2022 population: 725,531
( 54,681 from 2010
, 468 from 2020)
Land area: 396.1 square miles
Population density: 1831.7 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 516,691 | 71.22% | 4.1% |
Black: | 57,549 | 7.93% | 58.4% |
Indian: | 958 | 0.13% | 18.1% |
Asian: | 94,228 | 12.99% | 63.2% |
2+ races: | 14,827 | 2.04% | 33.6% |
Hispanic: | 41,278 | 5.69% | 87.6% |
Total non-White: | 208,840 | 28.78% | 58.1% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 15,954 | 11.0 |
Deaths: | 14,708 | 10.1 |
Net Migration: | -8,253 | -5.7 |
Net Immigration: | 6,204 | 4.3 |
Change in White population: | -22,067 | -3.3 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 76,748 | 11.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 291,316 | |
Median Value | $612,100 | |
Occupied | 279,104 | 95.8% |
Vacant | 12,212 | 4.2% |
Owned | 190,649 | 68.3% |
Rented | 88,455 | 31.7% |
Median Rent | $1,933 | |
Single-Family Units | 181,287 | 62.2% |
Detached | 164,807 | 56.6% |
Attached | 16,480 | 5.7% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 72,799 | 25.0% |
Mobile Homes | 1,160 | 0.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 9,468 | 3.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 6,960 | 2.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 5,568 | 2.0% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 6,507 | 2.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 6,025 | 2.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 5,931 | 2.1% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 4,954 | 1.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 6,633 | 2.4% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 5,563 | 2.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 12,870 | 4.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 17,372 | 6.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 29,763 | 10.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 26,382 | 9.5% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 22,343 | 8.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 36,068 | 12.9% |
$200,000 or more | 76,697 | 27.5% |
Median Household Income | 120,621 | |
Per Capita Income | 66,685 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 127 | |
Compared to U.S. | 159 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 10,110 | 3.6% |
Public Assistance | 6,589 | 2.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 25,631 | 9.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 338,821 | 76.6% |
Unemployed | 17,577 | 4.0% |
In Armed Forces | 214 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 356,612 | 80.6% |
Not in Labor Force | 85,934 | 19.4% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 23.4% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 136,633 | 113,347 | 54.7% |
Non-Profit | 20,881 | 36,787 | 36.2% |
Self-Employed | 21,568 | 12,906 | 62.6% |
Local Government | 9,291 | 16,572 | 35.9% |
State Government | 6,335 | 7,020 | 47.4% |
Federal Government | 4,032 | 2,334 | 63.3% |
Total Private + Self | 158,201 | 126,253 | 55.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 40,539 | 62,713 | 39.3% |
Total | 198,740 | 188,966 | 51.3% |
Pct. Govt. | 11.8% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 93,206 | 24.0% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 70,049 | 18.0% |
Professional, Technical | 131,126 | 33.8% |
Service Occupations | 50,406 | 13.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 352 | 0.1% |
All others | 43,481 | 11.2% |
White Collar | 75.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 65,049 | 16.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 52,086 | 13.4% |
Educational services | 46,811 | 12.1% |
Retail trade | 34,913 | 9.0% |
Finance and insurance | 33,149 | 8.5% |
Manufacturing | 24,370 | 6.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 20,929 | 5.4% |
Construction | 20,666 | 5.3% |
Other services | 16,463 | 4.2% |
Public administration | 14,488 | 3.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 11,324 | 2.9% |
Transportation and warehousing | 11,208 | 2.9% |
Information | 9,347 | 2.4% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 8,202 | 2.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 7,584 | 2.0% |
Wholesale trade | 7,575 | 2.0% |
Utilities | 2,349 | 0.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 765 | 0.2% |
