2022 population: 5,109,292
( 85,383 from 2010
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166,230 from 2020)
Land area: 944.9 square miles
Population density: 5407.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 2,098,822 | 41.08% | ![]() |
Black: | 1,159,072 | 22.69% | ![]() |
Indian: | 6,003 | 0.12% | ![]() |
Asian: | 414,224 | 8.11% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 85,419 | 1.67% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 1,345,752 | 26.34% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 3,010,470 | 58.92% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 124,933 | 11.8 |
Deaths: | 114,679 | 10.9 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -200,718 | -19.0 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 25,241 | 2.4 |
Change in White population: | -179,536 | -3.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 94,153 | 1.8 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 2,261,319 | |
Median Value | $293,700 | |
Occupied | 2,066,248 | 91.4% |
Vacant | 195,071 | 8.6% |
Owned | 1,188,945 | 57.5% |
Rented | 877,303 | 42.5% |
Median Rent | $1,318 | |
Single-Family Units | 1,027,779 | 45.5% |
Detached | 906,452 | 40.1% |
Attached | 121,327 | 5.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 767,707 | 33.9% |
Mobile Homes | 17,585 | 0.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 124,376 | 6.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 81,221 | 3.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 66,237 | 3.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 74,650 | 3.6% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 75,823 | 3.7% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 71,759 | 3.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 66,817 | 3.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 65,548 | 3.2% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 67,772 | 3.3% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 129,114 | 6.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 172,855 | 8.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 255,350 | 12.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 198,257 | 9.6% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 147,859 | 7.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 191,308 | 9.3% |
$200,000 or more | 277,302 | 13.4% |
Median Household Income | 78,304 | |
Per Capita Income | 45,646 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 100 | |
Compared to U.S. | 98 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 107,861 | 5.2% |
Public Assistance | 61,843 | 3.0% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 325,622 | 15.8% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 1,820,955 | 71.9% |
Unemployed | 143,924 | 5.7% |
In Armed Forces | 1,255 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 1,966,134 | 77.6% |
Not in Labor Force | 566,773 | 22.4% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 28.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 974,907 | 801,912 | 54.9% |
Non-Profit | 99,745 | 176,160 | 36.2% |
Self-Employed | 145,679 | 88,834 | 62.1% |
Local Government | 81,107 | 109,883 | 42.5% |
State Government | 26,993 | 41,270 | 39.5% |
Federal Government | 24,826 | 24,361 | 50.5% |
Total Private + Self | 1,120,586 | 890,746 | 55.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 232,671 | 351,674 | 39.8% |
Total | 1,353,257 | 1,242,420 | 52.1% |
Pct. Govt. | 11.9% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 500,177 | 19.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 512,407 | 19.7% |
Professional, Technical | 658,793 | 25.3% |
Service Occupations | 428,545 | 16.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 2,692 | 0.1% |
All others | 500,697 | 19.3% |
White Collar | 64.3% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 358,958 | 13.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 286,892 | 11.0% |
Educational services | 247,912 | 9.5% |
Manufacturing | 242,737 | 9.3% |
Retail trade | 240,182 | 9.2% |
Transportation and warehousing | 187,714 | 7.2% |
Accommodation and food services | 170,378 | 6.6% |
Finance and insurance | 161,513 | 6.2% |
Other services | 124,868 | 4.8% |
Construction | 123,190 | 4.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 115,258 | 4.4% |
Public administration | 93,040 | 3.6% |
Wholesale trade | 64,144 | 2.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 55,727 | 2.1% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 54,716 | 2.1% |
Information | 51,552 | 2.0% |
Utilities | 12,706 | 0.5% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 4,150 | 0.2% |
