2022 population: 36,663
( 2,903 from 2010
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856 from 2020)
Land area: 1253.3 square miles
Population density: 29.3 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 19,226 | 52.44% | ![]() |
Black: | 15,037 | 41.01% | ![]() |
Indian: | 352 | 0.96% | ![]() |
Asian: | 280 | 0.76% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 771 | 2.10% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 997 | 2.72% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 17,437 | 47.56% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 962 | 12.8 |
Deaths: | 1,164 | 15.5 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -634 | -8.4 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | -13 | -0.2 |
Change in White population: | -1,883 | -4.8 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -1,020 | -2.6 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 18,605 | |
Median Value | $155,700 | |
Occupied | 13,866 | 74.5% |
Vacant | 4,739 | 25.5% |
Owned | 7,928 | 57.2% |
Rented | 5,938 | 42.8% |
Median Rent | $786 | |
Single-Family Units | 10,972 | 59.0% |
Detached | 10,427 | 56.0% |
Attached | 545 | 2.9% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,816 | 9.8% |
Mobile Homes | 4,518 | 24.3% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,613 | 11.6% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,538 | 11.1% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 887 | 6.4% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 879 | 6.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 626 | 4.5% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 627 | 4.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 521 | 3.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 753 | 5.4% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 487 | 3.5% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 885 | 6.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 864 | 6.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,143 | 8.2% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,036 | 7.5% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 875 | 6.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 509 | 3.7% |
$200,000 or more | 623 | 4.5% |
Median Household Income | 41,310 | |
Per Capita Income | 25,302 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 87 | |
Compared to U.S. | 74 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,625 | 11.7% |
Public Assistance | 1,018 | 7.3% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 3,162 | 22.8% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 12,714 | 54.9% |
Unemployed | 1,369 | 5.9% |
In Armed Forces | 15 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 14,098 | 60.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 9,077 | 39.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 45.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 4,597 | 4,333 | 51.5% |
Non-Profit | 276 | 643 | 30.0% |
Self-Employed | 700 | 623 | 52.9% |
Local Government | 358 | 699 | 33.9% |
State Government | 752 | 815 | 48.0% |
Federal Government | 172 | 149 | 53.6% |
Total Private + Self | 5,297 | 4,956 | 51.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,558 | 2,306 | 40.3% |
Total | 6,855 | 7,262 | 48.6% |
Pct. Govt. | 20.9% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,805 | 12.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 3,258 | 23.1% |
Professional, Technical | 3,118 | 22.1% |
Service Occupations | 2,400 | 17.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 125 | 0.9% |
All others | 3,546 | 25.1% |
White Collar | 57.9% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Educational services | 2,261 | 16.0% |
Health care and social assistance | 2,097 | 14.8% |
Retail trade | 1,939 | 13.7% |
Manufacturing | 1,546 | 10.9% |
Accommodation and food services | 927 | 6.6% |
Construction | 745 | 5.3% |
Other services | 692 | 4.9% |
Public administration | 661 | 4.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 549 | 3.9% |
