2022 population: 16,982
( 164 from 2010
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152 from 2020)
Land area: 579.6 square miles
Population density: 29.3 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 10,531 | 62.01% | ![]() |
Black: | 5,499 | 32.38% | ![]() |
Indian: | 75 | 0.44% | ![]() |
Asian: | 74 | 0.44% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 360 | 2.12% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 443 | 2.61% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 6,451 | 37.99% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 288 | 8.6 |
Deaths: | 498 | 14.8 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 357 | 10.6 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 4 | 0.1 |
Change in White population: | 37 | 0.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -201 | -1.2 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 7,184 | |
Median Value | $160,800 | |
Occupied | 5,898 | 82.1% |
Vacant | 1,286 | 17.9% |
Owned | 4,452 | 75.5% |
Rented | 1,446 | 24.5% |
Median Rent | $844 | |
Single-Family Units | 5,053 | 70.3% |
Detached | 5,025 | 69.9% |
Attached | 28 | 0.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 63 | 0.9% |
Mobile Homes | 2,021 | 28.1% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 235 | 4.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 382 | 6.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 355 | 6.0% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 263 | 4.5% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 260 | 4.4% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 400 | 6.8% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 317 | 5.4% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 158 | 2.7% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 185 | 3.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 397 | 6.7% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 645 | 10.9% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 829 | 14.1% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 469 | 8.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 406 | 6.9% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 397 | 6.7% |
$200,000 or more | 200 | 3.4% |
Median Household Income | 59,894 | |
Per Capita Income | 27,139 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 74 | |
Compared to U.S. | 74 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 281 | 4.8% |
Public Assistance | 149 | 2.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,042 | 17.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 6,183 | 58.2% |
Unemployed | 347 | 3.3% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 6,530 | 61.4% |
Not in Labor Force | 4,101 | 38.6% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 41.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,464 | 1,562 | 61.2% |
Non-Profit | 292 | 366 | 44.4% |
Self-Employed | 554 | 296 | 65.2% |
Local Government | 214 | 293 | 42.2% |
State Government | 265 | 287 | 48.0% |
Federal Government | 106 | 91 | 53.8% |
Total Private + Self | 3,018 | 1,858 | 61.9% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 877 | 1,037 | 45.8% |
Total | 3,895 | 2,895 | 57.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 18.5% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 766 | 11.3% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,350 | 19.9% |
Professional, Technical | 897 | 13.2% |
Service Occupations | 1,172 | 17.2% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 150 | 2.2% |
All others | 2,616 | 38.5% |
White Collar | 44.3% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Construction | 975 | 14.3% |
Retail trade | 911 | 13.4% |
Health care and social assistance | 822 | 12.1% |
Public administration | 619 | 9.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 566 | 8.3% |
Educational services | 495 | 7.3% |
Manufacturing | 333 | 4.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 279 | 4.1% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 271 | 4.0% |
