2022 population: 25,948
( 2,117 from 2010
, 800 from 2020)
Land area: 922.3 square miles
Population density: 28.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 8,940 | 34.45% | 14.7% |
Black: | 14,544 | 56.05% | 8.5% |
Indian: | 79 | 0.30% | 33.9% |
Asian: | 160 | 0.62% | 25.0% |
2+ races: | 259 | 1.00% | 28.2% |
Hispanic: | 1,966 | 7.58% | 51.1% |
Total non-White: | 17,008 | 65.55% | 3.3% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 749 | 14.0 |
Deaths: | 829 | 15.5 |
Net Migration: | -740 | -13.8 |
Net Immigration: | -1 | -0.0 |
Change in White population: | -1,537 | -5.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -580 | -2.1 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 10,418 | |
Median Value | $117,800 | |
Occupied | 8,807 | 84.5% |
Vacant | 1,611 | 15.5% |
Owned | 5,057 | 57.4% |
Rented | 3,750 | 42.6% |
Median Rent | $829 | |
Single-Family Units | 7,228 | 69.4% |
Detached | 7,179 | 68.9% |
Attached | 49 | 0.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 813 | 7.8% |
Mobile Homes | 1,899 | 18.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 873 | 9.9% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 830 | 9.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 573 | 6.5% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 325 | 3.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 734 | 8.3% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 417 | 4.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 532 | 6.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 393 | 4.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 305 | 3.5% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 838 | 9.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 719 | 8.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 963 | 10.9% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 465 | 5.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 377 | 4.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 341 | 3.9% |
$200,000 or more | 122 | 1.4% |
Median Household Income | 41,867 | |
Per Capita Income | 19,836 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 98 | |
Compared to U.S. | 71 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,268 | 14.4% |
Public Assistance | 243 | 2.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,273 | 25.8% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 8,502 | 47.9% |
Unemployed | 1,037 | 5.8% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 9,539 | 53.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 8,200 | 46.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 52.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,955 | 2,735 | 51.9% |
Non-Profit | 94 | 416 | 18.4% |
Self-Employed | 944 | 270 | 77.8% |
Local Government | 383 | 288 | 57.1% |
State Government | 289 | 444 | 39.4% |
Federal Government | 91 | 145 | 38.6% |
Total Private + Self | 3,899 | 3,005 | 56.5% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 857 | 1,293 | 39.9% |
Total | 4,756 | 4,298 | 52.5% |
Pct. Govt. | 18.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 991 | 10.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,600 | 17.7% |
Professional, Technical | 1,303 | 14.4% |
Service Occupations | 1,966 | 21.7% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 456 | 5.0% |
All others | 3,194 | 35.3% |
White Collar | 43.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 1,437 | 15.9% |
Manufacturing | 1,422 | 15.7% |
Retail trade | 922 | 10.2% |
Public administration | 707 | 7.8% |
Construction | 644 | 7.1% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 520 | 5.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 504 | 5.6% |
Accommodation and food services | 487 | 5.4% |
Other services | 397 | 4.4% |
Information | 390 | 4.3% |
Educational services | 371 | 4.1% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 301 | 3.3% |
Finance and insurance | 215 | 2.4% |
Utilities | 205 | 2.3% |
Wholesale trade | 190 | 2.1% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 176 | 1.9% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 81 | 0.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 79 | 0.9% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 6 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 82 | 0.30% |
Puerto Rican | 103 | 0.37% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 63 | 0.23% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 63 | 0.23% |
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 | 49 | 0.18% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 25 | 0.09% |
Ecuadorian | 24 | 0.09% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 789 | 2.87% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 24,744 | 95.3% |
Spanish | 1,100 | 4.2% |
Other | 73 | 0.3% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 29 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 11 | 0.0% |
Other Asian | 11 | 0.0% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 9 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 1,617 | 5.9% |
English | 1,235 | 4.5% |
Irish | 831 | 3.0% |
German | 513 | 1.9% |
French | 411 | 1.5% |
African | 311 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 234 | 0.9% |
Nigerian | 215 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 184 | 0.7% |
European | 150 | 0.5% |
Italian | 74 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 47 | 0.2% |
British | 42 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 41 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 33 | 0.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 26,960 | 98.2% |
Not a citizen | 507 | 1.8% |
Native | 26,900 | 97.9% |
Foreign-born | 567 | 2.1% |
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 | ||||||
1,450 | 7.5% | 2,999 | 15.5% | 7,428 | 38.3% | 5,199 | 26.8% | 1,690 | 8.7% | 611 | 3.2% |
Average years of education: 12.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,450 | 7.5% |
9-12 Years | 2,999 | 15.5% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 7,428 | 38.3% |
Some College | 5,199 | 26.8% |
Bach. Degree | 1,690 | 8.7% |
Grad Degree | 611 | 3.2% |
Average years of education: 12.1 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 9,362 | 8,709 | 653 | 7.0% | 7.6% |
1991 | 9,401 | 8,598 | 803 | 8.5% | 8.4% |
1992 | 9,483 | 8,657 | 826 | 8.7% | 8.0% |
1993 | 9,749 | 8,919 | 830 | 8.5% | 6.7% |
1994 | 9,973 | 9,096 | 877 | 8.8% | 6.3% |
1995 | 9,574 | 8,677 | 897 | 9.4% | 6.2% |
1996 | 9,380 | 8,481 | 899 | 9.6% | 6.0% |
1997 | 9,539 | 8,708 | 831 | 8.7% | 5.7% |
1998 | 9,559 | 8,790 | 769 | 8.0% | 5.3% |
1999 | 9,389 | 8,623 | 766 | 8.2% | 5.1% |
2000 | 10,690 | 9,937 | 753 | 7.0% | 5.3% |
2001 | 10,462 | 9,758 | 704 | 6.7% | 5.5% |
2002 | 10,720 | 9,960 | 760 | 7.1% | 6.4% |
2003 | 10,810 | 9,986 | 824 | 7.6% | 6.1% |
2004 | 10,357 | 9,469 | 888 | 8.6% | 6.1% |
2005 | 10,148 | 9,157 | 991 | 9.8% | 7.6% |
2006 | 9,945 | 9,138 | 807 | 8.1% | 6.4% |
2007 | 10,078 | 9,306 | 772 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
2008 | 10,031 | 9,145 | 886 | 8.8% | 6.7% |
2009 | 9,944 | 8,798 | 1,146 | 11.5% | 9.4% |
2010 | 9,928 | 8,746 | 1,182 | 11.9% | 10.1% |
2011 | 10,159 | 8,963 | 1,196 | 11.8% | 9.8% |
2012 | 9,943 | 8,848 | 1,095 | 11.0% | 8.8% |
2013 | 9,446 | 8,412 | 1,034 | 10.9% | 8.5% |
2014 | 9,251 | 8,321 | 930 | 10.1% | 7.6% |
2015 | 9,181 | 8,420 | 761 | 8.3% | 6.5% |
2016 | 9,208 | 8,515 | 693 | 7.5% | 5.9% |
2017 | 9,079 | 8,511 | 568 | 6.3% | 5.2% |
2018 | 9,366 | 8,828 | 538 | 5.7% | 5.0% |
2019 | 9,966 | 9,325 | 641 | 6.4% | 5.5% |
2020 | 9,877 | 8,917 | 960 | 9.7% | 8.1% |
2021 | 8,952 | 8,319 | 633 | 7.1% | 5.5% |
2022 | 8,877 | 8,476 | 401 | 4.5% | 3.9% |
2023 | 8,713 | 8,415 | 298 | 3.4% | 3.2% |