2022 population: 766,381
( 44,358 from 2010
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31,560 from 2020)
Land area: 58.3 square miles
Population density: 13156.0 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 341,795 | 44.60% | ![]() |
Black: | 149,562 | 19.52% | ![]() |
Indian: | 1,394 | 0.18% | ![]() |
Asian: | 73,277 | 9.56% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 16,818 | 2.19% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 183,535 | 23.95% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 424,586 | 55.40% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 19,069 | 11.9 |
Deaths: | 12,443 | 7.8 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -49,876 | -31.3 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 13,088 | 8.2 |
Change in White population: | -5,184 | -0.7 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 49,542 | 6.9 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 350,419 | |
Median Value | $650,900 | |
Occupied | 319,307 | 91.1% |
Vacant | 31,112 | 8.9% |
Owned | 115,640 | 36.2% |
Rented | 203,667 | 63.8% |
Median Rent | $1,953 | |
Single-Family Units | 68,696 | 19.6% |
Detached | 47,767 | 13.6% |
Attached | 20,929 | 6.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 154,353 | 44.0% |
Mobile Homes | 741 | 0.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 24,632 | 7.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 18,445 | 5.8% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 11,332 | 3.5% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 10,247 | 3.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 9,453 | 3.0% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 7,964 | 2.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 7,476 | 2.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 7,550 | 2.4% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 8,274 | 2.6% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 15,785 | 4.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 21,133 | 6.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 33,851 | 10.6% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 28,115 | 8.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 22,507 | 7.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 33,796 | 10.6% |
$200,000 or more | 58,747 | 18.4% |
Median Household Income | 87,669 | |
Per Capita Income | 53,173 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 115 | |
Compared to U.S. | 144 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 22,021 | 6.9% |
Public Assistance | 11,695 | 3.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 60,891 | 19.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 327,591 | 74.1% |
Unemployed | 20,217 | 4.6% |
In Armed Forces | 463 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 348,271 | 78.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 93,903 | 21.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 25.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 150,741 | 128,972 | 53.9% |
Non-Profit | 28,133 | 51,873 | 35.2% |
Self-Employed | 16,274 | 11,232 | 59.2% |
Local Government | 10,750 | 15,930 | 40.3% |
State Government | 5,728 | 8,233 | 41.0% |
Federal Government | 3,367 | 3,116 | 51.9% |
Total Private + Self | 167,015 | 140,204 | 54.4% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 47,978 | 79,152 | 37.7% |
Total | 214,993 | 219,356 | 49.5% |
Pct. Govt. | 10.8% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 89,765 | 20.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 77,627 | 17.8% |
Professional, Technical | 135,721 | 31.2% |
Service Occupations | 80,476 | 18.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 460 | 0.1% |
All others | 51,322 | 11.8% |
White Collar | 69.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 76,473 | 17.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 61,266 | 14.1% |
Educational services | 54,368 | 12.5% |
Retail trade | 36,222 | 8.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 31,251 | 7.2% |
Finance and insurance | 29,117 | 6.7% |
Manufacturing | 22,020 | 5.1% |
Other services | 18,774 | 4.3% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 18,513 | 4.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 17,149 | 3.9% |
Construction | 16,993 | 3.9% |
Public administration | 16,397 | 3.8% |
Information | 9,882 | 2.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 8,729 | 2.0% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 8,092 | 1.9% |
Wholesale trade | 6,710 | 1.5% |
