2022 population: 556,629
( 37,184 from 2010
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3,660 from 2020)
Land area: 943.9 square miles
Population density: 589.7 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 446,381 | 80.19% | ![]() |
Black: | 20,721 | 3.72% | ![]() |
Indian: | 694 | 0.12% | ![]() |
Asian: | 15,004 | 2.70% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 9,319 | 1.67% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 64,510 | 11.59% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 110,248 | 19.81% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 15,513 | 14.0 |
Deaths: | 13,604 | 12.3 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -4 | -0.0 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 1,539 | 1.4 |
Change in White population: | 5,412 | 1.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 31,772 | 6.1 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 216,592 | |
Median Value | $263,600 | |
Occupied | 208,988 | 96.5% |
Vacant | 7,604 | 3.5% |
Owned | 146,185 | 69.9% |
Rented | 62,803 | 30.1% |
Median Rent | $1,221 | |
Single-Family Units | 167,308 | 77.2% |
Detached | 121,542 | 56.1% |
Attached | 45,766 | 21.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 26,878 | 12.4% |
Mobile Homes | 7,187 | 3.3% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 6,215 | 3.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 5,418 | 2.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 5,488 | 2.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 6,743 | 3.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 6,598 | 3.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 6,853 | 3.3% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 6,876 | 3.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 7,479 | 3.6% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 7,062 | 3.4% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 14,323 | 6.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 22,621 | 10.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 31,275 | 15.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 25,576 | 12.2% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 18,339 | 8.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 18,553 | 8.9% |
$200,000 or more | 19,569 | 9.4% |
Median Household Income | 81,458 | |
Per Capita Income | 39,872 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 105 | |
Compared to U.S. | 96 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 8,914 | 4.3% |
Public Assistance | 6,284 | 3.0% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 19,553 | 9.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 230,083 | 77.9% |
Unemployed | 7,118 | 2.4% |
In Armed Forces | 167 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 237,368 | 80.3% |
Not in Labor Force | 58,145 | 19.7% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 22.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 109,920 | 83,660 | 56.8% |
Non-Profit | 10,907 | 23,544 | 31.7% |
Self-Employed | 19,653 | 8,046 | 71.0% |
Local Government | 6,022 | 8,121 | 42.6% |
State Government | 2,945 | 3,125 | 48.5% |
Federal Government | 2,159 | 1,137 | 65.5% |
Total Private + Self | 129,573 | 91,706 | 58.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 22,033 | 35,927 | 38.0% |
Total | 151,606 | 127,633 | 54.3% |
Pct. Govt. | 8.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 43,875 | 15.7% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 55,605 | 19.9% |
Professional, Technical | 60,541 | 21.6% |
Service Occupations | 41,941 | 15.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 2,210 | 0.8% |
All others | 77,837 | 27.8% |
White Collar | 57.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 43,461 | 15.5% |
Manufacturing | 42,306 | 15.1% |
Retail trade | 33,342 | 11.9% |
Educational services | 22,987 | 8.2% |
Construction | 22,900 | 8.2% |
Accommodation and food services | 16,157 | 5.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 15,863 | 5.7% |
Other services | 14,022 | 5.0% |
Transportation and warehousing | 12,583 | 4.5% |
Finance and insurance | 10,447 | 3.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 9,299 | 3.3% |
Wholesale trade | 8,184 | 2.9% |
Public administration | 6,586 | 2.4% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 6,002 | 2.1% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 5,007 | 1.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 4,528 | 1.6% |
