2022 population: 499,689
( 3,684 from 2010
, 982 from 2020)
Land area: 498.7 square miles
Population density: 1001.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 262,007 | 52.43% | 4.4% |
Black: | 115,963 | 23.21% | 7.6% |
Indian: | 707 | 0.14% | 22.6% |
Asian: | 8,229 | 1.65% | 36.2% |
2+ races: | 8,406 | 1.68% | 34.4% |
Hispanic: | 104,377 | 20.89% | 26.3% |
Total non-White: | 237,682 | 47.57% | 7.1% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 12,339 | 12.4 |
Deaths: | 13,839 | 13.9 |
Net Migration: | 1,339 | 1.3 |
Net Immigration: | 883 | 0.9 |
Change in White population: | -12,155 | -2.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 15,839 | 3.2 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 215,277 | |
Median Value | $195,100 | |
Occupied | 191,872 | 89.1% |
Vacant | 23,405 | 10.9% |
Owned | 136,080 | 70.9% |
Rented | 55,792 | 29.1% |
Median Rent | $1,039 | |
Single-Family Units | 170,334 | 79.1% |
Detached | 154,168 | 71.6% |
Attached | 16,166 | 7.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 27,996 | 13.0% |
Mobile Homes | 3,011 | 1.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 12,091 | 6.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 7,944 | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 6,109 | 3.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 8,658 | 4.5% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 7,524 | 3.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 8,240 | 4.3% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 8,331 | 4.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 7,245 | 3.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 7,681 | 4.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 13,936 | 7.3% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 18,160 | 9.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 26,353 | 13.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 18,442 | 9.6% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 13,816 | 7.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 14,670 | 7.6% |
$200,000 or more | 12,672 | 6.6% |
Median Household Income | 66,375 | |
Per Capita Income | 34,458 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 101 | |
Compared to U.S. | 86 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 10,825 | 5.6% |
Public Assistance | 3,617 | 1.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 26,079 | 13.6% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 168,853 | 68.5% |
Unemployed | 13,265 | 5.4% |
In Armed Forces | 50 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 182,168 | 73.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 64,321 | 26.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 31.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 92,697 | 76,018 | 54.9% |
Non-Profit | 6,078 | 13,207 | 31.5% |
Self-Employed | 9,296 | 5,971 | 60.9% |
Local Government | 5,814 | 9,361 | 38.3% |
State Government | 1,703 | 2,956 | 36.6% |
Federal Government | 1,770 | 1,779 | 49.9% |
Total Private + Self | 101,993 | 81,989 | 55.4% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 15,365 | 27,303 | 36.0% |
Total | 117,358 | 109,292 | 51.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 10.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 30,377 | 13.4% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 49,136 | 21.6% |
Professional, Technical | 43,478 | 19.2% |
Service Occupations | 39,527 | 17.4% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 482 | 0.2% |
All others | 64,474 | 28.4% |
White Collar | 54.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 34,999 | 15.4% |
Manufacturing | 34,187 | 15.1% |
Retail trade | 25,526 | 11.2% |
Educational services | 18,135 | 8.0% |
Construction | 16,630 | 7.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 16,167 | 7.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 16,040 | 7.1% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 11,603 | 5.1% |
Other services | 11,044 | 4.9% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 9,159 | 4.0% |
Finance and insurance | 7,475 | 3.3% |
Public administration | 6,941 | 3.1% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 5,142 | 2.3% |
Wholesale trade | 4,767 | 2.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 3,388 | 1.5% |
