2022 population: 9,993
( 260 from 2010
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69 from 2020)
Land area: 421.2 square miles
Population density: 23.7 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 7,846 | 78.51% | ![]() |
Black: | 1,771 | 17.72% | ![]() |
Indian: | 37 | 0.37% | ![]() |
Asian: | 20 | 0.20% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 127 | 1.27% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 192 | 1.92% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 2,147 | 21.49% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 282 | 14.2 |
Deaths: | 385 | 19.4 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 173 | 8.7 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | -2 | -0.1 |
Change in White population: | -161 | -1.6 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -99 | -1.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 5,064 | |
Median Value | $107,700 | |
Occupied | 4,065 | 80.3% |
Vacant | 999 | 19.7% |
Owned | 3,166 | 77.9% |
Rented | 899 | 22.1% |
Median Rent | $626 | |
Single-Family Units | 3,930 | 77.6% |
Detached | 3,899 | 77.0% |
Attached | 31 | 0.6% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 170 | 3.4% |
Mobile Homes | 775 | 15.3% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 259 | 6.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 251 | 6.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 184 | 4.5% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 187 | 4.6% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 183 | 4.5% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 212 | 5.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 264 | 6.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 176 | 4.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 116 | 2.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 442 | 10.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 340 | 8.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 601 | 14.8% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 438 | 10.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 93 | 2.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 232 | 5.7% |
$200,000 or more | 87 | 2.1% |
Median Household Income | 55,657 | |
Per Capita Income | 27,836 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 98 | |
Compared to U.S. | 71 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 305 | 7.5% |
Public Assistance | 117 | 2.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 855 | 21.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 3,755 | 64.2% |
Unemployed | 268 | 4.6% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 4,023 | 68.7% |
Not in Labor Force | 1,830 | 31.3% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 35.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,572 | 1,186 | 57.0% |
Non-Profit | 31 | 164 | 15.9% |
Self-Employed | 296 | 38 | 88.6% |
Local Government | 38 | 178 | 17.6% |
State Government | 190 | 265 | 41.8% |
Federal Government | 90 | 55 | 62.1% |
Total Private + Self | 1,868 | 1,224 | 60.4% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 349 | 662 | 34.5% |
Total | 2,217 | 1,886 | 54.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 19.9% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 450 | 10.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 816 | 19.8% |
Professional, Technical | 761 | 18.5% |
Service Occupations | 802 | 19.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 33 | 0.8% |
All others | 1,283 | 31.2% |
White Collar | 49.3% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 792 | 19.3% |
Manufacturing | 662 | 16.1% |
Educational services | 445 | 10.8% |
Retail trade | 420 | 10.2% |
Construction | 277 | 6.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 265 | 6.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 187 | 4.5% |
Public administration | 170 | 4.1% |
Utilities | 159 | 3.9% |
Other services | 145 | 3.5% |
Finance and insurance | 114 | 2.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 113 | 2.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 108 | 2.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 84 | 2.0% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 75 | 1.8% |
Wholesale trade | 43 | 1.0% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 21 | 0.5% |
Information | 18 | 0.4% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 14 | 0.3% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 87 | 0.88% |
Puerto Rican | 2 | 0.02% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 1 | 0.01% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 1 | 0.01% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 25 | 0.25% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 0 | 0.00% |
Ecuadorian | 25 | 0.25% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 42 | 0.42% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 9,211 | 98.8% |
Spanish | 59 | 0.6% |
Chinese | 29 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European | 16 | 0.2% |
Other Asian | 4 | 0.0% |
German, other Germanic | 1 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 1,918 | 19.3% |
American | 1,582 | 15.9% |
Irish | 1,134 | 11.4% |
German | 438 | 4.4% |
African | 263 | 2.6% |
European | 162 | 1.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 143 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 134 | 1.3% |
Italian | 129 | 1.3% |
Polish | 41 | 0.4% |
British | 40 | 0.4% |
French | 40 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 29 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 24 | 0.2% |
Iranian | 18 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 9,924 | 99.8% |
Not a citizen | 18 | 0.2% |
Native | 9,870 | 99.3% |
Foreign-born | 72 | 0.7% |
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 | ||||||
259 | 3.8% | 766 | 11.3% | 2,495 | 36.9% | 2,025 | 30.0% | 727 | 10.8% | 483 | 7.2% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 259 | 3.8% |
9-12 Years | 766 | 11.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 2,495 | 36.9% |
Some College | 2,025 | 30.0% |
Bach. Degree | 727 | 10.8% |
Grad Degree | 483 | 7.2% |
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 | 4,351 | 3,980 | 371 | 8.5% | 7.6% |
1991 | 4,335 | 3,877 | 458 | 10.6% | 8.4% |
1992 | 4,478 | 4,075 | 403 | 9.0% | 8.0% |
1993 | 4,494 | 4,239 | 255 | 5.7% | 6.7% |
1994 | 4,536 | 4,277 | 259 | 5.7% | 6.3% |
1995 | 4,442 | 4,056 | 386 | 8.7% | 6.2% |
1996 | 4,422 | 4,159 | 263 | 5.9% | 6.0% |
1997 | 4,490 | 4,277 | 213 | 4.7% | 5.7% |
1998 | 4,498 | 4,295 | 203 | 4.5% | 5.3% |
1999 | 4,397 | 4,168 | 229 | 5.2% | 5.1% |
2000 | 4,680 | 4,453 | 227 | 4.9% | 5.3% |
2001 | 4,347 | 3,957 | 390 | 9.0% | 5.5% |
2002 | 3,782 | 3,185 | 597 | 15.8% | 6.4% |
2003 | 3,470 | 3,086 | 384 | 11.1% | 6.1% |
2004 | 3,490 | 3,202 | 288 | 8.3% | 6.1% |
2005 | 3,548 | 3,261 | 287 | 8.1% | 7.6% |
2006 | 3,386 | 3,123 | 263 | 7.8% | 6.4% |
2007 | 3,388 | 3,110 | 278 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
2008 | 3,383 | 3,067 | 316 | 9.3% | 6.7% |
2009 | 3,398 | 2,937 | 461 | 13.6% | 9.4% |
2010 | 4,379 | 3,889 | 490 | 11.2% | 10.1% |
2011 | 4,409 | 3,960 | 449 | 10.2% | 9.8% |
2012 | 4,277 | 3,894 | 383 | 9.0% | 8.8% |
2013 | 4,070 | 3,685 | 385 | 9.5% | 8.5% |
2014 | 3,951 | 3,610 | 341 | 8.6% | 7.6% |
2015 | 3,928 | 3,642 | 286 | 7.3% | 6.5% |
2016 | 3,889 | 3,640 | 249 | 6.4% | 5.9% |
2017 | 3,870 | 3,662 | 208 | 5.4% | 5.2% |
2018 | 3,903 | 3,703 | 200 | 5.1% | 5.0% |
2019 | 3,974 | 3,742 | 232 | 5.8% | 5.5% |
2020 | 3,891 | 3,603 | 288 | 7.4% | 8.1% |
2021 | 3,916 | 3,706 | 210 | 5.4% | 5.5% |
2022 | 3,875 | 3,724 | 151 | 3.9% | 3.9% |
2023 | 3,795 | 3,679 | 116 | 3.1% | 3.2% |