2022 population: 694,523
( 72,953 from 2010
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4,651 from 2020)
Land area: 1843.4 square miles
Population density: 376.8 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 472,883 | 68.09% | ![]() |
Black: | 42,479 | 6.12% | ![]() |
Indian: | 1,228 | 0.18% | ![]() |
Asian: | 22,918 | 3.30% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 13,410 | 1.93% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 141,605 | 20.39% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 221,640 | 31.91% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 14,161 | 10.1 |
Deaths: | 17,228 | 12.3 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -1,048 | -0.7 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 3,343 | 2.4 |
Change in White population: | 22,788 | 3.7 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 50,165 | 8.1 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 297,526 | |
Median Value | $280,256 | |
Occupied | 276,028 | 92.8% |
Vacant | 21,498 | 7.2% |
Owned | 177,220 | 64.2% |
Rented | 98,808 | 35.8% |
Median Rent | $1,105 | |
Single-Family Units | 186,598 | 62.7% |
Detached | 172,851 | 58.1% |
Attached | 13,747 | 4.6% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 49,717 | 16.7% |
Mobile Homes | 4,447 | 1.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 14,780 | 5.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 15,351 | 5.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 10,430 | 3.8% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 11,634 | 4.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 10,869 | 3.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 10,270 | 3.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 9,808 | 3.6% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 9,560 | 3.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 9,541 | 3.5% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 18,413 | 6.7% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 24,414 | 8.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 34,054 | 12.3% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 27,418 | 9.9% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 20,393 | 7.4% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 23,353 | 8.5% |
$200,000 or more | 25,740 | 9.3% |
Median Household Income | 70,917 | |
Per Capita Income | 38,107 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to U.S. | 100 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 25,423 | 9.2% |
Public Assistance | 11,567 | 4.2% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 55,748 | 20.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 251,500 | 70.5% |
Unemployed | 13,563 | 3.8% |
In Armed Forces | 638 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 265,701 | 74.5% |
Not in Labor Force | 90,840 | 25.5% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 29.3% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 107,337 | 89,921 | 54.4% |
Non-Profit | 13,571 | 28,249 | 32.5% |
Self-Employed | 17,942 | 11,192 | 61.6% |
Local Government | 11,146 | 17,197 | 39.3% |
State Government | 10,271 | 12,315 | 45.5% |
Federal Government | 4,138 | 3,008 | 57.9% |
Total Private + Self | 125,279 | 101,113 | 55.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 39,126 | 60,769 | 39.2% |
Total | 164,405 | 161,882 | 50.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 17.8% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 47,276 | 14.5% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 61,475 | 18.8% |
Professional, Technical | 88,881 | 27.2% |
Service Occupations | 62,216 | 19.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,369 | 0.4% |
All others | 67,061 | 20.5% |
White Collar | 60.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 59,070 | 18.1% |
Educational services | 49,288 | 15.1% |
Retail trade | 34,143 | 10.4% |
Manufacturing | 34,056 | 10.4% |
Accommodation and food services | 18,954 | 5.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 17,287 | 5.3% |
Construction | 16,625 | 5.1% |
Public administration | 15,079 | 4.6% |
Other services | 14,349 | 4.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 14,328 | 4.4% |
Finance and insurance | 14,217 | 4.3% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 9,979 | 3.1% |
