2022 population: 952,997
( 47,881 from 2010
, 2,749 from 2020)
Land area: 232.8 square miles
Population density: 4093.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 501,949 | 52.67% | 11.3% |
Black: | 53,583 | 5.62% | 14.4% |
Indian: | 1,047 | 0.11% | 20.5% |
Asian: | 165,045 | 17.32% | 26.3% |
2+ races: | 15,223 | 1.60% | 18.6% |
Hispanic: | 216,150 | 22.68% | 48.8% |
Total non-White: | 451,048 | 47.33% | 33.0% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 20,077 | 10.5 |
Deaths: | 18,996 | 9.9 |
Net Migration: | -9,713 | -5.1 |
Net Immigration: | 5,286 | 2.8 |
Change in White population: | -64,104 | -7.1 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 111,985 | 12.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 367,059 | |
Median Value | $561,500 | |
Occupied | 350,843 | 95.6% |
Vacant | 16,216 | 4.4% |
Owned | 228,445 | 65.1% |
Rented | 122,398 | 34.9% |
Median Rent | $1,782 | |
Single-Family Units | 217,211 | 59.2% |
Detached | 195,701 | 53.3% |
Attached | 21,510 | 5.9% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 80,181 | 21.8% |
Mobile Homes | 1,521 | 0.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 11,292 | 3.2% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 7,640 | 2.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 6,913 | 2.0% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 7,698 | 2.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 8,038 | 2.3% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 9,132 | 2.6% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 8,187 | 2.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 7,668 | 2.2% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 8,182 | 2.3% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 16,438 | 4.7% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 23,913 | 6.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 35,009 | 10.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 33,394 | 9.5% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 29,261 | 8.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 45,184 | 12.9% |
$200,000 or more | 92,894 | 26.5% |
Median Household Income | 118,714 | |
Per Capita Income | 60,222 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 111 | |
Compared to U.S. | 121 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 12,785 | 3.6% |
Public Assistance | 6,513 | 1.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 21,200 | 6.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 346,539 | 73.7% |
Unemployed | 19,622 | 4.2% |
In Armed Forces | 226 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 366,387 | 78.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 103,499 | 22.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 26.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 182,996 | 153,732 | 54.3% |
Non-Profit | 15,079 | 23,752 | 38.8% |
Self-Employed | 36,693 | 19,144 | 65.7% |
Local Government | 17,275 | 24,923 | 40.9% |
State Government | 5,636 | 6,615 | 46.0% |
Federal Government | 3,809 | 1,976 | 65.8% |
Total Private + Self | 219,689 | 172,876 | 56.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 41,799 | 57,266 | 42.2% |
Total | 261,488 | 230,142 | 53.2% |
Pct. Govt. | 12.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 112,991 | 22.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 104,248 | 21.2% |
Professional, Technical | 144,502 | 29.3% |
Service Occupations | 60,903 | 12.4% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 169 | 0.0% |
All others | 69,715 | 14.2% |
White Collar | 73.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 72,643 | 14.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 56,569 | 11.5% |
Educational services | 51,922 | 10.5% |
Retail trade | 51,392 | 10.4% |
Manufacturing | 38,316 | 7.8% |
Finance and insurance | 36,818 | 7.5% |
Construction | 25,977 | 5.3% |
Other services | 23,334 | 4.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 22,649 | 4.6% |
Accommodation and food services | 22,639 | 4.6% |
Wholesale trade | 19,023 | 3.9% |
Public administration | 15,937 | 3.2% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 15,454 | 3.1% |
Information | 14,842 | 3.0% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 11,187 | 2.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 9,155 | 1.9% |
Utilities | 3,289 | 0.7% |
