2022 population: 57,615
( 10,264 from 2010
, 1,803 from 2020)
Land area: 631.7 square miles
Population density: 91.2 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 40,323 | 69.99% | 20.2% |
Black: | 13,606 | 23.62% | 22.0% |
Indian: | 119 | 0.21% | 36.8% |
Asian: | 1,318 | 2.29% | 29.3% |
2+ races: | 715 | 1.24% | 64.0% |
Hispanic: | 1,534 | 2.66% | 43.0% |
Total non-White: | 17,292 | 30.01% | 25.2% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 1,137 | 10.2 |
Deaths: | 1,125 | 10.1 |
Net Migration: | 1,723 | 15.4 |
Net Immigration: | 66 | 0.6 |
Change in White population: | 6,785 | 14.3 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 3,479 | 7.3 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 28,147 | |
Median Value | $242,800 | |
Occupied | 18,702 | 66.4% |
Vacant | 9,445 | 33.6% |
Owned | 12,041 | 64.4% |
Rented | 6,661 | 35.6% |
Median Rent | $1,092 | |
Single-Family Units | 17,205 | 61.1% |
Detached | 16,828 | 59.8% |
Attached | 377 | 1.3% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 5,523 | 19.6% |
Mobile Homes | 2,818 | 10.0% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,555 | 8.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,024 | 5.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 644 | 3.4% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 920 | 4.9% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 769 | 4.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 515 | 2.8% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,081 | 5.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 631 | 3.4% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 749 | 4.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,514 | 8.1% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,833 | 9.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,995 | 10.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,528 | 8.2% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 904 | 4.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,534 | 8.2% |
$200,000 or more | 1,506 | 8.1% |
Median Household Income | 59,748 | |
Per Capita Income | 32,536 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 114 | |
Compared to U.S. | 83 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 550 | 2.9% |
Public Assistance | 162 | 0.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 798 | 4.3% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 23,398 | 60.8% |
Unemployed | 676 | 1.8% |
In Armed Forces | 13 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 24,087 | 62.6% |
Not in Labor Force | 14,410 | 37.4% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 39.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 7,205 | 6,762 | 51.6% |
Non-Profit | 639 | 1,298 | 33.0% |
Self-Employed | 1,543 | 937 | 62.2% |
Local Government | 476 | 1,351 | 26.1% |
State Government | 2,089 | 2,688 | 43.7% |
Federal Government | 220 | 265 | 45.4% |
Total Private + Self | 8,748 | 7,699 | 53.2% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 3,424 | 5,602 | 37.9% |
Total | 12,172 | 13,301 | 47.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 27.8% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 3,416 | 13.4% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 5,838 | 22.9% |
Professional, Technical | 7,317 | 28.7% |
Service Occupations | 4,364 | 17.1% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 85 | 0.3% |
All others | 4,562 | 17.9% |
White Collar | 65.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Educational services | 5,765 | 22.6% |
Health care and social assistance | 3,993 | 15.7% |
Retail trade | 2,853 | 11.2% |
Accommodation and food services | 2,069 | 8.1% |
Manufacturing | 1,992 | 7.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,520 | 6.0% |
Other services | 1,227 | 4.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 1,072 | 4.2% |
Construction | 1,036 | 4.1% |
Public administration | 894 | 3.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 742 | 2.9% |
Finance and insurance | 736 | 2.9% |
Utilities | 345 | 1.4% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 329 | 1.3% |
