2022 population: 346,875
( 23,431 from 2010
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1,519 from 2020)
Land area: 301.9 square miles
Population density: 1149.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 178,674 | 51.51% | ![]() |
Black: | 33,651 | 9.70% | ![]() |
Indian: | 466 | 0.13% | ![]() |
Asian: | 71,272 | 20.55% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 6,034 | 1.74% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 56,778 | 16.37% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 168,201 | 48.49% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 6,897 | 10.0 |
Deaths: | 6,478 | 9.4 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -1,146 | -1.7 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 2,041 | 3.0 |
Change in White population: | -23,175 | -7.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 46,606 | 14.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 131,989 | |
Median Value | $489,500 | |
Occupied | 127,566 | 96.6% |
Vacant | 4,423 | 3.4% |
Owned | 96,103 | 75.3% |
Rented | 31,463 | 24.7% |
Median Rent | $1,846 | |
Single-Family Units | 97,301 | 73.7% |
Detached | 78,326 | 59.3% |
Attached | 18,975 | 14.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 22,917 | 17.4% |
Mobile Homes | 263 | 0.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 3,435 | 2.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,979 | 1.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 2,199 | 1.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 2,296 | 1.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 2,326 | 1.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 2,558 | 2.0% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 2,292 | 1.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 2,512 | 2.0% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 2,025 | 1.6% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 4,643 | 3.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 7,726 | 6.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 14,165 | 11.1% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 12,794 | 10.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 10,430 | 8.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 16,753 | 13.1% |
$200,000 or more | 39,433 | 30.9% |
Median Household Income | 131,948 | |
Per Capita Income | 67,554 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 115 | |
Compared to U.S. | 125 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 3,108 | 2.4% |
Public Assistance | 2,328 | 1.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 5,198 | 4.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 144,564 | 76.6% |
Unemployed | 7,202 | 3.8% |
In Armed Forces | 113 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 151,879 | 80.5% |
Not in Labor Force | 36,753 | 19.5% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 23.3% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 74,599 | 59,352 | 55.7% |
Non-Profit | 4,738 | 8,742 | 35.1% |
Self-Employed | 10,318 | 6,025 | 63.1% |
Local Government | 4,560 | 7,649 | 37.3% |
State Government | 2,920 | 3,462 | 45.8% |
Federal Government | 1,455 | 901 | 61.8% |
Total Private + Self | 84,917 | 65,377 | 56.5% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 13,673 | 20,754 | 39.7% |
Total | 98,590 | 86,131 | 53.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 11.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 45,170 | 24.4% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 33,969 | 18.4% |
Professional, Technical | 59,754 | 32.3% |
Service Occupations | 20,599 | 11.1% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 381 | 0.2% |
All others | 25,394 | 13.7% |
White Collar | 75.1% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Professional, scientific, technical | 24,312 | 13.1% |
Manufacturing | 23,412 | 12.7% |
Health care and social assistance | 22,305 | 12.1% |
Retail trade | 18,054 | 9.8% |
Educational services | 17,579 | 9.5% |
Finance and insurance | 14,642 | 7.9% |
Construction | 8,587 | 4.6% |
Transportation and warehousing | 7,583 | 4.1% |
Information | 7,402 | 4.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 7,116 | 3.8% |
Other services | 6,864 | 3.7% |
Wholesale trade | 6,607 | 3.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 6,244 | 3.4% |
Public administration | 5,859 | 3.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 3,090 | 1.7% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 3,031 | 1.6% |
