2022 population: 16,121
( 3,077 from 2010
, 880 from 2020)
Land area: 756.7 square miles
Population density: 21.3 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 2,444 | 15.16% | 18.3% |
Black: | 13,239 | 82.12% | 16.9% |
Indian: | 21 | 0.13% | 16.7% |
Asian: | 46 | 0.29% | 48.4% |
2+ races: | 136 | 0.84% | 49.5% |
Hispanic: | 235 | 1.46% | 75.4% |
Total non-White: | 13,677 | 84.84% | 15.6% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 527 | 15.5 |
Deaths: | 697 | 20.5 |
Net Migration: | -706 | -20.8 |
Net Immigration: | 0 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | -549 | -2.9 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -2,528 | -13.2 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 7,569 | |
Median Value | $73,900 | |
Occupied | 5,798 | 76.6% |
Vacant | 1,771 | 23.4% |
Owned | 3,621 | 62.5% |
Rented | 2,177 | 37.5% |
Median Rent | $610 | |
Single-Family Units | 4,650 | 61.4% |
Detached | 4,636 | 61.2% |
Attached | 14 | 0.2% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 643 | 8.5% |
Mobile Homes | 1,986 | 26.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,239 | 21.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 751 | 13.0% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 274 | 4.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 327 | 5.6% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 456 | 7.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 217 | 3.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 157 | 2.7% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 226 | 3.9% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 408 | 7.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 357 | 6.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 268 | 4.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 517 | 8.9% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 154 | 2.7% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 154 | 2.7% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 118 | 2.0% |
$200,000 or more | 175 | 3.0% |
Median Household Income | 28,818 | |
Per Capita Income | 20,132 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 94 | |
Compared to U.S. | 69 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,341 | 23.1% |
Public Assistance | 454 | 7.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,660 | 28.6% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 5,049 | 48.7% |
Unemployed | 499 | 4.8% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 5,548 | 53.5% |
Not in Labor Force | 4,827 | 46.5% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 51.3% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,759 | 1,864 | 48.6% |
Non-Profit | 92 | 164 | 35.9% |
Self-Employed | 189 | 114 | 62.4% |
Local Government | 80 | 231 | 25.7% |
State Government | 191 | 439 | 30.3% |
Federal Government | 144 | 102 | 58.5% |
Total Private + Self | 1,948 | 1,978 | 49.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 507 | 936 | 35.1% |
Total | 2,455 | 2,914 | 45.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 22.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 484 | 9.0% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 820 | 15.3% |
Professional, Technical | 777 | 14.5% |
Service Occupations | 1,085 | 20.2% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 19 | 0.4% |
All others | 2,203 | 41.0% |
White Collar | 38.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 1,146 | 21.3% |
Health care and social assistance | 879 | 16.4% |
Retail trade | 758 | 14.1% |
Educational services | 561 | 10.4% |
Construction | 372 | 6.9% |
Transportation and warehousing | 357 | 6.6% |
Public administration | 346 | 6.4% |
Other services | 243 | 4.5% |
Accommodation and food services | 211 | 3.9% |
Wholesale trade | 108 | 2.0% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 92 | 1.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 80 | 1.5% |
Finance and insurance | 61 | 1.1% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 59 | 1.1% |
Information | 28 | 0.5% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 27 | 0.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 21 | 0.4% |
Management | 20 | 0.4% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 29 | 0.17% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 10 | 0.06% |
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 | 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 | 39 | 0.23% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 15,613 | 99.1% |
Spanish | 66 | 0.4% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 36 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European | 30 | 0.2% |
Other | 7 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 814 | 4.8% |
English | 434 | 2.6% |
Irish | 379 | 2.2% |
German | 144 | 0.9% |
Italian | 118 | 0.7% |
African | 94 | 0.6% |
French | 61 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 60 | 0.4% |
Scottish | 23 | 0.1% |
Cajun | 19 | 0.1% |
Lebanese | 10 | 0.1% |
Nigerian | 7 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 6 | 0.0% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 16,828 | 99.9% |
Not a citizen | 20 | 0.1% |
Native | 16,791 | 99.7% |
Foreign-born | 57 | 0.3% |
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 | ||||||
687 | 6.4% | 1,351 | 12.6% | 3,834 | 35.7% | 3,290 | 30.6% | 1,149 | 10.7% | 436 | 4.1% |
Average years of education: 12.4 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 687 | 6.4% |
9-12 Years | 1,351 | 12.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 3,834 | 35.7% |
Some College | 3,290 | 30.6% |
Bach. Degree | 1,149 | 10.7% |
Grad Degree | 436 | 4.1% |
Average years of education: 12.4 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 6,838 | 5,932 | 906 | 13.2% | 7.6% |
1991 | 6,875 | 5,948 | 927 | 13.5% | 8.4% |
1992 | 6,899 | 6,040 | 859 | 12.5% | 8.0% |
1993 | 7,114 | 6,326 | 788 | 11.1% | 6.7% |
1994 | 7,602 | 6,763 | 839 | 11.0% | 6.3% |
1995 | 7,421 | 6,506 | 915 | 12.3% | 6.2% |
1996 | 7,507 | 6,631 | 876 | 11.7% | 6.0% |
1997 | 7,468 | 6,636 | 832 | 11.1% | 5.7% |
1998 | 7,142 | 6,350 | 792 | 11.1% | 5.3% |
1999 | 7,009 | 5,794 | 1,215 | 17.3% | 5.1% |
2000 | 7,566 | 6,582 | 984 | 13.0% | 5.3% |
2001 | 7,181 | 6,287 | 894 | 12.4% | 5.5% |
2002 | 6,914 | 6,120 | 794 | 11.5% | 6.4% |
2003 | 6,844 | 6,093 | 751 | 11.0% | 6.1% |
2004 | 6,867 | 6,116 | 751 | 10.9% | 6.1% |
2005 | 7,055 | 6,214 | 841 | 11.9% | 7.6% |
2006 | 7,097 | 6,389 | 708 | 10.0% | 6.4% |
2007 | 7,112 | 6,339 | 773 | 10.9% | 6.2% |
2008 | 7,078 | 6,151 | 927 | 13.1% | 6.7% |
2009 | 6,942 | 5,625 | 1,317 | 19.0% | 9.4% |
2010 | 6,842 | 5,535 | 1,307 | 19.1% | 10.1% |
2011 | 6,897 | 5,688 | 1,209 | 17.5% | 9.8% |
2012 | 6,677 | 5,593 | 1,084 | 16.2% | 8.8% |
2013 | 6,302 | 5,252 | 1,050 | 16.7% | 8.5% |
2014 | 6,126 | 5,198 | 928 | 15.1% | 7.6% |
2015 | 6,103 | 5,360 | 743 | 12.2% | 6.5% |
2016 | 5,958 | 5,290 | 668 | 11.2% | 5.9% |
2017 | 5,816 | 5,256 | 560 | 9.6% | 5.2% |
2018 | 5,694 | 5,171 | 523 | 9.2% | 5.0% |
2019 | 5,624 | 5,039 | 585 | 10.4% | 5.5% |
2020 | 5,530 | 4,634 | 896 | 16.2% | 8.1% |
2021 | 5,201 | 4,649 | 552 | 10.6% | 5.5% |
2022 | 5,044 | 4,711 | 333 | 6.6% | 3.9% |
2023 | 4,923 | 4,641 | 282 | 5.7% | 3.2% |