2022 population: 864,683
( 64,809 from 2010
, 8,124 from 2020)
Land area: 483.0 square miles
Population density: 1790.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 635,594 | 73.51% | 0.6% |
Black: | 84,019 | 9.72% | 24.3% |
Indian: | 991 | 0.11% | 25.3% |
Asian: | 73,766 | 8.53% | 43.0% |
2+ races: | 18,629 | 2.15% | 46.7% |
Hispanic: | 51,684 | 5.98% | 51.0% |
Total non-White: | 229,089 | 26.49% | 36.3% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 19,123 | 11.2 |
Deaths: | 20,123 | 11.7 |
Net Migration: | 6,478 | 3.8 |
Net Immigration: | 2,507 | 1.5 |
Change in White population: | 3,810 | 0.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 60,999 | 7.6 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 346,692 | |
Median Value | $382,300 | |
Occupied | 329,680 | 95.1% |
Vacant | 17,012 | 4.9% |
Owned | 236,503 | 71.7% |
Rented | 93,177 | 28.3% |
Median Rent | $1,514 | |
Single-Family Units | 255,773 | 73.8% |
Detached | 185,577 | 53.5% |
Attached | 70,196 | 20.2% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 64,461 | 18.6% |
Mobile Homes | 2,420 | 0.7% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 10,249 | 3.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 6,259 | 1.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 6,391 | 1.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 8,163 | 2.5% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 8,162 | 2.5% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 7,464 | 2.3% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 8,927 | 2.7% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 7,803 | 2.4% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 8,678 | 2.6% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 17,452 | 5.3% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 25,199 | 7.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 39,175 | 11.9% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 34,603 | 10.5% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 28,659 | 8.7% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 40,595 | 12.3% |
$200,000 or more | 71,901 | 21.8% |
Median Household Income | 107,441 | |
Per Capita Income | 57,945 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 121 | |
Compared to U.S. | 111 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 10,797 | 3.3% |
Public Assistance | 6,445 | 2.0% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 22,040 | 6.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 392,772 | 77.2% |
Unemployed | 18,583 | 3.7% |
In Armed Forces | 745 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 412,100 | 81.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 96,706 | 19.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 22.7% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 170,957 | 145,245 | 54.1% |
Non-Profit | 20,484 | 36,255 | 36.1% |
Self-Employed | 25,528 | 13,712 | 65.1% |
Local Government | 8,994 | 15,284 | 37.0% |
State Government | 3,545 | 3,178 | 52.7% |
Federal Government | 3,819 | 3,457 | 52.5% |
Total Private + Self | 196,485 | 158,957 | 55.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 36,842 | 58,174 | 38.8% |
Total | 233,327 | 217,131 | 51.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 8.5% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 100,227 | 22.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 89,861 | 19.9% |
Professional, Technical | 139,569 | 30.9% |
Service Occupations | 56,045 | 12.4% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 448 | 0.1% |
All others | 65,793 | 14.6% |
White Collar | 73.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 67,479 | 14.9% |
Manufacturing | 52,576 | 11.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 52,099 | 11.5% |
Educational services | 48,025 | 10.6% |
Retail trade | 44,236 | 9.8% |
Finance and insurance | 34,802 | 7.7% |
Construction | 24,426 | 5.4% |
Accommodation and food services | 20,985 | 4.6% |
Other services | 20,575 | 4.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 15,641 | 3.5% |
Transportation and warehousing | 12,603 | 2.8% |
Public administration | 12,514 | 2.8% |
Wholesale trade | 11,106 | 2.5% |
Information | 9,867 | 2.2% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 9,824 | 2.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 9,015 | 2.0% |
Utilities | 3,002 | 0.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,208 | 0.3% |
