2024 population: 2,253,579 
  (  61,561 from 2020)
 61,561 from 2020) 
Land area: 7256.5 square miles
Population density: 310.6 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 1,567,133 | 69.54% |  0.6% | 
| Black: | 274,013 | 12.16% |  1.9% | 
| Indian: | 8,626 | 0.38% |  1.0% | 
| Asian: | 79,392 | 3.52% |  11.2% | 
| 2+ races: | 64,241 | 2.85% |  12.7% | 
| Hispanic: | 260,174 | 11.54% |  13.7% | 
| Total non-White: | 686,446 | 30.46% |  8.1% | 
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate  | 
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| Births: | 108,902 | 12.4 | 
| Deaths: | 87,737 | 10.0 | 
| Net Migration:  | 7,901 | 0.9 | 
| Net Immigration:  | 31,695 | 3.6 | 
| Change in White population: | 10,030 | 0.5 | 
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 51,531 | 2.4 | 
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 940,968 | |
| Median Value | $243,912 | |
| Occupied | 869,964 | 92.5% | 
| Vacant | 71,004 | 7.5% | 
| Owned | 568,916 | 65.4% | 
| Rented | 301,048 | 34.6% | 
| Median Rent | $1,144 | |
| Single-Family Units | 709,918 | 75.4% | 
| Detached | 651,628 | 69.3% | 
| Attached | 58,290 | 6.2% | 
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 159,665 | 17.0% | 
| Mobile Homes | 15,888 | 1.7% | 
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % | 
| Less than $10,000 | 36,414 | 4.2% | 
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 26,350 | 3.0% | 
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 26,288 | 3.0% | 
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 27,907 | 3.2% | 
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 30,024 | 3.5% | 
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 31,970 | 3.7% | 
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 30,445 | 3.5% | 
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 29,819 | 3.4% | 
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 30,587 | 3.5% | 
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 62,825 | 7.2% | 
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 83,032 | 9.5% | 
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 118,194 | 13.6% | 
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 94,912 | 10.9% | 
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 67,687 | 7.8% | 
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 84,911 | 9.8% | 
| $200,000 or more | 88,599 | 10.2% | 
| Median Household Income | 80,490 | |
| Per Capita Income | 42,489 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 92 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 33,839 | 3.9% | 
| Public Assistance | 15,217 | 1.7% | 
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 67,393 | 7.7% | 
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 960,816 | 76.2% | 
| Unemployed | 41,871 | 3.3% | 
| In Armed Forces | 4,771 | 0.4% | 
| Total Labor Force | 1,007,458 | 79.9% | 
| Not in Labor Force | 253,558 | 20.1% | 
| Real Unemployment Rate | 23.4% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 441,050 | 350,139 | 55.7% | 
| Non-Profit | 30,922 | 65,778 | 32.0% | 
| Self-Employed | 56,847 | 37,873 | 60.0% | 
| Local Government | 29,647 | 42,447 | 41.1% | 
| State Government | 12,576 | 19,129 | 39.7% | 
| Federal Government | 17,911 | 17,400 | 50.7% | 
| Total Private + Self | 497,897 | 388,012 | 56.2% | 
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 91,056 | 144,754 | 38.6% | 
| Total | 588,953 | 532,766 | 52.5% | 
| Pct. Govt. | 12.4% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 208,180 | 18.5% | 
| Sales and Office Occupations | 237,721 | 21.2% | 
| Professional, Technical | 276,113 | 24.6% | 
| Service Occupations | 165,306 | 14.7% | 
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 2,777 | 0.2% | 
| All others | 236,033 | 21.0% | 
