2022 population: 759,911
( 46,809 from 2010
, 12,229 from 2020)
Land area: 8288.8 square miles
Population density: 91.7 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 397,068 | 52.25% | 1.2% |
Black: | 280,694 | 36.94% | 6.2% |
Indian: | 2,606 | 0.34% | 29.5% |
Asian: | 15,179 | 2.00% | 39.1% |
2+ races: | 17,466 | 2.30% | 49.7% |
Hispanic: | 46,898 | 6.17% | 51.7% |
Total non-White: | 362,843 | 47.75% | 13.2% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 19,453 | 13.0 |
Deaths: | 21,211 | 14.2 |
Net Migration: | 12,701 | 8.5 |
Net Immigration: | 1,095 | 0.7 |
Change in White population: | 4,634 | 0.6 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 42,175 | 5.9 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 332,183 | |
Median Value | $162,307 | |
Occupied | 274,131 | 82.5% |
Vacant | 58,052 | 17.5% |
Owned | 187,024 | 68.2% |
Rented | 87,107 | 31.8% |
Median Rent | $974 | |
Single-Family Units | 232,889 | 70.1% |
Detached | 220,537 | 66.4% |
Attached | 12,352 | 3.7% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 28,361 | 8.5% |
Mobile Homes | 52,325 | 15.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 17,598 | 6.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 15,151 | 5.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 13,150 | 4.8% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 13,106 | 4.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 13,456 | 4.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 12,111 | 4.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 11,531 | 4.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 10,461 | 3.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 10,902 | 4.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 20,870 | 7.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 26,252 | 9.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 34,179 | 12.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 25,115 | 9.2% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 15,180 | 5.5% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 17,840 | 6.5% |
$200,000 or more | 17,229 | 6.3% |
Median Household Income | 61,008 | |
Per Capita Income | 31,822 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to U.S. | 82 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 16,815 | 6.1% |
Public Assistance | 5,885 | 2.1% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 43,732 | 16.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 285,001 | 64.6% |
Unemployed | 20,470 | 4.6% |
In Armed Forces | 9,068 | 2.1% |
Total Labor Force | 314,539 | 71.3% |
Not in Labor Force | 126,918 | 28.7% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 33.4% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 115,077 | 101,688 | 53.1% |
Non-Profit | 5,866 | 10,039 | 36.9% |
Self-Employed | 16,423 | 9,835 | 62.5% |
Local Government | 9,712 | 13,450 | 41.9% |
State Government | 7,124 | 13,716 | 34.2% |
Federal Government | 9,798 | 8,983 | 52.2% |
Total Private + Self | 131,500 | 111,523 | 54.1% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 32,500 | 46,188 | 41.3% |
Total | 164,000 | 157,711 | 51.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 19.5% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 40,075 | 12.4% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 65,563 | 20.3% |
Professional, Technical | 72,018 | 22.3% |
Service Occupations | 58,930 | 18.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 2,217 | 0.7% |
All others | 85,901 | 26.6% |
White Collar | 55.1% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 45,067 | 14.0% |
Manufacturing | 41,224 | 12.8% |
Retail trade | 35,052 | 10.9% |
Educational services | 27,965 | 8.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 25,558 | 7.9% |
Construction | 21,690 | 6.7% |
Public administration | 19,500 | 6.0% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 19,401 | 6.0% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 17,358 | 5.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 15,563 | 4.8% |
Other services | 15,137 | 4.7% |
Finance and insurance | 8,641 | 2.7% |
Utilities | 6,664 | 2.1% |
Wholesale trade | 5,193 | 1.6% |
