2022 population: 66,569
( 1,192 from 2010
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679 from 2020)
Land area: 694.8 square miles
Population density: 95.8 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 42,776 | 64.26% | ![]() |
Black: | 19,285 | 28.97% | ![]() |
Indian: | 351 | 0.53% | ![]() |
Asian: | 314 | 0.47% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 605 | 0.91% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 3,238 | 4.86% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 23,793 | 35.74% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 1,951 | 14.5 |
Deaths: | 2,037 | 15.1 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -589 | -4.4 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | -16 | -0.1 |
Change in White population: | -1,656 | -2.4 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 464 | 0.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 28,620 | |
Median Value | $120,100 | |
Occupied | 24,323 | 85.0% |
Vacant | 4,297 | 15.0% |
Owned | 18,156 | 74.6% |
Rented | 6,167 | 25.4% |
Median Rent | $779 | |
Single-Family Units | 19,985 | 69.8% |
Detached | 19,463 | 68.0% |
Attached | 522 | 1.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,421 | 5.0% |
Mobile Homes | 5,844 | 20.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,830 | 7.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,496 | 6.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,640 | 6.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,598 | 6.6% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,181 | 4.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,520 | 6.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,350 | 5.6% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 761 | 3.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 920 | 3.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,448 | 6.0% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 2,515 | 10.3% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 2,892 | 11.9% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 2,289 | 9.4% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,029 | 4.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,101 | 4.5% |
$200,000 or more | 753 | 3.1% |
Median Household Income | 49,451 | |
Per Capita Income | 26,063 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 97 | |
Compared to U.S. | 71 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,525 | 6.3% |
Public Assistance | 657 | 2.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 3,768 | 15.5% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 25,286 | 64.4% |
Unemployed | 1,065 | 2.7% |
In Armed Forces | 50 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 26,401 | 67.2% |
Not in Labor Force | 12,884 | 32.8% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 35.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 10,796 | 8,381 | 56.3% |
Non-Profit | 592 | 881 | 40.2% |
Self-Employed | 2,024 | 845 | 70.5% |
Local Government | 984 | 958 | 50.7% |
State Government | 681 | 1,463 | 31.8% |
Federal Government | 205 | 89 | 69.7% |
Total Private + Self | 12,820 | 9,226 | 58.2% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 2,462 | 3,391 | 42.1% |
Total | 15,282 | 12,617 | 54.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 15.7% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,870 | 10.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 5,998 | 21.4% |
Professional, Technical | 5,491 | 19.6% |
Service Occupations | 4,434 | 15.8% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 233 | 0.8% |
All others | 9,222 | 32.9% |
White Collar | 51.3% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 4,494 | 16.0% |
Retail trade | 3,959 | 14.1% |
Health care and social assistance | 3,552 | 12.7% |
Educational services | 2,648 | 9.5% |
Construction | 2,099 | 7.5% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,618 | 5.8% |
Other services | 1,568 | 5.6% |
Transportation and warehousing | 997 | 3.6% |
Public administration | 988 | 3.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 979 | 3.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 923 | 3.3% |
Wholesale trade | 845 | 3.0% |
