2022 population: 351,674
( 11,451 from 2010
, 1,496 from 2020)
Land area: 839.1 square miles
Population density: 419.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 97,180 | 27.63% | 13.1% |
Black: | 12,031 | 3.42% | 1.2% |
Indian: | 903 | 0.26% | 2.4% |
Asian: | 7,826 | 2.23% | 37.2% |
2+ races: | 3,581 | 1.02% | 23.6% |
Hispanic: | 230,153 | 65.44% | 11.6% |
Total non-White: | 254,494 | 72.37% | 11.4% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 9,776 | 13.8 |
Deaths: | 8,827 | 12.5 |
Net Migration: | -3,576 | -5.1 |
Net Immigration: | 821 | 1.2 |
Change in White population: | -14,690 | -4.3 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 26,141 | 7.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 151,836 | |
Median Value | $177,700 | |
Occupied | 130,122 | 85.7% |
Vacant | 21,714 | 14.3% |
Owned | 77,275 | 59.4% |
Rented | 52,847 | 40.6% |
Median Rent | $1,175 | |
Single-Family Units | 103,014 | 67.8% |
Detached | 99,986 | 65.9% |
Attached | 3,028 | 2.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 30,313 | 20.0% |
Mobile Homes | 5,359 | 3.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 7,854 | 6.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 6,631 | 5.1% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 5,262 | 4.0% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 5,876 | 4.5% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 5,705 | 4.4% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 5,224 | 4.0% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 4,888 | 3.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 4,973 | 3.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 5,019 | 3.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 9,944 | 7.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 12,487 | 9.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 17,518 | 13.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 12,568 | 9.7% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 8,591 | 6.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 8,733 | 6.7% |
$200,000 or more | 8,849 | 6.8% |
Median Household Income | 64,027 | |
Per Capita Income | 32,284 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 96 | |
Compared to U.S. | 83 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 8,261 | 6.3% |
Public Assistance | 2,498 | 1.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 23,673 | 18.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 52,478 | 67.5% |
Unemployed | 2,823 | 3.6% |
In Armed Forces | 1,390 | 1.8% |
Total Labor Force | 56,691 | 72.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 21,052 | 27.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 30.7% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 61,403 | 48,862 | 55.7% |
Non-Profit | 2,732 | 5,659 | 32.6% |
Self-Employed | 10,739 | 5,833 | 64.8% |
Local Government | 5,070 | 7,865 | 39.2% |
State Government | 2,600 | 3,986 | 39.5% |
Federal Government | 3,878 | 1,631 | 70.4% |
Total Private + Self | 72,142 | 54,695 | 56.9% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 14,280 | 19,141 | 42.7% |
Total | 86,422 | 73,836 | 53.9% |
Pct. Govt. | 15.6% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 19,484 | 12.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 34,262 | 21.3% |
Professional, Technical | 32,971 | 20.5% |
Service Occupations | 32,559 | 20.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 348 | 0.2% |
All others | 41,261 | 25.7% |
White Collar | 54.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 22,788 | 14.2% |
Retail trade | 19,681 | 12.3% |
Construction | 17,381 | 10.8% |
Educational services | 15,759 | 9.8% |
Accommodation and food services | 14,526 | 9.0% |
Manufacturing | 10,082 | 6.3% |
Other services | 9,014 | 5.6% |
Public administration | 8,875 | 5.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 7,588 | 4.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 7,317 | 4.6% |
Transportation and warehousing | 6,598 | 4.1% |
Finance and insurance | 4,806 | 3.0% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 3,626 | 2.3% |
Wholesale trade | 3,224 | 2.0% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 2,787 | 1.7% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 2,277 | 1.4% |
Information | 1,797 | 1.1% |
