2022 population: 19,320
( 877 from 2010
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125 from 2020)
Land area: 277.0 square miles
Population density: 69.7 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 15,041 | 77.85% | ![]() |
Black: | 2,633 | 13.63% | ![]() |
Indian: | 42 | 0.22% | ![]() |
Asian: | 273 | 1.41% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 370 | 1.92% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 961 | 4.97% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 4,279 | 22.15% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 339 | 8.8 |
Deaths: | 727 | 18.9 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 485 | 12.6 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 30 | 0.8 |
Change in White population: | -742 | -3.7 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -135 | -0.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 10,320 | |
Median Value | $291,900 | |
Occupied | 8,375 | 81.2% |
Vacant | 1,945 | 18.8% |
Owned | 5,847 | 69.8% |
Rented | 2,528 | 30.2% |
Median Rent | $1,072 | |
Single-Family Units | 8,647 | 83.8% |
Detached | 8,245 | 79.9% |
Attached | 402 | 3.9% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,057 | 10.2% |
Mobile Homes | 213 | 2.1% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 339 | 4.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 302 | 3.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 322 | 3.8% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 304 | 3.6% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 283 | 3.4% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 449 | 5.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 393 | 4.7% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 404 | 4.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 364 | 4.3% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 572 | 6.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 506 | 6.0% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 981 | 11.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 815 | 9.7% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 707 | 8.4% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 960 | 11.5% |
$200,000 or more | 674 | 8.0% |
Median Household Income | 71,635 | |
Per Capita Income | 44,283 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 81 | |
Compared to U.S. | 85 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 448 | 5.3% |
Public Assistance | 165 | 2.0% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,153 | 13.8% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 7,684 | 70.8% |
Unemployed | 274 | 2.5% |
In Armed Forces | 84 | 0.8% |
Total Labor Force | 8,042 | 74.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 2,818 | 25.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 28.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,741 | 2,526 | 52.0% |
Non-Profit | 417 | 468 | 47.1% |
Self-Employed | 1,018 | 529 | 65.8% |
Local Government | 341 | 507 | 40.2% |
State Government | 144 | 411 | 25.9% |
Federal Government | 36 | 130 | 21.7% |
Total Private + Self | 3,759 | 3,055 | 55.2% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 938 | 1,516 | 38.2% |
Total | 4,697 | 4,571 | 50.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 16.9% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,556 | 16.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,686 | 18.2% |
Professional, Technical | 2,464 | 26.6% |
Service Occupations | 1,625 | 17.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 219 | 2.4% |
All others | 1,948 | 21.0% |
White Collar | 61.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Educational services | 1,297 | 14.0% |
Manufacturing | 1,116 | 12.0% |
Retail trade | 998 | 10.8% |
Health care and social assistance | 858 | 9.2% |
Public administration | 668 | 7.2% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 634 | 6.8% |
Construction | 611 | 6.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 557 | 6.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 519 | 5.6% |
