2024 population: 996,680
(
68,472 from 2020)
Land area: 2709.6 square miles
Population density: 367.8 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 699,653 | 70.20% | 5.7% |
| Black: | 155,651 | 15.62% | 3.7% |
| Indian: | 2,117 | 0.21% | 7.1% |
| Asian: | 22,929 | 2.30% | 17.3% |
| 2+ races: | 20,048 | 2.01% | 21.8% |
| Hispanic: | 96,282 | 9.66% | 23.3% |
| Total non-White: | 297,027 | 29.80% | 11.6% |
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Births: | 45,459 | 12.2 |
| Deaths: | 46,173 | 12.4 |
| Net Migration: | 54,646 | 14.7 |
| Net Immigration: | 13,530 | 3.6 |
| Change in White population: | 37,612 | 4.1 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 30,860 | 3.3 |
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 421,283 | |
| Median Value | $265,189 | |
| Occupied | 383,842 | 91.1% |
| Vacant | 37,441 | 8.9% |
| Owned | 271,252 | 70.7% |
| Rented | 112,590 | 29.3% |
| Median Rent | $1,133 | |
| Single-Family Units | 298,539 | 70.9% |
| Detached | 284,427 | 67.5% |
| Attached | 14,112 | 3.3% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 53,677 | 12.7% |
| Mobile Homes | 50,098 | 11.9% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 20,665 | 5.4% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 12,964 | 3.4% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 13,330 | 3.5% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 14,311 | 3.7% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 13,776 | 3.6% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 15,715 | 4.1% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 15,510 | 4.0% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 15,531 | 4.0% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 14,757 | 3.8% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 27,021 | 7.0% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 38,512 | 10.0% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 51,334 | 13.4% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 38,160 | 9.9% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 26,645 | 6.9% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 30,879 | 8.0% |
| $200,000 or more | 34,732 | 9.0% |
| Median Household Income | 71,161 | |
| Per Capita Income | 39,498 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 84 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 16,788 | 4.4% |
| Public Assistance | 5,082 | 1.3% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 37,146 | 9.7% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 394,245 | 71.4% |
| Unemployed | 18,853 | 3.4% |
| In Armed Forces | 702 | 0.1% |
| Total Labor Force | 413,800 | 74.9% |
| Not in Labor Force | 138,538 | 25.1% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 28.5% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 180,713 | 144,261 | 55.6% |
| Non-Profit | 13,300 | 23,404 | 36.2% |
| Self-Employed | 27,490 | 15,839 | 63.4% |
| Local Government | 10,952 | 17,795 | 38.1% |
| State Government | 7,708 | 10,794 | 41.7% |
| Federal Government | 3,317 | 4,094 | 44.8% |
| Total Private + Self | 208,203 | 160,100 | 56.5% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 35,277 | 56,087 | 38.6% |
| Total | 243,480 | 216,187 | 53.0% |
| Pct. Govt. | 11.9% | ||
| Pct. Private + Self | 80.1% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 78,124 | 17.0% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 91,489 | 19.9% |
| Professional, Technical | 111,905 | 24.3% |
| Service Occupations | 71,198 | 15.5% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,126 | 0.2% |
| All others | 107,833 | 23.4% |
| White Collar | 61.1% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 75,843 | 16.5% |
| Health care and social assistance | 60,850 | 13.2% |
| Retail trade | 49,126 | 10.7% |
| Educational services | 43,279 | 9.4% |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 34,620 | 7.5% |
| Construction | 31,396 | 6.8% |
| Accommodation and food services | 30,947 | 6.7% |
| Other services | 22,773 | 4.9% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 21,397 | 4.6% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 18,374 | 4.0% |
| Finance and insurance | 17,235 | 3.7% |
| Public administration | 12,303 | 2.7% |
| Wholesale trade | 10,728 | 2.3% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 9,229 | 2.0% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 7,700 | 1.7% |
| Information | 7,121 | 1.5% |
| Utilities | 5,093 | 1.1% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,958 | 0.4% |