Wholesale trade | 7,576 | 2.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 6,246 | 1.9% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 4,761 | 1.5% |
Information | 4,605 | 1.4% |
Utilities | 3,222 | 1.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 2,568 | 0.8% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 290 | 0.1% |
Management | 266 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 5,620 | 0.82% |
Puerto Rican | 106,986 | 15.52% |
Cuban | 1,295 | 0.19% |
Dominican | 8,041 | 1.17% |
Total Central American | 5,643 | 0.82% |
Costa Rican | 346 | 0.05% |
Guatemalan | 2,444 | 0.35% |
Honduran | 571 | 0.08% |
Nicaraguan | 477 | 0.07% |
Panamanian | 255 | 0.04% |
Salvadoran | 1,530 | 0.22% |
Other Central American | 20 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 5,541 | 0.80% |
Argentinean | 348 | 0.05% |
Bolivian | 73 | 0.01% |
Chilean | 102 | 0.01% |
Colombian | 1,937 | 0.28% |
Ecuadorian | 1,360 | 0.20% |
Paraguayan | 22 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 876 | 0.13% |
Uruguayan | 328 | 0.05% |
Venezuelan | 440 | 0.06% |
Other South American | 55 | 0.01% |
Other Hispanic | 4,221 | 0.61% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 5,316 | 0.77% |
Indian | 3,813 | 0.55% |
Vietnamese | 2,249 | 0.33% |
Cambodian | 1,460 | 0.21% |
Korean | 1,106 | 0.16% |
Filipino | 1,005 | 0.15% |
Japanese | 443 | 0.06% |
Laotian | 304 | 0.04% |
Thai | 199 | 0.03% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 518,152 | 78.9% |
Spanish | 89,259 | 13.6% |
Other Indo-European | 14,658 | 2.2% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 11,024 | 1.7% |
Other Asian | 4,445 | 0.7% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 4,369 | 0.7% |
Chinese | 4,173 | 0.6% |
Other | 3,572 | 0.5% |
Vietnamese | 2,180 | 0.3% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Irish | 102,409 | 14.9% |
Polish | 60,746 | 8.8% |
Italian | 60,548 | 8.8% |
French | 60,256 | 8.7% |
English | 59,659 | 8.7% |
German | 41,221 | 6.0% |
American | 39,132 | 5.7% |
French Canadian | 35,038 | 5.1% |
Portuguese | 11,813 | 1.7% |
Scottish | 11,788 | 1.7% |
Russian | 8,609 | 1.2% |
Swedish | 7,179 | 1.0% |
European | 6,759 | 1.0% |
Jamaican | 5,728 | 0.8% |
Greek | 5,348 | 0.8% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 665,069 | 96.5% |
Not a citizen | 24,417 | 3.5% |
Native | 629,279 | 91.3% |
Foreign-born | 60,207 | 8.7% |
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 | ||||||
19,493 | 4.1% | 31,152 | 6.6% | 131,349 | 27.8% | 127,254 | 26.9% | 91,027 | 19.3% | 71,997 | 15.2% |
Average years of education: 13.6 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 19,493 | 4.1% |
9-12 Years | 31,152 | 6.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 131,349 | 27.8% |
Some College | 127,254 | 26.9% |
Bach. Degree | 91,027 | 19.3% |
Grad Degree | 71,997 | 15.2% |
Average years of education: 13.6 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 681,956 | 639,790 | 42,166 | 6.2% | |
1991 | 673,452 | 613,352 | 60,100 | 8.9% | |
1992 | 672,268 | 614,046 | 58,222 | 8.7% | |
1993 | 667,886 | 615,826 | 52,060 | 7.8% | |
1994 | 664,272 | 618,338 | 45,934 | 6.9% | |
1995 | 656,850 | 618,488 | 38,362 | 5.8% | |
1996 | 657,136 | 626,068 | 31,068 | 4.7% | |
1997 | 670,074 | 641,662 | 28,412 | 4.2% | |
1998 | 671,360 | 645,702 | 25,658 | 3.8% | |
1999 | 672,788 | 648,446 | 24,342 | 3.6% | |
2000 | 683,430 | 662,628 | 20,802 | 3.0% | |
2001 | 691,956 | 665,732 | 26,224 | 3.8% | |
2002 | 705,982 | 671,170 | 34,812 | 4.9% | |
2003 | 707,832 | 667,674 | 40,158 | 5.7% | |
2004 | 707,396 | 669,580 | 37,816 | 5.3% | |
2005 | 703,388 | 667,066 | 36,322 | 5.2% | |
2006 | 705,588 | 669,192 | 36,396 | 5.2% | |
2007 | 703,620 | 668,482 | 35,138 | 5.0% | |
2008 | 707,060 | 666,536 | 40,524 | 5.7% | |
2009 | 706,490 | 647,156 | 59,334 | 8.4% | |
2010 | 692,700 | 631,084 | 61,616 | 8.9% | |
2011 | 690,258 | 633,720 | 56,538 | 8.2% | |
2012 | 692,366 | 639,572 | 52,794 | 7.6% | |
2013 | 690,484 | 637,698 | 52,786 | 7.6% | |
2014 | 697,906 | 650,876 | 47,030 | 6.7% | |
2015 | 699,042 | 659,294 | 39,748 | 5.7% | |
2016 | 699,542 | 665,876 | 33,666 | 4.8% | |
2017 | 707,996 | 675,618 | 32,378 | 4.6% | |
2018 | 719,570 | 689,648 | 29,922 | 4.2% | |
2019 | 717,162 | 690,420 | 26,742 | 3.7% | |
2020 | 690,842 | 626,828 | 64,014 | 9.3% | |
2021 | 711,598 | 666,814 | 44,784 | 6.3% | |
2022 | 705,274 | 674,544 | 30,730 | 4.4% | |
2023 | 695,942 | 669,738 | 26,204 | 3.8% |