Information | 3,045 | 1.3% |
Utilities | 1,713 | 0.8% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 584 | 0.3% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 239 | 0.1% |
Management | 208 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 77,814 | 15.64% |
Puerto Rican | 15,158 | 3.05% |
Cuban | 522 | 0.10% |
Dominican | 518 | 0.10% |
Total Central American | 1,443 | 0.29% |
Costa Rican | 82 | 0.02% |
Guatemalan | 591 | 0.12% |
Honduran | 390 | 0.08% |
Nicaraguan | 82 | 0.02% |
Panamanian | 24 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 274 | 0.06% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 1,324 | 0.27% |
Argentinean | 161 | 0.03% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 107 | 0.02% |
Colombian | 466 | 0.09% |
Ecuadorian | 85 | 0.02% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 202 | 0.04% |
Uruguayan | 78 | 0.02% |
Venezuelan | 191 | 0.04% |
Other South American | 34 | 0.01% |
Other Hispanic | 3,636 | 0.73% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 2,152 | 0.43% |
Filipino | 1,858 | 0.37% |
Chinese | 1,079 | 0.22% |
Korean | 677 | 0.14% |
Vietnamese | 582 | 0.12% |
Burmese | 244 | 0.05% |
Japanese | 157 | 0.03% |
Thai | 144 | 0.03% |
Bangladeshi | 62 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 400,399 | 85.4% |
Spanish | 49,598 | 10.6% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 6,785 | 1.4% |
Other Indo-European | 3,907 | 0.8% |
Arabic | 1,443 | 0.3% |
Tagalog | 1,110 | 0.2% |
Other | 1,045 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 1,014 | 0.2% |
Other Asian | 910 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 70,160 | 14.1% |
Irish | 50,418 | 10.1% |
Polish | 47,166 | 9.5% |
English | 27,387 | 5.5% |
Italian | 23,124 | 4.6% |
Dutch | 14,355 | 2.9% |
American | 10,620 | 2.1% |
Slovak | 7,339 | 1.5% |
French | 6,835 | 1.4% |
Swedish | 6,570 | 1.3% |
Hungarian | 5,424 | 1.1% |
Greek | 5,132 | 1.0% |
Serbian | 4,867 | 1.0% |
Croatian | 4,713 | 0.9% |
European | 4,133 | 0.8% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 482,733 | 97.0% |
Not a citizen | 14,949 | 3.0% |
Native | 462,642 | 93.0% |
Foreign-born | 35,040 | 7.0% |
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 | ||||||
12,984 | 3.8% | 20,140 | 6.0% | 119,701 | 35.4% | 102,875 | 30.4% | 54,950 | 16.2% | 27,807 | 8.2% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 12,984 | 3.8% |
9-12 Years | 20,140 | 6.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 119,701 | 35.4% |
Some College | 102,875 | 30.4% |
Bach. Degree | 54,950 | 16.2% |
Grad Degree | 27,807 | 8.2% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 222,258 | 208,524 | 13,734 | 6.2% | 5.1% |
1991 | 222,394 | 207,380 | 15,014 | 6.8% | 5.7% |
1992 | 224,358 | 206,257 | 18,101 | 8.1% | 6.1% |
1993 | 226,828 | 210,296 | 16,532 | 7.3% | 5.1% |
1994 | 228,708 | 213,301 | 15,407 | 6.7% | 4.7% |
1995 | 229,277 | 214,090 | 15,187 | 6.6% | 4.4% |
1996 | 228,453 | 215,992 | 12,461 | 5.5% | 4.0% |
1997 | 230,093 | 220,036 | 10,057 | 4.4% | 3.4% |
1998 | 229,767 | 220,449 | 9,318 | 4.1% | 3.0% |
1999 | 226,144 | 216,752 | 9,392 | 4.2% | 2.9% |
2000 | 225,314 | 216,842 | 8,472 | 3.8% | 3.0% |
2001 | 227,161 | 215,961 | 11,200 | 4.9% | 4.2% |
2002 | 227,710 | 213,011 | 14,699 | 6.5% | 5.2% |
2003 | 225,574 | 211,841 | 13,733 | 6.1% | 5.3% |
2004 | 223,420 | 209,075 | 14,345 | 6.4% | 5.4% |
2005 | 225,163 | 211,406 | 13,757 | 6.1% | 5.4% |
2006 | 227,340 | 214,311 | 13,029 | 5.7% | 5.0% |
2007 | 225,767 | 213,961 | 11,806 | 5.2% | 4.6% |
2008 | 229,273 | 215,032 | 14,241 | 6.2% | 5.9% |
2009 | 227,636 | 203,038 | 24,598 | 10.8% | 10.5% |
2010 | 229,122 | 205,072 | 24,050 | 10.5% | 10.1% |
2011 | 229,759 | 208,263 | 21,496 | 9.4% | 8.9% |
2012 | 229,040 | 208,488 | 20,552 | 9.0% | 8.2% |
2013 | 230,264 | 209,792 | 20,472 | 8.9% | 7.5% |
2014 | 230,655 | 212,526 | 18,129 | 7.9% | 5.9% |
2015 | 229,650 | 214,098 | 15,552 | 6.8% | 4.8% |
2016 | 232,420 | 217,907 | 14,513 | 6.2% | 4.4% |
2017 | 229,639 | 218,058 | 11,581 | 5.0% | 3.5% |
2018 | 231,511 | 220,267 | 11,244 | 4.9% | 3.4% |
2019 | 228,477 | 217,436 | 11,041 | 4.8% | 3.2% |
2020 | 225,185 | 201,989 | 23,196 | 10.3% | 7.1% |
2021 | 226,601 | 211,918 | 14,683 | 6.5% | 3.9% |
2022 | 228,203 | 217,774 | 10,429 | 4.6% | 3.0% |
2023 | 228,991 | 217,531 | 11,460 | 5.0% | 3.3% |