2022 population: 57,261
( 1,427 from 2010
, 1,117 from 2020)
Land area: 811.3 square miles
Population density: 70.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 46,751 | 81.65% | 1.8% |
Black: | 6,772 | 11.83% | 1.2% |
Indian: | 337 | 0.59% | 19.9% |
Asian: | 301 | 0.53% | 19.0% |
2+ races: | 1,052 | 1.84% | 23.5% |
Hispanic: | 2,048 | 3.58% | 25.2% |
Total non-White: | 10,510 | 18.35% | 5.9% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 1,351 | 12.0 |
Deaths: | 1,946 | 17.3 |
Net Migration: | 1,685 | 15.0 |
Net Immigration: | -2 | -0.0 |
Change in White population: | 840 | 1.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 587 | 1.1 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 24,869 | |
Median Value | $167,700 | |
Occupied | 21,188 | 85.2% |
Vacant | 3,681 | 14.8% |
Owned | 17,007 | 80.3% |
Rented | 4,181 | 19.7% |
Median Rent | $909 | |
Single-Family Units | 17,735 | 71.3% |
Detached | 17,392 | 69.9% |
Attached | 343 | 1.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 771 | 3.1% |
Mobile Homes | 4,721 | 19.0% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,201 | 5.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,416 | 6.7% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,253 | 5.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,139 | 5.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,045 | 4.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 896 | 4.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,002 | 4.7% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 983 | 4.6% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,232 | 5.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,511 | 7.1% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,794 | 8.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 2,641 | 12.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,878 | 8.9% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,329 | 6.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 849 | 4.0% |
$200,000 or more | 1,019 | 4.8% |
Median Household Income | 54,220 | |
Per Capita Income | 27,549 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 102 | |
Compared to U.S. | 74 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,885 | 8.9% |
Public Assistance | 453 | 2.1% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 3,517 | 16.6% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 21,128 | 63.7% |
Unemployed | 1,274 | 3.8% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 22,402 | 67.5% |
Not in Labor Force | 10,792 | 32.5% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 36.3% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 9,485 | 6,890 | 57.9% |
Non-Profit | 438 | 585 | 42.8% |
Self-Employed | 1,540 | 936 | 62.2% |
Local Government | 423 | 944 | 30.9% |
State Government | 240 | 442 | 35.2% |
Federal Government | 767 | 370 | 67.5% |
Total Private + Self | 11,025 | 7,826 | 58.5% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,868 | 2,341 | 44.4% |
Total | 12,893 | 10,167 | 55.9% |
Pct. Govt. | 13.8% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,501 | 10.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 4,631 | 20.0% |
Professional, Technical | 4,837 | 20.8% |
Service Occupations | 3,915 | 16.9% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 29 | 0.1% |
All others | 7,326 | 31.6% |
White Collar | 51.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Retail trade | 3,544 | 15.3% |
Health care and social assistance | 3,209 | 13.8% |
Construction | 2,426 | 10.5% |
Manufacturing | 1,881 | 8.1% |
Educational services | 1,737 | 7.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 1,603 | 6.9% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,541 | 6.6% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,308 | 5.6% |
Other services | 1,304 | 5.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,073 | 4.6% |
Public administration | 764 | 3.3% |
Finance and insurance | 662 | 2.9% |
