2022 population: 533,053
( 77,450 from 2010
, 30,204 from 2020)
Land area: 3726.8 square miles
Population density: 143.0 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 403,752 | 75.74% | 20.4% |
Black: | 74,480 | 13.97% | 7.6% |
Indian: | 4,481 | 0.84% | 7.0% |
Asian: | 5,759 | 1.08% | 63.1% |
2+ races: | 10,303 | 1.93% | 53.8% |
Hispanic: | 34,278 | 6.43% | 39.2% |
Total non-White: | 129,301 | 24.26% | 7.5% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 10,640 | 10.6 |
Deaths: | 14,429 | 14.3 |
Net Migration: | 33,486 | 33.3 |
Net Immigration: | 591 | 0.6 |
Change in White population: | 68,425 | 15.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 9,025 | 2.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 274,351 | |
Median Value | $270,752 | |
Occupied | 214,719 | 78.3% |
Vacant | 59,632 | 21.7% |
Owned | 151,185 | 70.4% |
Rented | 63,534 | 29.6% |
Median Rent | $1,132 | |
Single-Family Units | 187,517 | 68.3% |
Detached | 177,496 | 64.7% |
Attached | 10,021 | 3.7% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 34,759 | 12.7% |
Mobile Homes | 38,512 | 14.0% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 13,114 | 6.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 9,000 | 4.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 7,678 | 3.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 9,297 | 4.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 9,139 | 4.3% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 8,294 | 3.9% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 7,390 | 3.4% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 8,717 | 4.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 8,164 | 3.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 18,353 | 8.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 20,948 | 9.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 27,884 | 13.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 20,879 | 9.7% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 14,113 | 6.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 15,519 | 7.2% |
$200,000 or more | 16,230 | 7.6% |
Median Household Income | 65,713 | |
Per Capita Income | 39,697 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to U.S. | 87 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 10,164 | 4.7% |
Public Assistance | 3,421 | 1.6% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 26,630 | 12.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 199,615 | 67.9% |
Unemployed | 11,011 | 3.7% |
In Armed Forces | 1,165 | 0.4% |
Total Labor Force | 211,791 | 72.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 82,231 | 28.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 31.7% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 80,405 | 72,493 | 52.6% |
Non-Profit | 5,163 | 10,481 | 33.0% |
Self-Employed | 18,401 | 11,235 | 62.1% |
Local Government | 6,413 | 8,976 | 41.7% |
State Government | 4,380 | 7,897 | 35.7% |
Federal Government | 2,615 | 1,792 | 59.3% |
Total Private + Self | 98,806 | 83,728 | 54.1% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 18,571 | 29,146 | 38.9% |
Total | 117,377 | 112,874 | 51.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 13.9% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 37,877 | 16.4% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 48,802 | 21.1% |
Professional, Technical | 52,560 | 22.8% |
Service Occupations | 42,453 | 18.4% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,666 | 0.7% |
All others | 49,340 | 21.4% |
White Collar | 60.3% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 31,902 | 13.8% |
Retail trade | 29,870 | 12.9% |
Educational services | 19,766 | 8.6% |
Accommodation and food services | 19,634 | 8.5% |
Construction | 19,162 | 8.3% |
Manufacturing | 17,226 | 7.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 16,393 | 7.1% |
Other services | 11,648 | 5.0% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 10,695 | 4.6% |
Public administration | 10,198 | 4.4% |
Finance and insurance | 9,121 | 3.9% |
Transportation and warehousing | 7,474 | 3.2% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 6,082 | 2.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 5,246 | 2.3% |
Information | 5,095 | 2.2% |
Wholesale trade | 4,419 | 1.9% |
