2022 population: 806,765
( 63,606 from 2010
, 3,053 from 2020)
Land area: 492.5 square miles
Population density: 1638.0 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 540,083 | 66.94% | 4.4% |
Black: | 29,688 | 3.68% | 51.7% |
Indian: | 1,034 | 0.13% | 13.0% |
Asian: | 31,566 | 3.91% | 37.1% |
2+ races: | 11,940 | 1.48% | 28.1% |
Hispanic: | 192,454 | 23.86% | 56.8% |
Total non-White: | 266,682 | 33.06% | 49.7% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 18,855 | 11.6 |
Deaths: | 17,820 | 11.0 |
Net Migration: | -11,917 | -7.4 |
Net Immigration: | 7,352 | 4.5 |
Change in White population: | -24,952 | -3.4 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 88,558 | 11.9 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 326,936 | |
Median Value | $535,300 | |
Occupied | 310,059 | 94.8% |
Vacant | 16,877 | 5.2% |
Owned | 197,371 | 63.7% |
Rented | 112,688 | 36.3% |
Median Rent | $1,580 | |
Single-Family Units | 186,962 | 57.2% |
Detached | 164,388 | 50.3% |
Attached | 22,574 | 6.9% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 66,689 | 20.4% |
Mobile Homes | 1,612 | 0.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 12,820 | 4.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 12,455 | 4.0% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 9,495 | 3.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 9,119 | 2.9% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 9,054 | 2.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 8,646 | 2.8% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 8,091 | 2.6% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 8,686 | 2.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 8,024 | 2.6% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 16,413 | 5.3% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 22,841 | 7.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 37,180 | 12.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 29,409 | 9.5% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 25,588 | 8.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 35,290 | 11.4% |
$200,000 or more | 56,948 | 18.4% |
Median Household Income | 94,378 | |
Per Capita Income | 50,932 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 100 | |
Compared to U.S. | 125 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 18,091 | 5.8% |
Public Assistance | 13,090 | 4.2% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 50,980 | 16.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 304,575 | 76.8% |
Unemployed | 13,728 | 3.5% |
In Armed Forces | 171 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 318,474 | 80.3% |
Not in Labor Force | 77,908 | 19.7% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 23.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 153,307 | 132,531 | 53.6% |
Non-Profit | 15,679 | 30,944 | 33.6% |
Self-Employed | 24,801 | 15,119 | 62.1% |
Local Government | 10,327 | 18,548 | 35.8% |
State Government | 6,100 | 6,805 | 47.3% |
Federal Government | 4,615 | 2,702 | 63.1% |
Total Private + Self | 178,108 | 147,650 | 54.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 36,721 | 58,999 | 38.4% |
Total | 214,829 | 206,649 | 51.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 11.6% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 82,046 | 19.4% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 83,959 | 19.9% |
Professional, Technical | 108,103 | 25.6% |
Service Occupations | 69,329 | 16.4% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,150 | 0.3% |
All others | 78,461 | 18.6% |
White Collar | 65.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 65,800 | 15.6% |
Retail trade | 45,272 | 10.7% |
Manufacturing | 44,980 | 10.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 41,679 | 9.9% |
Educational services | 39,229 | 9.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 26,513 | 6.3% |
Construction | 26,349 | 6.2% |
Finance and insurance | 22,337 | 5.3% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 19,010 | 4.5% |
Other services | 18,644 | 4.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 18,410 | 4.4% |
Public administration | 16,257 | 3.9% |
Wholesale trade | 8,966 | 2.1% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 8,319 | 2.0% |
Information | 7,699 | 1.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 7,495 | 1.8% |
Utilities | 2,555 | 0.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,623 | 0.4% |