Information | 3,587 | 1.3% |
Utilities | 1,912 | 0.7% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 349 | 0.1% |
Management | 277 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 6,067 | 1.10% |
Puerto Rican | 37,645 | 6.80% |
Cuban | 2,712 | 0.49% |
Dominican | 5,755 | 1.04% |
Total Central American | 2,591 | 0.47% |
Costa Rican | 50 | 0.01% |
Guatemalan | 1,002 | 0.18% |
Honduran | 519 | 0.09% |
Nicaraguan | 200 | 0.04% |
Panamanian | 324 | 0.06% |
Salvadoran | 496 | 0.09% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 4,378 | 0.79% |
Argentinean | 241 | 0.04% |
Bolivian | 93 | 0.02% |
Chilean | 137 | 0.02% |
Colombian | 1,704 | 0.31% |
Ecuadorian | 577 | 0.10% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 1,210 | 0.22% |
Uruguayan | 308 | 0.06% |
Venezuelan | 108 | 0.02% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 2,960 | 0.54% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Vietnamese | 2,937 | 0.53% |
Chinese | 2,176 | 0.39% |
Indian | 2,019 | 0.36% |
Filipino | 1,116 | 0.20% |
Hmong | 611 | 0.11% |
Korean | 610 | 0.11% |
Bhutanese | 519 | 0.09% |
Cambodian | 413 | 0.07% |
Laotian | 399 | 0.07% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 434,355 | 83.8% |
Spanish | 33,961 | 6.5% |
German, other Germanic | 31,413 | 6.1% |
Other Indo-European | 4,342 | 0.8% |
Other | 3,109 | 0.6% |
Vietnamese | 2,408 | 0.5% |
Other Asian | 2,152 | 0.4% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 2,073 | 0.4% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 1,525 | 0.3% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 168,336 | 30.4% |
Irish | 55,089 | 10.0% |
English | 44,478 | 8.0% |
Italian | 32,664 | 5.9% |
American | 32,509 | 5.9% |
Swiss | 18,252 | 3.3% |
Polish | 14,485 | 2.6% |
Pennsylvania German | 8,481 | 1.5% |
French | 8,473 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 7,877 | 1.4% |
European | 7,636 | 1.4% |
Dutch | 5,591 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,905 | 0.9% |
Welsh | 4,736 | 0.9% |
Swedish | 4,174 | 0.8% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 541,627 | 97.9% |
Not a citizen | 11,575 | 2.1% |
Native | 522,794 | 94.5% |
Foreign-born | 30,408 | 5.5% |
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 | ||||||
23,892 | 6.4% | 24,999 | 6.7% | 129,395 | 34.5% | 82,180 | 21.9% | 73,258 | 19.5% | 41,145 | 11.0% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 23,892 | 6.4% |
9-12 Years | 24,999 | 6.7% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 129,395 | 34.5% |
Some College | 82,180 | 21.9% |
Bach. Degree | 73,258 | 19.5% |
Grad Degree | 41,145 | 11.0% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 226,166 | 216,619 | 9,547 | 4.2% | 5.5% |
1991 | 225,023 | 214,697 | 10,326 | 4.6% | 6.9% |
1992 | 228,085 | 217,374 | 10,711 | 4.7% | 7.5% |
1993 | 228,421 | 219,112 | 9,309 | 4.1% | 6.9% |
1994 | 230,283 | 221,463 | 8,820 | 3.8% | 6.3% |
1995 | 234,107 | 225,800 | 8,307 | 3.5% | 5.9% |
1996 | 239,207 | 231,074 | 8,133 | 3.4% | 5.5% |
1997 | 245,575 | 238,293 | 7,282 | 3.0% | 5.1% |
1998 | 246,851 | 239,643 | 7,208 | 2.9% | 4.7% |
1999 | 248,519 | 241,651 | 6,868 | 2.8% | 4.5% |
2000 | 251,341 | 244,179 | 7,162 | 2.8% | 4.2% |
2001 | 255,443 | 246,705 | 8,738 | 3.4% | 4.8% |
2002 | 260,217 | 250,092 | 10,125 | 3.9% | 5.6% |
2003 | 257,311 | 246,646 | 10,665 | 4.1% | 5.7% |
2004 | 264,382 | 254,274 | 10,108 | 3.8% | 5.4% |
2005 | 267,780 | 257,946 | 9,834 | 3.7% | 5.0% |
2006 | 267,175 | 257,588 | 9,587 | 3.6% | 4.7% |
2007 | 269,648 | 260,103 | 9,545 | 3.5% | 4.6% |
2008 | 274,034 | 262,326 | 11,708 | 4.3% | 5.3% |
2009 | 269,588 | 250,328 | 19,260 | 7.1% | 8.0% |
2010 | 267,223 | 247,816 | 19,407 | 7.3% | 8.2% |
2011 | 265,492 | 247,641 | 17,851 | 6.7% | 7.8% |
2012 | 268,700 | 251,573 | 17,127 | 6.4% | 7.7% |
2013 | 269,656 | 253,946 | 15,710 | 5.8% | 7.1% |
2014 | 272,259 | 259,550 | 12,709 | 4.7% | 5.9% |
2015 | 276,028 | 264,467 | 11,561 | 4.2% | 5.4% |
2016 | 278,301 | 266,858 | 11,443 | 4.1% | 5.3% |
2017 | 278,795 | 267,902 | 10,893 | 3.9% | 5.0% |
2018 | 282,318 | 272,393 | 9,925 | 3.5% | 4.4% |
2019 | 285,560 | 275,504 | 10,056 | 3.5% | 4.5% |
2020 | 281,736 | 260,618 | 21,118 | 7.5% | 9.1% |
2021 | 287,023 | 273,538 | 13,485 | 4.7% | 6.0% |
2022 | 290,028 | 279,806 | 10,222 | 3.5% | 4.4% |
2023 | 291,261 | 283,369 | 7,892 | 2.7% | 3.4% |