2022 population: 59,120
( 4,311 from 2010
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80 from 2020)
Land area: 945.9 square miles
Population density: 62.5 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 29,347 | 49.64% | ![]() |
Black: | 14,370 | 24.31% | ![]() |
Indian: | 1,059 | 1.79% | ![]() |
Asian: | 313 | 0.53% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 1,094 | 1.85% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 12,937 | 21.88% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 29,773 | 50.36% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 1,782 | 15.1 |
Deaths: | 1,843 | 15.6 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -29 | -0.2 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 141 | 1.2 |
Change in White population: | -4,407 | -6.9 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 96 | 0.2 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 25,685 | |
Median Value | $116,600 | |
Occupied | 21,395 | 83.3% |
Vacant | 4,290 | 16.7% |
Owned | 15,663 | 73.2% |
Rented | 5,732 | 26.8% |
Median Rent | $752 | |
Single-Family Units | 15,354 | 59.8% |
Detached | 15,230 | 59.3% |
Attached | 124 | 0.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 761 | 3.0% |
Mobile Homes | 9,080 | 35.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,346 | 6.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,563 | 7.3% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,066 | 5.0% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,164 | 5.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,483 | 6.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,039 | 4.9% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,177 | 5.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 877 | 4.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 989 | 4.6% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,520 | 7.1% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 2,317 | 10.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 2,617 | 12.2% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,604 | 7.5% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,221 | 5.7% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 726 | 3.4% |
$200,000 or more | 686 | 3.2% |
Median Household Income | 49,963 | |
Per Capita Income | 25,969 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 91 | |
Compared to U.S. | 77 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,490 | 7.0% |
Public Assistance | 404 | 1.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 4,246 | 19.8% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 18,656 | 65.0% |
Unemployed | 951 | 3.3% |
In Armed Forces | 147 | 0.5% |
Total Labor Force | 19,754 | 68.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 8,968 | 31.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 34.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 8,601 | 6,247 | 57.9% |
Non-Profit | 551 | 971 | 36.2% |
Self-Employed | 3,227 | 1,235 | 72.3% |
Local Government | 486 | 1,311 | 27.0% |
State Government | 613 | 987 | 38.3% |
Federal Government | 226 | 330 | 40.6% |
Total Private + Self | 11,828 | 7,482 | 61.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,876 | 3,599 | 34.3% |
Total | 13,704 | 11,081 | 55.3% |
Pct. Govt. | 15.9% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 3,013 | 12.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 4,617 | 18.6% |
Professional, Technical | 4,034 | 16.3% |
Service Occupations | 3,788 | 15.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,016 | 4.1% |
All others | 9,347 | 37.7% |
White Collar | 47.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 3,578 | 14.4% |
Manufacturing | 3,108 | 12.5% |
Retail trade | 3,086 | 12.4% |
Construction | 3,060 | 12.3% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 2,205 | 8.9% |
Educational services | 1,920 | 7.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,413 | 5.7% |
Other services | 1,190 | 4.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,187 | 4.8% |
Public administration | 1,110 | 4.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 692 | 2.8% |
Wholesale trade | 670 | 2.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 519 | 2.1% |
Finance and insurance | 388 | 1.6% |
Utilities | 246 | 1.0% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 169 | 0.7% |
