2022 population: 461,041
( 2,449 from 2010
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4,793 from 2020)
Land area: 617.0 square miles
Population density: 747.2 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 275,318 | 59.72% | ![]() |
Black: | 36,603 | 7.94% | ![]() |
Indian: | 714 | 0.15% | ![]() |
Asian: | 12,386 | 2.69% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 8,478 | 1.84% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 127,542 | 27.66% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 185,723 | 40.28% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 10,888 | 11.7 |
Deaths: | 12,152 | 13.0 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -5,928 | -6.4 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 2,240 | 2.4 |
Change in White population: | -38,528 | -8.3 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 36,079 | 7.8 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 196,957 | |
Median Value | $258,100 | |
Occupied | 183,380 | 93.1% |
Vacant | 13,577 | 6.9% |
Owned | 113,182 | 61.7% |
Rented | 70,198 | 38.3% |
Median Rent | $1,051 | |
Single-Family Units | 119,136 | 60.5% |
Detached | 110,526 | 56.1% |
Attached | 8,610 | 4.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 35,687 | 18.1% |
Mobile Homes | 2,862 | 1.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 10,897 | 5.9% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 11,563 | 6.3% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 7,108 | 3.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 7,916 | 4.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 7,767 | 4.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 6,904 | 3.8% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 6,878 | 3.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 6,753 | 3.7% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 6,212 | 3.4% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 12,189 | 6.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 16,396 | 8.9% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 22,631 | 12.3% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 17,010 | 9.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 12,523 | 6.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 14,658 | 8.0% |
$200,000 or more | 15,975 | 8.7% |
Median Household Income | 66,619 | |
Per Capita Income | 35,884 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 77 | |
Compared to U.S. | 97 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 20,653 | 11.3% |
Public Assistance | 8,449 | 4.6% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 43,188 | 23.6% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 153,576 | 70.8% |
Unemployed | 7,825 | 3.6% |
In Armed Forces | 591 | 0.3% |
Total Labor Force | 161,992 | 74.7% |
Not in Labor Force | 54,851 | 25.3% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 28.9% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 74,495 | 62,970 | 54.2% |
Non-Profit | 8,190 | 16,050 | 33.8% |
Self-Employed | 10,284 | 5,769 | 64.1% |
Local Government | 7,602 | 11,287 | 40.2% |
State Government | 4,605 | 6,095 | 43.0% |
Federal Government | 3,152 | 2,105 | 60.0% |
Total Private + Self | 84,779 | 68,739 | 55.2% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 23,549 | 35,537 | 39.9% |
Total | 108,328 | 104,276 | 51.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 16.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 29,584 | 13.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 41,492 | 19.5% |
Professional, Technical | 51,634 | 24.2% |
Service Occupations | 43,139 | 20.2% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 639 | 0.3% |
All others | 47,211 | 22.2% |
White Collar | 57.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 42,304 | 19.9% |
Manufacturing | 24,095 | 11.3% |
Educational services | 23,937 | 11.2% |
Retail trade | 22,632 | 10.6% |
Accommodation and food services | 11,954 | 5.6% |
Transportation and warehousing | 11,450 | 5.4% |
Public administration | 10,667 | 5.0% |
Finance and insurance | 10,520 | 4.9% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 10,052 | 4.7% |
Construction | 10,017 | 4.7% |
Other services | 9,504 | 4.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 7,088 | 3.3% |
Wholesale trade | 5,760 | 2.7% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 3,609 | 1.7% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 3,410 | 1.6% |