| Management | 374 | 0.1% |
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 203 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 33,587 | 3.49% |
| Puerto Rican | 11,062 | 1.15% |
| Cuban | 2,974 | 0.31% |
| Dominican | 1,509 | 0.16% |
| Total Central American | 13,282 | 1.38% |
| Costa Rican | 888 | 0.09% |
| Guatemalan | 5,358 | 0.56% |
| Honduran | 3,837 | 0.40% |
| Nicaraguan | 229 | 0.02% |
| Panamanian | 611 | 0.06% |
| Salvadoran | 2,277 | 0.24% |
| Other Central American | 82 | 0.01% |
| Total South American | 17,426 | 1.81% |
| Argentinean | 409 | 0.04% |
| Bolivian | 31 | 0.00% |
| Chilean | 320 | 0.03% |
| Colombian | 11,664 | 1.21% |
| Ecuadorian | 872 | 0.09% |
| Paraguayan | 18 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 958 | 0.10% |
| Uruguayan | 541 | 0.06% |
| Venezuelan | 2,591 | 0.27% |
| Other South American | 22 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 6,433 | 0.67% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 6,263 | 0.65% |
| Chinese | 3,242 | 0.34% |
| Filipino | 2,960 | 0.31% |
| Vietnamese | 1,617 | 0.17% |
| Korean | 1,347 | 0.14% |
| Japanese | 740 | 0.08% |
| Taiwanese | 407 | 0.04% |
| Thai | 403 | 0.04% |
| Burmese | 210 | 0.02% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 821,661 | 90.5% |
| Spanish | 57,232 | 6.3% |
| Other Indo-European | 6,883 | 0.8% |
| Other Asian | 3,466 | 0.4% |
| German, other Germanic | 3,238 | 0.4% |
| Chinese | 2,824 | 0.3% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 2,514 | 0.3% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 2,446 | 0.3% |
| Other | 1,890 | 0.2% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| English | 139,339 | 14.5% |
| Irish | 101,753 | 10.6% |
| German | 95,960 | 10.0% |
| American | 81,787 | 8.5% |
| Italian | 29,324 | 3.0% |
| Scottish | 26,444 | 2.7% |
| Scotch-Irish | 21,705 | 2.3% |
| French | 15,352 | 1.6% |
| Polish | 15,003 | 1.6% |
| European | 14,203 | 1.5% |
| Dutch | 7,285 | 0.8% |
| Swedish | 5,796 | 0.6% |
| Welsh | 5,234 | 0.5% |
| Norwegian | 5,178 | 0.5% |
| British | 4,617 | 0.5% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 926,289 | 96.3% |
| Not a citizen | 35,650 | 3.7% |
| Native | 898,473 | 93.4% |
| Foreign-born | 63,466 | 6.6% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 22,381 | 3.4% | 46,749 | 7.1% | 173,010 | 26.4% | 185,962 | 28.4% | 141,560 | 21.6% | 84,816 | 13.0% |
| Average years of education: 13.7 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 22,381 | 3.4% |
| 9-12 Years | 46,749 | 7.1% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 173,010 | 26.4% |
| Some College | 185,962 | 28.4% |
| Bach. Degree | 141,560 | 21.6% |
| Grad Degree | 84,816 | 13.0% |
| Average years of education: 13.7 | ||
| Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
| 1990 | 654,402 | 625,176 | 29,226 | 4.5% | |
| 1991 | 661,066 | 625,702 | 35,364 | 5.3% | |
| 1992 | 670,930 | 633,590 | 37,340 | 5.6% | |
| 1993 | 683,410 | 646,596 | 36,814 | 5.4% | |
| 1994 | 694,354 | 663,378 | 30,976 | 4.5% | |
| 1995 | 703,210 | 680,588 | 22,622 | 3.2% | |
| 1996 | 710,464 | 682,112 | 28,352 | 4.0% | |
| 1997 | 718,304 | 697,490 | 20,814 | 2.9% | |
| 1998 | 726,902 | 709,960 | 16,942 | 2.3% | |
| 1999 | 723,730 | 704,474 | 19,256 | 2.7% | |
| 2000 | 754,620 | 732,674 | 21,946 | 2.9% | |
| 2001 | 750,410 | 715,738 | 34,672 | 4.6% | |
| 2002 | 741,296 | 696,374 | 44,922 | 6.1% | |
| 2003 | 744,844 | 695,100 | 49,744 | 6.7% | |
| 2004 | 762,882 | 709,712 | 53,170 | 7.0% | |
| 2005 | 768,966 | 717,512 | 51,454 | 6.7% | |
| 2006 | 797,262 | 746,784 | 50,478 | 6.3% | |
| 2007 | 805,236 | 760,474 | 44,762 | 5.6% | |
| 2008 | 806,850 | 754,812 | 52,038 | 6.4% | |
| 2009 | 799,832 | 714,434 | 85,398 | 10.7% | |
| 2010 | 786,916 | 703,644 | 83,272 | 10.6% | |
| 2011 | 794,100 | 720,230 | 73,870 | 9.3% | |
| 2012 | 796,060 | 732,432 | 63,628 | 8.0% | |
| 2013 | 804,888 | 752,606 | 52,282 | 6.5% | |
| 2014 | 813,978 | 768,638 | 45,340 | 5.6% | |
| 2015 | 835,120 | 791,592 | 43,528 | 5.2% | |
| 2016 | 839,208 | 802,426 | 36,782 | 4.4% | |
| 2017 | 843,354 | 811,640 | 31,714 | 3.8% | |
| 2018 | 852,908 | 826,944 | 25,964 | 3.0% | |
| 2019 | 867,102 | 845,510 | 21,592 | 2.5% | |
| 2020 | 868,334 | 818,080 | 50,254 | 5.8% | |
| 2021 | 862,590 | 832,318 | 30,272 | 3.5% | |
| 2022 | 878,566 | 852,892 | 25,674 | 2.9% | |
| 2023 | 906,130 | 881,288 | 24,842 | 2.7% | |
| 2024 | 960,582 | 923,928 | 36,654 | 3.8% | |