2022 population: 47,247
( 5,087 from 2010
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1,507 from 2020)
Land area: 1326.7 square miles
Population density: 35.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 33,177 | 70.22% | ![]() |
Black: | 6,183 | 13.09% | ![]() |
Indian: | 633 | 1.34% | ![]() |
Asian: | 1,001 | 2.12% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 1,630 | 3.45% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 4,623 | 9.78% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 14,070 | 29.78% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 1,965 | 20.2 |
Deaths: | 1,200 | 12.3 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -2,361 | -24.2 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 83 | 0.9 |
Change in White population: | -4,617 | -8.8 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -470 | -0.9 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 21,996 | |
Median Value | $141,900 | |
Occupied | 17,726 | 80.6% |
Vacant | 4,270 | 19.4% |
Owned | 9,809 | 55.3% |
Rented | 7,917 | 44.7% |
Median Rent | $1,020 | |
Single-Family Units | 12,410 | 56.4% |
Detached | 11,206 | 50.9% |
Attached | 1,204 | 5.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,237 | 5.6% |
Mobile Homes | 4,977 | 22.6% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,305 | 7.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 960 | 5.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 714 | 4.0% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 859 | 4.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,056 | 6.0% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 663 | 3.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 931 | 5.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 743 | 4.2% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 626 | 3.5% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,595 | 9.0% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,832 | 10.3% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 2,289 | 12.9% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,622 | 9.2% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,094 | 6.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 783 | 4.4% |
$200,000 or more | 654 | 3.7% |
Median Household Income | 56,547 | |
Per Capita Income | 28,797 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 93 | |
Compared to U.S. | 80 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 897 | 5.1% |
Public Assistance | 117 | 0.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,109 | 11.9% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 13,689 | 49.1% |
Unemployed | 932 | 3.3% |
In Armed Forces | 4,550 | 16.3% |
Total Labor Force | 19,171 | 68.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 8,687 | 31.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 34.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 5,317 | 4,308 | 55.2% |
Non-Profit | 223 | 563 | 28.4% |
Self-Employed | 1,011 | 486 | 67.5% |
Local Government | 409 | 961 | 29.9% |
State Government | 224 | 383 | 36.9% |
Federal Government | 1,158 | 763 | 60.3% |
Total Private + Self | 6,328 | 4,794 | 56.9% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 2,014 | 2,670 | 43.0% |
Total | 8,342 | 7,464 | 52.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 24.7% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,705 | 10.7% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 3,331 | 21.0% |
Professional, Technical | 3,231 | 20.3% |
Service Occupations | 2,988 | 18.8% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 188 | 1.2% |
All others | 4,624 | 29.1% |
White Collar | 52.1% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 2,052 | 12.9% |
Retail trade | 1,811 | 11.4% |
Educational services | 1,719 | 10.8% |
Public administration | 1,358 | 8.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 1,319 | 8.3% |
Construction | 1,300 | 8.2% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,172 | 7.4% |
Other services | 861 | 5.4% |
Manufacturing | 800 | 5.0% |
Transportation and warehousing | 769 | 4.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 466 | 2.9% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 376 | 2.4% |
Finance and insurance | 359 | 2.3% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 357 | 2.2% |
