2022 population: 369,749
( 25,920 from 2010
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14,249 from 2020)
Land area: 169.5 square miles
Population density: 2181.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 117,453 | 31.77% | ![]() |
Black: | 212,784 | 57.55% | ![]() |
Indian: | 817 | 0.22% | ![]() |
Asian: | 11,266 | 3.05% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 5,520 | 1.49% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 21,909 | 5.93% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 252,296 | 68.23% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 9,761 | 12.7 |
Deaths: | 9,701 | 12.6 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -15,567 | -20.3 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 1,133 | 1.5 |
Change in White population: | 12,683 | 3.7 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 13,237 | 3.8 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 193,999 | |
Median Value | $281,500 | |
Occupied | 155,669 | 80.2% |
Vacant | 38,330 | 19.8% |
Owned | 76,725 | 49.3% |
Rented | 78,944 | 50.7% |
Median Rent | $1,162 | |
Single-Family Units | 108,139 | 55.7% |
Detached | 88,403 | 45.6% |
Attached | 19,736 | 10.2% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 39,888 | 20.6% |
Mobile Homes | 782 | 0.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 17,748 | 11.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 12,802 | 8.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 7,681 | 4.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 8,333 | 5.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 7,190 | 4.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 6,243 | 4.0% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 5,476 | 3.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 5,860 | 3.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 5,554 | 3.6% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 9,158 | 5.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 14,022 | 9.0% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 14,759 | 9.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 10,968 | 7.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 7,270 | 4.7% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 9,359 | 6.0% |
$200,000 or more | 13,246 | 8.5% |
Median Household Income | 51,116 | |
Per Capita Income | 37,013 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 102 | |
Compared to U.S. | 87 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 13,067 | 8.4% |
Public Assistance | 3,393 | 2.2% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 29,485 | 18.9% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 151,622 | 63.5% |
Unemployed | 14,855 | 6.2% |
In Armed Forces | 1,115 | 0.5% |
Total Labor Force | 167,592 | 70.2% |
Not in Labor Force | 71,057 | 29.8% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 36.0% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 53,202 | 51,960 | 50.6% |
Non-Profit | 7,847 | 16,405 | 32.4% |
Self-Employed | 11,478 | 8,409 | 57.7% |
Local Government | 4,081 | 5,222 | 43.9% |
State Government | 3,276 | 5,786 | 36.2% |
Federal Government | 2,862 | 3,489 | 45.1% |
Total Private + Self | 64,680 | 60,369 | 51.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 18,066 | 30,902 | 36.9% |
Total | 82,746 | 91,271 | 47.6% |
Pct. Govt. | 14.2% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 28,796 | 16.5% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 32,503 | 18.6% |
Professional, Technical | 52,728 | 30.2% |
Service Occupations | 36,456 | 20.9% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 499 | 0.3% |
All others | 23,850 | 13.7% |
White Collar | 65.4% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 25,373 | 14.6% |
Educational services | 23,763 | 13.6% |
Accommodation and food services | 20,813 | 11.9% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 15,782 | 9.1% |
Retail trade | 15,214 | 8.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 8,882 | 5.1% |
Other services | 8,535 | 4.9% |
Public administration | 8,462 | 4.9% |
Construction | 8,434 | 4.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 6,999 | 4.0% |
Manufacturing | 6,713 | 3.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 6,185 | 3.5% |
Finance and insurance | 4,922 | 2.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 3,944 | 2.3% |
Information | 3,657 | 2.1% |
Wholesale trade | 3,061 | 1.8% |
Utilities | 1,713 | 1.0% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 1,016 | 0.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 600 | 0.3% |
