2022 population: 70,904
( 9,357 from 2010
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2,079 from 2020)
Land area: 703.7 square miles
Population density: 100.8 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 36,063 | 50.86% | ![]() |
Black: | 31,709 | 44.72% | ![]() |
Indian: | 173 | 0.24% | ![]() |
Asian: | 569 | 0.80% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 715 | 1.01% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 1,675 | 2.36% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 34,841 | 49.14% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 1,879 | 12.9 |
Deaths: | 2,706 | 18.5 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -1,296 | -8.9 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 23 | 0.2 |
Change in White population: | -7,249 | -9.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -2,108 | -2.6 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 33,586 | |
Median Value | $121,900 | |
Occupied | 28,349 | 84.4% |
Vacant | 5,237 | 15.6% |
Owned | 17,766 | 62.7% |
Rented | 10,583 | 37.3% |
Median Rent | $865 | |
Single-Family Units | 21,297 | 63.4% |
Detached | 20,803 | 61.9% |
Attached | 494 | 1.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 3,825 | 11.4% |
Mobile Homes | 5,189 | 15.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 2,923 | 10.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 2,288 | 8.1% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 2,343 | 8.3% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,595 | 5.6% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,240 | 4.4% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,338 | 4.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,159 | 4.1% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,093 | 3.9% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,286 | 4.5% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 2,206 | 7.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 2,450 | 8.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 2,671 | 9.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,859 | 6.6% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,593 | 5.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,368 | 4.8% |
$200,000 or more | 937 | 3.3% |
Median Household Income | 45,649 | |
Per Capita Income | 26,590 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 95 | |
Compared to U.S. | 70 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 2,438 | 8.6% |
Public Assistance | 408 | 1.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 5,298 | 18.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 26,678 | 61.1% |
Unemployed | 1,638 | 3.8% |
In Armed Forces | 884 | 2.0% |
Total Labor Force | 29,200 | 66.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 14,443 | 33.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 36.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 9,458 | 10,124 | 48.3% |
Non-Profit | 750 | 1,089 | 40.8% |
Self-Employed | 1,358 | 691 | 66.3% |
Local Government | 957 | 1,428 | 40.1% |
State Government | 837 | 1,345 | 38.4% |
Federal Government | 605 | 313 | 65.9% |
Total Private + Self | 10,816 | 10,815 | 50.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 3,149 | 4,175 | 43.0% |
Total | 13,965 | 14,990 | 48.2% |
Pct. Govt. | 18.9% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 3,177 | 10.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 5,988 | 20.6% |
Professional, Technical | 7,323 | 25.2% |
Service Occupations | 5,539 | 19.1% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 146 | 0.5% |
All others | 7,030 | 24.2% |
White Collar | 56.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 6,395 | 22.0% |
Retail trade | 3,326 | 11.4% |
Manufacturing | 2,962 | 10.2% |
Educational services | 2,772 | 9.5% |
Accommodation and food services | 2,425 | 8.3% |
Construction | 1,616 | 5.6% |
Public administration | 1,563 | 5.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,554 | 5.3% |
Other services | 1,250 | 4.3% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,013 | 3.5% |
Finance and insurance | 946 | 3.3% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 909 | 3.1% |
Wholesale trade | 718 | 2.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 439 | 1.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 336 | 1.2% |
