2022 population: 546,101
( 57,695 from 2010
, 4,792 from 2020)
Land area: 645.9 square miles
Population density: 845.5 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 259,170 | 47.46% | 2.3% |
Black: | 191,813 | 35.12% | 22.2% |
Indian: | 2,173 | 0.40% | 4.9% |
Asian: | 30,648 | 5.61% | 59.2% |
2+ races: | 13,067 | 2.39% | 46.4% |
Hispanic: | 49,230 | 9.01% | 41.4% |
Total non-White: | 286,931 | 52.54% | 28.6% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 13,314 | 12.3 |
Deaths: | 12,478 | 11.5 |
Net Migration: | 1,457 | 1.3 |
Net Immigration: | 2,685 | 2.5 |
Change in White population: | -6,058 | -1.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 63,753 | 13.1 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 233,332 | |
Median Value | $215,700 | |
Occupied | 212,825 | 91.2% |
Vacant | 20,507 | 8.8% |
Owned | 126,702 | 59.5% |
Rented | 86,123 | 40.5% |
Median Rent | $1,049 | |
Single-Family Units | 159,714 | 68.4% |
Detached | 145,654 | 62.4% |
Attached | 14,060 | 6.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 52,654 | 22.6% |
Mobile Homes | 6,880 | 2.9% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 12,640 | 5.9% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 9,277 | 4.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 8,423 | 4.0% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 8,272 | 3.9% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 9,251 | 4.3% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 9,229 | 4.3% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 10,343 | 4.9% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 9,540 | 4.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 10,056 | 4.7% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 15,795 | 7.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 18,945 | 8.9% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 27,135 | 12.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 20,045 | 9.4% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 13,390 | 6.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 13,902 | 6.5% |
$200,000 or more | 16,582 | 7.8% |
Median Household Income | 62,880 | |
Per Capita Income | 36,563 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 100 | |
Compared to U.S. | 84 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 9,427 | 4.4% |
Public Assistance | 3,570 | 1.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 32,420 | 15.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 227,587 | 70.7% |
Unemployed | 13,363 | 4.2% |
In Armed Forces | 500 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 241,450 | 75.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 80,461 | 25.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 29.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 97,278 | 86,344 | 53.0% |
Non-Profit | 8,180 | 13,569 | 37.6% |
Self-Employed | 13,244 | 9,413 | 58.5% |
Local Government | 6,129 | 9,699 | 38.7% |
State Government | 4,710 | 9,336 | 33.5% |
Federal Government | 2,809 | 2,467 | 53.2% |
Total Private + Self | 110,522 | 95,757 | 53.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 21,828 | 35,071 | 38.4% |
Total | 132,350 | 130,828 | 50.3% |
Pct. Govt. | 13.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 42,165 | 16.0% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 58,237 | 22.1% |
Professional, Technical | 61,482 | 23.3% |
Service Occupations | 42,487 | 16.1% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 729 | 0.3% |
All others | 59,213 | 22.5% |
White Collar | 61.4% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 37,972 | 14.4% |
Manufacturing | 33,384 | 12.7% |
Retail trade | 30,462 | 11.6% |
Educational services | 26,601 | 10.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 19,215 | 7.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 17,183 | 6.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 14,564 | 5.5% |
Finance and insurance | 13,590 | 5.2% |
Construction | 12,862 | 4.9% |
Other services | 12,788 | 4.9% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 12,069 | 4.6% |
Wholesale trade | 8,701 | 3.3% |
Public administration | 7,908 | 3.0% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 5,085 | 1.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 4,299 | 1.6% |
Information | 3,772 | 1.4% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,332 | 0.5% |
