2022 population: 39,386
( 78 from 2010
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293 from 2020)
Land area: 392.3 square miles
Population density: 100.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 25,791 | 65.48% | ![]() |
Black: | 10,216 | 25.94% | ![]() |
Indian: | 249 | 0.63% | ![]() |
Asian: | 154 | 0.39% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 836 | 2.12% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 2,140 | 5.43% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 13,595 | 34.52% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 995 | 12.7 |
Deaths: | 1,243 | 15.9 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 523 | 6.7 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | -3 | -0.0 |
Change in White population: | -563 | -1.4 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 485 | 1.2 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 18,372 | |
Median Value | $173,200 | |
Occupied | 16,139 | 87.8% |
Vacant | 2,233 | 12.2% |
Owned | 12,527 | 77.6% |
Rented | 3,612 | 22.4% |
Median Rent | $777 | |
Single-Family Units | 13,714 | 74.6% |
Detached | 13,638 | 74.2% |
Attached | 76 | 0.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 601 | 3.3% |
Mobile Homes | 3,602 | 19.6% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 988 | 6.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,032 | 6.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 598 | 3.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 707 | 4.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 781 | 4.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 704 | 4.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 805 | 5.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 658 | 4.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 665 | 4.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,042 | 6.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,649 | 10.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 2,056 | 12.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,750 | 10.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 959 | 5.9% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 971 | 6.0% |
$200,000 or more | 774 | 4.8% |
Median Household Income | 60,688 | |
Per Capita Income | 33,456 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 92 | |
Compared to U.S. | 77 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,033 | 6.4% |
Public Assistance | 279 | 1.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 3,372 | 20.9% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 16,358 | 70.9% |
Unemployed | 650 | 2.8% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 17,008 | 73.7% |
Not in Labor Force | 6,057 | 26.3% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 29.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 6,742 | 6,432 | 51.2% |
Non-Profit | 334 | 806 | 29.3% |
Self-Employed | 1,154 | 358 | 76.3% |
Local Government | 866 | 808 | 51.7% |
State Government | 383 | 655 | 36.9% |
Federal Government | 81 | 116 | 41.1% |
Total Private + Self | 7,896 | 6,790 | 53.8% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,664 | 2,385 | 41.1% |
Total | 9,560 | 9,175 | 51.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 15.5% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,612 | 13.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 3,605 | 19.2% |
Professional, Technical | 3,620 | 19.3% |
Service Occupations | 3,168 | 16.9% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 145 | 0.8% |
All others | 5,730 | 30.6% |
White Collar | 52.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 3,120 | 16.7% |
Manufacturing | 2,939 | 15.7% |
Retail trade | 2,058 | 11.0% |
Construction | 1,646 | 8.8% |
Educational services | 1,291 | 6.9% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,259 | 6.7% |
Public administration | 1,032 | 5.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 856 | 4.6% |
Other services | 810 | 4.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 682 | 3.6% |
