2022 population: 450,028
( 23,373 from 2010
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4,697 from 2020)
Land area: 15384.6 square miles
Population density: 29.3 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 211,149 | 46.92% | ![]() |
Black: | 27,341 | 6.08% | ![]() |
Indian: | 1,915 | 0.43% | ![]() |
Asian: | 8,164 | 1.81% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 5,816 | 1.29% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 195,643 | 43.47% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 238,879 | 53.08% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 13,075 | 14.7 |
Deaths: | 12,077 | 13.6 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 1,993 | 2.2 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 1,658 | 1.9 |
Change in White population: | -13,600 | -3.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 36,973 | 8.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 198,952 | |
Median Value | $159,177 | |
Occupied | 175,215 | 88.1% |
Vacant | 23,737 | 11.9% |
Owned | 104,824 | 59.8% |
Rented | 70,391 | 40.2% |
Median Rent | n/a | |
Single-Family Units | 143,725 | 72.2% |
Detached | 139,452 | 70.1% |
Attached | 4,273 | 2.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 28,373 | 14.3% |
Mobile Homes | 13,521 | 6.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 11,446 | 6.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 9,558 | 5.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 8,326 | 4.8% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 7,621 | 4.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 8,593 | 4.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 7,495 | 4.3% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 6,909 | 3.9% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 7,687 | 4.4% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 7,116 | 4.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 13,644 | 7.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 15,920 | 9.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 23,297 | 13.3% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 15,847 | 9.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 10,004 | 5.7% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 10,473 | 6.0% |
$200,000 or more | 11,279 | 6.4% |
Median Household Income | 60,035 | |
Per Capita Income | 31,643 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to U.S. | 78 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 9,118 | 5.2% |
Public Assistance | 3,212 | 1.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 22,936 | 13.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 118,041 | 68.1% |
Unemployed | 5,636 | 3.3% |
In Armed Forces | 243 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 123,920 | 71.5% |
Not in Labor Force | 49,304 | 28.5% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 31.7% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 82,257 | 61,197 | 57.3% |
Non-Profit | 4,967 | 9,551 | 34.2% |
Self-Employed | 14,328 | 8,408 | 63.0% |
Local Government | 7,094 | 10,703 | 39.9% |
State Government | 7,932 | 9,091 | 46.6% |
Federal Government | 1,670 | 1,241 | 57.4% |
Total Private + Self | 96,585 | 69,605 | 58.1% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 21,663 | 30,586 | 41.5% |
Total | 118,248 | 100,191 | 54.1% |
Pct. Govt. | 17.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 31,741 | 14.5% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 46,754 | 21.4% |
Professional, Technical | 48,352 | 22.1% |
Service Occupations | 37,741 | 17.2% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 3,633 | 1.7% |
All others | 54,246 | 24.8% |
White Collar | 58.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Educational services | 29,606 | 13.5% |
Health care and social assistance | 29,151 | 13.3% |
Retail trade | 26,104 | 11.9% |
Accommodation and food services | 18,459 | 8.4% |
Construction | 16,616 | 7.6% |
Manufacturing | 11,853 | 5.4% |
Other services | 10,875 | 5.0% |
Public administration | 9,499 | 4.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 9,362 | 4.3% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 9,069 | 4.1% |
Finance and insurance | 8,760 | 4.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 7,440 | 3.4% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 6,771 | 3.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 6,629 | 3.0% |
