2022 population: 39,644
( 760 from 2010
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685 from 2020)
Land area: 409.2 square miles
Population density: 96.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 16,571 | 41.80% | ![]() |
Black: | 21,649 | 54.61% | ![]() |
Indian: | 156 | 0.39% | ![]() |
Asian: | 254 | 0.64% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 338 | 0.85% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 676 | 1.71% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 23,073 | 58.20% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 1,119 | 13.9 |
Deaths: | 1,441 | 17.9 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -376 | -4.7 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 3 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | -1,993 | -4.9 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,233 | 3.1 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 19,014 | |
Median Value | $115,900 | |
Occupied | 14,745 | 77.5% |
Vacant | 4,269 | 22.5% |
Owned | 9,597 | 65.1% |
Rented | 5,148 | 34.9% |
Median Rent | $831 | |
Single-Family Units | 11,775 | 61.9% |
Detached | 11,457 | 60.3% |
Attached | 318 | 1.7% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,594 | 8.4% |
Mobile Homes | 4,442 | 23.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 2,036 | 13.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,344 | 9.1% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,086 | 7.4% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 664 | 4.5% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 626 | 4.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 799 | 5.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 790 | 5.4% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 814 | 5.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 990 | 6.7% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,022 | 6.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,318 | 8.9% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,441 | 9.8% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 543 | 3.7% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 388 | 2.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 392 | 2.7% |
$200,000 or more | 492 | 3.3% |
Median Household Income | 40,131 | |
Per Capita Income | 23,013 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 95 | |
Compared to U.S. | 69 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,539 | 10.4% |
Public Assistance | 506 | 3.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 3,142 | 21.3% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 13,782 | 58.1% |
Unemployed | 1,049 | 4.4% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 14,831 | 62.6% |
Not in Labor Force | 8,879 | 37.4% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 41.9% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 5,436 | 5,105 | 51.6% |
Non-Profit | 105 | 701 | 13.0% |
Self-Employed | 701 | 670 | 51.1% |
Local Government | 194 | 478 | 28.9% |
State Government | 366 | 711 | 34.0% |
Federal Government | 197 | 219 | 47.4% |
Total Private + Self | 6,137 | 5,775 | 51.5% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 862 | 2,109 | 29.0% |
Total | 6,999 | 7,884 | 47.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 14.5% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,056 | 7.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,569 | 17.3% |
Professional, Technical | 3,301 | 22.2% |
Service Occupations | 2,668 | 17.9% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 151 | 1.0% |
All others | 5,289 | 35.5% |
White Collar | 46.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 2,909 | 19.5% |
Manufacturing | 2,388 | 16.0% |
Retail trade | 1,957 | 13.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,361 | 9.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,138 | 7.6% |
Educational services | 1,125 | 7.6% |
Public administration | 705 | 4.7% |
Construction | 554 | 3.7% |
Other services | 490 | 3.3% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 433 | 2.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 415 | 2.8% |
