2022 population: 327,286
( 9,282 from 2010
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1,509 from 2020)
Land area: 140.2 square miles
Population density: 2334.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 193,220 | 59.04% | ![]() |
Black: | 40,076 | 12.24% | ![]() |
Indian: | 431 | 0.13% | ![]() |
Asian: | 18,140 | 5.54% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 4,953 | 1.51% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 70,466 | 21.53% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 134,066 | 40.96% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 7,513 | 11.5 |
Deaths: | 6,200 | 9.5 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -3,145 | -4.8 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 3,116 | 4.8 |
Change in White population: | 17,699 | 5.6 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -8,417 | -2.6 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 125,378 | |
Median Value | $372,000 | |
Occupied | 117,497 | 93.7% |
Vacant | 7,881 | 6.3% |
Owned | 77,956 | 66.3% |
Rented | 39,541 | 33.7% |
Median Rent | $1,446 | |
Single-Family Units | 77,384 | 61.7% |
Detached | 67,646 | 54.0% |
Attached | 9,738 | 7.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 22,719 | 18.1% |
Mobile Homes | 167 | 0.1% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 6,110 | 5.2% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 5,162 | 4.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 3,607 | 3.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 3,427 | 2.9% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 4,321 | 3.7% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 3,368 | 2.9% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 4,291 | 3.7% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 3,527 | 3.0% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 3,317 | 2.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 7,145 | 6.1% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 10,105 | 8.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 12,564 | 10.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 9,894 | 8.4% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 7,200 | 6.1% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 11,979 | 10.2% |
$200,000 or more | 21,480 | 18.3% |
Median Household Income | 83,147 | |
Per Capita Income | 48,201 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 0 | |
Compared to U.S. | 0 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 7,098 | 6.0% |
Public Assistance | 3,202 | 2.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 16,555 | 14.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 118,438 | 70.9% |
Unemployed | 9,831 | 5.9% |
In Armed Forces | 32 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 128,301 | 76.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 38,769 | 23.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 29.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 58,532 | 48,615 | 54.6% |
Non-Profit | 5,448 | 10,169 | 34.9% |
Self-Employed | 11,690 | 7,179 | 62.0% |
Local Government | 4,910 | 6,979 | 41.3% |
State Government | 1,906 | 2,146 | 47.0% |
Federal Government | 1,128 | 919 | 55.1% |
Total Private + Self | 70,222 | 55,794 | 55.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 13,392 | 20,213 | 39.9% |
Total | 83,614 | 76,007 | 52.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 11.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 29,491 | 18.4% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 33,538 | 21.0% |
Professional, Technical | 39,741 | 24.8% |
Service Occupations | 28,045 | 17.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 273 | 0.2% |
All others | 29,179 | 18.2% |
White Collar | 64.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 24,411 | 15.3% |
Retail trade | 18,465 | 11.5% |
Educational services | 16,840 | 10.5% |
Manufacturing | 13,475 | 8.4% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 13,419 | 8.4% |
Construction | 11,213 | 7.0% |
Finance and insurance | 11,048 | 6.9% |
Accommodation and food services | 8,706 | 5.4% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 8,127 | 5.1% |
Other services | 7,486 | 4.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 6,375 | 4.0% |
Public administration | 4,494 | 2.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 3,980 | 2.5% |
Wholesale trade | 3,838 | 2.4% |
Information | 3,445 | 2.2% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 3,084 | 1.9% |
Utilities | 716 | 0.4% |
Management | 502 | 0.3% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 350 | 0.2% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 20 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 7,064 | 2.16% |
Puerto Rican | 29,400 | 9.01% |
Cuban | 2,003 | 0.61% |
Dominican | 6,683 | 2.05% |
Total Central American | 8,709 | 2.67% |
Costa Rican | 636 | 0.19% |
Guatemalan | 2,459 | 0.75% |
Honduran | 1,928 | 0.59% |
Nicaraguan | 713 | 0.22% |
Panamanian | 253 | 0.08% |
Salvadoran | 2,573 | 0.79% |
Other Central American | 147 | 0.05% |
Total South American | 10,342 | 3.17% |
Argentinean | 139 | 0.04% |
Bolivian | 49 | 0.02% |
Chilean | 260 | 0.08% |
Colombian | 3,519 | 1.08% |
Ecuadorian | 4,334 | 1.33% |
Paraguayan | 68 | 0.02% |
Peruvian | 1,499 | 0.46% |
Uruguayan | 149 | 0.05% |
Venezuelan | 267 | 0.08% |
Other South American | 58 | 0.02% |
Other Hispanic | 2,268 | 0.69% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 4,668 | 1.43% |
Chinese | 2,575 | 0.79% |
Vietnamese | 1,878 | 0.58% |
Filipino | 1,762 | 0.54% |
Laotian | 1,196 | 0.37% |
Cambodian | 1,107 | 0.34% |
Korean | 651 | 0.20% |
Bangladeshi | 490 | 0.15% |
Japanese | 198 | 0.06% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 212,977 | 68.9% |
Spanish | 50,034 | 16.2% |
Other Indo-European | 23,410 | 7.6% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 5,389 | 1.7% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 4,733 | 1.5% |
Other Asian | 3,011 | 1.0% |
Other | 2,375 | 0.8% |
Chinese | 1,887 | 0.6% |
Arabic | 1,814 | 0.6% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Italian | 53,076 | 16.3% |
Irish | 43,441 | 13.3% |
English | 21,344 | 6.5% |
German | 20,423 | 6.3% |
Polish | 17,071 | 5.2% |
American | 12,963 | 4.0% |
Jamaican | 7,904 | 2.4% |
Brazilian | 7,552 | 2.3% |
Portuguese | 6,019 | 1.8% |
Russian | 5,762 | 1.8% |
Hungarian | 5,744 | 1.8% |
French | 5,468 | 1.7% |
Slovak | 4,365 | 1.3% |
Greek | 4,143 | 1.3% |
Haitian | 3,546 | 1.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 292,536 | 89.6% |
Not a citizen | 33,845 | 10.4% |
Native | 257,956 | 79.0% |
Foreign-born | 68,425 | 21.0% |
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 | ||||||
14,311 | 6.5% | 11,531 | 5.2% | 55,769 | 25.2% | 47,494 | 21.4% | 52,095 | 23.5% | 40,340 | 18.2% |
Average years of education: 13.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 14,311 | 6.5% |
9-12 Years | 11,531 | 5.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 55,769 | 25.2% |
Some College | 47,494 | 21.4% |
Bach. Degree | 52,095 | 23.5% |
Grad Degree | 40,340 | 18.2% |
Average years of education: 13.8 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
Data not available |