2022 population: 28,034
( 4,246 from 2010
, 833 from 2020)
Land area: 192.3 square miles
Population density: 145.7 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 14,909 | 53.18% | 7.0% |
Black: | 11,500 | 41.02% | 28.4% |
Indian: | 56 | 0.20% | 107.4% |
Asian: | 177 | 0.63% | 142.5% |
2+ races: | 386 | 1.38% | 65.0% |
Hispanic: | 1,006 | 3.59% | 84.9% |
Total non-White: | 13,125 | 46.82% | 33.2% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 871 | 16.0 |
Deaths: | 691 | 12.7 |
Net Migration: | 656 | 12.1 |
Net Immigration: | 8 | 0.1 |
Change in White population: | 978 | 4.1 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 3,268 | 13.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 11,536 | |
Median Value | $223,900 | |
Occupied | 10,080 | 87.4% |
Vacant | 1,456 | 12.6% |
Owned | 7,582 | 75.2% |
Rented | 2,498 | 24.8% |
Median Rent | $976 | |
Single-Family Units | 8,032 | 69.6% |
Detached | 7,921 | 68.7% |
Attached | 111 | 1.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 468 | 4.1% |
Mobile Homes | 2,448 | 21.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 533 | 5.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 309 | 3.1% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 411 | 4.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 322 | 3.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 341 | 3.4% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 326 | 3.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 220 | 2.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 300 | 3.0% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 301 | 3.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 762 | 7.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 911 | 9.0% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,375 | 13.6% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,569 | 15.6% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 845 | 8.4% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 975 | 9.7% |
$200,000 or more | 580 | 5.8% |
Median Household Income | 80,510 | |
Per Capita Income | 33,445 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 101 | |
Compared to U.S. | 86 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 274 | 2.7% |
Public Assistance | 191 | 1.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,404 | 13.9% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 11,203 | 66.0% |
Unemployed | 988 | 5.8% |
In Armed Forces | 53 | 0.3% |
Total Labor Force | 12,244 | 72.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 4,728 | 27.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 33.7% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 5,201 | 3,313 | 61.1% |
Non-Profit | 104 | 605 | 14.7% |
Self-Employed | 533 | 301 | 63.9% |
Local Government | 383 | 513 | 42.7% |
State Government | 397 | 1,073 | 27.0% |
Federal Government | 64 | 65 | 49.6% |
Total Private + Self | 5,734 | 3,614 | 61.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 948 | 2,256 | 29.6% |
Total | 6,682 | 5,870 | 53.2% |
Pct. Govt. | 19.9% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,876 | 14.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 3,026 | 24.1% |
Professional, Technical | 2,850 | 22.7% |
Service Occupations | 1,925 | 15.3% |
All others | 2,883 | 23.0% |
White Collar | 61.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 1,809 | 14.4% |
Retail trade | 1,422 | 11.3% |
Educational services | 1,343 | 10.7% |
Health care and social assistance | 1,297 | 10.3% |
Public administration | 1,293 | 10.3% |
Construction | 1,052 | 8.4% |
Accommodation and food services | 994 | 7.9% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 599 | 4.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 574 | 4.6% |
Other services | 370 | 2.9% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 356 | 2.8% |
