2022 population: 20,721
( 2,000 from 2010
, 385 from 2020)
Land area: 876.9 square miles
Population density: 23.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 14,422 | 69.60% | 6.3% |
Black: | 4,764 | 22.99% | 22.6% |
Indian: | 93 | 0.45% | 75.5% |
Asian: | 61 | 0.29% | 29.8% |
2+ races: | 199 | 0.96% | 59.2% |
Hispanic: | 1,182 | 5.70% | 25.3% |
Total non-White: | 6,299 | 30.40% | 14.0% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 561 | 13.3 |
Deaths: | 923 | 21.9 |
Net Migration: | -62 | -1.5 |
Net Immigration: | 33 | 0.8 |
Change in White population: | -976 | -4.3 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -1,024 | -4.5 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 10,458 | |
Median Value | $117,300 | |
Occupied | 8,172 | 78.1% |
Vacant | 2,286 | 21.9% |
Owned | 6,327 | 77.4% |
Rented | 1,845 | 22.6% |
Median Rent | $698 | |
Single-Family Units | 6,161 | 58.9% |
Detached | 6,150 | 58.8% |
Attached | 11 | 0.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 307 | 2.9% |
Mobile Homes | 3,659 | 35.0% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 851 | 10.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 746 | 9.1% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 641 | 7.8% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 360 | 4.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 403 | 4.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 418 | 5.1% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 291 | 3.6% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 309 | 3.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 224 | 2.7% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 554 | 6.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 822 | 10.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 993 | 12.2% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 580 | 7.1% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 358 | 4.4% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 226 | 2.8% |
$200,000 or more | 396 | 4.8% |
Median Household Income | 47,068 | |
Per Capita Income | 28,575 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 93 | |
Compared to U.S. | 79 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 616 | 7.5% |
Public Assistance | 232 | 2.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,600 | 19.6% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 6,786 | 57.4% |
Unemployed | 324 | 2.7% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 7,110 | 60.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 4,715 | 39.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 42.6% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 3,290 | 2,568 | 56.2% |
Non-Profit | 160 | 268 | 37.4% |
Self-Employed | 581 | 333 | 63.6% |
Local Government | 98 | 199 | 33.0% |
State Government | 93 | 235 | 28.4% |
Federal Government | 52 | 60 | 46.4% |
Total Private + Self | 3,871 | 2,901 | 57.2% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 403 | 762 | 34.6% |
Total | 4,274 | 3,663 | 53.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 9.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,098 | 13.7% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,047 | 25.5% |
Professional, Technical | 1,260 | 15.7% |
Service Occupations | 966 | 12.1% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 253 | 3.2% |
All others | 2,645 | 33.0% |
White Collar | 55.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 1,429 | 17.8% |
Retail trade | 1,121 | 14.0% |
Manufacturing | 1,030 | 12.8% |
Construction | 886 | 11.1% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 659 | 8.2% |
Educational services | 448 | 5.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 420 | 5.2% |
Other services | 285 | 3.6% |
