2022 population: 1,201,407
( 222 from 2010
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4,465 from 2020)
Land area: 56287.0 square miles
Population density: 21.3 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 869,393 | 72.36% | ![]() |
Black: | 59,584 | 4.96% | ![]() |
Indian: | 8,717 | 0.73% | ![]() |
Asian: | 32,578 | 2.71% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 32,243 | 2.68% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 198,892 | 16.55% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 332,014 | 27.64% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 32,532 | 13.5 |
Deaths: | 33,321 | 13.8 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -6,753 | -2.8 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 2,843 | 1.2 |
Change in White population: | -53,153 | -4.4 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 52,931 | 4.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 531,391 | |
Median Value | $152,030 | |
Occupied | 468,350 | 88.1% |
Vacant | 63,041 | 11.9% |
Owned | 317,264 | 67.7% |
Rented | 151,086 | 32.3% |
Median Rent | $864 | |
Single-Family Units | 414,866 | 78.1% |
Detached | 398,695 | 75.0% |
Attached | 16,171 | 3.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 51,657 | 9.7% |
Mobile Homes | 27,898 | 5.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 21,279 | 4.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 18,734 | 4.0% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 17,285 | 3.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 19,822 | 4.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 23,040 | 4.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 19,538 | 4.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 20,288 | 4.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 19,900 | 4.2% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 22,049 | 4.7% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 39,952 | 8.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 49,134 | 10.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 65,521 | 14.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 44,713 | 9.5% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 31,051 | 6.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 31,188 | 6.7% |
$200,000 or more | 24,856 | 5.3% |
Median Household Income | 64,083 | |
Per Capita Income | 33,889 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to U.S. | 77 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 21,046 | 4.5% |
Public Assistance | 10,364 | 2.2% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 42,903 | 9.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 457,938 | 74.0% |
Unemployed | 20,018 | 3.2% |
In Armed Forces | 3,393 | 0.5% |
Total Labor Force | 481,349 | 77.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 137,477 | 22.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 25.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 221,375 | 165,420 | 57.2% |
Non-Profit | 14,373 | 33,409 | 30.1% |
Self-Employed | 37,373 | 19,911 | 65.2% |
Local Government | 20,242 | 32,055 | 38.7% |
State Government | 10,758 | 14,054 | 43.4% |
Federal Government | 5,999 | 6,062 | 49.7% |
Total Private + Self | 258,748 | 185,331 | 58.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 51,372 | 85,580 | 37.5% |
Total | 310,120 | 270,911 | 53.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 15.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 82,407 | 14.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 115,129 | 19.8% |
Professional, Technical | 124,123 | 21.3% |
Service Occupations | 97,283 | 16.7% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 8,470 | 1.5% |
All others | 163,651 | 28.1% |
White Collar | 55.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 92,925 | 9530.8% |
Health care and social assistance | 82,366 | 8447.8% |
Retail trade | 61,683 | 6326.5% |
Educational services | 59,752 | 6128.4% |
Accommodation and food services | 38,661 | 3965.2% |
Construction | 36,696 | 3763.7% |
Other services | 27,519 | 2822.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 23,790 | 2440.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 23,516 | 2411.9% |
Transportation and warehousing | 23,380 | 2397.9% |
Public administration | 23,256 | 2385.2% |
Finance and insurance | 20,502 | 2102.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 18,168 | 1863.4% |