Management | 1,184 | 0.3% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 328 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 15,011 | 1.75% |
Puerto Rican | 15,044 | 1.76% |
Cuban | 1,774 | 0.21% |
Dominican | 2,455 | 0.29% |
Total Central American | 5,355 | 0.63% |
Costa Rican | 397 | 0.05% |
Guatemalan | 982 | 0.11% |
Honduran | 1,210 | 0.14% |
Nicaraguan | 160 | 0.02% |
Panamanian | 428 | 0.05% |
Salvadoran | 2,168 | 0.25% |
Other Central American | 10 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 5,747 | 0.67% |
Argentinean | 794 | 0.09% |
Bolivian | 303 | 0.04% |
Chilean | 368 | 0.04% |
Colombian | 2,007 | 0.23% |
Ecuadorian | 805 | 0.09% |
Paraguayan | 233 | 0.03% |
Peruvian | 615 | 0.07% |
Uruguayan | 22 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 559 | 0.07% |
Other South American | 41 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 3,138 | 0.37% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 26,305 | 3.07% |
Chinese | 12,794 | 1.49% |
Korean | 12,136 | 1.42% |
Vietnamese | 4,907 | 0.57% |
Filipino | 3,296 | 0.38% |
Bangladeshi | 1,171 | 0.14% |
Cambodian | 847 | 0.10% |
Taiwanese | 831 | 0.10% |
Japanese | 558 | 0.07% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 697,037 | 85.9% |
Spanish | 30,017 | 3.7% |
Other Indo-European | 24,870 | 3.1% |
Chinese | 10,358 | 1.3% |
Korean | 9,722 | 1.2% |
Other Asian | 9,360 | 1.2% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 7,526 | 0.9% |
Arabic | 4,370 | 0.5% |
Vietnamese | 4,365 | 0.5% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Irish | 167,023 | 19.5% |
German | 160,901 | 18.8% |
Italian | 118,043 | 13.8% |
English | 76,365 | 8.9% |
Polish | 49,781 | 5.8% |
American | 35,058 | 4.1% |
Russian | 19,635 | 2.3% |
Scottish | 13,455 | 1.6% |
European | 11,882 | 1.4% |
French | 11,380 | 1.3% |
Ukrainian | 10,327 | 1.2% |
Eastern European | 8,532 | 1.0% |
Welsh | 7,567 | 0.9% |
Pennsylvania German | 6,889 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 6,821 | 0.8% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 819,599 | 95.7% |
Not a citizen | 36,800 | 4.3% |
Native | 762,682 | 89.1% |
Foreign-born | 93,717 | 10.9% |
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 | ||||||
11,682 | 1.9% | 19,794 | 3.3% | 136,287 | 22.6% | 125,198 | 20.8% | 174,882 | 29.0% | 135,370 | 22.4% |
Average years of education: 14.6 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 11,682 | 1.9% |
9-12 Years | 19,794 | 3.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 136,287 | 22.6% |
Some College | 125,198 | 20.8% |
Bach. Degree | 174,882 | 29.0% |
Grad Degree | 135,370 | 22.4% |
Average years of education: 14.6 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 376,078 | 361,547 | 14,531 | 3.9% | 5.5% |
1991 | 375,320 | 355,121 | 20,199 | 5.4% | 6.9% |
1992 | 377,835 | 354,558 | 23,277 | 6.2% | 7.5% |
1993 | 377,610 | 357,034 | 20,576 | 5.4% | 6.9% |
1994 | 380,338 | 361,174 | 19,164 | 5.0% | 6.3% |
1995 | 379,644 | 362,731 | 16,913 | 4.5% | 5.9% |
1996 | 389,364 | 373,871 | 15,493 | 4.0% | 5.5% |
1997 | 398,179 | 383,700 | 14,479 | 3.6% | 5.1% |
1998 | 403,912 | 390,787 | 13,125 | 3.2% | 4.7% |
1999 | 408,794 | 396,381 | 12,413 | 3.0% | 4.5% |
2000 | 410,015 | 396,950 | 13,065 | 3.2% | 4.2% |
2001 | 418,294 | 402,745 | 15,549 | 3.7% | 4.8% |
2002 | 421,803 | 402,507 | 19,296 | 4.6% | 5.6% |
2003 | 419,628 | 400,447 | 19,181 | 4.6% | 5.7% |
2004 | 419,536 | 402,092 | 17,444 | 4.2% | 5.4% |
2005 | 422,901 | 406,399 | 16,502 | 3.9% | 5.0% |
2006 | 426,991 | 411,357 | 15,634 | 3.7% | 4.7% |
2007 | 430,147 | 414,682 | 15,465 | 3.6% | 4.6% |
2008 | 437,181 | 418,247 | 18,934 | 4.3% | 5.3% |
2009 | 425,141 | 396,422 | 28,719 | 6.8% | 8.0% |
2010 | 429,193 | 400,319 | 28,874 | 6.7% | 8.2% |
2011 | 429,511 | 402,275 | 27,236 | 6.3% | 7.8% |
2012 | 434,777 | 407,767 | 27,010 | 6.2% | 7.7% |
2013 | 434,320 | 409,693 | 24,627 | 5.7% | 7.1% |
2014 | 436,057 | 415,511 | 20,546 | 4.7% | 5.9% |
2015 | 440,959 | 422,289 | 18,670 | 4.2% | 5.4% |
2016 | 448,108 | 429,780 | 18,328 | 4.1% | 5.3% |
2017 | 447,870 | 430,296 | 17,574 | 3.9% | 5.0% |
2018 | 450,466 | 434,392 | 16,074 | 3.6% | 4.4% |
2019 | 457,478 | 441,097 | 16,381 | 3.6% | 4.5% |
2020 | 446,961 | 412,925 | 34,036 | 7.6% | 9.1% |
2021 | 459,375 | 437,689 | 21,686 | 4.7% | 6.0% |
2022 | 466,848 | 450,573 | 16,275 | 3.5% | 4.4% |
2023 | 470,309 | 457,292 | 13,017 | 2.8% | 3.4% |