Management | 265 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 4,497 | 1.18% |
Puerto Rican | 1,144 | 0.30% |
Cuban | 2,100 | 0.55% |
Dominican | 614 | 0.16% |
Total Central American | 8,043 | 2.11% |
Costa Rican | 243 | 0.06% |
Guatemalan | 1,007 | 0.26% |
Honduran | 4,791 | 1.26% |
Nicaraguan | 1,047 | 0.28% |
Panamanian | 153 | 0.04% |
Salvadoran | 494 | 0.13% |
Other Central American | 308 | 0.08% |
Total South American | 2,091 | 0.55% |
Argentinean | 237 | 0.06% |
Bolivian | 88 | 0.02% |
Chilean | 134 | 0.04% |
Colombian | 637 | 0.17% |
Ecuadorian | 389 | 0.10% |
Paraguayan | 5 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 305 | 0.08% |
Uruguayan | 15 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 241 | 0.06% |
Other South American | 40 | 0.01% |
Other Hispanic | 3,039 | 0.80% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Vietnamese | 5,321 | 1.40% |
Chinese | 1,769 | 0.47% |
Indian | 1,384 | 0.36% |
Filipino | 753 | 0.20% |
Korean | 395 | 0.10% |
Japanese | 253 | 0.07% |
Cambodian | 92 | 0.02% |
Thai | 91 | 0.02% |
Burmese | 75 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 328,930 | 91.6% |
Spanish | 14,253 | 4.0% |
Vietnamese | 4,433 | 1.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 3,706 | 1.0% |
Other Indo-European | 2,647 | 0.7% |
Chinese | 1,579 | 0.4% |
Other | 987 | 0.3% |
Other Asian | 820 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 600 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 23,674 | 6.2% |
Irish | 21,564 | 5.7% |
French | 19,927 | 5.2% |
English | 19,711 | 5.2% |
African | 18,895 | 5.0% |
Italian | 14,716 | 3.9% |
American | 8,749 | 2.3% |
European | 4,695 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 3,767 | 1.0% |
Polish | 3,474 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,317 | 0.6% |
French Canadian | 2,070 | 0.5% |
British | 1,995 | 0.5% |
Russian | 1,633 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 1,518 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 369,858 | 97.2% |
Not a citizen | 10,550 | 2.8% |
Native | 359,199 | 94.4% |
Foreign-born | 21,209 | 5.6% |
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 | ||||||
9,275 | 3.4% | 21,329 | 7.9% | 58,967 | 21.8% | 70,669 | 26.1% | 60,578 | 22.4% | 49,564 | 18.3% |
Average years of education: 14.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 9,275 | 3.4% |
9-12 Years | 21,329 | 7.9% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 58,967 | 21.8% |
Some College | 70,669 | 26.1% |
Bach. Degree | 60,578 | 22.4% |
Grad Degree | 49,564 | 18.3% |
Average years of education: 14.0 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 206,396 | 191,741 | 14,655 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
1991 | 207,774 | 191,262 | 16,512 | 7.9% | 7.2% |
1992 | 205,178 | 185,469 | 19,709 | 9.6% | 7.8% |
1993 | 204,841 | 184,842 | 19,999 | 9.8% | 7.4% |
1994 | 207,762 | 187,708 | 20,054 | 9.7% | 7.7% |
1995 | 207,526 | 188,841 | 18,685 | 9.0% | 6.9% |
1996 | 208,151 | 190,153 | 17,998 | 8.6% | 6.5% |
1997 | 206,810 | 192,194 | 14,616 | 7.1% | 5.9% |
1998 | 207,076 | 193,285 | 13,791 | 6.7% | 5.5% |
1999 | 203,516 | 192,071 | 11,445 | 5.6% | 5.0% |
2000 | 210,183 | 199,041 | 11,142 | 5.3% | 5.2% |
2001 | 206,146 | 194,410 | 11,736 | 5.7% | 5.6% |
2002 | 201,179 | 188,815 | 12,364 | 6.1% | 6.0% |
2003 | 198,396 | 186,235 | 12,161 | 6.1% | 6.3% |
2004 | 195,461 | 184,267 | 11,194 | 5.7% | 5.7% |
2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ?% | 6.8% |
2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ?% | 4.0% |
2007 | 107,432 | 102,178 | 5,254 | 4.9% | 4.1% |
2008 | 132,498 | 124,926 | 7,572 | 5.7% | 4.7% |
2009 | 146,041 | 134,507 | 11,534 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
2010 | 162,385 | 149,075 | 13,310 | 8.2% | 7.5% |
2011 | 166,238 | 152,605 | 13,633 | 8.2% | 7.4% |
2012 | 169,480 | 156,736 | 12,744 | 7.5% | 6.7% |
2013 | 173,459 | 161,251 | 12,208 | 7.0% | 6.4% |
2014 | 178,265 | 166,143 | 12,122 | 6.8% | 6.3% |
2015 | 181,288 | 169,564 | 11,724 | 6.5% | 6.3% |
2016 | 180,187 | 169,604 | 10,583 | 5.9% | 6.1% |
2017 | 178,925 | 169,716 | 9,209 | 5.1% | 5.1% |
2018 | 179,210 | 170,320 | 8,890 | 5.0% | 4.8% |
2019 | 180,729 | 172,235 | 8,494 | 4.7% | 4.7% |
2020 | 181,868 | 159,734 | 22,134 | 12.2% | 8.3% |
2021 | 178,283 | 163,531 | 14,752 | 8.3% | 5.6% |
2022 | 176,691 | 168,780 | 7,911 | 4.5% | 3.7% |
2023 | 175,616 | 167,786 | 7,830 | 4.5% | 3.7% |