2022 population: 31,931
( 1,209 from 2010
, 363 from 2020)
Land area: 580.7 square miles
Population density: 55.0 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 18,792 | 58.85% | 4.1% |
Black: | 11,240 | 35.20% | 9.0% |
Indian: | 165 | 0.52% | 26.9% |
Asian: | 178 | 0.56% | 63.3% |
2+ races: | 656 | 2.05% | 48.1% |
Hispanic: | 900 | 2.82% | 87.9% |
Total non-White: | 13,139 | 41.15% | 3.0% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 735 | 11.4 |
Deaths: | 1,285 | 19.9 |
Net Migration: | 153 | 2.4 |
Net Immigration: | 24 | 0.4 |
Change in White population: | -798 | -2.4 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -411 | -1.2 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 14,651 | |
Median Value | $133,600 | |
Occupied | 12,890 | 88.0% |
Vacant | 1,761 | 12.0% |
Owned | 9,972 | 77.4% |
Rented | 2,918 | 22.6% |
Median Rent | $831 | |
Single-Family Units | 10,570 | 72.1% |
Detached | 10,548 | 72.0% |
Attached | 22 | 0.2% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 356 | 2.4% |
Mobile Homes | 3,332 | 22.7% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 729 | 5.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 871 | 6.8% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 975 | 7.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 757 | 5.9% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 471 | 3.7% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 745 | 5.8% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 606 | 4.7% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 728 | 5.6% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 561 | 4.4% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,232 | 9.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,406 | 10.9% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,627 | 12.6% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 856 | 6.6% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 486 | 3.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 556 | 4.3% |
$200,000 or more | 284 | 2.2% |
Median Household Income | 50,022 | |
Per Capita Income | 26,349 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 85 | |
Compared to U.S. | 73 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 844 | 6.5% |
Public Assistance | 268 | 2.1% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,323 | 18.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 12,451 | 63.7% |
Unemployed | 861 | 4.4% |
In Armed Forces | 81 | 0.4% |
Total Labor Force | 13,393 | 68.5% |
Not in Labor Force | 6,147 | 31.5% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 35.9% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 4,858 | 5,095 | 48.8% |
Non-Profit | 208 | 412 | 33.5% |
Self-Employed | 549 | 406 | 57.5% |
Local Government | 650 | 600 | 52.0% |
State Government | 245 | 541 | 31.2% |
Federal Government | 37 | 74 | 33.3% |
Total Private + Self | 5,407 | 5,501 | 49.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,140 | 1,627 | 41.2% |
Total | 6,547 | 7,128 | 47.9% |
Pct. Govt. | 15.7% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,281 | 9.3% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,647 | 19.3% |
Professional, Technical | 1,826 | 13.3% |
Service Occupations | 2,832 | 20.7% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 64 | 0.5% |
All others | 5,122 | 37.4% |
White Collar | 42.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 3,151 | 23.0% |
Retail trade | 1,665 | 12.1% |
Health care and social assistance | 1,546 | 11.3% |
Educational services | 1,056 | 7.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 987 | 7.2% |
Accommodation and food services | 977 | 7.1% |
Construction | 895 | 6.5% |
Public administration | 693 | 5.1% |
Other services | 647 | 4.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 643 | 4.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 402 | 2.9% |
