2022 population: 389,157
( 38,487 from 2010
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6,573 from 2020)
Land area: 407.8 square miles
Population density: 954.2 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 213,447 | 54.85% | ![]() |
Black: | 100,540 | 25.84% | ![]() |
Indian: | 1,138 | 0.29% | ![]() |
Asian: | 10,624 | 2.73% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 7,905 | 2.03% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 55,503 | 14.26% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 175,710 | 45.15% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 9,868 | 12.9 |
Deaths: | 9,525 | 12.4 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 4,946 | 6.5 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 1,145 | 1.5 |
Change in White population: | 7,513 | 2.1 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 30,974 | 8.8 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 171,040 | |
Median Value | $205,700 | |
Occupied | 153,096 | 89.5% |
Vacant | 17,944 | 10.5% |
Owned | 94,800 | 61.9% |
Rented | 58,296 | 38.1% |
Median Rent | $969 | |
Single-Family Units | 119,617 | 69.9% |
Detached | 112,579 | 65.8% |
Attached | 7,038 | 4.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 35,964 | 21.0% |
Mobile Homes | 6,096 | 3.6% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 9,294 | 6.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 7,048 | 4.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 5,912 | 3.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 7,602 | 5.0% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 7,235 | 4.7% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 8,118 | 5.3% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 5,153 | 3.4% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 6,979 | 4.6% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 6,620 | 4.3% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 11,426 | 7.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 14,537 | 9.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 19,539 | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 13,749 | 9.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 9,058 | 5.9% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 9,846 | 6.4% |
$200,000 or more | 10,980 | 7.2% |
Median Household Income | 61,229 | |
Per Capita Income | 35,600 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 99 | |
Compared to U.S. | 83 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 7,092 | 4.6% |
Public Assistance | 2,322 | 1.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 20,662 | 13.5% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 146,719 | 68.9% |
Unemployed | 8,692 | 4.1% |
In Armed Forces | 643 | 0.3% |
Total Labor Force | 156,054 | 73.3% |
Not in Labor Force | 56,740 | 26.7% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 30.7% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 64,973 | 57,140 | 53.2% |
Non-Profit | 7,574 | 13,452 | 36.0% |
Self-Employed | 9,662 | 5,421 | 64.1% |
Local Government | 4,055 | 6,538 | 38.3% |
State Government | 2,369 | 4,041 | 37.0% |
Federal Government | 1,601 | 1,002 | 61.5% |
Total Private + Self | 74,635 | 62,561 | 54.4% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 15,599 | 25,033 | 38.4% |
Total | 90,234 | 87,594 | 50.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 11.0% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 28,811 | 16.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 37,200 | 20.9% |
Professional, Technical | 45,939 | 25.8% |
Service Occupations | 28,244 | 15.8% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 425 | 0.2% |
All others | 38,066 | 21.4% |
White Collar | 62.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 31,738 | 17.8% |
Manufacturing | 22,180 | 12.4% |
Retail trade | 19,711 | 11.1% |
Educational services | 16,684 | 9.4% |
Accommodation and food services | 12,061 | 6.8% |
Construction | 11,889 | 6.7% |
Finance and insurance | 10,704 | 6.0% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 10,369 | 5.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 8,787 | 4.9% |
Other services | 8,411 | 4.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 8,329 | 4.7% |
Public administration | 5,010 | 2.8% |
Wholesale trade | 3,798 | 2.1% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 2,841 | 1.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 2,267 | 1.3% |