Finance and insurance | 791 | 2.8% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 734 | 2.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 627 | 2.2% |
Utilities | 413 | 1.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 379 | 1.4% |
Information | 203 | 0.7% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 198 | 0.7% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 2,766 | 4.12% |
Puerto Rican | 51 | 0.08% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 220 | 0.33% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 36 | 0.05% |
Honduran | 60 | 0.09% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 46 | 0.07% |
Salvadoran | 78 | 0.12% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 72 | 0.11% |
Argentinean | 15 | 0.02% |
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 | 57 | 0.08% |
Other Hispanic | 60 | 0.09% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 54 | 0.08% |
Vietnamese | 38 | 0.06% |
Filipino | 35 | 0.05% |
Korean | 19 | 0.03% |
Chinese | 14 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 59,943 | 95.5% |
Spanish | 2,370 | 3.8% |
Other | 161 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European | 121 | 0.2% |
Vietnamese | 65 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 31 | 0.0% |
Arabic | 30 | 0.0% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 19 | 0.0% |
Other Asian | 13 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 8,026 | 12.0% |
English | 6,204 | 9.2% |
Irish | 3,879 | 5.8% |
German | 2,450 | 3.6% |
Scottish | 1,072 | 1.6% |
French | 916 | 1.4% |
European | 825 | 1.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 794 | 1.2% |
Italian | 636 | 0.9% |
African | 415 | 0.6% |
British | 270 | 0.4% |
Norwegian | 219 | 0.3% |
Lebanese | 173 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 143 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 125 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 65,924 | 98.2% |
Not a citizen | 1,228 | 1.8% |
Native | 65,563 | 97.6% |
Foreign-born | 1,589 | 2.4% |
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 | ||||||
2,689 | 6.1% | 3,433 | 7.8% | 13,930 | 31.6% | 14,932 | 33.8% | 5,519 | 12.5% | 3,637 | 8.2% |
Average years of education: 12.9 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 2,689 | 6.1% |
9-12 Years | 3,433 | 7.8% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 13,930 | 31.6% |
Some College | 14,932 | 33.8% |
Bach. Degree | 5,519 | 12.5% |
Grad Degree | 3,637 | 8.2% |
Average years of education: 12.9 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 27,683 | 25,911 | 1,772 | 6.4% | 7.6% |
1991 | 27,990 | 25,776 | 2,214 | 7.9% | 8.4% |
1992 | 28,303 | 26,183 | 2,120 | 7.5% | 8.0% |
1993 | 28,897 | 27,216 | 1,681 | 5.8% | 6.7% |
1994 | 29,629 | 28,221 | 1,408 | 4.8% | 6.3% |
1995 | 29,813 | 28,605 | 1,208 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
1996 | 30,193 | 29,147 | 1,046 | 3.5% | 6.0% |
1997 | 30,444 | 29,368 | 1,076 | 3.5% | 5.7% |
1998 | 30,993 | 29,977 | 1,016 | 3.3% | 5.3% |
1999 | 31,243 | 30,190 | 1,053 | 3.4% | 5.1% |
2000 | 29,850 | 28,546 | 1,304 | 4.4% | 5.3% |
2001 | 29,050 | 27,749 | 1,301 | 4.5% | 5.5% |
2002 | 28,529 | 27,006 | 1,523 | 5.3% | 6.4% |
2003 | 28,772 | 27,267 | 1,505 | 5.2% | 6.1% |
2004 | 29,348 | 27,833 | 1,515 | 5.2% | 6.1% |
2005 | 30,093 | 28,331 | 1,762 | 5.9% | 7.6% |
2006 | 30,789 | 29,399 | 1,390 | 4.5% | 6.4% |
2007 | 31,064 | 29,630 | 1,434 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
2008 | 30,588 | 28,975 | 1,613 | 5.3% | 6.7% |
2009 | 29,500 | 27,334 | 2,166 | 7.3% | 9.4% |
2010 | 27,996 | 25,515 | 2,481 | 8.9% | 10.1% |
2011 | 29,204 | 26,760 | 2,444 | 8.4% | 9.8% |
2012 | 29,047 | 26,893 | 2,154 | 7.4% | 8.8% |
2013 | 27,362 | 25,441 | 1,921 | 7.0% | 8.5% |
2014 | 26,582 | 24,921 | 1,661 | 6.2% | 7.6% |
2015 | 26,470 | 24,860 | 1,610 | 6.1% | 6.5% |
2016 | 25,680 | 24,075 | 1,605 | 6.2% | 5.9% |
2017 | 25,378 | 24,031 | 1,347 | 5.3% | 5.2% |
2018 | 25,585 | 24,300 | 1,285 | 5.0% | 5.0% |
2019 | 26,471 | 25,036 | 1,435 | 5.4% | 5.5% |
2020 | 25,621 | 23,813 | 1,808 | 7.1% | 8.1% |
2021 | 24,634 | 23,252 | 1,382 | 5.6% | 5.5% |
2022 | 24,851 | 23,824 | 1,027 | 4.1% | 3.9% |
2023 | 25,002 | 24,211 | 791 | 3.2% | 3.2% |