2022 population: 649,230
( 7,754 from 2010
, 969 from 2020)
Land area: 6408.9 square miles
Population density: 101.3 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 424,826 | 65.44% | 2.2% |
Black: | 174,644 | 26.90% | 2.4% |
Indian: | 2,924 | 0.45% | 12.1% |
Asian: | 9,570 | 1.47% | 27.9% |
2+ races: | 10,688 | 1.65% | 31.6% |
Hispanic: | 26,578 | 4.09% | 52.9% |
Total non-White: | 224,404 | 34.56% | 8.4% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 19,310 | 14.9 |
Deaths: | 18,110 | 14.0 |
Net Migration: | -1,866 | -1.4 |
Net Immigration: | 1,343 | 1.0 |
Change in White population: | -9,546 | -1.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 17,300 | 2.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 279,452 | |
Median Value | $174,740 | |
Occupied | 242,312 | 86.7% |
Vacant | 37,140 | 13.3% |
Owned | 168,111 | 69.4% |
Rented | 74,201 | 30.6% |
Median Rent | $847 | |
Single-Family Units | 200,192 | 71.6% |
Detached | 196,182 | 70.2% |
Attached | 4,010 | 1.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 22,198 | 7.9% |
Mobile Homes | 43,107 | 15.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 18,311 | 7.6% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 16,200 | 6.7% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 12,486 | 5.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 13,814 | 5.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 12,201 | 5.0% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 11,358 | 4.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 9,341 | 3.9% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 9,445 | 3.9% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 9,980 | 4.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 17,175 | 7.1% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 20,028 | 8.3% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 29,049 | 12.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 21,013 | 8.7% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 13,766 | 5.7% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 14,570 | 6.0% |
$200,000 or more | 13,575 | 5.6% |
Median Household Income | 56,095 | |
Per Capita Income | 31,439 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to U.S. | 79 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 18,160 | 7.5% |
Public Assistance | 3,005 | 1.2% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 42,310 | 17.5% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 242,995 | 64.4% |
Unemployed | 16,941 | 4.5% |
In Armed Forces | 776 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 260,712 | 69.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 116,747 | 30.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 35.4% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 103,570 | 83,931 | 55.2% |
Non-Profit | 3,905 | 9,239 | 29.7% |
Self-Employed | 21,442 | 11,282 | 65.5% |
Local Government | 7,690 | 13,477 | 36.3% |
State Government | 4,511 | 6,485 | 41.0% |
Federal Government | 1,809 | 2,084 | 46.5% |
Total Private + Self | 125,012 | 95,213 | 56.8% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 17,915 | 31,285 | 36.4% |
Total | 142,927 | 126,498 | 53.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 13.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 36,284 | 13.4% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 59,755 | 22.1% |
Professional, Technical | 56,673 | 21.0% |
Service Occupations | 48,438 | 17.9% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,198 | 0.4% |
All others | 68,800 | 25.5% |
White Collar | 56.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 42,307 | 15.7% |
Retail trade | 33,268 | 12.3% |
Educational services | 24,353 | 9.0% |
Construction | 21,000 | 7.8% |
Manufacturing | 19,063 | 7.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 18,371 | 6.8% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 17,158 | 6.4% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 14,920 | 5.5% |
Other services | 14,126 | 5.2% |
Transportation and warehousing | 11,014 | 4.1% |
Public administration | 10,439 | 3.9% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 9,596 | 3.6% |
Finance and insurance | 8,973 | 3.3% |
