2022 population: 13,210
( 243 from 2010
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204 from 2020)
Land area: 247.2 square miles
Population density: 53.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 9,559 | 72.36% | ![]() |
Black: | 2,793 | 21.14% | ![]() |
Indian: | 59 | 0.45% | ![]() |
Asian: | 72 | 0.55% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 252 | 1.91% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 475 | 3.60% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 3,651 | 27.64% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 248 | 9.5 |
Deaths: | 502 | 19.3 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 469 | 18.0 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | -6 | -0.2 |
Change in White population: | -49 | -0.4 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -194 | -1.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 6,906 | |
Median Value | $211,100 | |
Occupied | 5,568 | 80.6% |
Vacant | 1,338 | 19.4% |
Owned | 4,265 | 76.6% |
Rented | 1,303 | 23.4% |
Median Rent | $1,033 | |
Single-Family Units | 4,808 | 69.6% |
Detached | 4,794 | 69.4% |
Attached | 14 | 0.2% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 144 | 2.1% |
Mobile Homes | 1,698 | 24.6% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 185 | 3.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 243 | 4.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 301 | 5.4% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 379 | 6.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 253 | 4.5% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 292 | 5.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 237 | 4.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 155 | 2.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 134 | 2.4% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 663 | 11.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 346 | 6.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 851 | 15.3% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 791 | 14.2% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 328 | 5.9% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 277 | 5.0% |
$200,000 or more | 133 | 2.4% |
Median Household Income | 59,401 | |
Per Capita Income | 31,919 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 95 | |
Compared to U.S. | 80 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 459 | 8.2% |
Public Assistance | 207 | 3.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 746 | 13.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 4,555 | 64.2% |
Unemployed | 269 | 3.8% |
In Armed Forces | 6 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 4,830 | 68.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 2,266 | 31.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 35.7% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,528 | 1,370 | 52.7% |
Non-Profit | 132 | 154 | 46.2% |
Self-Employed | 574 | 170 | 77.2% |
Local Government | 113 | 220 | 33.9% |
State Government | 122 | 245 | 33.2% |
Federal Government | 390 | 86 | 81.9% |
Total Private + Self | 2,102 | 1,540 | 57.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 757 | 705 | 51.8% |
Total | 2,859 | 2,245 | 56.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 23.0% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 789 | 15.4% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,091 | 21.3% |
Professional, Technical | 784 | 15.3% |
Service Occupations | 974 | 19.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 102 | 2.0% |
All others | 1,482 | 28.9% |
White Collar | 52.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 736 | 14.4% |
Retail trade | 636 | 12.4% |
Manufacturing | 578 | 11.3% |
Public administration | 466 | 9.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 439 | 8.6% |
Construction | 431 | 8.4% |
Educational services | 352 | 6.9% |
Transportation and warehousing | 258 | 5.0% |
Finance and insurance | 214 | 4.2% |
Other services | 205 | 4.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 181 | 3.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 180 | 3.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 96 | 1.9% |
Wholesale trade | 85 | 1.7% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 82 | 1.6% |
Information | 64 | 1.2% |
Utilities | 59 | 1.2% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 58 | 1.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 126 | 0.97% |
Puerto Rican | 109 | 0.84% |
Cuban | 11 | 0.08% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 169 | 1.29% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 34 | 0.26% |
Salvadoran | 135 | 1.03% |
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 | 0 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 11,998 | 96.0% |
Spanish | 318 | 2.5% |
German, other Germanic | 59 | 0.5% |
Other | 57 | 0.5% |
Chinese | 28 | 0.2% |
Arabic | 12 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 11 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 8 | 0.1% |
Korean | 5 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 2,123 | 16.3% |
American | 1,656 | 12.7% |
Irish | 1,649 | 12.6% |
German | 980 | 7.5% |
Italian | 505 | 3.9% |
French | 305 | 2.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 245 | 1.9% |
Scottish | 183 | 1.4% |
British | 114 | 0.9% |
Greek | 103 | 0.8% |
European | 92 | 0.7% |
Polish | 76 | 0.6% |
Slovak | 69 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 39 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 34 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 12,942 | 99.1% |
Not a citizen | 111 | 0.9% |
Native | 12,755 | 97.7% |
Foreign-born | 298 | 2.3% |
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 | ||||||
376 | 3.8% | 962 | 9.8% | 3,173 | 32.3% | 3,392 | 34.5% | 1,072 | 10.9% | 853 | 8.7% |
Average years of education: 12.9 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 376 | 3.8% |
9-12 Years | 962 | 9.8% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 3,173 | 32.3% |
Some College | 3,392 | 34.5% |
Bach. Degree | 1,072 | 10.9% |
Grad Degree | 853 | 8.7% |
Average years of education: 12.9 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 4,497 | 4,333 | 164 | 3.6% | 4.1% |
1991 | 4,357 | 4,113 | 244 | 5.6% | 5.9% |
1992 | 4,398 | 4,128 | 270 | 6.1% | 6.3% |
1993 | 4,398 | 4,179 | 219 | 5.0% | 5.1% |
1994 | 4,405 | 4,204 | 201 | 4.6% | 4.4% |
1995 | 4,604 | 4,369 | 235 | 5.1% | 4.4% |
1996 | 4,799 | 4,577 | 222 | 4.6% | 4.4% |
1997 | 4,798 | 4,576 | 222 | 4.6% | 3.8% |
1998 | 4,786 | 4,589 | 197 | 4.1% | 3.5% |
1999 | 4,895 | 4,749 | 146 | 3.0% | 3.3% |
2000 | 4,778 | 4,590 | 188 | 3.9% | 3.7% |
2001 | 4,841 | 4,574 | 267 | 5.5% | 5.6% |
2002 | 4,865 | 4,581 | 284 | 5.8% | 6.9% |
2003 | 5,044 | 4,776 | 268 | 5.3% | 6.7% |
2004 | 5,132 | 4,874 | 258 | 5.0% | 5.9% |
2005 | 5,178 | 4,913 | 265 | 5.1% | 5.6% |
2006 | 5,285 | 4,986 | 299 | 5.7% | 5.1% |
2007 | 5,358 | 5,057 | 301 | 5.6% | 5.1% |
2008 | 5,321 | 4,959 | 362 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
2009 | 5,235 | 4,658 | 577 | 11.0% | 11.0% |
2010 | 5,354 | 4,790 | 564 | 10.5% | 10.7% |
2011 | 5,332 | 4,747 | 585 | 11.0% | 10.3% |
2012 | 5,312 | 4,745 | 567 | 10.7% | 9.5% |
2013 | 5,230 | 4,743 | 487 | 9.3% | 7.8% |
2014 | 5,099 | 4,713 | 386 | 7.6% | 6.1% |
2015 | 5,150 | 4,787 | 363 | 7.0% | 5.7% |
2016 | 5,086 | 4,758 | 328 | 6.4% | 5.1% |
2017 | 5,130 | 4,840 | 290 | 5.7% | 4.5% |
2018 | 5,026 | 4,779 | 247 | 4.9% | 4.0% |
2019 | 5,010 | 4,768 | 242 | 4.8% | 3.8% |
2020 | 4,845 | 4,521 | 324 | 6.7% | 7.3% |
2021 | 4,822 | 4,559 | 263 | 5.5% | 4.9% |
2022 | 4,976 | 4,753 | 223 | 4.5% | 3.7% |
2023 | 5,048 | 4,846 | 202 | 4.0% | 3.5% |