Management | 620 | 0.1% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 420 | 0.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 173 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 10,175 | 1.07% |
Puerto Rican | 32,718 | 3.43% |
Cuban | 14,656 | 1.54% |
Dominican | 47,247 | 4.96% |
Total Central American | 22,143 | 2.32% |
Costa Rican | 2,218 | 0.23% |
Guatemalan | 7,756 | 0.81% |
Honduran | 3,511 | 0.37% |
Nicaraguan | 999 | 0.10% |
Panamanian | 791 | 0.08% |
Salvadoran | 6,752 | 0.71% |
Other Central American | 116 | 0.01% |
Total South American | 63,427 | 6.65% |
Argentinean | 3,720 | 0.39% |
Bolivian | 1,001 | 0.11% |
Chilean | 1,165 | 0.12% |
Colombian | 25,365 | 2.66% |
Ecuadorian | 19,572 | 2.05% |
Paraguayan | 321 | 0.03% |
Peruvian | 10,048 | 1.05% |
Uruguayan | 418 | 0.04% |
Venezuelan | 1,708 | 0.18% |
Other South American | 109 | 0.01% |
Other Hispanic | 15,179 | 1.59% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Korean | 61,857 | 6.49% |
Indian | 32,511 | 3.41% |
Filipino | 24,582 | 2.58% |
Chinese | 20,821 | 2.18% |
Japanese | 5,192 | 0.54% |
Taiwanese | 1,091 | 0.11% |
Thai | 989 | 0.10% |
Vietnamese | 983 | 0.10% |
Bangladeshi | 855 | 0.09% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 533,430 | 59.0% |
Spanish | 147,077 | 16.3% |
Korean | 51,998 | 5.7% |
Other Indo-European | 51,246 | 5.7% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 38,824 | 4.3% |
Other Asian | 20,281 | 2.2% |
Chinese | 16,295 | 1.8% |
Tagalog | 15,520 | 1.7% |
Other | 12,503 | 1.4% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Italian | 140,555 | 14.7% |
Irish | 98,087 | 10.3% |
German | 68,410 | 7.2% |
Polish | 52,016 | 5.5% |
English | 28,568 | 3.0% |
American | 25,306 | 2.7% |
Russian | 23,069 | 2.4% |
Eastern European | 11,120 | 1.2% |
Greek | 10,206 | 1.1% |
Jamaican | 9,476 | 1.0% |
Dutch | 8,979 | 0.9% |
French | 8,354 | 0.9% |
Ukrainian | 8,289 | 0.9% |
European | 7,667 | 0.8% |
Hungarian | 6,665 | 0.7% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 851,462 | 89.3% |
Not a citizen | 101,781 | 10.7% |
Native | 653,952 | 68.6% |
Foreign-born | 299,291 | 31.4% |
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 | ||||||
27,266 | 4.0% | 20,003 | 3.0% | 139,534 | 20.7% | 139,348 | 20.7% | 208,030 | 30.8% | 140,415 | 20.8% |
Average years of education: 14.4 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 27,266 | 4.0% |
9-12 Years | 20,003 | 3.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 139,534 | 20.7% |
Some College | 139,348 | 20.7% |
Bach. Degree | 208,030 | 30.8% |
Grad Degree | 140,415 | 20.8% |
Average years of education: 14.4 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 444,942 | 427,706 | 17,236 | 3.9% | 5.1% |
1991 | 441,705 | 417,745 | 23,960 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
1992 | 432,911 | 401,362 | 31,549 | 7.3% | 8.5% |
1993 | 430,460 | 400,579 | 29,881 | 6.9% | 7.8% |
1994 | 432,938 | 406,022 | 26,916 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
1995 | 436,566 | 411,287 | 25,279 | 5.8% | 6.4% |
1996 | 442,981 | 419,753 | 23,228 | 5.2% | 6.1% |
1997 | 449,325 | 429,090 | 20,235 | 4.5% | 5.3% |
1998 | 448,519 | 432,341 | 16,178 | 3.6% | 4.6% |
1999 | 449,130 | 433,161 | 15,969 | 3.6% | 4.4% |
2000 | 469,010 | 454,314 | 14,696 | 3.1% | 3.7% |
2001 | 466,059 | 448,746 | 17,313 | 3.7% | 4.2% |
2002 | 463,621 | 440,301 | 23,320 | 5.0% | 5.8% |
2003 | 463,055 | 439,659 | 23,396 | 5.1% | 5.8% |
2004 | 461,555 | 442,162 | 19,393 | 4.2% | 4.9% |
2005 | 465,404 | 448,149 | 17,255 | 3.7% | 4.4% |
2006 | 470,282 | 452,238 | 18,044 | 3.8% | 4.6% |
2007 | 470,927 | 454,919 | 16,008 | 3.4% | 4.2% |
2008 | 477,222 | 455,885 | 21,337 | 4.5% | 5.4% |
2009 | 480,078 | 443,081 | 36,997 | 7.7% | 9.0% |
2010 | 479,771 | 440,715 | 39,056 | 8.1% | 9.7% |
2011 | 481,712 | 444,579 | 37,133 | 7.7% | 9.4% |
2012 | 483,678 | 446,356 | 37,322 | 7.7% | 9.4% |
2013 | 479,206 | 446,419 | 32,787 | 6.8% | 8.4% |
2014 | 478,313 | 452,433 | 25,880 | 5.4% | 6.7% |
2015 | 479,904 | 457,628 | 22,276 | 4.6% | 5.7% |
2016 | 480,567 | 460,611 | 19,956 | 4.2% | 4.9% |
2017 | 477,850 | 459,708 | 18,142 | 3.8% | 4.5% |
2018 | 477,023 | 461,356 | 15,667 | 3.3% | 4.0% |
2019 | 484,575 | 470,940 | 13,635 | 2.8% | 3.4% |
2020 | 477,892 | 432,189 | 45,703 | 9.6% | 9.8% |
2021 | 494,034 | 462,974 | 31,060 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
2022 | 504,149 | 487,246 | 16,903 | 3.4% | 3.7% |
2023 | 514,345 | 494,480 | 19,865 | 3.9% | 4.4% |