2022 population: 78,110
( 3,176 from 2010
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53 from 2020)
Land area: 466.0 square miles
Population density: 167.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 44,668 | 57.19% | ![]() |
Black: | 28,518 | 36.51% | ![]() |
Indian: | 195 | 0.25% | ![]() |
Asian: | 879 | 1.13% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 1,190 | 1.52% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 2,660 | 3.41% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 33,442 | 42.81% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 2,266 | 14.5 |
Deaths: | 2,086 | 13.3 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -355 | -2.3 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 94 | 0.6 |
Change in White population: | 902 | 1.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 2,274 | 3.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 33,542 | |
Median Value | $144,000 | |
Occupied | 29,351 | 87.5% |
Vacant | 4,191 | 12.5% |
Owned | 16,406 | 55.9% |
Rented | 12,945 | 44.1% |
Median Rent | $911 | |
Single-Family Units | 21,151 | 63.1% |
Detached | 20,887 | 62.3% |
Attached | 264 | 0.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 5,979 | 17.8% |
Mobile Homes | 3,698 | 11.0% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 2,027 | 6.9% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 2,309 | 7.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,833 | 6.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,815 | 6.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,447 | 4.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,485 | 5.1% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,147 | 3.9% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,470 | 5.0% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,285 | 4.4% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 2,735 | 9.3% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 2,605 | 8.9% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 3,498 | 11.9% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,825 | 6.2% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,222 | 4.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,369 | 4.7% |
$200,000 or more | 1,279 | 4.4% |
Median Household Income | 49,340 | |
Per Capita Income | 28,197 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 102 | |
Compared to U.S. | 74 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,905 | 6.5% |
Public Assistance | 682 | 2.3% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 5,580 | 19.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 33,352 | 66.4% |
Unemployed | 2,741 | 5.5% |
In Armed Forces | 154 | 0.3% |
Total Labor Force | 36,247 | 72.2% |
Not in Labor Force | 13,983 | 27.8% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 33.3% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 13,033 | 11,623 | 52.9% |
Non-Profit | 794 | 1,364 | 36.8% |
Self-Employed | 1,565 | 1,125 | 58.2% |
Local Government | 886 | 1,304 | 40.5% |
State Government | 1,075 | 2,365 | 31.2% |
Federal Government | 384 | 381 | 50.2% |
Total Private + Self | 14,598 | 12,748 | 53.4% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 3,139 | 5,414 | 36.7% |
Total | 17,737 | 18,162 | 49.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 17.8% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 4,127 | 11.5% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 9,206 | 25.6% |
Professional, Technical | 7,645 | 21.2% |
Service Occupations | 6,868 | 19.1% |
All others | 8,164 | 22.7% |
White Collar | 58.3% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 5,027 | 14.0% |
Retail trade | 4,959 | 13.8% |
Educational services | 4,464 | 12.4% |
Accommodation and food services | 4,275 | 11.9% |
Manufacturing | 3,298 | 9.2% |
Construction | 2,147 | 6.0% |
Other services | 2,006 | 5.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,526 | 4.2% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,457 | 4.0% |
Public administration | 1,384 | 3.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 1,303 | 3.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 879 | 2.4% |
Finance and insurance | 763 | 2.1% |
Wholesale trade | 736 | 2.0% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 719 | 2.0% |
