2022 population: 24,811
( 4,639 from 2010
, 1,162 from 2020)
Land area: 697.8 square miles
Population density: 35.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 5,893 | 23.75% | 20.5% |
Black: | 18,105 | 72.97% | 15.2% |
Indian: | 63 | 0.25% | 34.0% |
Asian: | 100 | 0.40% | 8.7% |
2+ races: | 151 | 0.61% | 18.9% |
Hispanic: | 499 | 2.01% | 23.5% |
Total non-White: | 18,918 | 76.25% | 14.2% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 629 | 12.1 |
Deaths: | 992 | 19.1 |
Net Migration: | -801 | -15.4 |
Net Immigration: | 3 | 0.1 |
Change in White population: | -1,517 | -5.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -3,122 | -10.6 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 9,426 | |
Median Value | $103,800 | |
Occupied | 8,136 | 86.3% |
Vacant | 1,290 | 13.7% |
Owned | 4,556 | 56.0% |
Rented | 3,580 | 44.0% |
Median Rent | $650 | |
Single-Family Units | 7,240 | 76.8% |
Detached | 7,132 | 75.7% |
Attached | 108 | 1.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 950 | 10.1% |
Mobile Homes | 522 | 5.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 884 | 10.9% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 981 | 12.1% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 609 | 7.5% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 540 | 6.6% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 377 | 4.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 356 | 4.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 465 | 5.7% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 188 | 2.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 507 | 6.2% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 659 | 8.1% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 608 | 7.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 857 | 10.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 473 | 5.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 312 | 3.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 118 | 1.5% |
$200,000 or more | 202 | 2.5% |
Median Household Income | 37,403 | |
Per Capita Income | 18,851 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 93 | |
Compared to U.S. | 68 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,076 | 13.2% |
Public Assistance | 327 | 4.0% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,768 | 34.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 7,792 | 46.6% |
Unemployed | 1,067 | 6.4% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 8,859 | 53.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 7,845 | 47.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 53.4% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,727 | 2,675 | 50.5% |
Non-Profit | 177 | 350 | 33.6% |
Self-Employed | 445 | 237 | 65.2% |
Local Government | 236 | 682 | 25.7% |
State Government | 357 | 621 | 36.5% |
Federal Government | 172 | 60 | 74.1% |
Total Private + Self | 3,172 | 2,912 | 52.1% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 942 | 1,713 | 35.5% |
Total | 4,114 | 4,625 | 47.1% |
Pct. Govt. | 24.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,198 | 13.7% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,568 | 17.9% |
Professional, Technical | 1,657 | 19.0% |
Service Occupations | 1,978 | 22.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 141 | 1.6% |
All others | 2,338 | 26.8% |
White Collar | 50.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 1,408 | 16.1% |
Educational services | 1,223 | 14.0% |
Retail trade | 940 | 10.8% |
Manufacturing | 842 | 9.6% |
Public administration | 734 | 8.4% |
Accommodation and food services | 697 | 8.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 534 | 6.1% |
