2022 population: 30,508
( 2,219 from 2010
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193 from 2020)
Land area: 625.3 square miles
Population density: 48.8 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 18,554 | 60.82% | ![]() |
Black: | 9,939 | 32.58% | ![]() |
Indian: | 103 | 0.34% | ![]() |
Asian: | 340 | 1.11% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 565 | 1.85% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 1,007 | 3.30% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 11,954 | 39.18% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 605 | 10.0 |
Deaths: | 1,207 | 19.9 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 665 | 11.0 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 121 | 2.0 |
Change in White population: | -661 | -2.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -1,558 | -4.8 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 19,063 | |
Median Value | $157,800 | |
Occupied | 13,037 | 68.4% |
Vacant | 6,026 | 31.6% |
Owned | 9,240 | 70.9% |
Rented | 3,797 | 29.1% |
Median Rent | $784 | |
Single-Family Units | 14,011 | 73.5% |
Detached | 13,802 | 72.4% |
Attached | 209 | 1.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 807 | 4.2% |
Mobile Homes | 3,676 | 19.3% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,109 | 8.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 790 | 6.1% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 856 | 6.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 692 | 5.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 688 | 5.3% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 686 | 5.3% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 629 | 4.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 471 | 3.6% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 472 | 3.6% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 938 | 7.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,254 | 9.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,485 | 11.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,149 | 8.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 538 | 4.1% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 773 | 5.9% |
$200,000 or more | 507 | 3.9% |
Median Household Income | 51,265 | |
Per Capita Income | 31,010 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 73 | |
Compared to U.S. | 73 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 954 | 7.3% |
Public Assistance | 238 | 1.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,747 | 13.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 10,860 | 64.3% |
Unemployed | 455 | 2.7% |
In Armed Forces | 11 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 11,326 | 67.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 5,576 | 33.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 35.7% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 4,577 | 3,308 | 58.0% |
Non-Profit | 237 | 431 | 35.5% |
Self-Employed | 657 | 457 | 59.0% |
Local Government | 440 | 983 | 30.9% |
State Government | 464 | 748 | 38.3% |
Federal Government | 195 | 61 | 76.2% |
Total Private + Self | 5,234 | 3,765 | 58.2% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,336 | 2,223 | 37.5% |
Total | 6,570 | 5,988 | 52.3% |
Pct. Govt. | 23.0% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,588 | 12.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,254 | 17.9% |
Professional, Technical | 2,762 | 22.0% |
Service Occupations | 2,405 | 19.1% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 81 | 0.6% |
All others | 3,552 | 28.3% |
White Collar | 52.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 2,055 | 16.4% |
Retail trade | 1,519 | 12.1% |
Educational services | 1,330 | 10.6% |
Manufacturing | 1,317 | 10.5% |
Public administration | 1,105 | 8.8% |
Construction | 843 | 6.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 634 | 5.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 556 | 4.4% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 551 | 4.4% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 516 | 4.1% |
Other services | 405 | 3.2% |
Information | 375 | 3.0% |
Wholesale trade | 357 | 2.8% |