Wholesale trade | 295 | 2.2% |
Finance and insurance | 169 | 1.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 145 | 1.1% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 136 | 1.0% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 100 | 0.7% |
Utilities | 96 | 0.7% |
Information | 85 | 0.6% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 20 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 470 | 1.46% |
Puerto Rican | 144 | 0.45% |
Cuban | 42 | 0.13% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 83 | 0.26% |
Costa Rican | 13 | 0.04% |
Guatemalan | 6 | 0.02% |
Honduran | 64 | 0.20% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 19 | 0.06% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 15 | 0.05% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 4 | 0.01% |
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 | 29,667 | 97.6% |
Spanish | 552 | 1.8% |
Vietnamese | 94 | 0.3% |
Other | 48 | 0.2% |
Chinese | 19 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 12 | 0.0% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 9 | 0.0% |
Other Indo-European | 5 | 0.0% |
German, other Germanic | 1 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 5,634 | 17.5% |
English | 2,489 | 7.7% |
Irish | 1,844 | 5.7% |
German | 1,668 | 5.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,171 | 3.6% |
African | 1,155 | 3.6% |
Italian | 536 | 1.7% |
Welsh | 349 | 1.1% |
French | 335 | 1.0% |
Polish | 269 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 256 | 0.8% |
European | 112 | 0.3% |
Czech | 90 | 0.3% |
British | 79 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 67 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 32,003 | 99.5% |
Not a citizen | 168 | 0.5% |
Native | 31,743 | 98.7% |
Foreign-born | 428 | 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 | ||||||
799 | 3.6% | 2,525 | 11.3% | 9,282 | 41.4% | 6,726 | 30.0% | 1,948 | 8.7% | 1,161 | 5.2% |
Average years of education: 12.6 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 799 | 3.6% |
9-12 Years | 2,525 | 11.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 9,282 | 41.4% |
Some College | 6,726 | 30.0% |
Bach. Degree | 1,948 | 8.7% |
Grad Degree | 1,161 | 5.2% |
Average years of education: 12.6 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 16,040 | 14,401 | 1,639 | 10.2% | 4.9% |
1991 | 16,029 | 13,964 | 2,065 | 12.9% | 6.1% |
1992 | 16,195 | 14,274 | 1,921 | 11.9% | 6.7% |
1993 | 15,898 | 13,791 | 2,107 | 13.3% | 7.3% |
1994 | 15,680 | 13,987 | 1,693 | 10.8% | 6.2% |
1995 | 15,529 | 14,083 | 1,446 | 9.3% | 5.1% |
1996 | 15,841 | 14,249 | 1,592 | 10.0% | 5.7% |
1997 | 15,586 | 14,175 | 1,411 | 9.1% | 4.5% |
1998 | 15,731 | 14,404 | 1,327 | 8.4% | 3.6% |
1999 | 15,906 | 14,563 | 1,343 | 8.4% | 4.1% |
2000 | 16,261 | 15,418 | 843 | 5.2% | 3.7% |
2001 | 16,194 | 14,931 | 1,263 | 7.8% | 5.3% |
2002 | 15,768 | 14,069 | 1,699 | 10.8% | 6.4% |
2003 | 15,792 | 13,950 | 1,842 | 11.7% | 7.2% |
2004 | 15,761 | 14,075 | 1,686 | 10.7% | 7.4% |
2005 | 15,950 | 14,365 | 1,585 | 9.9% | 7.3% |
2006 | 16,506 | 14,716 | 1,790 | 10.8% | 6.9% |
2007 | 15,752 | 13,918 | 1,834 | 11.6% | 6.1% |
2008 | 15,498 | 13,549 | 1,949 | 12.6% | 7.3% |
2009 | 15,756 | 12,591 | 3,165 | 20.1% | 11.4% |
2010 | 14,837 | 11,943 | 2,894 | 19.5% | 11.3% |
2011 | 14,462 | 11,985 | 2,477 | 17.1% | 10.4% |
2012 | 14,039 | 12,005 | 2,034 | 14.5% | 9.0% |
2013 | 13,703 | 12,069 | 1,634 | 11.9% | 7.4% |
2014 | 13,418 | 12,154 | 1,264 | 9.4% | 6.3% |
2015 | 13,443 | 12,328 | 1,115 | 8.3% | 5.9% |
2016 | 13,344 | 12,404 | 940 | 7.0% | 4.9% |
2017 | 13,232 | 12,436 | 796 | 6.0% | 4.2% |
2018 | 13,032 | 12,404 | 628 | 4.8% | 3.4% |
2019 | 13,183 | 12,651 | 532 | 4.0% | 2.8% |
2020 | 13,646 | 12,426 | 1,220 | 8.9% | 6.2% |
2021 | 13,245 | 12,490 | 755 | 5.7% | 3.9% |
2022 | 13,283 | 12,717 | 566 | 4.3% | 3.2% |
2023 | 13,740 | 13,199 | 541 | 3.9% | 3.0% |