2022 population: 21,135
( 2,670 from 2010
, 137 from 2020)
Land area: 582.9 square miles
Population density: 36.3 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 10,071 | 47.65% | 13.3% |
Black: | 8,330 | 39.41% | 13.4% |
Indian: | 1,233 | 5.83% | 8.8% |
Asian: | 106 | 0.50% | 116.3% |
2+ races: | 261 | 1.23% | 72.8% |
Hispanic: | 1,134 | 5.37% | 11.2% |
Total non-White: | 11,064 | 52.35% | 9.3% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 734 | 17.3 |
Deaths: | 732 | 17.2 |
Net Migration: | -148 | -3.5 |
Net Immigration: | 2 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | -1,540 | -6.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -1,130 | -4.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 9,044 | |
Median Value | $98,800 | |
Occupied | 7,369 | 81.5% |
Vacant | 1,675 | 18.5% |
Owned | 5,601 | 76.0% |
Rented | 1,768 | 24.0% |
Median Rent | $771 | |
Single-Family Units | 6,238 | 69.0% |
Detached | 6,166 | 68.2% |
Attached | 72 | 0.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 292 | 3.2% |
Mobile Homes | 2,249 | 24.9% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 590 | 8.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 476 | 6.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 460 | 6.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 581 | 7.9% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 418 | 5.7% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 383 | 5.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 397 | 5.4% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 276 | 3.7% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 487 | 6.6% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 655 | 8.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 539 | 7.3% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 939 | 12.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 439 | 6.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 299 | 4.1% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 144 | 2.0% |
$200,000 or more | 286 | 3.9% |
Median Household Income | 46,669 | |
Per Capita Income | 25,662 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 95 | |
Compared to U.S. | 69 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 640 | 8.7% |
Public Assistance | 107 | 1.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 986 | 13.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 7,326 | 57.5% |
Unemployed | 360 | 2.8% |
In Armed Forces | 59 | 0.5% |
Total Labor Force | 7,745 | 60.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 4,986 | 39.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 42.0% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,619 | 2,554 | 50.6% |
Non-Profit | 380 | 218 | 63.5% |
Self-Employed | 545 | 124 | 81.5% |
Local Government | 93 | 250 | 27.1% |
State Government | 222 | 390 | 36.3% |
Federal Government | 292 | 284 | 50.7% |
Total Private + Self | 3,164 | 2,678 | 54.2% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 987 | 1,142 | 46.4% |
Total | 4,151 | 3,820 | 52.1% |
Pct. Govt. | 19.2% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,019 | 12.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,403 | 17.4% |
Professional, Technical | 1,042 | 12.9% |
Service Occupations | 1,662 | 20.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 117 | 1.5% |
All others | 2,930 | 36.4% |
White Collar | 43.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 1,571 | 19.5% |
Health care and social assistance | 1,310 | 16.3% |
Retail trade | 814 | 10.1% |
Educational services | 560 | 7.0% |
Construction | 558 | 6.9% |
Other services | 541 | 6.7% |
Finance and insurance | 419 | 5.2% |
Public administration | 394 | 4.9% |
Transportation and warehousing | 381 | 4.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 262 | 3.3% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 257 | 3.2% |
Accommodation and food services | 221 | 2.7% |
Utilities | 215 | 2.7% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 177 | 2.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 139 | 1.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 112 | 1.4% |
Information | 80 | 1.0% |
Wholesale trade | 45 | 0.6% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 262 | 1.23% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 1 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 24 | 0.11% |
Total Central American | 505 | 2.37% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 280 | 1.31% |
Honduran | 225 | 1.05% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 290 | 1.36% |
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 | 290 | 1.36% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 16 | 0.07% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 18,483 | 92.4% |
Spanish | 931 | 4.7% |
Other | 509 | 2.5% |
Other Indo-European | 35 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 29 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 16 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 2,316 | 10.9% |
English | 1,608 | 7.5% |
Irish | 910 | 4.3% |
German | 317 | 1.5% |
French | 295 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 267 | 1.3% |
African | 138 | 0.6% |
European | 124 | 0.6% |
Welsh | 110 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 93 | 0.4% |
Italian | 81 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 79 | 0.4% |
Portuguese | 72 | 0.3% |
Eastern European | 53 | 0.2% |
Scandinavian | 53 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 20,823 | 97.6% |
Not a citizen | 512 | 2.4% |
Native | 20,785 | 97.4% |
Foreign-born | 550 | 2.6% |
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 | ||||||
940 | 6.5% | 1,761 | 12.2% | 5,287 | 36.6% | 4,026 | 27.8% | 1,448 | 10.0% | 1,003 | 6.9% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 940 | 6.5% |
9-12 Years | 1,761 | 12.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 5,287 | 36.6% |
Some College | 4,026 | 27.8% |
Bach. Degree | 1,448 | 10.0% |
Grad Degree | 1,003 | 6.9% |
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 | 7,964 | 7,386 | 578 | 7.3% | 7.6% |
1991 | 8,359 | 7,620 | 739 | 8.8% | 8.4% |
1992 | 8,360 | 7,716 | 644 | 7.7% | 8.0% |
1993 | 8,370 | 7,765 | 605 | 7.2% | 6.7% |
1994 | 8,608 | 8,032 | 576 | 6.7% | 6.3% |
1995 | 8,812 | 8,306 | 506 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
1996 | 9,224 | 8,767 | 457 | 5.0% | 6.0% |
1997 | 9,908 | 9,391 | 517 | 5.2% | 5.7% |
1998 | 9,805 | 9,330 | 475 | 4.8% | 5.3% |
1999 | 9,446 | 8,872 | 574 | 6.1% | 5.1% |
2000 | 8,873 | 8,322 | 551 | 6.2% | 5.3% |
2001 | 9,167 | 8,641 | 526 | 5.7% | 5.5% |
2002 | 10,019 | 9,415 | 604 | 6.0% | 6.4% |
2003 | 9,531 | 8,992 | 539 | 5.7% | 6.1% |
2004 | 8,849 | 8,270 | 579 | 6.5% | 6.1% |
2005 | 8,561 | 7,927 | 634 | 7.4% | 7.6% |
2006 | 8,160 | 7,628 | 532 | 6.5% | 6.4% |
2007 | 8,089 | 7,571 | 518 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
2008 | 8,362 | 7,792 | 570 | 6.8% | 6.7% |
2009 | 8,434 | 7,666 | 768 | 9.1% | 9.4% |
2010 | 9,196 | 8,332 | 864 | 9.4% | 10.1% |
2011 | 8,890 | 8,046 | 844 | 9.5% | 9.8% |
2012 | 8,492 | 7,724 | 768 | 9.0% | 8.8% |
2013 | 8,112 | 7,422 | 690 | 8.5% | 8.5% |
2014 | 7,806 | 7,245 | 561 | 7.2% | 7.6% |
2015 | 7,866 | 7,376 | 490 | 6.2% | 6.5% |
2016 | 7,720 | 7,242 | 478 | 6.2% | 5.9% |
2017 | 7,583 | 7,138 | 445 | 5.9% | 5.2% |
2018 | 7,840 | 7,434 | 406 | 5.2% | 5.0% |
2019 | 8,062 | 7,605 | 457 | 5.7% | 5.5% |
2020 | 8,058 | 7,424 | 634 | 7.9% | 8.1% |
2021 | 7,915 | 7,475 | 440 | 5.6% | 5.5% |
2022 | 7,889 | 7,562 | 327 | 4.1% | 3.9% |
2023 | 7,807 | 7,561 | 246 | 3.2% | 3.2% |