2022 population: 11,000
( 2 from 2010
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10 from 2020)
Land area: 243.1 square miles
Population density: 45.3 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 6,626 | 60.24% | ![]() |
Black: | 2,703 | 24.57% | ![]() |
Indian: | 20 | 0.18% | ![]() |
Asian: | 86 | 0.78% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 150 | 1.36% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 1,415 | 12.86% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 4,374 | 39.76% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 316 | 14.4 |
Deaths: | 464 | 21.1 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 151 | 6.9 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 5 | 0.2 |
Change in White population: | -323 | -2.9 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 325 | 3.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 4,640 | |
Median Value | $141,500 | |
Occupied | 4,103 | 88.4% |
Vacant | 537 | 11.6% |
Owned | 2,499 | 60.9% |
Rented | 1,604 | 39.1% |
Median Rent | $682 | |
Single-Family Units | 2,772 | 59.7% |
Detached | 2,665 | 57.4% |
Attached | 107 | 2.3% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 68 | 1.5% |
Mobile Homes | 1,586 | 34.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 305 | 7.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 231 | 5.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 426 | 10.4% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 281 | 6.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 260 | 6.3% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 294 | 7.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 125 | 3.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 105 | 2.6% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 148 | 3.6% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 284 | 6.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 462 | 11.3% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 366 | 8.9% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 365 | 8.9% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 175 | 4.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 176 | 4.3% |
$200,000 or more | 100 | 2.4% |
Median Household Income | 45,519 | |
Per Capita Income | 24,477 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 76 | |
Compared to U.S. | 72 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 343 | 8.4% |
Public Assistance | 91 | 2.2% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 704 | 17.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 3,617 | 63.0% |
Unemployed | 181 | 3.2% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 3,798 | 66.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 1,946 | 33.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 37.0% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,797 | 1,165 | 60.7% |
Non-Profit | 22 | 95 | 18.8% |
Self-Employed | 270 | 199 | 57.6% |
Local Government | 184 | 139 | 57.0% |
State Government | 156 | 339 | 31.5% |
Federal Government | 22 | 57 | 27.8% |
Total Private + Self | 2,067 | 1,364 | 60.2% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 384 | 630 | 37.9% |
Total | 2,451 | 1,994 | 55.1% |
Pct. Govt. | 20.2% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 472 | 10.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 734 | 16.4% |
Professional, Technical | 964 | 21.6% |
Service Occupations | 822 | 18.4% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 213 | 4.8% |
All others | 1,472 | 33.0% |
White Collar | 48.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 632 | 14.2% |
Educational services | 627 | 14.0% |
Retail trade | 591 | 13.2% |
Health care and social assistance | 551 | 12.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 436 | 9.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 286 | 6.4% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 276 | 6.2% |
Construction | 256 | 5.7% |
Other services | 135 | 3.0% |
Finance and insurance | 121 | 2.7% |
Wholesale trade | 95 | 2.1% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 92 | 2.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 74 | 1.7% |
Information | 74 | 1.7% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 64 | 1.4% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 57 | 1.3% |
Public administration | 53 | 1.2% |
Utilities | 36 | 0.8% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 8 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 892 | 8.15% |
Puerto Rican | 72 | 0.66% |
Cuban | 142 | 1.30% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 218 | 1.99% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 45 | 0.41% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 173 | 1.58% |
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 | 14 | 0.13% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 9,087 | 88.9% |
Spanish | 995 | 9.7% |
Tagalog | 74 | 0.7% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 27 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 25 | 0.2% |
Chinese | 11 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European | 3 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 1,346 | 12.3% |
Irish | 951 | 8.7% |
German | 714 | 6.5% |
European | 548 | 5.0% |
English | 531 | 4.9% |
Italian | 162 | 1.5% |
Polish | 124 | 1.1% |
Russian | 96 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 83 | 0.8% |
French | 72 | 0.7% |
Canadian | 66 | 0.6% |
Dutch | 56 | 0.5% |
British | 43 | 0.4% |
Danish | 34 | 0.3% |
Scottish | 26 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 10,243 | 93.6% |
Not a citizen | 703 | 6.4% |
Native | 10,175 | 93.0% |
Foreign-born | 771 | 7.0% |
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 | ||||||
785 | 10.7% | 861 | 11.8% | 2,601 | 35.5% | 2,176 | 29.7% | 590 | 8.1% | 305 | 4.2% |
Average years of education: 12.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 785 | 10.7% |
9-12 Years | 861 | 11.8% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 2,601 | 35.5% |
Some College | 2,176 | 29.7% |
Bach. Degree | 590 | 8.1% |
Grad Degree | 305 | 4.2% |
Average years of education: 12.0 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 3,491 | 3,319 | 172 | 4.9% | 5.4% |
1991 | 3,523 | 3,370 | 153 | 4.3% | 5.3% |
1992 | 3,635 | 3,414 | 221 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
1993 | 3,766 | 3,599 | 167 | 4.4% | 5.7% |
1994 | 3,728 | 3,501 | 227 | 6.1% | 5.1% |
1995 | 3,647 | 3,468 | 179 | 4.9% | 4.8% |
1996 | 3,897 | 3,726 | 171 | 4.4% | 4.6% |
1997 | 4,162 | 3,981 | 181 | 4.3% | 4.5% |
1998 | 4,054 | 3,825 | 229 | 5.6% | 4.2% |
1999 | 4,100 | 3,883 | 217 | 5.3% | 3.8% |
2000 | 3,966 | 3,783 | 183 | 4.6% | 3.5% |
2001 | 3,902 | 3,715 | 187 | 4.8% | 4.1% |
2002 | 4,050 | 3,851 | 199 | 4.9% | 5.3% |
2003 | 4,179 | 3,984 | 195 | 4.7% | 5.1% |
2004 | 4,406 | 4,187 | 219 | 5.0% | 5.1% |
2005 | 4,503 | 4,272 | 231 | 5.1% | 5.7% |
2006 | 4,596 | 4,387 | 209 | 4.5% | 5.1% |
2007 | 4,413 | 4,201 | 212 | 4.8% | 4.9% |
2008 | 4,334 | 4,039 | 295 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
2009 | 4,344 | 3,921 | 423 | 9.7% | 10.4% |
2010 | 4,928 | 4,487 | 441 | 8.9% | 10.7% |
2011 | 5,021 | 4,544 | 477 | 9.5% | 10.1% |
2012 | 5,168 | 4,727 | 441 | 8.5% | 9.0% |
2013 | 5,095 | 4,682 | 413 | 8.1% | 8.1% |
2014 | 5,067 | 4,715 | 352 | 6.9% | 7.1% |
2015 | 4,910 | 4,626 | 284 | 5.8% | 6.1% |
2016 | 5,071 | 4,825 | 246 | 4.9% | 5.4% |
2017 | 5,276 | 5,058 | 218 | 4.1% | 4.8% |
2018 | 5,359 | 5,173 | 186 | 3.5% | 4.0% |
2019 | 5,619 | 5,449 | 170 | 3.0% | 3.5% |
2020 | 5,633 | 5,383 | 250 | 4.4% | 6.5% |
2021 | 6,009 | 5,826 | 183 | 3.0% | 3.9% |
2022 | 6,089 | 5,942 | 147 | 2.4% | 3.0% |
2023 | 6,002 | 5,854 | 148 | 2.5% | 3.2% |