2022 population: 16,779
( 5,320 from 2010
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695 from 2020)
Land area: 536.7 square miles
Population density: 31.3 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 6,668 | 39.74% | ![]() |
Black: | 9,210 | 54.89% | ![]() |
Indian: | 89 | 0.53% | ![]() |
Asian: | 56 | 0.33% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 276 | 1.64% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 480 | 2.86% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 10,111 | 60.26% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 383 | 11.0 |
Deaths: | 805 | 23.0 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -280 | -8.0 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 9 | 0.3 |
Change in White population: | -1,928 | -8.7 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -3,392 | -15.3 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 10,652 | |
Median Value | $96,000 | |
Occupied | 7,463 | 70.1% |
Vacant | 3,189 | 29.9% |
Owned | 5,360 | 71.8% |
Rented | 2,103 | 28.2% |
Median Rent | $764 | |
Single-Family Units | 7,394 | 69.4% |
Detached | 7,280 | 68.3% |
Attached | 114 | 1.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 150 | 1.4% |
Mobile Homes | 2,739 | 25.7% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 675 | 9.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 684 | 9.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 573 | 7.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 381 | 5.1% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 303 | 4.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 257 | 3.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 284 | 3.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 484 | 6.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 495 | 6.6% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 553 | 7.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 533 | 7.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 779 | 10.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 449 | 6.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 297 | 4.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 455 | 6.1% |
$200,000 or more | 261 | 3.5% |
Median Household Income | 45,698 | |
Per Capita Income | 29,047 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 96 | |
Compared to U.S. | 81 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 408 | 5.5% |
Public Assistance | 75 | 1.0% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,769 | 23.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 5,826 | 59.9% |
Unemployed | 500 | 5.1% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 6,326 | 65.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 3,399 | 35.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 40.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,230 | 2,008 | 52.6% |
Non-Profit | 57 | 180 | 24.1% |
Self-Employed | 550 | 374 | 59.5% |
Local Government | 211 | 502 | 29.6% |
State Government | 116 | 510 | 18.5% |
Federal Government | 10 | 104 | 8.8% |
Total Private + Self | 2,780 | 2,382 | 53.9% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 394 | 1,296 | 23.3% |
Total | 3,174 | 3,678 | 46.3% |
Pct. Govt. | 21.2% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 877 | 12.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,412 | 20.6% |
Professional, Technical | 1,101 | 16.1% |
Service Occupations | 1,337 | 19.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 190 | 2.8% |
All others | 2,125 | 31.0% |
White Collar | 49.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 1,138 | 16.6% |
Health care and social assistance | 894 | 13.0% |
Retail trade | 853 | 12.4% |
Educational services | 762 | 11.1% |
Construction | 479 | 7.0% |
Public administration | 429 | 6.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 401 | 5.9% |
Accommodation and food services | 313 | 4.6% |
Other services | 297 | 4.3% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 295 | 4.3% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 242 | 3.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 184 | 2.7% |
Wholesale trade | 153 | 2.2% |
Finance and insurance | 137 | 2.0% |
Utilities | 76 | 1.1% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 64 | 0.9% |
Information | 63 | 0.9% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 50 | 0.7% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 22 | 0.3% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 308 | 1.76% |
Puerto Rican | 27 | 0.15% |
Cuban | 40 | 0.23% |
Dominican | 8 | 0.05% |
Total Central American | 28 | 0.16% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 10 | 0.06% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 18 | 0.10% |
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 | 52 | 0.30% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 16,226 | 97.5% |
Spanish | 300 | 1.8% |
Arabic | 66 | 0.4% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 17 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 13 | 0.1% |
Other | 10 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European | 9 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 9 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 3,804 | 21.7% |
English | 1,369 | 7.8% |
Irish | 560 | 3.2% |
German | 483 | 2.8% |
French | 110 | 0.6% |
European | 80 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 76 | 0.4% |
Italian | 66 | 0.4% |
African | 59 | 0.3% |
Polish | 54 | 0.3% |
Arab | 49 | 0.3% |
Scottish | 49 | 0.3% |
British | 48 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 31 | 0.2% |
Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 28 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 17,389 | 99.2% |
Not a citizen | 139 | 0.8% |
Native | 17,173 | 98.0% |
Foreign-born | 355 | 2.0% |
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 | ||||||
759 | 5.7% | 1,429 | 10.8% | 4,511 | 34.0% | 4,206 | 31.7% | 1,430 | 10.8% | 926 | 7.0% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 759 | 5.7% |
9-12 Years | 1,429 | 10.8% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 4,511 | 34.0% |
Some College | 4,206 | 31.7% |
Bach. Degree | 1,430 | 10.8% |
Grad Degree | 926 | 7.0% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 8,662 | 8,260 | 402 | 4.6% | 4.1% |
1991 | 8,753 | 8,122 | 631 | 7.2% | 5.9% |
1992 | 9,033 | 8,298 | 735 | 8.1% | 6.3% |
1993 | 8,742 | 8,172 | 570 | 6.5% | 5.1% |
1994 | 8,685 | 7,991 | 694 | 8.0% | 4.4% |
1995 | 8,490 | 7,855 | 635 | 7.5% | 4.4% |
1996 | 8,544 | 7,878 | 666 | 7.8% | 4.4% |
1997 | 8,613 | 7,953 | 660 | 7.7% | 3.8% |
1998 | 8,431 | 7,784 | 647 | 7.7% | 3.5% |
1999 | 8,547 | 7,972 | 575 | 6.7% | 3.3% |
2000 | 8,701 | 8,226 | 475 | 5.5% | 3.7% |
2001 | 8,630 | 7,893 | 737 | 8.5% | 5.6% |
2002 | 8,557 | 7,724 | 833 | 9.7% | 6.9% |
2003 | 8,921 | 8,179 | 742 | 8.3% | 6.7% |
2004 | 8,915 | 8,248 | 667 | 7.5% | 5.9% |
2005 | 9,017 | 8,373 | 644 | 7.1% | 5.6% |
2006 | 9,035 | 8,478 | 557 | 6.2% | 5.1% |
2007 | 9,124 | 8,536 | 588 | 6.4% | 5.1% |
2008 | 8,705 | 8,028 | 677 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
2009 | 8,717 | 7,688 | 1,029 | 11.8% | 11.0% |
2010 | 8,733 | 7,727 | 1,006 | 11.5% | 10.7% |
2011 | 8,676 | 7,615 | 1,061 | 12.2% | 10.3% |
2012 | 8,374 | 7,390 | 984 | 11.8% | 9.5% |
2013 | 8,168 | 7,375 | 793 | 9.7% | 7.8% |
2014 | 7,940 | 7,319 | 621 | 7.8% | 6.1% |
2015 | 7,856 | 7,271 | 585 | 7.4% | 5.7% |
2016 | 7,791 | 7,225 | 566 | 7.3% | 5.1% |
2017 | 7,732 | 7,249 | 483 | 6.2% | 4.5% |
2018 | 7,637 | 7,241 | 396 | 5.2% | 4.0% |
2019 | 7,813 | 7,424 | 389 | 5.0% | 3.8% |
2020 | 7,528 | 6,978 | 550 | 7.3% | 7.3% |
2021 | 7,169 | 6,716 | 453 | 6.3% | 4.9% |
2022 | 7,248 | 6,896 | 352 | 4.9% | 3.7% |
2023 | 7,268 | 6,934 | 334 | 4.6% | 3.5% |