2022 population: 25,587
( 1,916 from 2010
, 363 from 2020)
Land area: 589.2 square miles
Population density: 43.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 15,660 | 61.20% | 8.6% |
Black: | 8,837 | 34.54% | 8.2% |
Indian: | 52 | 0.20% | 48.6% |
Asian: | 156 | 0.61% | 39.3% |
2+ races: | 335 | 1.31% | 69.2% |
Hispanic: | 547 | 2.14% | 41.3% |
Total non-White: | 9,927 | 38.80% | 4.3% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 664 | 12.8 |
Deaths: | 915 | 17.6 |
Net Migration: | -130 | -2.5 |
Net Immigration: | 18 | 0.3 |
Change in White population: | -1,471 | -5.3 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -445 | -1.6 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 11,643 | |
Median Value | $104,600 | |
Occupied | 9,534 | 81.9% |
Vacant | 2,109 | 18.1% |
Owned | 7,769 | 81.5% |
Rented | 1,765 | 18.5% |
Median Rent | $793 | |
Single-Family Units | 8,387 | 72.0% |
Detached | 8,257 | 70.9% |
Attached | 130 | 1.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 260 | 2.2% |
Mobile Homes | 2,707 | 23.3% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 614 | 6.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 434 | 4.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 675 | 7.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 418 | 4.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 613 | 6.4% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 387 | 4.1% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 438 | 4.6% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 691 | 7.2% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 393 | 4.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 928 | 9.7% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 982 | 10.3% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 923 | 9.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 757 | 7.9% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 344 | 3.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 414 | 4.3% |
$200,000 or more | 523 | 5.5% |
Median Household Income | 50,867 | |
Per Capita Income | 27,920 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 100 | |
Compared to U.S. | 73 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 780 | 8.2% |
Public Assistance | 462 | 4.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,455 | 15.3% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 9,515 | 60.8% |
Unemployed | 632 | 4.0% |
In Armed Forces | 21 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 10,168 | 65.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 5,478 | 35.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 39.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 3,886 | 3,003 | 56.4% |
Non-Profit | 116 | 432 | 21.2% |
Self-Employed | 663 | 79 | 89.4% |
Local Government | 273 | 441 | 38.2% |
State Government | 477 | 733 | 39.4% |
Federal Government | 62 | 113 | 35.4% |
Total Private + Self | 4,549 | 3,082 | 59.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 928 | 1,719 | 35.1% |
Total | 5,477 | 4,801 | 53.3% |
Pct. Govt. | 20.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,342 | 13.0% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,061 | 20.0% |
Professional, Technical | 1,702 | 16.5% |
Service Occupations | 2,240 | 21.8% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 42 | 0.4% |
All others | 2,944 | 28.6% |
White Collar | 49.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 1,920 | 18.7% |
Retail trade | 1,240 | 12.1% |
Construction | 1,207 | 11.7% |
Manufacturing | 1,171 | 11.4% |
Public administration | 772 | 7.5% |
Educational services | 660 | 6.4% |
Accommodation and food services | 562 | 5.5% |
Finance and insurance | 459 | 4.5% |
Other services | 445 | 4.3% |
Wholesale trade | 291 | 2.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 290 | 2.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 284 | 2.8% |
Utilities | 250 | 2.4% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 240 | 2.3% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 194 | 1.9% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 172 | 1.7% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 51 | 0.5% |
Information | 43 | 0.4% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 38 | 0.4% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 389 | 1.50% |
Puerto Rican | 44 | 0.17% |
Cuban | 58 | 0.22% |
Dominican | 18 | 0.07% |
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 | 13 | 0.05% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 23,686 | 97.2% |
Spanish | 384 | 1.6% |
Other Indo-European | 102 | 0.4% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 82 | 0.3% |
Korean | 47 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 39 | 0.2% |
Other | 13 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 9 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 2,808 | 10.8% |
English | 2,325 | 9.0% |
Irish | 1,130 | 4.4% |
German | 725 | 2.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 553 | 2.1% |
Italian | 532 | 2.1% |
French | 385 | 1.5% |
European | 360 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 336 | 1.3% |
British | 84 | 0.3% |
African | 66 | 0.3% |
Haitian | 58 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 56 | 0.2% |
Scandinavian | 45 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 38 | 0.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 25,653 | 99.1% |
Not a citizen | 236 | 0.9% |
Native | 25,414 | 98.2% |
Foreign-born | 475 | 1.8% |
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 | ||||||
1,019 | 5.8% | 2,491 | 14.1% | 5,773 | 32.7% | 5,452 | 30.9% | 2,044 | 11.6% | 860 | 4.9% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,019 | 5.8% |
9-12 Years | 2,491 | 14.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 5,773 | 32.7% |
Some College | 5,452 | 30.9% |
Bach. Degree | 2,044 | 11.6% |
Grad Degree | 860 | 4.9% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 10,314 | 9,730 | 584 | 5.7% | 7.6% |
1991 | 10,251 | 9,559 | 692 | 6.8% | 8.4% |
1992 | 10,510 | 9,909 | 601 | 5.7% | 8.0% |
1993 | 10,883 | 10,357 | 526 | 4.8% | 6.7% |
1994 | 10,702 | 10,200 | 502 | 4.7% | 6.3% |
1995 | 10,596 | 10,031 | 565 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
1996 | 10,567 | 9,795 | 772 | 7.3% | 6.0% |
1997 | 10,576 | 10,035 | 541 | 5.1% | 5.7% |
1998 | 10,580 | 9,568 | 1,012 | 9.6% | 5.3% |
1999 | 9,851 | 9,229 | 622 | 6.3% | 5.1% |
2000 | 11,822 | 11,259 | 563 | 4.8% | 5.3% |
2001 | 11,843 | 11,269 | 574 | 4.8% | 5.5% |
2002 | 11,757 | 11,115 | 642 | 5.5% | 6.4% |
2003 | 11,868 | 11,230 | 638 | 5.4% | 6.1% |
2004 | 12,008 | 11,391 | 617 | 5.1% | 6.1% |
2005 | 11,967 | 11,234 | 733 | 6.1% | 7.6% |
2006 | 11,576 | 10,960 | 616 | 5.3% | 6.4% |
2007 | 11,474 | 10,839 | 635 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
2008 | 11,482 | 10,798 | 684 | 6.0% | 6.7% |
2009 | 11,285 | 10,329 | 956 | 8.5% | 9.4% |
2010 | 11,401 | 10,358 | 1,043 | 9.1% | 10.1% |
2011 | 11,610 | 10,574 | 1,036 | 8.9% | 9.8% |
2012 | 11,407 | 10,485 | 922 | 8.1% | 8.8% |
2013 | 10,954 | 10,147 | 807 | 7.4% | 8.5% |
2014 | 10,726 | 10,032 | 694 | 6.5% | 7.6% |
2015 | 10,864 | 10,216 | 648 | 6.0% | 6.5% |
2016 | 10,882 | 10,278 | 604 | 5.6% | 5.9% |
2017 | 10,927 | 10,380 | 547 | 5.0% | 5.2% |
2018 | 10,734 | 10,226 | 508 | 4.7% | 5.0% |
2019 | 10,798 | 10,225 | 573 | 5.3% | 5.5% |
2020 | 10,445 | 9,730 | 715 | 6.8% | 8.1% |
2021 | 10,543 | 10,000 | 543 | 5.2% | 5.5% |
2022 | 10,592 | 10,192 | 400 | 3.8% | 3.9% |
2023 | 10,487 | 10,172 | 315 | 3.0% | 3.2% |