Information | 133 | 0.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 120 | 0.5% |
Management | 5 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 7,252 | 12.23% |
Puerto Rican | 223 | 0.38% |
Cuban | 134 | 0.23% |
Dominican | 145 | 0.24% |
Total Central American | 3,335 | 5.62% |
Costa Rican | 20 | 0.03% |
Guatemalan | 927 | 1.56% |
Honduran | 1,659 | 2.80% |
Nicaraguan | 63 | 0.11% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 527 | 0.89% |
Other Central American | 139 | 0.23% |
Total South American | 293 | 0.49% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 161 | 0.27% |
Colombian | 87 | 0.15% |
Ecuadorian | 2 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 18 | 0.03% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 25 | 0.04% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 1,080 | 1.82% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Vietnamese | 152 | 0.26% |
Indian | 72 | 0.12% |
Chinese | 29 | 0.05% |
Korean | 27 | 0.05% |
Filipino | 19 | 0.03% |
Thai | 12 | 0.02% |
Japanese | 6 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 44,625 | 80.3% |
Spanish | 10,122 | 18.2% |
Arabic | 414 | 0.7% |
Korean | 75 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 65 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European | 60 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 55 | 0.1% |
Other | 50 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 41 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 4,207 | 7.1% |
English | 3,753 | 6.3% |
Irish | 1,543 | 2.6% |
German | 932 | 1.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 784 | 1.3% |
Palestinian | 599 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 441 | 0.7% |
Italian | 338 | 0.6% |
French | 256 | 0.4% |
European | 240 | 0.4% |
Polish | 195 | 0.3% |
African | 118 | 0.2% |
British | 100 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 97 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 93 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 54,702 | 92.2% |
Not a citizen | 4,615 | 7.8% |
Native | 53,133 | 89.6% |
Foreign-born | 6,184 | 10.4% |
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 | ||||||
2,785 | 7.0% | 4,126 | 10.4% | 14,320 | 36.0% | 12,617 | 31.7% | 4,136 | 10.4% | 1,791 | 4.5% |
Average years of education: 12.4 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 2,785 | 7.0% |
9-12 Years | 4,126 | 10.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 14,320 | 36.0% |
Some College | 12,617 | 31.7% |
Bach. Degree | 4,136 | 10.4% |
Grad Degree | 1,791 | 4.5% |
Average years of education: 12.4 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 23,642 | 22,557 | 1,085 | 4.6% | 4.1% |
1991 | 23,143 | 21,384 | 1,759 | 7.6% | 5.9% |
1992 | 23,790 | 22,118 | 1,672 | 7.0% | 6.3% |
1993 | 23,511 | 21,832 | 1,679 | 7.1% | 5.1% |
1994 | 23,203 | 21,914 | 1,289 | 5.6% | 4.4% |
1995 | 23,797 | 22,419 | 1,378 | 5.8% | 4.4% |
1996 | 23,928 | 22,409 | 1,519 | 6.3% | 4.4% |
1997 | 24,421 | 23,101 | 1,320 | 5.4% | 3.8% |
1998 | 23,888 | 22,639 | 1,249 | 5.2% | 3.5% |
1999 | 24,193 | 23,032 | 1,161 | 4.8% | 3.3% |
2000 | 28,856 | 27,834 | 1,022 | 3.5% | 3.7% |
2001 | 29,250 | 27,427 | 1,823 | 6.2% | 5.6% |
2002 | 29,487 | 27,400 | 2,087 | 7.1% | 6.9% |
2003 | 31,373 | 29,488 | 1,885 | 6.0% | 6.7% |
2004 | 31,612 | 29,981 | 1,631 | 5.2% | 5.9% |
2005 | 31,421 | 29,784 | 1,637 | 5.2% | 5.6% |
2006 | 31,345 | 29,806 | 1,539 | 4.9% | 5.1% |
2007 | 33,116 | 31,693 | 1,423 | 4.3% | 5.1% |
2008 | 32,497 | 30,749 | 1,748 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
2009 | 31,567 | 28,674 | 2,893 | 9.2% | 11.0% |
2010 | 29,675 | 26,834 | 2,841 | 9.6% | 10.7% |
2011 | 29,863 | 26,932 | 2,931 | 9.8% | 10.3% |
2012 | 29,958 | 27,095 | 2,863 | 9.6% | 9.5% |
2013 | 29,714 | 27,381 | 2,333 | 7.9% | 7.8% |
2014 | 29,636 | 27,775 | 1,861 | 6.3% | 6.1% |
2015 | 29,511 | 27,786 | 1,725 | 5.8% | 5.7% |
2016 | 29,423 | 27,817 | 1,606 | 5.5% | 5.1% |
2017 | 29,357 | 27,957 | 1,400 | 4.8% | 4.5% |
2018 | 29,286 | 28,087 | 1,199 | 4.1% | 4.0% |
2019 | 29,628 | 28,537 | 1,091 | 3.7% | 3.8% |
2020 | 28,498 | 26,837 | 1,661 | 5.8% | 7.3% |
2021 | 27,695 | 26,416 | 1,279 | 4.6% | 4.9% |
2022 | 28,641 | 27,583 | 1,058 | 3.7% | 3.7% |
2023 | 27,978 | 26,985 | 993 | 3.5% | 3.5% |