2022 population: 847,686
( 80,088 from 2010
, 18,217 from 2020)
Land area: 3703.0 square miles
Population density: 228.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 462,866 | 54.60% | 3.3% |
Black: | 289,924 | 34.20% | 14.9% |
Indian: | 2,578 | 0.30% | 14.1% |
Asian: | 21,630 | 2.55% | 65.5% |
2+ races: | 17,597 | 2.08% | 48.3% |
Hispanic: | 53,091 | 6.26% | 35.6% |
Total non-White: | 384,820 | 45.40% | 20.4% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 20,430 | 12.3 |
Deaths: | 20,760 | 12.5 |
Net Migration: | 15,850 | 9.6 |
Net Immigration: | 2,549 | 1.5 |
Change in White population: | 14,939 | 1.9 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 65,149 | 8.5 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 368,116 | |
Median Value | $191,980 | |
Occupied | 328,749 | 89.3% |
Vacant | 39,367 | 10.7% |
Owned | 225,870 | 68.7% |
Rented | 102,879 | 31.3% |
Median Rent | $1,066 | |
Single-Family Units | 255,417 | 69.4% |
Detached | 245,449 | 66.7% |
Attached | 9,968 | 2.7% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 49,151 | 13.4% |
Mobile Homes | 45,968 | 12.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 22,504 | 6.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 12,398 | 3.8% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 11,890 | 3.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 13,801 | 4.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 12,818 | 3.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 15,038 | 4.6% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 15,558 | 4.7% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 12,355 | 3.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 13,783 | 4.2% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 26,498 | 8.1% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 32,105 | 9.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 43,438 | 13.2% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 29,318 | 8.9% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 20,706 | 6.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 23,259 | 7.1% |
$200,000 or more | 23,280 | 7.1% |
Median Household Income | 63,405 | |
Per Capita Income | 35,407 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to U.S. | 86 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 14,641 | 4.5% |
Public Assistance | 4,964 | 1.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 37,621 | 11.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 350,026 | 68.5% |
Unemployed | 21,883 | 4.3% |
In Armed Forces | 9,692 | 1.9% |
Total Labor Force | 381,601 | 74.6% |
Not in Labor Force | 129,614 | 25.4% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 29.6% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 134,989 | 117,097 | 53.5% |
Non-Profit | 9,348 | 17,363 | 35.0% |
Self-Employed | 21,120 | 12,662 | 62.5% |
Local Government | 10,353 | 17,497 | 37.2% |
State Government | 14,825 | 23,721 | 38.5% |
Federal Government | 6,965 | 6,072 | 53.4% |
Total Private + Self | 156,109 | 129,759 | 54.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 41,491 | 64,653 | 39.1% |
Total | 197,600 | 194,412 | 50.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 20.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 63,859 | 16.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 85,620 | 21.8% |
Professional, Technical | 95,388 | 24.3% |
Service Occupations | 64,171 | 16.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,429 | 0.4% |
All others | 84,091 | 21.4% |
White Collar | 62.3% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 53,735 | 13.7% |
Retail trade | 42,599 | 10.8% |
Educational services | 40,953 | 10.4% |
Manufacturing | 37,493 | 9.5% |
Accommodation and food services | 28,613 | 7.3% |
Public administration | 27,475 | 7.0% |
Construction | 24,251 | 6.2% |
Finance and insurance | 21,919 | 5.6% |
Other services | 21,706 | 5.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 21,170 | 5.4% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 19,715 | 5.0% |
Transportation and warehousing | 16,887 | 4.3% |
Wholesale trade | 9,164 | 2.3% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 6,721 | 1.7% |
Information | 6,485 | 1.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 5,993 | 1.5% |
