2022 population: 849,477
( 65,508 from 2010
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13,305 from 2020)
Land area: 126.1 square miles
Population density: 6737.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 250,873 | 29.53% | ![]() |
Black: | 320,157 | 37.69% | ![]() |
Indian: | 1,767 | 0.21% | ![]() |
Asian: | 54,387 | 6.40% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 13,644 | 1.61% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 208,649 | 24.56% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 598,604 | 70.47% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 21,946 | 12.7 |
Deaths: | 17,317 | 10.0 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -26,557 | -15.4 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 8,381 | 4.9 |
Change in White population: | -9,304 | -1.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 74,812 | 9.5 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 334,136 | |
Median Value | $466,500 | |
Occupied | 312,942 | 93.7% |
Vacant | 21,194 | 6.3% |
Owned | 139,811 | 44.7% |
Rented | 173,131 | 55.3% |
Median Rent | $1,404 | |
Single-Family Units | 134,715 | 40.3% |
Detached | 109,237 | 32.7% |
Attached | 25,478 | 7.6% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 101,637 | 30.4% |
Mobile Homes | 441 | 0.1% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 22,654 | 7.2% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 14,819 | 4.7% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 12,013 | 3.8% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 11,413 | 3.6% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 11,408 | 3.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 10,672 | 3.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 9,921 | 3.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 9,455 | 3.0% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 10,673 | 3.4% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 18,314 | 5.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 27,046 | 8.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 32,933 | 10.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 26,068 | 8.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 18,942 | 6.1% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 25,768 | 8.2% |
$200,000 or more | 50,843 | 16.2% |
Median Household Income | 73,785 | |
Per Capita Income | 45,946 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 90 | |
Compared to U.S. | 98 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 19,952 | 6.4% |
Public Assistance | 9,710 | 3.1% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 47,208 | 15.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 288,882 | 68.5% |
Unemployed | 27,091 | 6.4% |
In Armed Forces | 140 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 316,113 | 74.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 105,738 | 25.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 31.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 152,785 | 129,379 | 54.1% |
Non-Profit | 12,044 | 19,620 | 38.0% |
Self-Employed | 22,031 | 13,871 | 61.4% |
Local Government | 12,074 | 17,909 | 40.3% |
State Government | 7,791 | 12,348 | 38.7% |
Federal Government | 3,835 | 3,840 | 50.0% |
Total Private + Self | 174,816 | 143,250 | 55.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 35,744 | 53,717 | 40.0% |
Total | 210,560 | 196,967 | 51.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 14.2% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 70,690 | 17.3% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 79,783 | 19.6% |
Professional, Technical | 99,176 | 24.3% |
Service Occupations | 74,208 | 18.2% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 408 | 0.1% |
All others | 84,225 | 20.6% |
White Collar | 61.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 60,263 | 14.8% |
Educational services | 40,012 | 9.8% |
Retail trade | 39,268 | 9.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 37,031 | 9.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 32,119 | 7.9% |
Manufacturing | 27,944 | 6.8% |
Construction | 26,793 | 6.6% |
Finance and insurance | 24,120 | 5.9% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 20,213 | 5.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 19,934 | 4.9% |
Other services | 19,820 | 4.9% |
Public administration | 18,154 | 4.4% |
Information | 12,136 | 3.0% |
Wholesale trade | 10,352 | 2.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 8,594 | 2.1% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 8,468 | 2.1% |
