2022 population: 1,057,184
( 63,260 from 2010
, 20,305 from 2020)
Land area: 11400.7 square miles
Population density: 92.7 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 972,714 | 92.01% | 3.8% |
Black: | 22,812 | 2.16% | 72.9% |
Indian: | 3,684 | 0.35% | 13.7% |
Asian: | 15,832 | 1.50% | 40.4% |
2+ races: | 19,506 | 1.85% | 34.7% |
Hispanic: | 22,636 | 2.14% | 66.3% |
Total non-White: | 84,470 | 7.99% | 49.2% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 20,162 | 9.7 |
Deaths: | 27,552 | 13.3 |
Net Migration: | 24,963 | 12.0 |
Net Immigration: | 3,000 | 1.4 |
Change in White population: | 35,412 | 3.6 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 27,848 | 2.8 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 560,086 | |
Median Value | $284,261 | |
Occupied | 437,276 | 78.1% |
Vacant | 122,810 | 21.9% |
Owned | 321,028 | 73.4% |
Rented | 116,248 | 26.6% |
Median Rent | $1,097 | |
Single-Family Units | 402,677 | 71.9% |
Detached | 386,803 | 69.1% |
Attached | 15,874 | 2.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 55,568 | 9.9% |
Mobile Homes | 39,952 | 7.1% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 16,836 | 3.9% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 16,359 | 3.7% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 14,721 | 3.4% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 16,439 | 3.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 17,221 | 3.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 15,625 | 3.6% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 15,885 | 3.6% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 17,199 | 3.9% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 16,976 | 3.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 32,795 | 7.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 42,006 | 9.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 60,208 | 13.8% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 46,864 | 10.7% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 33,217 | 7.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 37,837 | 8.7% |
$200,000 or more | 37,088 | 8.5% |
Median Household Income | 74,579 | |
Per Capita Income | 42,308 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to U.S. | 99 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 22,583 | 5.2% |
Public Assistance | 11,434 | 2.6% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 48,286 | 11.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 477,040 | 75.3% |
Unemployed | 19,290 | 3.0% |
In Armed Forces | 1,433 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 497,763 | 78.6% |
Not in Labor Force | 135,388 | 21.4% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 24.4% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 174,835 | 146,340 | 54.4% |
Non-Profit | 22,069 | 48,608 | 31.2% |
Self-Employed | 43,406 | 24,388 | 64.0% |
Local Government | 15,616 | 23,219 | 40.2% |
State Government | 8,121 | 10,573 | 43.4% |
Federal Government | 8,412 | 4,509 | 65.1% |
Total Private + Self | 218,241 | 170,728 | 56.1% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 54,218 | 86,909 | 38.4% |
Total | 272,459 | 257,637 | 51.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 13.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 89,427 | 16.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 108,083 | 20.4% |
Professional, Technical | 132,025 | 24.9% |
Service Occupations | 85,178 | 16.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 5,135 | 1.0% |
All others | 116,367 | 21.9% |
White Collar | 62.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 86,326 | 598.2% |
Retail trade | 67,442 | 467.3% |
Educational services | 54,083 | 374.8% |
Manufacturing | 52,179 | 361.6% |
Construction | 40,373 | 279.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 36,366 | 252.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 34,073 | 236.1% |
Finance and insurance | 28,853 | 199.9% |
Other services | 23,434 | 162.4% |
Public administration | 22,374 | 155.0% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 17,490 | 121.2% |
Transportation and warehousing | 16,689 | 115.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 10,071 | 69.8% |
Wholesale trade | 10,053 | 69.7% |
Information | 9,360 | 64.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 8,947 | 62.0% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 8,185 | 56.7% |
