2022 population: 33,644
( 2,597 from 2010
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378 from 2020)
Land area: 817.7 square miles
Population density: 41.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 20,183 | 59.99% | ![]() |
Black: | 11,704 | 34.79% | ![]() |
Indian: | 121 | 0.36% | ![]() |
Asian: | 202 | 0.60% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 530 | 1.58% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 904 | 2.69% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 13,461 | 40.01% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 802 | 11.8 |
Deaths: | 1,365 | 20.1 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 169 | 2.5 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 11 | 0.2 |
Change in White population: | -1,621 | -4.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -976 | -2.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 17,384 | |
Median Value | $133,200 | |
Occupied | 13,519 | 77.8% |
Vacant | 3,865 | 22.2% |
Owned | 9,826 | 72.7% |
Rented | 3,693 | 27.3% |
Median Rent | $724 | |
Single-Family Units | 12,938 | 74.4% |
Detached | 12,674 | 72.9% |
Attached | 264 | 1.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 448 | 2.6% |
Mobile Homes | 3,449 | 19.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,038 | 7.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 971 | 7.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 863 | 6.4% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 726 | 5.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 898 | 6.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 701 | 5.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 530 | 3.9% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 505 | 3.7% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 664 | 4.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,288 | 9.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,160 | 8.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,581 | 11.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,022 | 7.6% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 652 | 4.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 540 | 4.0% |
$200,000 or more | 380 | 2.8% |
Median Household Income | 49,145 | |
Per Capita Income | 26,440 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 73 | |
Compared to U.S. | 72 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,046 | 7.7% |
Public Assistance | 457 | 3.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,482 | 18.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 12,229 | 64.1% |
Unemployed | 511 | 2.7% |
In Armed Forces | 70 | 0.4% |
Total Labor Force | 12,810 | 67.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 6,273 | 32.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 35.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 4,758 | 4,439 | 51.7% |
Non-Profit | 105 | 758 | 12.2% |
Self-Employed | 606 | 570 | 51.5% |
Local Government | 589 | 856 | 40.8% |
State Government | 341 | 394 | 46.4% |
Federal Government | 63 | 317 | 16.6% |
Total Private + Self | 5,364 | 5,009 | 51.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,098 | 2,325 | 32.1% |
Total | 6,462 | 7,334 | 46.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 18.6% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,261 | 9.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,426 | 17.5% |
Professional, Technical | 2,891 | 20.9% |
Service Occupations | 2,764 | 19.9% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 143 | 1.0% |
All others | 4,519 | 32.6% |
White Collar | 47.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 2,713 | 19.6% |
Health care and social assistance | 2,346 | 16.9% |
Retail trade | 1,513 | 10.9% |
Educational services | 1,357 | 9.8% |
Public administration | 901 | 6.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 743 | 5.4% |
Construction | 729 | 5.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 663 | 4.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 625 | 4.5% |
Other services | 413 | 3.0% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 403 | 2.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 285 | 2.1% |
Wholesale trade | 271 | 2.0% |
Finance and insurance | 261 | 1.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 201 | 1.5% |
Information | 171 | 1.2% |
Utilities | 147 | 1.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 93 | 0.7% |
Management | 26 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 349 | 1.03% |
Puerto Rican | 250 | 0.74% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 42 | 0.12% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 24 | 0.07% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 18 | 0.05% |
Total South American | 129 | 0.38% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 129 | 0.38% |
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 | 35 | 0.10% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 31,360 | 97.1% |
Spanish | 475 | 1.5% |
German, other Germanic | 251 | 0.8% |
Other | 121 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European | 35 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 32 | 0.1% |
Korean | 15 | 0.0% |
Other Asian | 10 | 0.0% |
Arabic | 10 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 8,763 | 25.8% |
English | 2,192 | 6.4% |
Irish | 1,756 | 5.2% |
German | 1,633 | 4.8% |
African | 656 | 1.9% |
European | 350 | 1.0% |
Italian | 340 | 1.0% |
Pennsylvania German | 315 | 0.9% |
French | 237 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 235 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 200 | 0.6% |
Polish | 178 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 175 | 0.5% |
Scottish | 157 | 0.5% |
Ghanaian | 146 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 33,821 | 99.4% |
Not a citizen | 192 | 0.6% |
Native | 33,582 | 98.7% |
Foreign-born | 431 | 1.3% |
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 | ||||||
1,797 | 7.3% | 2,601 | 10.6% | 8,890 | 36.1% | 7,148 | 29.0% | 2,798 | 11.4% | 1,413 | 5.7% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,797 | 7.3% |
9-12 Years | 2,601 | 10.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 8,890 | 36.1% |
Some College | 7,148 | 29.0% |
Bach. Degree | 2,798 | 11.4% |
Grad Degree | 1,413 | 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 | 18,118 | 16,727 | 1,391 | 7.7% | 4.4% |
1991 | 18,560 | 16,968 | 1,592 | 8.6% | 5.8% |
1992 | 18,951 | 17,383 | 1,568 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
1993 | 18,815 | 17,504 | 1,311 | 7.0% | 5.2% |
1994 | 18,157 | 16,964 | 1,193 | 6.6% | 4.8% |
1995 | 18,217 | 16,862 | 1,355 | 7.4% | 4.4% |
1996 | 18,256 | 16,234 | 2,022 | 11.1% | 4.3% |
1997 | 18,303 | 16,299 | 2,004 | 10.9% | 3.7% |
1998 | 17,991 | 16,736 | 1,255 | 7.0% | 2.8% |
1999 | 18,470 | 17,323 | 1,147 | 6.2% | 2.7% |
2000 | 16,205 | 15,398 | 807 | 5.0% | 2.3% |
2001 | 16,788 | 15,535 | 1,253 | 7.5% | 3.3% |
2002 | 16,855 | 15,064 | 1,791 | 10.6% | 4.4% |
2003 | 16,372 | 14,623 | 1,749 | 10.7% | 4.3% |
2004 | 15,627 | 14,321 | 1,306 | 8.4% | 4.1% |
2005 | 15,861 | 14,814 | 1,047 | 6.6% | 3.8% |
2006 | 15,789 | 14,791 | 998 | 6.3% | 3.3% |
2007 | 15,455 | 14,394 | 1,061 | 6.9% | 3.3% |
2008 | 15,765 | 14,601 | 1,164 | 7.4% | 4.3% |
2009 | 16,621 | 14,709 | 1,912 | 11.5% | 6.8% |
2010 | 16,727 | 14,644 | 2,083 | 12.5% | 7.3% |
2011 | 16,332 | 14,544 | 1,788 | 10.9% | 6.6% |
2012 | 16,016 | 14,525 | 1,491 | 9.3% | 5.9% |
2013 | 15,852 | 14,434 | 1,418 | 8.9% | 5.6% |
2014 | 15,598 | 14,404 | 1,194 | 7.7% | 5.1% |
2015 | 15,255 | 14,299 | 956 | 6.3% | 4.4% |
2016 | 14,880 | 14,026 | 854 | 5.7% | 4.0% |
2017 | 15,623 | 14,866 | 757 | 4.8% | 3.7% |
2018 | 15,219 | 14,605 | 614 | 4.0% | 2.9% |
2019 | 15,651 | 15,062 | 589 | 3.8% | 2.7% |
2020 | 15,176 | 14,109 | 1,067 | 7.0% | 6.2% |
2021 | 15,019 | 14,305 | 714 | 4.8% | 3.9% |
2022 | 15,409 | 14,812 | 597 | 3.9% | 2.9% |
2023 | 15,730 | 15,106 | 624 | 4.0% | 2.9% |