2022 population: 580,068
( 31,783 from 2010
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858 from 2020)
Land area: 553.1 square miles
Population density: 1048.7 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 458,794 | 79.09% | ![]() |
Black: | 36,423 | 6.28% | ![]() |
Indian: | 1,405 | 0.24% | ![]() |
Asian: | 15,401 | 2.66% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 12,094 | 2.08% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 55,951 | 9.65% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 121,274 | 20.91% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 12,292 | 10.6 |
Deaths: | 13,776 | 11.9 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -29 | -0.0 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 2,648 | 2.3 |
Change in White population: | -10,550 | -1.9 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 42,333 | 7.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 243,297 | |
Median Value | $385,000 | |
Occupied | 229,861 | 94.5% |
Vacant | 13,436 | 5.5% |
Owned | 142,186 | 61.9% |
Rented | 87,675 | 38.1% |
Median Rent | $1,116 | |
Single-Family Units | 136,955 | 56.3% |
Detached | 127,266 | 52.3% |
Attached | 9,689 | 4.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 41,043 | 16.9% |
Mobile Homes | 3,412 | 1.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 10,865 | 4.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 9,719 | 4.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 8,687 | 3.8% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 8,782 | 3.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 8,334 | 3.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 7,870 | 3.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 7,312 | 3.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 7,322 | 3.2% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 6,841 | 3.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 13,181 | 5.7% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 19,642 | 8.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 28,196 | 12.3% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 23,164 | 10.1% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 18,397 | 8.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 24,390 | 10.6% |
$200,000 or more | 27,159 | 11.8% |
Median Household Income | 80,628 | |
Per Capita Income | 42,006 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 83 | |
Compared to U.S. | 104 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 16,719 | 7.3% |
Public Assistance | 9,049 | 3.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 43,928 | 19.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 251,379 | 73.6% |
Unemployed | 14,725 | 4.3% |
In Armed Forces | 194 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 266,298 | 78.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 75,160 | 22.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 26.3% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 108,811 | 94,265 | 53.6% |
Non-Profit | 8,351 | 19,230 | 30.3% |
Self-Employed | 15,213 | 7,817 | 66.1% |
Local Government | 8,267 | 12,628 | 39.6% |
State Government | 4,804 | 5,905 | 44.9% |
Federal Government | 3,030 | 2,050 | 59.6% |
Total Private + Self | 124,024 | 102,082 | 54.9% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 24,452 | 39,813 | 38.0% |
Total | 148,476 | 141,895 | 51.1% |
Pct. Govt. | 12.6% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 44,250 | 15.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 59,783 | 20.6% |
Professional, Technical | 67,548 | 23.2% |
Service Occupations | 51,526 | 17.7% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,258 | 0.4% |
All others | 67,747 | 23.3% |
White Collar | 59.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 50,009 | 17.2% |
Retail trade | 36,357 | 12.5% |
Manufacturing | 30,876 | 10.6% |
Educational services | 25,179 | 8.7% |
Construction | 23,922 | 8.2% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 18,329 | 6.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 17,764 | 6.1% |
Other services | 13,647 | 4.7% |
Finance and insurance | 12,673 | 4.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 12,302 | 4.2% |
Public administration | 11,423 | 3.9% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 10,857 | 3.7% |
Wholesale trade | 8,961 | 3.1% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 5,636 | 1.9% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 4,194 | 1.4% |