Finance and insurance | 533 | 3.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 525 | 3.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 343 | 2.4% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 297 | 2.1% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 280 | 2.0% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 213 | 1.5% |
Utilities | 159 | 1.1% |
Wholesale trade | 148 | 1.0% |
Information | 131 | 0.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 81 | 0.6% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 559 | 1.49% |
Puerto Rican | 89 | 0.24% |
Cuban | 35 | 0.09% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 54 | 0.14% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 13 | 0.03% |
Honduran | 26 | 0.07% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 15 | 0.04% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 3 | 0.01% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 3 | 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 | 208 | 0.55% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 88 | 0.23% |
Indian | 63 | 0.17% |
Korean | 39 | 0.10% |
Bangladeshi | 25 | 0.07% |
Vietnamese | 22 | 0.06% |
Filipino | 1 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 34,187 | 97.1% |
Spanish | 505 | 1.4% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 190 | 0.5% |
Chinese | 88 | 0.3% |
Arabic | 58 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European | 58 | 0.2% |
Vietnamese | 35 | 0.1% |
Other | 28 | 0.1% |
Korean | 26 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
French | 4,151 | 11.1% |
American | 2,272 | 6.1% |
English | 2,087 | 5.6% |
Irish | 2,031 | 5.4% |
German | 1,685 | 4.5% |
Italian | 817 | 2.2% |
European | 445 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 425 | 1.1% |
Dutch | 319 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 296 | 0.8% |
Polish | 212 | 0.6% |
French Canadian | 180 | 0.5% |
British | 132 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 118 | 0.3% |
African | 92 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 37,262 | 99.4% |
Not a citizen | 216 | 0.6% |
Native | 36,997 | 98.7% |
Foreign-born | 481 | 1.3% |
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 | ||||||
592 | 2.6% | 2,199 | 9.8% | 8,529 | 38.1% | 5,974 | 26.7% | 3,018 | 13.5% | 2,099 | 9.4% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 592 | 2.6% |
9-12 Years | 2,199 | 9.8% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 8,529 | 38.1% |
Some College | 5,974 | 26.7% |
Bach. Degree | 3,018 | 13.5% |
Grad Degree | 2,099 | 9.4% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 15,019 | 13,791 | 1,228 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
1991 | 15,438 | 14,109 | 1,329 | 8.6% | 7.2% |
1992 | 15,980 | 14,725 | 1,255 | 7.9% | 7.8% |
1993 | 16,001 | 14,912 | 1,089 | 6.8% | 7.4% |
1994 | 16,004 | 14,894 | 1,110 | 6.9% | 7.7% |
1995 | 16,702 | 15,482 | 1,220 | 7.3% | 6.9% |
1996 | 17,306 | 16,047 | 1,259 | 7.3% | 6.5% |
1997 | 16,898 | 15,702 | 1,196 | 7.1% | 5.9% |
1998 | 17,111 | 16,098 | 1,013 | 5.9% | 5.5% |
1999 | 17,809 | 16,930 | 879 | 4.9% | 5.0% |
2000 | 16,533 | 15,587 | 946 | 5.7% | 5.2% |
2001 | 16,873 | 15,767 | 1,106 | 6.6% | 5.6% |
2002 | 16,581 | 15,432 | 1,149 | 6.9% | 6.0% |
2003 | 16,693 | 15,452 | 1,241 | 7.4% | 6.3% |
2004 | 17,182 | 16,109 | 1,073 | 6.2% | 5.7% |
2005 | 17,922 | 16,693 | 1,229 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
2006 | 17,952 | 17,191 | 761 | 4.2% | 4.0% |
2007 | 17,419 | 16,555 | 864 | 5.0% | 4.1% |
2008 | 17,168 | 16,174 | 994 | 5.8% | 4.7% |
2009 | 17,372 | 15,971 | 1,401 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
2010 | 16,567 | 15,163 | 1,404 | 8.5% | 7.5% |
2011 | 16,188 | 14,766 | 1,422 | 8.8% | 7.4% |
2012 | 16,092 | 14,718 | 1,374 | 8.5% | 6.7% |
2013 | 16,816 | 15,474 | 1,342 | 8.0% | 6.4% |
2014 | 16,818 | 15,539 | 1,279 | 7.6% | 6.3% |
2015 | 16,501 | 15,256 | 1,245 | 7.5% | 6.3% |
2016 | 16,733 | 15,606 | 1,127 | 6.7% | 6.1% |
2017 | 16,368 | 15,389 | 979 | 6.0% | 5.1% |
2018 | 16,498 | 15,546 | 952 | 5.8% | 4.8% |
2019 | 16,501 | 15,539 | 962 | 5.8% | 4.7% |
2020 | 16,129 | 15,028 | 1,101 | 6.8% | 8.3% |
2021 | 16,494 | 15,696 | 798 | 4.8% | 5.6% |
2022 | 16,687 | 16,032 | 655 | 3.9% | 3.7% |
2023 | 17,347 | 16,642 | 705 | 4.1% | 3.7% |