2022 population: 1,617,105
( 114,020 from 2010
, 14,897 from 2020)
Land area: 817.9 square miles
Population density: 1977.3 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 1,118,060 | 69.14% | 2.8% |
Black: | 87,843 | 5.43% | 33.6% |
Indian: | 2,057 | 0.13% | 30.4% |
Asian: | 230,547 | 14.26% | 65.1% |
2+ races: | 36,384 | 2.25% | 18.3% |
Hispanic: | 142,214 | 8.79% | 44.6% |
Total non-White: | 499,045 | 30.86% | 41.4% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 36,305 | 11.1 |
Deaths: | 29,325 | 9.0 |
Net Migration: | -41,459 | -12.7 |
Net Immigration: | 19,558 | 6.0 |
Change in White population: | -32,191 | -2.1 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 146,211 | 9.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 658,555 | |
Median Value | $654,300 | |
Occupied | 629,775 | 95.6% |
Vacant | 28,780 | 4.4% |
Owned | 387,309 | 61.5% |
Rented | 242,466 | 38.5% |
Median Rent | $2,004 | |
Single-Family Units | 353,443 | 53.7% |
Detached | 308,756 | 46.9% |
Attached | 44,687 | 6.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 164,582 | 25.0% |
Mobile Homes | 2,312 | 0.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 22,381 | 3.6% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 15,817 | 2.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 14,578 | 2.3% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 13,279 | 2.1% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 13,927 | 2.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 12,482 | 2.0% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 12,387 | 2.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 13,275 | 2.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 13,513 | 2.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 27,493 | 4.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 39,857 | 6.3% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 64,185 | 10.2% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 59,973 | 9.5% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 51,716 | 8.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 83,160 | 13.2% |
$200,000 or more | 171,752 | 27.3% |
Median Household Income | 121,304 | |
Per Capita Income | 64,197 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 122 | |
Compared to U.S. | 153 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 25,409 | 4.0% |
Public Assistance | 16,804 | 2.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 58,492 | 9.3% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 766,154 | 77.0% |
Unemployed | 33,716 | 3.4% |
In Armed Forces | 1,203 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 801,073 | 80.5% |
Not in Labor Force | 194,228 | 19.5% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 22.9% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 327,138 | 259,198 | 55.8% |
Non-Profit | 54,039 | 79,520 | 40.5% |
Self-Employed | 44,788 | 33,641 | 57.1% |
Local Government | 19,736 | 35,750 | 35.6% |
State Government | 12,288 | 14,277 | 46.3% |
Federal Government | 8,933 | 5,524 | 61.8% |
Total Private + Self | 371,926 | 292,839 | 55.9% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 94,996 | 135,071 | 41.3% |
Total | 466,922 | 427,910 | 52.2% |
Pct. Govt. | 10.8% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 202,189 | 22.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 139,976 | 15.6% |
Professional, Technical | 337,215 | 37.6% |
Service Occupations | 110,700 | 12.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 912 | 0.1% |
All others | 106,305 | 11.9% |
White Collar | 75.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Professional, scientific, technical | 153,460 | 17.1% |
Health care and social assistance | 125,592 | 14.0% |
Educational services | 119,701 | 13.4% |
Manufacturing | 92,717 | 10.3% |
Retail trade | 74,188 | 8.3% |
Finance and insurance | 47,254 | 5.3% |
Construction | 45,131 | 5.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 42,607 | 4.8% |
Other services | 36,039 | 4.0% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 29,138 | 3.3% |
Public administration | 28,052 | 3.1% |
Information | 25,477 | 2.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 22,227 | 2.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 16,533 | 1.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 14,753 | 1.6% |
Wholesale trade | 14,530 | 1.6% |
Utilities | 4,739 | 0.5% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 2,446 | 0.3% |