Management | 4,034 | 0.2% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 948 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,034,038 | 19.79% |
Puerto Rican | 139,918 | 2.68% |
Cuban | 16,571 | 0.32% |
Dominican | 5,271 | 0.10% |
Total Central American | 53,970 | 1.03% |
Costa Rican | 1,364 | 0.03% |
Guatemalan | 28,091 | 0.54% |
Honduran | 9,539 | 0.18% |
Nicaraguan | 2,290 | 0.04% |
Panamanian | 1,488 | 0.03% |
Salvadoran | 10,827 | 0.21% |
Other Central American | 371 | 0.01% |
Total South American | 71,044 | 1.36% |
Argentinean | 3,656 | 0.07% |
Bolivian | 1,877 | 0.04% |
Chilean | 2,521 | 0.05% |
Colombian | 18,355 | 0.35% |
Ecuadorian | 26,550 | 0.51% |
Paraguayan | 233 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 9,005 | 0.17% |
Uruguayan | 489 | 0.01% |
Venezuelan | 7,742 | 0.15% |
Other South American | 616 | 0.01% |
Other Hispanic | 31,670 | 0.61% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 123,505 | 2.36% |
Chinese | 80,808 | 1.55% |
Filipino | 74,648 | 1.43% |
Korean | 36,292 | 0.69% |
Vietnamese | 17,085 | 0.33% |
Japanese | 11,518 | 0.22% |
Thai | 5,628 | 0.11% |
Mongolian | 4,325 | 0.08% |
Taiwanese | 3,398 | 0.07% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 3,193,013 | 64.8% |
Spanish | 1,018,252 | 20.7% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 207,625 | 4.2% |
Other Indo-European | 166,771 | 3.4% |
Chinese | 66,850 | 1.4% |
Other Asian | 53,315 | 1.1% |
Tagalog | 48,548 | 1.0% |
Arabic | 47,889 | 1.0% |
Other | 45,958 | 0.9% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 476,790 | 9.1% |
Irish | 438,249 | 8.4% |
Polish | 383,109 | 7.3% |
Italian | 257,529 | 4.9% |
English | 175,335 | 3.4% |
American | 115,320 | 2.2% |
Swedish | 60,083 | 1.1% |
Russian | 55,017 | 1.1% |
European | 50,204 | 1.0% |
French | 49,083 | 0.9% |
Greek | 46,218 | 0.9% |
Norwegian | 37,632 | 0.7% |
Scottish | 37,212 | 0.7% |
Dutch | 36,415 | 0.7% |
Czech | 34,628 | 0.7% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 4,711,048 | 90.2% |
Not a citizen | 514,319 | 9.8% |
Native | 4,127,270 | 79.0% |
Foreign-born | 1,098,097 | 21.0% |
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 | ||||||
223,360 | 6.1% | 205,853 | 5.7% | 813,182 | 22.3% | 894,869 | 24.6% | 874,091 | 24.0% | 628,623 | 17.3% |
Average years of education: 13.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 223,360 | 6.1% |
9-12 Years | 205,853 | 5.7% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 813,182 | 22.3% |
Some College | 894,869 | 24.6% |
Bach. Degree | 874,091 | 24.0% |
Grad Degree | 628,623 | 17.3% |
Average years of education: 13.8 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 2,609,450 | 2,420,642 | 188,808 | 7.2% | 6.3% |
1991 | 2,586,567 | 2,372,995 | 213,572 | 8.3% | 7.3% |
1992 | 2,623,572 | 2,391,395 | 232,177 | 8.8% | 7.9% |
1993 | 2,639,033 | 2,412,054 | 226,979 | 8.6% | 7.5% |
1994 | 2,648,367 | 2,472,365 | 176,002 | 6.6% | 5.8% |
1995 | 2,658,288 | 2,498,123 | 160,165 | 6.0% | 5.2% |
1996 | 2,668,192 | 2,507,310 | 160,882 | 6.0% | 5.3% |
1997 | 2,683,613 | 2,529,899 | 153,714 | 5.7% | 4.8% |
1998 | 2,675,126 | 2,532,588 | 142,538 | 5.3% | 4.5% |
1999 | 2,727,371 | 2,588,118 | 139,253 | 5.1% | 4.4% |
2000 | 2,742,036 | 2,607,332 | 134,704 | 4.9% | 4.4% |
2001 | 2,713,801 | 2,546,175 | 167,626 | 6.2% | 5.4% |
2002 | 2,626,435 | 2,424,560 | 201,875 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
2003 | 2,584,180 | 2,391,953 | 192,227 | 7.4% | 6.7% |
2004 | 2,567,435 | 2,392,296 | 175,139 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
2005 | 2,545,528 | 2,380,292 | 165,236 | 6.5% | 5.7% |
2006 | 2,560,021 | 2,434,287 | 125,734 | 4.9% | 4.6% |
2007 | 2,605,588 | 2,464,876 | 140,712 | 5.4% | 5.1% |
2008 | 2,615,934 | 2,441,528 | 174,406 | 6.7% | 6.5% |
2009 | 2,598,079 | 2,326,339 | 271,740 | 10.5% | 10.2% |
2010 | 2,640,576 | 2,350,480 | 290,096 | 11.0% | 10.5% |
2011 | 2,622,338 | 2,345,151 | 277,187 | 10.6% | 9.8% |
2012 | 2,663,370 | 2,406,145 | 257,225 | 9.7% | 9.0% |
2013 | 2,677,937 | 2,418,142 | 259,795 | 9.7% | 9.1% |
2014 | 2,657,984 | 2,456,426 | 201,558 | 7.6% | 7.2% |
2015 | 2,647,903 | 2,481,137 | 166,766 | 6.3% | 6.0% |
2016 | 2,664,757 | 2,500,070 | 164,687 | 6.2% | 5.9% |
2017 | 2,635,275 | 2,499,538 | 135,737 | 5.2% | 5.0% |
2018 | 2,605,439 | 2,495,786 | 109,653 | 4.2% | 4.4% |
2019 | 2,597,185 | 2,493,959 | 103,226 | 4.0% | 4.0% |
2020 | 2,539,907 | 2,258,453 | 281,454 | 11.1% | 9.5% |
2021 | 2,618,124 | 2,436,432 | 181,692 | 6.9% | 6.1% |
2022 | 2,687,539 | 2,552,151 | 135,388 | 5.0% | 4.6% |
2023 | 2,651,912 | 2,534,647 | 117,265 | 4.4% | 4.5% |