2022 population: 11,713
( 1,216 from 2010
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302 from 2020)
Land area: 430.6 square miles
Population density: 27.2 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 7,446 | 63.57% | ![]() |
Black: | 3,748 | 32.00% | ![]() |
Indian: | 22 | 0.19% | ![]() |
Asian: | 56 | 0.48% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 142 | 1.21% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 299 | 2.55% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 4,267 | 36.43% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 289 | 12.0 |
Deaths: | 476 | 19.8 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -110 | -4.6 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | -2 | -0.1 |
Change in White population: | -1,121 | -8.7 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -95 | -0.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 5,770 | |
Median Value | $104,300 | |
Occupied | 4,473 | 77.5% |
Vacant | 1,297 | 22.5% |
Owned | 3,519 | 78.7% |
Rented | 954 | 21.3% |
Median Rent | $785 | |
Single-Family Units | 3,921 | 68.0% |
Detached | 3,797 | 65.8% |
Attached | 124 | 2.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 124 | 2.1% |
Mobile Homes | 1,587 | 27.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 354 | 7.9% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 418 | 9.3% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 254 | 5.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 217 | 4.9% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 299 | 6.7% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 202 | 4.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 425 | 9.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 248 | 5.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 173 | 3.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 459 | 10.3% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 349 | 7.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 411 | 9.2% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 178 | 4.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 194 | 4.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 161 | 3.6% |
$200,000 or more | 131 | 2.9% |
Median Household Income | 41,096 | |
Per Capita Income | 24,809 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 99 | |
Compared to U.S. | 72 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 554 | 12.4% |
Public Assistance | 86 | 1.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 843 | 18.8% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 3,798 | 54.9% |
Unemployed | 544 | 7.9% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 4,342 | 62.7% |
Not in Labor Force | 2,581 | 37.3% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 45.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,653 | 956 | 63.4% |
Non-Profit | 162 | 99 | 62.1% |
Self-Employed | 186 | 152 | 55.0% |
Local Government | 208 | 115 | 64.4% |
State Government | 206 | 237 | 46.5% |
Federal Government | 44 | 16 | 73.3% |
Total Private + Self | 1,839 | 1,108 | 62.4% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 620 | 467 | 57.0% |
Total | 2,459 | 1,575 | 61.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 20.5% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 204 | 5.0% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 848 | 20.9% |
Professional, Technical | 767 | 18.9% |
Service Occupations | 657 | 16.2% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 88 | 2.2% |
All others | 1,590 | 39.1% |
White Collar | 44.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Retail trade | 598 | 14.7% |
Health care and social assistance | 560 | 13.8% |
Manufacturing | 446 | 11.0% |
Construction | 377 | 9.3% |
Public administration | 357 | 8.8% |
Educational services | 345 | 8.5% |
Other services | 226 | 5.6% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 191 | 4.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 181 | 4.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 151 | 3.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 145 | 3.6% |
Wholesale trade | 137 | 3.4% |
Utilities | 116 | 2.9% |
Transportation and warehousing | 103 | 2.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 80 | 2.0% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 30 | 0.7% |
Finance and insurance | 12 | 0.3% |
Information | 10 | 0.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 231 | 1.94% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 4 | 0.03% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 25 | 0.21% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 8 | 0.07% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 17 | 0.14% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 0 | 0.00% |
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 | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 21 | 0.18% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 10,899 | 97.3% |
Spanish | 242 | 2.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 28 | 0.3% |
Other Asian | 18 | 0.2% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 10 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 2 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 972 | 8.1% |
American | 721 | 6.0% |
Irish | 655 | 5.5% |
German | 350 | 2.9% |
European | 286 | 2.4% |
French | 274 | 2.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 163 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 96 | 0.8% |
Norwegian | 90 | 0.8% |
Italian | 66 | 0.6% |
African | 54 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 15 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 14 | 0.1% |
Serbian | 10 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 10 | 0.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 11,878 | 99.5% |
Not a citizen | 55 | 0.5% |
Native | 11,851 | 99.3% |
Foreign-born | 82 | 0.7% |
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 | ||||||
538 | 6.7% | 844 | 10.4% | 3,076 | 38.0% | 2,504 | 31.0% | 601 | 7.4% | 523 | 6.5% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 538 | 6.7% |
9-12 Years | 844 | 10.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 3,076 | 38.0% |
Some College | 2,504 | 31.0% |
Bach. Degree | 601 | 7.4% |
Grad Degree | 523 | 6.5% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 5,184 | 4,713 | 471 | 9.1% | 7.6% |
1991 | 5,302 | 4,749 | 553 | 10.4% | 8.4% |
1992 | 5,507 | 4,954 | 553 | 10.0% | 8.0% |
1993 | 5,272 | 4,798 | 474 | 9.0% | 6.7% |
1994 | 5,211 | 4,781 | 430 | 8.3% | 6.3% |
1995 | 5,283 | 4,888 | 395 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
1996 | 5,577 | 5,207 | 370 | 6.6% | 6.0% |
1997 | 5,532 | 5,225 | 307 | 5.5% | 5.7% |
1998 | 5,328 | 5,028 | 300 | 5.6% | 5.3% |
1999 | 5,273 | 4,879 | 394 | 7.5% | 5.1% |
2000 | 5,905 | 5,457 | 448 | 7.6% | 5.3% |
2001 | 5,472 | 5,066 | 406 | 7.4% | 5.5% |
2002 | 5,296 | 4,932 | 364 | 6.9% | 6.4% |
2003 | 5,409 | 5,059 | 350 | 6.5% | 6.1% |
2004 | 5,276 | 4,918 | 358 | 6.8% | 6.1% |
2005 | 5,132 | 4,706 | 426 | 8.3% | 7.6% |
2006 | 5,035 | 4,671 | 364 | 7.2% | 6.4% |
2007 | 5,111 | 4,723 | 388 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
2008 | 5,271 | 4,857 | 414 | 7.9% | 6.7% |
2009 | 5,122 | 4,559 | 563 | 11.0% | 9.4% |
2010 | 5,156 | 4,558 | 598 | 11.6% | 10.1% |
2011 | 5,087 | 4,509 | 578 | 11.4% | 9.8% |
2012 | 4,993 | 4,489 | 504 | 10.1% | 8.8% |
2013 | 4,719 | 4,285 | 434 | 9.2% | 8.5% |
2014 | 4,506 | 4,128 | 378 | 8.4% | 7.6% |
2015 | 4,732 | 4,386 | 346 | 7.3% | 6.5% |
2016 | 4,655 | 4,317 | 338 | 7.3% | 5.9% |
2017 | 4,682 | 4,369 | 313 | 6.7% | 5.2% |
2018 | 4,643 | 4,360 | 283 | 6.1% | 5.0% |
2019 | 4,652 | 4,326 | 326 | 7.0% | 5.5% |
2020 | 4,683 | 4,276 | 407 | 8.7% | 8.1% |
2021 | 4,666 | 4,355 | 311 | 6.7% | 5.5% |
2022 | 4,778 | 4,554 | 224 | 4.7% | 3.9% |
2023 | 4,703 | 4,525 | 178 | 3.8% | 3.2% |