2022 population: 45,025
( 2,143 from 2010
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431 from 2020)
Land area: 669.6 square miles
Population density: 67.2 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 29,084 | 64.60% | ![]() |
Black: | 13,545 | 30.08% | ![]() |
Indian: | 179 | 0.40% | ![]() |
Asian: | 166 | 0.37% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 725 | 1.61% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 1,326 | 2.95% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 15,941 | 35.40% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 1,288 | 14.2 |
Deaths: | 1,680 | 18.5 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -53 | -0.6 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 3 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | -1,935 | -4.1 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -208 | -0.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 21,420 | |
Median Value | $133,200 | |
Occupied | 17,162 | 80.1% |
Vacant | 4,258 | 19.9% |
Owned | 11,586 | 67.5% |
Rented | 5,576 | 32.5% |
Median Rent | $731 | |
Single-Family Units | 14,796 | 69.1% |
Detached | 14,655 | 68.4% |
Attached | 141 | 0.7% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 409 | 1.9% |
Mobile Homes | 5,054 | 23.6% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 912 | 5.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,743 | 10.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,451 | 8.5% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,108 | 6.5% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 860 | 5.0% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,336 | 7.8% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 773 | 4.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 845 | 4.9% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 793 | 4.6% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,378 | 8.0% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,161 | 6.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,526 | 8.9% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 975 | 5.7% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 998 | 5.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 771 | 4.5% |
$200,000 or more | 532 | 3.1% |
Median Household Income | 41,803 | |
Per Capita Income | 24,287 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 87 | |
Compared to U.S. | 74 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 2,349 | 13.7% |
Public Assistance | 336 | 2.0% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 4,590 | 26.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 14,954 | 55.4% |
Unemployed | 1,956 | 7.2% |
In Armed Forces | 4 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 16,914 | 62.6% |
Not in Labor Force | 10,103 | 37.4% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 44.6% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 5,806 | 5,858 | 49.8% |
Non-Profit | 302 | 578 | 34.3% |
Self-Employed | 750 | 451 | 62.4% |
Local Government | 615 | 756 | 44.9% |
State Government | 454 | 736 | 38.2% |
Federal Government | 163 | 222 | 42.3% |
Total Private + Self | 6,556 | 6,309 | 51.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,534 | 2,292 | 40.1% |
Total | 8,090 | 8,601 | 48.5% |
Pct. Govt. | 17.7% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,252 | 7.5% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 3,503 | 20.9% |
Professional, Technical | 3,378 | 20.2% |
Service Occupations | 3,939 | 23.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 59 | 0.4% |
All others | 4,691 | 28.0% |
White Collar | 48.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 3,287 | 19.6% |
Retail trade | 2,238 | 13.4% |
Construction | 1,628 | 9.7% |
Educational services | 1,437 | 8.6% |
Manufacturing | 1,293 | 7.7% |
Public administration | 1,137 | 6.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,002 | 6.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 955 | 5.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 829 | 4.9% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 656 | 3.9% |
