2022 population: 7,087
( 639 from 2010
, 173 from 2020)
Land area: 519.9 square miles
Population density: 13.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 939 | 13.25% | 11.1% |
Black: | 5,989 | 84.51% | 9.3% |
Indian: | 16 | 0.23% | 23.1% |
Asian: | 19 | 0.27% | 533.3% |
2+ races: | 63 | 0.89% | 173.9% |
Hispanic: | 61 | 0.86% | 117.9% |
Total non-White: | 6,148 | 86.75% | 7.8% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 168 | 11.6 |
Deaths: | 247 | 17.0 |
Net Migration: | -96 | -6.6 |
Net Immigration: | 1 | 0.1 |
Change in White population: | -117 | -1.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -522 | -6.8 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 3,381 | |
Median Value | $76,400 | |
Occupied | 2,530 | 74.8% |
Vacant | 851 | 25.2% |
Owned | 1,828 | 72.3% |
Rented | 702 | 27.7% |
Median Rent | $411 | |
Single-Family Units | 1,859 | 55.0% |
Detached | 1,843 | 54.5% |
Attached | 16 | 0.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 96 | 2.8% |
Mobile Homes | 1,153 | 34.1% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 357 | 14.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 89 | 3.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 421 | 16.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 106 | 4.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 179 | 7.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 226 | 8.9% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 139 | 5.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 139 | 5.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 119 | 4.7% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 137 | 5.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 145 | 5.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 116 | 4.6% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 125 | 4.9% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 93 | 3.7% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 51 | 2.0% |
$200,000 or more | 88 | 3.5% |
Median Household Income | 31,544 | |
Per Capita Income | 19,366 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 93 | |
Compared to U.S. | 68 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 405 | 16.0% |
Public Assistance | 18 | 0.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 618 | 24.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 1,837 | 43.7% |
Unemployed | 98 | 2.3% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 1,935 | 46.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 2,269 | 54.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 56.3% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 443 | 637 | 41.0% |
Non-Profit | 70 | 60 | 53.8% |
Self-Employed | 127 | 67 | 65.5% |
Local Government | 41 | 245 | 14.3% |
State Government | 86 | 241 | 26.3% |
Federal Government | 92 | 50 | 64.8% |
Total Private + Self | 570 | 704 | 44.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 289 | 596 | 32.7% |
Total | 859 | 1,300 | 39.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 35.0% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 398 | 18.4% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 167 | 7.7% |
Professional, Technical | 391 | 18.1% |
Service Occupations | 726 | 33.6% |
All others | 477 | 22.1% |
White Collar | 44.3% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 745 | 34.5% |
Educational services | 382 | 17.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 125 | 5.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 112 | 5.2% |
Manufacturing | 111 | 5.1% |
Construction | 99 | 4.6% |
Utilities | 96 | 4.4% |
Retail trade | 95 | 4.4% |
Public administration | 80 | 3.7% |
Other services | 75 | 3.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 55 | 2.5% |
Transportation and warehousing | 46 | 2.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 44 | 2.0% |
Wholesale trade | 33 | 1.5% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 28 | 1.3% |
Finance and insurance | 22 | 1.0% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 11 | 0.5% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 6 | 0.08% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 136 | 1.89% |
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 | 7 | 0.10% |
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 | 7 | 0.10% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 461 | 6.40% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 6,704 | 98.4% |
Spanish | 49 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European | 33 | 0.5% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 17 | 0.2% |
Other | 9 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Irish | 204 | 2.8% |
American | 178 | 2.5% |
German | 177 | 2.5% |
French | 163 | 2.3% |
English | 78 | 1.1% |
Swedish | 58 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 49 | 0.7% |
African | 41 | 0.6% |
Dutch | 29 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 22 | 0.3% |
Italian | 12 | 0.2% |
Polish | 7 | 0.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 7,160 | 99.3% |
Not a citizen | 47 | 0.7% |
Native | 7,137 | 99.0% |
Foreign-born | 70 | 1.0% |
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 | ||||||
532 | 10.8% | 657 | 13.3% | 1,501 | 30.5% | 1,264 | 25.7% | 519 | 10.5% | 453 | 9.2% |
Average years of education: 12.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 532 | 10.8% |
9-12 Years | 657 | 13.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 1,501 | 30.5% |
Some College | 1,264 | 25.7% |
Bach. Degree | 519 | 10.5% |
Grad Degree | 453 | 9.2% |
Average years of education: 12.1 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 2,968 | 2,288 | 680 | 22.9% | 7.6% |
1991 | 2,810 | 2,012 | 798 | 28.4% | 8.4% |
1992 | 2,470 | 1,955 | 515 | 20.9% | 8.0% |
1993 | 2,430 | 1,998 | 432 | 17.8% | 6.7% |
1994 | 2,525 | 2,075 | 450 | 17.8% | 6.3% |
1995 | 2,493 | 2,107 | 386 | 15.5% | 6.2% |
1996 | 2,478 | 2,100 | 378 | 15.3% | 6.0% |
1997 | 2,463 | 2,076 | 387 | 15.7% | 5.7% |
1998 | 2,457 | 2,054 | 403 | 16.4% | 5.3% |
1999 | 2,674 | 2,198 | 476 | 17.8% | 5.1% |
2000 | 3,155 | 2,781 | 374 | 11.9% | 5.3% |
2001 | 2,970 | 2,621 | 349 | 11.8% | 5.5% |
2002 | 2,928 | 2,584 | 344 | 11.7% | 6.4% |
2003 | 2,915 | 2,546 | 369 | 12.7% | 6.1% |
2004 | 2,875 | 2,496 | 379 | 13.2% | 6.1% |
2005 | 2,818 | 2,396 | 422 | 15.0% | 7.6% |
2006 | 2,701 | 2,374 | 327 | 12.1% | 6.4% |
2007 | 2,761 | 2,395 | 366 | 13.3% | 6.2% |
2008 | 2,777 | 2,407 | 370 | 13.3% | 6.7% |
2009 | 2,798 | 2,337 | 461 | 16.5% | 9.4% |
2010 | 2,470 | 2,017 | 453 | 18.3% | 10.1% |
2011 | 2,540 | 2,077 | 463 | 18.2% | 9.8% |
2012 | 2,539 | 2,106 | 433 | 17.1% | 8.8% |
2013 | 2,480 | 2,005 | 475 | 19.2% | 8.5% |
2014 | 2,399 | 2,009 | 390 | 16.3% | 7.6% |
2015 | 2,273 | 1,930 | 343 | 15.1% | 6.5% |
2016 | 2,221 | 1,884 | 337 | 15.2% | 5.9% |
2017 | 2,121 | 1,804 | 317 | 14.9% | 5.2% |
2018 | 2,027 | 1,754 | 273 | 13.5% | 5.0% |
2019 | 2,021 | 1,698 | 323 | 16.0% | 5.5% |
2020 | 1,989 | 1,623 | 366 | 18.4% | 8.1% |
2021 | 1,906 | 1,605 | 301 | 15.8% | 5.5% |
2022 | 1,869 | 1,626 | 243 | 13.0% | 3.9% |
2023 | 1,793 | 1,580 | 213 | 11.9% | 3.2% |