2022 population: 47,848
( 6,843 from 2010
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774 from 2020)
Land area: 723.7 square miles
Population density: 66.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 18,114 | 37.86% | ![]() |
Black: | 25,224 | 52.72% | ![]() |
Indian: | 1,708 | 3.57% | ![]() |
Asian: | 403 | 0.84% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 731 | 1.53% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 1,668 | 3.49% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 29,734 | 62.14% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 1,204 | 12.4 |
Deaths: | 1,856 | 19.1 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -180 | -1.9 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 36 | 0.4 |
Change in White population: | -3,455 | -6.3 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -3,388 | -6.2 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 24,847 | |
Median Value | $98,700 | |
Occupied | 20,139 | 81.1% |
Vacant | 4,708 | 18.9% |
Owned | 12,788 | 63.5% |
Rented | 7,351 | 36.5% |
Median Rent | $760 | |
Single-Family Units | 16,213 | 65.3% |
Detached | 15,700 | 63.2% |
Attached | 513 | 2.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,372 | 5.5% |
Mobile Homes | 6,014 | 24.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,664 | 8.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 2,365 | 11.7% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,714 | 8.5% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,120 | 5.6% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 996 | 4.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,157 | 5.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 705 | 3.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,011 | 5.0% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 749 | 3.7% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,724 | 8.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,518 | 7.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 2,124 | 10.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,161 | 5.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 782 | 3.9% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 751 | 3.7% |
$200,000 or more | 598 | 3.0% |
Median Household Income | 41,629 | |
Per Capita Income | 25,504 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 92 | |
Compared to U.S. | 77 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 2,353 | 11.7% |
Public Assistance | 301 | 1.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 5,844 | 29.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 16,133 | 56.5% |
Unemployed | 1,753 | 6.1% |
In Armed Forces | 21 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 17,907 | 62.7% |
Not in Labor Force | 10,643 | 37.3% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 43.4% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 6,445 | 5,437 | 54.2% |
Non-Profit | 299 | 639 | 31.9% |
Self-Employed | 1,096 | 518 | 67.9% |
Local Government | 834 | 1,083 | 43.5% |
State Government | 488 | 982 | 33.2% |
Federal Government | 254 | 117 | 68.5% |
Total Private + Self | 7,541 | 5,955 | 55.9% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,875 | 2,821 | 39.9% |
Total | 9,416 | 8,776 | 51.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 20.7% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,808 | 9.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 3,536 | 19.3% |
Professional, Technical | 3,508 | 19.2% |
Service Occupations | 3,757 | 20.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 122 | 0.7% |
All others | 5,687 | 31.1% |
White Collar | 48.4% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 3,196 | 17.5% |
Health care and social assistance | 2,760 | 15.1% |
Retail trade | 2,143 | 11.7% |
Educational services | 1,721 | 9.4% |
Public administration | 1,287 | 7.0% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,193 | 6.5% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,175 | 6.4% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,016 | 5.6% |
Construction | 796 | 4.4% |
