2022 population: 19,467
( 1,150 from 2010
, 967 from 2020)
Land area: 183.5 square miles
Population density: 106.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 13,081 | 67.20% | 9.5% |
Black: | 5,171 | 26.56% | 8.0% |
Indian: | 44 | 0.23% | 29.4% |
Asian: | 131 | 0.67% | 87.1% |
2+ races: | 399 | 2.05% | 39.5% |
Hispanic: | 641 | 3.29% | 88.0% |
Total non-White: | 6,386 | 32.80% | 0.2% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 473 | 12.8 |
Deaths: | 640 | 17.3 |
Net Migration: | 1,073 | 29.0 |
Net Immigration: | 12 | 0.3 |
Change in White population: | 1,138 | 6.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 12 | 0.1 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 7,635 | |
Median Value | $177,000 | |
Occupied | 6,918 | 90.6% |
Vacant | 717 | 9.4% |
Owned | 5,263 | 76.1% |
Rented | 1,655 | 23.9% |
Median Rent | $888 | |
Single-Family Units | 5,715 | 74.9% |
Detached | 5,656 | 74.1% |
Attached | 59 | 0.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 530 | 6.9% |
Mobile Homes | 1,074 | 14.1% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 320 | 4.6% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 318 | 4.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 201 | 2.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 420 | 6.1% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 336 | 4.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 254 | 3.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 197 | 2.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 144 | 2.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 372 | 5.4% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 760 | 11.0% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 513 | 7.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,093 | 15.8% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 540 | 7.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 506 | 7.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 545 | 7.9% |
$200,000 or more | 399 | 5.8% |
Median Household Income | 64,966 | |
Per Capita Income | 30,978 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 84 | |
Compared to U.S. | 80 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 788 | 11.4% |
Public Assistance | 228 | 3.3% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,069 | 15.5% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 7,452 | 64.6% |
Unemployed | 333 | 2.9% |
In Armed Forces | 52 | 0.5% |
Total Labor Force | 7,837 | 67.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 3,699 | 32.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 35.0% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,676 | 2,262 | 54.2% |
Non-Profit | 207 | 434 | 32.3% |
Self-Employed | 525 | 320 | 62.1% |
Local Government | 459 | 454 | 50.3% |
State Government | 263 | 334 | 44.1% |
Federal Government | 78 | 35 | 69.0% |
Total Private + Self | 3,201 | 2,582 | 55.4% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,007 | 1,257 | 44.5% |
Total | 4,208 | 3,839 | 52.3% |
Pct. Govt. | 20.2% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 810 | 10.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,141 | 26.6% |
Professional, Technical | 1,609 | 20.0% |
Service Occupations | 1,510 | 18.8% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 16 | 0.2% |
All others | 1,977 | 24.6% |
White Collar | 56.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 1,647 | 20.5% |
Retail trade | 876 | 10.9% |
Educational services | 823 | 10.2% |
Health care and social assistance | 713 | 8.9% |
Public administration | 670 | 8.3% |
Other services | 618 | 7.7% |
Construction | 575 | 7.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 505 | 6.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 437 | 5.4% |
Finance and insurance | 321 | 4.0% |