Wholesale trade | 6,507 | 3.0% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 3,747 | 1.7% |
Information | 3,744 | 1.7% |
Utilities | 2,321 | 1.1% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 2,022 | 0.9% |
Management | 299 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 169,998 | 36.38% |
Puerto Rican | 2,158 | 0.46% |
Cuban | 420 | 0.09% |
Dominican | 300 | 0.06% |
Total Central American | 3,666 | 0.78% |
Costa Rican | 34 | 0.01% |
Guatemalan | 940 | 0.20% |
Honduran | 969 | 0.21% |
Nicaraguan | 19 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 88 | 0.02% |
Salvadoran | 1,597 | 0.34% |
Other Central American | 19 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 1,882 | 0.40% |
Argentinean | 126 | 0.03% |
Bolivian | 171 | 0.04% |
Chilean | 72 | 0.02% |
Colombian | 557 | 0.12% |
Ecuadorian | 187 | 0.04% |
Paraguayan | 27 | 0.01% |
Peruvian | 551 | 0.12% |
Uruguayan | 44 | 0.01% |
Venezuelan | 147 | 0.03% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 21,395 | 4.58% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 2,132 | 0.46% |
Filipino | 1,521 | 0.33% |
Indian | 1,357 | 0.29% |
Vietnamese | 756 | 0.16% |
Korean | 600 | 0.13% |
Japanese | 187 | 0.04% |
Thai | 175 | 0.04% |
Bangladeshi | 109 | 0.02% |
Cambodian | 73 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 318,459 | 73.0% |
Spanish | 100,678 | 23.1% |
German, other Germanic | 7,223 | 1.7% |
Other Indo-European | 1,996 | 0.5% |
Chinese | 1,790 | 0.4% |
Other | 1,740 | 0.4% |
Other Asian | 975 | 0.2% |
Tagalog | 844 | 0.2% |
Arabic | 704 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 38,349 | 8.2% |
English | 33,557 | 7.2% |
Irish | 27,846 | 6.0% |
American | 25,604 | 5.5% |
Scottish | 6,951 | 1.5% |
European | 6,544 | 1.4% |
Italian | 4,885 | 1.0% |
French | 4,438 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,629 | 0.8% |
British | 2,588 | 0.6% |
Welsh | 2,318 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 2,057 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 1,944 | 0.4% |
Norwegian | 1,836 | 0.4% |
Polish | 1,796 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 441,244 | 94.4% |
Not a citizen | 26,062 | 5.6% |
Native | 427,928 | 91.6% |
Foreign-born | 39,378 | 8.4% |
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 | ||||||
23,338 | 8.3% | 23,874 | 8.5% | 78,502 | 27.8% | 81,979 | 29.1% | 46,831 | 16.6% | 27,416 | 9.7% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 23,338 | 8.3% |
9-12 Years | 23,874 | 8.5% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 78,502 | 27.8% |
Some College | 81,979 | 29.1% |
Bach. Degree | 46,831 | 16.6% |
Grad Degree | 27,416 | 9.7% |
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 | 190,990 | 181,465 | 9,525 | 5.0% | |
1991 | 191,877 | 181,722 | 10,155 | 5.3% | |
1992 | 194,683 | 182,793 | 11,890 | 6.1% | |
1993 | 195,815 | 185,506 | 10,309 | 5.3% | |
1994 | 197,061 | 187,280 | 9,781 | 5.0% | |
1995 | 199,320 | 189,451 | 9,869 | 5.0% | |
1996 | 200,368 | 190,821 | 9,547 | 4.8% | |
1997 | 200,368 | 190,984 | 9,384 | 4.7% | |
1998 | 198,927 | 189,884 | 9,043 | 4.5% | |
1999 | 198,371 | 190,144 | 8,227 | 4.1% | |
2000 | 203,326 | 195,199 | 8,127 | 4.0% | |
2001 | 208,057 | 199,631 | 8,426 | 4.0% | |
2002 | 207,997 | 198,027 | 9,970 | 4.8% | |
2003 | 214,564 | 203,230 | 11,334 | 5.3% | |
2004 | 213,631 | 203,050 | 10,581 | 5.0% | |
2005 | 212,488 | 202,879 | 9,609 | 4.5% | |
2006 | 211,418 | 202,216 | 9,202 | 4.4% | |
2007 | 210,059 | 201,922 | 8,137 | 3.9% | |
2008 | 214,591 | 206,197 | 8,394 | 3.9% | |
2009 | 220,308 | 207,601 | 12,707 | 5.8% | |
2010 | 218,875 | 204,378 | 14,497 | 6.6% | |
2011 | 222,568 | 208,020 | 14,548 | 6.5% | |
2012 | 221,294 | 208,950 | 12,344 | 5.6% | |
2013 | 221,201 | 208,530 | 12,671 | 5.7% | |
2014 | 220,584 | 210,782 | 9,802 | 4.4% | |
2015 | 219,908 | 211,307 | 8,601 | 3.9% | |
2016 | 221,743 | 213,243 | 8,500 | 3.8% | |
2017 | 223,748 | 215,833 | 7,915 | 3.5% | |
2018 | 224,108 | 216,714 | 7,394 | 3.3% | |
2019 | 225,713 | 218,903 | 6,810 | 3.0% | |
2020 | 222,217 | 208,732 | 13,485 | 6.1% | |
2021 | 227,728 | 216,658 | 11,070 | 4.9% | |
2022 | 229,916 | 221,796 | 8,120 | 3.5% | |
2023 | 231,573 | 223,500 | 8,073 | 3.5% | |
2024 | 232,706 | 224,394 | 8,312 | 3.6% |