2022 population: 5,701
( 2,522 from 2010
, 472 from 2020)
Land area: 405.0 square miles
Population density: 14.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 1,367 | 23.98% | 42.3% |
Black: | 4,114 | 72.16% | 27.9% |
Indian: | 17 | 0.30% | 5.6% |
Asian: | 18 | 0.32% | 50.0% |
2+ races: | 73 | 1.28% | 23.7% |
Hispanic: | 112 | 1.96% | 103.6% |
Total non-White: | 4,334 | 76.02% | 26.0% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 192 | 15.6 |
Deaths: | 319 | 25.8 |
Net Migration: | -347 | -28.1 |
Net Immigration: | 2 | 0.2 |
Change in White population: | -1,002 | -12.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -1,520 | -18.5 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 3,065 | |
Median Value | $65,500 | |
Occupied | 2,656 | 86.7% |
Vacant | 409 | 13.3% |
Owned | 1,523 | 57.3% |
Rented | 1,133 | 42.7% |
Median Rent | $634 | |
Single-Family Units | 2,254 | 73.5% |
Detached | 2,249 | 73.4% |
Attached | 5 | 0.2% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 201 | 6.6% |
Mobile Homes | 448 | 14.6% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 324 | 12.2% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 357 | 13.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 283 | 10.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 158 | 5.9% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 165 | 6.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 125 | 4.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 125 | 4.7% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 108 | 4.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 146 | 5.5% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 213 | 8.0% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 218 | 8.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 178 | 6.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 144 | 5.4% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 48 | 1.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 40 | 1.5% |
$200,000 or more | 24 | 0.9% |
Median Household Income | 31,192 | |
Per Capita Income | 18,546 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 92 | |
Compared to U.S. | 67 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 392 | 14.8% |
Public Assistance | 55 | 2.1% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 680 | 25.6% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 1,962 | 52.3% |
Unemployed | 292 | 7.8% |
In Armed Forces | 20 | 0.5% |
Total Labor Force | 2,274 | 60.6% |
Not in Labor Force | 1,479 | 39.4% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 47.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 674 | 578 | 53.8% |
Non-Profit | 6 | 72 | 7.7% |
Self-Employed | 109 | 66 | 62.3% |
Local Government | 177 | 137 | 56.4% |
State Government | 82 | 220 | 27.2% |
Federal Government | 6 | 59 | 9.2% |
Total Private + Self | 783 | 644 | 54.9% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 271 | 488 | 35.7% |
Total | 1,054 | 1,132 | 48.2% |
Pct. Govt. | 31.2% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 214 | 9.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 329 | 15.0% |
Professional, Technical | 286 | 13.1% |
Service Occupations | 626 | 28.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 24 | 1.1% |
All others | 732 | 33.5% |
White Collar | 37.9% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Public administration | 322 | 14.7% |
Health care and social assistance | 261 | 11.9% |
Educational services | 230 | 10.5% |
Manufacturing | 229 | 10.5% |
Retail trade | 195 | 8.9% |
Transportation and warehousing | 186 | 8.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 170 | 7.8% |
Construction | 131 | 6.0% |
Other services | 102 | 4.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 87 | 4.0% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 80 | 3.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 72 | 3.3% |
Finance and insurance | 49 | 2.2% |
Wholesale trade | 31 | 1.4% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 28 | 1.3% |
Utilities | 7 | 0.3% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 4 | 0.2% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 3 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 11 | 0.18% |
Puerto Rican | 15 | 0.25% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
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 | 0 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 5,689 | 99.1% |
Other | 34 | 0.6% |
Spanish | 8 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 8 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 3 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 677 | 11.1% |
Irish | 471 | 7.7% |
German | 144 | 2.4% |
American | 101 | 1.7% |
British | 85 | 1.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 52 | 0.9% |
Hungarian | 46 | 0.8% |
African | 18 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 11 | 0.2% |
Czech | 10 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 10 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 9 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 9 | 0.1% |
Danish | 7 | 0.1% |
French | 7 | 0.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 6,105 | 99.9% |
Not a citizen | 8 | 0.1% |
Native | 6,103 | 99.8% |
Foreign-born | 10 | 0.2% |
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 | ||||||
342 | 8.2% | 693 | 16.6% | 1,298 | 31.1% | 1,241 | 29.7% | 425 | 10.2% | 175 | 4.2% |
Average years of education: 12.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 342 | 8.2% |
9-12 Years | 693 | 16.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 1,298 | 31.1% |
Some College | 1,241 | 29.7% |
Bach. Degree | 425 | 10.2% |
Grad Degree | 175 | 4.2% |
Average years of education: 12.2 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 4,122 | 3,672 | 450 | 10.9% | 7.6% |
1991 | 4,081 | 3,563 | 518 | 12.7% | 8.4% |
1992 | 4,275 | 3,757 | 518 | 12.1% | 8.0% |
1993 | 3,954 | 3,481 | 473 | 12.0% | 6.7% |
1994 | 3,752 | 3,316 | 436 | 11.6% | 6.3% |
1995 | 3,712 | 3,229 | 483 | 13.0% | 6.2% |
1996 | 3,527 | 2,939 | 588 | 16.7% | 6.0% |
1997 | 3,386 | 2,953 | 433 | 12.8% | 5.7% |
1998 | 3,268 | 2,923 | 345 | 10.6% | 5.3% |
1999 | 3,302 | 3,014 | 288 | 8.7% | 5.1% |
2000 | 4,015 | 3,729 | 286 | 7.1% | 5.3% |
2001 | 3,967 | 3,639 | 328 | 8.3% | 5.5% |
2002 | 4,062 | 3,728 | 334 | 8.2% | 6.4% |
2003 | 4,164 | 3,824 | 340 | 8.2% | 6.1% |
2004 | 4,042 | 3,644 | 398 | 9.8% | 6.1% |
2005 | 3,954 | 3,584 | 370 | 9.4% | 7.6% |
2006 | 3,840 | 3,532 | 308 | 8.0% | 6.4% |
2007 | 3,750 | 3,440 | 310 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
2008 | 3,581 | 3,262 | 319 | 8.9% | 6.7% |
2009 | 3,428 | 3,008 | 420 | 12.3% | 9.4% |
2010 | 3,198 | 2,735 | 463 | 14.5% | 10.1% |
2011 | 3,126 | 2,671 | 455 | 14.6% | 9.8% |
2012 | 2,999 | 2,589 | 410 | 13.7% | 8.8% |
2013 | 2,858 | 2,436 | 422 | 14.8% | 8.5% |
2014 | 2,744 | 2,382 | 362 | 13.2% | 7.6% |
2015 | 2,681 | 2,389 | 292 | 10.9% | 6.5% |
2016 | 2,607 | 2,348 | 259 | 9.9% | 5.9% |
2017 | 2,428 | 2,206 | 222 | 9.1% | 5.2% |
2018 | 2,359 | 2,172 | 187 | 7.9% | 5.0% |
2019 | 2,335 | 2,140 | 195 | 8.4% | 5.5% |
2020 | 2,355 | 2,099 | 256 | 10.9% | 8.1% |
2021 | 2,334 | 2,141 | 193 | 8.3% | 5.5% |
2022 | 2,305 | 2,175 | 130 | 5.6% | 3.9% |
2023 | 2,226 | 2,120 | 106 | 4.8% | 3.2% |