2022 population: 380,688
( 14,175 from 2010
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6,652 from 2020)
Land area: 224.4 square miles
Population density: 1696.2 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 172,078 | 45.20% | ![]() |
Black: | 73,606 | 19.33% | ![]() |
Indian: | 620 | 0.16% | ![]() |
Asian: | 49,120 | 12.90% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 7,663 | 2.01% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 77,601 | 20.38% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 208,610 | 54.80% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 9,059 | 11.7 |
Deaths: | 8,058 | 10.4 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -10,526 | -13.6 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 2,938 | 3.8 |
Change in White population: | -27,831 | -7.6 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 42,006 | 11.5 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 150,035 | |
Median Value | $327,600 | |
Occupied | 139,549 | 93.0% |
Vacant | 10,486 | 7.0% |
Owned | 87,635 | 62.8% |
Rented | 51,914 | 37.2% |
Median Rent | $1,454 | |
Single-Family Units | 102,200 | 68.1% |
Detached | 71,414 | 47.6% |
Attached | 30,786 | 20.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 34,167 | 22.8% |
Mobile Homes | 658 | 0.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 7,530 | 5.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 5,736 | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 3,392 | 2.4% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 3,893 | 2.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 4,185 | 3.0% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 3,384 | 2.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 4,171 | 3.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 3,509 | 2.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 3,860 | 2.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 6,562 | 4.7% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 10,255 | 7.3% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 17,451 | 12.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 13,659 | 9.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 10,710 | 7.7% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 15,311 | 11.0% |
$200,000 or more | 25,941 | 18.6% |
Median Household Income | 92,697 | |
Per Capita Income | 50,053 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 103 | |
Compared to U.S. | 112 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 6,793 | 4.9% |
Public Assistance | 3,497 | 2.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 14,227 | 10.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 140,085 | 68.9% |
Unemployed | 10,191 | 5.0% |
In Armed Forces | 216 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 150,492 | 74.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 52,835 | 26.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 31.0% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 70,122 | 54,774 | 56.1% |
Non-Profit | 7,363 | 11,791 | 38.4% |
Self-Employed | 8,084 | 5,263 | 60.6% |
Local Government | 5,640 | 7,341 | 43.4% |
State Government | 5,257 | 8,072 | 39.4% |
Federal Government | 1,558 | 1,015 | 60.6% |
Total Private + Self | 78,206 | 60,037 | 56.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 19,818 | 28,219 | 41.3% |
Total | 98,024 | 88,256 | 52.6% |
Pct. Govt. | 15.5% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 35,666 | 19.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 34,656 | 18.6% |
Professional, Technical | 52,593 | 28.2% |
Service Occupations | 30,446 | 16.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 391 | 0.2% |
All others | 33,108 | 17.8% |
White Collar | 65.9% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Educational services | 25,369 | 13.6% |
Health care and social assistance | 24,722 | 13.3% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 19,939 | 10.7% |
Retail trade | 17,240 | 9.2% |
Manufacturing | 13,514 | 7.2% |
Finance and insurance | 12,239 | 6.6% |
Public administration | 11,839 | 6.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 10,107 | 5.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 10,058 | 5.4% |
Construction | 8,941 | 4.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 7,519 | 4.0% |
Other services | 7,272 | 3.9% |
Wholesale trade | 6,161 | 3.3% |
Information | 3,735 | 2.0% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 3,643 | 2.0% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 2,292 | 1.2% |
