2022 population: 1,732,260
( 66,188 from 2010
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27,538 from 2020)
Land area: 8247.2 square miles
Population density: 210.0 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 975,244 | 56.30% | ![]() |
Black: | 527,688 | 30.46% | ![]() |
Indian: | 14,787 | 0.85% | ![]() |
Asian: | 41,718 | 2.41% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 29,699 | 1.71% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 143,124 | 8.26% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 757,016 | 43.70% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 46,467 | 13.2 |
Deaths: | 45,941 | 13.1 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -34,303 | -9.7 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 5,438 | 1.5 |
Change in White population: | -8,632 | -0.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 74,820 | 4.5 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 787,651 | |
Median Value | $231,297 | |
Occupied | 682,998 | 86.7% |
Vacant | 104,653 | 13.3% |
Owned | 457,083 | 66.9% |
Rented | 225,915 | 33.1% |
Median Rent | $1,090 | |
Single-Family Units | 543,380 | 69.0% |
Detached | 507,546 | 64.4% |
Attached | 35,834 | 4.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 99,519 | 12.6% |
Mobile Homes | 58,585 | 7.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 48,176 | 7.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 38,378 | 5.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 31,145 | 4.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 32,946 | 4.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 30,547 | 4.5% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 28,662 | 4.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 26,052 | 3.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 27,727 | 4.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 26,375 | 3.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 46,666 | 6.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 62,848 | 9.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 81,909 | 12.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 60,546 | 8.9% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 42,066 | 6.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 48,595 | 7.1% |
$200,000 or more | 50,360 | 7.4% |
Median Household Income | 61,502 | |
Per Capita Income | 35,115 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to U.S. | 86 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 48,751 | 7.1% |
Public Assistance | 13,301 | 1.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 107,903 | 15.8% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 676,057 | 65.9% |
Unemployed | 50,683 | 4.9% |
In Armed Forces | 4,663 | 0.5% |
Total Labor Force | 731,403 | 71.3% |
Not in Labor Force | 294,605 | 28.7% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 33.7% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 283,671 | 245,010 | 53.7% |
Non-Profit | 22,121 | 43,882 | 33.5% |
Self-Employed | 53,340 | 33,569 | 61.4% |
Local Government | 21,215 | 32,098 | 39.8% |
State Government | 12,049 | 22,379 | 35.0% |
Federal Government | 11,880 | 11,121 | 51.6% |
Total Private + Self | 337,011 | 278,579 | 54.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 67,265 | 109,480 | 38.1% |
Total | 404,276 | 388,059 | 51.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 14.0% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 115,847 | 14.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 162,786 | 20.5% |
Professional, Technical | 193,699 | 24.4% |
Service Occupations | 148,161 | 18.7% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 2,879 | 0.4% |
All others | 173,464 | 21.8% |
White Collar | 59.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 116,917 | 503.7% |
Retail trade | 87,291 | 376.1% |
Educational services | 78,014 | 336.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 69,110 | 297.8% |
Construction | 63,353 | 273.0% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 51,820 | 223.3% |
Manufacturing | 49,920 | 215.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 44,001 | 189.6% |
Other services | 41,636 | 179.4% |
Public administration | 39,615 | 170.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 33,018 | 142.3% |
Finance and insurance | 27,972 | 120.5% |
