2022 population: 950,976
( 872,992 from 2010
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4,668 from 2020)
Land area: 672.3 square miles
Population density: 1414.5 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 575,659 | 60.53% | ![]() |
Black: | 103,499 | 10.88% | ![]() |
Indian: | 1,339 | 0.14% | ![]() |
Asian: | 54,698 | 5.75% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 14,692 | 1.54% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 201,089 | 21.15% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 375,317 | 39.47% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 21,650 | 11.4 |
Deaths: | 18,385 | 9.7 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -8,200 | -4.3 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 8,935 | 4.7 |
Change in White population: | -629,810 | -34.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -243,182 | -13.3 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 374,317 | |
Median Value | $520,705 | |
Occupied | 348,004 | 93.0% |
Vacant | 26,313 | 7.0% |
Owned | 230,360 | 66.2% |
Rented | 117,644 | 33.8% |
Median Rent | $1,783 | |
Single-Family Units | 239,023 | 63.9% |
Detached | 211,576 | 56.5% |
Attached | 27,447 | 7.3% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 76,585 | 20.5% |
Mobile Homes | 1,024 | 0.3% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 13,003 | 3.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 10,303 | 3.0% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 8,798 | 2.5% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 9,453 | 2.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 9,202 | 2.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 8,223 | 2.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 9,885 | 2.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 9,542 | 2.7% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 8,697 | 2.5% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 17,534 | 5.0% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 25,447 | 7.3% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 35,245 | 10.1% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 31,310 | 9.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 23,453 | 6.7% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 37,654 | 10.8% |
$200,000 or more | 90,255 | 25.9% |
Median Household Income | 106,848 | |
Per Capita Income | 66,673 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to U.S. | 0 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 13,738 | 3.9% |
Public Assistance | 7,364 | 2.1% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 33,730 | 9.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 351,453 | 72.7% |
Unemployed | 23,132 | 4.8% |
In Armed Forces | 199 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 374,784 | 77.5% |
Not in Labor Force | 108,607 | 22.5% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 27.3% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 183,558 | 144,670 | 55.9% |
Non-Profit | 15,261 | 28,774 | 34.7% |
Self-Employed | 37,237 | 23,331 | 61.5% |
Local Government | 12,073 | 19,865 | 37.8% |
State Government | 4,502 | 5,973 | 43.0% |
Federal Government | 3,172 | 2,459 | 56.3% |
Total Private + Self | 220,795 | 168,001 | 56.8% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 35,008 | 57,071 | 38.0% |
Total | 255,803 | 225,072 | 53.2% |
Pct. Govt. | 10.0% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 110,010 | 22.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 99,704 | 20.7% |
Professional, Technical | 121,763 | 25.3% |
Service Occupations | 77,025 | 16.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 652 | 0.1% |
All others | 73,535 | 15.3% |
White Collar | 68.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 65,731 | 13.6% |
Retail trade | 51,442 | 10.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 49,582 | 10.3% |
Finance and insurance | 44,182 | 9.2% |
Educational services | 43,439 | 9.0% |
Manufacturing | 37,828 | 7.8% |
Construction | 32,782 | 6.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 25,765 | 5.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 24,722 | 5.1% |
Other services | 24,301 | 5.0% |
Transportation and warehousing | 16,272 | 3.4% |
Information | 12,830 | 2.7% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 12,566 | 2.6% |
Public administration | 12,409 | 2.6% |
