2022 population: 1,383,726
( 44,194 from 2010
, 12,051 from 2020)
Land area: 284.5 square miles
Population density: 4863.0 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 772,215 | 55.81% | 12.0% |
Black: | 163,724 | 11.83% | 15.9% |
Indian: | 2,030 | 0.15% | 47.2% |
Asian: | 176,591 | 12.76% | 73.5% |
2+ races: | 21,520 | 1.56% | 21.7% |
Hispanic: | 247,646 | 17.90% | 26.8% |
Total non-White: | 611,511 | 44.19% | 32.3% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 29,885 | 10.7 |
Deaths: | 29,678 | 10.6 |
Net Migration: | -17,196 | -6.2 |
Net Immigration: | 4,142 | 1.5 |
Change in White population: | -105,094 | -7.8 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 149,288 | 11.1 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 476,982 | |
Median Value | $633,800 | |
Occupied | 454,771 | 95.3% |
Vacant | 22,211 | 4.7% |
Owned | 372,021 | 81.8% |
Rented | 82,750 | 18.2% |
Median Rent | $2,131 | |
Single-Family Units | 379,236 | 79.5% |
Detached | 364,627 | 76.4% |
Attached | 14,609 | 3.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 59,641 | 12.5% |
Mobile Homes | 1,192 | 0.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 12,635 | 2.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 6,894 | 1.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 7,753 | 1.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 8,113 | 1.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 8,795 | 1.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 8,061 | 1.8% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 7,706 | 1.7% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 7,811 | 1.7% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 9,031 | 2.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 17,319 | 3.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 25,698 | 5.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 41,497 | 9.1% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 44,526 | 9.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 39,722 | 8.7% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 66,383 | 14.6% |
$200,000 or more | 142,827 | 31.4% |
Median Household Income | 137,709 | |
Per Capita Income | 60,456 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 113 | |
Compared to U.S. | 151 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 17,491 | 3.8% |
Public Assistance | 7,802 | 1.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 24,393 | 5.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 525,715 | 73.4% |
Unemployed | 25,828 | 3.6% |
In Armed Forces | 301 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 551,844 | 77.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 163,984 | 22.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 26.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 240,539 | 200,032 | 54.6% |
Non-Profit | 25,508 | 40,007 | 38.9% |
Self-Employed | 49,267 | 25,209 | 66.2% |
Local Government | 38,010 | 49,651 | 43.4% |
State Government | 11,577 | 11,659 | 49.8% |
Federal Government | 8,058 | 4,008 | 66.8% |
Total Private + Self | 289,806 | 225,241 | 56.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 83,153 | 105,325 | 44.1% |
Total | 372,959 | 330,566 | 53.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 17.5% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 135,472 | 19.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 148,969 | 21.1% |
Professional, Technical | 212,399 | 30.1% |
Service Occupations | 110,300 | 15.7% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 828 | 0.1% |
All others | 97,600 | 13.8% |
White Collar | 70.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 124,042 | 17.6% |
Educational services | 93,955 | 13.3% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 68,152 | 9.7% |
Retail trade | 63,684 | 9.0% |
Finance and insurance | 54,499 | 7.7% |
Construction | 42,266 | 6.0% |
Transportation and warehousing | 35,290 | 5.0% |
Public administration | 34,899 | 5.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 33,101 | 4.7% |
Manufacturing | 30,170 | 4.3% |
Other services | 25,619 | 3.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 24,065 | 3.4% |
Wholesale trade | 19,721 | 2.8% |
Information | 17,466 | 2.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 16,081 | 2.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 13,917 | 2.0% |
Utilities | 5,453 | 0.8% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,224 | 0.2% |
