2022 population: 768,064
( 84,735 from 2010
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8,541 from 2020)
Land area: 16049.5 square miles
Population density: 47.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 421,778 | 54.91% | ![]() |
Black: | 9,394 | 1.22% | ![]() |
Indian: | 14,148 | 1.84% | ![]() |
Asian: | 16,107 | 2.10% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 17,204 | 2.24% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 289,433 | 37.68% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 346,286 | 45.09% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 21,482 | 14.1 |
Deaths: | 15,834 | 10.4 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -640 | -0.4 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 3,321 | 2.2 |
Change in White population: | 2,786 | 0.4 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 81,949 | 12.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 285,825 | |
Median Value | $301,700 | |
Occupied | 263,268 | 92.1% |
Vacant | 22,557 | 7.9% |
Owned | 172,761 | 65.6% |
Rented | 90,507 | 34.4% |
Median Rent | $1,069 | |
Single-Family Units | 199,218 | 69.7% |
Detached | 189,802 | 66.4% |
Attached | 9,416 | 3.3% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 36,395 | 12.7% |
Mobile Homes | 30,472 | 10.7% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 10,125 | 3.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 9,998 | 3.8% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 8,923 | 3.4% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 10,226 | 3.9% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 9,707 | 3.7% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 9,952 | 3.8% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 9,554 | 3.6% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 10,994 | 4.2% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 10,506 | 4.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 20,191 | 7.7% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 26,476 | 10.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 38,546 | 14.6% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 27,057 | 10.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 18,948 | 7.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 21,446 | 8.1% |
$200,000 or more | 20,619 | 7.8% |
Median Household Income | 72,571 | |
Per Capita Income | 33,193 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to U.S. | 87 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 15,013 | 5.7% |
Public Assistance | 9,063 | 3.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 48,205 | 18.3% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 202,212 | 68.0% |
Unemployed | 10,993 | 3.7% |
In Armed Forces | 235 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 213,440 | 71.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 83,789 | 28.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 31.9% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 127,937 | 91,470 | 58.3% |
Non-Profit | 9,513 | 17,309 | 35.5% |
Self-Employed | 18,480 | 11,955 | 60.7% |
Local Government | 10,653 | 16,565 | 39.1% |
State Government | 8,687 | 11,874 | 42.2% |
Federal Government | 6,375 | 4,014 | 61.4% |
Total Private + Self | 146,417 | 103,425 | 58.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 35,228 | 49,762 | 41.4% |
Total | 181,645 | 153,187 | 54.2% |
Pct. Govt. | 17.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 43,480 | 13.0% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 60,942 | 18.2% |
Professional, Technical | 69,058 | 20.6% |
Service Occupations | 60,896 | 18.1% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 23,009 | 6.9% |
All others | 101,153 | 30.1% |
White Collar | 51.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 44,131 | 40.5% |
Retail trade | 36,422 | 33.4% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 32,619 | 30.0% |
Educational services | 31,609 | 29.0% |
Manufacturing | 27,472 | 25.2% |
Accommodation and food services | 24,142 | 22.2% |
Construction | 23,759 | 21.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 19,164 | 17.6% |
Public administration | 17,624 | 16.2% |
Transportation and warehousing | 16,824 | 15.4% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 13,297 | 12.2% |
Other services | 13,275 | 12.2% |
Wholesale trade | 10,583 | 9.7% |