Wholesale trade | 11,884 | 2.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 11,573 | 2.4% |
Utilities | 2,363 | 0.5% |
Management | 1,289 | 0.3% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 828 | 0.2% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 249 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 21,784 | 2.30% |
Puerto Rican | 47,596 | 5.03% |
Cuban | 4,818 | 0.51% |
Dominican | 20,899 | 2.21% |
Total Central American | 32,370 | 3.42% |
Costa Rican | 2,871 | 0.30% |
Guatemalan | 16,735 | 1.77% |
Honduran | 6,034 | 0.64% |
Nicaraguan | 1,215 | 0.13% |
Panamanian | 542 | 0.06% |
Salvadoran | 4,399 | 0.46% |
Other Central American | 574 | 0.06% |
Total South American | 52,261 | 5.52% |
Argentinean | 2,304 | 0.24% |
Bolivian | 787 | 0.08% |
Chilean | 1,574 | 0.17% |
Colombian | 14,606 | 1.54% |
Ecuadorian | 21,470 | 2.27% |
Paraguayan | 309 | 0.03% |
Peruvian | 7,549 | 0.80% |
Uruguayan | 1,073 | 0.11% |
Venezuelan | 2,222 | 0.23% |
Other South American | 367 | 0.04% |
Other Hispanic | 11,625 | 1.23% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 17,320 | 1.83% |
Chinese | 11,273 | 1.19% |
Filipino | 4,240 | 0.45% |
Korean | 2,749 | 0.29% |
Vietnamese | 2,569 | 0.27% |
Cambodian | 1,911 | 0.20% |
Japanese | 1,525 | 0.16% |
Laotian | 1,324 | 0.14% |
Bangladeshi | 1,058 | 0.11% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 629,713 | 70.2% |
Spanish | 142,898 | 15.9% |
Other Indo-European | 56,847 | 6.3% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 16,575 | 1.8% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 13,781 | 1.5% |
Chinese | 9,389 | 1.0% |
Other Asian | 8,247 | 0.9% |
Other | 5,556 | 0.6% |
German, other Germanic | 3,986 | 0.4% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Italian | 145,973 | 15.4% |
Irish | 130,622 | 13.8% |
German | 75,952 | 8.0% |
English | 73,441 | 7.8% |
American | 42,485 | 4.5% |
Polish | 42,435 | 4.5% |
French | 17,266 | 1.8% |
Brazilian | 16,988 | 1.8% |
Russian | 16,919 | 1.8% |
Jamaican | 16,751 | 1.8% |
Portuguese | 13,527 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 12,749 | 1.3% |
Hungarian | 12,626 | 1.3% |
European | 11,685 | 1.2% |
Greek | 11,459 | 1.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 843,941 | 89.1% |
Not a citizen | 103,106 | 10.9% |
Native | 734,794 | 77.6% |
Foreign-born | 212,253 | 22.4% |
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 | ||||||
34,182 | 5.3% | 27,569 | 4.2% | 135,119 | 20.8% | 128,701 | 19.8% | 178,976 | 27.5% | 146,289 | 22.5% |
Average years of education: 14.3 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 34,182 | 5.3% |
9-12 Years | 27,569 | 4.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 135,119 | 20.8% |
Some College | 128,701 | 19.8% |
Bach. Degree | 178,976 | 27.5% |
Grad Degree | 146,289 | 22.5% |
Average years of education: 14.3 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 461,402 | 440,480 | 20,922 | 4.5% | |
1991 | 463,039 | 436,187 | 26,852 | 5.8% | |
1992 | 462,095 | 431,613 | 30,482 | 6.6% | |
1993 | 456,825 | 431,226 | 25,599 | 5.6% | |
1994 | 448,522 | 426,887 | 21,635 | 4.8% | |
1995 | 448,017 | 427,387 | 20,630 | 4.6% | |
1996 | 450,965 | 430,938 | 20,027 | 4.4% | |
1997 | 455,413 | 437,486 | 17,927 | 3.9% | |
1998 | 454,297 | 441,514 | 12,783 | 2.8% | |
1999 | 454,159 | 444,035 | 10,124 | 2.2% | |
2000 | 451,537 | 443,029 | 8,508 | 1.9% | |
2001 | 446,698 | 434,326 | 12,372 | 2.8% | |
2002 | 450,349 | 431,586 | 18,763 | 4.2% | |
2003 | 452,436 | 429,955 | 22,481 | 5.0% | |
2004 | 448,894 | 428,327 | 20,567 | 4.6% | |
2005 | 451,156 | 431,609 | 19,547 | 4.3% | |
2006 | 460,414 | 442,506 | 17,908 | 3.9% | |
2007 | 466,477 | 448,160 | 18,317 | 3.9% | |
2008 | 470,482 | 446,436 | 24,046 | 5.1% | |
2009 | 471,164 | 434,256 | 36,908 | 7.8% | |
2010 | 473,105 | 431,248 | 41,857 | 8.8% | |
2011 | 476,820 | 436,819 | 40,001 | 8.4% | |
2012 | 472,533 | 435,685 | 36,848 | 7.8% | |
2013 | 468,669 | 433,959 | 34,710 | 7.4% | |
2014 | 476,325 | 446,853 | 29,472 | 6.2% | |
2015 | 478,977 | 453,714 | 25,263 | 5.3% | |
2016 | 480,217 | 458,104 | 22,113 | 4.6% | |
2017 | 479,975 | 459,476 | 20,499 | 4.3% | |
2018 | 479,362 | 461,294 | 18,068 | 3.8% | |
2019 | 480,817 | 463,937 | 16,880 | 3.5% | |
2020 | 466,208 | 429,164 | 37,044 | 7.9% | |
2021 | 465,562 | 437,092 | 28,470 | 6.1% | |
2022 | 487,419 | 467,235 | 20,184 | 4.1% | |
2023 | 479,451 | 460,916 | 18,535 | 3.9% |