Management | 1,045 | 0.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 91 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 12,065 | 0.87% |
Puerto Rican | 38,649 | 2.78% |
Cuban | 7,577 | 0.55% |
Dominican | 29,083 | 2.09% |
Total Central American | 81,802 | 5.89% |
Costa Rican | 1,093 | 0.08% |
Guatemalan | 8,267 | 0.60% |
Honduran | 11,805 | 0.85% |
Nicaraguan | 1,181 | 0.09% |
Panamanian | 1,706 | 0.12% |
Salvadoran | 57,663 | 4.15% |
Other Central American | 87 | 0.01% |
Total South American | 53,225 | 3.83% |
Argentinean | 3,595 | 0.26% |
Bolivian | 995 | 0.07% |
Chilean | 3,369 | 0.24% |
Colombian | 18,751 | 1.35% |
Ecuadorian | 11,859 | 0.85% |
Paraguayan | 377 | 0.03% |
Peruvian | 10,902 | 0.78% |
Uruguayan | 1,500 | 0.11% |
Venezuelan | 1,318 | 0.09% |
Other South American | 559 | 0.04% |
Other Hispanic | 21,283 | 1.53% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 52,748 | 3.80% |
Chinese | 45,334 | 3.26% |
Korean | 14,974 | 1.08% |
Filipino | 13,527 | 0.97% |
Bangladeshi | 3,043 | 0.22% |
Japanese | 2,013 | 0.14% |
Taiwanese | 1,705 | 0.12% |
Thai | 694 | 0.05% |
Vietnamese | 649 | 0.05% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 928,330 | 70.6% |
Spanish | 169,699 | 12.9% |
Other Indo-European | 85,256 | 6.5% |
Chinese | 35,150 | 2.7% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 22,971 | 1.7% |
Other Asian | 15,806 | 1.2% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 15,386 | 1.2% |
Other | 14,306 | 1.1% |
Korean | 11,147 | 0.8% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Italian | 246,665 | 17.8% |
Irish | 171,744 | 12.4% |
German | 104,091 | 7.5% |
Polish | 55,862 | 4.0% |
American | 52,765 | 3.8% |
Russian | 35,880 | 2.6% |
English | 33,997 | 2.4% |
Haitian | 23,310 | 1.7% |
Jamaican | 22,181 | 1.6% |
Eastern European | 20,312 | 1.5% |
Greek | 19,282 | 1.4% |
European | 14,047 | 1.0% |
Guyanese | 10,120 | 0.7% |
Hungarian | 9,555 | 0.7% |
Iranian | 9,502 | 0.7% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 1,292,504 | 93.0% |
Not a citizen | 96,656 | 7.0% |
Native | 1,072,629 | 77.2% |
Foreign-born | 316,531 | 22.8% |
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 | ||||||
43,689 | 4.5% | 35,739 | 3.7% | 208,039 | 21.4% | 214,761 | 22.1% | 254,707 | 26.3% | 213,046 | 22.0% |
Average years of education: 14.3 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 43,689 | 4.5% |
9-12 Years | 35,739 | 3.7% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 208,039 | 21.4% |
Some College | 214,761 | 22.1% |
Bach. Degree | 254,707 | 26.3% |
Grad Degree | 213,046 | 22.0% |
Average years of education: 14.3 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 700,789 | 674,639 | 26,150 | 3.7% | 5.3% |
1991 | 686,726 | 647,582 | 39,144 | 5.7% | 7.3% |
1992 | 680,170 | 631,475 | 48,695 | 7.2% | 8.7% |
1993 | 677,578 | 637,312 | 40,266 | 5.9% | 7.9% |
1994 | 675,366 | 641,283 | 34,083 | 5.0% | 6.9% |
1995 | 675,855 | 645,363 | 30,492 | 4.5% | 6.3% |
1996 | 679,341 | 653,927 | 25,414 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
1997 | 692,777 | 668,469 | 24,308 | 3.5% | 6.4% |
1998 | 696,513 | 675,908 | 20,605 | 3.0% | 5.6% |
1999 | 700,045 | 679,461 | 20,584 | 2.9% | 5.2% |
2000 | 675,516 | 653,213 | 22,303 | 3.3% | 4.5% |
2001 | 671,226 | 646,336 | 24,890 | 3.7% | 4.9% |
2002 | 681,745 | 649,939 | 31,806 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
2003 | 680,896 | 648,898 | 31,998 | 4.7% | 6.4% |
2004 | 682,683 | 651,557 | 31,126 | 4.6% | 5.8% |
2005 | 689,225 | 661,345 | 27,880 | 4.0% | 5.0% |
2006 | 696,705 | 670,669 | 26,036 | 3.7% | 4.5% |
2007 | 693,675 | 668,578 | 25,097 | 3.6% | 4.4% |
2008 | 695,385 | 662,814 | 32,571 | 4.7% | 5.4% |
2009 | 693,067 | 644,412 | 48,655 | 7.0% | 8.4% |
2010 | 691,973 | 641,573 | 50,400 | 7.3% | 8.7% |
2011 | 684,374 | 637,173 | 47,201 | 6.9% | 8.3% |
2012 | 692,547 | 643,054 | 49,493 | 7.1% | 8.6% |
2013 | 696,036 | 653,821 | 42,215 | 6.1% | 7.8% |
2014 | 684,808 | 651,793 | 33,015 | 4.8% | 6.3% |
2015 | 696,394 | 666,770 | 29,624 | 4.3% | 5.2% |
2016 | 700,139 | 672,300 | 27,839 | 4.0% | 4.9% |
2017 | 705,684 | 677,032 | 28,652 | 4.1% | 4.6% |
2018 | 705,627 | 680,890 | 24,737 | 3.5% | 4.1% |
2019 | 708,259 | 684,992 | 23,267 | 3.3% | 3.8% |
2020 | 698,942 | 640,035 | 58,907 | 8.4% | 10.0% |
2021 | 716,363 | 684,207 | 32,156 | 4.5% | 7.0% |
2022 | 729,471 | 708,503 | 20,968 | 2.9% | 4.3% |
2023 | 737,126 | 714,122 | 23,004 | 3.1% | 4.2% |