Wholesale trade | 7,198 | 2.7% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 5,382 | 2.0% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 4,145 | 1.5% |
Information | 3,169 | 1.2% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 3,028 | 1.1% |
Utilities | 2,231 | 0.8% |
Management | 209 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 9,464 | 1.51% |
Puerto Rican | 980 | 0.16% |
Cuban | 684 | 0.11% |
Dominican | 264 | 0.04% |
Total Central American | 5,712 | 0.91% |
Costa Rican | 32 | 0.01% |
Guatemalan | 642 | 0.10% |
Honduran | 3,843 | 0.61% |
Nicaraguan | 342 | 0.05% |
Panamanian | 247 | 0.04% |
Salvadoran | 606 | 0.10% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 1,449 | 0.23% |
Argentinean | 48 | 0.01% |
Bolivian | 51 | 0.01% |
Chilean | 99 | 0.02% |
Colombian | 236 | 0.04% |
Ecuadorian | 276 | 0.04% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 111 | 0.02% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 628 | 0.10% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 5,758 | 0.92% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Vietnamese | 2,379 | 0.38% |
Indian | 2,236 | 0.36% |
Laotian | 1,500 | 0.24% |
Chinese | 930 | 0.15% |
Bangladeshi | 393 | 0.06% |
Filipino | 372 | 0.06% |
Korean | 185 | 0.03% |
Japanese | 88 | 0.01% |
Indonesian | 46 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 530,268 | 90.6% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 31,773 | 5.4% |
Spanish | 13,667 | 2.3% |
Other Indo-European | 2,491 | 0.4% |
Vietnamese | 1,969 | 0.3% |
Other Asian | 1,881 | 0.3% |
Arabic | 779 | 0.1% |
Chinese | 688 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 549 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
French | 97,736 | 15.6% |
French Canadian | 48,570 | 7.7% |
German | 37,930 | 6.0% |
American | 35,849 | 5.7% |
English | 27,911 | 4.5% |
Irish | 26,093 | 4.2% |
Cajun | 21,474 | 3.4% |
Italian | 14,980 | 2.4% |
European | 3,891 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 3,631 | 0.6% |
Polish | 2,752 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,522 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 1,637 | 0.3% |
African | 1,579 | 0.3% |
Lebanese | 1,440 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 615,592 | 98.2% |
Not a citizen | 11,459 | 1.8% |
Native | 608,430 | 97.0% |
Foreign-born | 18,621 | 3.0% |
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 | ||||||
23,365 | 5.6% | 41,258 | 9.9% | 154,511 | 37.0% | 104,570 | 25.0% | 65,185 | 15.6% | 29,083 | 7.0% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 23,365 | 5.6% |
9-12 Years | 41,258 | 9.9% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 154,511 | 37.0% |
Some College | 104,570 | 25.0% |
Bach. Degree | 65,185 | 15.6% |
Grad Degree | 29,083 | 7.0% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 225,492 | 212,971 | 12,521 | 5.6% | |
1991 | 232,486 | 217,230 | 15,256 | 6.6% | |
1992 | 234,441 | 215,331 | 19,110 | 8.2% | |
1993 | 229,980 | 214,832 | 15,148 | 6.6% | |
1994 | 235,736 | 219,889 | 15,847 | 6.7% | |
1995 | 237,437 | 222,965 | 14,472 | 6.1% | |
1996 | 242,459 | 229,092 | 13,367 | 5.5% | |
1997 | 249,258 | 236,634 | 12,624 | 5.1% | |
1998 | 254,647 | 240,329 | 14,318 | 5.6% | |
1999 | 247,768 | 233,482 | 14,286 | 5.8% | |
2000 | 253,124 | 240,367 | 12,757 | 5.0% | |
2001 | 257,418 | 243,790 | 13,628 | 5.3% | |
2002 | 255,895 | 241,054 | 14,841 | 5.8% | |
2003 | 256,678 | 241,406 | 15,272 | 5.9% | |
2004 | 257,059 | 243,566 | 13,493 | 5.2% | |
2005 | 272,983 | 256,573 | 16,410 | 6.0% | |
2006 | 281,147 | 271,699 | 9,448 | 3.4% | |
2007 | 282,670 | 272,839 | 9,831 | 3.5% | |
2008 | 287,451 | 276,282 | 11,169 | 3.9% | |
2009 | 286,799 | 269,212 | 17,587 | 6.1% | |
2010 | 282,077 | 262,312 | 19,765 | 7.0% | |
2011 | 281,676 | 262,961 | 18,715 | 6.6% | |
2012 | 285,633 | 269,179 | 16,454 | 5.8% | |
2013 | 287,831 | 271,764 | 16,067 | 5.6% | |
2014 | 292,537 | 276,119 | 16,418 | 5.6% | |
2015 | 286,838 | 267,900 | 18,938 | 6.6% | |
2016 | 276,030 | 256,263 | 19,767 | 7.2% | |
2017 | 271,490 | 256,041 | 15,449 | 5.7% | |
2018 | 271,346 | 257,636 | 13,710 | 5.1% | |
2019 | 272,423 | 259,367 | 13,056 | 4.8% | |
2020 | 268,162 | 247,532 | 20,630 | 7.7% | |
2021 | 269,734 | 255,395 | 14,339 | 5.3% | |
2022 | 271,080 | 261,351 | 9,729 | 3.6% | |
2023 | 269,828 | 260,079 | 9,749 | 3.6% |