2022 population: 54,633
( 4,862 from 2010
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491 from 2020)
Land area: 399.1 square miles
Population density: 136.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 26,176 | 47.91% | ![]() |
Black: | 22,083 | 40.42% | ![]() |
Indian: | 179 | 0.33% | ![]() |
Asian: | 366 | 0.67% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 998 | 1.83% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 4,831 | 8.84% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 28,457 | 52.09% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 1,492 | 13.5 |
Deaths: | 2,071 | 18.8 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 47 | 0.4 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 30 | 0.3 |
Change in White population: | -4,316 | -7.3 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -546 | -0.9 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 26,681 | |
Median Value | $101,600 | |
Occupied | 22,665 | 84.9% |
Vacant | 4,016 | 15.1% |
Owned | 13,332 | 58.8% |
Rented | 9,333 | 41.2% |
Median Rent | $792 | |
Single-Family Units | 16,476 | 61.8% |
Detached | 16,123 | 60.4% |
Attached | 353 | 1.3% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 2,092 | 7.8% |
Mobile Homes | 5,920 | 22.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,298 | 5.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 2,089 | 9.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,689 | 7.5% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,199 | 5.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,449 | 6.4% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,413 | 6.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,400 | 6.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,479 | 6.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 978 | 4.3% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,496 | 6.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 2,164 | 9.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 2,658 | 11.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,225 | 5.4% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 907 | 4.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 709 | 3.1% |
$200,000 or more | 512 | 2.3% |
Median Household Income | 43,063 | |
Per Capita Income | 26,697 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 92 | |
Compared to U.S. | 77 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 2,256 | 10.0% |
Public Assistance | 608 | 2.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 5,834 | 25.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 19,284 | 64.0% |
Unemployed | 1,634 | 5.4% |
In Armed Forces | 95 | 0.3% |
Total Labor Force | 21,013 | 69.7% |
Not in Labor Force | 9,130 | 30.3% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 35.7% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 8,020 | 6,997 | 53.4% |
Non-Profit | 557 | 1,130 | 33.0% |
Self-Employed | 1,261 | 614 | 67.3% |
Local Government | 942 | 971 | 49.2% |
State Government | 627 | 1,174 | 34.8% |
Federal Government | 181 | 152 | 54.4% |
Total Private + Self | 9,281 | 7,611 | 54.9% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 2,307 | 3,427 | 40.2% |
Total | 11,588 | 11,038 | 51.2% |
Pct. Govt. | 17.9% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,255 | 9.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 3,742 | 16.5% |
Professional, Technical | 4,212 | 18.6% |
Service Occupations | 4,387 | 19.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 234 | 1.0% |
All others | 8,105 | 35.7% |
White Collar | 45.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 4,786 | 21.1% |
Manufacturing | 3,958 | 17.4% |
Retail trade | 2,205 | 9.7% |
Construction | 2,096 | 9.2% |
Educational services | 1,825 | 8.0% |
Public administration | 1,205 | 5.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,135 | 5.0% |
Other services | 968 | 4.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 833 | 3.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 784 | 3.5% |
Wholesale trade | 778 | 3.4% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 711 | 3.1% |