Finance and insurance | 6,950 | 6.4% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 4,822 | 4.4% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 4,653 | 4.3% |
Utilities | 4,425 | 4.1% |
Information | 3,221 | 3.0% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 316 | 0.3% |
Management | 221 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 250,624 | 33.02% |
Puerto Rican | 2,037 | 0.27% |
Cuban | 1,602 | 0.21% |
Dominican | 418 | 0.06% |
Total Central American | 7,938 | 1.05% |
Costa Rican | 681 | 0.09% |
Guatemalan | 2,364 | 0.31% |
Honduran | 716 | 0.09% |
Nicaraguan | 361 | 0.05% |
Panamanian | 89 | 0.01% |
Salvadoran | 3,707 | 0.49% |
Other Central American | 20 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 2,353 | 0.31% |
Argentinean | 110 | 0.01% |
Bolivian | 175 | 0.02% |
Chilean | 333 | 0.04% |
Colombian | 937 | 0.12% |
Ecuadorian | 256 | 0.03% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 475 | 0.06% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 67 | 0.01% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 12,250 | 1.61% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 3,095 | 0.41% |
Chinese | 2,045 | 0.27% |
Vietnamese | 1,723 | 0.23% |
Korean | 1,358 | 0.18% |
Indian | 1,251 | 0.16% |
Burmese | 847 | 0.11% |
Japanese | 798 | 0.11% |
Thai | 180 | 0.02% |
Hmong | 158 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 486,051 | 68.7% |
Spanish | 199,088 | 28.2% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 4,169 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European | 2,942 | 0.4% |
Other Asian | 2,882 | 0.4% |
Other | 2,046 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 2,017 | 0.3% |
Vietnamese | 1,620 | 0.2% |
Arabic | 1,590 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 100,862 | 13.3% |
English | 73,673 | 9.7% |
Irish | 59,010 | 7.8% |
American | 29,025 | 3.8% |
Norwegian | 20,773 | 2.7% |
European | 20,537 | 2.7% |
Italian | 16,332 | 2.2% |
French | 16,229 | 2.1% |
Scottish | 15,021 | 2.0% |
Swedish | 12,793 | 1.7% |
Dutch | 11,359 | 1.5% |
Welsh | 6,237 | 0.8% |
Polish | 6,017 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 5,705 | 0.8% |
British | 5,609 | 0.7% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 687,726 | 90.6% |
Not a citizen | 71,287 | 9.4% |
Native | 648,064 | 85.4% |
Foreign-born | 110,949 | 14.6% |
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 | ||||||
43,810 | 9.2% | 37,541 | 7.9% | 125,896 | 26.4% | 153,456 | 32.2% | 71,810 | 15.1% | 44,432 | 9.3% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 43,810 | 9.2% |
9-12 Years | 37,541 | 7.9% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 125,896 | 26.4% |
Some College | 153,456 | 32.2% |
Bach. Degree | 71,810 | 15.1% |
Grad Degree | 44,432 | 9.3% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 253,743 | 231,304 | 22,439 | 8.8% | |
1991 | 256,392 | 230,881 | 25,511 | 9.9% | |
1992 | 268,086 | 238,900 | 29,186 | 10.9% | |
1993 | 277,528 | 247,303 | 30,225 | 10.9% | |
1994 | 283,706 | 257,947 | 25,759 | 9.1% | |
1995 | 288,149 | 259,772 | 28,377 | 9.8% | |
1996 | 291,840 | 262,808 | 29,032 | 9.9% | |
1997 | 292,392 | 268,796 | 23,596 | 8.1% | |
1998 | 298,627 | 274,711 | 23,916 | 8.0% | |
1999 | 298,515 | 275,180 | 23,335 | 7.8% | |
2000 | 301,870 | 281,199 | 20,671 | 6.8% | |
2001 | 300,020 | 277,124 | 22,896 | 7.6% | |
2002 | 307,457 | 283,206 | 24,251 | 7.9% | |
2003 | 313,718 | 287,845 | 25,873 | 8.2% | |
2004 | 318,288 | 294,019 | 24,269 | 7.6% | |
2005 | 321,101 | 298,205 | 22,896 | 7.1% | |
2006 | 321,645 | 299,928 | 21,717 | 6.8% | |
2007 | 329,523 | 309,459 | 20,064 | 6.1% | |
2008 | 340,285 | 319,076 | 21,209 | 6.2% | |
2009 | 345,631 | 318,713 | 26,918 | 7.8% | |
2010 | 343,095 | 313,696 | 29,399 | 8.6% | |
2011 | 342,593 | 313,313 | 29,280 | 8.5% | |
2012 | 343,514 | 313,098 | 30,416 | 8.9% | |
2013 | 337,011 | 306,961 | 30,050 | 8.9% | |
2014 | 336,537 | 310,742 | 25,795 | 7.7% | |
2015 | 342,113 | 318,424 | 23,689 | 6.9% | |
2016 | 352,073 | 328,995 | 23,078 | 6.6% | |
2017 | 356,585 | 335,826 | 20,759 | 5.8% | |
2018 | 363,217 | 343,013 | 20,204 | 5.6% | |
2019 | 373,771 | 351,786 | 21,985 | 5.9% | |
2020 | 371,367 | 339,518 | 31,849 | 8.6% | |
2021 | 373,208 | 350,134 | 23,074 | 6.2% | |
2022 | 379,760 | 358,492 | 21,268 | 5.6% | |
2023 | 377,234 | 358,229 | 19,005 | 5.0% |