2022 population: 1,145,392
( 225,764 from 2010
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29,866 from 2020)
Land area: 523.6 square miles
Population density: 2187.5 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 513,971 | 44.87% | ![]() |
Black: | 361,440 | 31.56% | ![]() |
Indian: | 3,264 | 0.28% | ![]() |
Asian: | 75,865 | 6.62% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 25,632 | 2.24% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 165,220 | 14.42% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 631,421 | 55.13% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 33,471 | 15.0 |
Deaths: | 17,717 | 7.9 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 1,419 | 0.6 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 11,794 | 5.3 |
Change in White population: | 48,599 | 5.3 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 177,165 | 19.3 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 481,307 | |
Median Value | $334,700 | |
Occupied | 446,584 | 92.8% |
Vacant | 34,723 | 7.2% |
Owned | 249,519 | 55.9% |
Rented | 197,065 | 44.1% |
Median Rent | $1,413 | |
Single-Family Units | 311,637 | 64.7% |
Detached | 271,097 | 56.3% |
Attached | 40,540 | 8.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 146,063 | 30.3% |
Mobile Homes | 6,926 | 1.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 17,832 | 4.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 12,207 | 2.7% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 11,679 | 2.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 12,930 | 2.9% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 14,806 | 3.3% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 16,130 | 3.6% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 15,587 | 3.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 17,166 | 3.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 18,165 | 4.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 33,411 | 7.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 43,436 | 9.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 55,918 | 12.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 43,677 | 9.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 32,067 | 7.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 40,750 | 9.1% |
$200,000 or more | 60,823 | 13.6% |
Median Household Income | 79,265 | |
Per Capita Income | 48,625 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 116 | |
Compared to U.S. | 98 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 13,687 | 3.1% |
Public Assistance | 5,207 | 1.2% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 40,030 | 9.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 502,129 | 76.3% |
Unemployed | 24,265 | 3.7% |
In Armed Forces | 1,132 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 527,526 | 80.2% |
Not in Labor Force | 130,495 | 19.8% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 23.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 245,451 | 211,455 | 53.7% |
Non-Profit | 14,463 | 26,048 | 35.7% |
Self-Employed | 33,082 | 22,985 | 59.0% |
Local Government | 9,067 | 15,459 | 37.0% |
State Government | 6,224 | 11,078 | 36.0% |
Federal Government | 3,582 | 4,052 | 46.9% |
Total Private + Self | 278,533 | 234,440 | 54.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 33,336 | 56,637 | 37.1% |
Total | 311,869 | 291,077 | 51.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 8.2% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 141,571 | 23.4% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 129,007 | 21.4% |
Professional, Technical | 143,483 | 23.8% |
Service Occupations | 81,639 | 13.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 891 | 0.1% |
All others | 108,086 | 17.9% |
White Collar | 68.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Finance and insurance | 70,491 | 11.7% |
Health care and social assistance | 68,578 | 11.4% |
Retail trade | 62,835 | 10.4% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 59,982 | 9.9% |
Manufacturing | 48,356 | 8.0% |
Construction | 42,424 | 7.0% |
Educational services | 39,959 | 6.6% |
Accommodation and food services | 39,573 | 6.6% |
Transportation and warehousing | 34,967 | 5.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 30,637 | 5.1% |
Other services | 28,666 | 4.7% |
Wholesale trade | 15,997 | 2.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 14,811 | 2.5% |
Information | 14,394 | 2.4% |
Public administration | 12,175 | 2.0% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 11,773 | 1.9% |