Finance and insurance | 277 | 3.5% |
Information | 272 | 3.4% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 260 | 3.2% |
Accommodation and food services | 246 | 3.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 213 | 2.7% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 139 | 1.7% |
Public administration | 119 | 1.5% |
Utilities | 107 | 1.3% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 44 | 0.5% |
Wholesale trade | 38 | 0.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 23 | 0.3% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 818 | 3.89% |
Puerto Rican | 10 | 0.05% |
Cuban | 11 | 0.05% |
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 | 7 | 0.03% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 7 | 0.03% |
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 | 253 | 1.20% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 19,289 | 97.2% |
Spanish | 480 | 2.4% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 69 | 0.3% |
Vietnamese | 5 | 0.0% |
German, other Germanic | 2 | 0.0% |
Other Indo-European | 1 | 0.0% |
Tagalog | 1 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 3,232 | 15.4% |
American | 2,509 | 11.9% |
Irish | 1,373 | 6.5% |
German | 944 | 4.5% |
Scottish | 407 | 1.9% |
French | 341 | 1.6% |
Dutch | 193 | 0.9% |
European | 141 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 110 | 0.5% |
French Canadian | 89 | 0.4% |
African | 89 | 0.4% |
Italian | 81 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 47 | 0.2% |
Other Arab | 46 | 0.2% |
Polish | 41 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 20,713 | 98.4% |
Not a citizen | 336 | 1.6% |
Native | 20,610 | 97.9% |
Foreign-born | 439 | 2.1% |
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 | ||||||
515 | 3.5% | 1,581 | 10.6% | 6,407 | 43.0% | 3,795 | 25.5% | 2,025 | 13.6% | 560 | 3.8% |
Average years of education: 12.6 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 515 | 3.5% |
9-12 Years | 1,581 | 10.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 6,407 | 43.0% |
Some College | 3,795 | 25.5% |
Bach. Degree | 2,025 | 13.6% |
Grad Degree | 560 | 3.8% |
Average years of education: 12.6 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 8,539 | 8,019 | 520 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
1991 | 8,704 | 8,040 | 664 | 7.6% | 7.2% |
1992 | 9,660 | 9,011 | 649 | 6.7% | 7.8% |
1993 | 10,633 | 10,054 | 579 | 5.4% | 7.4% |
1994 | 10,985 | 10,370 | 615 | 5.6% | 7.7% |
1995 | 11,057 | 10,504 | 553 | 5.0% | 6.9% |
1996 | 11,269 | 10,586 | 683 | 6.1% | 6.5% |
1997 | 11,789 | 11,157 | 632 | 5.4% | 5.9% |
1998 | 11,840 | 11,229 | 611 | 5.2% | 5.5% |
1999 | 12,448 | 11,960 | 488 | 3.9% | 5.0% |
2000 | 10,150 | 9,588 | 562 | 5.5% | 5.2% |
2001 | 10,408 | 9,798 | 610 | 5.9% | 5.6% |
2002 | 10,465 | 9,818 | 647 | 6.2% | 6.0% |
2003 | 10,567 | 9,802 | 765 | 7.2% | 6.3% |
2004 | 10,352 | 9,702 | 650 | 6.3% | 5.7% |
2005 | 10,492 | 9,850 | 642 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
2006 | 10,416 | 9,990 | 426 | 4.1% | 4.0% |
2007 | 10,176 | 9,677 | 499 | 4.9% | 4.1% |
2008 | 10,078 | 9,552 | 526 | 5.2% | 4.7% |
2009 | 10,319 | 9,221 | 1,098 | 10.6% | 6.8% |
2010 | 9,654 | 8,702 | 952 | 9.9% | 7.5% |
2011 | 9,376 | 8,530 | 846 | 9.0% | 7.4% |
2012 | 9,259 | 8,525 | 734 | 7.9% | 6.7% |
2013 | 9,162 | 8,477 | 685 | 7.5% | 6.4% |
2014 | 9,331 | 8,643 | 688 | 7.4% | 6.3% |
2015 | 9,317 | 8,655 | 662 | 7.1% | 6.3% |
2016 | 9,254 | 8,647 | 607 | 6.6% | 6.1% |
2017 | 9,214 | 8,702 | 512 | 5.6% | 5.1% |
2018 | 9,238 | 8,725 | 513 | 5.6% | 4.8% |
2019 | 9,177 | 8,662 | 515 | 5.6% | 4.7% |
2020 | 8,970 | 8,330 | 640 | 7.1% | 8.3% |
2021 | 9,084 | 8,630 | 454 | 5.0% | 5.6% |
2022 | 9,217 | 8,868 | 349 | 3.8% | 3.7% |
2023 | 9,144 | 8,763 | 381 | 4.2% | 3.7% |