Information | 4,521 | 1.4% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 4,479 | 1.4% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 4,423 | 1.4% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 4,139 | 1.3% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 777 | 0.2% |
Management | 135 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 20,611 | 2.75% |
Puerto Rican | 9,365 | 1.25% |
Cuban | 1,505 | 0.20% |
Dominican | 1,404 | 0.19% |
Total Central American | 5,587 | 0.74% |
Costa Rican | 501 | 0.07% |
Guatemalan | 2,357 | 0.31% |
Honduran | 1,000 | 0.13% |
Nicaraguan | 132 | 0.02% |
Panamanian | 821 | 0.11% |
Salvadoran | 776 | 0.10% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 1,823 | 0.24% |
Argentinean | 213 | 0.03% |
Bolivian | 6 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 100 | 0.01% |
Colombian | 937 | 0.12% |
Ecuadorian | 215 | 0.03% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 143 | 0.02% |
Uruguayan | 42 | 0.01% |
Venezuelan | 146 | 0.02% |
Other South American | 21 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 3,508 | 0.47% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 3,066 | 0.41% |
Korean | 2,391 | 0.32% |
Filipino | 2,348 | 0.31% |
Vietnamese | 1,681 | 0.22% |
Chinese | 1,591 | 0.21% |
Japanese | 584 | 0.08% |
Bangladeshi | 92 | 0.01% |
Cambodian | 74 | 0.01% |
Taiwanese | 66 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 657,577 | 93.1% |
Spanish | 29,092 | 4.1% |
Other Indo-European | 4,337 | 0.6% |
German, other Germanic | 2,734 | 0.4% |
Korean | 1,957 | 0.3% |
Other Asian | 1,706 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 1,691 | 0.2% |
Vietnamese | 1,377 | 0.2% |
Chinese | 1,213 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 85,661 | 11.4% |
English | 56,401 | 7.5% |
German | 49,995 | 6.7% |
Irish | 47,133 | 6.3% |
Italian | 14,724 | 2.0% |
European | 12,621 | 1.7% |
Scottish | 10,570 | 1.4% |
French | 8,781 | 1.2% |
African | 7,787 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 7,701 | 1.0% |
Polish | 6,047 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 4,206 | 0.6% |
Welsh | 3,147 | 0.4% |
British | 3,103 | 0.4% |
Norwegian | 3,085 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 735,187 | 98.0% |
Not a citizen | 14,859 | 2.0% |
Native | 718,983 | 95.9% |
Foreign-born | 31,063 | 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 | ||||||
19,472 | 3.8% | 43,827 | 8.6% | 162,870 | 31.8% | 155,294 | 30.3% | 79,306 | 15.5% | 50,996 | 10.0% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 19,472 | 3.8% |
9-12 Years | 43,827 | 8.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 162,870 | 31.8% |
Some College | 155,294 | 30.3% |
Bach. Degree | 79,306 | 15.5% |
Grad Degree | 50,996 | 10.0% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 274,212 | 258,503 | 15,709 | 5.7% | |
1991 | 278,610 | 260,762 | 17,848 | 6.4% | |
1992 | 282,866 | 261,006 | 21,860 | 7.7% | |
1993 | 285,146 | 262,933 | 22,213 | 7.8% | |
1994 | 282,810 | 263,350 | 19,460 | 6.9% | |
1995 | 283,803 | 263,193 | 20,610 | 7.3% | |
1996 | 283,683 | 262,469 | 21,214 | 7.5% | |
1997 | 287,696 | 267,883 | 19,813 | 6.9% | |
1998 | 288,377 | 270,733 | 17,644 | 6.1% | |
1999 | 290,306 | 273,372 | 16,934 | 5.8% | |
2000 | 299,213 | 286,607 | 12,606 | 4.2% | |
2001 | 297,242 | 281,814 | 15,428 | 5.2% | |
2002 | 303,294 | 285,191 | 18,103 | 6.0% | |
2003 | 310,357 | 291,693 | 18,664 | 6.0% | |
2004 | 316,425 | 296,498 | 19,927 | 6.3% | |
2005 | 319,386 | 297,260 | 22,126 | 6.9% | |
2006 | 323,293 | 301,712 | 21,581 | 6.7% | |
2007 | 323,864 | 303,526 | 20,338 | 6.3% | |
2008 | 325,009 | 300,765 | 24,244 | 7.5% | |
2009 | 326,194 | 291,861 | 34,333 | 10.5% | |
2010 | 316,979 | 282,977 | 34,002 | 10.7% | |
2011 | 318,245 | 284,948 | 33,297 | 10.5% | |
2012 | 316,777 | 285,968 | 30,809 | 9.7% | |
2013 | 314,343 | 286,502 | 27,841 | 8.9% | |
2014 | 311,604 | 287,686 | 23,918 | 7.7% | |
2015 | 311,483 | 290,544 | 20,939 | 6.7% | |
2016 | 316,500 | 297,768 | 18,732 | 5.9% | |
2017 | 322,999 | 306,538 | 16,461 | 5.1% | |
2018 | 322,899 | 308,942 | 13,957 | 4.3% | |
2019 | 323,113 | 310,896 | 12,217 | 3.8% | |
2020 | 321,062 | 301,962 | 19,100 | 5.9% | |
2021 | 318,026 | 304,865 | 13,161 | 4.1% | |
2022 | 315,761 | 304,379 | 11,382 | 3.6% | |
2023 | 318,306 | 306,460 | 11,846 | 3.7% |