Finance and insurance | 442 | 1.9% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 326 | 1.4% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 318 | 1.4% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 152 | 0.7% |
Information | 102 | 0.4% |
Utilities | 68 | 0.3% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 9 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 3,337 | 6.06% |
Puerto Rican | 530 | 0.96% |
Cuban | 62 | 0.11% |
Dominican | 44 | 0.08% |
Total Central American | 274 | 0.50% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 150 | 0.27% |
Honduran | 98 | 0.18% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 26 | 0.05% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 23 | 0.04% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 21 | 0.04% |
Colombian | 0 | 0.00% |
Ecuadorian | 2 | 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 | 283 | 0.51% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Vietnamese | 244 | 0.44% |
Cambodian | 59 | 0.11% |
Korean | 41 | 0.07% |
Chinese | 30 | 0.05% |
Filipino | 25 | 0.05% |
Malaysian | 21 | 0.04% |
Japanese | 1 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 47,545 | 91.5% |
Spanish | 3,852 | 7.4% |
Vietnamese | 189 | 0.4% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 138 | 0.3% |
Other Asian | 60 | 0.1% |
Chinese | 50 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 42 | 0.1% |
Korean | 41 | 0.1% |
Other | 39 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 5,714 | 10.4% |
American | 3,986 | 7.2% |
Irish | 2,699 | 4.9% |
African | 2,607 | 4.7% |
German | 2,576 | 4.7% |
Italian | 917 | 1.7% |
Scottish | 498 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 495 | 0.9% |
European | 382 | 0.7% |
French | 355 | 0.6% |
Polish | 261 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 203 | 0.4% |
Jamaican | 178 | 0.3% |
British | 139 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 135 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 53,832 | 97.8% |
Not a citizen | 1,239 | 2.2% |
Native | 52,872 | 96.0% |
Foreign-born | 2,199 | 4.0% |
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 | ||||||
2,056 | 5.4% | 4,808 | 12.6% | 12,737 | 33.3% | 12,914 | 33.8% | 3,974 | 10.4% | 1,769 | 4.6% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 2,056 | 5.4% |
9-12 Years | 4,808 | 12.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 12,737 | 33.3% |
Some College | 12,914 | 33.8% |
Bach. Degree | 3,974 | 10.4% |
Grad Degree | 1,769 | 4.6% |
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 | 28,280 | 26,932 | 1,348 | 4.8% | 4.1% |
1991 | 28,806 | 26,975 | 1,831 | 6.4% | 5.9% |
1992 | 29,444 | 27,320 | 2,124 | 7.2% | 6.3% |
1993 | 29,018 | 27,018 | 2,000 | 6.9% | 5.1% |
1994 | 29,057 | 27,002 | 2,055 | 7.1% | 4.4% |
1995 | 29,471 | 27,601 | 1,870 | 6.3% | 4.4% |
1996 | 30,317 | 28,225 | 2,092 | 6.9% | 4.4% |
1997 | 30,395 | 28,846 | 1,549 | 5.1% | 3.8% |
1998 | 30,352 | 28,522 | 1,830 | 6.0% | 3.5% |
1999 | 30,628 | 28,610 | 2,018 | 6.6% | 3.3% |
2000 | 27,770 | 26,304 | 1,466 | 5.3% | 3.7% |
2001 | 27,527 | 25,303 | 2,224 | 8.1% | 5.6% |
2002 | 26,967 | 24,573 | 2,394 | 8.9% | 6.9% |
2003 | 27,384 | 25,259 | 2,125 | 7.8% | 6.7% |
2004 | 27,524 | 25,792 | 1,732 | 6.3% | 5.9% |
2005 | 27,908 | 26,181 | 1,727 | 6.2% | 5.6% |
2006 | 27,563 | 25,904 | 1,659 | 6.0% | 5.1% |
2007 | 28,046 | 26,446 | 1,600 | 5.7% | 5.1% |
2008 | 27,118 | 25,161 | 1,957 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
2009 | 27,241 | 23,877 | 3,364 | 12.3% | 11.0% |
2010 | 26,968 | 23,802 | 3,166 | 11.7% | 10.7% |
2011 | 27,747 | 24,729 | 3,018 | 10.9% | 10.3% |
2012 | 28,740 | 25,852 | 2,888 | 10.0% | 9.5% |
2013 | 28,544 | 26,133 | 2,411 | 8.4% | 7.8% |
2014 | 27,848 | 25,915 | 1,933 | 6.9% | 6.1% |
2015 | 27,710 | 25,973 | 1,737 | 6.3% | 5.7% |
2016 | 27,566 | 25,947 | 1,619 | 5.9% | 5.1% |
2017 | 27,970 | 26,721 | 1,249 | 4.5% | 4.5% |
2018 | 27,874 | 26,759 | 1,115 | 4.0% | 4.0% |
2019 | 28,196 | 27,163 | 1,033 | 3.7% | 3.8% |
2020 | 27,600 | 25,892 | 1,708 | 6.2% | 7.3% |
2021 | 26,833 | 25,477 | 1,356 | 5.1% | 4.9% |
2022 | 27,655 | 26,640 | 1,015 | 3.7% | 3.7% |
2023 | 27,780 | 26,826 | 954 | 3.4% | 3.5% |