Utilities | 3,821 | 1.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 2,965 | 1.3% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 193 | 0.1% |
Management | 122 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 15,406 | 3.02% |
Puerto Rican | 3,867 | 0.76% |
Cuban | 1,389 | 0.27% |
Dominican | 666 | 0.13% |
Total Central American | 5,355 | 1.05% |
Costa Rican | 106 | 0.02% |
Guatemalan | 1,439 | 0.28% |
Honduran | 2,219 | 0.44% |
Nicaraguan | 75 | 0.01% |
Panamanian | 183 | 0.04% |
Salvadoran | 1,300 | 0.25% |
Other Central American | 33 | 0.01% |
Total South American | 1,634 | 0.32% |
Argentinean | 160 | 0.03% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 210 | 0.04% |
Colombian | 648 | 0.13% |
Ecuadorian | 37 | 0.01% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 187 | 0.04% |
Uruguayan | 20 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 372 | 0.07% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 2,865 | 0.56% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Korean | 1,244 | 0.24% |
Chinese | 843 | 0.17% |
Filipino | 690 | 0.14% |
Indian | 643 | 0.13% |
Japanese | 266 | 0.05% |
Vietnamese | 162 | 0.03% |
Indonesian | 127 | 0.02% |
Taiwanese | 86 | 0.02% |
Burmese | 63 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 456,948 | 93.8% |
Spanish | 21,432 | 4.4% |
Other Indo-European | 2,173 | 0.4% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 1,118 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 1,055 | 0.2% |
Korean | 893 | 0.2% |
Other Asian | 770 | 0.2% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 734 | 0.2% |
Arabic | 695 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 63,710 | 12.5% |
Irish | 55,019 | 10.8% |
German | 54,603 | 10.7% |
American | 45,842 | 9.0% |
Italian | 25,247 | 4.9% |
Scottish | 13,065 | 2.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 10,821 | 2.1% |
Polish | 10,609 | 2.1% |
European | 9,487 | 1.9% |
French | 9,374 | 1.8% |
Welsh | 3,733 | 0.7% |
Dutch | 3,607 | 0.7% |
British | 3,563 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 3,441 | 0.7% |
Norwegian | 3,022 | 0.6% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 499,206 | 97.9% |
Not a citizen | 10,875 | 2.1% |
Native | 489,293 | 95.9% |
Foreign-born | 20,788 | 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 | ||||||
9,633 | 2.6% | 19,791 | 5.3% | 93,200 | 25.1% | 121,516 | 32.7% | 82,459 | 22.2% | 44,606 | 12.0% |
Average years of education: 13.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 9,633 | 2.6% |
9-12 Years | 19,791 | 5.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 93,200 | 25.1% |
Some College | 121,516 | 32.7% |
Bach. Degree | 82,459 | 22.2% |
Grad Degree | 44,606 | 12.0% |
Average years of education: 13.8 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 139,750 | 132,448 | 7,302 | 5.2% | |
1991 | 146,500 | 135,438 | 11,062 | 7.6% | |
1992 | 152,389 | 138,174 | 14,215 | 9.3% | |
1993 | 153,828 | 140,805 | 13,023 | 8.5% | |
1994 | 158,908 | 146,533 | 12,375 | 7.8% | |
1995 | 162,683 | 152,011 | 10,672 | 6.6% | |
1996 | 169,338 | 159,537 | 9,801 | 5.8% | |
1997 | 174,253 | 165,883 | 8,370 | 4.8% | |
1998 | 175,528 | 166,734 | 8,794 | 5.0% | |
1999 | 179,557 | 171,399 | 8,158 | 4.5% | |
2000 | 180,866 | 172,504 | 8,362 | 4.6% | |
2001 | 184,563 | 173,588 | 10,975 | 5.9% | |
2002 | 186,127 | 172,217 | 13,910 | 7.5% | |
2003 | 191,893 | 179,025 | 12,868 | 6.7% | |
2004 | 196,053 | 185,353 | 10,700 | 5.5% | |
2005 | 203,175 | 192,553 | 10,622 | 5.2% | |
2006 | 211,232 | 201,396 | 9,836 | 4.7% | |
2007 | 216,416 | 206,234 | 10,182 | 4.7% | |
2008 | 220,242 | 206,976 | 13,266 | 6.0% | |
2009 | 222,113 | 198,039 | 24,074 | 10.8% | |
2010 | 218,726 | 194,548 | 24,178 | 11.1% | |
2011 | 219,108 | 194,994 | 24,114 | 11.0% | |
2012 | 220,630 | 197,909 | 22,721 | 10.3% | |
2013 | 221,001 | 202,179 | 18,822 | 8.5% | |
2014 | 220,824 | 205,866 | 14,958 | 6.8% | |
2015 | 225,035 | 211,152 | 13,883 | 6.2% | |
2016 | 229,062 | 216,530 | 12,532 | 5.5% | |
2017 | 235,063 | 223,865 | 11,198 | 4.8% | |
2018 | 239,488 | 228,786 | 10,702 | 4.5% | |
2019 | 245,293 | 235,230 | 10,063 | 4.1% | |
2020 | 238,072 | 219,977 | 18,095 | 7.6% | |
2021 | 242,126 | 230,044 | 12,082 | 5.0% | |
2022 | 255,777 | 246,165 | 9,612 | 3.8% | |
2023 | 260,432 | 251,255 | 9,177 | 3.5% |