Other services | 641 | 3.8% |
Finance and insurance | 488 | 2.9% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 303 | 1.8% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 209 | 1.2% |
Utilities | 159 | 0.9% |
Wholesale trade | 143 | 0.9% |
Information | 142 | 0.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 101 | 0.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 93 | 0.6% |
Management | 22 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 292 | 0.64% |
Puerto Rican | 429 | 0.94% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 142 | 0.31% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 9 | 0.02% |
Nicaraguan | 22 | 0.05% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 87 | 0.19% |
Other Central American | 24 | 0.05% |
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 | 339 | 0.74% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 41,387 | 96.9% |
Spanish | 736 | 1.7% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 298 | 0.7% |
German, other Germanic | 125 | 0.3% |
Korean | 47 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 35 | 0.1% |
Arabic | 35 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 24 | 0.1% |
Chinese | 12 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 4,175 | 9.2% |
Irish | 3,960 | 8.7% |
English | 3,880 | 8.5% |
French | 2,856 | 6.3% |
German | 2,456 | 5.4% |
Italian | 2,058 | 4.5% |
European | 591 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 570 | 1.3% |
French Canadian | 258 | 0.6% |
Canadian | 225 | 0.5% |
Greek | 199 | 0.4% |
British | 173 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 137 | 0.3% |
Cajun | 103 | 0.2% |
African | 86 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 45,374 | 99.7% |
Not a citizen | 140 | 0.3% |
Native | 45,291 | 99.5% |
Foreign-born | 223 | 0.5% |
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 | ||||||
1,702 | 5.4% | 3,601 | 11.5% | 14,477 | 46.2% | 7,871 | 25.1% | 2,493 | 8.0% | 1,178 | 3.8% |
Average years of education: 12.3 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,702 | 5.4% |
9-12 Years | 3,601 | 11.5% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 14,477 | 46.2% |
Some College | 7,871 | 25.1% |
Bach. Degree | 2,493 | 8.0% |
Grad Degree | 1,178 | 3.8% |
Average years of education: 12.3 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 15,905 | 14,587 | 1,318 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
1991 | 15,991 | 14,304 | 1,687 | 10.5% | 7.2% |
1992 | 16,447 | 14,762 | 1,685 | 10.2% | 7.8% |
1993 | 16,245 | 14,872 | 1,373 | 8.5% | 7.4% |
1994 | 17,150 | 15,673 | 1,477 | 8.6% | 7.7% |
1995 | 17,009 | 15,636 | 1,373 | 8.1% | 6.9% |
1996 | 16,767 | 15,483 | 1,284 | 7.7% | 6.5% |
1997 | 16,617 | 15,388 | 1,229 | 7.4% | 5.9% |
1998 | 16,301 | 15,088 | 1,213 | 7.4% | 5.5% |
1999 | 16,146 | 15,237 | 909 | 5.6% | 5.0% |
2000 | 16,722 | 15,711 | 1,011 | 6.0% | 5.2% |
2001 | 17,050 | 15,851 | 1,199 | 7.0% | 5.6% |
2002 | 16,784 | 15,564 | 1,220 | 7.3% | 6.0% |
2003 | 16,599 | 15,317 | 1,282 | 7.7% | 6.3% |
2004 | 16,208 | 15,027 | 1,181 | 7.3% | 5.7% |
2005 | 16,386 | 14,713 | 1,673 | 10.2% | 6.8% |
2006 | 15,609 | 14,764 | 845 | 5.4% | 4.0% |
2007 | 15,848 | 14,956 | 892 | 5.6% | 4.1% |
2008 | 15,898 | 14,920 | 978 | 6.2% | 4.7% |
2009 | 15,737 | 14,359 | 1,378 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
2010 | 17,086 | 15,533 | 1,553 | 9.1% | 7.5% |
2011 | 16,660 | 15,158 | 1,502 | 9.0% | 7.4% |
2012 | 16,539 | 15,147 | 1,392 | 8.4% | 6.7% |
2013 | 16,415 | 15,098 | 1,317 | 8.0% | 6.4% |
2014 | 16,884 | 15,582 | 1,302 | 7.7% | 6.3% |
2015 | 16,974 | 15,687 | 1,287 | 7.6% | 6.3% |
2016 | 16,966 | 15,773 | 1,193 | 7.0% | 6.1% |
2017 | 16,953 | 15,974 | 979 | 5.8% | 5.1% |
2018 | 16,897 | 15,934 | 963 | 5.7% | 4.8% |
2019 | 16,934 | 15,974 | 960 | 5.7% | 4.7% |
2020 | 16,660 | 15,299 | 1,361 | 8.2% | 8.3% |
2021 | 16,888 | 15,873 | 1,015 | 6.0% | 5.6% |
2022 | 17,109 | 16,396 | 713 | 4.2% | 3.7% |
2023 | 17,141 | 16,409 | 732 | 4.3% | 3.7% |