2022 population: 16,167
( 895 from 2010
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203 from 2020)
Land area: 676.3 square miles
Population density: 23.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 7,179 | 44.41% | ![]() |
Black: | 8,379 | 51.83% | ![]() |
Indian: | 58 | 0.36% | ![]() |
Asian: | 37 | 0.23% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 191 | 1.18% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 323 | 2.00% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 8,988 | 55.59% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 428 | 13.1 |
Deaths: | 574 | 17.5 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -63 | -1.9 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 0 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | -676 | -4.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -219 | -1.3 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 8,068 | |
Median Value | $110,400 | |
Occupied | 6,447 | 79.9% |
Vacant | 1,621 | 20.1% |
Owned | 5,437 | 84.3% |
Rented | 1,010 | 15.7% |
Median Rent | $804 | |
Single-Family Units | 5,568 | 69.0% |
Detached | 5,426 | 67.3% |
Attached | 142 | 1.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 38 | 0.5% |
Mobile Homes | 2,305 | 28.6% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 567 | 8.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 397 | 6.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 321 | 5.0% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 609 | 9.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 288 | 4.5% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 326 | 5.1% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 457 | 7.1% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 351 | 5.4% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 248 | 3.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 547 | 8.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 425 | 6.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 771 | 12.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 600 | 9.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 212 | 3.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 200 | 3.1% |
$200,000 or more | 128 | 2.0% |
Median Household Income | 43,914 | |
Per Capita Income | 24,068 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 98 | |
Compared to U.S. | 72 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 600 | 9.3% |
Public Assistance | 155 | 2.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 855 | 13.3% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 5,829 | 61.9% |
Unemployed | 245 | 2.6% |
In Armed Forces | 46 | 0.5% |
Total Labor Force | 6,120 | 65.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 3,300 | 35.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 37.6% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,526 | 2,353 | 51.8% |
Non-Profit | 51 | 163 | 23.8% |
Self-Employed | 394 | 136 | 74.3% |
Local Government | 132 | 199 | 39.9% |
State Government | 239 | 157 | 60.4% |
Federal Government | 22 | 16 | 57.9% |
Total Private + Self | 2,920 | 2,489 | 54.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 444 | 535 | 45.4% |
Total | 3,364 | 3,024 | 52.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 12.0% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 572 | 9.0% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,006 | 15.7% |
Professional, Technical | 1,154 | 18.1% |
Service Occupations | 1,118 | 17.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 109 | 1.7% |
All others | 2,540 | 39.7% |
White Collar | 42.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 1,528 | 23.9% |
Health care and social assistance | 1,120 | 17.5% |
Retail trade | 747 | 11.7% |
Construction | 490 | 7.7% |
Educational services | 444 | 6.9% |
Accommodation and food services | 421 | 6.6% |
Transportation and warehousing | 308 | 4.8% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 262 | 4.1% |
Finance and insurance | 211 | 3.3% |
Public administration | 183 | 2.9% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 170 | 2.7% |
Information | 141 | 2.2% |
Utilities | 111 | 1.7% |
Other services | 69 | 1.1% |
Wholesale trade | 65 | 1.0% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 54 | 0.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 32 | 0.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 18 | 0.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 16 | 0.3% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 132 | 0.81% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
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 | 0 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 15,341 | 99.8% |
Spanish | 10 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 8 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 4 | 0.0% |
German, other Germanic | 3 | 0.0% |
Tagalog | 2 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 6,754 | 41.4% |
English | 631 | 3.9% |
German | 439 | 2.7% |
Irish | 404 | 2.5% |
French | 109 | 0.7% |
Italian | 95 | 0.6% |
European | 80 | 0.5% |
African | 48 | 0.3% |
Scandinavian | 36 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 29 | 0.2% |
Scottish | 13 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 9 | 0.1% |
Canadian | 8 | 0.0% |
French Canadian | 6 | 0.0% |
Polish | 6 | 0.0% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 16,276 | 99.7% |
Not a citizen | 44 | 0.3% |
Native | 16,257 | 99.6% |
Foreign-born | 63 | 0.4% |
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 | ||||||
314 | 2.8% | 973 | 8.6% | 4,923 | 43.5% | 3,424 | 30.2% | 1,213 | 10.7% | 474 | 4.2% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 314 | 2.8% |
9-12 Years | 973 | 8.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 4,923 | 43.5% |
Some College | 3,424 | 30.2% |
Bach. Degree | 1,213 | 10.7% |
Grad Degree | 474 | 4.2% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 7,106 | 6,452 | 654 | 9.2% | 7.6% |
1991 | 7,084 | 6,357 | 727 | 10.3% | 8.4% |
1992 | 7,434 | 6,543 | 891 | 12.0% | 8.0% |
1993 | 7,277 | 6,758 | 519 | 7.1% | 6.7% |
1994 | 7,524 | 6,995 | 529 | 7.0% | 6.3% |
1995 | 7,622 | 7,134 | 488 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
1996 | 7,664 | 7,213 | 451 | 5.9% | 6.0% |
1997 | 7,843 | 7,346 | 497 | 6.3% | 5.7% |
1998 | 7,899 | 7,508 | 391 | 4.9% | 5.3% |
1999 | 8,217 | 7,820 | 397 | 4.8% | 5.1% |
2000 | 7,416 | 6,989 | 427 | 5.8% | 5.3% |
2001 | 7,287 | 6,861 | 426 | 5.8% | 5.5% |
2002 | 7,215 | 6,651 | 564 | 7.8% | 6.4% |
2003 | 7,182 | 6,665 | 517 | 7.2% | 6.1% |
2004 | 7,336 | 6,754 | 582 | 7.9% | 6.1% |
2005 | 7,415 | 6,828 | 587 | 7.9% | 7.6% |
2006 | 7,465 | 7,040 | 425 | 5.7% | 6.4% |
2007 | 7,498 | 7,041 | 457 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
2008 | 7,439 | 6,910 | 529 | 7.1% | 6.7% |
2009 | 7,097 | 6,352 | 745 | 10.5% | 9.4% |
2010 | 7,024 | 6,186 | 838 | 11.9% | 10.1% |
2011 | 7,199 | 6,390 | 809 | 11.2% | 9.8% |
2012 | 6,964 | 6,270 | 694 | 10.0% | 8.8% |
2013 | 6,516 | 5,872 | 644 | 9.9% | 8.5% |
2014 | 6,413 | 5,862 | 551 | 8.6% | 7.6% |
2015 | 6,345 | 5,843 | 502 | 7.9% | 6.5% |
2016 | 6,166 | 5,684 | 482 | 7.8% | 5.9% |
2017 | 6,079 | 5,671 | 408 | 6.7% | 5.2% |
2018 | 5,996 | 5,631 | 365 | 6.1% | 5.0% |
2019 | 6,258 | 5,823 | 435 | 7.0% | 5.5% |
2020 | 6,094 | 5,551 | 543 | 8.9% | 8.1% |
2021 | 5,817 | 5,405 | 412 | 7.1% | 5.5% |
2022 | 5,834 | 5,540 | 294 | 5.0% | 3.9% |
2023 | 5,845 | 5,627 | 218 | 3.7% | 3.2% |