2022 population: 38,599
( 293 from 2010
, 5 from 2020)
Land area: 1056.5 square miles
Population density: 36.5 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 22,220 | 57.57% | 2.2% |
Black: | 13,434 | 34.80% | 11.1% |
Indian: | 316 | 0.82% | 2.6% |
Asian: | 222 | 0.58% | 68.2% |
2+ races: | 703 | 1.82% | 43.8% |
Hispanic: | 1,704 | 4.41% | 55.8% |
Total non-White: | 16,379 | 42.43% | 4.5% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 1,018 | 13.2 |
Deaths: | 1,612 | 20.9 |
Net Migration: | 456 | 5.9 |
Net Immigration: | 101 | 1.3 |
Change in White population: | 484 | 1.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -777 | -2.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 19,904 | |
Median Value | $127,200 | |
Occupied | 15,656 | 78.7% |
Vacant | 4,248 | 21.3% |
Owned | 11,382 | 72.7% |
Rented | 4,274 | 27.3% |
Median Rent | $826 | |
Single-Family Units | 10,316 | 51.8% |
Detached | 10,116 | 50.8% |
Attached | 200 | 1.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 784 | 3.9% |
Mobile Homes | 8,058 | 40.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,025 | 6.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 848 | 5.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 899 | 5.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 892 | 5.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,329 | 8.5% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 806 | 5.1% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 831 | 5.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 811 | 5.2% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,029 | 6.6% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,063 | 6.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,543 | 9.9% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,784 | 11.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,031 | 6.6% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 634 | 4.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 453 | 2.9% |
$200,000 or more | 678 | 4.3% |
Median Household Income | 46,795 | |
Per Capita Income | 26,253 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 83 | |
Compared to U.S. | 72 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,374 | 8.8% |
Public Assistance | 258 | 1.6% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 3,316 | 21.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 14,050 | 62.7% |
Unemployed | 1,317 | 5.9% |
In Armed Forces | 64 | 0.3% |
Total Labor Force | 15,431 | 68.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 6,992 | 31.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 37.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 5,607 | 4,568 | 55.1% |
Non-Profit | 505 | 540 | 48.3% |
Self-Employed | 1,147 | 815 | 58.5% |
Local Government | 648 | 820 | 44.1% |
State Government | 195 | 628 | 23.7% |
Federal Government | 74 | 105 | 41.3% |
Total Private + Self | 6,754 | 5,383 | 55.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,422 | 2,093 | 40.5% |
Total | 8,176 | 7,476 | 52.2% |
Pct. Govt. | 15.8% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,510 | 9.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 3,474 | 22.2% |
Professional, Technical | 2,637 | 16.8% |
Service Occupations | 2,615 | 16.7% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 197 | 1.3% |
All others | 5,423 | 34.6% |
White Collar | 48.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 2,207 | 14.1% |
Retail trade | 2,144 | 13.7% |
Construction | 1,933 | 12.3% |
Manufacturing | 1,868 | 11.9% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,349 | 8.6% |
Educational services | 1,156 | 7.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 869 | 5.5% |
Other services | 751 | 4.8% |
Public administration | 700 | 4.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 668 | 4.3% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 552 | 3.5% |