Management | 1,487 | 0.2% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 314 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 12,959 | 0.80% |
Puerto Rican | 35,823 | 2.21% |
Cuban | 3,165 | 0.19% |
Dominican | 11,003 | 0.68% |
Total Central American | 37,937 | 2.34% |
Costa Rican | 481 | 0.03% |
Guatemalan | 13,780 | 0.85% |
Honduran | 2,897 | 0.18% |
Nicaraguan | 467 | 0.03% |
Panamanian | 874 | 0.05% |
Salvadoran | 18,840 | 1.16% |
Other Central American | 598 | 0.04% |
Total South American | 22,058 | 1.36% |
Argentinean | 1,986 | 0.12% |
Bolivian | 487 | 0.03% |
Chilean | 1,577 | 0.10% |
Colombian | 8,789 | 0.54% |
Ecuadorian | 3,317 | 0.20% |
Paraguayan | 173 | 0.01% |
Peruvian | 2,813 | 0.17% |
Uruguayan | 263 | 0.02% |
Venezuelan | 2,180 | 0.13% |
Other South American | 473 | 0.03% |
Other Hispanic | 13,512 | 0.83% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 71,914 | 4.43% |
Indian | 62,045 | 3.82% |
Cambodian | 17,464 | 1.08% |
Vietnamese | 13,015 | 0.80% |
Korean | 11,204 | 0.69% |
Japanese | 4,073 | 0.25% |
Filipino | 3,861 | 0.24% |
Taiwanese | 3,375 | 0.21% |
Bangladeshi | 1,635 | 0.10% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 1,113,300 | 72.3% |
Other Indo-European | 129,448 | 8.4% |
Spanish | 94,402 | 6.1% |
Chinese | 58,510 | 3.8% |
Other Asian | 40,623 | 2.6% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 29,636 | 1.9% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 19,935 | 1.3% |
Other | 17,435 | 1.1% |
Arabic | 10,597 | 0.7% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Irish | 302,693 | 18.6% |
Italian | 204,188 | 12.6% |
English | 151,774 | 9.4% |
German | 100,964 | 6.2% |
French | 55,579 | 3.4% |
American | 53,212 | 3.3% |
Polish | 51,721 | 3.2% |
French Canadian | 41,203 | 2.5% |
Portuguese | 35,761 | 2.2% |
Brazilian | 35,192 | 2.2% |
Scottish | 30,292 | 1.9% |
Russian | 29,362 | 1.8% |
European | 24,580 | 1.5% |
Greek | 22,934 | 1.4% |
Swedish | 18,538 | 1.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 1,446,261 | 89.1% |
Not a citizen | 176,848 | 10.9% |
Native | 1,262,112 | 77.8% |
Foreign-born | 360,997 | 22.2% |
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 | ||||||
38,122 | 3.3% | 37,182 | 3.2% | 201,851 | 17.6% | 198,465 | 17.3% | 330,386 | 28.9% | 339,164 | 29.6% |
Average years of education: 15.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 38,122 | 3.3% |
9-12 Years | 37,182 | 3.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 201,851 | 17.6% |
Some College | 198,465 | 17.3% |
Bach. Degree | 330,386 | 28.9% |
Grad Degree | 339,164 | 29.6% |
Average years of education: 15.0 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 803,142 | 761,441 | 41,701 | 5.2% | 6.4% |
1991 | 786,378 | 729,979 | 56,399 | 7.2% | 8.8% |
1992 | 787,750 | 729,034 | 58,716 | 7.5% | 8.8% |
1993 | 784,567 | 737,162 | 47,405 | 6.0% | 7.3% |
1994 | 786,456 | 746,104 | 40,352 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
1995 | 786,532 | 752,002 | 34,530 | 4.4% | 5.5% |
1996 | 798,203 | 770,360 | 27,843 | 3.5% | 4.6% |
1997 | 820,349 | 795,508 | 24,841 | 3.0% | 4.1% |
1998 | 829,001 | 808,328 | 20,673 | 2.5% | 3.4% |
1999 | 838,583 | 817,068 | 21,515 | 2.6% | 3.3% |
2000 | 815,566 | 797,007 | 18,559 | 2.3% | 2.8% |
2001 | 826,956 | 799,133 | 27,823 | 3.4% | 3.8% |
2002 | 831,159 | 790,241 | 40,918 | 4.9% | 5.2% |
2003 | 820,422 | 777,362 | 43,060 | 5.2% | 5.7% |
2004 | 813,214 | 777,445 | 35,769 | 4.4% | 5.1% |
2005 | 810,496 | 777,801 | 32,695 | 4.0% | 4.8% |
2006 | 810,965 | 779,272 | 31,693 | 3.9% | 4.7% |
2007 | 818,839 | 788,631 | 30,208 | 3.7% | 4.5% |
2008 | 828,076 | 792,201 | 35,875 | 4.3% | 5.3% |
2009 | 826,729 | 769,965 | 56,764 | 6.9% | 8.1% |
2010 | 825,988 | 770,485 | 55,503 | 6.7% | 8.1% |
2011 | 827,581 | 778,927 | 48,654 | 5.9% | 7.2% |
2012 | 836,757 | 791,229 | 45,528 | 5.4% | 6.7% |
2013 | 840,635 | 795,124 | 45,511 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
2014 | 855,356 | 815,472 | 39,884 | 4.7% | 5.7% |
2015 | 863,343 | 829,572 | 33,771 | 3.9% | 4.8% |
2016 | 873,429 | 844,743 | 28,686 | 3.3% | 4.0% |
2017 | 890,661 | 862,731 | 27,930 | 3.1% | 3.8% |
2018 | 912,730 | 887,225 | 25,505 | 2.8% | 3.4% |
2019 | 920,269 | 898,135 | 22,134 | 2.4% | 3.0% |
2020 | 882,398 | 818,205 | 64,193 | 7.3% | 8.9% |
2021 | 905,149 | 864,550 | 40,599 | 4.5% | 5.5% |
2022 | 909,392 | 881,480 | 27,912 | 3.1% | 3.8% |
2023 | 915,035 | 888,841 | 26,194 | 2.9% | 3.4% |