2022 population: 15,381
( 244 from 2010
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74 from 2020)
Land area: 403.3 square miles
Population density: 38.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 8,028 | 52.19% | ![]() |
Black: | 6,761 | 43.96% | ![]() |
Indian: | 36 | 0.23% | ![]() |
Asian: | 141 | 0.92% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 150 | 0.98% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 265 | 1.72% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 7,353 | 47.81% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 226 | 7.4 |
Deaths: | 399 | 13.0 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 237 | 7.7 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 20 | 0.7 |
Change in White population: | 26 | 0.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -270 | -1.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 5,086 | |
Median Value | $239,700 | |
Occupied | 3,822 | 75.1% |
Vacant | 1,264 | 24.9% |
Owned | 2,777 | 72.7% |
Rented | 1,045 | 27.3% |
Median Rent | $1,034 | |
Single-Family Units | 3,278 | 64.5% |
Detached | 3,244 | 63.8% |
Attached | 34 | 0.7% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 389 | 7.6% |
Mobile Homes | 1,092 | 21.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 116 | 3.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 167 | 4.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 175 | 4.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 269 | 7.0% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 211 | 5.5% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 125 | 3.3% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 78 | 2.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 30 | 0.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 191 | 5.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 299 | 7.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 349 | 9.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 437 | 11.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 323 | 8.5% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 256 | 6.7% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 334 | 8.7% |
$200,000 or more | 462 | 12.1% |
Median Household Income | 71,985 | |
Per Capita Income | 30,055 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 104 | |
Compared to U.S. | 89 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 337 | 8.8% |
Public Assistance | 35 | 0.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 639 | 16.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 5,339 | 50.7% |
Unemployed | 553 | 5.2% |
In Armed Forces | 14 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 5,906 | 56.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 4,630 | 43.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 49.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,193 | 902 | 70.9% |
Non-Profit | 108 | 195 | 35.6% |
Self-Employed | 577 | 150 | 79.4% |
Local Government | 135 | 421 | 24.3% |
State Government | 665 | 256 | 72.2% |
Federal Government | 4 | 0 | 100.0% |
Total Private + Self | 2,770 | 1,052 | 72.5% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 912 | 872 | 51.1% |
Total | 3,682 | 1,924 | 65.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 26.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 721 | 12.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 785 | 14.0% |
Professional, Technical | 1,571 | 27.9% |
Service Occupations | 1,274 | 22.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 20 | 0.4% |
All others | 1,276 | 22.7% |
White Collar | 54.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 933 | 16.6% |
Educational services | 646 | 11.5% |
Construction | 614 | 10.9% |
Manufacturing | 512 | 9.1% |
Public administration | 493 | 8.8% |
Accommodation and food services | 341 | 6.1% |
Retail trade | 316 | 5.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 289 | 5.1% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 267 | 4.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 253 | 4.5% |
Other services | 216 | 3.8% |
Utilities | 162 | 2.9% |
Finance and insurance | 146 | 2.6% |
Information | 127 | 2.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 119 | 2.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 90 | 1.6% |
Wholesale trade | 62 | 1.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 35 | 0.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 6 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 17 | 0.11% |
Puerto Rican | 17 | 0.11% |
Cuban | 18 | 0.12% |
Dominican | 4 | 0.03% |
Total Central American | 51 | 0.33% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 16 | 0.10% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 35 | 0.23% |
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 | 118 | 0.77% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 14,366 | 97.4% |
Spanish | 236 | 1.6% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 74 | 0.5% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 35 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European | 25 | 0.2% |
Arabic | 11 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 10 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
French | 1,881 | 12.2% |
American | 1,304 | 8.5% |
English | 1,260 | 8.2% |
Irish | 1,021 | 6.6% |
German | 770 | 5.0% |
Italian | 332 | 2.2% |
Scottish | 271 | 1.8% |
European | 160 | 1.0% |
Cajun | 150 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 121 | 0.8% |
Norwegian | 106 | 0.7% |
British | 93 | 0.6% |
French Canadian | 62 | 0.4% |
African | 42 | 0.3% |
Northern European | 38 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 15,189 | 98.9% |
Not a citizen | 169 | 1.1% |
Native | 15,069 | 98.1% |
Foreign-born | 289 | 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 | ||||||
585 | 4.9% | 1,396 | 11.7% | 4,473 | 37.6% | 2,926 | 24.6% | 1,709 | 14.4% | 809 | 6.8% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 585 | 4.9% |
9-12 Years | 1,396 | 11.7% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 4,473 | 37.6% |
Some College | 2,926 | 24.6% |
Bach. Degree | 1,709 | 14.4% |
Grad Degree | 809 | 6.8% |
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 | 3,735 | 3,479 | 256 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
1991 | 4,007 | 3,745 | 262 | 6.5% | 7.2% |
1992 | 4,155 | 3,919 | 236 | 5.7% | 7.8% |
1993 | 3,652 | 3,385 | 267 | 7.3% | 7.4% |
1994 | 3,926 | 3,595 | 331 | 8.4% | 7.7% |
1995 | 3,621 | 3,361 | 260 | 7.2% | 6.9% |
1996 | 3,647 | 3,393 | 254 | 7.0% | 6.5% |
1997 | 3,742 | 3,489 | 253 | 6.8% | 5.9% |
1998 | 3,651 | 3,455 | 196 | 5.4% | 5.5% |
1999 | 3,669 | 3,511 | 158 | 4.3% | 5.0% |
2000 | 4,790 | 4,476 | 314 | 6.6% | 5.2% |
2001 | 4,741 | 4,396 | 345 | 7.3% | 5.6% |
2002 | 4,678 | 4,337 | 341 | 7.3% | 6.0% |
2003 | 4,716 | 4,355 | 361 | 7.7% | 6.3% |
2004 | 4,681 | 4,364 | 317 | 6.8% | 5.7% |
2005 | 4,954 | 4,555 | 399 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
2006 | 4,857 | 4,619 | 238 | 4.9% | 4.0% |
2007 | 4,778 | 4,520 | 258 | 5.4% | 4.1% |
2008 | 4,754 | 4,494 | 260 | 5.5% | 4.7% |
2009 | 4,750 | 4,395 | 355 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
2010 | 5,237 | 4,905 | 332 | 6.3% | 7.5% |
2011 | 5,160 | 4,837 | 323 | 6.3% | 7.4% |
2012 | 5,156 | 4,858 | 298 | 5.8% | 6.7% |
2013 | 5,233 | 4,935 | 298 | 5.7% | 6.4% |
2014 | 5,337 | 5,039 | 298 | 5.6% | 6.3% |
2015 | 5,384 | 5,102 | 282 | 5.2% | 6.3% |
2016 | 5,334 | 5,058 | 276 | 5.2% | 6.1% |
2017 | 5,336 | 5,114 | 222 | 4.2% | 5.1% |
2018 | 5,413 | 5,205 | 208 | 3.8% | 4.8% |
2019 | 5,466 | 5,251 | 215 | 3.9% | 4.7% |
2020 | 5,276 | 4,989 | 287 | 5.4% | 8.3% |
2021 | 5,321 | 5,121 | 200 | 3.8% | 5.6% |
2022 | 5,472 | 5,331 | 141 | 2.6% | 3.7% |
2023 | 5,447 | 5,303 | 144 | 2.6% | 3.7% |