Management | 709 | 0.2% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 52 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 6,880 | 0.85% |
Puerto Rican | 38,106 | 4.73% |
Cuban | 2,402 | 0.30% |
Dominican | 87,870 | 10.90% |
Total Central American | 29,322 | 3.64% |
Costa Rican | 810 | 0.10% |
Guatemalan | 15,182 | 1.88% |
Honduran | 2,750 | 0.34% |
Nicaraguan | 377 | 0.05% |
Panamanian | 124 | 0.02% |
Salvadoran | 9,768 | 1.21% |
Other Central American | 311 | 0.04% |
Total South American | 9,269 | 1.15% |
Argentinean | 223 | 0.03% |
Bolivian | 117 | 0.01% |
Chilean | 365 | 0.05% |
Colombian | 4,279 | 0.53% |
Ecuadorian | 1,969 | 0.24% |
Paraguayan | 64 | 0.01% |
Peruvian | 1,653 | 0.21% |
Uruguayan | 86 | 0.01% |
Venezuelan | 448 | 0.06% |
Other South American | 65 | 0.01% |
Other Hispanic | 9,157 | 1.14% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 6,518 | 0.81% |
Chinese | 6,326 | 0.78% |
Cambodian | 4,985 | 0.62% |
Vietnamese | 2,915 | 0.36% |
Korean | 1,775 | 0.22% |
Filipino | 1,136 | 0.14% |
Bangladeshi | 874 | 0.11% |
Japanese | 520 | 0.06% |
Thai | 421 | 0.05% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 549,306 | 72.1% |
Spanish | 141,114 | 18.5% |
Other Indo-European | 30,997 | 4.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 9,179 | 1.2% |
Other Asian | 7,171 | 0.9% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 5,722 | 0.8% |
Chinese | 4,484 | 0.6% |
Arabic | 4,378 | 0.6% |
Other | 4,251 | 0.6% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Irish | 150,214 | 18.6% |
Italian | 113,904 | 14.1% |
English | 77,852 | 9.7% |
French | 40,815 | 5.1% |
German | 36,909 | 4.6% |
Polish | 26,571 | 3.3% |
French Canadian | 26,090 | 3.2% |
American | 21,365 | 2.7% |
Portuguese | 18,740 | 2.3% |
Scottish | 16,396 | 2.0% |
Greek | 14,662 | 1.8% |
Russian | 10,585 | 1.3% |
European | 9,835 | 1.2% |
Swedish | 9,135 | 1.1% |
Canadian | 6,614 | 0.8% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 739,610 | 91.8% |
Not a citizen | 66,493 | 8.2% |
Native | 656,842 | 81.5% |
Foreign-born | 149,261 | 18.5% |
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 | ||||||
29,310 | 5.2% | 27,295 | 4.8% | 136,332 | 24.2% | 134,969 | 24.0% | 138,834 | 24.7% | 96,127 | 17.1% |
Average years of education: 13.9 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 29,310 | 5.2% |
9-12 Years | 27,295 | 4.8% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 136,332 | 24.2% |
Some College | 134,969 | 24.0% |
Bach. Degree | 138,834 | 24.7% |
Grad Degree | 96,127 | 17.1% |
Average years of education: 13.9 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 350,609 | 327,032 | 23,577 | 6.7% | 6.4% |
1991 | 347,379 | 316,089 | 31,290 | 9.0% | 8.8% |
1992 | 349,778 | 317,617 | 32,161 | 9.2% | 8.8% |
1993 | 349,776 | 323,438 | 26,338 | 7.5% | 7.3% |
1994 | 351,834 | 328,805 | 23,029 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
1995 | 352,496 | 333,090 | 19,406 | 5.5% | 5.5% |
1996 | 358,777 | 341,837 | 16,940 | 4.7% | 4.6% |
1997 | 367,013 | 351,302 | 15,711 | 4.3% | 4.1% |
1998 | 373,420 | 359,460 | 13,960 | 3.7% | 3.4% |
1999 | 377,950 | 364,298 | 13,652 | 3.6% | 3.3% |
2000 | 370,168 | 359,545 | 10,623 | 2.9% | 2.8% |
2001 | 377,401 | 361,798 | 15,603 | 4.1% | 3.8% |
2002 | 382,879 | 360,521 | 22,358 | 5.8% | 5.2% |
2003 | 380,419 | 356,415 | 24,004 | 6.3% | 5.7% |
2004 | 377,544 | 356,219 | 21,325 | 5.6% | 5.1% |
2005 | 375,910 | 356,332 | 19,578 | 5.2% | 4.8% |
2006 | 373,643 | 354,728 | 18,915 | 5.1% | 4.7% |
2007 | 374,594 | 356,652 | 17,942 | 4.8% | 4.5% |
2008 | 378,507 | 357,273 | 21,234 | 5.6% | 5.3% |
2009 | 381,092 | 348,127 | 32,965 | 8.7% | 8.1% |
2010 | 392,023 | 358,919 | 33,104 | 8.4% | 8.1% |
2011 | 394,218 | 364,245 | 29,973 | 7.6% | 7.2% |
2012 | 397,902 | 369,616 | 28,286 | 7.1% | 6.7% |
2013 | 399,708 | 371,862 | 27,846 | 7.0% | 6.6% |
2014 | 405,200 | 380,964 | 24,236 | 6.0% | 5.7% |
2015 | 407,752 | 387,410 | 20,342 | 5.0% | 4.8% |
2016 | 410,541 | 393,604 | 16,937 | 4.1% | 4.0% |
2017 | 417,019 | 400,796 | 16,223 | 3.9% | 3.8% |
2018 | 424,956 | 409,929 | 15,027 | 3.5% | 3.4% |
2019 | 426,042 | 412,856 | 13,186 | 3.1% | 3.0% |
2020 | 414,660 | 374,075 | 40,585 | 9.8% | 8.9% |
2021 | 422,709 | 396,815 | 25,894 | 6.1% | 5.5% |
2022 | 420,933 | 404,395 | 16,538 | 3.9% | 3.8% |
2023 | 423,500 | 408,785 | 14,715 | 3.5% | 3.4% |