2022 population: 716,531
( 42,373 from 2010
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675 from 2020)
Land area: 604.5 square miles
Population density: 1185.3 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 440,233 | 61.44% | ![]() |
Black: | 162,845 | 22.73% | ![]() |
Indian: | 2,636 | 0.37% | ![]() |
Asian: | 16,036 | 2.24% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 22,567 | 3.15% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 72,214 | 10.08% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 276,298 | 38.56% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 19,293 | 13.5 |
Deaths: | 17,604 | 12.3 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -5,067 | -3.5 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 2,305 | 1.6 |
Change in White population: | 13,659 | 2.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 28,714 | 4.3 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 330,584 | |
Median Value | $196,900 | |
Occupied | 298,908 | 90.4% |
Vacant | 31,676 | 9.6% |
Owned | 174,963 | 58.5% |
Rented | 123,945 | 41.5% |
Median Rent | $1,096 | |
Single-Family Units | 238,188 | 72.1% |
Detached | 220,397 | 66.7% |
Attached | 17,791 | 5.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 66,588 | 20.1% |
Mobile Homes | 2,954 | 0.9% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 17,099 | 5.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 12,463 | 4.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 12,286 | 4.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 12,675 | 4.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 11,344 | 3.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 14,000 | 4.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 13,108 | 4.4% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 11,677 | 3.9% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 11,508 | 3.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 23,206 | 7.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 29,829 | 10.0% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 38,772 | 13.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 27,380 | 9.2% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 20,040 | 6.7% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 23,271 | 7.8% |
$200,000 or more | 20,250 | 6.8% |
Median Household Income | 65,169 | |
Per Capita Income | 36,890 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 105 | |
Compared to U.S. | 90 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 13,592 | 4.5% |
Public Assistance | 8,247 | 2.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 33,497 | 11.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 310,491 | 74.7% |
Unemployed | 15,972 | 3.8% |
In Armed Forces | 720 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 327,183 | 78.7% |
Not in Labor Force | 88,305 | 21.3% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 25.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 138,994 | 117,412 | 54.2% |
Non-Profit | 11,400 | 22,023 | 34.1% |
Self-Employed | 16,332 | 10,853 | 60.1% |
Local Government | 8,727 | 11,540 | 43.1% |
State Government | 4,004 | 6,565 | 37.9% |
Federal Government | 5,853 | 7,104 | 45.2% |
Total Private + Self | 155,326 | 128,265 | 54.8% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 29,984 | 47,232 | 38.8% |
Total | 185,310 | 175,497 | 51.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 12.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 57,947 | 16.0% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 78,417 | 21.7% |
Professional, Technical | 85,452 | 23.6% |
Service Occupations | 59,237 | 16.4% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 609 | 0.2% |
All others | 80,403 | 22.2% |
White Collar | 61.4% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 52,882 | 14.6% |
Retail trade | 39,222 | 10.9% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 31,937 | 8.8% |
Manufacturing | 31,725 | 8.8% |
Educational services | 27,627 | 7.6% |
Accommodation and food services | 26,491 | 7.3% |
Construction | 24,420 | 6.8% |
Finance and insurance | 21,841 | 6.0% |
Transportation and warehousing | 21,041 | 5.8% |
Other services | 17,650 | 4.9% |
Public administration | 17,604 | 4.9% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 14,889 | 4.1% |
Wholesale trade | 9,233 | 2.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 7,363 | 2.0% |
Information | 6,848 | 1.9% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 5,953 | 1.6% |
Utilities | 2,838 | 0.8% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,380 | 0.4% |
