2022 population: 18,380
( 2,254 from 2010
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255 from 2020)
Land area: 410.1 square miles
Population density: 44.8 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 6,811 | 37.06% | ![]() |
Black: | 10,952 | 59.59% | ![]() |
Indian: | 44 | 0.24% | ![]() |
Asian: | 93 | 0.51% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 137 | 0.75% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 343 | 1.87% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 11,569 | 62.94% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 560 | 15.0 |
Deaths: | 627 | 16.8 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -191 | -5.1 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 0 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | -1,465 | -7.1 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -789 | -3.8 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 9,018 | |
Median Value | $110,600 | |
Occupied | 7,582 | 84.1% |
Vacant | 1,436 | 15.9% |
Owned | 5,178 | 68.3% |
Rented | 2,404 | 31.7% |
Median Rent | $731 | |
Single-Family Units | 6,153 | 68.2% |
Detached | 6,109 | 67.7% |
Attached | 44 | 0.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 657 | 7.3% |
Mobile Homes | 1,693 | 18.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 835 | 11.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 663 | 8.7% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 428 | 5.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 472 | 6.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 706 | 9.3% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 469 | 6.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 436 | 5.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 302 | 4.0% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 306 | 4.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 563 | 7.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 596 | 7.9% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 973 | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 273 | 3.6% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 268 | 3.5% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 165 | 2.2% |
$200,000 or more | 127 | 1.7% |
Median Household Income | 37,412 | |
Per Capita Income | 24,702 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 95 | |
Compared to U.S. | 69 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 271 | 3.6% |
Public Assistance | 73 | 1.0% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,434 | 18.9% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 6,644 | 58.5% |
Unemployed | 679 | 6.0% |
In Armed Forces | 24 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 7,347 | 64.7% |
Not in Labor Force | 4,001 | 35.3% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 41.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,638 | 2,560 | 50.8% |
Non-Profit | 152 | 388 | 28.1% |
Self-Employed | 451 | 101 | 81.7% |
Local Government | 109 | 264 | 29.2% |
State Government | 136 | 219 | 38.3% |
Federal Government | 39 | 18 | 68.4% |
Total Private + Self | 3,089 | 2,661 | 53.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 436 | 889 | 32.9% |
Total | 3,525 | 3,550 | 49.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 11.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 743 | 10.5% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,490 | 21.0% |
Professional, Technical | 1,026 | 14.5% |
Service Occupations | 1,226 | 17.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 154 | 2.2% |
All others | 2,601 | 36.7% |
White Collar | 46.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 1,822 | 25.7% |
Retail trade | 874 | 12.3% |
Health care and social assistance | 862 | 12.2% |
Educational services | 575 | 8.1% |
Construction | 446 | 6.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 442 | 6.2% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 391 | 5.5% |
Transportation and warehousing | 324 | 4.6% |
Other services | 297 | 4.2% |
Finance and insurance | 234 | 3.3% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 234 | 3.3% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 177 | 2.5% |
Public administration | 125 | 1.8% |
Utilities | 94 | 1.3% |
Wholesale trade | 67 | 0.9% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 64 | 0.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 51 | 0.7% |
Information | 7 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 11 | 0.06% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
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 | 18 | 0.10% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 17,460 | 99.7% |
Spanish | 52 | 0.3% |
Other Asian | 7 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 2,163 | 11.6% |
Irish | 707 | 3.8% |
American | 563 | 3.0% |
German | 413 | 2.2% |
Italian | 180 | 1.0% |
French | 150 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 135 | 0.7% |
African | 112 | 0.6% |
Polish | 73 | 0.4% |
Scandinavian | 53 | 0.3% |
Scottish | 51 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 42 | 0.2% |
European | 40 | 0.2% |
British | 32 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 29 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 18,584 | 99.9% |
Not a citizen | 14 | 0.1% |
Native | 18,514 | 99.5% |
Foreign-born | 84 | 0.5% |
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 | ||||||
680 | 5.3% | 1,653 | 13.0% | 4,246 | 33.4% | 3,859 | 30.3% | 1,443 | 11.3% | 850 | 6.7% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 680 | 5.3% |
9-12 Years | 1,653 | 13.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 4,246 | 33.4% |
Some College | 3,859 | 30.3% |
Bach. Degree | 1,443 | 11.3% |
Grad Degree | 850 | 6.7% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 9,799 | 8,738 | 1,061 | 10.8% | 7.6% |
1991 | 9,810 | 8,802 | 1,008 | 10.3% | 8.4% |
1992 | 9,786 | 8,777 | 1,009 | 10.3% | 8.0% |
1993 | 9,366 | 8,463 | 903 | 9.6% | 6.7% |
1994 | 8,910 | 7,933 | 977 | 11.0% | 6.3% |
1995 | 8,944 | 8,032 | 912 | 10.2% | 6.2% |
1996 | 9,287 | 8,326 | 961 | 10.3% | 6.0% |
1997 | 9,096 | 8,086 | 1,010 | 11.1% | 5.7% |
1998 | 8,939 | 8,141 | 798 | 8.9% | 5.3% |
1999 | 8,940 | 8,281 | 659 | 7.4% | 5.1% |
2000 | 9,734 | 9,141 | 593 | 6.1% | 5.3% |
2001 | 9,740 | 8,959 | 781 | 8.0% | 5.5% |
2002 | 9,552 | 8,691 | 861 | 9.0% | 6.4% |
2003 | 8,969 | 8,119 | 850 | 9.5% | 6.1% |
2004 | 8,871 | 8,052 | 819 | 9.2% | 6.1% |
2005 | 8,554 | 7,637 | 917 | 10.7% | 7.6% |
2006 | 8,113 | 7,265 | 848 | 10.5% | 6.4% |
2007 | 7,876 | 6,692 | 1,184 | 15.0% | 6.2% |
2008 | 7,253 | 6,306 | 947 | 13.1% | 6.7% |
2009 | 7,133 | 5,882 | 1,251 | 17.5% | 9.4% |
2010 | 8,684 | 7,295 | 1,389 | 16.0% | 10.1% |
2011 | 8,707 | 7,437 | 1,270 | 14.6% | 9.8% |
2012 | 8,668 | 7,472 | 1,196 | 13.8% | 8.8% |
2013 | 8,390 | 7,101 | 1,289 | 15.4% | 8.5% |
2014 | 7,962 | 6,895 | 1,067 | 13.4% | 7.6% |
2015 | 7,997 | 7,221 | 776 | 9.7% | 6.5% |
2016 | 7,988 | 7,326 | 662 | 8.3% | 5.9% |
2017 | 7,731 | 7,193 | 538 | 7.0% | 5.2% |
2018 | 7,696 | 7,215 | 481 | 6.2% | 5.0% |
2019 | 7,872 | 7,275 | 597 | 7.6% | 5.5% |
2020 | 7,946 | 7,021 | 925 | 11.6% | 8.1% |
2021 | 8,035 | 7,482 | 553 | 6.9% | 5.5% |
2022 | 8,692 | 8,334 | 358 | 4.1% | 3.9% |
2023 | 8,869 | 8,574 | 295 | 3.3% | 3.2% |