Information | 2,633 | 1.2% |
Utilities | 2,113 | 1.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 992 | 0.5% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 206 | 0.1% |
Management | 117 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 3,976 | 0.86% |
Puerto Rican | 101,492 | 21.85% |
Cuban | 995 | 0.21% |
Dominican | 7,314 | 1.57% |
Total Central American | 4,418 | 0.95% |
Costa Rican | 120 | 0.03% |
Guatemalan | 2,158 | 0.46% |
Honduran | 396 | 0.09% |
Nicaraguan | 453 | 0.10% |
Panamanian | 241 | 0.05% |
Salvadoran | 1,030 | 0.22% |
Other Central American | 20 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 3,236 | 0.70% |
Argentinean | 133 | 0.03% |
Bolivian | 43 | 0.01% |
Chilean | 37 | 0.01% |
Colombian | 1,154 | 0.25% |
Ecuadorian | 696 | 0.15% |
Paraguayan | 22 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 625 | 0.13% |
Uruguayan | 319 | 0.07% |
Venezuelan | 152 | 0.03% |
Other South American | 55 | 0.01% |
Other Hispanic | 3,113 | 0.67% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 2,016 | 0.43% |
Indian | 1,832 | 0.39% |
Vietnamese | 1,625 | 0.35% |
Cambodian | 1,016 | 0.22% |
Filipino | 611 | 0.13% |
Korean | 395 | 0.09% |
Laotian | 242 | 0.05% |
Japanese | 189 | 0.04% |
Thai | 135 | 0.03% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 323,454 | 73.5% |
Spanish | 81,512 | 18.5% |
Other Indo-European | 10,708 | 2.4% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 9,362 | 2.1% |
Other Asian | 3,089 | 0.7% |
Other | 2,808 | 0.6% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 2,782 | 0.6% |
Arabic | 1,735 | 0.4% |
Vietnamese | 1,620 | 0.4% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Irish | 62,462 | 13.4% |
Italian | 40,554 | 8.7% |
French | 39,613 | 8.5% |
Polish | 37,384 | 8.0% |
American | 29,577 | 6.4% |
English | 27,126 | 5.8% |
French Canadian | 22,374 | 4.8% |
German | 19,695 | 4.2% |
Portuguese | 9,095 | 2.0% |
Scottish | 6,065 | 1.3% |
Jamaican | 5,378 | 1.2% |
Russian | 5,110 | 1.1% |
Greek | 4,269 | 0.9% |
Swedish | 3,584 | 0.8% |
Ukrainian | 3,087 | 0.7% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 448,361 | 96.5% |
Not a citizen | 16,214 | 3.5% |
Native | 421,445 | 90.7% |
Foreign-born | 43,130 | 9.3% |
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 | ||||||
16,847 | 5.3% | 25,633 | 8.0% | 95,869 | 30.1% | 88,868 | 27.9% | 54,812 | 17.2% | 36,414 | 11.4% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 16,847 | 5.3% |
9-12 Years | 25,633 | 8.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 95,869 | 30.1% |
Some College | 88,868 | 27.9% |
Bach. Degree | 54,812 | 17.2% |
Grad Degree | 36,414 | 11.4% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 223,335 | 208,345 | 14,990 | 6.7% | 6.4% |
1991 | 220,810 | 199,289 | 21,521 | 9.7% | 8.8% |
1992 | 220,104 | 199,347 | 20,757 | 9.4% | 8.8% |
1993 | 218,328 | 199,000 | 19,328 | 8.9% | 7.3% |
1994 | 215,421 | 198,375 | 17,046 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
1995 | 211,869 | 197,779 | 14,090 | 6.7% | 5.5% |
1996 | 211,341 | 200,041 | 11,300 | 5.3% | 4.6% |
1997 | 215,288 | 204,946 | 10,342 | 4.8% | 4.1% |
1998 | 214,669 | 205,401 | 9,268 | 4.3% | 3.4% |
1999 | 214,373 | 205,495 | 8,878 | 4.1% | 3.3% |
2000 | 217,628 | 210,159 | 7,469 | 3.4% | 2.8% |
2001 | 220,843 | 211,344 | 9,499 | 4.3% | 3.8% |
2002 | 225,423 | 212,683 | 12,740 | 5.7% | 5.2% |
2003 | 225,597 | 211,011 | 14,586 | 6.5% | 5.7% |
2004 | 225,518 | 211,852 | 13,666 | 6.1% | 5.1% |
2005 | 224,231 | 211,282 | 12,949 | 5.8% | 4.8% |
2006 | 224,824 | 211,771 | 13,053 | 5.8% | 4.7% |
2007 | 224,123 | 211,561 | 12,562 | 5.6% | 4.5% |
2008 | 225,643 | 211,185 | 14,458 | 6.4% | 5.3% |
2009 | 226,897 | 205,804 | 21,093 | 9.3% | 8.1% |
2010 | 220,805 | 198,769 | 22,036 | 10.0% | 8.1% |
2011 | 220,071 | 199,637 | 20,434 | 9.3% | 7.2% |
2012 | 220,559 | 201,593 | 18,966 | 8.6% | 6.7% |
2013 | 220,374 | 201,493 | 18,881 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
2014 | 222,351 | 205,507 | 16,844 | 7.6% | 5.7% |
2015 | 222,709 | 208,493 | 14,216 | 6.4% | 4.8% |
2016 | 222,182 | 210,095 | 12,087 | 5.4% | 4.0% |
2017 | 224,886 | 213,211 | 11,675 | 5.2% | 3.8% |
2018 | 228,742 | 217,868 | 10,874 | 4.8% | 3.4% |
2019 | 227,534 | 217,841 | 9,693 | 4.3% | 3.0% |
2020 | 220,259 | 197,372 | 22,887 | 10.4% | 8.9% |
2021 | 226,252 | 209,869 | 16,383 | 7.2% | 5.5% |
2022 | 223,322 | 212,327 | 10,995 | 4.9% | 3.8% |
2023 | 220,071 | 210,703 | 9,368 | 4.3% | 3.4% |