Utilities | 1,286 | 0.5% |
Management | 502 | 0.2% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 9 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 24,986 | 4.63% |
Puerto Rican | 6,273 | 1.16% |
Cuban | 1,363 | 0.25% |
Dominican | 1,897 | 0.35% |
Total Central American | 5,268 | 0.98% |
Costa Rican | 189 | 0.04% |
Guatemalan | 967 | 0.18% |
Honduran | 977 | 0.18% |
Nicaraguan | 94 | 0.02% |
Panamanian | 377 | 0.07% |
Salvadoran | 2,664 | 0.49% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 3,331 | 0.62% |
Argentinean | 516 | 0.10% |
Bolivian | 48 | 0.01% |
Chilean | 121 | 0.02% |
Colombian | 1,308 | 0.24% |
Ecuadorian | 557 | 0.10% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 310 | 0.06% |
Uruguayan | 78 | 0.01% |
Venezuelan | 352 | 0.07% |
Other South American | 41 | 0.01% |
Other Hispanic | 3,311 | 0.61% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 6,735 | 1.25% |
Vietnamese | 5,508 | 1.02% |
Chinese | 3,232 | 0.60% |
Filipino | 2,060 | 0.38% |
Laotian | 1,362 | 0.25% |
Korean | 1,198 | 0.22% |
Cambodian | 1,042 | 0.19% |
Burmese | 682 | 0.13% |
Hmong | 469 | 0.09% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 436,184 | 85.7% |
Spanish | 32,389 | 6.4% |
Other Indo-European | 9,238 | 1.8% |
Other Asian | 7,146 | 1.4% |
Other | 4,895 | 1.0% |
Arabic | 4,680 | 0.9% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 3,428 | 0.7% |
Vietnamese | 3,380 | 0.7% |
Chinese | 2,689 | 0.5% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 53,719 | 10.0% |
German | 42,736 | 7.9% |
Irish | 33,248 | 6.2% |
American | 28,219 | 5.2% |
Italian | 14,605 | 2.7% |
European | 11,193 | 2.1% |
Scottish | 11,060 | 2.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 10,333 | 1.9% |
Polish | 6,498 | 1.2% |
African | 6,432 | 1.2% |
French | 6,356 | 1.2% |
Dutch | 3,382 | 0.6% |
Nigerian | 3,053 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 2,637 | 0.5% |
Other Subsaharan African | 2,532 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 509,245 | 94.4% |
Not a citizen | 30,312 | 5.6% |
Native | 481,747 | 89.3% |
Foreign-born | 57,810 | 10.7% |
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 | ||||||
13,909 | 3.9% | 21,498 | 6.0% | 81,118 | 22.7% | 105,425 | 29.5% | 85,562 | 23.9% | 50,028 | 14.0% |
Average years of education: 13.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 13,909 | 3.9% |
9-12 Years | 21,498 | 6.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 81,118 | 22.7% |
Some College | 105,425 | 29.5% |
Bach. Degree | 85,562 | 23.9% |
Grad Degree | 50,028 | 14.0% |
Average years of education: 13.8 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 200,756 | 193,641 | 7,115 | 3.5% | 4.1% |
1991 | 202,982 | 192,302 | 10,680 | 5.3% | 5.9% |
1992 | 205,584 | 194,287 | 11,297 | 5.5% | 6.3% |
1993 | 206,946 | 197,759 | 9,187 | 4.4% | 5.1% |
1994 | 209,697 | 202,277 | 7,420 | 3.5% | 4.4% |
1995 | 213,120 | 205,979 | 7,141 | 3.4% | 4.4% |
1996 | 219,614 | 212,174 | 7,440 | 3.4% | 4.4% |
1997 | 222,978 | 215,927 | 7,051 | 3.2% | 3.8% |
1998 | 222,404 | 216,415 | 5,989 | 2.7% | 3.5% |
1999 | 224,780 | 219,152 | 5,628 | 2.5% | 3.3% |
2000 | 233,168 | 225,505 | 7,663 | 3.3% | 3.7% |
2001 | 236,436 | 224,451 | 11,985 | 5.1% | 5.6% |
2002 | 238,284 | 222,581 | 15,703 | 6.6% | 6.9% |
2003 | 240,400 | 224,979 | 15,421 | 6.4% | 6.7% |
2004 | 239,488 | 225,859 | 13,629 | 5.7% | 5.9% |
2005 | 242,328 | 229,183 | 13,145 | 5.4% | 5.6% |
2006 | 247,493 | 235,127 | 12,366 | 5.0% | 5.1% |
2007 | 248,155 | 235,493 | 12,662 | 5.1% | 5.1% |
2008 | 251,557 | 236,423 | 15,134 | 6.0% | 6.2% |
2009 | 252,006 | 224,093 | 27,913 | 11.1% | 11.0% |
2010 | 252,937 | 225,137 | 27,800 | 11.0% | 10.7% |
2011 | 254,485 | 227,869 | 26,616 | 10.5% | 10.3% |
2012 | 256,943 | 231,822 | 25,121 | 9.8% | 9.5% |
2013 | 255,657 | 235,225 | 20,432 | 8.0% | 7.8% |
2014 | 253,309 | 237,205 | 16,104 | 6.4% | 6.1% |
2015 | 256,007 | 241,158 | 14,849 | 5.8% | 5.7% |
2016 | 257,680 | 244,175 | 13,505 | 5.2% | 5.1% |
2017 | 260,400 | 247,975 | 12,425 | 4.8% | 4.5% |
2018 | 262,117 | 250,958 | 11,159 | 4.3% | 4.0% |
2019 | 264,755 | 254,165 | 10,590 | 4.0% | 3.8% |
2020 | 256,997 | 234,933 | 22,064 | 8.6% | 7.3% |
2021 | 253,775 | 239,373 | 14,402 | 5.7% | 4.9% |
2022 | 260,141 | 249,479 | 10,662 | 4.1% | 3.7% |
2023 | 260,038 | 249,860 | 10,178 | 3.9% | 3.5% |