Information | 3,916 | 1.3% |
Utilities | 2,542 | 0.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,872 | 0.6% |
Management | 348 | 0.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 47 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 3,035 | 0.53% |
Puerto Rican | 26,485 | 4.59% |
Cuban | 579 | 0.10% |
Dominican | 5,053 | 0.88% |
Total Central American | 9,131 | 1.58% |
Costa Rican | 301 | 0.05% |
Guatemalan | 4,101 | 0.71% |
Honduran | 2,058 | 0.36% |
Nicaraguan | 32 | 0.01% |
Panamanian | 144 | 0.02% |
Salvadoran | 2,495 | 0.43% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 3,889 | 0.67% |
Argentinean | 159 | 0.03% |
Bolivian | 30 | 0.01% |
Chilean | 126 | 0.02% |
Colombian | 1,494 | 0.26% |
Ecuadorian | 1,079 | 0.19% |
Paraguayan | 15 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 633 | 0.11% |
Uruguayan | 12 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 306 | 0.05% |
Other South American | 35 | 0.01% |
Other Hispanic | 3,979 | 0.69% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 3,455 | 0.60% |
Chinese | 3,255 | 0.56% |
Vietnamese | 2,094 | 0.36% |
Cambodian | 1,653 | 0.29% |
Filipino | 554 | 0.10% |
Korean | 345 | 0.06% |
Thai | 198 | 0.03% |
Japanese | 144 | 0.02% |
Bangladeshi | 144 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 429,253 | 78.4% |
Other Indo-European | 64,622 | 11.8% |
Spanish | 33,027 | 6.0% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 7,922 | 1.4% |
Other Asian | 2,564 | 0.5% |
Chinese | 2,161 | 0.4% |
Arabic | 2,037 | 0.4% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 1,640 | 0.3% |
Other | 1,571 | 0.3% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Portuguese | 138,627 | 24.0% |
Irish | 99,032 | 17.2% |
English | 59,811 | 10.4% |
French | 52,020 | 9.0% |
Italian | 48,352 | 8.4% |
French Canadian | 22,964 | 4.0% |
German | 20,913 | 3.6% |
Polish | 19,763 | 3.4% |
Cape Verdean | 18,600 | 3.2% |
American | 16,684 | 2.9% |
Scottish | 7,651 | 1.3% |
Swedish | 7,121 | 1.2% |
Brazilian | 5,408 | 0.9% |
Haitian | 4,213 | 0.7% |
European | 3,246 | 0.6% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 549,007 | 95.2% |
Not a citizen | 27,692 | 4.8% |
Native | 499,520 | 86.6% |
Foreign-born | 77,179 | 13.4% |
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 | ||||||
28,467 | 7.0% | 28,189 | 6.9% | 124,191 | 30.5% | 105,519 | 25.9% | 78,287 | 19.2% | 42,603 | 10.5% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 28,467 | 7.0% |
9-12 Years | 28,189 | 6.9% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 124,191 | 30.5% |
Some College | 105,519 | 25.9% |
Bach. Degree | 78,287 | 19.2% |
Grad Degree | 42,603 | 10.5% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 265,868 | 241,313 | 24,555 | 9.2% | 6.4% |
1991 | 264,424 | 231,253 | 33,171 | 12.5% | 8.8% |
1992 | 265,125 | 233,248 | 31,877 | 12.0% | 8.8% |
1993 | 267,098 | 239,401 | 27,697 | 10.4% | 7.3% |
1994 | 267,781 | 243,611 | 24,170 | 9.0% | 6.2% |
1995 | 265,818 | 243,907 | 21,911 | 8.2% | 5.5% |
1996 | 265,381 | 245,539 | 19,842 | 7.5% | 4.6% |
1997 | 269,236 | 252,185 | 17,051 | 6.3% | 4.1% |
1998 | 268,772 | 255,298 | 13,474 | 5.0% | 3.4% |
1999 | 270,198 | 257,537 | 12,661 | 4.7% | 3.3% |
2000 | 276,086 | 265,425 | 10,661 | 3.9% | 2.8% |
2001 | 278,485 | 264,993 | 13,492 | 4.8% | 3.8% |
2002 | 286,593 | 269,250 | 17,343 | 6.1% | 5.2% |
2003 | 287,387 | 268,658 | 18,729 | 6.5% | 5.7% |
2004 | 287,767 | 270,212 | 17,555 | 6.1% | 5.1% |
2005 | 287,919 | 270,854 | 17,065 | 5.9% | 4.8% |
2006 | 290,028 | 272,882 | 17,146 | 5.9% | 4.7% |
2007 | 290,705 | 273,751 | 16,954 | 5.8% | 4.5% |
2008 | 291,587 | 271,170 | 20,417 | 7.0% | 5.3% |
2009 | 292,650 | 261,506 | 31,144 | 10.6% | 8.1% |
2010 | 286,598 | 257,154 | 29,444 | 10.3% | 8.1% |
2011 | 286,147 | 259,251 | 26,896 | 9.4% | 7.2% |
2012 | 287,158 | 262,008 | 25,150 | 8.8% | 6.7% |
2013 | 286,817 | 262,095 | 24,722 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
2014 | 289,058 | 267,790 | 21,268 | 7.4% | 5.7% |
2015 | 289,838 | 272,117 | 17,721 | 6.1% | 4.8% |
2016 | 290,740 | 275,951 | 14,789 | 5.1% | 4.0% |
2017 | 295,578 | 281,220 | 14,358 | 4.9% | 3.8% |
2018 | 301,250 | 288,030 | 13,220 | 4.4% | 3.4% |
2019 | 301,317 | 289,623 | 11,694 | 3.9% | 3.0% |
2020 | 293,532 | 263,456 | 30,076 | 10.2% | 8.9% |
2021 | 298,839 | 280,006 | 18,833 | 6.3% | 5.5% |
2022 | 298,575 | 284,709 | 13,866 | 4.6% | 3.8% |
2023 | 298,748 | 286,506 | 12,242 | 4.1% | 3.4% |