Finance and insurance | 274 | 1.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 234 | 1.6% |
Information | 211 | 1.4% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 194 | 1.3% |
Wholesale trade | 173 | 1.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 170 | 1.1% |
Utilities | 96 | 0.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 42 | 0.3% |
Management | 14 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 321 | 0.80% |
Puerto Rican | 46 | 0.11% |
Cuban | 27 | 0.07% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 137 | 0.34% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 2 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 116 | 0.29% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 19 | 0.05% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 10 | 0.02% |
Argentinean | 2 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 8 | 0.02% |
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 | 101 | 0.25% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Vietnamese | 134 | 0.33% |
Chinese | 42 | 0.10% |
Filipino | 20 | 0.05% |
Indian | 15 | 0.04% |
Korean | 8 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 36,865 | 98.4% |
Spanish | 343 | 0.9% |
Vietnamese | 123 | 0.3% |
Chinese | 42 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 38 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 30 | 0.1% |
Other | 17 | 0.0% |
Korean | 10 | 0.0% |
Other Indo-European | 9 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 2,567 | 6.4% |
Irish | 2,553 | 6.4% |
American | 2,444 | 6.1% |
German | 1,544 | 3.9% |
Italian | 699 | 1.7% |
French | 547 | 1.4% |
European | 441 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 408 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 316 | 0.8% |
African | 247 | 0.6% |
British | 149 | 0.4% |
Arab | 92 | 0.2% |
Polish | 85 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 84 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 83 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 39,990 | 99.7% |
Not a citizen | 108 | 0.3% |
Native | 39,807 | 99.3% |
Foreign-born | 291 | 0.7% |
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 | ||||||
1,200 | 4.6% | 3,278 | 12.7% | 9,031 | 34.9% | 8,051 | 31.1% | 2,468 | 9.5% | 1,866 | 7.2% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,200 | 4.6% |
9-12 Years | 3,278 | 12.7% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 9,031 | 34.9% |
Some College | 8,051 | 31.1% |
Bach. Degree | 2,468 | 9.5% |
Grad Degree | 1,866 | 7.2% |
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 | 15,043 | 13,854 | 1,189 | 7.9% | 7.6% |
1991 | 15,289 | 13,797 | 1,492 | 9.8% | 8.4% |
1992 | 15,322 | 13,850 | 1,472 | 9.6% | 8.0% |
1993 | 15,663 | 14,342 | 1,321 | 8.4% | 6.7% |
1994 | 15,647 | 14,423 | 1,224 | 7.8% | 6.3% |
1995 | 15,709 | 14,743 | 966 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
1996 | 16,180 | 15,344 | 836 | 5.2% | 6.0% |
1997 | 16,342 | 15,485 | 857 | 5.2% | 5.7% |
1998 | 16,422 | 15,627 | 795 | 4.8% | 5.3% |
1999 | 16,661 | 15,802 | 859 | 5.2% | 5.1% |
2000 | 16,027 | 15,026 | 1,001 | 6.2% | 5.3% |
2001 | 15,469 | 14,496 | 973 | 6.3% | 5.5% |
2002 | 15,236 | 14,123 | 1,113 | 7.3% | 6.4% |
2003 | 15,140 | 14,180 | 960 | 6.3% | 6.1% |
2004 | 15,288 | 14,209 | 1,079 | 7.1% | 6.1% |
2005 | 15,529 | 14,147 | 1,382 | 8.9% | 7.6% |
2006 | 15,345 | 14,377 | 968 | 6.3% | 6.4% |
2007 | 15,301 | 14,281 | 1,020 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
2008 | 15,543 | 14,447 | 1,096 | 7.1% | 6.7% |
2009 | 15,015 | 13,517 | 1,498 | 10.0% | 9.4% |
2010 | 15,636 | 13,871 | 1,765 | 11.3% | 10.1% |
2011 | 15,795 | 14,010 | 1,785 | 11.3% | 9.8% |
2012 | 15,426 | 13,834 | 1,592 | 10.3% | 8.8% |
2013 | 14,650 | 13,219 | 1,431 | 9.8% | 8.5% |
2014 | 14,498 | 13,285 | 1,213 | 8.4% | 7.6% |
2015 | 14,652 | 13,568 | 1,084 | 7.4% | 6.5% |
2016 | 14,608 | 13,597 | 1,011 | 6.9% | 5.9% |
2017 | 14,455 | 13,554 | 901 | 6.2% | 5.2% |
2018 | 14,469 | 13,603 | 866 | 6.0% | 5.0% |
2019 | 14,571 | 13,598 | 973 | 6.7% | 5.5% |
2020 | 14,674 | 13,366 | 1,308 | 8.9% | 8.1% |
2021 | 14,361 | 13,364 | 997 | 6.9% | 5.5% |
2022 | 14,017 | 13,339 | 678 | 4.8% | 3.9% |
2023 | 13,794 | 13,248 | 546 | 4.0% | 3.2% |