Information | 1,959 | 1.1% |
Utilities | 587 | 0.3% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 548 | 0.3% |
Management | 282 | 0.2% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 105 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 29,318 | 7.64% |
Puerto Rican | 5,255 | 1.37% |
Cuban | 1,273 | 0.33% |
Dominican | 1,649 | 0.43% |
Total Central American | 8,161 | 2.13% |
Costa Rican | 95 | 0.02% |
Guatemalan | 1,298 | 0.34% |
Honduran | 1,264 | 0.33% |
Nicaraguan | 299 | 0.08% |
Panamanian | 230 | 0.06% |
Salvadoran | 4,975 | 1.30% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 3,514 | 0.92% |
Argentinean | 199 | 0.05% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 200 | 0.05% |
Colombian | 1,535 | 0.40% |
Ecuadorian | 132 | 0.03% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 635 | 0.17% |
Uruguayan | 227 | 0.06% |
Venezuelan | 586 | 0.15% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 3,255 | 0.85% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 2,387 | 0.62% |
Indian | 2,290 | 0.60% |
Filipino | 1,263 | 0.33% |
Vietnamese | 560 | 0.15% |
Japanese | 382 | 0.10% |
Korean | 379 | 0.10% |
Taiwanese | 357 | 0.09% |
Thai | 199 | 0.05% |
Cambodian | 158 | 0.04% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 307,657 | 85.0% |
Spanish | 40,075 | 11.1% |
Other Indo-European | 3,657 | 1.0% |
Chinese | 2,268 | 0.6% |
Other Asian | 2,021 | 0.6% |
Other | 1,436 | 0.4% |
Arabic | 1,048 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 860 | 0.2% |
Tagalog | 777 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 45,212 | 11.8% |
German | 39,028 | 10.2% |
Irish | 29,864 | 7.8% |
American | 24,020 | 6.3% |
Italian | 10,520 | 2.7% |
Scottish | 8,376 | 2.2% |
European | 7,325 | 1.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 6,448 | 1.7% |
French | 4,644 | 1.2% |
Polish | 4,475 | 1.2% |
Welsh | 2,626 | 0.7% |
Dutch | 2,620 | 0.7% |
British | 2,334 | 0.6% |
Norwegian | 1,988 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 1,798 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 361,915 | 94.3% |
Not a citizen | 21,824 | 5.7% |
Native | 349,604 | 91.1% |
Foreign-born | 34,135 | 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 | ||||||
10,955 | 4.2% | 16,832 | 6.5% | 64,070 | 24.9% | 74,897 | 29.1% | 55,140 | 21.4% | 35,877 | 13.9% |
Average years of education: 13.7 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 10,955 | 4.2% |
9-12 Years | 16,832 | 6.5% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 64,070 | 24.9% |
Some College | 74,897 | 29.1% |
Bach. Degree | 55,140 | 21.4% |
Grad Degree | 35,877 | 13.9% |
Average years of education: 13.7 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 145,762 | 139,957 | 5,805 | 4.0% | 4.1% |
1991 | 144,663 | 138,081 | 6,582 | 4.5% | 5.9% |
1992 | 146,606 | 138,887 | 7,719 | 5.3% | 6.3% |
1993 | 147,490 | 141,250 | 6,240 | 4.2% | 5.1% |
1994 | 150,165 | 144,435 | 5,730 | 3.8% | 4.4% |
1995 | 151,097 | 146,115 | 4,982 | 3.3% | 4.4% |
1996 | 155,517 | 150,411 | 5,106 | 3.3% | 4.4% |
1997 | 157,110 | 152,597 | 4,513 | 2.9% | 3.8% |
1998 | 156,072 | 151,815 | 4,257 | 2.7% | 3.5% |
1999 | 156,606 | 152,856 | 3,750 | 2.4% | 3.3% |
2000 | 161,821 | 156,604 | 5,217 | 3.2% | 3.7% |
2001 | 164,272 | 156,547 | 7,725 | 4.7% | 5.6% |
2002 | 166,062 | 156,164 | 9,898 | 6.0% | 6.9% |
2003 | 167,425 | 157,709 | 9,716 | 5.8% | 6.7% |
2004 | 167,168 | 158,301 | 8,867 | 5.3% | 5.9% |
2005 | 169,250 | 160,752 | 8,498 | 5.0% | 5.6% |
2006 | 173,584 | 165,569 | 8,015 | 4.6% | 5.1% |
2007 | 174,005 | 165,749 | 8,256 | 4.7% | 5.1% |
2008 | 177,654 | 167,604 | 10,050 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
2009 | 180,733 | 162,903 | 17,830 | 9.9% | 11.0% |
2010 | 173,644 | 156,216 | 17,428 | 10.0% | 10.7% |
2011 | 174,540 | 157,407 | 17,133 | 9.8% | 10.3% |
2012 | 177,910 | 161,767 | 16,143 | 9.1% | 9.5% |
2013 | 177,824 | 164,762 | 13,062 | 7.3% | 7.8% |
2014 | 177,329 | 166,984 | 10,345 | 5.8% | 6.1% |
2015 | 179,552 | 169,780 | 9,772 | 5.4% | 5.7% |
2016 | 182,081 | 173,210 | 8,871 | 4.9% | 5.1% |
2017 | 184,510 | 176,426 | 8,084 | 4.4% | 4.5% |
2018 | 186,924 | 179,623 | 7,301 | 3.9% | 4.0% |
2019 | 190,021 | 183,105 | 6,916 | 3.6% | 3.8% |
2020 | 184,149 | 170,449 | 13,700 | 7.4% | 7.3% |
2021 | 182,861 | 173,726 | 9,135 | 5.0% | 4.9% |
2022 | 189,065 | 182,052 | 7,013 | 3.7% | 3.7% |
2023 | 188,507 | 181,846 | 6,661 | 3.5% | 3.5% |