2024 population: 372,989
(
3,187 from 2020)
Land area: 807.0 square miles
Population density: 462.2 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 229,584 | 61.55% | 2.0% |
| Black: | 43,571 | 11.68% | 0.6% |
| Indian: | 636 | 0.17% | 4.8% |
| Asian: | 23,769 | 6.37% | 4.5% |
| 2+ races: | 7,569 | 2.03% | 5.6% |
| Hispanic: | 67,860 | 18.19% | 10.9% |
| Total non-White: | 143,405 | 38.45% | 5.8% |
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Births: | 14,850 | 10.0 |
| Deaths: | 19,641 | 13.3 |
| Net Migration: | 1,698 | 1.1 |
| Net Immigration: | 6,364 | 4.3 |
| Change in White population: | -4,618 | -1.2 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 7,805 | 2.1 |
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 231,798 | |
| Median Value | $354,983 | |
| Occupied | 154,441 | 66.6% |
| Vacant | 77,357 | 33.4% |
| Owned | 111,334 | 72.1% |
| Rented | 43,107 | 27.9% |
| Median Rent | $1,369 | |
| Single-Family Units | 165,724 | 71.5% |
| Detached | 127,579 | 55.0% |
| Attached | 38,145 | 16.5% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 36,275 | 15.6% |
| Mobile Homes | 7,054 | 3.0% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 6,475 | 4.2% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 5,116 | 3.3% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 4,644 | 3.0% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 5,192 | 3.4% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 4,762 | 3.1% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 5,902 | 3.8% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 5,372 | 3.5% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 5,877 | 3.8% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 4,662 | 3.0% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 9,258 | 6.0% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 13,395 | 8.7% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 20,519 | 13.3% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 16,588 | 10.7% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 11,752 | 7.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 16,179 | 10.5% |
| $200,000 or more | 18,748 | 12.1% |
| Median Household Income | 81,850 | |
| Per Capita Income | 45,722 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 104 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 8,112 | 5.3% |
| Public Assistance | 3,688 | 2.4% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 18,678 | 12.1% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 128,555 | 70.0% |
| Unemployed | 10,669 | 5.8% |
| In Armed Forces | 1,407 | 0.8% |
| Total Labor Force | 140,631 | 76.6% |
| Not in Labor Force | 43,000 | 23.4% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 29.2% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 57,368 | 54,212 | 51.4% |
| Non-Profit | 5,080 | 9,050 | 36.0% |
| Self-Employed | 10,719 | 5,474 | 66.2% |
| Local Government | 8,511 | 11,177 | 43.2% |
| State Government | 3,547 | 3,975 | 47.2% |
| Federal Government | 2,506 | 1,519 | 62.3% |
| Total Private + Self | 68,087 | 59,686 | 53.3% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 19,644 | 25,721 | 43.3% |
| Total | 87,731 | 85,407 | 50.7% |
| Pct. Govt. | 18.0% | ||
| Pct. Private + Self | 73.8% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 25,772 | 14.9% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 36,170 | 20.8% |
| Professional, Technical | 40,263 | 23.2% |
| Service Occupations | 41,362 | 23.8% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 717 | 0.4% |
| All others | 29,977 | 17.3% |
| White Collar | 58.9% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Health care and social assistance | 24,491 | 14.1% |
| Retail trade | 20,271 | 11.7% |
| Accommodation and food services | 18,349 | 10.6% |
| Educational services | 18,231 | 10.5% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 12,705 | 7.3% |
| Construction | 11,695 | 6.7% |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 10,784 | 6.2% |
| Public administration | 10,360 | 6.0% |
| Other services | 8,026 | 4.6% |
| Manufacturing | 7,629 | 4.4% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 6,923 | 4.0% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 6,644 | 3.8% |
| Finance and insurance | 6,407 | 3.7% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 3,883 | 2.2% |
| Wholesale trade | 2,612 | 1.5% |
| Information | 2,367 | 1.4% |
| Utilities | 983 | 0.6% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 982 | 0.6% |