Wholesale trade | 386 | 2.5% |
Finance and insurance | 245 | 1.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 213 | 1.4% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 185 | 1.2% |
Information | 177 | 1.1% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 161 | 1.0% |
Utilities | 83 | 0.5% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 12 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,177 | 3.05% |
Puerto Rican | 86 | 0.22% |
Cuban | 1 | 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 | 1 | 0.00% |
Argentinean | 1 | 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 | 211 | 0.55% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 35,044 | 96.2% |
Spanish | 1,132 | 3.1% |
Tagalog | 93 | 0.3% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 69 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European | 56 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 35 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 5 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
European | 3,548 | 9.2% |
American | 3,395 | 8.8% |
English | 3,046 | 7.9% |
German | 2,130 | 5.5% |
Irish | 2,111 | 5.5% |
French | 492 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 426 | 1.1% |
Italian | 295 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 264 | 0.7% |
Greek | 223 | 0.6% |
Polish | 156 | 0.4% |
Portuguese | 120 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 108 | 0.3% |
Icelander | 72 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 56 | 0.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 37,592 | 97.5% |
Not a citizen | 969 | 2.5% |
Native | 37,483 | 97.2% |
Foreign-born | 1,078 | 2.8% |
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 | ||||||
995 | 3.7% | 2,727 | 10.1% | 10,926 | 40.6% | 8,074 | 30.0% | 2,764 | 10.3% | 1,453 | 5.4% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 995 | 3.7% |
9-12 Years | 2,727 | 10.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 10,926 | 40.6% |
Some College | 8,074 | 30.0% |
Bach. Degree | 2,764 | 10.3% |
Grad Degree | 1,453 | 5.4% |
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 | 15,243 | 14,393 | 850 | 5.6% | 4.9% |
1991 | 15,481 | 13,914 | 1,567 | 10.1% | 6.1% |
1992 | 15,844 | 14,108 | 1,736 | 11.0% | 6.7% |
1993 | 15,880 | 14,006 | 1,874 | 11.8% | 7.3% |
1994 | 15,689 | 14,170 | 1,519 | 9.7% | 6.2% |
1995 | 15,717 | 14,686 | 1,031 | 6.6% | 5.1% |
1996 | 15,646 | 14,619 | 1,027 | 6.6% | 5.7% |
1997 | 15,734 | 14,966 | 768 | 4.9% | 4.5% |
1998 | 15,449 | 14,788 | 661 | 4.3% | 3.6% |
1999 | 15,258 | 14,466 | 792 | 5.2% | 4.1% |
2000 | 15,881 | 15,268 | 613 | 3.9% | 3.7% |
2001 | 15,678 | 14,875 | 803 | 5.1% | 5.3% |
2002 | 15,928 | 14,886 | 1,042 | 6.5% | 6.4% |
2003 | 16,211 | 14,956 | 1,255 | 7.7% | 7.2% |
2004 | 16,397 | 15,101 | 1,296 | 7.9% | 7.4% |
2005 | 16,423 | 15,149 | 1,274 | 7.8% | 7.3% |
2006 | 17,207 | 16,016 | 1,191 | 6.9% | 6.9% |
2007 | 16,690 | 15,601 | 1,089 | 6.5% | 6.1% |
2008 | 16,805 | 15,328 | 1,477 | 8.8% | 7.3% |
2009 | 17,303 | 15,011 | 2,292 | 13.2% | 11.4% |
2010 | 16,983 | 14,614 | 2,369 | 13.9% | 11.3% |
2011 | 16,727 | 14,394 | 2,333 | 13.9% | 10.4% |
2012 | 16,470 | 14,519 | 1,951 | 11.8% | 9.0% |
2013 | 16,382 | 14,795 | 1,587 | 9.7% | 7.4% |
2014 | 16,638 | 15,401 | 1,237 | 7.4% | 6.3% |
2015 | 16,707 | 15,554 | 1,153 | 6.9% | 5.9% |
2016 | 16,703 | 15,788 | 915 | 5.5% | 4.9% |
2017 | 16,512 | 15,733 | 779 | 4.7% | 4.2% |
2018 | 16,637 | 15,980 | 657 | 3.9% | 3.4% |
2019 | 16,741 | 16,229 | 512 | 3.1% | 2.8% |
2020 | 16,732 | 15,717 | 1,015 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
2021 | 16,097 | 15,401 | 696 | 4.3% | 3.9% |
2022 | 15,773 | 15,221 | 552 | 3.5% | 3.2% |
2023 | 16,326 | 15,819 | 507 | 3.1% | 3.0% |