Utilities | 1,795 | 0.4% |
Management | 588 | 0.1% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 450 | 0.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 122 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 8,630 | 1.10% |
Puerto Rican | 37,538 | 4.78% |
Cuban | 2,824 | 0.36% |
Dominican | 41,279 | 5.26% |
Total Central American | 55,166 | 7.02% |
Costa Rican | 1,442 | 0.18% |
Guatemalan | 10,712 | 1.36% |
Honduran | 9,272 | 1.18% |
Nicaraguan | 700 | 0.09% |
Panamanian | 658 | 0.08% |
Salvadoran | 30,377 | 3.87% |
Other Central American | 2,005 | 0.26% |
Total South American | 25,814 | 3.29% |
Argentinean | 584 | 0.07% |
Bolivian | 364 | 0.05% |
Chilean | 680 | 0.09% |
Colombian | 17,474 | 2.22% |
Ecuadorian | 2,046 | 0.26% |
Paraguayan | 125 | 0.02% |
Peruvian | 2,228 | 0.28% |
Uruguayan | 178 | 0.02% |
Venezuelan | 2,086 | 0.27% |
Other South American | 49 | 0.01% |
Other Hispanic | 13,595 | 1.73% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 31,573 | 4.02% |
Indian | 11,624 | 1.48% |
Vietnamese | 11,471 | 1.46% |
Korean | 3,880 | 0.49% |
Filipino | 2,180 | 0.28% |
Japanese | 1,246 | 0.16% |
Cambodian | 1,048 | 0.13% |
Taiwanese | 689 | 0.09% |
Thai | 504 | 0.06% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 453,654 | 60.8% |
Spanish | 148,201 | 19.9% |
Other Indo-European | 38,124 | 5.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 29,190 | 3.9% |
Chinese | 27,503 | 3.7% |
Other | 11,968 | 1.6% |
Vietnamese | 9,806 | 1.3% |
Arabic | 7,336 | 1.0% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 7,314 | 1.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Irish | 97,217 | 12.4% |
Italian | 64,601 | 8.2% |
English | 36,866 | 4.7% |
German | 33,647 | 4.3% |
Haitian | 21,905 | 2.8% |
American | 18,068 | 2.3% |
Polish | 15,801 | 2.0% |
Cape Verdean | 12,750 | 1.6% |
French | 12,536 | 1.6% |
Jamaican | 11,958 | 1.5% |
French Canadian | 9,375 | 1.2% |
Russian | 8,289 | 1.1% |
European | 8,161 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 7,870 | 1.0% |
Portuguese | 7,559 | 1.0% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 668,157 | 85.1% |
Not a citizen | 117,286 | 14.9% |
Native | 549,695 | 70.0% |
Foreign-born | 235,748 | 30.0% |
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 | ||||||
41,857 | 7.6% | 29,206 | 5.3% | 112,380 | 20.4% | 96,322 | 17.5% | 146,861 | 26.6% | 124,507 | 22.6% |
Average years of education: 14.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 41,857 | 7.6% |
9-12 Years | 29,206 | 5.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 112,380 | 20.4% |
Some College | 96,322 | 17.5% |
Bach. Degree | 146,861 | 26.6% |
Grad Degree | 124,507 | 22.6% |
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 | 350,738 | 329,124 | 21,614 | 6.2% | 6.4% |
1991 | 340,108 | 310,672 | 29,436 | 8.7% | 8.8% |
1992 | 333,854 | 305,386 | 28,468 | 8.5% | 8.8% |
1993 | 331,785 | 308,178 | 23,607 | 7.1% | 7.3% |
1994 | 329,799 | 309,319 | 20,480 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
1995 | 337,230 | 318,387 | 18,843 | 5.6% | 5.5% |
1996 | 339,119 | 322,689 | 16,430 | 4.8% | 4.6% |
1997 | 344,566 | 329,720 | 14,846 | 4.3% | 4.1% |
1998 | 345,351 | 333,063 | 12,288 | 3.6% | 3.4% |
1999 | 346,963 | 334,673 | 12,290 | 3.5% | 3.3% |
2000 | 348,509 | 337,550 | 10,959 | 3.1% | 2.8% |
2001 | 352,583 | 337,646 | 14,937 | 4.2% | 3.8% |
2002 | 353,069 | 332,391 | 20,678 | 5.9% | 5.2% |
2003 | 345,450 | 323,109 | 22,341 | 6.5% | 5.7% |
2004 | 337,465 | 318,437 | 19,028 | 5.6% | 5.1% |
2005 | 332,203 | 314,651 | 17,552 | 5.3% | 4.8% |
2006 | 357,769 | 340,141 | 17,628 | 4.9% | 4.7% |
2007 | 365,057 | 348,575 | 16,482 | 4.5% | 4.5% |
2008 | 373,295 | 353,875 | 19,420 | 5.2% | 5.3% |
2009 | 374,525 | 345,635 | 28,890 | 7.7% | 8.1% |
2010 | 393,922 | 364,715 | 29,207 | 7.4% | 8.1% |
2011 | 398,003 | 371,693 | 26,310 | 6.6% | 7.2% |
2012 | 403,811 | 378,924 | 24,887 | 6.2% | 6.7% |
2013 | 407,299 | 382,353 | 24,946 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
2014 | 415,607 | 393,692 | 21,915 | 5.3% | 5.7% |
2015 | 420,898 | 402,393 | 18,505 | 4.4% | 4.8% |
2016 | 427,162 | 411,480 | 15,682 | 3.7% | 4.0% |
2017 | 439,417 | 424,133 | 15,284 | 3.5% | 3.8% |
2018 | 452,001 | 437,973 | 14,028 | 3.1% | 3.4% |
2019 | 455,973 | 443,583 | 12,390 | 2.7% | 3.0% |
2020 | 446,558 | 403,388 | 43,170 | 9.7% | 8.9% |
2021 | 452,475 | 426,490 | 25,985 | 5.7% | 5.5% |
2022 | 452,927 | 436,502 | 16,425 | 3.6% | 3.8% |
2023 | 455,156 | 440,449 | 14,707 | 3.2% | 3.4% |