Finance and insurance | 652 | 3.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 610 | 3.3% |
Wholesale trade | 407 | 2.2% |
Utilities | 377 | 2.0% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 268 | 1.4% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 266 | 1.4% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 245 | 1.3% |
Information | 202 | 1.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 15 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,129 | 2.89% |
Puerto Rican | 461 | 1.18% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 18 | 0.05% |
Total Central American | 125 | 0.32% |
Costa Rican | 22 | 0.06% |
Guatemalan | 5 | 0.01% |
Honduran | 69 | 0.18% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 29 | 0.07% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 171 | 0.44% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 65 | 0.17% |
Ecuadorian | 93 | 0.24% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 13 | 0.03% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 7 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 35,226 | 95.1% |
Spanish | 1,343 | 3.6% |
Other Asian | 175 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European | 159 | 0.4% |
Arabic | 92 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 35 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 10 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 4,799 | 12.3% |
English | 3,889 | 9.9% |
Irish | 2,973 | 7.6% |
German | 1,993 | 5.1% |
Italian | 849 | 2.2% |
Scottish | 700 | 1.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 671 | 1.7% |
French | 622 | 1.6% |
European | 453 | 1.2% |
British | 314 | 0.8% |
Polish | 279 | 0.7% |
Dutch | 256 | 0.7% |
Welsh | 167 | 0.4% |
Portuguese | 136 | 0.3% |
French Canadian | 127 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 38,665 | 98.8% |
Not a citizen | 466 | 1.2% |
Native | 38,113 | 97.4% |
Foreign-born | 1,018 | 2.6% |
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 | ||||||
1,015 | 3.6% | 2,220 | 7.9% | 9,860 | 35.3% | 9,974 | 35.7% | 3,539 | 12.7% | 1,362 | 4.9% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,015 | 3.6% |
9-12 Years | 2,220 | 7.9% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 9,860 | 35.3% |
Some College | 9,974 | 35.7% |
Bach. Degree | 3,539 | 12.7% |
Grad Degree | 1,362 | 4.9% |
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 | 16,706 | 15,663 | 1,043 | 6.2% | 4.1% |
1991 | 16,500 | 14,948 | 1,552 | 9.4% | 5.9% |
1992 | 16,457 | 14,780 | 1,677 | 10.2% | 6.3% |
1993 | 16,279 | 15,003 | 1,276 | 7.8% | 5.1% |
1994 | 16,005 | 15,006 | 999 | 6.2% | 4.4% |
1995 | 17,159 | 16,237 | 922 | 5.4% | 4.4% |
1996 | 18,342 | 17,309 | 1,033 | 5.6% | 4.4% |
1997 | 18,335 | 17,447 | 888 | 4.8% | 3.8% |
1998 | 17,945 | 17,133 | 812 | 4.5% | 3.5% |
1999 | 17,681 | 16,911 | 770 | 4.4% | 3.3% |
2000 | 18,166 | 17,371 | 795 | 4.4% | 3.7% |
2001 | 18,794 | 17,496 | 1,298 | 6.9% | 5.6% |
2002 | 18,810 | 17,326 | 1,484 | 7.9% | 6.9% |
2003 | 18,781 | 17,273 | 1,508 | 8.0% | 6.7% |
2004 | 18,639 | 17,328 | 1,311 | 7.0% | 5.9% |
2005 | 18,886 | 17,598 | 1,288 | 6.8% | 5.6% |
2006 | 19,255 | 17,967 | 1,288 | 6.7% | 5.1% |
2007 | 18,960 | 17,583 | 1,377 | 7.3% | 5.1% |
2008 | 19,096 | 17,708 | 1,388 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
2009 | 19,380 | 17,092 | 2,288 | 11.8% | 11.0% |
2010 | 18,774 | 16,466 | 2,308 | 12.3% | 10.7% |
2011 | 18,662 | 16,436 | 2,226 | 11.9% | 10.3% |
2012 | 18,561 | 16,464 | 2,097 | 11.3% | 9.5% |
2013 | 18,310 | 16,515 | 1,795 | 9.8% | 7.8% |
2014 | 17,933 | 16,582 | 1,351 | 7.5% | 6.1% |
2015 | 17,864 | 16,665 | 1,199 | 6.7% | 5.7% |
2016 | 17,980 | 16,993 | 987 | 5.5% | 5.1% |
2017 | 17,997 | 17,156 | 841 | 4.7% | 4.5% |
2018 | 18,161 | 17,393 | 768 | 4.2% | 4.0% |
2019 | 18,521 | 17,763 | 758 | 4.1% | 3.8% |
2020 | 18,098 | 16,766 | 1,332 | 7.4% | 7.3% |
2021 | 18,038 | 17,109 | 929 | 5.2% | 4.9% |
2022 | 18,813 | 18,102 | 711 | 3.8% | 3.7% |
2023 | 19,150 | 18,482 | 668 | 3.5% | 3.5% |