2022 population: 46,094
( 2,165 from 2010
, 47 from 2020)
Land area: 474.0 square miles
Population density: 97.3 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 38,744 | 84.05% | 2.2% |
Black: | 3,842 | 8.34% | 24.9% |
Indian: | 283 | 0.61% | 46.6% |
Asian: | 418 | 0.91% | 4.1% |
2+ races: | 936 | 2.03% | 16.0% |
Hispanic: | 1,871 | 4.06% | 29.4% |
Total non-White: | 7,350 | 15.95% | 22.2% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 938 | 10.2 |
Deaths: | 1,393 | 15.1 |
Net Migration: | 495 | 5.4 |
Net Immigration: | -4 | -0.0 |
Change in White population: | 830 | 1.9 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,335 | 3.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 22,895 | |
Median Value | $197,400 | |
Occupied | 19,386 | 84.7% |
Vacant | 3,509 | 15.3% |
Owned | 15,644 | 80.7% |
Rented | 3,742 | 19.3% |
Median Rent | $956 | |
Single-Family Units | 18,106 | 79.1% |
Detached | 17,855 | 78.0% |
Attached | 251 | 1.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,457 | 6.4% |
Mobile Homes | 2,535 | 11.1% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,104 | 5.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 917 | 4.7% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 724 | 3.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 870 | 4.5% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 741 | 3.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 544 | 2.8% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 760 | 3.9% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,307 | 6.7% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 725 | 3.7% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,324 | 6.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 2,024 | 10.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 2,315 | 11.9% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 2,004 | 10.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,559 | 8.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,337 | 6.9% |
$200,000 or more | 1,131 | 5.8% |
Median Household Income | 63,623 | |
Per Capita Income | 36,883 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 104 | |
Compared to U.S. | 76 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,387 | 7.2% |
Public Assistance | 579 | 3.0% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,728 | 14.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 18,737 | 68.9% |
Unemployed | 1,286 | 4.7% |
In Armed Forces | 280 | 1.0% |
Total Labor Force | 20,303 | 74.6% |
Not in Labor Force | 6,909 | 25.4% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 30.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 6,641 | 7,086 | 48.4% |
Non-Profit | 368 | 870 | 29.7% |
Self-Employed | 1,485 | 984 | 60.1% |
Local Government | 725 | 792 | 47.8% |
State Government | 465 | 431 | 51.9% |
Federal Government | 383 | 397 | 49.1% |
Total Private + Self | 8,126 | 8,070 | 50.2% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,941 | 2,490 | 43.8% |
Total | 10,067 | 10,560 | 48.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 15.5% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 3,091 | 14.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 4,605 | 22.2% |
Professional, Technical | 4,753 | 22.9% |
Service Occupations | 3,252 | 15.7% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 115 | 0.6% |
All others | 5,033 | 24.3% |
White Collar | 60.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 2,654 | 12.8% |
Construction | 2,291 | 11.0% |
Retail trade | 1,982 | 9.6% |
Manufacturing | 1,817 | 8.8% |
Educational services | 1,683 | 8.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,521 | 7.3% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 1,154 | 5.6% |
Public administration | 1,151 | 5.6% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,141 | 5.5% |
Other services | 969 | 4.7% |
Finance and insurance | 941 | 4.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 863 | 4.2% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 687 | 3.3% |
Wholesale trade | 446 | 2.2% |
Utilities | 440 | 2.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 391 | 1.9% |
