2022 population: 21,116
( 2,382 from 2010
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646 from 2020)
Land area: 512.2 square miles
Population density: 41.2 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 9,740 | 46.13% | ![]() |
Black: | 9,686 | 45.87% | ![]() |
Indian: | 66 | 0.31% | ![]() |
Asian: | 190 | 0.90% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 277 | 1.31% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 1,157 | 5.48% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 11,376 | 53.87% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 533 | 12.2 |
Deaths: | 764 | 17.6 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -398 | -9.1 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | -2 | -0.0 |
Change in White population: | -1,154 | -4.9 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -1,228 | -5.2 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 9,044 | |
Median Value | $98,400 | |
Occupied | 7,924 | 87.6% |
Vacant | 1,120 | 12.4% |
Owned | 5,040 | 63.6% |
Rented | 2,884 | 36.4% |
Median Rent | $725 | |
Single-Family Units | 5,886 | 65.1% |
Detached | 5,853 | 64.7% |
Attached | 33 | 0.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 379 | 4.2% |
Mobile Homes | 1,784 | 19.7% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 841 | 10.6% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 882 | 11.1% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 313 | 4.0% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 513 | 6.5% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 269 | 3.4% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 447 | 5.6% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 399 | 5.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 252 | 3.2% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 187 | 2.4% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 411 | 5.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,199 | 15.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 929 | 11.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 342 | 4.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 362 | 4.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 360 | 4.5% |
$200,000 or more | 218 | 2.8% |
Median Household Income | 45,966 | |
Per Capita Income | 24,705 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 74 | |
Compared to U.S. | 71 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 738 | 9.3% |
Public Assistance | 182 | 2.3% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,586 | 32.6% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 6,784 | 53.0% |
Unemployed | 818 | 6.4% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 7,602 | 59.4% |
Not in Labor Force | 5,186 | 40.6% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 47.0% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,839 | 2,401 | 54.2% |
Non-Profit | 124 | 335 | 27.0% |
Self-Employed | 531 | 210 | 71.7% |
Local Government | 294 | 517 | 36.3% |
State Government | 207 | 137 | 60.2% |
Federal Government | 82 | 130 | 38.7% |
Total Private + Self | 3,370 | 2,611 | 56.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 707 | 1,119 | 38.7% |
Total | 4,077 | 3,730 | 52.2% |
Pct. Govt. | 17.5% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 815 | 10.4% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,633 | 20.9% |
Professional, Technical | 1,382 | 17.7% |
Service Occupations | 1,639 | 21.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 240 | 3.1% |
All others | 2,342 | 30.0% |
White Collar | 49.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 1,078 | 13.8% |
Health care and social assistance | 690 | 8.8% |
Educational services | 680 | 8.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 634 | 8.1% |
Public administration | 619 | 7.9% |
Retail trade | 608 | 7.8% |
Construction | 539 | 6.9% |
Other services | 487 | 6.2% |
Wholesale trade | 430 | 5.5% |
