2022 population: 378,408
( 62,172 from 2010
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13,862 from 2020)
Land area: 423.5 square miles
Population density: 893.5 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 219,995 | 58.14% | ![]() |
Black: | 92,712 | 24.50% | ![]() |
Indian: | 844 | 0.22% | ![]() |
Asian: | 14,593 | 3.86% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 9,822 | 2.60% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 40,442 | 10.69% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 158,413 | 41.86% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 8,748 | 12.0 |
Deaths: | 7,144 | 9.8 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 10,812 | 14.8 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 1,305 | 1.8 |
Change in White population: | 13,203 | 4.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 48,969 | 15.5 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 139,584 | |
Median Value | $306,500 | |
Occupied | 134,144 | 96.1% |
Vacant | 5,440 | 3.9% |
Owned | 103,831 | 77.4% |
Rented | 30,313 | 22.6% |
Median Rent | $1,460 | |
Single-Family Units | 116,974 | 83.8% |
Detached | 109,560 | 78.5% |
Attached | 7,414 | 5.3% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 16,821 | 12.1% |
Mobile Homes | 1,810 | 1.3% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 3,696 | 2.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 2,141 | 1.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 2,966 | 2.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 3,246 | 2.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 3,320 | 2.5% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 3,980 | 3.0% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 3,629 | 2.7% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 3,040 | 2.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 3,964 | 3.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 8,790 | 6.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 12,890 | 9.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 18,252 | 13.6% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 16,659 | 12.4% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 12,880 | 9.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 16,155 | 12.0% |
$200,000 or more | 18,536 | 13.8% |
Median Household Income | 95,757 | |
Per Capita Income | 45,041 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 106 | |
Compared to U.S. | 106 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 5,364 | 4.0% |
Public Assistance | 2,072 | 1.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 8,960 | 6.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 157,296 | 74.9% |
Unemployed | 7,969 | 3.8% |
In Armed Forces | 1,446 | 0.7% |
Total Labor Force | 166,711 | 79.3% |
Not in Labor Force | 43,434 | 20.7% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 24.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 68,337 | 55,489 | 55.2% |
Non-Profit | 4,297 | 8,013 | 34.9% |
Self-Employed | 8,243 | 5,717 | 59.0% |
Local Government | 5,890 | 10,344 | 36.3% |
State Government | 4,252 | 6,093 | 41.1% |
Federal Government | 5,034 | 4,214 | 54.4% |
Total Private + Self | 76,580 | 61,206 | 55.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 19,473 | 28,664 | 40.5% |
Total | 96,053 | 89,870 | 51.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 19.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 38,592 | 20.7% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 38,171 | 20.5% |
Professional, Technical | 48,818 | 26.2% |
Service Occupations | 25,619 | 13.8% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 204 | 0.1% |
All others | 34,971 | 18.8% |
White Collar | 67.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 26,420 | 14.2% |
Retail trade | 19,713 | 10.6% |
Educational services | 17,987 | 9.7% |
Construction | 14,875 | 8.0% |
Public administration | 14,579 | 7.8% |
Finance and insurance | 14,544 | 7.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 13,259 | 7.1% |
Manufacturing | 12,999 | 7.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 10,869 | 5.8% |
Other services | 8,955 | 4.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 8,551 | 4.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 7,321 | 3.9% |
Wholesale trade | 4,077 | 2.2% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 3,512 | 1.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 3,337 | 1.8% |
Information | 2,401 | 1.3% |