Utilities | 4,033 | 27.9% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 411 | 2.8% |
Management | 338 | 2.3% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 5,695 | 0.55% |
Puerto Rican | 4,924 | 0.48% |
Cuban | 887 | 0.09% |
Dominican | 564 | 0.05% |
Total Central American | 1,766 | 0.17% |
Costa Rican | 183 | 0.02% |
Guatemalan | 599 | 0.06% |
Honduran | 69 | 0.01% |
Nicaraguan | 116 | 0.01% |
Panamanian | 238 | 0.02% |
Salvadoran | 531 | 0.05% |
Other Central American | 30 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 2,647 | 0.26% |
Argentinean | 244 | 0.02% |
Bolivian | 85 | 0.01% |
Chilean | 126 | 0.01% |
Colombian | 610 | 0.06% |
Ecuadorian | 569 | 0.05% |
Paraguayan | 9 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 669 | 0.06% |
Uruguayan | 23 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 261 | 0.03% |
Other South American | 51 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 3,844 | 0.37% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 3,209 | 0.31% |
Filipino | 1,937 | 0.19% |
Indian | 1,880 | 0.18% |
Vietnamese | 1,119 | 0.11% |
Korean | 951 | 0.09% |
Cambodian | 800 | 0.08% |
Thai | 619 | 0.06% |
Japanese | 558 | 0.05% |
Taiwanese | 194 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 927,966 | 94.0% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 23,664 | 2.4% |
Spanish | 9,305 | 0.9% |
Other | 6,513 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European | 6,240 | 0.6% |
Other Asian | 2,810 | 0.3% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 2,650 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 2,370 | 0.2% |
Chinese | 2,099 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 209,684 | 20.3% |
Irish | 173,814 | 16.8% |
French | 127,096 | 12.3% |
French Canadian | 82,743 | 8.0% |
German | 81,599 | 7.9% |
Italian | 64,249 | 6.2% |
American | 56,196 | 5.4% |
Scottish | 44,601 | 4.3% |
Polish | 24,705 | 2.4% |
European | 17,033 | 1.6% |
Swedish | 16,627 | 1.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 15,151 | 1.5% |
Norwegian | 10,573 | 1.0% |
Dutch | 8,929 | 0.9% |
Welsh | 8,869 | 0.9% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 1,015,902 | 98.2% |
Not a citizen | 18,968 | 1.8% |
Native | 992,762 | 95.9% |
Foreign-born | 42,108 | 4.1% |
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 | ||||||
13,954 | 1.8% | 28,754 | 3.8% | 224,588 | 29.4% | 218,419 | 28.6% | 171,615 | 22.5% | 106,898 | 14.0% |
Average years of education: 14.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 13,954 | 1.8% |
9-12 Years | 28,754 | 3.8% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 224,588 | 29.4% |
Some College | 218,419 | 28.6% |
Bach. Degree | 171,615 | 22.5% |
Grad Degree | 106,898 | 14.0% |
Average years of education: 14.0 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 465,895 | 443,241 | 22,654 | 4.9% | |
1991 | 468,346 | 434,714 | 33,632 | 7.2% | |
1992 | 467,961 | 435,762 | 32,199 | 6.9% | |
1993 | 460,516 | 432,095 | 28,421 | 6.2% | |
1994 | 458,970 | 433,416 | 25,554 | 5.6% | |
1995 | 468,039 | 445,019 | 23,020 | 4.9% | |
1996 | 480,414 | 458,767 | 21,647 | 4.5% | |
1997 | 483,315 | 462,695 | 20,620 | 4.3% | |
1998 | 483,858 | 465,878 | 17,980 | 3.7% | |
1999 | 491,710 | 475,178 | 16,532 | 3.4% | |
2000 | 510,877 | 495,771 | 15,106 | 3.0% | |
2001 | 509,601 | 492,146 | 17,455 | 3.4% | |
2002 | 512,894 | 491,864 | 21,030 | 4.1% | |
2003 | 517,934 | 494,431 | 23,503 | 4.5% | |
2004 | 521,337 | 500,190 | 21,147 | 4.1% | |
2005 | 527,896 | 504,988 | 22,908 | 4.3% | |
2006 | 532,699 | 510,634 | 22,065 | 4.1% | |
2007 | 533,330 | 511,267 | 22,063 | 4.1% | |
2008 | 535,098 | 509,330 | 25,768 | 4.8% | |
2009 | 531,317 | 490,027 | 41,290 | 7.8% | |
2010 | 526,986 | 485,811 | 41,175 | 7.8% | |
2011 | 528,165 | 490,561 | 37,604 | 7.1% | |
2012 | 530,141 | 494,933 | 35,208 | 6.6% | |
2013 | 532,638 | 499,906 | 32,732 | 6.1% | |
2014 | 528,050 | 501,295 | 26,755 | 5.1% | |
2015 | 521,861 | 501,227 | 20,634 | 4.0% | |
2016 | 528,311 | 510,548 | 17,763 | 3.4% | |
2017 | 533,622 | 517,434 | 16,188 | 3.0% | |
2018 | 533,989 | 518,863 | 15,126 | 2.8% | |
2019 | 534,324 | 520,999 | 13,325 | 2.5% | |
2020 | 519,916 | 491,140 | 28,776 | 5.5% | |
2021 | 526,009 | 502,991 | 23,018 | 4.4% | |
2022 | 518,959 | 504,799 | 14,160 | 2.7% | |
2023 | 529,847 | 515,964 | 13,883 | 2.6% |