Wholesale trade | 382 | 1.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 344 | 1.5% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 322 | 1.4% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 303 | 1.3% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 273 | 1.2% |
Information | 256 | 1.1% |
Utilities | 228 | 1.0% |
Management | 50 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 578 | 1.03% |
Puerto Rican | 219 | 0.39% |
Cuban | 132 | 0.23% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 544 | 0.97% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 120 | 0.21% |
Honduran | 281 | 0.50% |
Nicaraguan | 50 | 0.09% |
Panamanian | 87 | 0.15% |
Salvadoran | 6 | 0.01% |
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 | 443 | 0.79% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 136 | 0.24% |
Vietnamese | 52 | 0.09% |
Filipino | 33 | 0.06% |
Chinese | 14 | 0.02% |
Japanese | 6 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 51,472 | 96.8% |
Spanish | 1,137 | 2.1% |
Other Indo-European | 265 | 0.5% |
German, other Germanic | 115 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 55 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 52 | 0.1% |
Korean | 43 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 20 | 0.0% |
Other | 10 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 6,713 | 11.9% |
German | 6,115 | 10.9% |
American | 6,026 | 10.7% |
Irish | 5,624 | 10.0% |
French | 5,468 | 9.7% |
Italian | 3,758 | 6.7% |
European | 854 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 695 | 1.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 673 | 1.2% |
Cajun | 483 | 0.9% |
French Canadian | 479 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 402 | 0.7% |
British | 397 | 0.7% |
African | 352 | 0.6% |
Norwegian | 279 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 56,013 | 99.4% |
Not a citizen | 338 | 0.6% |
Native | 55,460 | 98.4% |
Foreign-born | 891 | 1.6% |
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 | ||||||
1,951 | 5.0% | 3,116 | 8.1% | 13,488 | 34.9% | 13,927 | 36.0% | 4,357 | 11.3% | 1,801 | 4.7% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,951 | 5.0% |
9-12 Years | 3,116 | 8.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 13,488 | 34.9% |
Some College | 13,927 | 36.0% |
Bach. Degree | 4,357 | 11.3% |
Grad Degree | 1,801 | 4.7% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 16,863 | 15,398 | 1,465 | 8.7% | 7.6% |
1991 | 16,753 | 15,337 | 1,416 | 8.5% | 8.4% |
1992 | 17,249 | 15,753 | 1,496 | 8.7% | 8.0% |
1993 | 17,782 | 16,508 | 1,274 | 7.2% | 6.7% |
1994 | 17,967 | 16,795 | 1,172 | 6.5% | 6.3% |
1995 | 18,800 | 17,720 | 1,080 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
1996 | 19,113 | 18,285 | 828 | 4.3% | 6.0% |
1997 | 19,638 | 18,726 | 912 | 4.6% | 5.7% |
1998 | 19,962 | 19,136 | 826 | 4.1% | 5.3% |
1999 | 20,019 | 19,201 | 818 | 4.1% | 5.1% |
2000 | 21,193 | 20,139 | 1,054 | 5.0% | 5.3% |
2001 | 21,296 | 20,365 | 931 | 4.4% | 5.5% |
2002 | 21,403 | 20,272 | 1,131 | 5.3% | 6.4% |
2003 | 21,336 | 20,228 | 1,108 | 5.2% | 6.1% |
2004 | 21,486 | 20,308 | 1,178 | 5.5% | 6.1% |
2005 | 21,359 | 19,381 | 1,978 | 9.3% | 7.6% |
2006 | 20,328 | 19,034 | 1,294 | 6.4% | 6.4% |
2007 | 21,435 | 20,159 | 1,276 | 6.0% | 6.2% |
2008 | 21,237 | 19,810 | 1,427 | 6.7% | 6.7% |
2009 | 20,910 | 19,045 | 1,865 | 8.9% | 9.4% |
2010 | 23,474 | 21,307 | 2,167 | 9.2% | 10.1% |
2011 | 24,373 | 22,152 | 2,221 | 9.1% | 9.8% |
2012 | 24,032 | 22,093 | 1,939 | 8.1% | 8.8% |
2013 | 22,838 | 21,155 | 1,683 | 7.4% | 8.5% |
2014 | 22,256 | 20,754 | 1,502 | 6.7% | 7.6% |
2015 | 22,794 | 21,374 | 1,420 | 6.2% | 6.5% |
2016 | 23,116 | 21,706 | 1,410 | 6.1% | 5.9% |
2017 | 23,428 | 22,162 | 1,266 | 5.4% | 5.2% |
2018 | 23,524 | 22,374 | 1,150 | 4.9% | 5.0% |
2019 | 23,789 | 22,507 | 1,282 | 5.4% | 5.5% |
2020 | 23,200 | 21,502 | 1,698 | 7.3% | 8.1% |
2021 | 23,344 | 22,047 | 1,297 | 5.6% | 5.5% |
2022 | 23,428 | 22,519 | 909 | 3.9% | 3.9% |
2023 | 23,674 | 22,956 | 718 | 3.0% | 3.2% |