2022 population: 53,333
( 3 from 2010
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1,110 from 2020)
Land area: 924.2 square miles
Population density: 57.7 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 33,204 | 62.26% | ![]() |
Black: | 8,703 | 16.32% | ![]() |
Indian: | 250 | 0.47% | ![]() |
Asian: | 354 | 0.66% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 905 | 1.70% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 9,917 | 18.59% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 20,129 | 37.74% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 1,302 | 12.5 |
Deaths: | 1,635 | 15.7 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 1,371 | 13.1 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 101 | 1.0 |
Change in White population: | -2,033 | -3.8 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 2,036 | 3.8 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 21,188 | |
Median Value | $148,100 | |
Occupied | 17,792 | 84.0% |
Vacant | 3,396 | 16.0% |
Owned | 14,084 | 79.2% |
Rented | 3,708 | 20.8% |
Median Rent | $963 | |
Single-Family Units | 15,876 | 74.9% |
Detached | 15,769 | 74.4% |
Attached | 107 | 0.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 401 | 1.9% |
Mobile Homes | 4,013 | 18.9% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 711 | 4.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 684 | 3.8% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 790 | 4.4% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 733 | 4.1% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 922 | 5.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,022 | 5.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 891 | 5.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 863 | 4.9% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 863 | 4.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,310 | 7.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,387 | 7.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 2,753 | 15.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,548 | 8.7% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 967 | 5.4% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,164 | 6.5% |
$200,000 or more | 1,184 | 6.7% |
Median Household Income | 61,661 | |
Per Capita Income | 30,365 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 88 | |
Compared to U.S. | 76 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,234 | 6.9% |
Public Assistance | 250 | 1.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,346 | 13.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 16,685 | 60.8% |
Unemployed | 993 | 3.6% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 17,678 | 64.5% |
Not in Labor Force | 9,747 | 35.5% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 39.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 9,094 | 5,393 | 62.8% |
Non-Profit | 468 | 1,152 | 28.9% |
Self-Employed | 1,491 | 823 | 64.4% |
Local Government | 688 | 730 | 48.5% |
State Government | 432 | 786 | 35.5% |
Federal Government | 155 | 165 | 48.4% |
Total Private + Self | 10,585 | 6,216 | 63.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,743 | 2,833 | 38.1% |
Total | 12,328 | 9,049 | 57.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 13.8% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,434 | 11.3% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 4,166 | 19.4% |
Professional, Technical | 4,002 | 18.7% |
Service Occupations | 3,433 | 16.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 126 | 0.6% |
All others | 7,419 | 34.6% |
White Collar | 49.4% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 2,952 | 13.8% |
Health care and social assistance | 2,449 | 11.4% |
Retail trade | 2,143 | 10.0% |
Educational services | 1,974 | 9.2% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 1,582 | 7.4% |
Construction | 1,577 | 7.4% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,404 | 6.5% |
Other services | 1,151 | 5.4% |
Public administration | 1,052 | 4.9% |
Transportation and warehousing | 957 | 4.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 940 | 4.4% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 707 | 3.3% |
Utilities | 679 | 3.2% |
