2022 population: 26,752
( 2,209 from 2010
, 488 from 2020)
Land area: 513.6 square miles
Population density: 52.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 17,230 | 64.41% | 10.0% |
Black: | 8,148 | 30.46% | 9.7% |
Indian: | 81 | 0.30% | 28.6% |
Asian: | 137 | 0.51% | 52.2% |
2+ races: | 604 | 2.26% | 80.3% |
Hispanic: | 552 | 2.06% | 95.7% |
Total non-White: | 9,522 | 35.59% | 3.0% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 603 | 11.1 |
Deaths: | 1,133 | 20.8 |
Net Migration: | 24 | 0.4 |
Net Immigration: | 11 | 0.2 |
Change in White population: | -1,916 | -6.6 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -293 | -1.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 13,508 | |
Median Value | $95,300 | |
Occupied | 11,580 | 85.7% |
Vacant | 1,928 | 14.3% |
Owned | 8,045 | 69.5% |
Rented | 3,535 | 30.5% |
Median Rent | $782 | |
Single-Family Units | 9,308 | 68.9% |
Detached | 9,273 | 68.6% |
Attached | 35 | 0.3% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 817 | 6.0% |
Mobile Homes | 2,867 | 21.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 875 | 7.6% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 920 | 7.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 875 | 7.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 758 | 6.5% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,004 | 8.7% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 656 | 5.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 442 | 3.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 516 | 4.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 355 | 3.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 817 | 7.1% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,327 | 11.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,256 | 10.8% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 636 | 5.5% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 414 | 3.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 497 | 4.3% |
$200,000 or more | 232 | 2.0% |
Median Household Income | 42,305 | |
Per Capita Income | 26,111 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 82 | |
Compared to U.S. | 71 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 909 | 7.8% |
Public Assistance | 118 | 1.0% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,011 | 17.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 9,900 | 61.4% |
Unemployed | 1,198 | 7.4% |
In Armed Forces | 14 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 11,112 | 68.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 5,020 | 31.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 38.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 3,842 | 3,921 | 49.5% |
Non-Profit | 378 | 436 | 46.4% |
Self-Employed | 451 | 295 | 60.5% |
Local Government | 275 | 561 | 32.9% |
State Government | 217 | 374 | 36.7% |
Federal Government | 88 | 53 | 62.4% |
Total Private + Self | 4,293 | 4,216 | 50.5% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 958 | 1,424 | 40.2% |
Total | 5,251 | 5,640 | 48.2% |
Pct. Govt. | 14.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 994 | 9.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,948 | 17.9% |
Professional, Technical | 1,651 | 15.1% |
Service Occupations | 1,942 | 17.8% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 71 | 0.7% |
All others | 4,378 | 40.1% |
White Collar | 42.1% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 2,930 | 26.8% |
Health care and social assistance | 1,532 | 14.0% |
Retail trade | 1,158 | 10.6% |
Educational services | 777 | 7.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 762 | 7.0% |
Other services | 642 | 5.9% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 601 | 5.5% |
Public administration | 520 | 4.8% |
Accommodation and food services | 481 | 4.4% |
Construction | 414 | 3.8% |