Utilities | 4,731 | 1.2% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 2,652 | 0.7% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 487 | 0.1% |
Management | 380 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 23,059 | 2.77% |
Puerto Rican | 9,037 | 1.09% |
Cuban | 1,859 | 0.22% |
Dominican | 846 | 0.10% |
Total Central American | 7,182 | 0.86% |
Costa Rican | 253 | 0.03% |
Guatemalan | 2,663 | 0.32% |
Honduran | 2,685 | 0.32% |
Nicaraguan | 394 | 0.05% |
Panamanian | 519 | 0.06% |
Salvadoran | 639 | 0.08% |
Other Central American | 29 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 3,755 | 0.45% |
Argentinean | 162 | 0.02% |
Bolivian | 129 | 0.02% |
Chilean | 113 | 0.01% |
Colombian | 1,901 | 0.23% |
Ecuadorian | 311 | 0.04% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 442 | 0.05% |
Uruguayan | 31 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 666 | 0.08% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 3,656 | 0.44% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 6,778 | 0.81% |
Chinese | 3,253 | 0.39% |
Filipino | 2,170 | 0.26% |
Korean | 2,117 | 0.25% |
Vietnamese | 1,275 | 0.15% |
Japanese | 482 | 0.06% |
Thai | 453 | 0.05% |
Burmese | 372 | 0.04% |
Laotian | 259 | 0.03% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 722,173 | 91.9% |
Spanish | 35,753 | 4.5% |
Other Indo-European | 6,692 | 0.9% |
Other | 3,294 | 0.4% |
German, other Germanic | 2,904 | 0.4% |
Other Asian | 2,828 | 0.4% |
Chinese | 2,625 | 0.3% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 2,066 | 0.3% |
Korean | 1,934 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 80,492 | 9.7% |
English | 74,050 | 8.9% |
Irish | 59,325 | 7.1% |
American | 57,653 | 6.9% |
Italian | 19,571 | 2.4% |
European | 15,983 | 1.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 15,799 | 1.9% |
Scottish | 15,450 | 1.9% |
African | 12,254 | 1.5% |
French | 11,644 | 1.4% |
Polish | 10,651 | 1.3% |
Dutch | 4,511 | 0.5% |
British | 3,873 | 0.5% |
Norwegian | 3,171 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 3,164 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 808,838 | 97.2% |
Not a citizen | 23,075 | 2.8% |
Native | 788,116 | 94.7% |
Foreign-born | 43,797 | 5.3% |
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 | ||||||
14,947 | 2.7% | 34,698 | 6.3% | 141,137 | 25.5% | 173,135 | 31.3% | 113,490 | 20.5% | 75,908 | 13.7% |
Average years of education: 13.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 14,947 | 2.7% |
9-12 Years | 34,698 | 6.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 141,137 | 25.5% |
Some College | 173,135 | 31.3% |
Bach. Degree | 113,490 | 20.5% |
Grad Degree | 75,908 | 13.7% |
Average years of education: 13.8 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 582,504 | 557,908 | 24,596 | 4.2% | |
1991 | 590,330 | 560,996 | 29,334 | 5.0% | |
1992 | 598,880 | 565,676 | 33,204 | 5.5% | |
1993 | 600,716 | 564,066 | 36,650 | 6.1% | |
1994 | 609,230 | 580,854 | 28,376 | 4.7% | |
1995 | 617,590 | 594,008 | 23,582 | 3.8% | |
1996 | 628,826 | 603,358 | 25,468 | 4.1% | |
1997 | 644,312 | 624,212 | 20,100 | 3.1% | |
1998 | 654,368 | 638,368 | 16,000 | 2.4% | |
1999 | 663,340 | 644,654 | 18,686 | 2.8% | |
2000 | 667,014 | 645,474 | 21,540 | 3.2% | |
2001 | 658,614 | 630,206 | 28,408 | 4.3% | |
2002 | 664,282 | 630,044 | 34,238 | 5.2% | |
2003 | 680,534 | 640,258 | 40,276 | 5.9% | |
2004 | 698,428 | 654,684 | 43,744 | 6.3% | |
2005 | 710,854 | 666,700 | 44,154 | 6.2% | |
2006 | 741,044 | 696,902 | 44,142 | 6.0% | |
2007 | 745,290 | 705,628 | 39,662 | 5.3% | |
2008 | 745,054 | 698,302 | 46,752 | 6.3% | |
2009 | 742,964 | 674,356 | 68,608 | 9.2% | |
2010 | 750,902 | 679,906 | 70,996 | 9.5% | |
2011 | 753,912 | 686,140 | 67,772 | 9.0% | |
2012 | 761,270 | 701,398 | 59,872 | 7.9% | |
2013 | 765,698 | 715,860 | 49,838 | 6.5% | |
2014 | 778,932 | 735,194 | 43,738 | 5.6% | |
2015 | 797,038 | 754,028 | 43,010 | 5.4% | |
2016 | 804,674 | 768,094 | 36,580 | 4.5% | |
2017 | 800,430 | 768,052 | 32,378 | 4.0% | |
2018 | 792,838 | 766,898 | 25,940 | 3.3% | |
2019 | 802,550 | 781,830 | 20,720 | 2.6% | |
2020 | 809,108 | 766,482 | 42,626 | 5.3% | |
2021 | 796,870 | 767,646 | 29,224 | 3.7% | |
2022 | 802,052 | 777,390 | 24,662 | 3.1% | |
2023 | 828,084 | 804,840 | 23,244 | 2.8% |