Management | 741 | 0.2% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 249 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 3,724 | 0.52% |
Puerto Rican | 8,257 | 1.14% |
Cuban | 2,165 | 0.30% |
Dominican | 5,830 | 0.81% |
Total Central American | 4,259 | 0.59% |
Costa Rican | 297 | 0.04% |
Guatemalan | 1,410 | 0.20% |
Honduran | 655 | 0.09% |
Nicaraguan | 51 | 0.01% |
Panamanian | 307 | 0.04% |
Salvadoran | 964 | 0.13% |
Other Central American | 575 | 0.08% |
Total South American | 8,158 | 1.13% |
Argentinean | 1,053 | 0.15% |
Bolivian | 300 | 0.04% |
Chilean | 528 | 0.07% |
Colombian | 2,314 | 0.32% |
Ecuadorian | 1,222 | 0.17% |
Paraguayan | 253 | 0.04% |
Peruvian | 1,544 | 0.21% |
Uruguayan | 23 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 802 | 0.11% |
Other South American | 119 | 0.02% |
Other Hispanic | 5,052 | 0.70% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 40,804 | 5.65% |
Indian | 18,341 | 2.54% |
Vietnamese | 11,257 | 1.56% |
Korean | 3,724 | 0.52% |
Filipino | 2,852 | 0.39% |
Japanese | 1,535 | 0.21% |
Taiwanese | 950 | 0.13% |
Cambodian | 661 | 0.09% |
Thai | 613 | 0.08% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 528,969 | 77.2% |
Chinese | 34,522 | 5.0% |
Other Indo-European | 34,127 | 5.0% |
Spanish | 22,319 | 3.3% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 16,066 | 2.3% |
Vietnamese | 10,522 | 1.5% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 9,648 | 1.4% |
Other Asian | 8,799 | 1.3% |
Other | 7,889 | 1.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Irish | 175,832 | 24.3% |
Italian | 90,029 | 12.5% |
English | 65,422 | 9.1% |
German | 42,184 | 5.8% |
American | 27,109 | 3.8% |
Polish | 23,076 | 3.2% |
French | 20,326 | 2.8% |
Russian | 16,345 | 2.3% |
French Canadian | 14,633 | 2.0% |
Scottish | 14,285 | 2.0% |
Portuguese | 11,103 | 1.5% |
Haitian | 10,228 | 1.4% |
Swedish | 10,098 | 1.4% |
European | 10,061 | 1.4% |
Greek | 8,941 | 1.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 667,045 | 92.4% |
Not a citizen | 55,067 | 7.6% |
Native | 582,968 | 80.7% |
Foreign-born | 139,144 | 19.3% |
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 | ||||||
15,027 | 2.9% | 14,325 | 2.8% | 91,524 | 18.0% | 101,775 | 20.0% | 148,960 | 29.2% | 137,822 | 27.1% |
Average years of education: 14.9 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 15,027 | 2.9% |
9-12 Years | 14,325 | 2.8% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 91,524 | 18.0% |
Some College | 101,775 | 20.0% |
Bach. Degree | 148,960 | 29.2% |
Grad Degree | 137,822 | 27.1% |
Average years of education: 14.9 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 345,212 | 327,340 | 17,872 | 5.2% | 6.4% |
1991 | 340,450 | 315,653 | 24,797 | 7.3% | 8.8% |
1992 | 342,359 | 317,227 | 25,132 | 7.3% | 8.8% |
1993 | 343,436 | 323,041 | 20,395 | 5.9% | 7.3% |
1994 | 346,336 | 328,837 | 17,499 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
1995 | 352,728 | 337,088 | 15,640 | 4.4% | 5.5% |
1996 | 357,672 | 344,735 | 12,937 | 3.6% | 4.6% |
1997 | 361,854 | 350,457 | 11,397 | 3.1% | 4.1% |
1998 | 364,878 | 355,705 | 9,173 | 2.5% | 3.4% |
1999 | 367,021 | 358,045 | 8,976 | 2.4% | 3.3% |
2000 | 354,448 | 345,915 | 8,533 | 2.4% | 2.8% |
2001 | 358,062 | 346,504 | 11,558 | 3.2% | 3.8% |
2002 | 361,273 | 344,721 | 16,552 | 4.6% | 5.2% |
2003 | 357,678 | 339,606 | 18,072 | 5.1% | 5.7% |
2004 | 356,420 | 340,503 | 15,917 | 4.5% | 5.1% |
2005 | 356,058 | 341,410 | 14,648 | 4.1% | 4.8% |
2006 | 351,908 | 337,389 | 14,519 | 4.1% | 4.7% |
2007 | 355,323 | 341,383 | 13,940 | 3.9% | 4.5% |
2008 | 359,125 | 342,321 | 16,804 | 4.7% | 5.3% |
2009 | 358,033 | 331,923 | 26,110 | 7.3% | 8.1% |
2010 | 358,261 | 332,376 | 25,885 | 7.2% | 8.1% |
2011 | 358,835 | 336,352 | 22,483 | 6.3% | 7.2% |
2012 | 361,009 | 340,355 | 20,654 | 5.7% | 6.7% |
2013 | 362,889 | 342,047 | 20,842 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
2014 | 367,437 | 349,093 | 18,344 | 5.0% | 5.7% |
2015 | 369,154 | 353,798 | 15,356 | 4.2% | 4.8% |
2016 | 372,538 | 359,497 | 13,041 | 3.5% | 4.0% |
2017 | 378,672 | 365,783 | 12,889 | 3.4% | 3.8% |
2018 | 387,976 | 376,073 | 11,903 | 3.1% | 3.4% |
2019 | 393,344 | 383,017 | 10,327 | 2.6% | 3.0% |
2020 | 380,061 | 348,328 | 31,733 | 8.3% | 8.9% |
2021 | 390,055 | 370,682 | 19,373 | 5.0% | 5.5% |
2022 | 392,356 | 379,275 | 13,081 | 3.3% | 3.8% |
2023 | 394,835 | 382,700 | 12,135 | 3.1% | 3.4% |