Other services | 267 | 3.9% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 263 | 3.9% |
Finance and insurance | 210 | 3.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 202 | 3.0% |
Wholesale trade | 175 | 2.6% |
Utilities | 129 | 1.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 116 | 1.7% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 61 | 0.9% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 61 | 0.9% |
Information | 46 | 0.7% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 137 | 0.81% |
Puerto Rican | 17 | 0.10% |
Cuban | 17 | 0.10% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 237 | 1.40% |
Costa Rican | 17 | 0.10% |
Guatemalan | 18 | 0.11% |
Honduran | 158 | 0.94% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 9 | 0.05% |
Salvadoran | 25 | 0.15% |
Other Central American | 10 | 0.06% |
Total South American | 16 | 0.09% |
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 | 16 | 0.09% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 2 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 15,519 | 96.5% |
Spanish | 287 | 1.8% |
German, other Germanic | 223 | 1.4% |
Other Indo-European | 32 | 0.2% |
Other | 17 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 5 | 0.0% |
Tagalog | 1 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 2,081 | 12.3% |
American | 1,464 | 8.7% |
German | 1,221 | 7.2% |
Irish | 1,142 | 6.8% |
Italian | 435 | 2.6% |
French | 220 | 1.3% |
Welsh | 166 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 163 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 154 | 0.9% |
Polish | 120 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 113 | 0.7% |
Dutch | 88 | 0.5% |
Russian | 87 | 0.5% |
European | 86 | 0.5% |
British | 72 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 16,720 | 99.1% |
Not a citizen | 149 | 0.9% |
Native | 16,619 | 98.5% |
Foreign-born | 250 | 1.5% |
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 | ||||||
844 | 6.7% | 1,155 | 9.2% | 5,709 | 45.3% | 3,356 | 26.6% | 985 | 7.8% | 546 | 4.3% |
Average years of education: 12.3 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 844 | 6.7% |
9-12 Years | 1,155 | 9.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 5,709 | 45.3% |
Some College | 3,356 | 26.6% |
Bach. Degree | 985 | 7.8% |
Grad Degree | 546 | 4.3% |
Average years of education: 12.3 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 5,524 | 5,226 | 298 | 5.4% | 4.4% |
1991 | 5,800 | 5,350 | 450 | 7.8% | 5.8% |
1992 | 5,712 | 5,313 | 399 | 7.0% | 6.2% |
1993 | 5,733 | 5,406 | 327 | 5.7% | 5.2% |
1994 | 6,073 | 5,792 | 281 | 4.6% | 4.8% |
1995 | 6,290 | 5,981 | 309 | 4.9% | 4.4% |
1996 | 6,277 | 5,966 | 311 | 5.0% | 4.3% |
1997 | 6,315 | 5,955 | 360 | 5.7% | 3.7% |
1998 | 6,195 | 5,886 | 309 | 5.0% | 2.8% |
1999 | 6,028 | 5,784 | 244 | 4.0% | 2.7% |
2000 | 6,145 | 5,950 | 195 | 3.2% | 2.3% |
2001 | 6,223 | 6,004 | 219 | 3.5% | 3.3% |
2002 | 6,251 | 6,000 | 251 | 4.0% | 4.4% |
2003 | 6,459 | 6,162 | 297 | 4.6% | 4.3% |
2004 | 6,702 | 6,391 | 311 | 4.6% | 4.1% |
2005 | 6,804 | 6,485 | 319 | 4.7% | 3.8% |
2006 | 6,834 | 6,569 | 265 | 3.9% | 3.3% |
2007 | 7,005 | 6,743 | 262 | 3.7% | 3.3% |
2008 | 7,264 | 6,880 | 384 | 5.3% | 4.3% |
2009 | 7,407 | 6,794 | 613 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
2010 | 6,583 | 5,866 | 717 | 10.9% | 7.3% |
2011 | 6,583 | 5,955 | 628 | 9.5% | 6.6% |
2012 | 6,460 | 5,920 | 540 | 8.4% | 5.9% |
2013 | 6,406 | 5,910 | 496 | 7.7% | 5.6% |
2014 | 6,322 | 5,900 | 422 | 6.7% | 5.1% |
2015 | 6,317 | 5,948 | 369 | 5.8% | 4.4% |
2016 | 6,273 | 5,939 | 334 | 5.3% | 4.0% |
2017 | 6,348 | 6,010 | 338 | 5.3% | 3.7% |
2018 | 6,339 | 6,060 | 279 | 4.4% | 2.9% |
2019 | 6,561 | 6,300 | 261 | 4.0% | 2.7% |
2020 | 6,317 | 5,850 | 467 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
2021 | 6,308 | 5,982 | 326 | 5.2% | 3.9% |
2022 | 6,452 | 6,198 | 254 | 3.9% | 2.9% |
2023 | 6,627 | 6,367 | 260 | 3.9% | 2.9% |