2022 population: 81,773
( 1,611 from 2010
, 779 from 2020)
Land area: 924.0 square miles
Population density: 88.5 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 43,626 | 53.35% | 5.2% |
Black: | 34,034 | 41.62% | 0.8% |
Indian: | 259 | 0.32% | 1.5% |
Asian: | 398 | 0.49% | 25.2% |
2+ races: | 1,164 | 1.42% | 23.3% |
Hispanic: | 2,292 | 2.80% | 73.5% |
Total non-White: | 38,147 | 46.65% | 2.1% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 2,592 | 15.7 |
Deaths: | 2,775 | 16.8 |
Net Migration: | -711 | -4.3 |
Net Immigration: | 80 | 0.5 |
Change in White population: | -2,399 | -2.9 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 788 | 0.9 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 36,840 | |
Median Value | $148,400 | |
Occupied | 30,888 | 83.8% |
Vacant | 5,952 | 16.2% |
Owned | 21,194 | 68.6% |
Rented | 9,694 | 31.4% |
Median Rent | $739 | |
Single-Family Units | 25,429 | 69.0% |
Detached | 25,042 | 68.0% |
Attached | 387 | 1.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,573 | 4.3% |
Mobile Homes | 7,431 | 20.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 3,426 | 11.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 2,895 | 9.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,900 | 6.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,895 | 6.1% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,543 | 5.0% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,282 | 4.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,109 | 3.6% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,547 | 5.0% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,447 | 4.7% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 2,538 | 8.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 2,304 | 7.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 3,256 | 10.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 2,425 | 7.9% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,255 | 4.1% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,186 | 3.8% |
$200,000 or more | 880 | 2.8% |
Median Household Income | 44,478 | |
Per Capita Income | 24,413 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 85 | |
Compared to U.S. | 72 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 3,298 | 10.7% |
Public Assistance | 377 | 1.2% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 6,481 | 21.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 27,966 | 57.6% |
Unemployed | 2,028 | 4.2% |
In Armed Forces | 134 | 0.3% |
Total Labor Force | 30,128 | 62.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 18,408 | 37.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 42.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 11,663 | 10,187 | 53.4% |
Non-Profit | 649 | 1,058 | 38.0% |
Self-Employed | 2,092 | 1,025 | 67.1% |
Local Government | 866 | 1,446 | 37.5% |
State Government | 502 | 665 | 43.0% |
Federal Government | 334 | 209 | 61.5% |
Total Private + Self | 13,755 | 11,212 | 55.1% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 2,351 | 3,378 | 41.0% |
Total | 16,106 | 14,590 | 52.5% |
Pct. Govt. | 13.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 3,095 | 10.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 6,488 | 21.1% |
Professional, Technical | 4,911 | 16.0% |
Service Occupations | 6,297 | 20.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 226 | 0.7% |
All others | 9,926 | 32.3% |
White Collar | 47.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 4,965 | 16.2% |
Retail trade | 4,239 | 13.8% |
Construction | 2,978 | 9.7% |
Educational services | 2,634 | 8.6% |
Manufacturing | 2,432 | 7.9% |
Other services | 1,897 | 6.2% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,889 | 6.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,425 | 4.6% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 1,299 | 4.2% |
Public administration | 1,297 | 4.2% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 989 | 3.2% |
Finance and insurance | 944 | 3.1% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 799 | 2.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 738 | 2.4% |
Wholesale trade | 596 | 1.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 518 | 1.7% |
