2022 population: 16,153
( 3,067 from 2010
, 377 from 2020)
Land area: 410.2 square miles
Population density: 39.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 5,435 | 33.65% | 14.0% |
Black: | 9,910 | 61.35% | 19.5% |
Indian: | 58 | 0.36% | 18.4% |
Asian: | 93 | 0.58% | 52.5% |
2+ races: | 194 | 1.20% | 45.9% |
Hispanic: | 463 | 2.87% | 38.6% |
Total non-White: | 10,718 | 66.35% | 16.9% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 346 | 10.5 |
Deaths: | 703 | 21.3 |
Net Migration: | -99 | -3.0 |
Net Immigration: | 91 | 2.8 |
Change in White population: | -887 | -4.6 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -2,180 | -11.3 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 7,577 | |
Median Value | $93,400 | |
Occupied | 6,212 | 82.0% |
Vacant | 1,365 | 18.0% |
Owned | 4,577 | 73.7% |
Rented | 1,635 | 26.3% |
Median Rent | $753 | |
Single-Family Units | 4,673 | 61.7% |
Detached | 4,655 | 61.4% |
Attached | 18 | 0.2% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 225 | 3.0% |
Mobile Homes | 2,343 | 30.9% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 526 | 8.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 554 | 8.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 469 | 7.5% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 432 | 7.0% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 471 | 7.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 414 | 6.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 280 | 4.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 342 | 5.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 298 | 4.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 659 | 10.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 399 | 6.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 695 | 11.2% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 277 | 4.5% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 174 | 2.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 116 | 1.9% |
$200,000 or more | 106 | 1.7% |
Median Household Income | 39,099 | |
Per Capita Income | 21,054 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 83 | |
Compared to U.S. | 71 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 835 | 13.4% |
Public Assistance | 134 | 2.2% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,715 | 27.6% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 5,198 | 51.3% |
Unemployed | 564 | 5.6% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 5,762 | 56.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 4,376 | 43.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 48.7% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,751 | 1,824 | 49.0% |
Non-Profit | 128 | 224 | 36.4% |
Self-Employed | 377 | 162 | 69.9% |
Local Government | 229 | 270 | 45.9% |
State Government | 241 | 369 | 39.5% |
Federal Government | 16 | 33 | 32.7% |
Total Private + Self | 2,128 | 1,986 | 51.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 614 | 896 | 40.7% |
Total | 2,742 | 2,882 | 48.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 20.6% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 470 | 8.4% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,161 | 20.6% |
Professional, Technical | 857 | 15.2% |
Service Occupations | 996 | 17.7% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 60 | 1.1% |
All others | 2,140 | 38.1% |
White Collar | 44.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 946 | 16.8% |
Retail trade | 841 | 15.0% |
Health care and social assistance | 688 | 12.2% |
Public administration | 571 | 10.2% |
Other services | 453 | 8.1% |
Educational services | 386 | 6.9% |
Construction | 304 | 5.4% |
Accommodation and food services | 241 | 4.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 191 | 3.4% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 185 | 3.3% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 157 | 2.8% |
Finance and insurance | 144 | 2.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 101 | 1.8% |
Information | 100 | 1.8% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 94 | 1.7% |
Utilities | 82 | 1.5% |
Wholesale trade | 75 | 1.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 65 | 1.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 247 | 1.49% |
Puerto Rican | 53 | 0.32% |
Cuban | 26 | 0.16% |
Dominican | 18 | 0.11% |
Total Central American | 65 | 0.39% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 65 | 0.39% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 2 | 0.01% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 2 | 0.01% |
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 | 17 | 0.10% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 15,116 | 96.0% |
Spanish | 473 | 3.0% |
Other | 120 | 0.8% |
German, other Germanic | 34 | 0.2% |
Tagalog | 4 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 1,186 | 7.2% |
English | 780 | 4.7% |
German | 515 | 3.1% |
Irish | 508 | 3.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 296 | 1.8% |
Jamaican | 237 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 172 | 1.0% |
African | 132 | 0.8% |
British | 79 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 72 | 0.4% |
French | 70 | 0.4% |
Italian | 70 | 0.4% |
Belgian | 54 | 0.3% |
French Canadian | 50 | 0.3% |
Haitian | 41 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 16,208 | 97.9% |
Not a citizen | 349 | 2.1% |
Native | 16,196 | 97.8% |
Foreign-born | 361 | 2.2% |
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 | ||||||
708 | 6.0% | 1,501 | 12.8% | 4,835 | 41.2% | 3,004 | 25.6% | 1,070 | 9.1% | 627 | 5.3% |
Average years of education: 12.4 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 708 | 6.0% |
9-12 Years | 1,501 | 12.8% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 4,835 | 41.2% |
Some College | 3,004 | 25.6% |
Bach. Degree | 1,070 | 9.1% |
Grad Degree | 627 | 5.3% |
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 | 7,902 | 7,431 | 471 | 6.0% | 4.9% |
1991 | 8,023 | 7,429 | 594 | 7.4% | 6.1% |
1992 | 8,298 | 7,513 | 785 | 9.5% | 6.7% |
1993 | 8,548 | 7,538 | 1,010 | 11.8% | 7.3% |
1994 | 8,378 | 7,397 | 981 | 11.7% | 6.2% |
1995 | 8,155 | 7,466 | 689 | 8.4% | 5.1% |
1996 | 8,149 | 7,396 | 753 | 9.2% | 5.7% |
1997 | 8,121 | 7,349 | 772 | 9.5% | 4.5% |
1998 | 8,114 | 7,449 | 665 | 8.2% | 3.6% |
1999 | 8,263 | 7,628 | 635 | 7.7% | 4.1% |
2000 | 8,250 | 7,776 | 474 | 5.7% | 3.7% |
2001 | 8,117 | 7,534 | 583 | 7.2% | 5.3% |
2002 | 8,115 | 7,459 | 656 | 8.1% | 6.4% |
2003 | 8,324 | 7,576 | 748 | 9.0% | 7.2% |
2004 | 8,288 | 7,503 | 785 | 9.5% | 7.4% |
2005 | 8,333 | 7,480 | 853 | 10.2% | 7.3% |
2006 | 8,548 | 7,678 | 870 | 10.2% | 6.9% |
2007 | 8,265 | 7,546 | 719 | 8.7% | 6.1% |
2008 | 8,209 | 7,392 | 817 | 10.0% | 7.3% |
2009 | 8,554 | 7,316 | 1,238 | 14.5% | 11.4% |
2010 | 7,021 | 5,867 | 1,154 | 16.4% | 11.3% |
2011 | 6,905 | 5,800 | 1,105 | 16.0% | 10.4% |
2012 | 6,731 | 5,804 | 927 | 13.8% | 9.0% |
2013 | 6,577 | 5,869 | 708 | 10.8% | 7.4% |
2014 | 6,445 | 5,876 | 569 | 8.8% | 6.3% |
2015 | 6,453 | 5,914 | 539 | 8.4% | 5.9% |
2016 | 6,417 | 5,972 | 445 | 6.9% | 4.9% |
2017 | 6,360 | 5,987 | 373 | 5.9% | 4.2% |
2018 | 6,535 | 6,239 | 296 | 4.5% | 3.4% |
2019 | 6,555 | 6,304 | 251 | 3.8% | 2.8% |
2020 | 6,812 | 6,293 | 519 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
2021 | 6,554 | 6,198 | 356 | 5.4% | 3.9% |
2022 | 6,380 | 6,083 | 297 | 4.7% | 3.2% |
2023 | 6,527 | 6,272 | 255 | 3.9% | 3.0% |