Transportation and warehousing | 395 | 5.1% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 387 | 5.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 362 | 4.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 352 | 4.5% |
Finance and insurance | 202 | 2.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 164 | 2.1% |
Utilities | 108 | 1.4% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 51 | 0.7% |
Information | 19 | 0.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 3 | 0.0% |
Management | 3 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 448 | 2.07% |
Puerto Rican | 373 | 1.72% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 8 | 0.04% |
Total Central American | 177 | 0.82% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 42 | 0.19% |
Honduran | 20 | 0.09% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 115 | 0.53% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 32 | 0.15% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 22 | 0.10% |
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 | 41 | 0.19% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 18,919 | 92.8% |
Spanish | 958 | 4.7% |
Other Asian | 135 | 0.7% |
Other | 100 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European | 94 | 0.5% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 67 | 0.3% |
Arabic | 54 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 40 | 0.2% |
Chinese | 16 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 1,994 | 9.2% |
English | 1,946 | 9.0% |
Irish | 892 | 4.1% |
German | 532 | 2.5% |
French | 207 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 187 | 0.9% |
African | 140 | 0.6% |
Brazilian | 99 | 0.5% |
Scottish | 94 | 0.4% |
European | 89 | 0.4% |
French Canadian | 87 | 0.4% |
Lebanese | 82 | 0.4% |
Italian | 81 | 0.4% |
Slovene | 71 | 0.3% |
Haitian | 70 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 21,275 | 98.3% |
Not a citizen | 359 | 1.7% |
Native | 20,961 | 96.9% |
Foreign-born | 673 | 3.1% |
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 | ||||||
774 | 5.3% | 1,657 | 11.3% | 5,323 | 36.2% | 5,131 | 34.9% | 933 | 6.4% | 872 | 5.9% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 774 | 5.3% |
9-12 Years | 1,657 | 11.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 5,323 | 36.2% |
Some College | 5,131 | 34.9% |
Bach. Degree | 933 | 6.4% |
Grad Degree | 872 | 5.9% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 9,044 | 8,188 | 856 | 9.5% | 5.4% |
1991 | 9,001 | 8,264 | 737 | 8.2% | 5.3% |
1992 | 9,314 | 8,274 | 1,040 | 11.2% | 6.6% |
1993 | 9,510 | 8,529 | 981 | 10.3% | 5.7% |
1994 | 9,974 | 9,196 | 778 | 7.8% | 5.1% |
1995 | 10,302 | 9,709 | 593 | 5.8% | 4.8% |
1996 | 10,897 | 10,220 | 677 | 6.2% | 4.6% |
1997 | 11,444 | 10,359 | 1,085 | 9.5% | 4.5% |
1998 | 11,605 | 10,652 | 953 | 8.2% | 4.2% |
1999 | 11,956 | 11,054 | 902 | 7.5% | 3.8% |
2000 | 9,859 | 9,357 | 502 | 5.1% | 3.5% |
2001 | 9,785 | 9,259 | 526 | 5.4% | 4.1% |
2002 | 9,751 | 9,154 | 597 | 6.1% | 5.3% |
2003 | 9,979 | 9,385 | 594 | 6.0% | 5.1% |
2004 | 9,901 | 9,282 | 619 | 6.3% | 5.1% |
2005 | 10,158 | 9,548 | 610 | 6.0% | 5.7% |
2006 | 10,473 | 9,918 | 555 | 5.3% | 5.1% |
2007 | 10,413 | 9,834 | 579 | 5.6% | 4.9% |
2008 | 10,543 | 9,765 | 778 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
2009 | 10,405 | 9,313 | 1,092 | 10.5% | 10.4% |
2010 | 9,673 | 8,613 | 1,060 | 11.0% | 10.7% |
2011 | 9,502 | 8,559 | 943 | 9.9% | 10.1% |
2012 | 9,581 | 8,743 | 838 | 8.7% | 9.0% |
2013 | 9,005 | 8,236 | 769 | 8.5% | 8.1% |
2014 | 8,751 | 8,061 | 690 | 7.9% | 7.1% |
2015 | 8,619 | 8,029 | 590 | 6.8% | 6.1% |
2016 | 8,569 | 7,999 | 570 | 6.7% | 5.4% |
2017 | 8,578 | 8,036 | 542 | 6.3% | 4.8% |
2018 | 8,389 | 7,929 | 460 | 5.5% | 4.0% |
2019 | 8,490 | 8,097 | 393 | 4.6% | 3.5% |
2020 | 8,289 | 7,751 | 538 | 6.5% | 6.5% |
2021 | 8,211 | 7,797 | 414 | 5.0% | 3.9% |
2022 | 8,240 | 7,913 | 327 | 4.0% | 3.0% |
2023 | 8,037 | 7,737 | 300 | 3.7% | 3.2% |