2024 population: 629,669
(
59,642 from 2020)
Land area: 3162.8 square miles
Population density: 199.1 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 434,475 | 69.00% | 7.0% |
| Black: | 17,036 | 2.71% | 18.5% |
| Indian: | 8,098 | 1.29% | 6.7% |
| Asian: | 36,517 | 5.80% | 25.3% |
| 2+ races: | 16,629 | 2.64% | 17.2% |
| Hispanic: | 116,914 | 18.57% | 18.3% |
| Total non-White: | 195,194 | 31.00% | 18.9% |
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Births: | 32,479 | 14.2 |
| Deaths: | 20,581 | 9.0 |
| Net Migration: | 36,707 | 16.1 |
| Net Immigration: | 10,790 | 4.7 |
| Change in White population: | 28,592 | 5.0 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 31,050 | 5.4 |
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 235,908 | |
| Median Value | $307,506 | |
| Occupied | 215,566 | 91.4% |
| Vacant | 20,342 | 8.6% |
| Owned | 134,192 | 62.3% |
| Rented | 81,374 | 37.7% |
| Median Rent | $1,167 | |
| Single-Family Units | 174,141 | 73.8% |
| Detached | 162,451 | 68.9% |
| Attached | 11,690 | 5.0% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 36,313 | 15.4% |
| Mobile Homes | 10,711 | 4.5% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 7,965 | 3.7% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 5,899 | 2.7% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 5,476 | 2.5% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 6,930 | 3.2% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 6,503 | 3.0% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 7,774 | 3.6% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 8,038 | 3.7% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 7,794 | 3.6% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 7,718 | 3.6% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 14,606 | 6.8% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 20,617 | 9.6% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 29,697 | 13.8% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 24,016 | 11.1% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 16,263 | 7.5% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 19,646 | 9.1% |
| $200,000 or more | 26,624 | 12.4% |
| Median Household Income | 82,096 | |
| Per Capita Income | 42,525 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 81 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 7,485 | 3.5% |
| Public Assistance | 2,546 | 1.2% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 11,647 | 5.4% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 223,853 | 72.9% |
| Unemployed | 7,502 | 2.4% |
| In Armed Forces | 274 | 0.1% |
| Total Labor Force | 231,629 | 75.5% |
| Not in Labor Force | 75,253 | 24.5% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 27.0% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 117,654 | 86,074 | 57.8% |
| Non-Profit | 8,512 | 15,377 | 35.6% |
| Self-Employed | 18,051 | 12,371 | 59.3% |
| Local Government | 5,783 | 8,244 | 41.2% |
| State Government | 4,515 | 5,894 | 43.4% |
| Federal Government | 2,351 | 2,197 | 51.7% |
| Total Private + Self | 135,705 | 98,445 | 58.0% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 21,161 | 31,712 | 40.0% |
| Total | 156,866 | 130,157 | 54.7% |
| Pct. Govt. | 10.1% | ||
| Pct. Private + Self | 81.6% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 54,128 | 18.8% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 58,772 | 20.4% |
| Professional, Technical | 67,953 | 23.6% |
| Service Occupations | 40,436 | 14.1% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 735 | 0.3% |
| All others | 66,185 | 23.0% |
| White Collar | 62.9% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Retail trade | 49,330 | 17.2% |
| Health care and social assistance | 34,170 | 11.9% |
| Manufacturing | 32,614 | 11.3% |
| Educational services | 25,797 | 9.0% |
| Construction | 24,216 | 8.4% |
| Accommodation and food services | 20,221 | 7.0% |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 19,343 | 6.7% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 14,785 | 5.1% |
| Other services | 14,511 | 5.0% |
| Finance and insurance | 10,063 | 3.5% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 8,502 | 3.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 7,726 | 2.7% |
| Public administration | 6,144 | 2.1% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 5,543 | 1.9% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 4,815 | 1.7% |