Wholesale trade | 20,584 | 88.7% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 18,868 | 81.3% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 13,920 | 60.0% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 12,952 | 55.8% |
Information | 11,032 | 47.5% |
Utilities | 8,176 | 35.2% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 5,100 | 22.0% |
Management | 658 | 2.8% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 31,188 | 1.78% |
Puerto Rican | 7,815 | 0.45% |
Cuban | 8,496 | 0.48% |
Dominican | 5,581 | 0.32% |
Total Central American | 58,162 | 3.32% |
Costa Rican | 1,005 | 0.06% |
Guatemalan | 5,841 | 0.33% |
Honduran | 38,167 | 2.18% |
Nicaraguan | 6,121 | 0.35% |
Panamanian | 720 | 0.04% |
Salvadoran | 4,218 | 0.24% |
Other Central American | 2,090 | 0.12% |
Total South American | 6,118 | 0.35% |
Argentinean | 386 | 0.02% |
Bolivian | 354 | 0.02% |
Chilean | 181 | 0.01% |
Colombian | 1,875 | 0.11% |
Ecuadorian | 1,282 | 0.07% |
Paraguayan | 56 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 1,119 | 0.06% |
Uruguayan | 96 | 0.01% |
Venezuelan | 678 | 0.04% |
Other South American | 91 | 0.01% |
Other Hispanic | 21,307 | 1.22% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Vietnamese | 17,346 | 0.99% |
Chinese | 7,005 | 0.40% |
Indian | 4,131 | 0.24% |
Filipino | 3,443 | 0.20% |
Korean | 984 | 0.06% |
Japanese | 819 | 0.05% |
Cambodian | 440 | 0.03% |
Thai | 363 | 0.02% |
Taiwanese | 298 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 1,485,150 | 90.2% |
Spanish | 89,192 | 5.4% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 22,546 | 1.4% |
Vietnamese | 14,090 | 0.9% |
Other Indo-European | 9,775 | 0.6% |
Arabic | 6,891 | 0.4% |
Chinese | 5,728 | 0.3% |
Other Asian | 3,420 | 0.2% |
Other | 3,279 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
French | 200,361 | 11.4% |
German | 157,266 | 9.0% |
Irish | 133,368 | 7.6% |
Italian | 124,465 | 7.1% |
English | 111,853 | 6.4% |
American | 103,692 | 5.9% |
French Canadian | 27,436 | 1.6% |
African | 24,745 | 1.4% |
European | 18,605 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 17,336 | 1.0% |
Cajun | 11,883 | 0.7% |
Polish | 11,011 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 10,514 | 0.6% |
British | 7,407 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 6,421 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 1,693,777 | 96.7% |
Not a citizen | 58,490 | 3.3% |
Native | 1,645,837 | 93.9% |
Foreign-born | 106,430 | 6.1% |
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 | ||||||
55,901 | 4.6% | 99,104 | 8.2% | 356,072 | 29.4% | 346,286 | 28.6% | 220,469 | 18.2% | 133,622 | 11.0% |
Average years of education: 13.3 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 55,901 | 4.6% |
9-12 Years | 99,104 | 8.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 356,072 | 29.4% |
Some College | 346,286 | 28.6% |
Bach. Degree | 220,469 | 18.2% |
Grad Degree | 133,622 | 11.0% |
Average years of education: 13.3 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 747,969 | 699,751 | 48,218 | 6.4% | |
1991 | 763,071 | 706,976 | 56,095 | 7.4% | |
1992 | 765,094 | 697,467 | 67,627 | 8.8% | |
1993 | 769,593 | 703,068 | 66,525 | 8.6% | |
1994 | 789,198 | 723,655 | 65,543 | 8.3% | |
1995 | 793,642 | 734,640 | 59,002 | 7.4% | |
1996 | 805,274 | 751,066 | 54,208 | 6.7% | |
1997 | 815,508 | 769,931 | 45,577 | 5.6% | |
1998 | 826,519 | 783,492 | 43,027 | 5.2% | |
1999 | 822,693 | 783,519 | 39,174 | 4.8% | |
2000 | 822,022 | 781,202 | 40,820 | 5.0% | |
2001 | 819,583 | 776,930 | 42,653 | 5.2% | |
2002 | 813,010 | 767,753 | 45,257 | 5.6% | |
2003 | 815,114 | 769,647 | 45,467 | 5.6% | |
2004 | 816,388 | 773,807 | 42,581 | 5.2% | |
2005 | 215,513 | 197,590 | 17,923 | 8.3% | |
2006 | 213,885 | 204,077 | 9,808 | 4.6% | |
2007 | 731,960 | 703,683 | 28,277 | 3.9% | |
2008 | 752,478 | 717,702 | 34,776 | 4.6% | |
2009 | 755,599 | 705,605 | 49,994 | 6.6% | |
2010 | 780,161 | 722,429 | 57,732 | 7.4% | |
2011 | 780,690 | 723,036 | 57,654 | 7.4% | |
2012 | 785,555 | 732,615 | 52,940 | 6.7% | |
2013 | 792,682 | 742,253 | 50,429 | 6.4% | |
2014 | 808,473 | 758,437 | 50,036 | 6.2% | |
2015 | 813,985 | 764,462 | 49,523 | 6.1% | |
2016 | 804,833 | 758,184 | 46,649 | 5.8% | |
2017 | 798,321 | 758,578 | 39,743 | 5.0% | |
2018 | 799,814 | 762,145 | 37,669 | 4.7% | |
2019 | 807,427 | 771,110 | 36,317 | 4.5% | |
2020 | 795,383 | 721,766 | 73,617 | 9.3% | |
2021 | 788,783 | 739,740 | 49,043 | 6.2% | |
2022 | 791,224 | 761,014 | 30,210 | 3.8% | |
2023 | 789,957 | 760,433 | 29,524 | 3.7% |