2024 population: 8,344,032
(
705,774 from 2020)
Land area: 8675.1 square miles
Population density: 961.8 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 3,424,112 | 41.04% | 0.8% |
| Black: | 1,411,151 | 16.91% | 12.8% |
| Indian: | 29,017 | 0.35% | 4.5% |
| Asian: | 785,819 | 9.42% | 33.9% |
| 2+ races: | 171,835 | 2.06% | 20.5% |
| Hispanic: | 2,522,098 | 30.23% | 12.9% |
| Total non-White: | 4,919,920 | 58.96% | 16.0% |
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Births: | 426,050 | 13.9 |
| Deaths: | 237,137 | 7.8 |
| Net Migration: | 253,879 | 8.3 |
| Net Immigration: | 263,142 | 8.6 |
| Change in White population: | 28,518 | 0.4 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 677,256 | 8.9 |
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 3,096,731 | |
| Median Value | $352,588 | |
| Occupied | 2,891,725 | 93.4% |
| Vacant | 205,006 | 6.6% |
| Owned | 1,737,920 | 60.1% |
| Rented | 1,153,805 | 39.9% |
| Median Rent | $1,616 | |
| Single-Family Units | 2,041,858 | 65.9% |
| Detached | 1,938,488 | 62.6% |
| Attached | 103,370 | 3.3% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 811,007 | 26.2% |
| Mobile Homes | 94,042 | 3.0% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 113,684 | 3.9% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 69,354 | 2.4% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 60,978 | 2.1% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 73,890 | 2.6% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 77,642 | 2.7% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 84,166 | 2.9% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 90,915 | 3.1% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 92,903 | 3.2% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 90,965 | 3.1% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 179,748 | 6.2% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 273,072 | 9.4% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 375,475 | 13.0% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 307,555 | 10.6% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 231,090 | 8.0% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 313,788 | 10.9% |
| $200,000 or more | 456,500 | 15.8% |
| Median Household Income | 91,818 | |
| Per Capita Income | 45,982 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 95 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 98,235 | 3.4% |
| Public Assistance | 53,936 | 1.9% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 259,379 | 9.0% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 2,745,344 | 74.4% |
| Unemployed | 138,924 | 3.8% |
| In Armed Forces | 5,451 | 0.1% |
| Total Labor Force | 2,889,719 | 78.3% |
| Not in Labor Force | 801,523 | 21.7% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 25.5% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 1,672,553 | 1,296,280 | 56.3% |
| Non-Profit | 87,057 | 158,937 | 35.4% |
| Self-Employed | 253,271 | 159,288 | 61.4% |
| Local Government | 105,074 | 176,728 | 37.3% |
| State Government | 39,550 | 63,204 | 38.5% |
| Federal Government | 42,994 | 35,894 | 54.5% |
| Total Private + Self | 1,925,824 | 1,455,568 | 57.0% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 274,675 | 434,763 | 38.7% |
| Total | 2,200,499 | 1,890,331 | 53.8% |
| Pct. Govt. | 11.3% | ||
| Pct. Private + Self | 82.7% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 818,450 | 20.0% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 846,202 | 20.6% |
| Professional, Technical | 989,378 | 24.1% |
| Service Occupations | 575,493 | 14.0% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 5,920 | 0.1% |
| All others | 868,685 | 21.2% |
| White Collar | 64.8% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Health care and social assistance | 461,855 | 11.3% |
| Retail trade | 448,835 | 11.0% |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 399,296 | 9.7% |
| Manufacturing | 369,922 | 9.0% |
| Educational services | 343,452 | 8.4% |
| Construction | 327,955 | 8.0% |
| Finance and insurance | 298,433 | 7.3% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 273,438 | 6.7% |
| Accommodation and food services | 263,627 | 6.4% |
| Other services | 198,841 | 4.9% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 185,319 | 4.5% |
| Public administration | 116,947 | 2.9% |
| Wholesale trade | 104,996 | 2.6% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 91,362 | 2.2% |
| Information | 84,828 | 2.1% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 63,343 | 1.5% |
| Utilities | 27,037 | 0.7% |
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 19,946 | 0.5% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 11,714 | 0.3% |