Other services | 780 | 4.3% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 449 | 2.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 420 | 2.3% |
Finance and insurance | 386 | 2.1% |
Wholesale trade | 277 | 1.5% |
Utilities | 231 | 1.3% |
Information | 205 | 1.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 149 | 0.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 112 | 0.6% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 563 | 1.15% |
Puerto Rican | 247 | 0.51% |
Cuban | 18 | 0.04% |
Dominican | 50 | 0.10% |
Total Central American | 627 | 1.29% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 153 | 0.31% |
Honduran | 18 | 0.04% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 456 | 0.93% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 24 | 0.05% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 8 | 0.02% |
Chilean | 16 | 0.03% |
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 | 63 | 0.13% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Vietnamese | 195 | 0.40% |
Indian | 108 | 0.22% |
Filipino | 58 | 0.12% |
Chinese | 37 | 0.08% |
Thai | 15 | 0.03% |
Japanese | 4 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 44,341 | 96.1% |
Spanish | 1,126 | 2.4% |
Other | 178 | 0.4% |
Vietnamese | 106 | 0.2% |
Other Asian | 90 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European | 90 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 84 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 63 | 0.1% |
Chinese | 28 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 6,934 | 14.2% |
English | 3,241 | 6.6% |
Irish | 2,139 | 4.4% |
German | 1,434 | 2.9% |
Scottish | 608 | 1.2% |
European | 583 | 1.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 462 | 0.9% |
African | 381 | 0.8% |
Italian | 213 | 0.4% |
Kenyan | 197 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 196 | 0.4% |
French | 176 | 0.4% |
Polish | 171 | 0.4% |
Norwegian | 101 | 0.2% |
Jamaican | 96 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 47,957 | 98.3% |
Not a citizen | 815 | 1.7% |
Native | 47,593 | 97.6% |
Foreign-born | 1,179 | 2.4% |
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 | ||||||
2,127 | 6.1% | 4,434 | 12.8% | 12,764 | 36.7% | 9,956 | 28.7% | 3,483 | 10.0% | 1,984 | 5.7% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 2,127 | 6.1% |
9-12 Years | 4,434 | 12.8% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 12,764 | 36.7% |
Some College | 9,956 | 28.7% |
Bach. Degree | 3,483 | 10.0% |
Grad Degree | 1,984 | 5.7% |
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 | 23,903 | 22,510 | 1,393 | 5.8% | 4.1% |
1991 | 24,344 | 22,237 | 2,107 | 8.7% | 5.9% |
1992 | 25,169 | 22,901 | 2,268 | 9.0% | 6.3% |
1993 | 24,936 | 22,938 | 1,998 | 8.0% | 5.1% |
1994 | 24,321 | 22,541 | 1,780 | 7.3% | 4.4% |
1995 | 24,047 | 21,871 | 2,176 | 9.0% | 4.4% |
1996 | 24,081 | 21,687 | 2,394 | 9.9% | 4.4% |
1997 | 23,882 | 21,677 | 2,205 | 9.2% | 3.8% |
1998 | 22,972 | 20,946 | 2,026 | 8.8% | 3.5% |
1999 | 23,081 | 21,366 | 1,715 | 7.4% | 3.3% |
2000 | 22,933 | 21,542 | 1,391 | 6.1% | 3.7% |
2001 | 22,819 | 20,581 | 2,238 | 9.8% | 5.6% |
2002 | 22,582 | 20,166 | 2,416 | 10.7% | 6.9% |
2003 | 23,536 | 21,433 | 2,103 | 8.9% | 6.7% |
2004 | 23,660 | 21,725 | 1,935 | 8.2% | 5.9% |
2005 | 23,870 | 22,044 | 1,826 | 7.6% | 5.6% |
2006 | 24,046 | 22,367 | 1,679 | 7.0% | 5.1% |
2007 | 24,476 | 22,779 | 1,697 | 6.9% | 5.1% |
2008 | 23,899 | 21,751 | 2,148 | 9.0% | 6.2% |
2009 | 24,502 | 21,037 | 3,465 | 14.1% | 11.0% |
2010 | 22,863 | 19,530 | 3,333 | 14.6% | 10.7% |
2011 | 22,462 | 19,188 | 3,274 | 14.6% | 10.3% |
2012 | 22,156 | 19,086 | 3,070 | 13.9% | 9.5% |
2013 | 21,772 | 19,276 | 2,496 | 11.5% | 7.8% |
2014 | 21,244 | 19,245 | 1,999 | 9.4% | 6.1% |
2015 | 20,744 | 18,936 | 1,808 | 8.7% | 5.7% |
2016 | 20,621 | 18,985 | 1,636 | 7.9% | 5.1% |
2017 | 20,537 | 19,038 | 1,499 | 7.3% | 4.5% |
2018 | 20,190 | 18,943 | 1,247 | 6.2% | 4.0% |
2019 | 20,545 | 19,414 | 1,131 | 5.5% | 3.8% |
2020 | 20,081 | 18,237 | 1,844 | 9.2% | 7.3% |
2021 | 19,136 | 17,708 | 1,428 | 7.5% | 4.9% |
2022 | 19,230 | 18,163 | 1,067 | 5.5% | 3.7% |
2023 | 19,274 | 18,276 | 998 | 5.2% | 3.5% |