capita Income | 22,269 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 89 | |
Compared to U.S. | 75 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 751 | 14.0% |
Public Assistance | 151 | 2.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,356 | 25.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 3,958 | 52.5% |
Unemployed | 255 | 3.4% |
In Armed Forces | 8 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 4,221 | 56.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 3,313 | 44.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 47.4% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,711 | 1,263 | 57.5% |
Non-Profit | 74 | 40 | 64.9% |
Self-Employed | 338 | 126 | 72.8% |
Local Government | 245 | 266 | 47.9% |
State Government | 168 | 196 | 46.2% |
Federal Government | 4 | 70 | 5.4% |
Total Private + Self | 2,049 | 1,389 | 59.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 491 | 572 | 46.2% |
Total | 2,540 | 1,961 | 56.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 21.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 436 | 9.7% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 708 | 15.7% |
Professional, Technical | 527 | 11.7% |
Service Occupations | 1,011 | 22.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 100 | 2.2% |
All others | 1,819 | 40.4% |
White Collar | 37.1% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 665 | 14.8% |
Health care and social assistance | 514 | 11.4% |
Retail trade | 485 | 10.8% |
Educational services | 377 | 8.4% |
Construction | 360 | 8.0% |
Public administration | 275 | 6.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 270 | 6.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 259 | 5.8% |
Other services | 215 | 4.8% |
Finance and insurance | 195 | 4.3% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 193 | 4.3% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 171 | 3.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 123 | 2.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 112 | 2.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 90 | 2.0% |
Utilities | 86 | 1.9% |
Wholesale trade | 59 | 1.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 30 | 0.7% |
Information | 22 | 0.5% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 256 | 1.98% |
Puerto Rican | 4 | 0.03% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 1 | 0.01% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 1 | 0.01% |
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 | 24 | 0.19% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 11,905 | 97.6% |
Spanish | 231 | 1.9% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 37 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European | 21 | 0.2% |
Tagalog | 2 | 0.0% |
Other Asian | 1 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 1,364 | 10.5% |
Irish | 1,295 | 10.0% |
English | 628 | 4.8% |
German | 362 | 2.8% |
French | 316 | 2.4% |
European | 124 | 1.0% |
Italian | 120 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 117 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 90 | 0.7% |
Scandinavian | 48 | 0.4% |
Cajun | 45 | 0.3% |
African | 40 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 28 | 0.2% |
Eastern European | 25 | 0.2% |
French Canadian | 23 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 12,838 | 99.1% |
Not a citizen | 120 | 0.9% |
Native | 12,812 | 98.9% |
Foreign-born | 146 | 1.1% |
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 | ||||||
309 | 3.4% | 997 | 10.9% | 4,393 | 48.2% | 2,290 | 25.1% | 823 | 9.0% | 306 | 3.4% |
Average years of education: 12.4 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 309 | 3.4% |
9-12 Years | 997 | 10.9% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 4,393 | 48.2% |
Some College | 2,290 | 25.1% |
Bach. Degree | 823 | 9.0% |
Grad Degree | 306 | 3.4% |
Average years of education: 12.4 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 5,988 | 5,561 | 427 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
1991 | 6,169 | 5,621 | 548 | 8.9% | 7.2% |
1992 | 6,459 | 5,973 | 486 | 7.5% | 7.8% |
1993 | 6,232 | 5,811 | 421 | 6.8% | 7.4% |
1994 | 6,380 | 5,869 | 511 | 8.0% | 7.7% |
1995 | 6,287 | 5,713 | 574 | 9.1% | 6.9% |
1996 | 5,986 | 5,361 | 625 | 10.4% | 6.5% |
1997 | 5,556 | 4,551 | 1,005 | 18.1% | 5.9% |
1998 | 5,500 | 4,938 | 562 | 10.2% | 5.5% |
1999 | 5,472 | 5,121 | 351 | 6.4% | 5.0% |
2000 | 5,911 | 5,524 | 387 | 6.5% | 5.2% |
2001 | 5,907 | 5,426 | 481 | 8.1% | 5.6% |
2002 | 5,958 | 5,452 | 506 | 8.5% | 6.0% |
2003 | 6,017 | 5,497 | 520 | 8.6% | 6.3% |
2004 | 6,064 | 5,575 | 489 | 8.1% | 5.7% |
2005 | 6,288 | 5,836 | 452 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
2006 | 6,361 | 6,067 | 294 | 4.6% | 4.0% |
2007 | 6,560 | 6,214 | 346 | 5.3% | 4.1% |
2008 | 6,121 | 5,747 | 374 | 6.1% | 4.7% |
2009 | 6,272 | 5,673 | 599 | 9.6% | 6.8% |
2010 | 5,906 | 5,345 | 561 | 9.5% | 7.5% |
2011 | 5,875 | 5,307 | 568 | 9.7% | 7.4% |
2012 | 5,974 | 5,460 | 514 | 8.6% | 6.7% |
2013 | 5,942 | 5,448 | 494 | 8.3% | 6.4% |
2014 | 5,904 | 5,445 | 459 | 7.8% | 6.3% |
2015 | 5,779 | 5,302 | 477 | 8.3% | 6.3% |
2016 | 5,671 | 5,239 | 432 | 7.6% | 6.1% |
2017 | 5,642 | 5,304 | 338 | 6.0% | 5.1% |
2018 | 5,663 | 5,337 | 326 | 5.8% | 4.8% |
2019 | 5,562 | 5,246 | 316 | 5.7% | 4.7% |
2020 | 5,417 | 4,999 | 418 | 7.7% | 8.3% |
2021 | 5,240 | 4,934 | 306 | 5.8% | 5.6% |
2022 | 5,248 | 5,030 | 218 | 4.2% | 3.7% |
2023 | 5,101 | 4,880 | 221 | 4.3% | 3.7% |