2024 population: 431,589
(
26,794 from 2020)
Land area: 1349.5 square miles
Population density: 319.8 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 229,250 | 53.12% | 4.3% |
| Black: | 140,594 | 32.58% | 5.0% |
| Indian: | 995 | 0.23% | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 13,553 | 3.14% | 23.5% |
| 2+ races: | 9,956 | 2.31% | 16.1% |
| Hispanic: | 37,241 | 8.63% | 22.0% |
| Total non-White: | 202,339 | 46.88% | 9.4% |
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Births: | 21,170 | 13.1 |
| Deaths: | 16,966 | 10.5 |
| Net Migration: | 16,419 | 10.1 |
| Net Immigration: | 5,644 | 3.5 |
| Change in White population: | 9,401 | 2.3 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 17,393 | 4.3 |
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 181,432 | |
| Median Value | $302,891 | |
| Occupied | 161,273 | 88.9% |
| Vacant | 20,159 | 11.1% |
| Owned | 100,253 | 62.2% |
| Rented | 61,020 | 37.8% |
| Median Rent | $1,439 | |
| Single-Family Units | 125,866 | 69.4% |
| Detached | 117,421 | 64.7% |
| Attached | 8,445 | 4.7% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 29,611 | 16.3% |
| Mobile Homes | 11,067 | 6.1% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 8,238 | 5.1% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 4,875 | 3.0% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 4,510 | 2.8% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 4,335 | 2.7% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 5,790 | 3.6% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 5,567 | 3.5% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 5,542 | 3.4% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 6,740 | 4.2% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 5,301 | 3.3% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 11,110 | 6.9% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 16,371 | 10.2% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 22,235 | 13.8% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 18,000 | 11.2% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 12,089 | 7.5% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 14,803 | 9.2% |
| $200,000 or more | 15,767 | 9.8% |
| Median Household Income | 77,034 | |
| Per Capita Income | 40,607 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 90 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 8,622 | 5.3% |
| Public Assistance | 2,245 | 1.4% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 18,446 | 11.4% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 171,900 | 69.4% |
| Unemployed | 10,850 | 4.4% |
| In Armed Forces | 4,969 | 2.0% |
| Total Labor Force | 187,719 | 75.7% |
| Not in Labor Force | 60,153 | 24.3% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 28.6% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 70,921 | 65,320 | 52.1% |
| Non-Profit | 5,206 | 9,029 | 36.6% |
| Self-Employed | 11,851 | 8,434 | 58.4% |
| Local Government | 5,578 | 10,042 | 35.7% |
| State Government | 2,754 | 4,192 | 39.6% |
| Federal Government | 3,204 | 2,666 | 54.6% |
| Total Private + Self | 82,772 | 73,754 | 52.9% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 16,742 | 25,929 | 39.2% |
| Total | 99,514 | 99,683 | 50.0% |
| Pct. Govt. | 14.3% | ||
| Pct. Private + Self | 78.6% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 31,735 | 15.9% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 40,026 | 20.1% |
| Professional, Technical | 47,528 | 23.8% |
| Service Occupations | 34,837 | 17.5% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 509 | 0.3% |
| All others | 45,450 | 22.8% |
| White Collar | 59.8% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Retail trade | 25,562 | 12.8% |
| Health care and social assistance | 25,321 | 12.7% |
| Manufacturing | 20,123 | 10.1% |
| Educational services | 18,098 | 9.1% |
| Accommodation and food services | 17,848 | 8.9% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 15,893 | 8.0% |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 13,893 | 7.0% |
| Construction | 12,427 | 6.2% |
| Public administration | 9,616 | 4.8% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 8,829 | 4.4% |
| Other services | 8,510 | 4.3% |
| Finance and insurance | 6,049 | 3.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 4,183 | 2.1% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 3,876 | 1.9% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 3,814 | 1.9% |
| Information | 2,772 | 1.4% |
