2022 population: 787,404
( 185,309 from 2010
, 62,363 from 2020)
Land area: 1797.8 square miles
Population density: 438.0 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 410,907 | 52.19% | 5.7% |
Black: | 116,897 | 14.85% | 37.0% |
Indian: | 2,093 | 0.27% | 26.2% |
Asian: | 15,369 | 1.95% | 56.7% |
2+ races: | 14,296 | 1.82% | 60.4% |
Hispanic: | 227,842 | 28.94% | 113.9% |
Total non-White: | 376,497 | 47.81% | 76.5% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 18,410 | 12.7 |
Deaths: | 20,904 | 14.4 |
Net Migration: | 61,847 | 42.7 |
Net Immigration: | 3,245 | 2.2 |
Change in White population: | 22,138 | 3.7 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 163,171 | 27.1 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 320,023 | |
Median Value | $215,700 | |
Occupied | 264,145 | 82.5% |
Vacant | 55,878 | 17.5% |
Owned | 184,335 | 69.8% |
Rented | 79,810 | 30.2% |
Median Rent | $1,192 | |
Single-Family Units | 206,379 | 64.5% |
Detached | 197,016 | 61.6% |
Attached | 9,363 | 2.9% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 28,259 | 8.8% |
Mobile Homes | 65,545 | 20.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 14,245 | 5.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 9,677 | 3.7% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 10,311 | 3.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 12,054 | 4.6% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 12,748 | 4.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 13,731 | 5.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 11,162 | 4.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 11,696 | 4.4% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 12,468 | 4.7% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 22,067 | 8.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 30,033 | 11.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 37,455 | 14.2% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 23,373 | 8.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 15,057 | 5.7% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 14,597 | 5.5% |
$200,000 or more | 13,471 | 5.1% |
Median Household Income | 60,901 | |
Per Capita Income | 30,262 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 85 | |
Compared to U.S. | 82 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 15,497 | 5.9% |
Public Assistance | 7,190 | 2.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 40,234 | 15.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 215,716 | 67.2% |
Unemployed | 11,170 | 3.5% |
In Armed Forces | 422 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 227,308 | 70.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 93,751 | 29.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 32.7% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 129,454 | 110,164 | 54.0% |
Non-Profit | 7,074 | 12,242 | 36.6% |
Self-Employed | 17,986 | 9,861 | 64.6% |
Local Government | 9,601 | 12,536 | 43.4% |
State Government | 2,937 | 4,255 | 40.8% |
Federal Government | 2,148 | 1,446 | 59.8% |
Total Private + Self | 147,440 | 120,025 | 55.1% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 21,760 | 30,479 | 41.7% |
Total | 169,200 | 150,504 | 52.9% |
Pct. Govt. | 10.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 41,425 | 12.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 78,433 | 24.5% |
Professional, Technical | 55,495 | 17.3% |
Service Occupations | 62,917 | 19.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,900 | 0.6% |
All others | 81,953 | 25.6% |
White Collar | 54.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Retail trade | 46,468 | 14.5% |
Health care and social assistance | 38,187 | 11.9% |
Accommodation and food services | 29,667 | 9.3% |
Construction | 27,228 | 8.5% |
Educational services | 21,795 | 6.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 21,469 | 6.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 19,369 | 6.0% |
Manufacturing | 18,866 | 5.9% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 15,794 | 4.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 15,658 | 4.9% |
Other services | 15,009 | 4.7% |
Finance and insurance | 14,282 | 4.5% |
Public administration | 12,308 | 3.8% |
Wholesale trade | 7,679 | 2.4% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 5,861 | 1.8% |
Information | 3,838 | 1.2% |
