2022 population: 524,907
( 11,250 from 2010
, 1,421 from 2020)
Land area: 221.4 square miles
Population density: 2371.3 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 282,050 | 53.73% | 8.9% |
Black: | 98,886 | 18.84% | 4.4% |
Indian: | 950 | 0.18% | 10.6% |
Asian: | 32,220 | 6.14% | 23.2% |
2+ races: | 10,872 | 2.07% | 29.7% |
Hispanic: | 99,929 | 19.04% | 36.7% |
Total non-White: | 242,857 | 46.27% | 19.0% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 13,565 | 13.0 |
Deaths: | 12,828 | 12.3 |
Net Migration: | -1,176 | -1.1 |
Net Immigration: | 1,583 | 1.5 |
Change in White population: | -27,598 | -5.4 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 38,848 | 7.6 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 212,477 | |
Median Value | $241,300 | |
Occupied | 198,757 | 93.5% |
Vacant | 13,720 | 6.5% |
Owned | 130,036 | 65.4% |
Rented | 68,721 | 34.6% |
Median Rent | $1,264 | |
Single-Family Units | 152,921 | 72.0% |
Detached | 116,526 | 54.8% |
Attached | 36,395 | 17.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 41,733 | 19.6% |
Mobile Homes | 1,341 | 0.6% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 10,602 | 5.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 7,534 | 3.8% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 6,037 | 3.0% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 6,901 | 3.5% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 7,275 | 3.7% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 6,376 | 3.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 6,482 | 3.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 5,343 | 2.7% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 6,085 | 3.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 12,796 | 6.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 16,288 | 8.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 24,608 | 12.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 21,225 | 10.7% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 16,370 | 8.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 20,965 | 10.5% |
$200,000 or more | 23,870 | 12.0% |
Median Household Income | 82,005 | |
Per Capita Income | 42,398 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 94 | |
Compared to U.S. | 102 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 13,057 | 6.6% |
Public Assistance | 5,672 | 2.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 26,410 | 13.3% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 199,514 | 72.7% |
Unemployed | 15,004 | 5.5% |
In Armed Forces | 529 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 215,047 | 78.3% |
Not in Labor Force | 59,445 | 21.7% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 27.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 93,799 | 84,152 | 52.7% |
Non-Profit | 8,221 | 15,339 | 34.9% |
Self-Employed | 12,834 | 6,409 | 66.7% |
Local Government | 8,010 | 10,482 | 43.3% |
State Government | 4,687 | 6,278 | 42.7% |
Federal Government | 3,922 | 2,242 | 63.6% |
Total Private + Self | 106,633 | 90,561 | 54.1% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 24,840 | 34,341 | 42.0% |
Total | 131,473 | 124,902 | 51.3% |
Pct. Govt. | 13.9% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 40,723 | 15.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 55,906 | 21.8% |
Professional, Technical | 66,298 | 25.8% |
Service Occupations | 41,631 | 16.2% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 322 | 0.1% |
All others | 52,237 | 20.3% |
White Collar | 63.4% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 43,238 | 16.8% |
Retail trade | 32,451 | 12.6% |
Educational services | 23,175 | 9.0% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 21,599 | 8.4% |
Manufacturing | 19,027 | 7.4% |
Accommodation and food services | 16,177 | 6.3% |
Construction | 15,437 | 6.0% |
Transportation and warehousing | 15,415 | 6.0% |
Finance and insurance | 13,108 | 5.1% |
Public administration | 12,619 | 4.9% |
Other services | 11,336 | 4.4% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 10,190 | 4.0% |
Wholesale trade | 6,970 | 2.7% |
Information | 4,568 | 1.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 4,411 | 1.7% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 4,360 | 1.7% |
Utilities | 1,764 | 0.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 429 | 0.2% |