Construction | 451 | 5.2% |
Transportation and warehousing | 429 | 4.9% |
Other services | 380 | 4.3% |
Finance and insurance | 267 | 3.1% |
Wholesale trade | 231 | 2.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 136 | 1.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 128 | 1.5% |
Information | 107 | 1.2% |
Utilities | 95 | 1.1% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 70 | 0.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 61 | 0.7% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 6 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 399 | 1.54% |
Puerto Rican | 83 | 0.32% |
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 | 4 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 24,054 | 98.3% |
Spanish | 361 | 1.5% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 19 | 0.1% |
Other | 12 | 0.0% |
Tagalog | 9 | 0.0% |
German, other Germanic | 3 | 0.0% |
Other Indo-European | 2 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 2,126 | 8.2% |
English | 1,270 | 4.9% |
Irish | 960 | 3.7% |
German | 514 | 2.0% |
Italian | 258 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 110 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 105 | 0.4% |
British | 98 | 0.4% |
French | 67 | 0.3% |
African | 41 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 25 | 0.1% |
Other Subsaharan African | 22 | 0.1% |
Polish | 20 | 0.1% |
Nigerian | 20 | 0.1% |
European | 16 | 0.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 25,670 | 99.2% |
Not a citizen | 197 | 0.8% |
Native | 25,667 | 99.2% |
Foreign-born | 200 | 0.8% |
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 | ||||||
1,192 | 6.8% | 2,855 | 16.2% | 5,462 | 31.0% | 5,054 | 28.7% | 1,768 | 10.0% | 1,290 | 7.3% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,192 | 6.8% |
9-12 Years | 2,855 | 16.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 5,462 | 31.0% |
Some College | 5,054 | 28.7% |
Bach. Degree | 1,768 | 10.0% |
Grad Degree | 1,290 | 7.3% |
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 | 12,302 | 10,875 | 1,427 | 11.6% | 7.6% |
1991 | 12,269 | 10,917 | 1,352 | 11.0% | 8.4% |
1992 | 12,355 | 10,963 | 1,392 | 11.3% | 8.0% |
1993 | 12,186 | 10,736 | 1,450 | 11.9% | 6.7% |
1994 | 11,856 | 10,518 | 1,338 | 11.3% | 6.3% |
1995 | 11,651 | 10,343 | 1,308 | 11.2% | 6.2% |
1996 | 11,207 | 9,814 | 1,393 | 12.4% | 6.0% |
1997 | 11,051 | 9,537 | 1,514 | 13.7% | 5.7% |
1998 | 10,605 | 9,372 | 1,233 | 11.6% | 5.3% |
1999 | 10,972 | 9,885 | 1,087 | 9.9% | 5.1% |
2000 | 12,070 | 11,012 | 1,058 | 8.8% | 5.3% |
2001 | 10,327 | 9,246 | 1,081 | 10.5% | 5.5% |
2002 | 11,623 | 10,433 | 1,190 | 10.2% | 6.4% |
2003 | 11,483 | 10,448 | 1,035 | 9.0% | 6.1% |
2004 | 11,181 | 10,181 | 1,000 | 8.9% | 6.1% |
2005 | 11,194 | 10,048 | 1,146 | 10.2% | 7.6% |
2006 | 11,078 | 10,102 | 976 | 8.8% | 6.4% |
2007 | 10,810 | 9,769 | 1,041 | 9.6% | 6.2% |
2008 | 10,557 | 9,464 | 1,093 | 10.4% | 6.7% |
2009 | 10,246 | 8,958 | 1,288 | 12.6% | 9.4% |
2010 | 9,872 | 8,391 | 1,481 | 15.0% | 10.1% |
2011 | 9,858 | 8,403 | 1,455 | 14.8% | 9.8% |
2012 | 9,574 | 8,225 | 1,349 | 14.1% | 8.8% |
2013 | 8,996 | 7,751 | 1,245 | 13.8% | 8.5% |
2014 | 8,637 | 7,548 | 1,089 | 12.6% | 7.6% |
2015 | 8,454 | 7,555 | 899 | 10.6% | 6.5% |
2016 | 8,307 | 7,520 | 787 | 9.5% | 5.9% |
2017 | 7,953 | 7,276 | 677 | 8.5% | 5.2% |
2018 | 7,786 | 7,158 | 628 | 8.1% | 5.0% |
2019 | 7,481 | 6,785 | 696 | 9.3% | 5.5% |
2020 | 7,491 | 6,651 | 840 | 11.2% | 8.1% |
2021 | 7,314 | 6,666 | 648 | 8.9% | 5.5% |
2022 | 7,180 | 6,765 | 415 | 5.8% | 3.9% |
2023 | 7,360 | 7,021 | 339 | 4.6% | 3.2% |