Utilities | 3,288 | 1.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 2,756 | 0.9% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 385 | 0.1% |
Management | 316 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 54,027 | 7.34% |
Puerto Rican | 81,786 | 11.11% |
Cuban | 14,590 | 1.98% |
Dominican | 7,593 | 1.03% |
Total Central American | 10,863 | 1.48% |
Costa Rican | 918 | 0.12% |
Guatemalan | 2,664 | 0.36% |
Honduran | 2,472 | 0.34% |
Nicaraguan | 1,938 | 0.26% |
Panamanian | 958 | 0.13% |
Salvadoran | 1,430 | 0.19% |
Other Central American | 483 | 0.07% |
Total South American | 15,454 | 2.10% |
Argentinean | 258 | 0.04% |
Bolivian | 389 | 0.05% |
Chilean | 1,008 | 0.14% |
Colombian | 4,645 | 0.63% |
Ecuadorian | 1,649 | 0.22% |
Paraguayan | 16 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 1,778 | 0.24% |
Uruguayan | 203 | 0.03% |
Venezuelan | 5,488 | 0.75% |
Other South American | 20 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 8,491 | 1.15% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 4,261 | 0.58% |
Filipino | 2,943 | 0.40% |
Chinese | 1,544 | 0.21% |
Vietnamese | 919 | 0.12% |
Korean | 483 | 0.07% |
Laotian | 457 | 0.06% |
Japanese | 404 | 0.05% |
Burmese | 356 | 0.05% |
Thai | 189 | 0.03% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 520,532 | 74.9% |
Spanish | 144,727 | 20.8% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 12,001 | 1.7% |
Other Indo-European | 6,593 | 0.9% |
Other Asian | 2,479 | 0.4% |
Tagalog | 1,866 | 0.3% |
Other | 1,528 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 1,519 | 0.2% |
Chinese | 1,109 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 92,912 | 12.6% |
German | 61,637 | 8.4% |
English | 55,053 | 7.5% |
Irish | 48,934 | 6.6% |
Italian | 26,873 | 3.7% |
Polish | 11,376 | 1.5% |
Haitian | 11,178 | 1.5% |
French | 10,888 | 1.5% |
European | 10,221 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 9,428 | 1.3% |
Jamaican | 6,651 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 5,272 | 0.7% |
Dutch | 4,737 | 0.6% |
African | 3,927 | 0.5% |
British | 3,903 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 694,374 | 94.3% |
Not a citizen | 41,855 | 5.7% |
Native | 656,320 | 89.1% |
Foreign-born | 79,909 | 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 | ||||||
27,325 | 5.4% | 39,385 | 7.7% | 172,834 | 33.9% | 160,863 | 31.6% | 73,601 | 14.4% | 35,684 | 7.0% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 27,325 | 5.4% |
9-12 Years | 39,385 | 7.7% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 172,834 | 33.9% |
Some College | 160,863 | 31.6% |
Bach. Degree | 73,601 | 14.4% |
Grad Degree | 35,684 | 7.0% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 202,824 | 181,823 | 21,001 | 10.4% | 6.2% |
1991 | 199,134 | 178,563 | 20,571 | 10.3% | 7.6% |
1992 | 198,658 | 175,952 | 22,706 | 11.4% | 8.4% |
1993 | 200,866 | 180,490 | 20,376 | 10.1% | 7.4% |
1994 | 200,873 | 183,605 | 17,268 | 8.6% | 6.5% |
1995 | 200,050 | 185,225 | 14,825 | 7.4% | 5.6% |
1996 | 201,275 | 187,307 | 13,968 | 6.9% | 5.3% |
1997 | 203,888 | 190,066 | 13,822 | 6.8% | 4.9% |
1998 | 206,971 | 194,859 | 12,112 | 5.9% | 4.4% |
1999 | 209,898 | 199,031 | 10,867 | 5.2% | 3.9% |
2000 | 233,350 | 223,624 | 9,726 | 4.2% | 3.8% |
2001 | 238,703 | 226,747 | 11,956 | 5.0% | 4.4% |
2002 | 236,806 | 224,401 | 12,405 | 5.2% | 4.9% |
2003 | 237,450 | 225,828 | 11,622 | 4.9% | 4.5% |
2004 | 246,790 | 236,571 | 10,219 | 4.1% | 3.8% |
2005 | 255,976 | 247,909 | 8,067 | 3.2% | 2.9% |
2006 | 261,959 | 254,632 | 7,327 | 2.8% | 2.5% |
2007 | 266,472 | 256,508 | 9,964 | 3.7% | 3.3% |
2008 | 271,499 | 254,459 | 17,040 | 6.3% | 5.7% |
2009 | 269,910 | 241,636 | 28,274 | 10.5% | 9.6% |
2010 | 275,957 | 243,488 | 32,469 | 11.8% | 10.8% |
2011 | 275,294 | 244,352 | 30,942 | 11.2% | 10.0% |
2012 | 275,402 | 248,119 | 27,283 | 9.9% | 8.6% |
2013 | 278,126 | 254,278 | 23,848 | 8.6% | 7.5% |
2014 | 278,128 | 257,543 | 20,585 | 7.4% | 6.4% |
2015 | 281,059 | 263,119 | 17,940 | 6.4% | 5.5% |
2016 | 287,843 | 271,786 | 16,057 | 5.6% | 4.9% |
2017 | 293,119 | 278,914 | 14,205 | 4.8% | 4.2% |
2018 | 298,622 | 286,050 | 12,572 | 4.2% | 3.6% |
2019 | 306,541 | 294,499 | 12,042 | 3.9% | 3.3% |
2020 | 316,626 | 287,979 | 28,647 | 9.0% | 7.7% |
2021 | 328,270 | 310,484 | 17,786 | 5.4% | 4.6% |
2022 | 338,322 | 326,547 | 11,775 | 3.5% | 2.9% |
2023 | 344,422 | 331,847 | 12,575 | 3.7% | 2.9% |