Population
35,279
US Census ACS 5-Year estimate.
Poverty rate
42.3%
Percent below the poverty line.
Median household income
$24,778
Per household, yearly.
Federal recovery $
$10,778,441
FEMA Public Assistance federal share obligated.
Recovery $ per resident
$306
Federal recovery funding ÷ population.
Federal recovery funding is FEMA Public Assistance across multiple disasters and administrations — it reflects disaster impact, not the performance of any official or town.
FEMA Public Assistance — federal share obligated for rebuilding, across 8 disasters.
HURRICANE MARIA (2017)
Hurricane · 34 projects
HURRICANE FIONA (2022)
Hurricane · 14 projects
TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO (2025)
Tropical Storm · 3 projects
TROPICAL STORM JEANNE AND RESULTING LANDSLIDES AND MUDSLIDES (2004)
Severe Storm · 8 projects
HURRICANE IRMA (2017)
Hurricane · 3 projects
SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING (2010)
Severe Storm · 7 projects
SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, MUDSLIDES AND LANDSLIDES (2002)
Severe Storm · 7 projects
COVID-19 PANDEMIC (2020)
Biological · 1 projects