Utilities | 448 | 1.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 381 | 1.2% |
Information | 247 | 0.8% |
Management | 2 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 646 | 0.78% |
Puerto Rican | 12 | 0.01% |
Cuban | 18 | 0.02% |
Dominican | 175 | 0.21% |
Total Central American | 772 | 0.93% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 53 | 0.06% |
Honduran | 541 | 0.66% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 168 | 0.20% |
Salvadoran | 10 | 0.01% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 44 | 0.05% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 32 | 0.04% |
Colombian | 11 | 0.01% |
Ecuadorian | 1 | 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 | 389 | 0.47% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Bangladeshi | 366 | 0.44% |
Japanese | 38 | 0.05% |
Vietnamese | 37 | 0.04% |
Indian | 15 | 0.02% |
Indonesian | 2 | 0.00% |
Chinese | 1 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 70,334 | 91.7% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 4,383 | 5.7% |
Spanish | 1,412 | 1.8% |
Other Indo-European | 362 | 0.5% |
Other Asian | 56 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 54 | 0.1% |
Other | 46 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 38 | 0.0% |
Arabic | 17 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
French Canadian | 11,357 | 13.8% |
French | 7,928 | 9.6% |
English | 3,749 | 4.5% |
American | 3,217 | 3.9% |
German | 2,731 | 3.3% |
Irish | 1,987 | 2.4% |
Cajun | 1,322 | 1.6% |
Italian | 1,050 | 1.3% |
European | 377 | 0.5% |
Scottish | 310 | 0.4% |
African | 229 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 202 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 184 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 137 | 0.2% |
Belgian | 113 | 0.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 81,816 | 99.1% |
Not a citizen | 758 | 0.9% |
Native | 81,301 | 98.5% |
Foreign-born | 1,273 | 1.5% |
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 | ||||||
4,359 | 8.1% | 7,144 | 13.3% | 21,250 | 39.6% | 13,303 | 24.8% | 4,931 | 9.2% | 2,639 | 4.9% |
Average years of education: 12.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 4,359 | 8.1% |
9-12 Years | 7,144 | 13.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 21,250 | 39.6% |
Some College | 13,303 | 24.8% |
Bach. Degree | 4,931 | 9.2% |
Grad Degree | 2,639 | 4.9% |
Average years of education: 12.2 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 29,759 | 27,260 | 2,499 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
1991 | 30,534 | 27,630 | 2,904 | 9.5% | 7.2% |
1992 | 30,298 | 27,222 | 3,076 | 10.2% | 7.8% |
1993 | 29,762 | 27,070 | 2,692 | 9.0% | 7.4% |
1994 | 30,372 | 27,427 | 2,945 | 9.7% | 7.7% |
1995 | 30,362 | 27,812 | 2,550 | 8.4% | 6.9% |
1996 | 30,825 | 28,505 | 2,320 | 7.5% | 6.5% |
1997 | 31,799 | 29,400 | 2,399 | 7.5% | 5.9% |
1998 | 32,159 | 29,862 | 2,297 | 7.1% | 5.5% |
1999 | 31,365 | 29,135 | 2,230 | 7.1% | 5.0% |
2000 | 32,607 | 30,545 | 2,062 | 6.3% | 5.2% |
2001 | 32,856 | 30,639 | 2,217 | 6.7% | 5.6% |
2002 | 33,065 | 30,743 | 2,322 | 7.0% | 6.0% |
2003 | 33,689 | 31,170 | 2,519 | 7.5% | 6.3% |
2004 | 34,354 | 32,179 | 2,175 | 6.3% | 5.7% |
2005 | 37,192 | 34,532 | 2,660 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
2006 | 37,776 | 36,211 | 1,565 | 4.1% | 4.0% |
2007 | 37,420 | 35,757 | 1,663 | 4.4% | 4.1% |
2008 | 37,749 | 35,840 | 1,909 | 5.1% | 4.7% |
2009 | 38,145 | 35,328 | 2,817 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
2010 | 34,256 | 31,142 | 3,114 | 9.1% | 7.5% |
2011 | 33,736 | 30,710 | 3,026 | 9.0% | 7.4% |
2012 | 33,532 | 30,872 | 2,660 | 7.9% | 6.7% |
2013 | 33,700 | 31,175 | 2,525 | 7.5% | 6.4% |
2014 | 34,039 | 31,489 | 2,550 | 7.5% | 6.3% |
2015 | 33,642 | 30,959 | 2,683 | 8.0% | 6.3% |
2016 | 32,850 | 30,194 | 2,656 | 8.1% | 6.1% |
2017 | 32,112 | 29,969 | 2,143 | 6.7% | 5.1% |
2018 | 32,068 | 30,090 | 1,978 | 6.2% | 4.8% |
2019 | 32,232 | 30,284 | 1,948 | 6.0% | 4.7% |
2020 | 32,418 | 29,611 | 2,807 | 8.7% | 8.3% |
2021 | 32,228 | 30,175 | 2,053 | 6.4% | 5.6% |
2022 | 32,013 | 30,592 | 1,421 | 4.4% | 3.7% |
2023 | 31,808 | 30,384 | 1,424 | 4.5% | 3.7% |