Information | 270 | 1.7% |
Utilities | 245 | 1.5% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 241 | 1.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 211 | 1.3% |
Wholesale trade | 193 | 1.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 2,527 | 5.22% |
Puerto Rican | 1,104 | 2.28% |
Cuban | 99 | 0.20% |
Dominican | 90 | 0.19% |
Total Central American | 307 | 0.63% |
Costa Rican | 48 | 0.10% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 61 | 0.13% |
Nicaraguan | 59 | 0.12% |
Panamanian | 129 | 0.27% |
Salvadoran | 10 | 0.02% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 109 | 0.22% |
Argentinean | 3 | 0.01% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 12 | 0.02% |
Colombian | 55 | 0.11% |
Ecuadorian | 11 | 0.02% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 9 | 0.02% |
Other South American | 19 | 0.04% |
Other Hispanic | 428 | 0.88% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Korean | 274 | 0.57% |
Filipino | 210 | 0.43% |
Vietnamese | 148 | 0.31% |
Thai | 66 | 0.14% |
Chinese | 53 | 0.11% |
Japanese | 43 | 0.09% |
Indian | 29 | 0.06% |
Bangladeshi | 2 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 41,094 | 92.2% |
Spanish | 1,995 | 4.5% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 308 | 0.7% |
Korean | 210 | 0.5% |
Other Asian | 170 | 0.4% |
German, other Germanic | 140 | 0.3% |
Other | 131 | 0.3% |
Vietnamese | 126 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European | 115 | 0.3% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 7,815 | 16.1% |
English | 4,509 | 9.3% |
Irish | 2,655 | 5.5% |
German | 2,411 | 5.0% |
Italian | 1,368 | 2.8% |
French | 1,091 | 2.3% |
Scottish | 414 | 0.9% |
Polish | 386 | 0.8% |
European | 333 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 270 | 0.6% |
Norwegian | 202 | 0.4% |
French Canadian | 190 | 0.4% |
African | 184 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 183 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 170 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 47,851 | 98.8% |
Not a citizen | 601 | 1.2% |
Native | 46,846 | 96.7% |
Foreign-born | 1,606 | 3.3% |
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 | ||||||
1,082 | 3.6% | 2,599 | 8.6% | 11,839 | 39.3% | 8,983 | 29.8% | 4,115 | 13.6% | 1,533 | 5.1% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,082 | 3.6% |
9-12 Years | 2,599 | 8.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 11,839 | 39.3% |
Some College | 8,983 | 29.8% |
Bach. Degree | 4,115 | 13.6% |
Grad Degree | 1,533 | 5.1% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 16,497 | 15,361 | 1,136 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
1991 | 16,050 | 14,972 | 1,078 | 6.7% | 7.2% |
1992 | 16,706 | 15,468 | 1,238 | 7.4% | 7.8% |
1993 | 17,044 | 15,833 | 1,211 | 7.1% | 7.4% |
1994 | 17,112 | 15,623 | 1,489 | 8.7% | 7.7% |
1995 | 16,977 | 15,856 | 1,121 | 6.6% | 6.9% |
1996 | 17,142 | 16,013 | 1,129 | 6.6% | 6.5% |
1997 | 16,843 | 15,787 | 1,056 | 6.3% | 5.9% |
1998 | 17,237 | 16,207 | 1,030 | 6.0% | 5.5% |
1999 | 16,994 | 16,047 | 947 | 5.6% | 5.0% |
2000 | 18,230 | 17,140 | 1,090 | 6.0% | 5.2% |
2001 | 18,486 | 17,298 | 1,188 | 6.4% | 5.6% |
2002 | 18,464 | 17,255 | 1,209 | 6.5% | 6.0% |
2003 | 18,660 | 17,455 | 1,205 | 6.5% | 6.3% |
2004 | 19,644 | 18,632 | 1,012 | 5.2% | 5.7% |
2005 | 21,157 | 19,921 | 1,236 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
2006 | 21,689 | 20,885 | 804 | 3.7% | 4.0% |
2007 | 21,132 | 20,191 | 941 | 4.5% | 4.1% |
2008 | 20,686 | 19,732 | 954 | 4.6% | 4.7% |
2009 | 20,605 | 19,228 | 1,377 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
2010 | 18,530 | 17,027 | 1,503 | 8.1% | 7.5% |
2011 | 19,291 | 17,638 | 1,653 | 8.6% | 7.4% |
2012 | 18,956 | 17,460 | 1,496 | 7.9% | 6.7% |
2013 | 17,866 | 16,353 | 1,513 | 8.5% | 6.4% |
2014 | 17,349 | 15,897 | 1,452 | 8.4% | 6.3% |
2015 | 17,359 | 16,019 | 1,340 | 7.7% | 6.3% |
2016 | 16,949 | 15,720 | 1,229 | 7.3% | 6.1% |
2017 | 16,396 | 15,328 | 1,068 | 6.5% | 5.1% |
2018 | 15,993 | 14,967 | 1,026 | 6.4% | 4.8% |
2019 | 15,953 | 15,028 | 925 | 5.8% | 4.7% |
2020 | 15,795 | 14,677 | 1,118 | 7.1% | 8.3% |
2021 | 16,006 | 15,242 | 764 | 4.8% | 5.6% |
2022 | 16,282 | 15,623 | 659 | 4.0% | 3.7% |
2023 | 16,298 | 15,551 | 747 | 4.6% | 3.7% |