Utilities | 2,013 | 1.1% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 367 | 0.2% |
Management | 197 | 0.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 195 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 7,329 | 2.00% |
Puerto Rican | 5,465 | 1.49% |
Cuban | 976 | 0.27% |
Dominican | 1,096 | 0.30% |
Total Central American | 15,408 | 4.21% |
Costa Rican | 101 | 0.03% |
Guatemalan | 4,145 | 1.13% |
Honduran | 2,235 | 0.61% |
Nicaraguan | 151 | 0.04% |
Panamanian | 666 | 0.18% |
Salvadoran | 7,830 | 2.14% |
Other Central American | 280 | 0.08% |
Total South American | 3,414 | 0.93% |
Argentinean | 89 | 0.02% |
Bolivian | 229 | 0.06% |
Chilean | 178 | 0.05% |
Colombian | 1,071 | 0.29% |
Ecuadorian | 348 | 0.10% |
Paraguayan | 152 | 0.04% |
Peruvian | 471 | 0.13% |
Uruguayan | 54 | 0.01% |
Venezuelan | 794 | 0.22% |
Other South American | 28 | 0.01% |
Other Hispanic | 2,406 | 0.66% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 2,970 | 0.81% |
Filipino | 2,357 | 0.64% |
Korean | 1,668 | 0.46% |
Chinese | 1,628 | 0.44% |
Vietnamese | 1,283 | 0.35% |
Cambodian | 534 | 0.15% |
Thai | 254 | 0.07% |
Japanese | 215 | 0.06% |
Taiwanese | 133 | 0.04% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 299,586 | 86.9% |
Spanish | 28,017 | 8.1% |
Other Indo-European | 3,659 | 1.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 2,115 | 0.6% |
Other Asian | 1,634 | 0.5% |
Chinese | 1,578 | 0.5% |
Korean | 1,471 | 0.4% |
Arabic | 1,422 | 0.4% |
Other | 1,418 | 0.4% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 48,197 | 13.2% |
German | 37,642 | 10.3% |
Irish | 30,958 | 8.5% |
American | 22,852 | 6.2% |
Italian | 14,916 | 4.1% |
European | 9,105 | 2.5% |
Scottish | 6,632 | 1.8% |
French | 6,312 | 1.7% |
Polish | 5,598 | 1.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 5,218 | 1.4% |
African | 3,292 | 0.9% |
Welsh | 2,829 | 0.8% |
British | 2,825 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 2,756 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 2,444 | 0.7% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 350,093 | 95.6% |
Not a citizen | 15,926 | 4.4% |
Native | 333,517 | 91.1% |
Foreign-born | 32,502 | 8.9% |
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 | ||||||
7,726 | 3.1% | 10,513 | 4.3% | 54,991 | 22.3% | 69,306 | 28.0% | 64,038 | 25.9% | 40,546 | 16.4% |
Average years of education: 14.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 7,726 | 3.1% |
9-12 Years | 10,513 | 4.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 54,991 | 22.3% |
Some College | 69,306 | 28.0% |
Bach. Degree | 64,038 | 25.9% |
Grad Degree | 40,546 | 16.4% |
Average years of education: 14.1 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 119,293 | 115,538 | 3,755 | 3.1% | 4.4% |
1991 | 125,165 | 119,713 | 5,452 | 4.4% | 5.8% |
1992 | 129,212 | 122,897 | 6,315 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
1993 | 129,511 | 124,094 | 5,417 | 4.2% | 5.2% |
1994 | 133,949 | 129,017 | 4,932 | 3.7% | 4.8% |
1995 | 135,892 | 131,780 | 4,112 | 3.0% | 4.4% |
1996 | 134,723 | 130,684 | 4,039 | 3.0% | 4.3% |
1997 | 135,709 | 132,154 | 3,555 | 2.6% | 3.7% |
1998 | 139,974 | 137,148 | 2,826 | 2.0% | 2.8% |
1999 | 141,806 | 139,151 | 2,655 | 1.9% | 2.7% |
2000 | 142,337 | 139,808 | 2,529 | 1.8% | 2.3% |
2001 | 145,397 | 141,551 | 3,846 | 2.6% | 3.3% |
2002 | 147,974 | 142,724 | 5,250 | 3.5% | 4.4% |
2003 | 150,437 | 144,852 | 5,585 | 3.7% | 4.3% |
2004 | 154,346 | 148,759 | 5,587 | 3.6% | 4.1% |
2005 | 158,953 | 153,521 | 5,432 | 3.4% | 3.8% |
2006 | 164,043 | 159,100 | 4,943 | 3.0% | 3.3% |
2007 | 165,729 | 161,024 | 4,705 | 2.8% | 3.3% |
2008 | 169,701 | 162,997 | 6,704 | 4.0% | 4.3% |
2009 | 168,067 | 156,656 | 11,411 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
2010 | 168,850 | 156,230 | 12,620 | 7.5% | 7.3% |
2011 | 171,269 | 159,724 | 11,545 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
2012 | 172,730 | 162,399 | 10,331 | 6.0% | 5.9% |
2013 | 174,719 | 165,077 | 9,642 | 5.5% | 5.6% |
2014 | 178,043 | 169,093 | 8,950 | 5.0% | 5.1% |
2015 | 178,675 | 171,090 | 7,585 | 4.2% | 4.4% |
2016 | 180,972 | 174,105 | 6,867 | 3.8% | 4.0% |
2017 | 184,565 | 177,975 | 6,590 | 3.6% | 3.7% |
2018 | 186,989 | 181,588 | 5,401 | 2.9% | 2.9% |
2019 | 190,548 | 185,534 | 5,014 | 2.6% | 2.7% |
2020 | 186,087 | 175,116 | 10,971 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
2021 | 187,364 | 180,538 | 6,826 | 3.6% | 3.9% |
2022 | 193,994 | 188,569 | 5,425 | 2.8% | 2.9% |
2023 | 200,078 | 194,334 | 5,744 | 2.9% | 2.9% |