2022 population: 623,690
( 34,555 from 2010
, 3,159 from 2020)
Land area: 532.1 square miles
Population density: 1172.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 382,439 | 61.32% | 9.6% |
Black: | 63,423 | 10.17% | 73.9% |
Indian: | 908 | 0.15% | 63.3% |
Asian: | 36,558 | 5.86% | 18.4% |
2+ races: | 9,739 | 1.56% | 12.2% |
Hispanic: | 130,623 | 20.94% | 51.9% |
Total non-White: | 241,251 | 38.68% | 45.4% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 14,137 | 11.4 |
Deaths: | 12,185 | 9.8 |
Net Migration: | -5,055 | -4.1 |
Net Immigration: | 5,819 | 4.7 |
Change in White population: | -40,793 | -6.9 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 75,348 | 12.8 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 248,939 | |
Median Value | $595,600 | |
Occupied | 230,507 | 92.6% |
Vacant | 18,432 | 7.4% |
Owned | 152,404 | 66.1% |
Rented | 78,103 | 33.9% |
Median Rent | $1,952 | |
Single-Family Units | 161,639 | 64.9% |
Detached | 143,930 | 57.8% |
Attached | 17,709 | 7.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 53,866 | 21.6% |
Mobile Homes | 857 | 0.3% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 6,893 | 3.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 5,141 | 2.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 5,191 | 2.3% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 6,026 | 2.6% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 4,881 | 2.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 4,855 | 2.1% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 5,594 | 2.4% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 6,015 | 2.6% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 5,380 | 2.3% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 10,389 | 4.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 15,342 | 6.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 22,681 | 9.8% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 21,416 | 9.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 16,253 | 7.1% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 25,675 | 11.1% |
$200,000 or more | 68,775 | 29.8% |
Median Household Income | 118,930 | |
Per Capita Income | 76,090 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 0 | |
Compared to U.S. | 0 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 6,640 | 2.9% |
Public Assistance | 4,162 | 1.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 17,175 | 7.5% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 233,015 | 73.7% |
Unemployed | 13,301 | 4.2% |
In Armed Forces | 167 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 246,483 | 77.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 69,838 | 22.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 26.3% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 125,026 | 96,055 | 56.6% |
Non-Profit | 9,813 | 18,605 | 34.5% |
Self-Employed | 25,547 | 16,152 | 61.3% |
Local Government | 7,163 | 12,886 | 35.7% |
State Government | 2,596 | 3,827 | 40.4% |
Federal Government | 2,044 | 1,540 | 57.0% |
Total Private + Self | 150,573 | 112,207 | 57.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 21,616 | 36,858 | 37.0% |
Total | 172,189 | 149,065 | 53.6% |
Pct. Govt. | 9.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 80,519 | 25.0% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 66,166 | 20.5% |
Professional, Technical | 82,022 | 25.5% |
Service Occupations | 48,980 | 15.2% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 379 | 0.1% |
All others | 44,356 | 13.8% |
White Collar | 71.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 41,320 | 12.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 36,163 | 11.2% |
Finance and insurance | 33,134 | 10.3% |
Retail trade | 32,977 | 10.2% |
Educational services | 26,599 | 8.3% |
Manufacturing | 24,353 | 7.6% |
Construction | 21,569 | 6.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 17,638 | 5.5% |
Other services | 16,815 | 5.2% |
Accommodation and food services | 16,016 | 5.0% |
Transportation and warehousing | 9,897 | 3.1% |
Information | 9,385 | 2.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 8,586 | 2.7% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 8,489 | 2.6% |
Wholesale trade | 8,046 | 2.5% |
Public administration | 7,915 | 2.5% |
Utilities | 1,647 | 0.5% |
Management | 787 | 0.2% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 478 | 0.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 229 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 14,720 | 2.37% |
Puerto Rican | 18,196 | 2.93% |
Cuban | 2,815 | 0.45% |
Dominican | 14,216 | 2.29% |
Total Central American | 23,661 | 3.81% |
Costa Rican | 2,235 | 0.36% |
Guatemalan | 14,276 | 2.30% |
Honduran | 4,106 | 0.66% |
Nicaraguan | 502 | 0.08% |
Panamanian | 289 | 0.05% |
Salvadoran | 1,826 | 0.29% |
Other Central American | 427 | 0.07% |
Total South American | 41,919 | 6.75% |
Argentinean | 2,165 | 0.35% |
Bolivian | 738 | 0.12% |
Chilean | 1,314 | 0.21% |
Colombian | 11,087 | 1.79% |
Ecuadorian | 17,136 | 2.76% |
Paraguayan | 241 | 0.04% |
Peruvian | 6,050 | 0.97% |
Uruguayan | 924 | 0.15% |
Venezuelan | 1,955 | 0.31% |
Other South American | 309 | 0.05% |
Other Hispanic | 9,357 | 1.51% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 12,652 | 2.04% |
Chinese | 8,698 | 1.40% |
Filipino | 2,478 | 0.40% |
Korean | 2,098 | 0.34% |
Japanese | 1,327 | 0.21% |
Cambodian | 804 | 0.13% |
Vietnamese | 691 | 0.11% |
Bangladeshi | 568 | 0.09% |
Taiwanese | 514 | 0.08% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 416,736 | 70.9% |
Spanish | 92,864 | 15.8% |
Other Indo-European | 33,437 | 5.7% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 11,186 | 1.9% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 9,048 | 1.5% |
Chinese | 7,502 | 1.3% |
Other Asian | 5,236 | 0.9% |
German, other Germanic | 3,299 | 0.6% |
Other | 3,181 | 0.5% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Italian | 92,897 | 15.0% |
Irish | 87,181 | 14.0% |
German | 55,529 | 8.9% |
English | 52,097 | 8.4% |
American | 29,522 | 4.8% |
Polish | 25,364 | 4.1% |
French | 11,798 | 1.9% |
Russian | 11,157 | 1.8% |
Brazilian | 9,436 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 9,311 | 1.5% |
Jamaican | 8,847 | 1.4% |
European | 8,641 | 1.4% |
Portuguese | 7,508 | 1.2% |
Greek | 7,316 | 1.2% |
Haitian | 7,081 | 1.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 551,405 | 88.8% |
Not a citizen | 69,261 | 11.2% |
Native | 476,838 | 76.8% |
Foreign-born | 143,828 | 23.2% |
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 | ||||||
19,871 | 4.6% | 16,038 | 3.7% | 79,350 | 18.5% | 81,207 | 18.9% | 126,881 | 29.6% | 105,949 | 24.7% |
Average years of education: 14.6 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 19,871 | 4.6% |
9-12 Years | 16,038 | 3.7% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 79,350 | 18.5% |
Some College | 81,207 | 18.9% |
Bach. Degree | 126,881 | 29.6% |
Grad Degree | 105,949 | 24.7% |
Average years of education: 14.6 |
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 |