2022 population: 990,414
( 8,540 from 2010
, 13,896 from 2020)
Land area: 507.9 square miles
Population density: 1950.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 636,432 | 64.26% | 7.5% |
Black: | 247,150 | 24.95% | 6.6% |
Indian: | 1,601 | 0.16% | 1.9% |
Asian: | 49,926 | 5.04% | 43.7% |
2+ races: | 22,925 | 2.31% | 38.2% |
Hispanic: | 32,380 | 3.27% | 29.4% |
Total non-White: | 353,982 | 35.74% | 13.8% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 23,586 | 11.7 |
Deaths: | 27,572 | 13.7 |
Net Migration: | -14,294 | -7.1 |
Net Immigration: | 3,824 | 1.9 |
Change in White population: | -51,552 | -5.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 43,012 | 4.3 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 444,860 | |
Median Value | $249,400 | |
Occupied | 413,247 | 92.9% |
Vacant | 31,613 | 7.1% |
Owned | 283,007 | 68.5% |
Rented | 130,240 | 31.5% |
Median Rent | $1,119 | |
Single-Family Units | 340,551 | 76.6% |
Detached | 320,576 | 72.1% |
Attached | 19,975 | 4.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 74,233 | 16.7% |
Mobile Homes | 1,337 | 0.3% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 17,019 | 4.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 12,243 | 3.0% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 12,262 | 3.0% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 13,442 | 3.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 15,101 | 3.7% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 15,225 | 3.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 15,434 | 3.7% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 14,919 | 3.6% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 15,578 | 3.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 30,030 | 7.3% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 38,178 | 9.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 51,294 | 12.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 40,533 | 9.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 28,727 | 7.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 36,637 | 8.9% |
$200,000 or more | 56,625 | 13.7% |
Median Household Income | 78,067 | |
Per Capita Income | 49,009 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 113 | |
Compared to U.S. | 96 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 17,944 | 4.3% |
Public Assistance | 6,332 | 1.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 36,241 | 8.8% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 450,620 | 74.8% |
Unemployed | 20,484 | 3.4% |
In Armed Forces | 549 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 471,653 | 78.2% |
Not in Labor Force | 131,178 | 21.8% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 25.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 183,148 | 157,728 | 53.7% |
Non-Profit | 22,723 | 43,320 | 34.4% |
Self-Employed | 26,433 | 16,269 | 61.9% |
Local Government | 10,668 | 16,104 | 39.8% |
State Government | 3,473 | 7,171 | 32.6% |
Federal Government | 5,854 | 6,507 | 47.4% |
Total Private + Self | 209,581 | 173,997 | 54.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 42,718 | 73,102 | 36.9% |
Total | 252,299 | 247,099 | 50.5% |
Pct. Govt. | 10.0% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 101,626 | 20.3% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 104,993 | 21.0% |
Professional, Technical | 142,663 | 28.5% |
Service Occupations | 72,575 | 14.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 511 | 0.1% |
All others | 78,135 | 15.6% |
White Collar | 69.9% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 77,914 | 15.6% |
Retail trade | 50,267 | 10.1% |
Educational services | 49,582 | 9.9% |
Manufacturing | 49,282 | 9.9% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 46,352 | 9.3% |
Finance and insurance | 38,330 | 7.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 28,013 | 5.6% |
Other services | 24,168 | 4.8% |
Construction | 23,646 | 4.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 22,304 | 4.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 19,680 | 3.9% |
Public administration | 15,552 | 3.1% |
Wholesale trade | 14,408 | 2.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 11,132 | 2.2% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 10,991 | 2.2% |
Information | 10,490 | 2.1% |
Utilities | 3,875 | 0.8% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,778 | 0.4% |
Management | 1,727 | 0.3% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 501 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 18,363 | 1.84% |
