2022 population: 42,778
( 3,861 from 2010
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175 from 2020)
Land area: 473.7 square miles
Population density: 90.3 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 23,495 | 54.92% | ![]() |
Black: | 13,432 | 31.40% | ![]() |
Indian: | 1,101 | 2.57% | ![]() |
Asian: | 430 | 1.01% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 1,031 | 2.41% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 3,289 | 7.69% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 19,283 | 45.08% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 1,293 | 15.1 |
Deaths: | 1,535 | 17.9 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 61 | 0.7 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | -8 | -0.1 |
Change in White population: | -3,874 | -8.3 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 13 | 0.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 19,768 | |
Median Value | $111,900 | |
Occupied | 16,605 | 84.0% |
Vacant | 3,163 | 16.0% |
Owned | 10,829 | 65.2% |
Rented | 5,776 | 34.8% |
Median Rent | $720 | |
Single-Family Units | 13,373 | 67.6% |
Detached | 13,271 | 67.1% |
Attached | 102 | 0.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,075 | 5.4% |
Mobile Homes | 4,055 | 20.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,537 | 9.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,599 | 9.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,199 | 7.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 882 | 5.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 743 | 4.5% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,087 | 6.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 910 | 5.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 556 | 3.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 810 | 4.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,252 | 7.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,720 | 10.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,691 | 10.2% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 930 | 5.6% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 872 | 5.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 452 | 2.7% |
$200,000 or more | 365 | 2.2% |
Median Household Income | 42,354 | |
Per Capita Income | 24,416 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 89 | |
Compared to U.S. | 75 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,168 | 7.0% |
Public Assistance | 410 | 2.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 4,776 | 28.8% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 15,533 | 62.6% |
Unemployed | 1,590 | 6.4% |
In Armed Forces | 165 | 0.7% |
Total Labor Force | 17,288 | 69.7% |
Not in Labor Force | 7,524 | 30.3% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 36.7% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 6,560 | 5,960 | 52.4% |
Non-Profit | 494 | 633 | 43.8% |
Self-Employed | 835 | 196 | 81.0% |
Local Government | 572 | 1,046 | 35.4% |
State Government | 600 | 765 | 44.0% |
Federal Government | 86 | 88 | 49.4% |
Total Private + Self | 7,395 | 6,156 | 54.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,752 | 2,532 | 40.9% |
Total | 9,147 | 8,688 | 51.3% |
Pct. Govt. | 17.7% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,097 | 11.7% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 3,110 | 17.4% |
Professional, Technical | 3,230 | 18.1% |
Service Occupations | 3,350 | 18.8% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 299 | 1.7% |
All others | 6,075 | 34.0% |
White Collar | 47.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 2,821 | 15.8% |
Health care and social assistance | 2,666 | 14.9% |
Retail trade | 2,101 | 11.8% |
Educational services | 2,057 | 11.5% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,294 | 7.2% |
Other services | 1,057 | 5.9% |
Construction | 1,052 | 5.9% |
Public administration | 858 | 4.8% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 804 | 4.5% |
Transportation and warehousing | 752 | 4.2% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 474 | 2.7% |
Utilities | 387 | 2.2% |
Finance and insurance | 376 | 2.1% |