| Utilities | 1,204 | 0.6% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 974 | 0.5% |
| Management | 429 | 0.2% |
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 155 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 12,975 | 3.10% |
| Puerto Rican | 7,549 | 1.80% |
| Cuban | 1,958 | 0.47% |
| Dominican | 575 | 0.14% |
| Total Central American | 4,987 | 1.19% |
| Costa Rican | 269 | 0.06% |
| Guatemalan | 1,518 | 0.36% |
| Honduran | 1,899 | 0.45% |
| Nicaraguan | 581 | 0.14% |
| Panamanian | 353 | 0.08% |
| Salvadoran | 367 | 0.09% |
| Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total South American | 2,886 | 0.69% |
| Argentinean | 167 | 0.04% |
| Bolivian | 44 | 0.01% |
| Chilean | 83 | 0.02% |
| Colombian | 981 | 0.23% |
| Ecuadorian | 198 | 0.05% |
| Paraguayan | 16 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 652 | 0.16% |
| Uruguayan | 28 | 0.01% |
| Venezuelan | 655 | 0.16% |
| Other South American | 62 | 0.01% |
| Other Hispanic | 2,572 | 0.61% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 3,625 | 0.87% |
| Chinese | 2,315 | 0.55% |
| Korean | 1,584 | 0.38% |
| Filipino | 1,486 | 0.36% |
| Vietnamese | 941 | 0.22% |
| Burmese | 232 | 0.06% |
| Japanese | 218 | 0.05% |
| Thai | 114 | 0.03% |
| Indonesian | 60 | 0.01% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 352,565 | 89.7% |
| Spanish | 22,517 | 5.7% |
| Other Indo-European | 5,077 | 1.3% |
| German, other Germanic | 2,159 | 0.5% |
| Other | 1,950 | 0.5% |
| Chinese | 1,713 | 0.4% |
| Other Asian | 1,484 | 0.4% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 1,407 | 0.4% |
| Korean | 1,354 | 0.3% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| English | 46,135 | 11.0% |
| Irish | 39,993 | 9.6% |
| German | 38,363 | 9.2% |
| American | 26,562 | 6.4% |
| Italian | 15,056 | 3.6% |
| Scottish | 8,058 | 1.9% |
| French | 5,827 | 1.4% |
| Polish | 4,961 | 1.2% |
| European | 4,367 | 1.0% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,251 | 1.0% |
| African | 3,883 | 0.9% |
| Jamaican | 3,217 | 0.8% |
| Dutch | 2,695 | 0.6% |
| Swedish | 2,423 | 0.6% |
| Welsh | 2,352 | 0.6% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 401,832 | 96.1% |
| Not a citizen | 16,453 | 3.9% |
| Native | 385,998 | 92.3% |
| Foreign-born | 32,287 | 7.7% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 8,240 | 2.9% | 16,606 | 5.9% | 71,606 | 25.3% | 85,193 | 30.1% | 61,469 | 21.7% | 39,939 | 14.1% |
| Average years of education: 13.8 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 8,240 | 2.9% |
| 9-12 Years | 16,606 | 5.9% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 71,606 | 25.3% |
| Some College | 85,193 | 30.1% |
| Bach. Degree | 61,469 | 21.7% |
| Grad Degree | 39,939 | 14.1% |
| Average years of education: 13.8 | ||
| Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
| 1990 | 239,598 | 228,886 | 10,712 | 4.5% | |
| 1991 | 241,644 | 230,470 | 11,174 | 4.6% | |
| 1992 | 251,156 | 235,394 | 15,762 | 6.3% | |
| 1993 | 250,978 | 236,644 | 14,334 | 5.7% | |
| 1994 | 254,304 | 240,450 | 13,854 | 5.4% | |
| 1995 | 256,772 | 243,718 | 13,054 | 5.1% | |
| 1996 | 261,078 | 248,394 | 12,684 | 4.9% | |
| 1997 | 269,890 | 256,932 | 12,958 | 4.8% | |
| 1998 | 273,030 | 260,882 | 12,148 | 4.4% | |
| 1999 | 275,212 | 264,232 | 10,980 | 4.0% | |
| 2000 | 283,014 | 273,218 | 9,796 | 3.5% | |
| 2001 | 286,148 | 276,024 | 10,124 | 3.5% | |
| 2002 | 297,652 | 284,466 | 13,186 | 4.4% | |
| 2003 | 304,006 | 290,418 | 13,588 | 4.5% | |
| 2004 | 319,744 | 305,640 | 14,104 | 4.4% | |
| 2005 | 331,560 | 315,864 | 15,696 | 4.7% | |
| 2006 | 342,276 | 327,814 | 14,462 | 4.2% | |
| 2007 | 356,954 | 342,196 | 14,758 | 4.1% | |
| 2008 | 360,134 | 338,878 | 21,256 | 5.9% | |
| 2009 | 353,566 | 322,032 | 31,534 | 8.9% | |
| 2010 | 336,082 | 302,688 | 33,394 | 9.9% | |
| 2011 | 339,400 | 306,166 | 33,234 | 9.8% | |
| 2012 | 345,018 | 314,332 | 30,686 | 8.9% | |
| 2013 | 345,480 | 317,920 | 27,560 | 8.0% | |
| 2014 | 346,536 | 321,944 | 24,592 | 7.1% | |
| 2015 | 349,122 | 328,942 | 20,180 | 5.8% | |
| 2016 | 362,862 | 343,940 | 18,922 | 5.2% | |
| 2017 | 375,286 | 358,628 | 16,658 | 4.4% | |
| 2018 | 379,438 | 365,478 | 13,960 | 3.7% | |
| 2019 | 385,278 | 372,716 | 12,562 | 3.3% | |
| 2020 | 381,498 | 354,954 | 26,544 | 7.0% | |
| 2021 | 392,946 | 377,512 | 15,434 | 3.9% | |
| 2022 | 396,108 | 384,606 | 11,502 | 2.9% | |
| 2023 | 401,108 | 389,690 | 11,418 | 2.8% | |
| 2024 | 420,484 | 407,580 | 12,904 | 3.1% | |