2022 population: 927,380
( 132,155 from 2010
, 6,243 from 2020)
Land area: 1668.0 square miles
Population density: 556.0 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 584,510 | 63.03% | 4.5% |
Black: | 68,530 | 7.39% | 33.2% |
Indian: | 10,415 | 1.12% | 13.9% |
Asian: | 84,191 | 9.08% | 48.4% |
2+ races: | 63,189 | 6.81% | 42.0% |
Hispanic: | 116,545 | 12.57% | 60.0% |
Total non-White: | 342,870 | 36.97% | 45.2% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 24,901 | 13.5 |
Deaths: | 18,078 | 9.8 |
Net Migration: | -4,374 | -2.4 |
Net Immigration: | 3,313 | 1.8 |
Change in White population: | 25,350 | 3.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 106,805 | 13.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 360,816 | |
Median Value | $444,600 | |
Occupied | 341,783 | 94.7% |
Vacant | 19,033 | 5.3% |
Owned | 220,644 | 64.6% |
Rented | 121,139 | 35.4% |
Median Rent | $1,604 | |
Single-Family Units | 255,149 | 70.7% |
Detached | 235,990 | 65.4% |
Attached | 19,159 | 5.3% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 62,408 | 17.3% |
Mobile Homes | 17,977 | 5.0% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 10,982 | 3.2% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 7,289 | 2.1% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 7,481 | 2.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 8,106 | 2.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 8,821 | 2.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 8,786 | 2.6% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 9,707 | 2.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 11,131 | 3.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 11,725 | 3.4% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 22,983 | 6.7% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 30,978 | 9.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 49,224 | 14.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 42,070 | 12.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 31,141 | 9.1% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 40,179 | 11.8% |
$200,000 or more | 41,180 | 12.0% |
Median Household Income | 91,486 | |
Per Capita Income | 43,575 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 94 | |
Compared to U.S. | 101 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 16,010 | 4.7% |
Public Assistance | 13,383 | 3.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 44,603 | 13.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 371,201 | 70.1% |
Unemployed | 19,069 | 3.6% |
In Armed Forces | 17,487 | 3.3% |
Total Labor Force | 407,757 | 77.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 121,418 | 22.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 26.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 164,713 | 121,370 | 57.6% |
Non-Profit | 11,616 | 26,045 | 30.8% |
Self-Employed | 19,834 | 14,836 | 57.2% |
Local Government | 15,674 | 22,726 | 40.8% |
State Government | 7,956 | 13,970 | 36.3% |
Federal Government | 10,996 | 8,390 | 56.7% |
Total Private + Self | 184,547 | 136,206 | 57.5% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 46,242 | 71,131 | 39.4% |
Total | 230,789 | 207,337 | 52.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 18.2% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 67,515 | 15.4% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 90,957 | 20.7% |
Professional, Technical | 94,419 | 21.5% |
Service Occupations | 75,031 | 17.1% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,745 | 0.4% |
All others | 110,933 | 25.3% |
White Collar | 57.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 61,710 | 14.1% |
Retail trade | 52,173 | 11.9% |
Manufacturing | 39,989 | 9.1% |
Construction | 38,603 | 8.8% |
Educational services | 37,132 | 8.5% |
Transportation and warehousing | 30,711 | 7.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 28,663 | 6.5% |
Public administration | 27,443 | 6.3% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 24,767 | 5.6% |
Other services | 20,320 | 4.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 17,924 | 4.1% |
Wholesale trade | 14,064 | 3.2% |
Finance and insurance | 12,515 | 2.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 11,031 | 2.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 9,353 | 2.1% |
Information | 5,232 | 1.2% |
Utilities | 2,770 | 0.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 2,763 | 0.6% |