Puerto Rican | 1,960 | 0.20% |
Cuban | 1,016 | 0.10% |
Dominican | 275 | 0.03% |
Total Central American | 2,903 | 0.29% |
Costa Rican | 122 | 0.01% |
Guatemalan | 1,187 | 0.12% |
Honduran | 983 | 0.10% |
Nicaraguan | 203 | 0.02% |
Panamanian | 57 | 0.01% |
Salvadoran | 351 | 0.04% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 3,349 | 0.33% |
Argentinean | 246 | 0.02% |
Bolivian | 52 | 0.01% |
Chilean | 790 | 0.08% |
Colombian | 937 | 0.09% |
Ecuadorian | 194 | 0.02% |
Paraguayan | 53 | 0.01% |
Peruvian | 455 | 0.05% |
Uruguayan | 35 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 587 | 0.06% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 3,150 | 0.32% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 19,126 | 1.91% |
Chinese | 10,846 | 1.08% |
Vietnamese | 4,295 | 0.43% |
Filipino | 3,090 | 0.31% |
Korean | 2,695 | 0.27% |
Taiwanese | 937 | 0.09% |
Japanese | 551 | 0.06% |
Thai | 426 | 0.04% |
Laotian | 231 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 851,905 | 90.4% |
Spanish | 20,994 | 2.2% |
Other Indo-European | 13,163 | 1.4% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 12,971 | 1.4% |
Other Asian | 10,173 | 1.1% |
Chinese | 9,908 | 1.1% |
Other | 5,380 | 0.6% |
Vietnamese | 3,966 | 0.4% |
Arabic | 3,835 | 0.4% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 226,366 | 22.6% |
Irish | 123,900 | 12.4% |
English | 86,848 | 8.7% |
American | 48,424 | 4.8% |
Italian | 46,395 | 4.6% |
French | 25,570 | 2.6% |
Polish | 23,946 | 2.4% |
European | 18,363 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 13,937 | 1.4% |
Russian | 8,775 | 0.9% |
Yugoslavian | 8,625 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 8,268 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 7,145 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 6,834 | 0.7% |
Norwegian | 5,725 | 0.6% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 966,188 | 96.6% |
Not a citizen | 33,515 | 3.4% |
Native | 923,056 | 92.3% |
Foreign-born | 76,647 | 7.7% |
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 | ||||||
12,313 | 1.8% | 27,949 | 4.0% | 144,260 | 20.8% | 189,254 | 27.3% | 181,797 | 26.2% | 137,618 | 19.9% |
Average years of education: 14.4 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 12,313 | 1.8% |
9-12 Years | 27,949 | 4.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 144,260 | 20.8% |
Some College | 189,254 | 27.3% |
Bach. Degree | 181,797 | 26.2% |
Grad Degree | 137,618 | 19.9% |
Average years of education: 14.4 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 546,535 | 522,201 | 24,334 | 4.5% | 5.9% |
1991 | 547,412 | 518,712 | 28,700 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
1992 | 542,001 | 515,934 | 26,067 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
1993 | 543,854 | 519,312 | 24,542 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
1994 | 553,095 | 531,747 | 21,348 | 3.9% | 5.2% |
1995 | 567,588 | 546,836 | 20,752 | 3.7% | 4.8% |
1996 | 573,982 | 553,496 | 20,486 | 3.6% | 4.7% |
1997 | 563,487 | 545,423 | 18,064 | 3.2% | 4.4% |
1998 | 564,874 | 546,973 | 17,901 | 3.2% | 4.0% |
1999 | 562,568 | 547,662 | 14,906 | 2.6% | 3.2% |
2000 | 556,301 | 539,860 | 16,441 | 3.0% | 3.4% |
2001 | 554,172 | 532,164 | 22,008 | 4.0% | 4.5% |
2002 | 552,722 | 525,987 | 26,735 | 4.8% | 5.3% |
2003 | 545,377 | 516,346 | 29,031 | 5.3% | 5.7% |
2004 | 539,287 | 508,811 | 30,476 | 5.7% | 5.9% |
2005 | 536,168 | 508,302 | 27,866 | 5.2% | 5.4% |
2006 | 532,866 | 507,666 | 25,200 | 4.7% | 4.9% |
2007 | 530,105 | 503,879 | 26,226 | 4.9% | 5.1% |
2008 | 524,683 | 492,727 | 31,956 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
2009 | 516,937 | 471,724 | 45,213 | 8.7% | 9.0% |
2010 | 532,792 | 485,674 | 47,118 | 8.8% | 9.5% |
2011 | 531,565 | 489,054 | 42,511 | 8.0% | 8.6% |
2012 | 523,796 | 488,787 | 35,009 | 6.7% | 7.2% |
2013 | 522,762 | 489,821 | 32,941 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
2014 | 527,334 | 496,520 | 30,814 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
2015 | 530,371 | 505,340 | 25,031 | 4.7% | 5.1% |
2016 | 531,064 | 508,770 | 22,294 | 4.2% | 4.5% |
2017 | 525,600 | 507,484 | 18,116 | 3.4% | 3.8% |
2018 | 526,231 | 510,372 | 15,859 | 3.0% | 3.2% |
2019 | 533,020 | 516,814 | 16,206 | 3.0% | 3.3% |
2020 | 524,721 | 491,901 | 32,820 | 6.3% | 6.1% |
2021 | 524,264 | 502,337 | 21,927 | 4.2% | 4.1% |
2022 | 527,524 | 514,653 | 12,871 | 2.4% | 2.5% |
2023 | 532,451 | 516,724 | 15,727 | 3.0% | 3.1% |