Information | 292 | 1.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 228 | 0.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 183 | 0.7% |
Wholesale trade | 169 | 0.7% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 52 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 864 | 1.54% |
Puerto Rican | 45 | 0.08% |
Cuban | 201 | 0.36% |
Dominican | 58 | 0.10% |
Total Central American | 27 | 0.05% |
Costa Rican | 2 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 4 | 0.01% |
Nicaraguan | 7 | 0.01% |
Panamanian | 9 | 0.02% |
Salvadoran | 5 | 0.01% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 122 | 0.22% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 81 | 0.14% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 16 | 0.03% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 25 | 0.04% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 152 | 0.27% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 384 | 0.68% |
Chinese | 265 | 0.47% |
Vietnamese | 166 | 0.30% |
Japanese | 109 | 0.19% |
Thai | 52 | 0.09% |
Filipino | 31 | 0.06% |
Singaporean | 6 | 0.01% |
Korean | 5 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 51,608 | 96.6% |
Spanish | 598 | 1.1% |
Other Indo-European | 354 | 0.7% |
Arabic | 220 | 0.4% |
German, other Germanic | 165 | 0.3% |
Vietnamese | 130 | 0.2% |
Other Asian | 122 | 0.2% |
Chinese | 118 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 83 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 7,608 | 13.5% |
Irish | 4,152 | 7.4% |
German | 3,896 | 6.9% |
American | 3,197 | 5.7% |
Scottish | 1,515 | 2.7% |
Italian | 1,335 | 2.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 863 | 1.5% |
French | 721 | 1.3% |
European | 687 | 1.2% |
Swedish | 453 | 0.8% |
Polish | 332 | 0.6% |
Norwegian | 278 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 212 | 0.4% |
Armenian | 200 | 0.4% |
British | 200 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 54,808 | 97.6% |
Not a citizen | 1,364 | 2.4% |
Native | 54,203 | 96.5% |
Foreign-born | 1,969 | 3.5% |
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 | ||||||
820 | 2.5% | 1,836 | 5.7% | 6,962 | 21.6% | 8,110 | 25.1% | 7,803 | 24.2% | 6,749 | 20.9% |
Average years of education: 14.4 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 820 | 2.5% |
9-12 Years | 1,836 | 5.7% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 6,962 | 21.6% |
Some College | 8,110 | 25.1% |
Bach. Degree | 7,803 | 24.2% |
Grad Degree | 6,749 | 20.9% |
Average years of education: 14.4 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 15,181 | 14,365 | 816 | 5.4% | 7.6% |
1991 | 15,327 | 14,582 | 745 | 4.9% | 8.4% |
1992 | 15,422 | 14,511 | 911 | 5.9% | 8.0% |
1993 | 15,121 | 14,730 | 391 | 2.6% | 6.7% |
1994 | 15,673 | 15,332 | 341 | 2.2% | 6.3% |
1995 | 16,090 | 15,675 | 415 | 2.6% | 6.2% |
1996 | 16,577 | 16,138 | 439 | 2.6% | 6.0% |
1997 | 16,838 | 16,446 | 392 | 2.3% | 5.7% |
1998 | 17,179 | 16,853 | 326 | 1.9% | 5.3% |
1999 | 17,658 | 17,340 | 318 | 1.8% | 5.1% |
2000 | 19,696 | 18,849 | 847 | 4.3% | 5.3% |
2001 | 19,231 | 18,510 | 721 | 3.7% | 5.5% |
2002 | 20,039 | 19,090 | 949 | 4.7% | 6.4% |
2003 | 20,313 | 19,211 | 1,102 | 5.4% | 6.1% |
2004 | 20,624 | 19,561 | 1,063 | 5.2% | 6.1% |
2005 | 21,321 | 20,205 | 1,116 | 5.2% | 7.6% |
2006 | 21,531 | 20,579 | 952 | 4.4% | 6.4% |
2007 | 21,939 | 20,891 | 1,048 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
2008 | 22,014 | 20,845 | 1,169 | 5.3% | 6.7% |
2009 | 21,469 | 19,778 | 1,691 | 7.9% | 9.4% |
2010 | 21,700 | 19,732 | 1,968 | 9.1% | 10.1% |
2011 | 22,995 | 21,063 | 1,932 | 8.4% | 9.8% |
2012 | 23,608 | 21,823 | 1,785 | 7.6% | 8.8% |
2013 | 23,049 | 21,408 | 1,641 | 7.1% | 8.5% |
2014 | 23,202 | 21,699 | 1,503 | 6.5% | 7.6% |
2015 | 24,368 | 23,018 | 1,350 | 5.5% | 6.5% |
2016 | 25,868 | 24,579 | 1,289 | 5.0% | 5.9% |
2017 | 27,495 | 26,324 | 1,171 | 4.3% | 5.2% |
2018 | 28,132 | 26,997 | 1,135 | 4.0% | 5.0% |
2019 | 28,081 | 26,825 | 1,256 | 4.5% | 5.5% |
2020 | 26,570 | 24,955 | 1,615 | 6.1% | 8.1% |
2021 | 27,715 | 26,583 | 1,132 | 4.1% | 5.5% |
2022 | 28,008 | 27,118 | 890 | 3.2% | 3.9% |
2023 | 28,025 | 27,330 | 695 | 2.5% | 3.2% |