Utilities | 770 | 0.4% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 696 | 0.4% |
Management | 658 | 0.4% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 75 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 6,220 | 1.80% |
Puerto Rican | 8,865 | 2.57% |
Cuban | 2,137 | 0.62% |
Dominican | 6,137 | 1.78% |
Total Central American | 11,489 | 3.33% |
Costa Rican | 3,625 | 1.05% |
Guatemalan | 3,381 | 0.98% |
Honduran | 1,798 | 0.52% |
Nicaraguan | 83 | 0.02% |
Panamanian | 223 | 0.06% |
Salvadoran | 2,379 | 0.69% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 14,978 | 4.34% |
Argentinean | 668 | 0.19% |
Bolivian | 48 | 0.01% |
Chilean | 217 | 0.06% |
Colombian | 5,822 | 1.69% |
Ecuadorian | 3,528 | 1.02% |
Paraguayan | 1,405 | 0.41% |
Peruvian | 2,727 | 0.79% |
Uruguayan | 191 | 0.06% |
Venezuelan | 372 | 0.11% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 3,650 | 1.06% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 35,940 | 10.42% |
Chinese | 14,818 | 4.30% |
Filipino | 5,447 | 1.58% |
Korean | 1,930 | 0.56% |
Taiwanese | 1,154 | 0.33% |
Vietnamese | 1,016 | 0.29% |
Japanese | 685 | 0.20% |
Bangladeshi | 159 | 0.05% |
Thai | 106 | 0.03% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 217,351 | 66.3% |
Spanish | 39,599 | 12.1% |
Other Indo-European | 26,907 | 8.2% |
Chinese | 12,750 | 3.9% |
Other Asian | 10,557 | 3.2% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 5,655 | 1.7% |
Tagalog | 3,310 | 1.0% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 3,197 | 1.0% |
Other | 2,787 | 0.8% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Italian | 45,311 | 13.1% |
Irish | 38,675 | 11.2% |
German | 31,084 | 9.0% |
Polish | 22,739 | 6.6% |
English | 17,787 | 5.2% |
American | 10,902 | 3.2% |
Russian | 6,586 | 1.9% |
Hungarian | 4,589 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 4,193 | 1.2% |
French | 3,820 | 1.1% |
Dutch | 3,339 | 1.0% |
Portuguese | 3,315 | 1.0% |
Ukrainian | 3,026 | 0.9% |
European | 2,723 | 0.8% |
Eastern European | 2,698 | 0.8% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 308,791 | 89.5% |
Not a citizen | 36,187 | 10.5% |
Native | 252,347 | 73.1% |
Foreign-born | 92,631 | 26.9% |
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 | ||||||
7,251 | 3.0% | 7,252 | 3.0% | 43,424 | 17.9% | 45,751 | 18.9% | 75,626 | 31.2% | 63,303 | 26.1% |
Average years of education: 14.9 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 7,251 | 3.0% |
9-12 Years | 7,252 | 3.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 43,424 | 17.9% |
Some College | 45,751 | 18.9% |
Bach. Degree | 75,626 | 31.2% |
Grad Degree | 63,303 | 26.1% |
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 | 138,637 | 134,576 | 4,061 | 2.9% | 5.1% |
1991 | 142,252 | 136,564 | 5,688 | 4.0% | 6.8% |
1992 | 143,214 | 135,750 | 7,464 | 5.2% | 8.5% |
1993 | 145,962 | 138,619 | 7,343 | 5.0% | 7.8% |
1994 | 150,326 | 143,793 | 6,533 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
1995 | 153,709 | 147,893 | 5,816 | 3.8% | 6.4% |
1996 | 159,355 | 153,931 | 5,424 | 3.4% | 6.1% |
1997 | 166,532 | 161,774 | 4,758 | 2.9% | 5.3% |
1998 | 169,122 | 164,873 | 4,249 | 2.5% | 4.6% |
1999 | 174,553 | 170,525 | 4,028 | 2.3% | 4.4% |
2000 | 165,639 | 161,377 | 4,262 | 2.6% | 3.7% |
2001 | 167,528 | 162,140 | 5,388 | 3.2% | 4.2% |
2002 | 170,680 | 162,597 | 8,083 | 4.7% | 5.8% |
2003 | 170,429 | 162,611 | 7,818 | 4.6% | 5.8% |
2004 | 171,526 | 165,137 | 6,389 | 3.7% | 4.9% |
2005 | 174,391 | 168,477 | 5,914 | 3.4% | 4.4% |
2006 | 179,213 | 173,091 | 6,122 | 3.4% | 4.6% |
2007 | 179,046 | 173,572 | 5,474 | 3.1% | 4.2% |
2008 | 181,200 | 173,810 | 7,390 | 4.1% | 5.4% |
2009 | 182,330 | 169,248 | 13,082 | 7.2% | 9.0% |
2010 | 173,723 | 160,337 | 13,386 | 7.7% | 9.7% |
2011 | 174,371 | 161,488 | 12,883 | 7.4% | 9.4% |
2012 | 175,626 | 162,497 | 13,129 | 7.5% | 9.4% |
2013 | 174,071 | 162,820 | 11,251 | 6.5% | 8.4% |
2014 | 172,969 | 163,976 | 8,993 | 5.2% | 6.7% |
2015 | 172,941 | 165,150 | 7,791 | 4.5% | 5.7% |
2016 | 172,894 | 165,942 | 6,952 | 4.0% | 4.9% |
2017 | 171,450 | 165,100 | 6,350 | 3.7% | 4.5% |
2018 | 170,148 | 164,541 | 5,607 | 3.3% | 4.0% |
2019 | 172,036 | 167,057 | 4,979 | 2.9% | 3.4% |
2020 | 167,938 | 154,873 | 13,065 | 7.8% | 9.8% |
2021 | 175,699 | 166,299 | 9,400 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
2022 | 179,242 | 173,670 | 5,572 | 3.1% | 3.7% |
2023 | 182,817 | 175,899 | 6,918 | 3.8% | 4.4% |