Utilities | 1,596 | 1.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 670 | 0.4% |
Management | 145 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 208,832 | 59.12% |
Puerto Rican | 1,976 | 0.56% |
Cuban | 727 | 0.21% |
Dominican | 241 | 0.07% |
Total Central American | 2,510 | 0.71% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 943 | 0.27% |
Honduran | 803 | 0.23% |
Nicaraguan | 230 | 0.07% |
Panamanian | 137 | 0.04% |
Salvadoran | 397 | 0.11% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 1,944 | 0.55% |
Argentinean | 35 | 0.01% |
Bolivian | 57 | 0.02% |
Chilean | 313 | 0.09% |
Colombian | 405 | 0.11% |
Ecuadorian | 75 | 0.02% |
Paraguayan | 133 | 0.04% |
Peruvian | 55 | 0.02% |
Uruguayan | 19 | 0.01% |
Venezuelan | 852 | 0.24% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 12,943 | 3.66% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 2,760 | 0.78% |
Indian | 1,428 | 0.40% |
Chinese | 1,077 | 0.30% |
Vietnamese | 989 | 0.28% |
Korean | 399 | 0.11% |
Taiwanese | 185 | 0.05% |
Japanese | 174 | 0.05% |
Thai | 168 | 0.05% |
Bangladeshi | 111 | 0.03% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 218,451 | 66.0% |
Spanish | 104,660 | 31.6% |
Tagalog | 1,679 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European | 1,380 | 0.4% |
Chinese | 1,148 | 0.3% |
Other Asian | 847 | 0.3% |
Vietnamese | 681 | 0.2% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 511 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 381 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 24,840 | 7.0% |
Irish | 15,840 | 4.5% |
English | 14,714 | 4.2% |
American | 9,172 | 2.6% |
Scottish | 4,105 | 1.2% |
Italian | 3,919 | 1.1% |
French | 3,264 | 0.9% |
African | 3,068 | 0.9% |
Polish | 2,891 | 0.8% |
European | 2,016 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,875 | 0.5% |
Czech | 1,719 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 1,681 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 1,183 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 1,176 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 334,228 | 94.6% |
Not a citizen | 19,017 | 5.4% |
Native | 321,864 | 91.1% |
Foreign-born | 31,381 | 8.9% |
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 | ||||||
15,272 | 6.6% | 20,665 | 8.9% | 67,626 | 29.2% | 76,053 | 32.8% | 33,323 | 14.4% | 18,795 | 8.1% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 15,272 | 6.6% |
9-12 Years | 20,665 | 8.9% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 67,626 | 29.2% |
Some College | 76,053 | 32.8% |
Bach. Degree | 33,323 | 14.4% |
Grad Degree | 18,795 | 8.1% |
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 | 135,990 | 126,739 | 9,251 | 6.8% | 6.4% |
1991 | 138,240 | 126,809 | 11,431 | 8.3% | 7.0% |
1992 | 143,094 | 129,193 | 13,901 | 9.7% | 7.7% |
1993 | 143,339 | 130,487 | 12,852 | 9.0% | 7.2% |
1994 | 146,072 | 132,599 | 13,473 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
1995 | 146,395 | 133,034 | 13,361 | 9.1% | 6.1% |
1996 | 149,088 | 136,289 | 12,799 | 8.6% | 5.8% |
1997 | 148,662 | 137,058 | 11,604 | 7.8% | 5.4% |
1998 | 146,662 | 136,378 | 10,284 | 7.0% | 5.0% |
1999 | 146,808 | 136,971 | 9,837 | 6.7% | 4.7% |
2000 | 148,327 | 140,456 | 7,871 | 5.3% | 4.4% |
2001 | 149,295 | 141,399 | 7,896 | 5.3% | 5.0% |
2002 | 151,878 | 142,655 | 9,223 | 6.1% | 6.3% |
2003 | 155,906 | 145,758 | 10,148 | 6.5% | 6.7% |
2004 | 156,449 | 146,950 | 9,499 | 6.1% | 6.0% |
2005 | 157,226 | 148,630 | 8,596 | 5.5% | 5.5% |
2006 | 157,413 | 149,661 | 7,752 | 4.9% | 5.0% |
2007 | 157,826 | 150,993 | 6,833 | 4.3% | 4.4% |
2008 | 162,583 | 155,232 | 7,351 | 4.5% | 4.9% |
2009 | 166,093 | 154,931 | 11,162 | 6.7% | 7.5% |
2010 | 162,751 | 149,458 | 13,293 | 8.2% | 8.2% |
2011 | 164,259 | 150,752 | 13,507 | 8.2% | 8.0% |
2012 | 166,630 | 155,750 | 10,880 | 6.5% | 6.7% |
2013 | 167,975 | 157,617 | 10,358 | 6.2% | 6.3% |
2014 | 168,014 | 159,297 | 8,717 | 5.2% | 5.2% |
2015 | 165,890 | 157,629 | 8,261 | 5.0% | 4.5% |
2016 | 167,827 | 158,355 | 9,472 | 5.6% | 4.6% |
2017 | 167,972 | 158,821 | 9,151 | 5.4% | 4.3% |
2018 | 167,819 | 159,957 | 7,862 | 4.7% | 3.9% |
2019 | 166,967 | 160,110 | 6,857 | 4.1% | 3.5% |
2020 | 163,920 | 149,232 | 14,688 | 9.0% | 7.6% |
2021 | 163,979 | 152,779 | 11,200 | 6.8% | 5.6% |
2022 | 164,095 | 156,419 | 7,676 | 4.7% | 3.9% |
2023 | 168,426 | 161,292 | 7,134 | 4.2% | 3.9% |