Utilities | 1,676 | 0.4% |
Management | 639 | 0.2% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 451 | 0.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 95 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 9,378 | 1.10% |
Puerto Rican | 54,016 | 6.33% |
Cuban | 6,247 | 0.73% |
Dominican | 34,671 | 4.06% |
Total Central American | 22,232 | 2.61% |
Costa Rican | 1,723 | 0.20% |
Guatemalan | 6,650 | 0.78% |
Honduran | 4,647 | 0.54% |
Nicaraguan | 1,026 | 0.12% |
Panamanian | 866 | 0.10% |
Salvadoran | 7,257 | 0.85% |
Other Central American | 63 | 0.01% |
Total South American | 64,405 | 7.55% |
Argentinean | 2,092 | 0.25% |
Bolivian | 362 | 0.04% |
Chilean | 1,239 | 0.15% |
Colombian | 6,251 | 0.73% |
Ecuadorian | 40,690 | 4.77% |
Paraguayan | 88 | 0.01% |
Peruvian | 9,482 | 1.11% |
Uruguayan | 2,169 | 0.25% |
Venezuelan | 1,295 | 0.15% |
Other South American | 737 | 0.09% |
Other Hispanic | 14,017 | 1.64% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 18,444 | 2.16% |
Chinese | 11,391 | 1.33% |
Filipino | 8,591 | 1.01% |
Korean | 3,120 | 0.37% |
Bangladeshi | 849 | 0.10% |
Vietnamese | 816 | 0.10% |
Japanese | 647 | 0.08% |
Taiwanese | 605 | 0.07% |
Thai | 374 | 0.04% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 502,824 | 62.9% |
Spanish | 157,983 | 19.8% |
Other Indo-European | 46,412 | 5.8% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 32,873 | 4.1% |
Other | 25,270 | 3.2% |
Chinese | 8,791 | 1.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 6,783 | 0.8% |
Tagalog | 5,742 | 0.7% |
Other Asian | 5,360 | 0.7% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Italian | 66,360 | 7.8% |
Irish | 44,127 | 5.2% |
American | 30,457 | 3.6% |
German | 29,306 | 3.4% |
Haitian | 28,149 | 3.3% |
English | 19,264 | 2.3% |
Polish | 19,083 | 2.2% |
Jamaican | 18,839 | 2.2% |
Brazilian | 16,193 | 1.9% |
Nigerian | 14,230 | 1.7% |
African | 12,222 | 1.4% |
Portuguese | 11,282 | 1.3% |
Russian | 10,284 | 1.2% |
Guyanese | 9,852 | 1.2% |
European | 6,320 | 0.7% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 738,420 | 86.5% |
Not a citizen | 114,954 | 13.5% |
Native | 605,998 | 71.0% |
Foreign-born | 247,376 | 29.0% |
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 | ||||||
39,745 | 6.9% | 35,184 | 6.1% | 159,513 | 27.8% | 124,409 | 21.7% | 124,500 | 21.7% | 89,864 | 15.7% |
Average years of education: 13.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 39,745 | 6.9% |
9-12 Years | 35,184 | 6.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 159,513 | 27.8% |
Some College | 124,409 | 21.7% |
Bach. Degree | 124,500 | 21.7% |
Grad Degree | 89,864 | 15.7% |
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 | 395,195 | 370,377 | 24,818 | 6.3% | 5.1% |
1991 | 381,057 | 349,626 | 31,431 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
1992 | 387,331 | 348,273 | 39,058 | 10.1% | 8.5% |
1993 | 377,782 | 341,992 | 35,790 | 9.5% | 7.8% |
1994 | 374,510 | 343,510 | 31,000 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
1995 | 374,736 | 345,896 | 28,840 | 7.7% | 6.4% |
1996 | 375,379 | 346,400 | 28,979 | 7.7% | 6.1% |
1997 | 376,248 | 350,788 | 25,460 | 6.8% | 5.3% |
1998 | 371,013 | 350,348 | 20,665 | 5.6% | 4.6% |
1999 | 374,725 | 354,205 | 20,520 | 5.5% | 4.4% |
2000 | 365,927 | 349,602 | 16,325 | 4.5% | 3.7% |
2001 | 365,162 | 345,793 | 19,369 | 5.3% | 4.2% |
2002 | 369,189 | 342,618 | 26,571 | 7.2% | 5.8% |
2003 | 367,482 | 340,893 | 26,589 | 7.2% | 5.8% |
2004 | 362,548 | 340,071 | 22,477 | 6.2% | 4.9% |
2005 | 360,409 | 340,299 | 20,110 | 5.6% | 4.4% |
2006 | 361,827 | 340,913 | 20,914 | 5.8% | 4.6% |
2007 | 361,059 | 342,021 | 19,038 | 5.3% | 4.2% |
2008 | 364,912 | 340,984 | 23,928 | 6.6% | 5.4% |
2009 | 366,635 | 329,127 | 37,508 | 10.2% | 9.0% |
2010 | 382,855 | 340,726 | 42,129 | 11.0% | 9.7% |
2011 | 383,035 | 341,551 | 41,484 | 10.8% | 9.4% |
2012 | 383,565 | 342,168 | 41,397 | 10.8% | 9.4% |
2013 | 378,822 | 341,431 | 37,391 | 9.9% | 8.4% |
2014 | 374,445 | 344,549 | 29,896 | 8.0% | 6.7% |
2015 | 371,971 | 346,576 | 25,395 | 6.8% | 5.7% |
2016 | 369,938 | 347,909 | 22,029 | 6.0% | 4.9% |
2017 | 369,606 | 349,236 | 20,370 | 5.5% | 4.5% |
2018 | 367,056 | 348,849 | 18,207 | 5.0% | 4.0% |
2019 | 372,073 | 356,132 | 15,941 | 4.3% | 3.4% |
2020 | 373,943 | 330,269 | 43,674 | 11.7% | 9.8% |
2021 | 386,907 | 354,945 | 31,962 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
2022 | 388,106 | 370,619 | 17,487 | 4.5% | 3.7% |
2023 | 397,420 | 375,401 | 22,019 | 5.5% | 4.4% |