2022 population: 8,037
( 510 from 2010
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209 from 2020)
Land area: 418.2 square miles
Population density: 19.2 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 5,378 | 66.92% | ![]() |
Black: | 2,328 | 28.97% | ![]() |
Indian: | 16 | 0.20% | ![]() |
Asian: | 41 | 0.51% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 114 | 1.42% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 160 | 1.99% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 2,659 | 33.08% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 165 | 10.0 |
Deaths: | 316 | 19.2 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -57 | -3.5 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 0 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | -425 | -5.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -85 | -1.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 4,350 | |
Median Value | $104,200 | |
Occupied | 3,532 | 81.2% |
Vacant | 818 | 18.8% |
Owned | 2,692 | 76.2% |
Rented | 840 | 23.8% |
Median Rent | $649 | |
Single-Family Units | 3,237 | 74.4% |
Detached | 3,216 | 73.9% |
Attached | 21 | 0.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 96 | 2.2% |
Mobile Homes | 906 | 20.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 158 | 4.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 301 | 8.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 307 | 8.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 296 | 8.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 175 | 5.0% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 236 | 6.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 176 | 5.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 233 | 6.6% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 56 | 1.6% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 251 | 7.1% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 324 | 9.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 412 | 11.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 301 | 8.5% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 164 | 4.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 55 | 1.6% |
$200,000 or more | 87 | 2.5% |
Median Household Income | 41,887 | |
Per Capita Income | 27,628 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 98 | |
Compared to U.S. | 72 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 329 | 9.3% |
Public Assistance | 44 | 1.2% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 536 | 15.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 2,823 | 60.2% |
Unemployed | 235 | 5.0% |
In Armed Forces | 16 | 0.3% |
Total Labor Force | 3,074 | 65.6% |
Not in Labor Force | 1,613 | 34.4% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 39.4% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,178 | 813 | 59.2% |
Non-Profit | 77 | 157 | 32.9% |
Self-Employed | 158 | 39 | 80.2% |
Local Government | 120 | 244 | 33.0% |
State Government | 146 | 113 | 56.4% |
Federal Government | 32 | 49 | 39.5% |
Total Private + Self | 1,336 | 852 | 61.1% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 375 | 563 | 40.0% |
Total | 1,711 | 1,415 | 54.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 22.5% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 238 | 7.5% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 507 | 16.1% |
Professional, Technical | 725 | 23.0% |
Service Occupations | 566 | 18.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 90 | 2.9% |
All others | 1,117 | 35.4% |
White Collar | 46.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Educational services | 553 | 17.5% |
Health care and social assistance | 446 | 14.1% |
Manufacturing | 422 | 13.4% |
Retail trade | 365 | 11.6% |
Construction | 213 | 6.8% |
Public administration | 175 | 5.6% |
Other services | 170 | 5.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 135 | 4.3% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 130 | 4.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 93 | 2.9% |
Finance and insurance | 84 | 2.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 83 | 2.6% |
Wholesale trade | 75 | 2.4% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 70 | 2.2% |
Utilities | 67 | 2.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 49 | 1.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 17 | 0.5% |
Information | 6 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 67 | 0.82% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 78 | 0.95% |
Costa Rican | 26 | 0.32% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 52 | 0.63% |
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 | 0 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 7,771 | 99.0% |
Spanish | 66 | 0.8% |
Tagalog | 11 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 1,265 | 15.4% |
American | 919 | 11.2% |
Irish | 635 | 7.7% |
German | 338 | 4.1% |
Scottish | 199 | 2.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 149 | 1.8% |
Italian | 101 | 1.2% |
African | 61 | 0.7% |
European | 55 | 0.7% |
Iranian | 30 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 28 | 0.3% |
Jamaican | 28 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 26 | 0.3% |
Polish | 25 | 0.3% |
Croatian | 24 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 8,208 | 100.0% |
Not a citizen | 0 | 0.0% |
Native | 8,197 | 99.9% |
Foreign-born | 11 | 0.1% |
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 | ||||||
113 | 2.0% | 639 | 11.1% | 2,396 | 41.6% | 1,613 | 28.0% | 576 | 10.0% | 422 | 7.3% |
Average years of education: 12.9 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 113 | 2.0% |
9-12 Years | 639 | 11.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 2,396 | 41.6% |
Some College | 1,613 | 28.0% |
Bach. Degree | 576 | 10.0% |
Grad Degree | 422 | 7.3% |
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 | 3,748 | 3,401 | 347 | 9.3% | 7.6% |
1991 | 3,572 | 3,161 | 411 | 11.5% | 8.4% |
1992 | 3,413 | 3,005 | 408 | 12.0% | 8.0% |
1993 | 3,394 | 3,067 | 327 | 9.6% | 6.7% |
1994 | 3,300 | 3,043 | 257 | 7.8% | 6.3% |
1995 | 3,541 | 3,207 | 334 | 9.4% | 6.2% |
1996 | 3,314 | 3,012 | 302 | 9.1% | 6.0% |
1997 | 3,176 | 2,906 | 270 | 8.5% | 5.7% |
1998 | 2,962 | 2,767 | 195 | 6.6% | 5.3% |
1999 | 3,094 | 2,857 | 237 | 7.7% | 5.1% |
2000 | 4,021 | 3,723 | 298 | 7.4% | 5.3% |
2001 | 3,851 | 3,504 | 347 | 9.0% | 5.5% |
2002 | 3,674 | 3,242 | 432 | 11.8% | 6.4% |
2003 | 3,623 | 3,240 | 383 | 10.6% | 6.1% |
2004 | 3,668 | 3,371 | 297 | 8.1% | 6.1% |
2005 | 3,611 | 3,332 | 279 | 7.7% | 7.6% |
2006 | 3,437 | 3,188 | 249 | 7.2% | 6.4% |
2007 | 3,454 | 3,192 | 262 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
2008 | 3,394 | 3,121 | 273 | 8.0% | 6.7% |
2009 | 3,326 | 2,925 | 401 | 12.1% | 9.4% |
2010 | 3,772 | 3,339 | 433 | 11.5% | 10.1% |
2011 | 3,817 | 3,436 | 381 | 10.0% | 9.8% |
2012 | 3,766 | 3,429 | 337 | 8.9% | 8.8% |
2013 | 3,749 | 3,431 | 318 | 8.5% | 8.5% |
2014 | 3,567 | 3,273 | 294 | 8.2% | 7.6% |
2015 | 3,700 | 3,465 | 235 | 6.4% | 6.5% |
2016 | 3,710 | 3,496 | 214 | 5.8% | 5.9% |
2017 | 3,613 | 3,429 | 184 | 5.1% | 5.2% |
2018 | 3,711 | 3,525 | 186 | 5.0% | 5.0% |
2019 | 3,715 | 3,505 | 210 | 5.7% | 5.5% |
2020 | 3,601 | 3,370 | 231 | 6.4% | 8.1% |
2021 | 3,564 | 3,394 | 170 | 4.8% | 5.5% |
2022 | 3,568 | 3,437 | 131 | 3.7% | 3.9% |
2023 | 3,541 | 3,444 | 97 | 2.7% | 3.2% |