Wholesale trade | 14,381 | 1475.0% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 8,807 | 903.3% |
Information | 7,552 | 774.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 7,361 | 755.0% |
Utilities | 5,852 | 600.2% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 5,730 | 587.7% |
Management | 696 | 71.4% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 159,634 | 13.25% |
Puerto Rican | 5,823 | 0.48% |
Cuban | 1,910 | 0.16% |
Dominican | 480 | 0.04% |
Total Central American | 10,805 | 0.90% |
Costa Rican | 236 | 0.02% |
Guatemalan | 5,118 | 0.42% |
Honduran | 1,358 | 0.11% |
Nicaraguan | 197 | 0.02% |
Panamanian | 276 | 0.02% |
Salvadoran | 3,620 | 0.30% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 4,131 | 0.34% |
Argentinean | 831 | 0.07% |
Bolivian | 89 | 0.01% |
Chilean | 235 | 0.02% |
Colombian | 907 | 0.08% |
Ecuadorian | 193 | 0.02% |
Paraguayan | 54 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 731 | 0.06% |
Uruguayan | 96 | 0.01% |
Venezuelan | 995 | 0.08% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 9,871 | 0.82% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Vietnamese | 11,461 | 0.95% |
Indian | 3,206 | 0.27% |
Filipino | 3,007 | 0.25% |
Chinese | 2,545 | 0.21% |
Laotian | 2,545 | 0.21% |
Cambodian | 1,416 | 0.12% |
Korean | 937 | 0.08% |
Japanese | 757 | 0.06% |
Burmese | 748 | 0.06% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 974,026 | 86.3% |
Spanish | 116,557 | 10.3% |
Vietnamese | 9,521 | 0.8% |
Other Asian | 6,128 | 0.5% |
German, other Germanic | 5,783 | 0.5% |
Other | 3,679 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European | 3,601 | 0.3% |
Arabic | 3,390 | 0.3% |
Tagalog | 1,773 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 289,499 | 24.0% |
English | 121,526 | 10.1% |
Irish | 116,465 | 9.7% |
American | 70,485 | 5.9% |
French | 23,615 | 2.0% |
European | 21,835 | 1.8% |
Swedish | 20,864 | 1.7% |
Scottish | 19,677 | 1.6% |
Italian | 18,519 | 1.5% |
Dutch | 15,640 | 1.3% |
Polish | 11,075 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 10,135 | 0.8% |
Russian | 8,665 | 0.7% |
Norwegian | 8,155 | 0.7% |
Czech | 8,100 | 0.7% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 1,153,645 | 95.8% |
Not a citizen | 50,833 | 4.2% |
Native | 1,115,186 | 92.6% |
Foreign-born | 89,292 | 7.4% |
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 | ||||||
35,645 | 4.5% | 47,345 | 6.0% | 220,120 | 27.8% | 269,921 | 34.1% | 143,738 | 18.1% | 75,851 | 9.6% |
Average years of education: 13.3 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 35,645 | 4.5% |
9-12 Years | 47,345 | 6.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 220,120 | 27.8% |
Some College | 269,921 | 34.1% |
Bach. Degree | 143,738 | 18.1% |
Grad Degree | 75,851 | 9.6% |
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 | 559,872 | 539,522 | 20,350 | 3.6% | |
1991 | 567,335 | 546,171 | 21,164 | 3.7% | |
1992 | 577,224 | 553,684 | 23,540 | 4.1% | |
1993 | 582,978 | 555,044 | 27,934 | 4.8% | |
1994 | 586,993 | 559,415 | 27,578 | 4.7% | |
1995 | 588,606 | 564,523 | 24,083 | 4.1% | |
1996 | 592,942 | 570,383 | 22,559 | 3.8% | |
1997 | 596,862 | 577,245 | 19,617 | 3.3% | |
1998 | 602,599 | 583,582 | 19,017 | 3.2% | |
1999 | 602,796 | 582,481 | 20,315 | 3.4% | |
2000 | 598,783 | 576,688 | 22,095 | 3.7% | |
2001 | 595,007 | 571,532 | 23,475 | 3.9% | |
2002 | 605,067 | 575,371 | 29,696 | 4.9% | |
2003 | 606,942 | 573,802 | 33,140 | 5.5% | |
2004 | 611,230 | 578,844 | 32,386 | 5.3% | |
2005 | 609,674 | 580,274 | 29,400 | 4.8% | |
2006 | 616,177 | 590,942 | 25,235 | 4.1% | |
2007 | 618,827 | 594,887 | 23,940 | 3.9% | |
2008 | 630,183 | 604,925 | 25,258 | 4.0% | |
2009 | 643,708 | 601,250 | 42,458 | 6.6% | |
2010 | 626,468 | 583,357 | 43,111 | 6.9% | |
2011 | 624,563 | 585,470 | 39,093 | 6.3% | |
2012 | 620,024 | 585,208 | 34,816 | 5.6% | |
2013 | 616,903 | 585,237 | 31,666 | 5.1% | |
2014 | 615,497 | 588,338 | 27,159 | 4.4% | |
2015 | 613,158 | 587,627 | 25,531 | 4.2% | |
2016 | 607,163 | 582,253 | 24,910 | 4.1% | |
2017 | 598,641 | 576,767 | 21,874 | 3.7% | |
2018 | 598,231 | 578,914 | 19,317 | 3.2% | |
2019 | 604,266 | 585,693 | 18,573 | 3.1% | |
2020 | 607,237 | 568,797 | 38,440 | 6.3% | |
2021 | 605,900 | 584,526 | 21,374 | 3.5% | |
2022 | 604,322 | 587,945 | 16,377 | 2.7% | |
2023 | 604,703 | 588,640 | 16,063 | 2.7% |