Finance and insurance | 287 | 2.3% |
Wholesale trade | 273 | 2.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 259 | 2.1% |
Utilities | 239 | 1.9% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 183 | 1.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 133 | 1.1% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 57 | 0.5% |
Information | 16 | 0.1% |
Management | 4 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 680 | 2.48% |
Puerto Rican | 27 | 0.10% |
Cuban | 34 | 0.12% |
Dominican | 14 | 0.05% |
Total Central American | 7 | 0.03% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 7 | 0.03% |
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 | 8 | 0.03% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 0 | 0.00% |
Ecuadorian | 8 | 0.03% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 149 | 0.54% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 24,716 | 96.5% |
Spanish | 557 | 2.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 222 | 0.9% |
Other Indo-European | 58 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 30 | 0.1% |
Arabic | 28 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
French | 3,750 | 13.7% |
American | 2,682 | 9.8% |
German | 1,271 | 4.6% |
Irish | 1,192 | 4.4% |
English | 1,115 | 4.1% |
Italian | 898 | 3.3% |
French Canadian | 583 | 2.1% |
Cajun | 425 | 1.6% |
Polish | 368 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 165 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 117 | 0.4% |
European | 111 | 0.4% |
African | 88 | 0.3% |
Lebanese | 44 | 0.2% |
Austrian | 32 | 0.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 27,007 | 98.6% |
Not a citizen | 370 | 1.4% |
Native | 26,854 | 98.1% |
Foreign-born | 523 | 1.9% |
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 | ||||||
599 | 3.1% | 1,624 | 8.4% | 7,176 | 36.9% | 5,543 | 28.5% | 3,287 | 16.9% | 1,197 | 6.2% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 599 | 3.1% |
9-12 Years | 1,624 | 8.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 7,176 | 36.9% |
Some College | 5,543 | 28.5% |
Bach. Degree | 3,287 | 16.9% |
Grad Degree | 1,197 | 6.2% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 9,190 | 8,625 | 565 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
1991 | 9,331 | 8,674 | 657 | 7.0% | 7.2% |
1992 | 9,455 | 8,854 | 601 | 6.4% | 7.8% |
1993 | 9,357 | 8,664 | 693 | 7.4% | 7.4% |
1994 | 9,518 | 8,713 | 805 | 8.5% | 7.7% |
1995 | 9,550 | 8,891 | 659 | 6.9% | 6.9% |
1996 | 9,706 | 9,133 | 573 | 5.9% | 6.5% |
1997 | 9,578 | 9,067 | 511 | 5.3% | 5.9% |
1998 | 9,798 | 9,341 | 457 | 4.7% | 5.5% |
1999 | 9,853 | 9,456 | 397 | 4.0% | 5.0% |
2000 | 10,128 | 9,607 | 521 | 5.1% | 5.2% |
2001 | 10,016 | 9,463 | 553 | 5.5% | 5.6% |
2002 | 9,927 | 9,345 | 582 | 5.9% | 6.0% |
2003 | 10,039 | 9,340 | 699 | 7.0% | 6.3% |
2004 | 10,175 | 9,508 | 667 | 6.6% | 5.7% |
2005 | 10,500 | 9,766 | 734 | 7.0% | 6.8% |
2006 | 10,479 | 10,059 | 420 | 4.0% | 4.0% |
2007 | 10,613 | 10,193 | 420 | 4.0% | 4.1% |
2008 | 10,674 | 10,175 | 499 | 4.7% | 4.7% |
2009 | 10,667 | 9,955 | 712 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
2010 | 11,917 | 11,032 | 885 | 7.4% | 7.5% |
2011 | 11,969 | 11,086 | 883 | 7.4% | 7.4% |
2012 | 11,963 | 11,177 | 786 | 6.6% | 6.7% |
2013 | 12,300 | 11,576 | 724 | 5.9% | 6.4% |
2014 | 12,829 | 12,098 | 731 | 5.7% | 6.3% |
2015 | 13,206 | 12,472 | 734 | 5.6% | 6.3% |
2016 | 13,256 | 12,549 | 707 | 5.3% | 6.1% |
2017 | 13,508 | 12,888 | 620 | 4.6% | 5.1% |
2018 | 13,751 | 13,151 | 600 | 4.4% | 4.8% |
2019 | 13,793 | 13,190 | 603 | 4.4% | 4.7% |
2020 | 13,502 | 12,530 | 972 | 7.2% | 8.3% |
2021 | 13,789 | 13,107 | 682 | 4.9% | 5.6% |
2022 | 14,085 | 13,626 | 459 | 3.3% | 3.7% |
2023 | 14,014 | 13,554 | 460 | 3.3% | 3.7% |