2022 population: 49,885
( 8,213 from 2010
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740 from 2020)
Land area: 938.1 square miles
Population density: 53.2 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 29,399 | 58.93% | ![]() |
Black: | 14,540 | 29.15% | ![]() |
Indian: | 1,619 | 3.25% | ![]() |
Asian: | 247 | 0.50% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 942 | 1.89% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 3,138 | 6.29% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 20,486 | 41.07% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 1,314 | 13.0 |
Deaths: | 2,039 | 20.1 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -60 | -0.6 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 35 | 0.3 |
Change in White population: | -5,669 | -9.8 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -2,544 | -4.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 23,641 | |
Median Value | $119,800 | |
Occupied | 19,185 | 81.2% |
Vacant | 4,456 | 18.8% |
Owned | 13,577 | 70.8% |
Rented | 5,608 | 29.2% |
Median Rent | $738 | |
Single-Family Units | 14,640 | 61.9% |
Detached | 14,517 | 61.4% |
Attached | 123 | 0.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 871 | 3.7% |
Mobile Homes | 7,256 | 30.7% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,716 | 8.9% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,460 | 7.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,026 | 5.3% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,569 | 8.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,292 | 6.7% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,235 | 6.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 738 | 3.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 822 | 4.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 722 | 3.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,393 | 7.3% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,773 | 9.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 2,344 | 12.2% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,026 | 5.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 684 | 3.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 858 | 4.5% |
$200,000 or more | 527 | 2.7% |
Median Household Income | 43,206 | |
Per Capita Income | 24,236 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 88 | |
Compared to U.S. | 74 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,688 | 8.8% |
Public Assistance | 436 | 2.3% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 4,703 | 24.5% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 16,391 | 55.2% |
Unemployed | 1,051 | 3.5% |
In Armed Forces | 38 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 17,480 | 58.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 12,234 | 41.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 44.7% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 7,080 | 6,390 | 52.6% |
Non-Profit | 288 | 782 | 26.9% |
Self-Employed | 1,047 | 513 | 67.1% |
Local Government | 341 | 821 | 29.3% |
State Government | 574 | 821 | 41.1% |
Federal Government | 58 | 116 | 33.3% |
Total Private + Self | 8,127 | 6,903 | 54.1% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,261 | 2,540 | 33.2% |
Total | 9,388 | 9,443 | 49.9% |
Pct. Govt. | 14.5% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,003 | 10.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 3,203 | 17.0% |
Professional, Technical | 3,838 | 20.3% |
Service Occupations | 4,103 | 21.7% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 391 | 2.1% |
All others | 5,725 | 30.3% |
White Collar | 47.9% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Retail trade | 2,741 | 14.5% |
Health care and social assistance | 2,337 | 12.4% |
Manufacturing | 2,175 | 11.5% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,828 | 9.7% |
Educational services | 1,692 | 9.0% |
Construction | 1,232 | 6.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 998 | 5.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 834 | 4.4% |
Finance and insurance | 741 | 3.9% |
Public administration | 732 | 3.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 714 | 3.8% |