Management | 409 | 0.2% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 112 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 13,205 | 2.53% |
Puerto Rican | 44,456 | 8.51% |
Cuban | 2,483 | 0.48% |
Dominican | 14,655 | 2.80% |
Total Central American | 9,752 | 1.87% |
Costa Rican | 172 | 0.03% |
Guatemalan | 1,549 | 0.30% |
Honduran | 1,938 | 0.37% |
Nicaraguan | 1,608 | 0.31% |
Panamanian | 565 | 0.11% |
Salvadoran | 3,880 | 0.74% |
Other Central American | 40 | 0.01% |
Total South American | 5,621 | 1.08% |
Argentinean | 630 | 0.12% |
Bolivian | 146 | 0.03% |
Chilean | 143 | 0.03% |
Colombian | 1,968 | 0.38% |
Ecuadorian | 1,061 | 0.20% |
Paraguayan | 10 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 757 | 0.14% |
Uruguayan | 317 | 0.06% |
Venezuelan | 589 | 0.11% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 4,741 | 0.91% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 8,376 | 1.60% |
Chinese | 5,999 | 1.15% |
Filipino | 5,143 | 0.98% |
Vietnamese | 4,614 | 0.88% |
Korean | 2,292 | 0.44% |
Cambodian | 1,104 | 0.21% |
Japanese | 390 | 0.07% |
Taiwanese | 271 | 0.05% |
Bangladeshi | 166 | 0.03% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 388,996 | 79.1% |
Spanish | 61,725 | 12.6% |
Other Indo-European | 10,710 | 2.2% |
Chinese | 5,076 | 1.0% |
Other Asian | 4,126 | 0.8% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 3,952 | 0.8% |
Vietnamese | 3,946 | 0.8% |
Tagalog | 3,762 | 0.8% |
Other | 3,549 | 0.7% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Irish | 87,985 | 16.8% |
Italian | 77,552 | 14.8% |
German | 63,012 | 12.1% |
English | 33,586 | 6.4% |
Polish | 23,658 | 4.5% |
American | 14,410 | 2.8% |
Russian | 8,497 | 1.6% |
French | 5,495 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 5,360 | 1.0% |
European | 3,775 | 0.7% |
Ukrainian | 3,151 | 0.6% |
Eastern European | 3,068 | 0.6% |
African | 2,877 | 0.6% |
Welsh | 2,867 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 2,786 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 496,405 | 95.0% |
Not a citizen | 26,176 | 5.0% |
Native | 460,870 | 88.2% |
Foreign-born | 61,711 | 11.8% |
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 | ||||||
16,274 | 4.5% | 22,393 | 6.2% | 105,698 | 29.3% | 92,698 | 25.7% | 74,997 | 20.8% | 48,522 | 13.5% |
Average years of education: 13.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 16,274 | 4.5% |
9-12 Years | 22,393 | 6.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 105,698 | 29.3% |
Some College | 92,698 | 25.7% |
Bach. Degree | 74,997 | 20.8% |
Grad Degree | 48,522 | 13.5% |
Average years of education: 13.5 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 253,436 | 238,464 | 14,972 | 5.9% | 5.1% |
1991 | 260,446 | 240,106 | 20,340 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
1992 | 257,872 | 233,889 | 23,983 | 9.3% | 8.5% |
1993 | 251,302 | 232,111 | 19,191 | 7.6% | 7.8% |
1994 | 253,250 | 236,078 | 17,172 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
1995 | 254,852 | 238,448 | 16,404 | 6.4% | 6.4% |
1996 | 257,301 | 241,916 | 15,385 | 6.0% | 6.1% |
1997 | 260,946 | 247,745 | 13,201 | 5.1% | 5.3% |
1998 | 260,909 | 249,235 | 11,674 | 4.5% | 4.6% |
1999 | 261,187 | 249,481 | 11,706 | 4.5% | 4.4% |
2000 | 254,250 | 244,464 | 9,786 | 3.8% | 3.7% |
2001 | 252,237 | 241,352 | 10,885 | 4.3% | 4.2% |
2002 | 256,945 | 241,922 | 15,023 | 5.8% | 5.8% |
2003 | 256,440 | 240,998 | 15,442 | 6.0% | 5.8% |
2004 | 259,114 | 245,520 | 13,594 | 5.2% | 4.9% |
2005 | 262,461 | 249,972 | 12,489 | 4.8% | 4.4% |
2006 | 264,757 | 251,032 | 13,725 | 5.2% | 4.6% |
2007 | 262,212 | 249,711 | 12,501 | 4.8% | 4.2% |
2008 | 266,721 | 250,683 | 16,038 | 6.0% | 5.4% |
2009 | 270,872 | 244,323 | 26,549 | 9.8% | 9.0% |
2010 | 264,771 | 235,349 | 29,422 | 11.1% | 9.7% |
2011 | 262,568 | 234,026 | 28,542 | 10.9% | 9.4% |
2012 | 261,404 | 233,177 | 28,227 | 10.8% | 9.4% |
2013 | 256,437 | 231,814 | 24,623 | 9.6% | 8.4% |
2014 | 251,451 | 232,102 | 19,349 | 7.7% | 6.7% |
2015 | 252,159 | 236,023 | 16,136 | 6.4% | 5.7% |
2016 | 252,929 | 239,104 | 13,825 | 5.5% | 4.9% |
2017 | 253,650 | 241,028 | 12,622 | 5.0% | 4.5% |
2018 | 250,869 | 239,663 | 11,206 | 4.5% | 4.0% |
2019 | 254,506 | 244,570 | 9,936 | 3.9% | 3.4% |
2020 | 256,048 | 230,287 | 25,761 | 10.1% | 9.8% |
2021 | 266,980 | 248,194 | 18,786 | 7.0% | 6.6% |
2022 | 270,737 | 259,883 | 10,854 | 4.0% | 3.7% |
2023 | 276,187 | 262,852 | 13,335 | 4.8% | 4.4% |