| Information | 2,984 | 1.0% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 2,915 | 1.0% |
| Utilities | 2,024 | 0.7% |
| Management | 1,162 | 0.4% |
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 609 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 71,465 | 12.37% |
| Puerto Rican | 3,403 | 0.59% |
| Cuban | 1,308 | 0.23% |
| Dominican | 867 | 0.15% |
| Total Central American | 20,575 | 3.56% |
| Costa Rican | 186 | 0.03% |
| Guatemalan | 4,063 | 0.70% |
| Honduran | 1,715 | 0.30% |
| Nicaraguan | 165 | 0.03% |
| Panamanian | 620 | 0.11% |
| Salvadoran | 13,826 | 2.39% |
| Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total South American | 2,638 | 0.46% |
| Argentinean | 251 | 0.04% |
| Bolivian | 170 | 0.03% |
| Chilean | 49 | 0.01% |
| Colombian | 974 | 0.17% |
| Ecuadorian | 202 | 0.03% |
| Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 171 | 0.03% |
| Uruguayan | 111 | 0.02% |
| Venezuelan | 633 | 0.11% |
| Other South American | 77 | 0.01% |
| Other Hispanic | 4,910 | 0.85% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 8,614 | 1.49% |
| Vietnamese | 2,078 | 0.36% |
| Laotian | 1,947 | 0.34% |
| Chinese | 1,433 | 0.25% |
| Filipino | 1,316 | 0.23% |
| Hmong | 797 | 0.14% |
| Burmese | 652 | 0.11% |
| Korean | 473 | 0.08% |
| Thai | 469 | 0.08% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 452,866 | 83.8% |
| Spanish | 64,190 | 11.9% |
| Other Asian | 12,634 | 2.3% |
| Other Indo-European | 4,269 | 0.8% |
| Vietnamese | 1,395 | 0.3% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 1,023 | 0.2% |
| Chinese | 984 | 0.2% |
| German, other Germanic | 845 | 0.2% |
| Other | 780 | 0.1% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| English | 69,582 | 12.0% |
| German | 64,262 | 11.1% |
| Irish | 49,816 | 8.6% |
| American | 27,884 | 4.8% |
| Scottish | 12,344 | 2.1% |
| Italian | 11,910 | 2.1% |
| European | 10,233 | 1.8% |
| French | 9,574 | 1.7% |
| Polish | 6,457 | 1.1% |
| Dutch | 5,626 | 1.0% |
| Scotch-Irish | 5,278 | 0.9% |
| Norwegian | 4,016 | 0.7% |
| Swedish | 3,807 | 0.7% |
| British | 3,756 | 0.7% |
| Welsh | 3,193 | 0.6% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 528,318 | 91.4% |
| Not a citizen | 49,408 | 8.6% |
| Native | 506,936 | 87.7% |
| Foreign-born | 70,790 | 12.3% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 19,620 | 5.3% | 20,481 | 5.5% | 107,970 | 29.0% | 90,369 | 24.3% | 83,272 | 22.4% | 50,083 | 13.5% |
| Average years of education: 13.5 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 19,620 | 5.3% |
| 9-12 Years | 20,481 | 5.5% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 107,970 | 29.0% |
| Some College | 90,369 | 24.3% |
| Bach. Degree | 83,272 | 22.4% |
| Grad Degree | 50,083 | 13.5% |
| 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 | 232,720 | 223,978 | 8,742 | 3.8% | |
| 1991 | 239,478 | 230,530 | 8,948 | 3.7% | |
| 1992 | 247,176 | 238,412 | 8,764 | 3.5% | |
| 1993 | 258,154 | 250,688 | 7,466 | 2.9% | |
| 1994 | 272,968 | 266,034 | 6,934 | 2.5% | |
| 1995 | 283,922 | 277,092 | 6,830 | 2.4% | |
| 1996 | 291,306 | 283,004 | 8,302 | 2.8% | |
| 1997 | 294,106 | 285,362 | 8,744 | 3.0% | |
| 1998 | 298,756 | 289,832 | 8,924 | 3.0% | |
| 1999 | 308,620 | 301,072 | 7,548 | 2.4% | |
| 2000 | 332,234 | 322,768 | 9,466 | 2.8% | |
| 2001 | 345,212 | 335,040 | 10,172 | 2.9% | |
| 2002 | 363,266 | 351,588 | 11,678 | 3.2% | |
| 2003 | 374,388 | 360,748 | 13,640 | 3.6% | |
| 2004 | 390,136 | 375,812 | 14,324 | 3.7% | |
| 2005 | 414,054 | 400,240 | 13,814 | 3.3% | |
| 2006 | 423,564 | 408,598 | 14,966 | 3.5% | |
| 2007 | 429,424 | 412,782 | 16,642 | 3.9% | |
| 2008 | 431,164 | 413,260 | 17,904 | 4.2% | |
| 2009 | 427,488 | 400,616 | 26,872 | 6.3% | |
| 2010 | 434,244 | 406,728 | 27,516 | 6.3% | |
| 2011 | 441,490 | 414,496 | 26,994 | 6.1% | |
| 2012 | 448,432 | 423,382 | 25,050 | 5.6% | |
| 2013 | 453,938 | 429,562 | 24,376 | 5.4% | |
| 2014 | 468,814 | 448,192 | 20,622 | 4.4% | |
| 2015 | 490,388 | 472,694 | 17,694 | 3.6% | |
| 2016 | 508,002 | 493,506 | 14,496 | 2.9% | |
| 2017 | 521,692 | 507,022 | 14,670 | 2.8% | |
| 2018 | 529,222 | 514,662 | 14,560 | 2.8% | |
| 2019 | 542,912 | 529,136 | 13,776 | 2.5% | |
| 2020 | 547,138 | 522,512 | 24,626 | 4.5% | |
| 2021 | 559,108 | 542,976 | 16,132 | 2.9% | |
| 2022 | 587,186 | 573,334 | 13,852 | 2.4% | |
| 2023 | 599,306 | 585,064 | 14,242 | 2.4% | |
| 2024 | 613,152 | 596,730 | 16,422 | 2.7% | |