| Management | 7,062 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 1,838,097 | 23.02% |
| Puerto Rican | 70,610 | 0.88% |
| Cuban | 30,660 | 0.38% |
| Dominican | 9,926 | 0.12% |
| Total Central American | 215,022 | 2.69% |
| Costa Rican | 3,975 | 0.05% |
| Guatemalan | 35,004 | 0.44% |
| Honduran | 53,290 | 0.67% |
| Nicaraguan | 10,191 | 0.13% |
| Panamanian | 4,761 | 0.06% |
| Salvadoran | 106,876 | 1.34% |
| Other Central American | 925 | 0.01% |
| Total South American | 90,228 | 1.13% |
| Argentinean | 5,895 | 0.07% |
| Bolivian | 1,713 | 0.02% |
| Chilean | 3,354 | 0.04% |
| Colombian | 24,478 | 0.31% |
| Ecuadorian | 8,374 | 0.10% |
| Paraguayan | 389 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 13,541 | 0.17% |
| Uruguayan | 990 | 0.01% |
| Venezuelan | 30,546 | 0.38% |
| Other South American | 948 | 0.01% |
| Other Hispanic | 116,509 | 1.46% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 272,886 | 3.42% |
| Vietnamese | 100,707 | 1.26% |
| Chinese | 69,155 | 0.87% |
| Korean | 41,486 | 0.52% |
| Filipino | 39,445 | 0.49% |
| Japanese | 8,755 | 0.11% |
| Laotian | 8,257 | 0.10% |
| Burmese | 7,456 | 0.09% |
| Cambodian | 6,952 | 0.09% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 5,075,004 | 67.9% |
| Spanish | 1,634,674 | 21.9% |
| Other Indo-European | 205,349 | 2.7% |
| Other Asian | 149,381 | 2.0% |
| Other | 96,121 | 1.3% |
| Vietnamese | 82,682 | 1.1% |
| Chinese | 60,673 | 0.8% |
| Arabic | 48,716 | 0.7% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 32,984 | 0.4% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| English | 736,346 | 9.2% |
| German | 638,897 | 8.0% |
| Irish | 514,500 | 6.4% |
| American | 395,704 | 5.0% |
| Italian | 167,404 | 2.1% |
| Scottish | 123,266 | 1.5% |
| French | 109,294 | 1.4% |
| European | 98,815 | 1.2% |
| Polish | 77,518 | 1.0% |
| African | 70,829 | 0.9% |
| Scotch-Irish | 62,690 | 0.8% |
| Nigerian | 50,098 | 0.6% |
| Norwegian | 43,297 | 0.5% |
| Dutch | 42,567 | 0.5% |
| Swedish | 40,588 | 0.5% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 7,082,075 | 88.7% |
| Not a citizen | 903,515 | 11.3% |
| Native | 6,435,459 | 80.6% |
| Foreign-born | 1,550,131 | 19.4% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 335,946 | 6.4% | 314,606 | 6.0% | 1,131,866 | 21.6% | 1,399,969 | 26.7% | 1,310,869 | 25.0% | 757,079 | 14.4% |
| Average years of education: 13.6 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 335,946 | 6.4% |
| 9-12 Years | 314,606 | 6.0% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 1,131,866 | 21.6% |
| Some College | 1,399,969 | 26.7% |
| Bach. Degree | 1,310,869 | 25.0% |
| Grad Degree | 757,079 | 14.4% |
| Average years of education: 13.6 | ||
| Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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| Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
| 1990 | 4,566,430 | 4,332,482 | 233,948 | 5.1% | |
| 1991 | 4,625,302 | 4,329,728 | 295,574 | 6.4% | |
| 1992 | 4,700,494 | 4,373,562 | 326,932 | 7.0% | |
| 1993 | 4,762,760 | 4,471,172 | 291,588 | 6.1% | |
| 1994 | 4,899,624 | 4,634,564 | 265,060 | 5.4% | |
| 1995 | 5,005,564 | 4,766,740 | 238,824 | 4.8% | |
| 1996 | 5,132,540 | 4,923,554 | 208,986 | 4.1% | |
| 1997 | 5,300,552 | 5,104,808 | 195,744 | 3.7% | |
| 1998 | 5,442,448 | 5,260,098 | 182,350 | 3.4% | |
| 1999 | 5,600,548 | 5,424,308 | 176,240 | 3.1% | |
| 2000 | 5,705,326 | 5,500,196 | 205,130 | 3.6% | |
| 2001 | 5,793,104 | 5,523,084 | 270,020 | 4.7% | |
| 2002 | 5,843,200 | 5,465,468 | 377,732 | 6.5% | |
| 2003 | 5,852,150 | 5,463,176 | 388,974 | 6.6% | |
| 2004 | 5,906,872 | 5,562,942 | 343,930 | 5.8% | |
| 2005 | 6,022,748 | 5,704,708 | 318,040 | 5.3% | |
| 2006 | 6,117,024 | 5,820,846 | 296,178 | 4.8% | |
| 2007 | 6,163,628 | 5,896,062 | 267,566 | 4.3% | |
| 2008 | 6,241,464 | 5,933,006 | 308,458 | 4.9% | |
| 2009 | 6,330,714 | 5,838,830 | 491,884 | 7.8% | |
| 2010 | 6,556,164 | 6,023,946 | 532,218 | 8.1% | |
| 2011 | 6,690,298 | 6,167,822 | 522,476 | 7.8% | |
| 2012 | 6,767,996 | 6,325,430 | 442,566 | 6.5% | |
| 2013 | 6,878,342 | 6,455,208 | 423,134 | 6.2% | |
| 2014 | 7,003,776 | 6,646,794 | 356,982 | 5.1% | |
| 2015 | 7,110,374 | 6,819,344 | 291,030 | 4.1% | |
| 2016 | 7,347,440 | 7,062,726 | 284,714 | 3.9% | |
| 2017 | 7,551,788 | 7,270,840 | 280,948 | 3.7% | |
| 2018 | 7,711,440 | 7,437,752 | 273,688 | 3.5% | |
| 2019 | 7,884,492 | 7,625,684 | 258,808 | 3.3% | |
| 2020 | 7,906,416 | 7,347,152 | 559,264 | 7.1% | |
| 2021 | 8,163,286 | 7,749,868 | 413,418 | 5.1% | |
| 2022 | 8,441,372 | 8,144,990 | 296,382 | 3.5% | |
| 2023 | 8,682,942 | 8,362,046 | 320,896 | 3.7% | |
| 2024 | 8,977,804 | 8,627,602 | 350,202 | 3.9% | |