Management | 427 | 0.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 85 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 48,419 | 6.77% |
Puerto Rican | 2,601 | 0.36% |
Cuban | 2,262 | 0.32% |
Dominican | 355 | 0.05% |
Total Central American | 9,141 | 1.28% |
Costa Rican | 79 | 0.01% |
Guatemalan | 2,219 | 0.31% |
Honduran | 3,115 | 0.44% |
Nicaraguan | 126 | 0.02% |
Panamanian | 151 | 0.02% |
Salvadoran | 3,432 | 0.48% |
Other Central American | 19 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 2,021 | 0.28% |
Argentinean | 50 | 0.01% |
Bolivian | 54 | 0.01% |
Chilean | 129 | 0.02% |
Colombian | 1,012 | 0.14% |
Ecuadorian | 204 | 0.03% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 246 | 0.03% |
Uruguayan | 24 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 294 | 0.04% |
Other South American | 8 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 3,776 | 0.53% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 2,571 | 0.36% |
Vietnamese | 2,260 | 0.32% |
Filipino | 1,958 | 0.27% |
Chinese | 1,840 | 0.26% |
Korean | 1,221 | 0.17% |
Thai | 401 | 0.06% |
Burmese | 367 | 0.05% |
Japanese | 264 | 0.04% |
Cambodian | 145 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 608,254 | 90.7% |
Spanish | 40,106 | 6.0% |
Other | 4,454 | 0.7% |
Arabic | 3,143 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European | 3,131 | 0.5% |
Other Asian | 2,531 | 0.4% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 2,463 | 0.4% |
Vietnamese | 1,601 | 0.2% |
Chinese | 1,476 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 111,572 | 15.6% |
Irish | 76,523 | 10.7% |
English | 68,512 | 9.6% |
European | 36,474 | 5.1% |
American | 30,682 | 4.3% |
Italian | 20,557 | 2.9% |
French | 13,072 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 12,055 | 1.7% |
Polish | 9,015 | 1.3% |
Swedish | 7,441 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 6,838 | 1.0% |
Norwegian | 6,310 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 6,242 | 0.9% |
Welsh | 4,849 | 0.7% |
British | 4,080 | 0.6% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 691,576 | 96.7% |
Not a citizen | 23,950 | 3.3% |
Native | 672,909 | 94.0% |
Foreign-born | 42,617 | 6.0% |
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 | ||||||
13,227 | 2.7% | 27,015 | 5.5% | 138,626 | 28.4% | 148,098 | 30.4% | 100,921 | 20.7% | 59,844 | 12.3% |
Average years of education: 13.7 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 13,227 | 2.7% |
9-12 Years | 27,015 | 5.5% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 138,626 | 28.4% |
Some College | 148,098 | 30.4% |
Bach. Degree | 100,921 | 20.7% |
Grad Degree | 59,844 | 12.3% |
Average years of education: 13.7 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 335,932 | 318,061 | 17,871 | 5.3% | 5.9% |
1991 | 338,969 | 317,634 | 21,335 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
1992 | 337,428 | 317,098 | 20,330 | 6.0% | 6.2% |
1993 | 339,403 | 320,005 | 19,398 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
1994 | 345,803 | 327,667 | 18,136 | 5.2% | 5.2% |
1995 | 359,011 | 341,438 | 17,573 | 4.9% | 4.8% |
1996 | 362,069 | 345,248 | 16,821 | 4.6% | 4.7% |
1997 | 364,729 | 348,925 | 15,804 | 4.3% | 4.4% |
1998 | 370,096 | 354,765 | 15,331 | 4.1% | 4.0% |
1999 | 367,922 | 355,434 | 12,488 | 3.4% | 3.2% |
2000 | 348,024 | 335,799 | 12,225 | 3.5% | 3.4% |
2001 | 345,828 | 329,360 | 16,468 | 4.8% | 4.5% |
2002 | 342,397 | 321,880 | 20,517 | 6.0% | 5.3% |
2003 | 339,538 | 317,203 | 22,335 | 6.6% | 5.7% |
2004 | 338,905 | 314,985 | 23,920 | 7.1% | 5.9% |
2005 | 336,489 | 314,867 | 21,622 | 6.4% | 5.4% |
2006 | 336,074 | 316,802 | 19,272 | 5.7% | 4.9% |
2007 | 339,184 | 319,386 | 19,798 | 5.8% | 5.1% |
2008 | 337,880 | 314,298 | 23,582 | 7.0% | 6.2% |
2009 | 345,229 | 310,957 | 34,272 | 9.9% | 9.0% |
2010 | 359,453 | 321,363 | 38,090 | 10.6% | 9.5% |
2011 | 356,582 | 322,012 | 34,570 | 9.7% | 8.6% |
2012 | 353,502 | 325,131 | 28,371 | 8.0% | 7.2% |
2013 | 352,116 | 324,929 | 27,187 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
2014 | 356,144 | 330,689 | 25,455 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
2015 | 360,910 | 339,191 | 21,719 | 6.0% | 5.1% |
2016 | 363,794 | 345,196 | 18,598 | 5.1% | 4.5% |
2017 | 362,327 | 346,310 | 16,017 | 4.4% | 3.8% |
2018 | 358,816 | 345,183 | 13,633 | 3.8% | 3.2% |
2019 | 361,255 | 347,783 | 13,472 | 3.7% | 3.3% |
2020 | 360,213 | 334,471 | 25,742 | 7.1% | 6.1% |
2021 | 359,128 | 340,899 | 18,229 | 5.1% | 4.1% |
2022 | 360,551 | 350,264 | 10,287 | 2.9% | 2.5% |
2023 | 364,674 | 352,361 | 12,313 | 3.4% | 3.1% |