Utilities | 264 | 0.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 264 | 0.9% |
Information | 173 | 0.6% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 104 | 0.4% |
Management | 28 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 903 | 1.24% |
Puerto Rican | 106 | 0.15% |
Cuban | 77 | 0.11% |
Dominican | 28 | 0.04% |
Total Central American | 154 | 0.21% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 8 | 0.01% |
Honduran | 106 | 0.15% |
Nicaraguan | 15 | 0.02% |
Panamanian | 8 | 0.01% |
Salvadoran | 17 | 0.02% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 143 | 0.20% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 89 | 0.12% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 6 | 0.01% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 48 | 0.07% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 224 | 0.31% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 142 | 0.20% |
Chinese | 99 | 0.14% |
Filipino | 84 | 0.12% |
Vietnamese | 45 | 0.06% |
Cambodian | 38 | 0.05% |
Japanese | 36 | 0.05% |
Thai | 35 | 0.05% |
Korean | 11 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 66,365 | 97.0% |
Spanish | 1,065 | 1.6% |
Arabic | 327 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European | 205 | 0.3% |
Chinese | 87 | 0.1% |
Other | 71 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 69 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 63 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 55 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 8,292 | 11.4% |
English | 5,251 | 7.2% |
Irish | 4,761 | 6.5% |
German | 2,417 | 3.3% |
European | 1,275 | 1.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 841 | 1.2% |
Italian | 832 | 1.1% |
African | 817 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 810 | 1.1% |
French | 705 | 1.0% |
Welsh | 290 | 0.4% |
British | 263 | 0.4% |
Arab | 233 | 0.3% |
Polish | 221 | 0.3% |
Nigerian | 157 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 72,161 | 99.2% |
Not a citizen | 580 | 0.8% |
Native | 71,652 | 98.5% |
Foreign-born | 1,089 | 1.5% |
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 | ||||||
2,157 | 4.4% | 5,659 | 11.4% | 13,582 | 27.5% | 17,949 | 36.3% | 6,411 | 13.0% | 3,690 | 7.5% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 2,157 | 4.4% |
9-12 Years | 5,659 | 11.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 13,582 | 27.5% |
Some College | 17,949 | 36.3% |
Bach. Degree | 6,411 | 13.0% |
Grad Degree | 3,690 | 7.5% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 34,579 | 32,133 | 2,446 | 7.1% | 7.6% |
1991 | 35,124 | 32,394 | 2,730 | 7.8% | 8.4% |
1992 | 34,297 | 31,844 | 2,453 | 7.2% | 8.0% |
1993 | 34,594 | 32,584 | 2,010 | 5.8% | 6.7% |
1994 | 34,841 | 32,932 | 1,909 | 5.5% | 6.3% |
1995 | 35,608 | 33,662 | 1,946 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
1996 | 35,261 | 33,404 | 1,857 | 5.3% | 6.0% |
1997 | 35,293 | 33,483 | 1,810 | 5.1% | 5.7% |
1998 | 34,978 | 33,015 | 1,963 | 5.6% | 5.3% |
1999 | 34,717 | 32,744 | 1,973 | 5.7% | 5.1% |
2000 | 34,451 | 32,523 | 1,928 | 5.6% | 5.3% |
2001 | 33,593 | 31,769 | 1,824 | 5.4% | 5.5% |
2002 | 33,071 | 30,970 | 2,101 | 6.4% | 6.4% |
2003 | 33,630 | 31,388 | 2,242 | 6.7% | 6.1% |
2004 | 33,806 | 31,583 | 2,223 | 6.6% | 6.1% |
2005 | 33,619 | 31,211 | 2,408 | 7.2% | 7.6% |
2006 | 32,789 | 30,801 | 1,988 | 6.1% | 6.4% |
2007 | 33,017 | 30,896 | 2,121 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
2008 | 33,206 | 30,945 | 2,261 | 6.8% | 6.7% |
2009 | 32,343 | 29,319 | 3,024 | 9.3% | 9.4% |
2010 | 33,113 | 29,694 | 3,419 | 10.3% | 10.1% |
2011 | 34,452 | 31,008 | 3,444 | 10.0% | 9.8% |
2012 | 34,940 | 31,846 | 3,094 | 8.9% | 8.8% |
2013 | 34,600 | 31,730 | 2,870 | 8.3% | 8.5% |
2014 | 32,464 | 30,006 | 2,458 | 7.6% | 7.6% |
2015 | 31,562 | 29,466 | 2,096 | 6.6% | 6.5% |
2016 | 31,639 | 29,740 | 1,899 | 6.0% | 5.9% |
2017 | 31,755 | 30,021 | 1,734 | 5.5% | 5.2% |
2018 | 30,777 | 29,198 | 1,579 | 5.1% | 5.0% |
2019 | 30,424 | 28,723 | 1,701 | 5.6% | 5.5% |
2020 | 29,638 | 27,416 | 2,222 | 7.5% | 8.1% |
2021 | 29,131 | 27,574 | 1,557 | 5.3% | 5.5% |
2022 | 28,832 | 27,664 | 1,168 | 4.1% | 3.9% |
2023 | 28,114 | 27,208 | 906 | 3.2% | 3.2% |