2022 population: 31,389
( 1,432 from 2010
, 197 from 2020)
Land area: 497.8 square miles
Population density: 63.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 23,477 | 74.79% | 0.2% |
Black: | 4,825 | 15.37% | 17.8% |
Indian: | 63 | 0.20% | 34.0% |
Asian: | 129 | 0.41% | 104.8% |
2+ races: | 512 | 1.63% | 49.7% |
Hispanic: | 2,383 | 7.59% | 28.9% |
Total non-White: | 7,912 | 25.21% | 23.1% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 916 | 14.7 |
Deaths: | 960 | 15.4 |
Net Migration: | 232 | 3.7 |
Net Immigration: | 3 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | -54 | -0.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,486 | 5.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 13,915 | |
Median Value | $136,700 | |
Occupied | 11,630 | 83.6% |
Vacant | 2,285 | 16.4% |
Owned | 8,391 | 72.1% |
Rented | 3,239 | 27.9% |
Median Rent | $820 | |
Single-Family Units | 9,709 | 69.8% |
Detached | 9,660 | 69.4% |
Attached | 49 | 0.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 172 | 1.2% |
Mobile Homes | 3,555 | 25.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 716 | 6.2% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 458 | 3.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 692 | 6.0% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 436 | 3.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 490 | 4.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 875 | 7.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 620 | 5.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 497 | 4.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 627 | 5.4% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 792 | 6.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,115 | 9.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,593 | 13.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,199 | 10.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 633 | 5.4% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 671 | 5.8% |
$200,000 or more | 216 | 1.9% |
Median Household Income | 54,414 | |
Per Capita Income | 26,359 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 97 | |
Compared to U.S. | 71 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 696 | 6.0% |
Public Assistance | 125 | 1.1% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,256 | 10.8% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 12,396 | 69.3% |
Unemployed | 275 | 1.5% |
In Armed Forces | 22 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 12,693 | 70.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 5,200 | 29.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 30.6% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 5,737 | 4,232 | 57.5% |
Non-Profit | 253 | 581 | 30.3% |
Self-Employed | 521 | 268 | 66.0% |
Local Government | 302 | 441 | 40.6% |
State Government | 328 | 566 | 36.7% |
Federal Government | 251 | 153 | 62.1% |
Total Private + Self | 6,258 | 4,500 | 58.2% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,134 | 1,741 | 39.4% |
Total | 7,392 | 6,241 | 54.2% |
Pct. Govt. | 15.0% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 931 | 6.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,983 | 21.8% |
Professional, Technical | 2,723 | 19.9% |
Service Occupations | 1,928 | 14.1% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 60 | 0.4% |
All others | 5,095 | 37.3% |
White Collar | 48.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 3,285 | 24.0% |
Health care and social assistance | 1,819 | 13.3% |
Retail trade | 1,658 | 12.1% |
Educational services | 1,106 | 8.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 894 | 6.5% |
Construction | 843 | 6.2% |
Other services | 826 | 6.0% |
Finance and insurance | 779 | 5.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 560 | 4.1% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 436 | 3.2% |
Public administration | 407 | 3.0% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 305 | 2.2% |
Wholesale trade | 196 | 1.4% |
Utilities | 143 | 1.0% |
Information | 129 | 0.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 106 | 0.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 96 | 0.7% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 54 | 0.4% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 18 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,376 | 4.41% |
Puerto Rican | 58 | 0.19% |
Cuban | 46 | 0.15% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 602 | 1.93% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 497 | 1.59% |
Honduran | 10 | 0.03% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 95 | 0.30% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 9 | 0.03% |
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 | 9 | 0.03% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 235 | 0.75% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 27,177 | 93.5% |
Spanish | 1,640 | 5.6% |
German, other Germanic | 163 | 0.6% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 66 | 0.2% |
Other | 28 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 1 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 4,617 | 14.8% |
Irish | 2,898 | 9.3% |
English | 2,291 | 7.3% |
German | 1,690 | 5.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 632 | 2.0% |
Scottish | 501 | 1.6% |
Italian | 371 | 1.2% |
French | 364 | 1.2% |
European | 239 | 0.8% |
British | 105 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 104 | 0.3% |
Polish | 84 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 54 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 45 | 0.1% |
Scandinavian | 39 | 0.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 30,436 | 97.5% |
Not a citizen | 766 | 2.5% |
Native | 30,216 | 96.8% |
Foreign-born | 986 | 3.2% |
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 | ||||||
1,613 | 7.9% | 2,476 | 12.1% | 5,907 | 28.8% | 6,843 | 33.4% | 2,226 | 10.9% | 1,434 | 7.0% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,613 | 7.9% |
9-12 Years | 2,476 | 12.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 5,907 | 28.8% |
Some College | 6,843 | 33.4% |
Bach. Degree | 2,226 | 10.9% |
Grad Degree | 1,434 | 7.0% |
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 | 11,732 | 11,018 | 714 | 6.1% | 7.6% |
1991 | 11,649 | 10,840 | 809 | 6.9% | 8.4% |
1992 | 12,213 | 11,385 | 828 | 6.8% | 8.0% |
1993 | 12,347 | 11,742 | 605 | 4.9% | 6.7% |
1994 | 12,769 | 12,261 | 508 | 4.0% | 6.3% |
1995 | 13,115 | 12,422 | 693 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
1996 | 13,162 | 12,472 | 690 | 5.2% | 6.0% |
1997 | 13,076 | 12,499 | 577 | 4.4% | 5.7% |
1998 | 13,160 | 12,660 | 500 | 3.8% | 5.3% |
1999 | 13,624 | 13,167 | 457 | 3.4% | 5.1% |
2000 | 13,627 | 13,017 | 610 | 4.5% | 5.3% |
2001 | 13,380 | 12,670 | 710 | 5.3% | 5.5% |
2002 | 13,101 | 12,377 | 724 | 5.5% | 6.4% |
2003 | 13,068 | 12,349 | 719 | 5.5% | 6.1% |
2004 | 13,283 | 12,598 | 685 | 5.2% | 6.1% |
2005 | 13,369 | 12,563 | 806 | 6.0% | 7.6% |
2006 | 13,194 | 12,451 | 743 | 5.6% | 6.4% |
2007 | 13,093 | 12,239 | 854 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
2008 | 13,128 | 12,105 | 1,023 | 7.8% | 6.7% |
2009 | 12,694 | 11,416 | 1,278 | 10.1% | 9.4% |
2010 | 13,700 | 12,344 | 1,356 | 9.9% | 10.1% |
2011 | 14,052 | 12,772 | 1,280 | 9.1% | 9.8% |
2012 | 14,230 | 13,143 | 1,087 | 7.6% | 8.8% |
2013 | 13,676 | 12,671 | 1,005 | 7.3% | 8.5% |
2014 | 13,439 | 12,518 | 921 | 6.9% | 7.6% |
2015 | 13,831 | 13,050 | 781 | 5.6% | 6.5% |
2016 | 14,367 | 13,673 | 694 | 4.8% | 5.9% |
2017 | 14,635 | 14,056 | 579 | 4.0% | 5.2% |
2018 | 14,611 | 14,031 | 580 | 4.0% | 5.0% |
2019 | 15,015 | 14,347 | 668 | 4.4% | 5.5% |
2020 | 14,911 | 13,755 | 1,156 | 7.8% | 8.1% |
2021 | 15,071 | 14,411 | 660 | 4.4% | 5.5% |
2022 | 14,893 | 14,379 | 514 | 3.5% | 3.9% |
2023 | 14,184 | 13,801 | 383 | 2.7% | 3.2% |