Information | 415 | 1.2% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 303 | 0.8% |
Utilities | 267 | 0.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 67 | 0.2% |
Management | 15 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,405 | 1.80% |
Puerto Rican | 359 | 0.46% |
Cuban | 94 | 0.12% |
Dominican | 10 | 0.01% |
Total Central American | 151 | 0.19% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 68 | 0.09% |
Honduran | 56 | 0.07% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 12 | 0.02% |
Salvadoran | 15 | 0.02% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 122 | 0.16% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 73 | 0.09% |
Ecuadorian | 17 | 0.02% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 25 | 0.03% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 7 | 0.01% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 362 | 0.46% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 237 | 0.30% |
Vietnamese | 167 | 0.21% |
Filipino | 116 | 0.15% |
Korean | 72 | 0.09% |
Indian | 39 | 0.05% |
Japanese | 29 | 0.04% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 70,604 | 96.7% |
Spanish | 1,398 | 1.9% |
Other Indo-European | 237 | 0.3% |
Chinese | 223 | 0.3% |
Vietnamese | 202 | 0.3% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 93 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 66 | 0.1% |
Other | 64 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 57 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 11,225 | 14.4% |
English | 6,514 | 8.4% |
Irish | 6,419 | 8.2% |
German | 5,171 | 6.6% |
French | 2,285 | 2.9% |
Scottish | 1,806 | 2.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,415 | 1.8% |
Italian | 1,075 | 1.4% |
European | 809 | 1.0% |
Welsh | 482 | 0.6% |
British | 455 | 0.6% |
Polish | 385 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 362 | 0.5% |
Norwegian | 322 | 0.4% |
Greek | 264 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 76,564 | 98.3% |
Not a citizen | 1,353 | 1.7% |
Native | 75,981 | 97.5% |
Foreign-born | 1,936 | 2.5% |
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 | ||||||
1,306 | 2.8% | 3,645 | 7.7% | 12,377 | 26.2% | 16,371 | 34.7% | 7,234 | 15.3% | 6,307 | 13.4% |
Average years of education: 13.6 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,306 | 2.8% |
9-12 Years | 3,645 | 7.7% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 12,377 | 26.2% |
Some College | 16,371 | 34.7% |
Bach. Degree | 7,234 | 15.3% |
Grad Degree | 6,307 | 13.4% |
Average years of education: 13.6 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 31,753 | 29,550 | 2,203 | 6.9% | 7.6% |
1991 | 31,206 | 29,110 | 2,096 | 6.7% | 8.4% |
1992 | 31,206 | 28,943 | 2,263 | 7.3% | 8.0% |
1993 | 31,235 | 29,387 | 1,848 | 5.9% | 6.7% |
1994 | 32,255 | 30,691 | 1,564 | 4.8% | 6.3% |
1995 | 33,120 | 31,644 | 1,476 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
1996 | 33,390 | 31,966 | 1,424 | 4.3% | 6.0% |
1997 | 33,941 | 32,774 | 1,167 | 3.4% | 5.7% |
1998 | 33,722 | 32,531 | 1,191 | 3.5% | 5.3% |
1999 | 33,420 | 32,288 | 1,132 | 3.4% | 5.1% |
2000 | 35,007 | 33,336 | 1,671 | 4.8% | 5.3% |
2001 | 34,903 | 33,394 | 1,509 | 4.3% | 5.5% |
2002 | 34,896 | 32,981 | 1,915 | 5.5% | 6.4% |
2003 | 35,271 | 33,467 | 1,804 | 5.1% | 6.1% |
2004 | 35,467 | 33,527 | 1,940 | 5.5% | 6.1% |
2005 | 35,650 | 33,383 | 2,267 | 6.4% | 7.6% |
2006 | 36,159 | 34,352 | 1,807 | 5.0% | 6.4% |
2007 | 36,769 | 34,921 | 1,848 | 5.0% | 6.2% |
2008 | 36,495 | 34,408 | 2,087 | 5.7% | 6.7% |
2009 | 36,309 | 33,501 | 2,808 | 7.7% | 9.4% |
2010 | 34,157 | 30,915 | 3,242 | 9.5% | 10.1% |
2011 | 35,146 | 31,676 | 3,470 | 9.9% | 9.8% |
2012 | 34,775 | 31,709 | 3,066 | 8.8% | 8.8% |
2013 | 33,107 | 30,338 | 2,769 | 8.4% | 8.5% |
2014 | 32,177 | 29,768 | 2,409 | 7.5% | 7.6% |
2015 | 32,740 | 30,654 | 2,086 | 6.4% | 6.5% |
2016 | 33,231 | 31,288 | 1,943 | 5.8% | 5.9% |
2017 | 33,428 | 31,766 | 1,662 | 5.0% | 5.2% |
2018 | 33,129 | 31,602 | 1,527 | 4.6% | 5.0% |
2019 | 33,216 | 31,457 | 1,759 | 5.3% | 5.5% |
2020 | 32,983 | 30,328 | 2,655 | 8.0% | 8.1% |
2021 | 33,329 | 31,484 | 1,845 | 5.5% | 5.5% |
2022 | 33,326 | 32,074 | 1,252 | 3.8% | 3.9% |
2023 | 33,036 | 32,051 | 985 | 3.0% | 3.2% |