Wholesale trade | 367 | 2.1% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 304 | 1.7% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 165 | 0.9% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 149 | 0.8% |
Information | 135 | 0.8% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 43 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 2,023 | 4.69% |
Puerto Rican | 339 | 0.79% |
Cuban | 49 | 0.11% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 290 | 0.67% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 179 | 0.41% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 49 | 0.11% |
Salvadoran | 62 | 0.14% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 180 | 0.42% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 177 | 0.41% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 3 | 0.01% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 204 | 0.47% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 101 | 0.23% |
Hmong | 94 | 0.22% |
Laotian | 54 | 0.13% |
Korean | 30 | 0.07% |
Vietnamese | 27 | 0.06% |
Chinese | 6 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 37,753 | 93.0% |
Spanish | 2,491 | 6.1% |
Other Asian | 136 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European | 64 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 50 | 0.1% |
Korean | 30 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 27 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 13 | 0.0% |
Other | 10 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 2,906 | 6.7% |
English | 2,773 | 6.4% |
Irish | 1,575 | 3.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,316 | 3.0% |
German | 1,000 | 2.3% |
Scottish | 713 | 1.7% |
European | 302 | 0.7% |
French | 240 | 0.6% |
Danish | 195 | 0.5% |
Italian | 156 | 0.4% |
Polish | 149 | 0.3% |
Russian | 104 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 88 | 0.2% |
African | 84 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 81 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 42,467 | 98.4% |
Not a citizen | 682 | 1.6% |
Native | 41,633 | 96.5% |
Foreign-born | 1,516 | 3.5% |
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 | ||||||
1,668 | 5.7% | 3,405 | 11.6% | 9,096 | 31.0% | 10,110 | 34.5% | 3,131 | 10.7% | 1,925 | 6.6% |
Average years of education: 12.6 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,668 | 5.7% |
9-12 Years | 3,405 | 11.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 9,096 | 31.0% |
Some College | 10,110 | 34.5% |
Bach. Degree | 3,131 | 10.7% |
Grad Degree | 1,925 | 6.6% |
Average years of education: 12.6 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 22,424 | 21,122 | 1,302 | 5.8% | 4.1% |
1991 | 22,251 | 20,144 | 2,107 | 9.5% | 5.9% |
1992 | 21,948 | 19,930 | 2,018 | 9.2% | 6.3% |
1993 | 21,346 | 19,458 | 1,888 | 8.8% | 5.1% |
1994 | 21,510 | 19,382 | 2,128 | 9.9% | 4.4% |
1995 | 21,154 | 19,122 | 2,032 | 9.6% | 4.4% |
1996 | 21,230 | 18,807 | 2,423 | 11.4% | 4.4% |
1997 | 20,307 | 18,440 | 1,867 | 9.2% | 3.8% |
1998 | 19,620 | 17,924 | 1,696 | 8.6% | 3.5% |
1999 | 19,629 | 18,335 | 1,294 | 6.6% | 3.3% |
2000 | 20,906 | 19,784 | 1,122 | 5.4% | 3.7% |
2001 | 21,299 | 19,517 | 1,782 | 8.4% | 5.6% |
2002 | 20,642 | 18,371 | 2,271 | 11.0% | 6.9% |
2003 | 20,619 | 18,508 | 2,111 | 10.2% | 6.7% |
2004 | 20,372 | 18,634 | 1,738 | 8.5% | 5.9% |
2005 | 20,308 | 18,644 | 1,664 | 8.2% | 5.6% |
2006 | 20,337 | 18,686 | 1,651 | 8.1% | 5.1% |
2007 | 20,812 | 19,140 | 1,672 | 8.0% | 5.1% |
2008 | 20,196 | 18,325 | 1,871 | 9.3% | 6.2% |
2009 | 20,194 | 17,252 | 2,942 | 14.6% | 11.0% |
2010 | 18,987 | 16,192 | 2,795 | 14.7% | 10.7% |
2011 | 18,382 | 15,700 | 2,682 | 14.6% | 10.3% |
2012 | 18,104 | 15,625 | 2,479 | 13.7% | 9.5% |
2013 | 17,446 | 15,451 | 1,995 | 11.4% | 7.8% |
2014 | 16,922 | 15,450 | 1,472 | 8.7% | 6.1% |
2015 | 16,905 | 15,582 | 1,323 | 7.8% | 5.7% |
2016 | 16,739 | 15,579 | 1,160 | 6.9% | 5.1% |
2017 | 16,687 | 15,681 | 1,006 | 6.0% | 4.5% |
2018 | 16,552 | 15,632 | 920 | 5.6% | 4.0% |
2019 | 16,789 | 15,939 | 850 | 5.1% | 3.8% |
2020 | 16,733 | 15,200 | 1,533 | 9.2% | 7.3% |
2021 | 16,301 | 15,115 | 1,186 | 7.3% | 4.9% |
2022 | 16,960 | 16,104 | 856 | 5.0% | 3.7% |
2023 | 17,062 | 16,283 | 779 | 4.6% | 3.5% |