Other services | 438 | 4.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 393 | 4.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 256 | 2.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 224 | 2.4% |
Finance and insurance | 182 | 2.0% |
Transportation and warehousing | 175 | 1.9% |
Wholesale trade | 170 | 1.8% |
Information | 92 | 1.0% |
Utilities | 79 | 0.9% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 12 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 475 | 2.46% |
Puerto Rican | 80 | 0.41% |
Cuban | 35 | 0.18% |
Dominican | 10 | 0.05% |
Total Central American | 237 | 1.23% |
Costa Rican | 12 | 0.06% |
Guatemalan | 146 | 0.76% |
Honduran | 77 | 0.40% |
Nicaraguan | 2 | 0.01% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 13 | 0.07% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 2 | 0.01% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 0 | 0.00% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 11 | 0.06% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 50 | 0.26% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 61 | 0.32% |
Chinese | 35 | 0.18% |
Burmese | 28 | 0.15% |
Japanese | 17 | 0.09% |
Thai | 11 | 0.06% |
Filipino | 7 | 0.04% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 17,571 | 94.6% |
Spanish | 667 | 3.6% |
Other Indo-European | 132 | 0.7% |
Chinese | 97 | 0.5% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 53 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 22 | 0.1% |
Other | 18 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 16 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 3 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 3,092 | 16.0% |
Irish | 2,887 | 15.0% |
German | 2,654 | 13.8% |
American | 1,436 | 7.4% |
Italian | 1,235 | 6.4% |
Scottish | 543 | 2.8% |
Polish | 499 | 2.6% |
French | 262 | 1.4% |
Welsh | 207 | 1.1% |
Hungarian | 191 | 1.0% |
British | 182 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 182 | 0.9% |
Swedish | 174 | 0.9% |
European | 156 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 145 | 0.8% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 18,858 | 97.8% |
Not a citizen | 431 | 2.2% |
Native | 18,520 | 96.0% |
Foreign-born | 769 | 4.0% |
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 | ||||||
334 | 2.4% | 987 | 7.1% | 4,502 | 32.3% | 2,921 | 20.9% | 2,939 | 21.1% | 2,275 | 16.3% |
Average years of education: 13.9 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 334 | 2.4% |
9-12 Years | 987 | 7.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 4,502 | 32.3% |
Some College | 2,921 | 20.9% |
Bach. Degree | 2,939 | 21.1% |
Grad Degree | 2,275 | 16.3% |
Average years of education: 13.9 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 9,322 | 8,812 | 510 | 5.5% | 4.3% |
1991 | 9,495 | 8,831 | 664 | 7.0% | 5.9% |
1992 | 9,686 | 8,922 | 764 | 7.9% | 6.5% |
1993 | 9,769 | 9,094 | 675 | 6.9% | 6.0% |
1994 | 9,900 | 9,335 | 565 | 5.7% | 5.2% |
1995 | 10,289 | 9,618 | 671 | 6.5% | 5.0% |
1996 | 10,326 | 9,492 | 834 | 8.1% | 4.9% |
1997 | 10,223 | 9,530 | 693 | 6.8% | 4.8% |
1998 | 10,493 | 9,896 | 597 | 5.7% | 4.3% |
1999 | 10,024 | 9,651 | 373 | 3.7% | 3.5% |
2000 | 10,056 | 9,671 | 385 | 3.8% | 3.5% |
2001 | 10,385 | 9,944 | 441 | 4.2% | 4.2% |
2002 | 10,814 | 10,298 | 516 | 4.8% | 4.8% |
2003 | 10,256 | 9,709 | 547 | 5.3% | 4.8% |
2004 | 10,742 | 10,243 | 499 | 4.6% | 4.6% |
2005 | 10,945 | 10,448 | 497 | 4.5% | 4.5% |
2006 | 11,081 | 10,616 | 465 | 4.2% | 4.2% |
2007 | 11,198 | 10,775 | 423 | 3.8% | 3.7% |
2008 | 11,125 | 10,561 | 564 | 5.1% | 4.5% |
2009 | 10,954 | 10,058 | 896 | 8.2% | 7.6% |
2010 | 10,653 | 9,688 | 965 | 9.1% | 7.8% |
2011 | 10,775 | 9,895 | 880 | 8.2% | 7.3% |
2012 | 10,634 | 9,833 | 801 | 7.5% | 6.9% |
2013 | 10,346 | 9,609 | 737 | 7.1% | 6.5% |
2014 | 10,344 | 9,688 | 656 | 6.3% | 5.7% |
2015 | 10,568 | 10,015 | 553 | 5.2% | 5.0% |
2016 | 10,230 | 9,750 | 480 | 4.7% | 4.3% |
2017 | 10,235 | 9,787 | 448 | 4.4% | 4.1% |
2018 | 10,332 | 9,897 | 435 | 4.2% | 3.8% |
2019 | 10,272 | 9,873 | 399 | 3.9% | 3.5% |
2020 | 9,664 | 9,026 | 638 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
2021 | 9,524 | 9,037 | 487 | 5.1% | 5.3% |
2022 | 9,734 | 9,384 | 350 | 3.6% | 3.2% |
2023 | 9,869 | 9,636 | 233 | 2.4% | 2.1% |