Wholesale trade | 633 | 3.0% |
Finance and insurance | 547 | 2.5% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 254 | 1.2% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 248 | 1.2% |
Information | 175 | 0.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 30 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 8,220 | 15.58% |
Puerto Rican | 213 | 0.40% |
Cuban | 47 | 0.09% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 394 | 0.75% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 6 | 0.01% |
Honduran | 14 | 0.03% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 22 | 0.04% |
Salvadoran | 352 | 0.67% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 16 | 0.03% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 0 | 0.00% |
Ecuadorian | 7 | 0.01% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 9 | 0.02% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 539 | 1.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 42,870 | 86.0% |
Spanish | 6,533 | 13.1% |
Other Asian | 155 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European | 92 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 56 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 36 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 34 | 0.1% |
Other | 27 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 21 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 9,837 | 18.6% |
English | 5,628 | 10.7% |
Irish | 5,037 | 9.5% |
German | 4,040 | 7.7% |
French | 1,042 | 2.0% |
Italian | 749 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 687 | 1.3% |
European | 642 | 1.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 414 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 385 | 0.7% |
Norwegian | 218 | 0.4% |
African | 195 | 0.4% |
Czech | 165 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 159 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 153 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 50,441 | 95.6% |
Not a citizen | 2,314 | 4.4% |
Native | 49,355 | 93.6% |
Foreign-born | 3,400 | 6.4% |
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 | ||||||
1,804 | 5.0% | 3,917 | 10.9% | 11,897 | 33.0% | 12,767 | 35.4% | 3,771 | 10.4% | 1,945 | 5.4% |
Average years of education: 12.6 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,804 | 5.0% |
9-12 Years | 3,917 | 10.9% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 11,897 | 33.0% |
Some College | 12,767 | 35.4% |
Bach. Degree | 3,771 | 10.4% |
Grad Degree | 1,945 | 5.4% |
Average years of education: 12.6 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 19,740 | 18,334 | 1,406 | 7.1% | 6.4% |
1991 | 21,542 | 19,917 | 1,625 | 7.5% | 7.0% |
1992 | 21,559 | 19,851 | 1,708 | 7.9% | 7.7% |
1993 | 20,971 | 19,274 | 1,697 | 8.1% | 7.2% |
1994 | 20,616 | 19,061 | 1,555 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
1995 | 20,162 | 18,719 | 1,443 | 7.2% | 6.1% |
1996 | 20,777 | 19,409 | 1,368 | 6.6% | 5.8% |
1997 | 20,568 | 19,247 | 1,321 | 6.4% | 5.4% |
1998 | 20,907 | 19,641 | 1,266 | 6.1% | 5.0% |
1999 | 21,081 | 19,834 | 1,247 | 5.9% | 4.7% |
2000 | 21,126 | 20,068 | 1,058 | 5.0% | 4.4% |
2001 | 21,329 | 20,233 | 1,096 | 5.1% | 5.0% |
2002 | 21,369 | 19,971 | 1,398 | 6.5% | 6.3% |
2003 | 21,768 | 20,294 | 1,474 | 6.8% | 6.7% |
2004 | 22,504 | 21,218 | 1,286 | 5.7% | 6.0% |
2005 | 22,810 | 21,605 | 1,205 | 5.3% | 5.5% |
2006 | 22,904 | 21,827 | 1,077 | 4.7% | 5.0% |
2007 | 23,430 | 22,447 | 983 | 4.2% | 4.4% |
2008 | 24,094 | 23,059 | 1,035 | 4.3% | 4.9% |
2009 | 24,334 | 22,449 | 1,885 | 7.7% | 7.5% |
2010 | 23,996 | 22,112 | 1,884 | 7.9% | 8.2% |
2011 | 24,273 | 22,505 | 1,768 | 7.3% | 8.0% |
2012 | 24,532 | 23,000 | 1,532 | 6.2% | 6.7% |
2013 | 24,263 | 22,744 | 1,519 | 6.3% | 6.3% |
2014 | 24,172 | 22,965 | 1,207 | 5.0% | 5.2% |
2015 | 22,853 | 21,758 | 1,095 | 4.8% | 4.5% |
2016 | 22,382 | 21,076 | 1,306 | 5.8% | 4.6% |
2017 | 22,123 | 20,992 | 1,131 | 5.1% | 4.3% |
2018 | 22,762 | 21,830 | 932 | 4.1% | 3.9% |
2019 | 22,895 | 22,076 | 819 | 3.6% | 3.5% |
2020 | 22,127 | 20,508 | 1,619 | 7.3% | 7.6% |
2021 | 22,175 | 20,854 | 1,321 | 6.0% | 5.6% |
2022 | 22,417 | 21,486 | 931 | 4.2% | 3.9% |
2023 | 22,842 | 21,916 | 926 | 4.1% | 3.9% |