Finance and insurance | 210 | 1.9% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 148 | 1.4% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 146 | 1.3% |
Information | 146 | 1.3% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 142 | 1.3% |
Wholesale trade | 133 | 1.2% |
Utilities | 81 | 0.7% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 70 | 0.6% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 20 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 194 | 0.71% |
Puerto Rican | 78 | 0.29% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 134 | 0.49% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 122 | 0.45% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 12 | 0.04% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 15 | 0.06% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 15 | 0.06% |
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 | 75 | 0.28% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 25,210 | 98.3% |
Spanish | 336 | 1.3% |
German, other Germanic | 42 | 0.2% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 25 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European | 16 | 0.1% |
Other | 15 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 5 | 0.0% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 3 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 2,399 | 8.8% |
Irish | 2,180 | 8.0% |
English | 1,565 | 5.8% |
German | 1,497 | 5.5% |
Scottish | 543 | 2.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 474 | 1.7% |
Italian | 464 | 1.7% |
French | 306 | 1.1% |
Swedish | 251 | 0.9% |
African | 202 | 0.7% |
European | 165 | 0.6% |
Barbadian | 127 | 0.5% |
British | 108 | 0.4% |
Scandinavian | 90 | 0.3% |
Eastern European | 80 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 26,973 | 99.3% |
Not a citizen | 185 | 0.7% |
Native | 26,831 | 98.8% |
Foreign-born | 327 | 1.2% |
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 | ||||||
1,068 | 5.5% | 2,508 | 12.9% | 7,449 | 38.4% | 5,678 | 29.3% | 1,998 | 10.3% | 707 | 3.6% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,068 | 5.5% |
9-12 Years | 2,508 | 12.9% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 7,449 | 38.4% |
Some College | 5,678 | 29.3% |
Bach. Degree | 1,998 | 10.3% |
Grad Degree | 707 | 3.6% |
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 | 15,234 | 14,047 | 1,187 | 7.8% | 4.9% |
1991 | 15,362 | 13,947 | 1,415 | 9.2% | 6.1% |
1992 | 15,998 | 14,627 | 1,371 | 8.6% | 6.7% |
1993 | 16,086 | 14,616 | 1,470 | 9.1% | 7.3% |
1994 | 16,101 | 14,789 | 1,312 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
1995 | 15,716 | 14,293 | 1,423 | 9.1% | 5.1% |
1996 | 15,280 | 13,997 | 1,283 | 8.4% | 5.7% |
1997 | 15,240 | 14,270 | 970 | 6.4% | 4.5% |
1998 | 15,166 | 14,215 | 951 | 6.3% | 3.6% |
1999 | 15,195 | 14,161 | 1,034 | 6.8% | 4.1% |
2000 | 14,093 | 13,358 | 735 | 5.2% | 3.7% |
2001 | 13,988 | 12,720 | 1,268 | 9.1% | 5.3% |
2002 | 13,674 | 12,127 | 1,547 | 11.3% | 6.4% |
2003 | 13,381 | 11,784 | 1,597 | 11.9% | 7.2% |
2004 | 13,148 | 11,424 | 1,724 | 13.1% | 7.4% |
2005 | 12,735 | 11,246 | 1,489 | 11.7% | 7.3% |
2006 | 12,556 | 11,101 | 1,455 | 11.6% | 6.9% |
2007 | 11,848 | 10,710 | 1,138 | 9.6% | 6.1% |
2008 | 11,829 | 10,466 | 1,363 | 11.5% | 7.3% |
2009 | 12,171 | 9,807 | 2,364 | 19.4% | 11.4% |
2010 | 12,514 | 10,273 | 2,241 | 17.9% | 11.3% |
2011 | 12,277 | 10,333 | 1,944 | 15.8% | 10.4% |
2012 | 11,968 | 10,370 | 1,598 | 13.4% | 9.0% |
2013 | 11,758 | 10,462 | 1,296 | 11.0% | 7.4% |
2014 | 11,495 | 10,531 | 964 | 8.4% | 6.3% |
2015 | 11,547 | 10,644 | 903 | 7.8% | 5.9% |
2016 | 11,431 | 10,736 | 695 | 6.1% | 4.9% |
2017 | 11,457 | 10,849 | 608 | 5.3% | 4.2% |
2018 | 11,350 | 10,882 | 468 | 4.1% | 3.4% |
2019 | 11,506 | 11,120 | 386 | 3.4% | 2.8% |
2020 | 12,008 | 10,931 | 1,077 | 9.0% | 6.2% |
2021 | 11,341 | 10,630 | 711 | 6.3% | 3.9% |
2022 | 11,188 | 10,661 | 527 | 4.7% | 3.2% |
2023 | 11,455 | 10,989 | 466 | 4.1% | 3.0% |