Finance and insurance | 332 | 2.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 204 | 1.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 148 | 1.2% |
Utilities | 139 | 1.1% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 109 | 0.9% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 49 | 0.4% |
Management | 17 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 490 | 1.61% |
Puerto Rican | 176 | 0.58% |
Cuban | 8 | 0.03% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 243 | 0.80% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 43 | 0.14% |
Honduran | 6 | 0.02% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 20 | 0.07% |
Salvadoran | 174 | 0.57% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 8 | 0.03% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 2 | 0.01% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 0 | 0.00% |
Ecuadorian | 3 | 0.01% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 3 | 0.01% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 16 | 0.05% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 27,644 | 95.8% |
Spanish | 641 | 2.2% |
Other Indo-European | 184 | 0.6% |
Other Asian | 128 | 0.4% |
Other | 105 | 0.4% |
German, other Germanic | 83 | 0.3% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 33 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 27 | 0.1% |
Arabic | 20 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 6,585 | 21.7% |
English | 3,654 | 12.0% |
German | 1,742 | 5.7% |
Irish | 1,589 | 5.2% |
Italian | 608 | 2.0% |
African | 541 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 514 | 1.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 421 | 1.4% |
European | 418 | 1.4% |
British | 211 | 0.7% |
Scandinavian | 203 | 0.7% |
Polish | 153 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 140 | 0.5% |
French | 135 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 112 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 29,714 | 97.8% |
Not a citizen | 653 | 2.2% |
Native | 29,300 | 96.5% |
Foreign-born | 1,067 | 3.5% |
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 | ||||||
1,210 | 5.3% | 1,852 | 8.2% | 7,763 | 34.3% | 6,962 | 30.7% | 2,959 | 13.1% | 1,904 | 8.4% |
Average years of education: 12.9 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,210 | 5.3% |
9-12 Years | 1,852 | 8.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 7,763 | 34.3% |
Some College | 6,962 | 30.7% |
Bach. Degree | 2,959 | 13.1% |
Grad Degree | 1,904 | 8.4% |
Average years of education: 12.9 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 14,312 | 13,492 | 820 | 5.7% | 4.4% |
1991 | 14,863 | 13,506 | 1,357 | 9.1% | 5.8% |
1992 | 14,938 | 13,600 | 1,338 | 9.0% | 6.2% |
1993 | 14,840 | 13,942 | 898 | 6.1% | 5.2% |
1994 | 15,104 | 14,199 | 905 | 6.0% | 4.8% |
1995 | 15,259 | 14,209 | 1,050 | 6.9% | 4.4% |
1996 | 15,206 | 13,916 | 1,290 | 8.5% | 4.3% |
1997 | 15,069 | 14,215 | 854 | 5.7% | 3.7% |
1998 | 14,946 | 14,298 | 648 | 4.3% | 2.8% |
1999 | 15,098 | 14,305 | 793 | 5.3% | 2.7% |
2000 | 14,247 | 13,772 | 475 | 3.3% | 2.3% |
2001 | 14,222 | 13,375 | 847 | 6.0% | 3.3% |
2002 | 14,169 | 12,671 | 1,498 | 10.6% | 4.4% |
2003 | 13,716 | 12,369 | 1,347 | 9.8% | 4.3% |
2004 | 13,111 | 12,148 | 963 | 7.3% | 4.1% |
2005 | 13,252 | 12,373 | 879 | 6.6% | 3.8% |
2006 | 13,136 | 12,387 | 749 | 5.7% | 3.3% |
2007 | 13,222 | 12,501 | 721 | 5.5% | 3.3% |
2008 | 13,478 | 12,528 | 950 | 7.0% | 4.3% |
2009 | 14,142 | 12,569 | 1,573 | 11.1% | 6.8% |
2010 | 14,183 | 12,546 | 1,637 | 11.5% | 7.3% |
2011 | 14,031 | 12,582 | 1,449 | 10.3% | 6.6% |
2012 | 13,508 | 12,260 | 1,248 | 9.2% | 5.9% |
2013 | 12,771 | 11,608 | 1,163 | 9.1% | 5.6% |
2014 | 12,663 | 11,705 | 958 | 7.6% | 5.1% |
2015 | 12,561 | 11,803 | 758 | 6.0% | 4.4% |
2016 | 12,473 | 11,783 | 690 | 5.5% | 4.0% |
2017 | 12,801 | 12,181 | 620 | 4.8% | 3.7% |
2018 | 12,723 | 12,213 | 510 | 4.0% | 2.9% |
2019 | 12,747 | 12,258 | 489 | 3.8% | 2.7% |
2020 | 12,679 | 11,818 | 861 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
2021 | 12,566 | 11,970 | 596 | 4.7% | 3.9% |
2022 | 13,107 | 12,637 | 470 | 3.6% | 2.9% |
2023 | 13,414 | 12,936 | 478 | 3.6% | 2.9% |