Information | 218 | 1.1% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 199 | 1.0% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 186 | 0.9% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 783 | 1.70% |
Puerto Rican | 51 | 0.11% |
Cuban | 18 | 0.04% |
Dominican | 81 | 0.18% |
Total Central American | 120 | 0.26% |
Costa Rican | 28 | 0.06% |
Guatemalan | 3 | 0.01% |
Honduran | 47 | 0.10% |
Nicaraguan | 26 | 0.06% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 16 | 0.03% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 28 | 0.06% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 12 | 0.03% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 16 | 0.03% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 717 | 1.56% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 100 | 0.22% |
Indian | 88 | 0.19% |
Vietnamese | 15 | 0.03% |
Cambodian | 9 | 0.02% |
Filipino | 7 | 0.02% |
Thai | 4 | 0.01% |
Japanese | 1 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 42,179 | 96.6% |
Spanish | 685 | 1.6% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 302 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European | 110 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 108 | 0.2% |
Chinese | 100 | 0.2% |
Vietnamese | 69 | 0.2% |
Other | 54 | 0.1% |
Arabic | 42 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 6,103 | 13.3% |
French | 5,613 | 12.2% |
German | 5,089 | 11.1% |
Irish | 5,033 | 10.9% |
English | 4,803 | 10.4% |
Italian | 2,445 | 5.3% |
Polish | 563 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 562 | 1.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 506 | 1.1% |
French Canadian | 480 | 1.0% |
European | 462 | 1.0% |
British | 321 | 0.7% |
Dutch | 314 | 0.7% |
Norwegian | 231 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 223 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 45,673 | 99.3% |
Not a citizen | 337 | 0.7% |
Native | 45,023 | 97.9% |
Foreign-born | 987 | 2.1% |
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 | ||||||
860 | 2.6% | 2,381 | 7.1% | 10,149 | 30.2% | 12,052 | 35.8% | 4,431 | 13.2% | 3,765 | 11.2% |
Average years of education: 13.4 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 860 | 2.6% |
9-12 Years | 2,381 | 7.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 10,149 | 30.2% |
Some College | 12,052 | 35.8% |
Bach. Degree | 4,431 | 13.2% |
Grad Degree | 3,765 | 11.2% |
Average years of education: 13.4 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 12,828 | 11,906 | 922 | 7.2% | 7.6% |
1991 | 13,040 | 12,153 | 887 | 6.8% | 8.4% |
1992 | 13,619 | 12,607 | 1,012 | 7.4% | 8.0% |
1993 | 14,969 | 14,021 | 948 | 6.3% | 6.7% |
1994 | 16,045 | 15,047 | 998 | 6.2% | 6.3% |
1995 | 15,992 | 14,921 | 1,071 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
1996 | 16,344 | 15,431 | 913 | 5.6% | 6.0% |
1997 | 16,779 | 16,028 | 751 | 4.5% | 5.7% |
1998 | 17,351 | 16,732 | 619 | 3.6% | 5.3% |
1999 | 18,480 | 17,748 | 732 | 4.0% | 5.1% |
2000 | 19,461 | 18,565 | 896 | 4.6% | 5.3% |
2001 | 19,718 | 18,910 | 808 | 4.1% | 5.5% |
2002 | 19,843 | 18,808 | 1,035 | 5.2% | 6.4% |
2003 | 20,481 | 19,475 | 1,006 | 4.9% | 6.1% |
2004 | 20,743 | 19,704 | 1,039 | 5.0% | 6.1% |
2005 | 20,995 | 18,734 | 2,261 | 10.8% | 7.6% |
2006 | 18,031 | 16,365 | 1,666 | 9.2% | 6.4% |
2007 | 18,154 | 17,200 | 954 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
2008 | 18,205 | 17,178 | 1,027 | 5.6% | 6.7% |
2009 | 18,089 | 16,664 | 1,425 | 7.9% | 9.4% |
2010 | 19,700 | 17,980 | 1,720 | 8.7% | 10.1% |
2011 | 20,111 | 18,246 | 1,865 | 9.3% | 9.8% |
2012 | 19,807 | 18,167 | 1,640 | 8.3% | 8.8% |
2013 | 18,939 | 17,461 | 1,478 | 7.8% | 8.5% |
2014 | 18,415 | 17,070 | 1,345 | 7.3% | 7.6% |
2015 | 18,619 | 17,396 | 1,223 | 6.6% | 6.5% |
2016 | 18,788 | 17,620 | 1,168 | 6.2% | 5.9% |
2017 | 18,706 | 17,640 | 1,066 | 5.7% | 5.2% |
2018 | 18,670 | 17,692 | 978 | 5.2% | 5.0% |
2019 | 18,891 | 17,803 | 1,088 | 5.8% | 5.5% |
2020 | 18,692 | 17,106 | 1,586 | 8.5% | 8.1% |
2021 | 19,104 | 18,006 | 1,098 | 5.7% | 5.5% |
2022 | 18,982 | 18,208 | 774 | 4.1% | 3.9% |
2023 | 18,797 | 18,182 | 615 | 3.3% | 3.2% |