Utilities | 5,727 | 0.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,304 | 0.2% |
Management | 915 | 0.2% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 222 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 54,588 | 4.89% |
Puerto Rican | 12,135 | 1.09% |
Cuban | 5,380 | 0.48% |
Dominican | 9,104 | 0.82% |
Total Central American | 47,846 | 4.29% |
Costa Rican | 576 | 0.05% |
Guatemalan | 7,086 | 0.64% |
Honduran | 21,307 | 1.91% |
Nicaraguan | 1,514 | 0.14% |
Panamanian | 1,555 | 0.14% |
Salvadoran | 15,702 | 1.41% |
Other Central American | 106 | 0.01% |
Total South American | 19,864 | 1.78% |
Argentinean | 867 | 0.08% |
Bolivian | 143 | 0.01% |
Chilean | 530 | 0.05% |
Colombian | 6,991 | 0.63% |
Ecuadorian | 5,390 | 0.48% |
Paraguayan | 31 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 2,463 | 0.22% |
Uruguayan | 812 | 0.07% |
Venezuelan | 2,632 | 0.24% |
Other South American | 5 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 6,564 | 0.59% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 26,751 | 2.40% |
Vietnamese | 10,286 | 0.92% |
Chinese | 9,198 | 0.82% |
Korean | 3,571 | 0.32% |
Filipino | 2,906 | 0.26% |
Burmese | 1,749 | 0.16% |
Laotian | 1,473 | 0.13% |
Hmong | 1,468 | 0.13% |
Cambodian | 1,318 | 0.12% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 830,010 | 79.5% |
Spanish | 122,582 | 11.7% |
Other Indo-European | 22,326 | 2.1% |
Other Asian | 18,685 | 1.8% |
Other | 9,262 | 0.9% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 9,030 | 0.9% |
Vietnamese | 6,838 | 0.7% |
Chinese | 6,365 | 0.6% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 6,088 | 0.6% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 99,495 | 8.9% |
English | 95,902 | 8.6% |
Irish | 85,305 | 7.6% |
American | 55,860 | 5.0% |
Italian | 44,025 | 3.9% |
Scottish | 21,563 | 1.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 21,216 | 1.9% |
Polish | 20,269 | 1.8% |
African | 16,883 | 1.5% |
French | 16,632 | 1.5% |
European | 14,539 | 1.3% |
Russian | 7,487 | 0.7% |
British | 7,045 | 0.6% |
Dutch | 6,412 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 6,350 | 0.6% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 1,006,905 | 90.3% |
Not a citizen | 108,498 | 9.7% |
Native | 935,580 | 83.9% |
Foreign-born | 179,823 | 16.1% |
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 | ||||||
35,376 | 4.7% | 33,409 | 4.4% | 123,666 | 16.4% | 201,817 | 26.7% | 234,207 | 31.0% | 126,562 | 16.8% |
Average years of education: 14.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 35,376 | 4.7% |
9-12 Years | 33,409 | 4.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 123,666 | 16.4% |
Some College | 201,817 | 26.7% |
Bach. Degree | 234,207 | 31.0% |
Grad Degree | 126,562 | 16.8% |
Average years of education: 14.2 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 298,317 | 290,273 | 8,044 | 2.7% | 4.1% |
1991 | 301,740 | 287,839 | 13,901 | 4.6% | 5.9% |
1992 | 307,028 | 290,846 | 16,182 | 5.3% | 6.3% |
1993 | 315,437 | 301,303 | 14,134 | 4.5% | 5.1% |
1994 | 325,183 | 313,786 | 11,397 | 3.5% | 4.4% |
1995 | 334,499 | 324,256 | 10,243 | 3.1% | 4.4% |
1996 | 349,224 | 338,829 | 10,395 | 3.0% | 4.4% |
1997 | 360,556 | 350,513 | 10,043 | 2.8% | 3.8% |
1998 | 363,769 | 355,268 | 8,501 | 2.3% | 3.5% |
1999 | 377,841 | 369,897 | 7,944 | 2.1% | 3.3% |
2000 | 395,941 | 384,235 | 11,706 | 3.0% | 3.7% |
2001 | 408,459 | 390,394 | 18,065 | 4.4% | 5.6% |
2002 | 413,695 | 388,524 | 25,171 | 6.1% | 6.9% |
2003 | 420,795 | 395,312 | 25,483 | 6.1% | 6.7% |
2004 | 420,044 | 397,263 | 22,781 | 5.4% | 5.9% |
2005 | 429,543 | 406,762 | 22,781 | 5.3% | 5.6% |
2006 | 446,863 | 425,344 | 21,519 | 4.8% | 5.1% |
2007 | 458,257 | 435,790 | 22,467 | 4.9% | 5.1% |
2008 | 468,852 | 440,764 | 28,088 | 6.0% | 6.2% |
2009 | 470,015 | 418,194 | 51,821 | 11.0% | 11.0% |
2010 | 504,346 | 451,042 | 53,304 | 10.6% | 10.7% |
2011 | 516,486 | 465,317 | 51,169 | 9.9% | 10.3% |
2012 | 532,231 | 484,538 | 47,693 | 9.0% | 9.5% |
2013 | 538,164 | 498,854 | 39,310 | 7.3% | 7.8% |
2014 | 548,084 | 516,183 | 31,901 | 5.8% | 6.1% |
2015 | 564,683 | 534,833 | 29,850 | 5.3% | 5.7% |
2016 | 581,630 | 554,067 | 27,563 | 4.7% | 5.1% |
2017 | 599,636 | 573,746 | 25,890 | 4.3% | 4.5% |
2018 | 611,136 | 587,592 | 23,544 | 3.9% | 4.0% |
2019 | 625,637 | 603,303 | 22,334 | 3.6% | 3.8% |
2020 | 617,543 | 569,616 | 47,927 | 7.8% | 7.3% |
2021 | 622,240 | 591,711 | 30,529 | 4.9% | 4.9% |
2022 | 652,142 | 629,309 | 22,833 | 3.5% | 3.7% |
2023 | 665,695 | 643,343 | 22,352 | 3.4% | 3.5% |