| Management | 177 | 0.1% |
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 25 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 16,434 | 4.43% |
| Puerto Rican | 22,793 | 6.14% |
| Cuban | 1,747 | 0.47% |
| Dominican | 8,797 | 2.37% |
| Total Central American | 5,340 | 1.44% |
| Costa Rican | 253 | 0.07% |
| Guatemalan | 911 | 0.25% |
| Honduran | 2,403 | 0.65% |
| Nicaraguan | 518 | 0.14% |
| Panamanian | 158 | 0.04% |
| Salvadoran | 1,097 | 0.30% |
| Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total South American | 5,968 | 1.61% |
| Argentinean | 174 | 0.05% |
| Bolivian | 142 | 0.04% |
| Chilean | 223 | 0.06% |
| Colombian | 2,201 | 0.59% |
| Ecuadorian | 1,203 | 0.32% |
| Paraguayan | 2 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 2,011 | 0.54% |
| Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other South American | 12 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 3,060 | 0.82% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 6,703 | 1.81% |
| Chinese | 3,443 | 0.93% |
| Filipino | 3,234 | 0.87% |
| Vietnamese | 2,822 | 0.76% |
| Bangladeshi | 2,290 | 0.62% |
| Korean | 1,142 | 0.31% |
| Burmese | 313 | 0.08% |
| Thai | 182 | 0.05% |
| Cambodian | 174 | 0.05% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 275,890 | 78.2% |
| Spanish | 43,976 | 12.5% |
| Other Indo-European | 13,061 | 3.7% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 3,604 | 1.0% |
| Tagalog | 2,832 | 0.8% |
| Chinese | 2,818 | 0.8% |
| Vietnamese | 2,645 | 0.7% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 1,938 | 0.5% |
| Other Asian | 1,590 | 0.5% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Irish | 68,925 | 18.6% |
| Italian | 62,121 | 16.7% |
| German | 48,910 | 13.2% |
| English | 29,581 | 8.0% |
| Polish | 15,324 | 4.1% |
| American | 10,361 | 2.8% |
| French | 5,078 | 1.4% |
| Scottish | 4,934 | 1.3% |
| Russian | 4,599 | 1.2% |
| European | 3,507 | 0.9% |
| Ukrainian | 2,581 | 0.7% |
| Dutch | 2,263 | 0.6% |
| Greek | 2,157 | 0.6% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,109 | 0.6% |
| Hungarian | 2,107 | 0.6% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 350,230 | 94.3% |
| Not a citizen | 20,981 | 5.7% |
| Native | 322,962 | 87.0% |
| Foreign-born | 48,249 | 13.0% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 10,585 | 4.0% | 14,109 | 5.3% | 85,216 | 31.9% | 67,032 | 25.1% | 58,701 | 22.0% | 31,647 | 11.8% |
| Average years of education: 13.5 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 10,585 | 4.0% |
| 9-12 Years | 14,109 | 5.3% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 85,216 | 31.9% |
| Some College | 67,032 | 25.1% |
| Bach. Degree | 58,701 | 22.0% |
| Grad Degree | 31,647 | 11.8% |
| Average years of education: 13.5 | ||
| Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
| 1990 | 333,884 | 311,874 | 22,010 | 6.6% | |
| 1991 | 338,288 | 306,910 | 31,378 | 9.3% | |
| 1992 | 338,584 | 300,790 | 37,794 | 11.2% | |
| 1993 | 335,942 | 299,798 | 36,144 | 10.8% | |
| 1994 | 338,106 | 304,924 | 33,182 | 9.8% | |
| 1995 | 343,202 | 310,508 | 32,694 | 9.5% | |
| 1996 | 349,874 | 317,672 | 32,202 | 9.2% | |
| 1997 | 356,340 | 325,706 | 30,634 | 8.6% | |
| 1998 | 353,046 | 323,212 | 29,834 | 8.5% | |
| 1999 | 352,958 | 325,974 | 26,984 | 7.6% | |
| 2000 | 369,032 | 349,960 | 19,072 | 5.2% | |
| 2001 | 369,168 | 349,652 | 19,516 | 5.3% | |
| 2002 | 372,788 | 348,370 | 24,418 | 6.6% | |
| 2003 | 375,792 | 350,446 | 25,346 | 6.7% | |
| 2004 | 382,232 | 359,274 | 22,958 | 6.0% | |
| 2005 | 387,598 | 365,606 | 21,992 | 5.7% | |
| 2006 | 391,344 | 367,850 | 23,494 | 6.0% | |
| 2007 | 382,544 | 359,646 | 22,898 | 6.0% | |
| 2008 | 383,960 | 356,080 | 27,880 | 7.3% | |
| 2009 | 389,068 | 344,038 | 45,030 | 11.6% | |
| 2010 | 381,680 | 332,322 | 49,358 | 12.9% | |
| 2011 | 377,556 | 327,892 | 49,664 | 13.2% | |
| 2012 | 380,068 | 328,814 | 51,254 | 13.5% | |
| 2013 | 372,446 | 325,506 | 46,940 | 12.6% | |
| 2014 | 360,466 | 320,906 | 39,560 | 11.0% | |
| 2015 | 348,600 | 314,130 | 34,470 | 9.9% | |
| 2016 | 339,370 | 312,094 | 27,276 | 8.0% | |
| 2017 | 330,462 | 305,292 | 25,170 | 7.6% | |
| 2018 | 330,126 | 309,134 | 20,992 | 6.4% | |
| 2019 | 335,566 | 317,358 | 18,208 | 5.4% | |
| 2020 | 333,058 | 277,504 | 55,554 | 16.7% | |
| 2021 | 339,434 | 306,702 | 32,732 | 9.6% | |
| 2022 | 340,280 | 321,522 | 18,758 | 5.5% | |
| 2023 | 345,540 | 323,562 | 21,978 | 6.4% | |
| 2024 | 361,818 | 339,246 | 22,572 | 6.2% | |