Other services | 682 | 3.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 529 | 2.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 378 | 2.0% |
Information | 361 | 1.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 341 | 1.8% |
Wholesale trade | 282 | 1.5% |
Utilities | 264 | 1.4% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 11 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 2,706 | 5.32% |
Puerto Rican | 72 | 0.14% |
Cuban | 59 | 0.12% |
Dominican | 10 | 0.02% |
Total Central American | 55 | 0.11% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 38 | 0.07% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 17 | 0.03% |
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 | 94 | 0.18% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 103 | 0.20% |
Korean | 91 | 0.18% |
Chinese | 15 | 0.03% |
Japanese | 14 | 0.03% |
Filipino | 10 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 45,526 | 94.4% |
Spanish | 2,422 | 5.0% |
Other Indo-European | 111 | 0.2% |
Other | 43 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 30 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 30 | 0.1% |
Arabic | 28 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 26 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 16 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 11,008 | 21.7% |
English | 3,643 | 7.2% |
Irish | 1,819 | 3.6% |
German | 1,618 | 3.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 750 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 536 | 1.1% |
European | 391 | 0.8% |
French | 365 | 0.7% |
Italian | 353 | 0.7% |
Welsh | 266 | 0.5% |
Polish | 226 | 0.4% |
African | 151 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 144 | 0.3% |
British | 104 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 73 | 0.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 49,996 | 98.4% |
Not a citizen | 831 | 1.6% |
Native | 49,593 | 97.6% |
Foreign-born | 1,234 | 2.4% |
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 | ||||||
1,771 | 4.9% | 3,390 | 9.4% | 13,458 | 37.5% | 12,055 | 33.6% | 3,483 | 9.7% | 1,733 | 4.8% |
Average years of education: 12.6 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,771 | 4.9% |
9-12 Years | 3,390 | 9.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 13,458 | 37.5% |
Some College | 12,055 | 33.6% |
Bach. Degree | 3,483 | 9.7% |
Grad Degree | 1,733 | 4.8% |
Average years of education: 12.6 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 22,231 | 20,918 | 1,313 | 5.9% | 4.1% |
1991 | 23,953 | 22,018 | 1,935 | 8.1% | 5.9% |
1992 | 25,076 | 22,480 | 2,596 | 10.4% | 6.3% |
1993 | 25,132 | 22,967 | 2,165 | 8.6% | 5.1% |
1994 | 26,460 | 24,445 | 2,015 | 7.6% | 4.4% |
1995 | 25,758 | 24,000 | 1,758 | 6.8% | 4.4% |
1996 | 24,551 | 22,584 | 1,967 | 8.0% | 4.4% |
1997 | 24,574 | 22,990 | 1,584 | 6.4% | 3.8% |
1998 | 23,596 | 21,707 | 1,889 | 8.0% | 3.5% |
1999 | 23,215 | 21,084 | 2,131 | 9.2% | 3.3% |
2000 | 23,528 | 21,709 | 1,819 | 7.7% | 3.7% |
2001 | 23,262 | 21,310 | 1,952 | 8.4% | 5.6% |
2002 | 22,946 | 20,811 | 2,135 | 9.3% | 6.9% |
2003 | 23,672 | 21,722 | 1,950 | 8.2% | 6.7% |
2004 | 23,818 | 22,218 | 1,600 | 6.7% | 5.9% |
2005 | 23,883 | 22,255 | 1,628 | 6.8% | 5.6% |
2006 | 23,767 | 22,340 | 1,427 | 6.0% | 5.1% |
2007 | 24,447 | 23,023 | 1,424 | 5.8% | 5.1% |
2008 | 24,252 | 22,371 | 1,881 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
2009 | 24,688 | 21,375 | 3,313 | 13.4% | 11.0% |
2010 | 24,265 | 21,046 | 3,219 | 13.3% | 10.7% |
2011 | 24,067 | 20,847 | 3,220 | 13.4% | 10.3% |
2012 | 23,400 | 20,464 | 2,936 | 12.5% | 9.5% |
2013 | 24,109 | 21,695 | 2,414 | 10.0% | 7.8% |
2014 | 23,009 | 21,106 | 1,903 | 8.3% | 6.1% |
2015 | 22,581 | 20,901 | 1,680 | 7.4% | 5.7% |
2016 | 22,528 | 21,081 | 1,447 | 6.4% | 5.1% |
2017 | 22,255 | 21,036 | 1,219 | 5.5% | 4.5% |
2018 | 22,376 | 21,238 | 1,138 | 5.1% | 4.0% |
2019 | 22,931 | 21,831 | 1,100 | 4.8% | 3.8% |
2020 | 22,501 | 20,662 | 1,839 | 8.2% | 7.3% |
2021 | 22,322 | 20,918 | 1,404 | 6.3% | 4.9% |
2022 | 23,653 | 22,648 | 1,005 | 4.2% | 3.7% |
2023 | 22,330 | 21,438 | 892 | 4.0% | 3.5% |