2022 population: 3,846
( 1,406 from 2010
, 301 from 2020)
Land area: 603.0 square miles
Population density: 6.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 1,576 | 40.98% | 27.6% |
Black: | 2,082 | 54.13% | 29.6% |
Indian: | 5 | 0.13% | 16.7% |
Asian: | 11 | 0.29% | 37.5% |
2+ races: | 61 | 1.59% | 60.5% |
Hispanic: | 111 | 2.89% | 70.8% |
Total non-White: | 2,270 | 59.02% | 26.2% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 99 | 11.9 |
Deaths: | 188 | 22.7 |
Net Migration: | -218 | -26.3 |
Net Immigration: | 0 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | -602 | -11.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -804 | -15.3 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 2,815 | |
Median Value | $78,300 | |
Occupied | 1,593 | 56.6% |
Vacant | 1,222 | 43.4% |
Owned | 1,091 | 68.5% |
Rented | 502 | 31.5% |
Median Rent | $622 | |
Single-Family Units | 2,256 | 80.1% |
Detached | 2,235 | 79.4% |
Attached | 21 | 0.7% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 71 | 2.5% |
Mobile Homes | 450 | 16.0% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 196 | 12.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 146 | 9.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 96 | 6.0% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 132 | 8.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 138 | 8.7% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 71 | 4.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 125 | 7.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 42 | 2.6% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 90 | 5.6% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 101 | 6.3% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 233 | 14.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 73 | 4.6% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 53 | 3.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 35 | 2.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 26 | 1.6% |
$200,000 or more | 36 | 2.3% |
Median Household Income | 35,653 | |
Per Capita Income | 21,019 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 90 | |
Compared to U.S. | 76 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 153 | 9.6% |
Public Assistance | 22 | 1.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 459 | 28.8% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 877 | 41.2% |
Unemployed | 166 | 7.8% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 1,043 | 48.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 1,088 | 51.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 58.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 396 | 271 | 59.4% |
Non-Profit | 0 | 114 | 0.0% |
Self-Employed | 62 | 17 | 78.5% |
Local Government | 87 | 108 | 44.6% |
State Government | 19 | 79 | 19.4% |
Federal Government | 10 | 11 | 47.6% |
Total Private + Self | 458 | 288 | 61.4% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 116 | 312 | 27.1% |
Total | 574 | 600 | 48.9% |
Pct. Govt. | 26.7% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 90 | 7.7% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 360 | 30.7% |
Professional, Technical | 195 | 16.6% |
Service Occupations | 254 | 21.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 84 | 7.2% |
All others | 275 | 23.4% |
White Collar | 54.9% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Retail trade | 192 | 16.4% |
Public administration | 186 | 15.8% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 170 | 14.5% |
Educational services | 116 | 9.9% |
Health care and social assistance | 93 | 7.9% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 75 | 6.4% |
Other services | 62 | 5.3% |
Wholesale trade | 60 | 5.1% |
Construction | 34 | 2.9% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 31 | 2.6% |
Utilities | 27 | 2.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 25 | 2.1% |
Manufacturing | 22 | 1.9% |
Transportation and warehousing | 20 | 1.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 19 | 1.6% |
Finance and insurance | 19 | 1.6% |
Information | 13 | 1.1% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 10 | 0.9% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 106 | 2.57% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 8 | 0.19% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
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 | 15 | 0.36% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 3,830 | 97.8% |
Spanish | 77 | 2.0% |
Arabic | 7 | 0.2% |
Other Asian | 4 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 362 | 8.8% |
English | 281 | 6.8% |
Irish | 240 | 5.8% |
German | 87 | 2.1% |
French | 57 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 55 | 1.3% |
Cajun | 22 | 0.5% |
Norwegian | 19 | 0.5% |
European | 17 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 17 | 0.4% |
Other Arab | 7 | 0.2% |
Italian | 6 | 0.1% |
British | 3 | 0.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 4,107 | 99.5% |
Not a citizen | 20 | 0.5% |
Native | 4,070 | 98.6% |
Foreign-born | 57 | 1.4% |
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 | ||||||
150 | 5.1% | 488 | 16.6% | 1,302 | 44.2% | 588 | 20.0% | 262 | 8.9% | 157 | 5.3% |
Average years of education: 12.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 150 | 5.1% |
9-12 Years | 488 | 16.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 1,302 | 44.2% |
Some College | 588 | 20.0% |
Bach. Degree | 262 | 8.9% |
Grad Degree | 157 | 5.3% |
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 | 2,654 | 2,456 | 198 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
1991 | 2,743 | 2,500 | 243 | 8.9% | 7.2% |
1992 | 2,999 | 2,762 | 237 | 7.9% | 7.8% |
1993 | 3,074 | 2,828 | 246 | 8.0% | 7.4% |
1994 | 3,142 | 2,873 | 269 | 8.6% | 7.7% |
1995 | 3,144 | 2,880 | 264 | 8.4% | 6.9% |
1996 | 3,047 | 2,789 | 258 | 8.5% | 6.5% |
1997 | 3,054 | 2,815 | 239 | 7.8% | 5.9% |
1998 | 3,063 | 2,825 | 238 | 7.8% | 5.5% |
1999 | 3,091 | 2,894 | 197 | 6.4% | 5.0% |
2000 | 2,469 | 2,286 | 183 | 7.4% | 5.2% |
2001 | 2,251 | 2,059 | 192 | 8.5% | 5.6% |
2002 | 2,317 | 2,120 | 197 | 8.5% | 6.0% |
2003 | 2,409 | 2,191 | 218 | 9.0% | 6.3% |
2004 | 2,261 | 2,074 | 187 | 8.3% | 5.7% |
2005 | 2,314 | 1,994 | 320 | 13.8% | 6.8% |
2006 | 2,335 | 2,165 | 170 | 7.3% | 4.0% |
2007 | 2,206 | 2,046 | 160 | 7.3% | 4.1% |
2008 | 2,109 | 1,938 | 171 | 8.1% | 4.7% |
2009 | 2,053 | 1,807 | 246 | 12.0% | 6.8% |
2010 | 2,112 | 1,836 | 276 | 13.1% | 7.5% |
2011 | 1,980 | 1,736 | 244 | 12.3% | 7.4% |
2012 | 1,819 | 1,631 | 188 | 10.3% | 6.7% |
2013 | 1,765 | 1,606 | 159 | 9.0% | 6.4% |
2014 | 1,777 | 1,612 | 165 | 9.3% | 6.3% |
2015 | 1,710 | 1,544 | 166 | 9.7% | 6.3% |
2016 | 1,628 | 1,468 | 160 | 9.8% | 6.1% |
2017 | 1,555 | 1,423 | 132 | 8.5% | 5.1% |
2018 | 1,451 | 1,340 | 111 | 7.6% | 4.8% |
2019 | 1,404 | 1,291 | 113 | 8.0% | 4.7% |
2020 | 1,359 | 1,245 | 114 | 8.4% | 8.3% |
2021 | 1,324 | 1,244 | 80 | 6.0% | 5.6% |
2022 | 1,328 | 1,262 | 66 | 5.0% | 3.7% |
2023 | 1,322 | 1,254 | 68 | 5.1% | 3.7% |