2022 population: 17,932
( 638 from 2010
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69 from 2020)
Land area: 599.2 square miles
Population density: 29.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 11,028 | 61.50% | ![]() |
Black: | 5,926 | 33.05% | ![]() |
Indian: | 83 | 0.46% | ![]() |
Asian: | 110 | 0.61% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 322 | 1.80% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 463 | 2.58% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 6,904 | 38.50% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 239 | 6.6 |
Deaths: | 531 | 14.7 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 231 | 6.4 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 0 | 0.0 |
Change in White population: | -110 | -0.6 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -528 | -2.8 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 7,737 | |
Median Value | $199,700 | |
Occupied | 6,841 | 88.4% |
Vacant | 896 | 11.6% |
Owned | 5,265 | 77.0% |
Rented | 1,576 | 23.0% |
Median Rent | $881 | |
Single-Family Units | 6,218 | 80.4% |
Detached | 6,203 | 80.2% |
Attached | 15 | 0.2% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 182 | 2.4% |
Mobile Homes | 1,218 | 15.7% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 327 | 4.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 167 | 2.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 141 | 2.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 402 | 5.9% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 325 | 4.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 357 | 5.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 226 | 3.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 563 | 8.2% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 283 | 4.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 389 | 5.7% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 524 | 7.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,068 | 15.6% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 704 | 10.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 423 | 6.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 630 | 9.2% |
$200,000 or more | 312 | 4.6% |
Median Household Income | 67,813 | |
Per Capita Income | 32,218 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 86 | |
Compared to U.S. | 86 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 420 | 6.1% |
Public Assistance | 451 | 6.6% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 879 | 12.8% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 7,122 | 65.2% |
Unemployed | 454 | 4.2% |
In Armed Forces | 52 | 0.5% |
Total Labor Force | 7,628 | 69.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 3,289 | 30.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 34.3% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,353 | 2,071 | 53.2% |
Non-Profit | 106 | 371 | 22.2% |
Self-Employed | 639 | 194 | 76.7% |
Local Government | 476 | 548 | 46.5% |
State Government | 140 | 318 | 30.6% |
Federal Government | 280 | 295 | 48.7% |
Total Private + Self | 2,992 | 2,265 | 56.9% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,002 | 1,532 | 39.5% |
Total | 3,994 | 3,797 | 51.3% |
Pct. Govt. | 26.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,239 | 15.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,345 | 17.2% |
Professional, Technical | 1,857 | 23.7% |
Service Occupations | 1,422 | 18.1% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 141 | 1.8% |
All others | 1,975 | 25.2% |
White Collar | 56.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 1,224 | 15.6% |
Public administration | 870 | 11.1% |
Retail trade | 853 | 10.9% |
Educational services | 789 | 10.1% |
Manufacturing | 740 | 9.4% |
Construction | 605 | 7.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 470 | 6.0% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 383 | 4.9% |
Accommodation and food services | 357 | 4.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 326 | 4.2% |
Finance and insurance | 291 | 3.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 275 | 3.5% |
Other services | 232 | 3.0% |
Wholesale trade | 189 | 2.4% |
Utilities | 115 | 1.5% |
Information | 60 | 0.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 39 | 0.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 15 | 0.2% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 5 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 34 | 0.19% |
Puerto Rican | 209 | 1.16% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 23 | 0.13% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 23 | 0.13% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 124 | 0.69% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 2 | 0.01% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 122 | 0.68% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 5 | 0.03% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 16,701 | 97.4% |
Spanish | 250 | 1.5% |
German, other Germanic | 96 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European | 71 | 0.4% |
Other Asian | 15 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 7 | 0.0% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 3 | 0.0% |
Vietnamese | 3 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 2,724 | 15.1% |
African | 1,999 | 11.1% |
Irish | 1,256 | 7.0% |
American | 1,173 | 6.5% |
German | 928 | 5.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 278 | 1.5% |
French | 266 | 1.5% |
Italian | 240 | 1.3% |
European | 225 | 1.2% |
Polish | 177 | 1.0% |
Dutch | 102 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 93 | 0.5% |
Lithuanian | 89 | 0.5% |
Greek | 77 | 0.4% |
British | 73 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 17,995 | 100.0% |
Not a citizen | 8 | 0.0% |
Native | 17,802 | 98.9% |
Foreign-born | 201 | 1.1% |
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 | ||||||
567 | 4.3% | 1,183 | 8.9% | 4,365 | 33.0% | 4,611 | 34.8% | 1,701 | 12.9% | 809 | 6.1% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 567 | 4.3% |
9-12 Years | 1,183 | 8.9% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 4,365 | 33.0% |
Some College | 4,611 | 34.8% |
Bach. Degree | 1,701 | 12.9% |
Grad Degree | 809 | 6.1% |
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 | 7,765 | 7,377 | 388 | 5.0% | 4.4% |
1991 | 7,619 | 7,216 | 403 | 5.3% | 5.8% |
1992 | 7,833 | 7,320 | 513 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
1993 | 7,469 | 7,061 | 408 | 5.5% | 5.2% |
1994 | 7,589 | 7,190 | 399 | 5.3% | 4.8% |
1995 | 7,702 | 7,373 | 329 | 4.3% | 4.4% |
1996 | 7,539 | 7,170 | 369 | 4.9% | 4.3% |
1997 | 7,697 | 7,392 | 305 | 4.0% | 3.7% |
1998 | 7,751 | 7,521 | 230 | 3.0% | 2.8% |
1999 | 8,572 | 8,299 | 273 | 3.2% | 2.7% |
2000 | 7,489 | 7,284 | 205 | 2.7% | 2.3% |
2001 | 7,433 | 7,188 | 245 | 3.3% | 3.3% |
2002 | 7,462 | 7,138 | 324 | 4.3% | 4.4% |
2003 | 7,606 | 7,255 | 351 | 4.6% | 4.3% |
2004 | 7,461 | 7,115 | 346 | 4.6% | 4.1% |
2005 | 7,545 | 7,205 | 340 | 4.5% | 3.8% |
2006 | 7,588 | 7,287 | 301 | 4.0% | 3.3% |
2007 | 7,681 | 7,383 | 298 | 3.9% | 3.3% |
2008 | 8,109 | 7,688 | 421 | 5.2% | 4.3% |
2009 | 8,132 | 7,471 | 661 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
2010 | 9,510 | 8,675 | 835 | 8.8% | 7.3% |
2011 | 9,426 | 8,704 | 722 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
2012 | 9,479 | 8,896 | 583 | 6.2% | 5.9% |
2013 | 9,244 | 8,739 | 505 | 5.5% | 5.6% |
2014 | 9,156 | 8,716 | 440 | 4.8% | 5.1% |
2015 | 9,234 | 8,869 | 365 | 4.0% | 4.4% |
2016 | 9,049 | 8,699 | 350 | 3.9% | 4.0% |
2017 | 9,080 | 8,756 | 324 | 3.6% | 3.7% |
2018 | 9,072 | 8,823 | 249 | 2.7% | 2.9% |
2019 | 9,187 | 8,953 | 234 | 2.5% | 2.7% |
2020 | 9,063 | 8,614 | 449 | 5.0% | 6.2% |
2021 | 8,850 | 8,541 | 309 | 3.5% | 3.9% |
2022 | 8,884 | 8,634 | 250 | 2.8% | 2.9% |
2023 | 9,260 | 9,023 | 237 | 2.6% | 2.9% |