2022 population: 8,689
( 349 from 2010
, 11 from 2020)
Land area: 347.3 square miles
Population density: 25.0 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 4,342 | 49.97% | 3.7% |
Black: | 3,483 | 40.09% | 3.9% |
Indian: | 31 | 0.36% | 40.9% |
Asian: | 110 | 1.27% | 197.3% |
2+ races: | 109 | 1.25% | 38.0% |
Hispanic: | 614 | 7.07% | 83.8% |
Total non-White: | 4,347 | 50.03% | 13.4% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 199 | 11.5 |
Deaths: | 290 | 16.7 |
Net Migration: | 74 | 4.3 |
Net Immigration: | 30 | 1.7 |
Change in White population: | -166 | -2.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 515 | 6.2 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 4,451 | |
Median Value | $81,800 | |
Occupied | 3,297 | 74.1% |
Vacant | 1,154 | 25.9% |
Owned | 2,729 | 82.8% |
Rented | 568 | 17.2% |
Median Rent | $665 | |
Single-Family Units | 2,948 | 66.2% |
Detached | 2,936 | 66.0% |
Attached | 12 | 0.3% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 86 | 1.9% |
Mobile Homes | 1,312 | 29.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 275 | 8.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 272 | 8.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 512 | 15.5% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 308 | 9.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 168 | 5.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 259 | 7.9% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 222 | 6.7% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 92 | 2.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 155 | 4.7% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 168 | 5.1% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 167 | 5.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 253 | 7.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 226 | 6.9% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 122 | 3.7% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 91 | 2.8% |
$200,000 or more | 7 | 0.2% |
Median Household Income | 31,463 | |
Per Capita Income | 19,360 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 76 | |
Compared to U.S. | 72 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 548 | 16.6% |
Public Assistance | 83 | 2.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 694 | 21.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 2,496 | 49.3% |
Unemployed | 152 | 3.0% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 2,648 | 52.2% |
Not in Labor Force | 2,420 | 47.8% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 50.7% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 673 | 769 | 46.7% |
Non-Profit | 58 | 78 | 42.6% |
Self-Employed | 602 | 133 | 81.9% |
Local Government | 118 | 240 | 33.0% |
State Government | 36 | 162 | 18.2% |
Federal Government | 0 | 71 | 0.0% |
Total Private + Self | 1,275 | 902 | 58.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 212 | 551 | 27.8% |
Total | 1,487 | 1,453 | 50.6% |
Pct. Govt. | 21.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 321 | 10.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 919 | 31.3% |
Professional, Technical | 501 | 17.0% |
Service Occupations | 238 | 8.1% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 58 | 2.0% |
All others | 961 | 32.7% |
White Collar | 59.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Retail trade | 402 | 13.7% |
Educational services | 387 | 13.2% |
Transportation and warehousing | 348 | 11.8% |
Other services | 333 | 11.3% |
Finance and insurance | 228 | 7.8% |
Health care and social assistance | 223 | 7.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 217 | 7.4% |
Construction | 151 | 5.1% |
Manufacturing | 142 | 4.8% |
Accommodation and food services | 121 | 4.1% |
Public administration | 111 | 3.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 71 | 2.4% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 55 | 1.9% |
Utilities | 47 | 1.6% |
Information | 42 | 1.4% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 42 | 1.4% |
Wholesale trade | 20 | 0.7% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 256 | 2.94% |
Puerto Rican | 100 | 1.15% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 292 | 3.35% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 277 | 3.18% |
Honduran | 15 | 0.17% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 6 | 0.07% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 6 | 0.07% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 0 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 7,975 | 94.5% |
Spanish | 454 | 5.4% |
Other Asian | 9 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 893 | 10.3% |
American | 824 | 9.5% |
Irish | 470 | 5.4% |
German | 256 | 2.9% |
European | 132 | 1.5% |
Italian | 121 | 1.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 73 | 0.8% |
Scandinavian | 51 | 0.6% |
Yugoslavian | 34 | 0.4% |
French | 31 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 30 | 0.3% |
Greek | 28 | 0.3% |
Scottish | 27 | 0.3% |
British | 22 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 15 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 8,555 | 98.3% |
Not a citizen | 149 | 1.7% |
Native | 8,510 | 97.8% |
Foreign-born | 194 | 2.2% |
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 | ||||||
373 | 5.6% | 846 | 12.8% | 2,936 | 44.4% | 1,854 | 28.1% | 326 | 4.9% | 272 | 4.1% |
Average years of education: 12.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 373 | 5.6% |
9-12 Years | 846 | 12.8% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 2,936 | 44.4% |
Some College | 1,854 | 28.1% |
Bach. Degree | 326 | 4.9% |
Grad Degree | 272 | 4.1% |
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 | 3,556 | 3,210 | 346 | 9.7% | 5.4% |
1991 | 3,676 | 3,474 | 202 | 5.5% | 5.3% |
1992 | 3,909 | 3,676 | 233 | 6.0% | 6.6% |
1993 | 3,927 | 3,694 | 233 | 5.9% | 5.7% |
1994 | 3,903 | 3,697 | 206 | 5.3% | 5.1% |
1995 | 4,213 | 3,864 | 349 | 8.3% | 4.8% |
1996 | 4,286 | 4,086 | 200 | 4.7% | 4.6% |
1997 | 4,649 | 4,391 | 258 | 5.5% | 4.5% |
1998 | 4,544 | 4,299 | 245 | 5.4% | 4.2% |
1999 | 4,502 | 4,299 | 203 | 4.5% | 3.8% |
2000 | 3,707 | 3,513 | 194 | 5.2% | 3.5% |
2001 | 3,541 | 3,319 | 222 | 6.3% | 4.1% |
2002 | 3,410 | 3,166 | 244 | 7.2% | 5.3% |
2003 | 3,428 | 3,201 | 227 | 6.6% | 5.1% |
2004 | 3,303 | 3,084 | 219 | 6.6% | 5.1% |
2005 | 3,512 | 3,289 | 223 | 6.3% | 5.7% |
2006 | 3,568 | 3,358 | 210 | 5.9% | 5.1% |
2007 | 3,338 | 3,019 | 319 | 9.6% | 4.9% |
2008 | 2,878 | 2,393 | 485 | 16.9% | 6.8% |
2009 | 2,740 | 2,182 | 558 | 20.4% | 10.4% |
2010 | 3,239 | 2,741 | 498 | 15.4% | 10.7% |
2011 | 3,198 | 2,743 | 455 | 14.2% | 10.1% |
2012 | 3,350 | 2,896 | 454 | 13.6% | 9.0% |
2013 | 3,318 | 2,911 | 407 | 12.3% | 8.1% |
2014 | 3,256 | 2,930 | 326 | 10.0% | 7.1% |
2015 | 3,071 | 2,811 | 260 | 8.5% | 6.1% |
2016 | 3,163 | 2,921 | 242 | 7.7% | 5.4% |
2017 | 3,196 | 2,978 | 218 | 6.8% | 4.8% |
2018 | 3,188 | 3,015 | 173 | 5.4% | 4.0% |
2019 | 3,209 | 3,043 | 166 | 5.2% | 3.5% |
2020 | 3,178 | 2,978 | 200 | 6.3% | 6.5% |
2021 | 3,192 | 3,040 | 152 | 4.8% | 3.9% |
2022 | 3,324 | 3,183 | 141 | 4.2% | 3.0% |
2023 | 3,335 | 3,169 | 166 | 5.0% | 3.2% |