2022 population: 5,481
( 446 from 2010
, 285 from 2020)
Land area: 6.9 square miles
Population density: 793.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 1,443 | 26.33% | 21.9% |
Black: | 3,489 | 63.66% | 5.3% |
Indian: | 12 | 0.22% | 50.0% |
Asian: | 52 | 0.95% | 10.6% |
2+ races: | 109 | 1.99% | 55.7% |
Hispanic: | 376 | 6.86% | 43.5% |
Total non-White: | 4,038 | 73.67% | 1.0% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 132 | 11.4 |
Deaths: | 287 | 24.9 |
Net Migration: | -129 | -11.2 |
Net Immigration: | -1 | -0.1 |
Change in White population: | -405 | -6.8 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -41 | -0.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 2,810 | |
Median Value | $129,400 | |
Occupied | 2,245 | 79.9% |
Vacant | 565 | 20.1% |
Owned | 899 | 40.0% |
Rented | 1,346 | 60.0% |
Median Rent | $960 | |
Single-Family Units | 2,198 | 78.2% |
Detached | 2,198 | 78.2% |
Attached | 0 | 0.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 239 | 8.5% |
Mobile Homes | 54 | 1.9% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 54 | 2.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 258 | 11.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 150 | 6.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 119 | 5.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 162 | 7.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 144 | 6.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 164 | 7.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 163 | 7.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 41 | 1.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 228 | 10.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 132 | 5.9% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 235 | 10.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 72 | 3.2% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 171 | 7.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 103 | 4.6% |
$200,000 or more | 49 | 2.2% |
Median Household Income | 41,442 | |
Per Capita Income | 24,915 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 71 | |
Compared to U.S. | 71 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 264 | 11.8% |
Public Assistance | 305 | 13.6% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 705 | 31.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 1,933 | 59.5% |
Unemployed | 164 | 5.1% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 2,097 | 64.6% |
Not in Labor Force | 1,150 | 35.4% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 40.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 750 | 941 | 44.4% |
Non-Profit | 37 | 65 | 36.3% |
Self-Employed | 55 | 24 | 69.6% |
Local Government | 90 | 60 | 60.0% |
State Government | 50 | 54 | 48.1% |
Federal Government | 50 | 9 | 84.7% |
Total Private + Self | 805 | 965 | 45.5% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 227 | 188 | 54.7% |
Total | 1,032 | 1,153 | 47.2% |
Pct. Govt. | 14.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 215 | 9.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 430 | 19.7% |
Professional, Technical | 251 | 11.5% |
Service Occupations | 398 | 18.2% |
All others | 891 | 40.8% |
White Collar | 41.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 464 | 21.2% |
Retail trade | 371 | 17.0% |
Public administration | 234 | 10.7% |
Health care and social assistance | 212 | 9.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 206 | 9.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 146 | 6.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 111 | 5.1% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 104 | 4.8% |
Educational services | 84 | 3.8% |
Wholesale trade | 59 | 2.7% |
Construction | 53 | 2.4% |
Other services | 51 | 2.3% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 35 | 1.6% |
Information | 15 | 0.7% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 14 | 0.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 10 | 0.5% |
Utilities | 9 | 0.4% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 7 | 0.3% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 61 | 1.07% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 16 | 0.28% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 0 | 0.00% |
Ecuadorian | 16 | 0.28% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 189 | 3.33% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 5,090 | 94.6% |
Spanish | 227 | 4.2% |
Other Asian | 44 | 0.8% |
Other Indo-European | 9 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 8 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
African | 1,232 | 21.7% |
English | 447 | 7.9% |
American | 295 | 5.2% |
German | 101 | 1.8% |
French | 88 | 1.5% |
Irish | 76 | 1.3% |
Kenyan | 60 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 59 | 1.0% |
Italian | 19 | 0.3% |
Polish | 10 | 0.2% |
Danish | 9 | 0.2% |
Slavic | 9 | 0.2% |
Austrian | 8 | 0.1% |
Eastern European | 7 | 0.1% |
European | 6 | 0.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 5,612 | 98.8% |
Not a citizen | 68 | 1.2% |
Native | 5,497 | 96.8% |
Foreign-born | 183 | 3.2% |
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 | ||||||
319 | 8.4% | 563 | 14.7% | 1,344 | 35.2% | 964 | 25.2% | 367 | 9.6% | 262 | 6.9% |
Average years of education: 12.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 319 | 8.4% |
9-12 Years | 563 | 14.7% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 1,344 | 35.2% |
Some College | 964 | 25.2% |
Bach. Degree | 367 | 9.6% |
Grad Degree | 262 | 6.9% |
Average years of education: 12.2 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 2,428 | 2,270 | 158 | 6.5% | 4.4% |
1991 | 2,655 | 2,378 | 277 | 10.4% | 5.8% |
1992 | 2,574 | 2,322 | 252 | 9.8% | 6.2% |
1993 | 2,338 | 2,140 | 198 | 8.5% | 5.2% |
1994 | 2,513 | 2,336 | 177 | 7.0% | 4.8% |
1995 | 2,680 | 2,476 | 204 | 7.6% | 4.4% |
1996 | 2,489 | 2,335 | 154 | 6.2% | 4.3% |
1997 | 2,512 | 2,367 | 145 | 5.8% | 3.7% |
1998 | 2,633 | 2,527 | 106 | 4.0% | 2.8% |
1999 | 2,510 | 2,395 | 115 | 4.6% | 2.7% |
2000 | 2,366 | 2,293 | 73 | 3.1% | 2.3% |
2001 | 2,415 | 2,311 | 104 | 4.3% | 3.3% |
2002 | 2,408 | 2,280 | 128 | 5.3% | 4.4% |
2003 | 2,576 | 2,387 | 189 | 7.3% | 4.3% |
2004 | 2,485 | 2,291 | 194 | 7.8% | 4.1% |
2005 | 2,443 | 2,293 | 150 | 6.1% | 3.8% |
2006 | 2,507 | 2,357 | 150 | 6.0% | 3.3% |
2007 | 2,464 | 2,300 | 164 | 6.7% | 3.3% |
2008 | 2,524 | 2,323 | 201 | 8.0% | 4.3% |
2009 | 2,549 | 2,234 | 315 | 12.4% | 6.8% |
2010 | 2,576 | 2,250 | 326 | 12.7% | 7.3% |
2011 | 2,553 | 2,277 | 276 | 10.8% | 6.6% |
2012 | 2,464 | 2,209 | 255 | 10.3% | 5.9% |
2013 | 2,380 | 2,151 | 229 | 9.6% | 5.6% |
2014 | 2,319 | 2,133 | 186 | 8.0% | 5.1% |
2015 | 2,252 | 2,098 | 154 | 6.8% | 4.4% |
2016 | 2,246 | 2,104 | 142 | 6.3% | 4.0% |
2017 | 2,373 | 2,249 | 124 | 5.2% | 3.7% |
2018 | 2,343 | 2,233 | 110 | 4.7% | 2.9% |
2019 | 2,316 | 2,205 | 111 | 4.8% | 2.7% |
2020 | 2,344 | 2,083 | 261 | 11.1% | 6.2% |
2021 | 2,356 | 2,175 | 181 | 7.7% | 3.9% |
2022 | 2,340 | 2,230 | 110 | 4.7% | 2.9% |
2023 | 2,311 | 2,205 | 106 | 4.6% | 2.9% |