Wholesale trade | 235 | 2.9% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 212 | 2.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 121 | 1.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 68 | 0.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 63 | 0.8% |
Information | 61 | 0.8% |
Utilities | 54 | 0.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 48 | 0.6% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 215 | 1.15% |
Puerto Rican | 8 | 0.04% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 298 | 1.60% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 298 | 1.60% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 10 | 0.05% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 0 | 0.00% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 10 | 0.05% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 11 | 0.06% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Thai | 31 | 0.17% |
Chinese | 28 | 0.15% |
Indian | 14 | 0.07% |
Vietnamese | 11 | 0.06% |
Korean | 9 | 0.05% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 17,062 | 95.8% |
Spanish | 417 | 2.3% |
Other Indo-European | 180 | 1.0% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 86 | 0.5% |
Other | 26 | 0.1% |
Chinese | 21 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 11 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 3 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 1,919 | 10.3% |
English | 1,226 | 6.6% |
Irish | 856 | 4.6% |
German | 736 | 3.9% |
Scottish | 268 | 1.4% |
Italian | 253 | 1.4% |
French | 226 | 1.2% |
Iranian | 166 | 0.9% |
African | 123 | 0.7% |
European | 116 | 0.6% |
Jamaican | 115 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 106 | 0.6% |
Hungarian | 61 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 53 | 0.3% |
Northern European | 46 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 18,564 | 99.4% |
Not a citizen | 112 | 0.6% |
Native | 18,294 | 98.0% |
Foreign-born | 382 | 2.0% |
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 | ||||||
358 | 2.9% | 938 | 7.6% | 4,403 | 35.9% | 4,427 | 36.1% | 1,122 | 9.1% | 1,024 | 8.3% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 358 | 2.9% |
9-12 Years | 938 | 7.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 4,403 | 35.9% |
Some College | 4,427 | 36.1% |
Bach. Degree | 1,122 | 9.1% |
Grad Degree | 1,024 | 8.3% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 6,161 | 5,842 | 319 | 5.2% | 5.4% |
1991 | 6,046 | 5,698 | 348 | 5.8% | 5.3% |
1992 | 6,243 | 5,830 | 413 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
1993 | 6,839 | 6,497 | 342 | 5.0% | 5.7% |
1994 | 7,151 | 6,852 | 299 | 4.2% | 5.1% |
1995 | 7,134 | 6,849 | 285 | 4.0% | 4.8% |
1996 | 7,350 | 7,046 | 304 | 4.1% | 4.6% |
1997 | 7,466 | 7,133 | 333 | 4.5% | 4.5% |
1998 | 7,215 | 6,900 | 315 | 4.4% | 4.2% |
1999 | 6,913 | 6,521 | 392 | 5.7% | 3.8% |
2000 | 8,006 | 7,650 | 356 | 4.4% | 3.5% |
2001 | 8,123 | 7,723 | 400 | 4.9% | 4.1% |
2002 | 7,943 | 7,418 | 525 | 6.6% | 5.3% |
2003 | 7,777 | 7,336 | 441 | 5.7% | 5.1% |
2004 | 7,715 | 7,251 | 464 | 6.0% | 5.1% |
2005 | 7,789 | 7,279 | 510 | 6.5% | 5.7% |
2006 | 7,820 | 7,346 | 474 | 6.1% | 5.1% |
2007 | 7,919 | 7,487 | 432 | 5.5% | 4.9% |
2008 | 7,945 | 7,310 | 635 | 8.0% | 6.8% |
2009 | 8,157 | 7,000 | 1,157 | 14.2% | 10.4% |
2010 | 8,185 | 7,006 | 1,179 | 14.4% | 10.7% |
2011 | 8,097 | 6,995 | 1,102 | 13.6% | 10.1% |
2012 | 7,936 | 6,991 | 945 | 11.9% | 9.0% |
2013 | 7,810 | 6,934 | 876 | 11.2% | 8.1% |
2014 | 7,778 | 7,032 | 746 | 9.6% | 7.1% |
2015 | 7,597 | 7,003 | 594 | 7.8% | 6.1% |
2016 | 7,900 | 7,375 | 525 | 6.6% | 5.4% |
2017 | 8,124 | 7,664 | 460 | 5.7% | 4.8% |
2018 | 8,230 | 7,843 | 387 | 4.7% | 4.0% |
2019 | 8,208 | 7,881 | 327 | 4.0% | 3.5% |
2020 | 7,980 | 7,476 | 504 | 6.3% | 6.5% |
2021 | 8,263 | 7,918 | 345 | 4.2% | 3.9% |
2022 | 8,391 | 8,116 | 275 | 3.3% | 3.0% |
2023 | 8,505 | 8,220 | 285 | 3.4% | 3.2% |