Utilities | 980 | 0.5% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 539 | 0.3% |
Management | 319 | 0.2% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 41 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 5,094 | 1.33% |
Puerto Rican | 18,489 | 4.82% |
Cuban | 1,220 | 0.32% |
Dominican | 9,588 | 2.50% |
Total Central American | 23,247 | 6.06% |
Costa Rican | 2,020 | 0.53% |
Guatemalan | 16,822 | 4.38% |
Honduran | 2,551 | 0.66% |
Nicaraguan | 90 | 0.02% |
Panamanian | 583 | 0.15% |
Salvadoran | 1,050 | 0.27% |
Other Central American | 131 | 0.03% |
Total South American | 11,390 | 2.97% |
Argentinean | 293 | 0.08% |
Bolivian | 180 | 0.05% |
Chilean | 391 | 0.10% |
Colombian | 2,449 | 0.64% |
Ecuadorian | 5,499 | 1.43% |
Paraguayan | 11 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 1,531 | 0.40% |
Uruguayan | 164 | 0.04% |
Venezuelan | 640 | 0.17% |
Other South American | 232 | 0.06% |
Other Hispanic | 4,679 | 1.22% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 26,750 | 6.97% |
Chinese | 8,726 | 2.27% |
Korean | 2,843 | 0.74% |
Filipino | 2,673 | 0.70% |
Burmese | 711 | 0.19% |
Japanese | 709 | 0.18% |
Taiwanese | 639 | 0.17% |
Vietnamese | 450 | 0.12% |
Bangladeshi | 164 | 0.04% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 243,762 | 67.2% |
Spanish | 59,108 | 16.3% |
Other Indo-European | 19,180 | 5.3% |
Other Asian | 8,816 | 2.4% |
Chinese | 7,758 | 2.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 6,806 | 1.9% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 6,784 | 1.9% |
Other | 3,142 | 0.9% |
Arabic | 1,868 | 0.5% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Italian | 43,642 | 11.4% |
Irish | 39,898 | 10.4% |
German | 33,322 | 8.7% |
English | 22,353 | 5.8% |
Polish | 20,735 | 5.4% |
American | 9,720 | 2.5% |
Russian | 5,999 | 1.6% |
Haitian | 5,150 | 1.3% |
Hungarian | 4,983 | 1.3% |
French | 4,608 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 3,612 | 0.9% |
European | 2,866 | 0.7% |
Dutch | 2,763 | 0.7% |
Eastern European | 2,587 | 0.7% |
Jamaican | 2,513 | 0.7% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 335,710 | 87.5% |
Not a citizen | 48,022 | 12.5% |
Native | 289,379 | 75.4% |
Foreign-born | 94,353 | 24.6% |
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 | ||||||
11,942 | 4.6% | 14,764 | 5.7% | 65,911 | 25.4% | 52,564 | 20.2% | 62,306 | 24.0% | 52,472 | 20.2% |
Average years of education: 14.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 11,942 | 4.6% |
9-12 Years | 14,764 | 5.7% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 65,911 | 25.4% |
Some College | 52,564 | 20.2% |
Bach. Degree | 62,306 | 24.0% |
Grad Degree | 52,472 | 20.2% |
Average years of education: 14.0 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 170,498 | 162,921 | 7,577 | 4.4% | 5.1% |
1991 | 173,258 | 163,363 | 9,895 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
1992 | 172,045 | 160,621 | 11,424 | 6.6% | 8.5% |
1993 | 170,091 | 159,915 | 10,176 | 6.0% | 7.8% |
1994 | 170,531 | 161,401 | 9,130 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
1995 | 170,702 | 161,430 | 9,272 | 5.4% | 6.4% |
1996 | 171,264 | 161,688 | 9,576 | 5.6% | 6.1% |
1997 | 172,557 | 164,391 | 8,166 | 4.7% | 5.3% |
1998 | 170,288 | 163,317 | 6,971 | 4.1% | 4.6% |
1999 | 174,888 | 168,345 | 6,543 | 3.7% | 4.4% |
2000 | 180,170 | 174,328 | 5,842 | 3.2% | 3.7% |
2001 | 182,313 | 175,540 | 6,773 | 3.7% | 4.2% |
2002 | 185,649 | 175,884 | 9,765 | 5.3% | 5.8% |
2003 | 186,747 | 177,133 | 9,614 | 5.1% | 5.8% |
2004 | 188,994 | 180,908 | 8,086 | 4.3% | 4.9% |
2005 | 193,540 | 186,026 | 7,514 | 3.9% | 4.4% |
2006 | 195,187 | 186,940 | 8,247 | 4.2% | 4.6% |
2007 | 196,121 | 188,709 | 7,412 | 3.8% | 4.2% |
2008 | 201,705 | 191,976 | 9,729 | 4.8% | 5.4% |
2009 | 205,099 | 189,706 | 15,393 | 7.5% | 9.0% |
2010 | 193,485 | 177,105 | 16,380 | 8.5% | 9.7% |
2011 | 193,945 | 177,897 | 16,048 | 8.3% | 9.4% |
2012 | 194,443 | 178,346 | 16,097 | 8.3% | 9.4% |
2013 | 193,802 | 179,449 | 14,353 | 7.4% | 8.4% |
2014 | 195,199 | 183,805 | 11,394 | 5.8% | 6.7% |
2015 | 197,692 | 187,968 | 9,724 | 4.9% | 5.7% |
2016 | 198,908 | 190,357 | 8,551 | 4.3% | 4.9% |
2017 | 197,962 | 190,066 | 7,896 | 4.0% | 4.5% |
2018 | 199,846 | 192,883 | 6,963 | 3.5% | 4.0% |
2019 | 204,413 | 198,194 | 6,219 | 3.0% | 3.4% |
2020 | 205,405 | 190,150 | 15,255 | 7.4% | 9.8% |
2021 | 212,695 | 201,071 | 11,624 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
2022 | 216,475 | 209,584 | 6,891 | 3.2% | 3.7% |
2023 | 218,979 | 210,460 | 8,519 | 3.9% | 4.4% |