2022 population: 6,626
( 1,090 from 2010
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348 from 2020)
Land area: 427.3 square miles
Population density: 15.5 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 4,554 | 68.73% | ![]() |
Black: | 1,484 | 22.40% | ![]() |
Indian: | 20 | 0.30% | ![]() |
Asian: | 14 | 0.21% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 51 | 0.77% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 503 | 7.59% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 2,072 | 31.27% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 60 | 4.3 |
Deaths: | 238 | 17.1 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -193 | -13.8 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 2 | 0.1 |
Change in White population: | -1,296 | -16.8 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 206 | 2.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 7,045 | |
Median Value | $102,300 | |
Occupied | 1,844 | 26.2% |
Vacant | 5,201 | 73.8% |
Owned | 1,536 | 83.3% |
Rented | 308 | 16.7% |
Median Rent | $720 | |
Single-Family Units | 5,781 | 82.1% |
Detached | 5,737 | 81.4% |
Attached | 44 | 0.6% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 106 | 1.5% |
Mobile Homes | 1,135 | 16.1% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 139 | 7.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 90 | 4.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 127 | 6.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 96 | 5.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 140 | 7.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 109 | 5.9% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 95 | 5.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 107 | 5.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 91 | 4.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 199 | 10.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 217 | 11.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 191 | 10.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 111 | 6.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 43 | 2.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 71 | 3.9% |
$200,000 or more | 18 | 1.0% |
Median Household Income | 46,188 | |
Per Capita Income | 18,857 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 91 | |
Compared to U.S. | 83 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 102 | 5.5% |
Public Assistance | 16 | 0.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 294 | 15.9% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 1,320 | 30.9% |
Unemployed | 64 | 1.5% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 1,384 | 32.4% |
Not in Labor Force | 2,888 | 67.6% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 69.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 527 | 423 | 55.5% |
Non-Profit | 83 | 110 | 43.0% |
Self-Employed | 109 | 45 | 70.8% |
Local Government | 37 | 65 | 36.3% |
State Government | 107 | 82 | 56.6% |
Federal Government | 14 | 28 | 33.3% |
Total Private + Self | 636 | 468 | 57.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 241 | 285 | 45.8% |
Total | 877 | 753 | 53.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 20.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 172 | 10.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 307 | 18.8% |
Professional, Technical | 252 | 15.5% |
Service Occupations | 384 | 23.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 80 | 4.9% |
All others | 515 | 31.6% |
White Collar | 44.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 265 | 16.3% |
Manufacturing | 233 | 14.3% |
Public administration | 210 | 12.9% |
Construction | 155 | 9.5% |
Retail trade | 146 | 9.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 132 | 8.1% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 100 | 6.1% |
Educational services | 91 | 5.6% |
Transportation and warehousing | 79 | 4.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 68 | 4.2% |
Other services | 39 | 2.4% |
Finance and insurance | 31 | 1.9% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 27 | 1.7% |
Information | 18 | 1.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 14 | 0.9% |
Wholesale trade | 12 | 0.7% |
Utilities | 7 | 0.4% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 3 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 173 | 2.49% |
Puerto Rican | 244 | 3.51% |
Cuban | 10 | 0.14% |
Dominican | 22 | 0.32% |
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 | 59 | 0.85% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 6,177 | 92.5% |
Spanish | 285 | 4.3% |
Other Asian | 100 | 1.5% |
German, other Germanic | 43 | 0.6% |
Other | 41 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European | 13 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 11 | 0.2% |
Arabic | 6 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 5 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 1,364 | 19.6% |
Irish | 682 | 9.8% |
Italian | 494 | 7.1% |
English | 451 | 6.5% |
American | 288 | 4.1% |
Polish | 264 | 3.8% |
Dutch | 126 | 1.8% |
European | 121 | 1.7% |
Swedish | 91 | 1.3% |
French | 82 | 1.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 79 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 70 | 1.0% |
Ukrainian | 52 | 0.7% |
Slovak | 44 | 0.6% |
Hungarian | 38 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 6,804 | 97.8% |
Not a citizen | 155 | 2.2% |
Native | 6,733 | 96.8% |
Foreign-born | 226 | 3.2% |
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 | ||||||
208 | 3.6% | 604 | 10.6% | 3,043 | 53.2% | 1,199 | 21.0% | 492 | 8.6% | 170 | 3.0% |
Average years of education: 12.3 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 208 | 3.6% |
9-12 Years | 604 | 10.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 3,043 | 53.2% |
Some College | 1,199 | 21.0% |
Bach. Degree | 492 | 8.6% |
Grad Degree | 170 | 3.0% |
Average years of education: 12.3 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 2,054 | 1,883 | 171 | 8.3% | 5.5% |
1991 | 2,028 | 1,794 | 234 | 11.5% | 6.9% |
1992 | 2,038 | 1,781 | 257 | 12.6% | 7.5% |
1993 | 2,066 | 1,834 | 232 | 11.2% | 6.9% |
1994 | 1,869 | 1,601 | 268 | 14.3% | 6.3% |
1995 | 1,835 | 1,624 | 211 | 11.5% | 5.9% |
1996 | 1,869 | 1,680 | 189 | 10.1% | 5.5% |
1997 | 1,812 | 1,632 | 180 | 9.9% | 5.1% |
1998 | 1,757 | 1,603 | 154 | 8.8% | 4.7% |
1999 | 1,852 | 1,710 | 142 | 7.7% | 4.5% |
2000 | 2,019 | 1,875 | 144 | 7.1% | 4.2% |
2001 | 2,229 | 1,946 | 283 | 12.7% | 4.8% |
2002 | 2,272 | 1,963 | 309 | 13.6% | 5.6% |
2003 | 2,231 | 1,910 | 321 | 14.4% | 5.7% |
2004 | 2,258 | 2,032 | 226 | 10.0% | 5.4% |
2005 | 2,279 | 2,074 | 205 | 9.0% | 5.0% |
2006 | 2,229 | 2,066 | 163 | 7.3% | 4.7% |
2007 | 2,398 | 2,235 | 163 | 6.8% | 4.6% |
2008 | 2,388 | 2,205 | 183 | 7.7% | 5.3% |
2009 | 2,381 | 2,124 | 257 | 10.8% | 8.0% |
2010 | 2,145 | 1,910 | 235 | 11.0% | 8.2% |
2011 | 2,030 | 1,842 | 188 | 9.3% | 7.8% |
2012 | 2,008 | 1,816 | 192 | 9.6% | 7.7% |
2013 | 1,966 | 1,778 | 188 | 9.6% | 7.1% |
2014 | 1,928 | 1,771 | 157 | 8.1% | 5.9% |
2015 | 1,900 | 1,748 | 152 | 8.0% | 5.4% |
2016 | 1,893 | 1,746 | 147 | 7.8% | 5.3% |
2017 | 1,833 | 1,709 | 124 | 6.8% | 5.0% |
2018 | 1,820 | 1,703 | 117 | 6.4% | 4.4% |
2019 | 1,815 | 1,688 | 127 | 7.0% | 4.5% |
2020 | 1,799 | 1,608 | 191 | 10.6% | 9.1% |
2021 | 1,753 | 1,615 | 138 | 7.9% | 6.0% |
2022 | 1,693 | 1,583 | 110 | 6.5% | 4.4% |
2023 | 1,715 | 1,625 | 90 | 5.2% | 3.4% |