Management | 1,310 | 0.3% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 382 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 74,206 | 8.07% |
Puerto Rican | 10,729 | 1.17% |
Cuban | 1,534 | 0.17% |
Dominican | 957 | 0.10% |
Total Central American | 8,385 | 0.91% |
Costa Rican | 365 | 0.04% |
Guatemalan | 1,311 | 0.14% |
Honduran | 1,513 | 0.16% |
Nicaraguan | 502 | 0.05% |
Panamanian | 1,461 | 0.16% |
Salvadoran | 3,215 | 0.35% |
Other Central American | 18 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 3,884 | 0.42% |
Argentinean | 521 | 0.06% |
Bolivian | 81 | 0.01% |
Chilean | 319 | 0.03% |
Colombian | 1,303 | 0.14% |
Ecuadorian | 244 | 0.03% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 1,129 | 0.12% |
Uruguayan | 5 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 282 | 0.03% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 9,797 | 1.07% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 16,404 | 1.78% |
Korean | 12,276 | 1.34% |
Vietnamese | 7,813 | 0.85% |
Cambodian | 5,585 | 0.61% |
Chinese | 4,407 | 0.48% |
Japanese | 3,577 | 0.39% |
Indian | 2,837 | 0.31% |
Laotian | 1,433 | 0.16% |
Thai | 843 | 0.09% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 726,536 | 84.3% |
Spanish | 53,882 | 6.3% |
Other Asian | 17,752 | 2.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 12,156 | 1.4% |
Korean | 10,784 | 1.3% |
Tagalog | 9,914 | 1.2% |
Other | 6,712 | 0.8% |
Vietnamese | 6,183 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European | 5,979 | 0.7% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 138,013 | 15.0% |
English | 95,258 | 10.4% |
Irish | 93,232 | 10.1% |
Norwegian | 40,205 | 4.4% |
American | 34,027 | 3.7% |
Italian | 33,085 | 3.6% |
European | 29,794 | 3.2% |
French | 22,876 | 2.5% |
Swedish | 22,561 | 2.5% |
Scottish | 21,575 | 2.3% |
Polish | 14,595 | 1.6% |
Dutch | 10,871 | 1.2% |
Scandinavian | 10,766 | 1.2% |
Ukrainian | 8,517 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 7,857 | 0.9% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 878,266 | 95.6% |
Not a citizen | 40,727 | 4.4% |
Native | 822,755 | 89.5% |
Foreign-born | 96,238 | 10.5% |
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 | ||||||
16,112 | 2.6% | 31,435 | 5.1% | 163,980 | 26.4% | 228,270 | 36.7% | 117,242 | 18.8% | 65,165 | 10.5% |
Average years of education: 13.6 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 16,112 | 2.6% |
9-12 Years | 31,435 | 5.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 163,980 | 26.4% |
Some College | 228,270 | 36.7% |
Bach. Degree | 117,242 | 18.8% |
Grad Degree | 65,165 | 10.5% |
Average years of education: 13.6 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 277,290 | 264,100 | 13,190 | 4.8% | 5.1% |
1991 | 279,408 | 262,195 | 17,213 | 6.2% | 6.1% |
1992 | 288,047 | 266,187 | 21,860 | 7.6% | 7.2% |
1993 | 296,637 | 273,912 | 22,725 | 7.7% | 7.3% |
1994 | 306,032 | 284,494 | 21,538 | 7.0% | 6.3% |
1995 | 316,618 | 296,320 | 20,298 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
1996 | 324,725 | 305,896 | 18,829 | 5.8% | 5.9% |
1997 | 334,301 | 319,654 | 14,647 | 4.4% | 4.9% |
1998 | 343,915 | 329,207 | 14,708 | 4.3% | 4.8% |
1999 | 347,655 | 331,980 | 15,675 | 4.5% | 4.8% |
2000 | 344,926 | 326,380 | 18,546 | 5.4% | 5.1% |
2001 | 340,339 | 318,123 | 22,216 | 6.5% | 6.0% |
2002 | 346,286 | 318,864 | 27,422 | 7.9% | 7.1% |
2003 | 350,401 | 321,771 | 28,630 | 8.2% | 7.2% |
2004 | 359,400 | 333,300 | 26,100 | 7.3% | 6.3% |
2005 | 368,325 | 345,316 | 23,009 | 6.2% | 5.6% |
2006 | 373,953 | 353,307 | 20,646 | 5.5% | 5.0% |
2007 | 386,920 | 366,729 | 20,191 | 5.2% | 4.6% |
2008 | 394,313 | 370,985 | 23,328 | 5.9% | 5.2% |
2009 | 388,901 | 353,966 | 34,935 | 9.0% | 8.3% |
2010 | 387,830 | 351,104 | 36,726 | 9.5% | 9.1% |
2011 | 382,903 | 348,050 | 34,853 | 9.1% | 8.5% |
2012 | 385,098 | 352,308 | 32,790 | 8.5% | 7.7% |
2013 | 383,769 | 352,522 | 31,247 | 8.1% | 6.6% |
2014 | 384,834 | 358,653 | 26,181 | 6.8% | 5.9% |
2015 | 392,279 | 367,880 | 24,399 | 6.2% | 5.4% |
2016 | 404,970 | 380,954 | 24,016 | 5.9% | 5.2% |
2017 | 415,999 | 394,070 | 21,929 | 5.3% | 4.6% |
2018 | 425,974 | 404,253 | 21,721 | 5.1% | 4.4% |
2019 | 441,661 | 419,058 | 22,603 | 5.1% | 4.1% |
2020 | 450,196 | 406,822 | 43,374 | 9.6% | 8.4% |
2021 | 445,825 | 418,632 | 27,193 | 6.1% | 5.2% |
2022 | 453,584 | 430,230 | 23,354 | 5.1% | 4.2% |
2023 | 455,090 | 433,735 | 21,355 | 4.7% | 4.1% |