| White Collar | 64.3% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Health care and social assistance | 157,501 | 14.0% | 
| Retail trade | 121,857 | 10.8% | 
| Professional, scientific, technical | 107,194 | 9.5% | 
| Manufacturing | 104,748 | 9.3% | 
| Educational services | 90,334 | 8.0% | 
| Finance and insurance | 76,524 | 6.8% | 
| Construction | 75,250 | 6.7% | 
| Accommodation and food services | 69,374 | 6.2% | 
| Transportation and warehousing | 64,093 | 5.7% | 
| Public administration | 51,113 | 4.6% | 
| Other services | 49,767 | 4.4% | 
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 41,387 | 3.7% | 
| Wholesale trade | 31,538 | 2.8% | 
| Information | 22,787 | 2.0% | 
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 21,599 | 1.9% | 
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 20,355 | 1.8% | 
| Utilities | 8,052 | 0.7% | 
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 7,745 | 0.7% | 
| Management | 1,216 | 0.1% | 
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 919 | 0.1% | 
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % | 
| Mexican | 151,916 | 6.93% | 
| Puerto Rican | 9,879 | 0.45% | 
| Cuban | 5,172 | 0.24% | 
| Dominican | 1,339 | 0.06% | 
| Total Central American | 22,413 | 1.02% | 
| Costa Rican | 214 | 0.01% | 
| Guatemalan | 7,605 | 0.35% | 
| Honduran | 6,674 | 0.30% | 
| Nicaraguan | 444 | 0.02% | 
| Panamanian | 831 | 0.04% | 
| Salvadoran | 6,406 | 0.29% | 
| Other Central American | 239 | 0.01% | 
| Total South American | 7,787 | 0.36% | 
| Argentinean | 524 | 0.02% | 
| Bolivian | 338 | 0.02% | 
| Chilean | 228 | 0.01% | 
| Colombian | 2,939 | 0.13% | 
| Ecuadorian | 668 | 0.03% | 
| Paraguayan | 73 | 0.00% | 
| Peruvian | 1,367 | 0.06% | 
| Uruguayan | 180 | 0.01% | 
| Venezuelan | 1,295 | 0.06% | 
| Other South American | 175 | 0.01% | 
| Other Hispanic | 12,036 | 0.55% | 
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % | 
| Indian | 18,831 | 0.86% | 
| Chinese | 9,473 | 0.43% | 
| Vietnamese | 7,615 | 0.35% | 
| Filipino | 5,185 | 0.24% | 
| Korean | 3,955 | 0.18% | 
| Burmese | 3,665 | 0.17% | 
| Hmong | 2,871 | 0.13% | 
| Laotian | 1,688 | 0.08% | 
| Japanese | 1,480 | 0.07% | 
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % | 
| English | 1,843,946 | 89.7% | 
| Spanish | 120,225 | 5.8% | 
| Other Asian | 17,801 | 0.9% | 
| Other Indo-European | 17,252 | 0.8% | 
| Other | 14,826 | 0.7% | 
| Chinese | 8,110 | 0.4% | 
| Arabic | 7,143 | 0.3% | 
| Vietnamese | 5,675 | 0.3% | 
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 5,621 | 0.3% | 
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % | 
| German | 428,949 | 19.6% | 
| Irish | 262,751 | 12.0% | 
| English | 260,085 | 11.9% | 
| American | 104,047 | 4.7% | 
| European | 74,282 | 3.4% | 
| Italian | 66,792 | 3.0% | 
| French | 43,612 | 2.0% | 
| Scottish | 40,663 | 1.9% | 
| Polish | 33,538 | 1.5% | 
| Swedish | 32,288 | 1.5% | 
| Dutch | 23,637 | 1.1% | 
| Scotch-Irish | 23,291 | 1.1% | 
| Norwegian | 22,464 | 1.0% | 
| Welsh | 16,587 | 0.8% | 
| British | 13,806 | 0.6% | 
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 2,110,258 | 96.3% | 
| Not a citizen | 80,492 | 3.7% | 
| Native | 2,040,232 | 93.1% | 
| Foreign-born | 150,518 | 6.9% | 
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 38,823 | 2.6% | 65,070 | 4.4% | 374,282 | 25.2% | 435,206 | 29.3% | 356,738 | 24.0% | 216,091 | 14.5% | 
| Average years of education: 13.9 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 38,823 | 2.6% | 
| 9-12 Years | 65,070 | 4.4% | 
| H.S. Grad or GED | 374,282 | 25.2% | 
| Some College | 435,206 | 29.3% | 
| Bach. Degree | 356,738 | 24.0% | 
| Grad Degree | 216,091 | 14.5% | 
| Average years of education: 13.9 | ||
| Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. | 
| 1990 | 1,734,686 | 1,650,304 | 84,382 | 4.9% | |
| 1991 | 1,755,452 | 1,657,772 | 97,680 | 5.6% | |
| 1992 | 1,768,680 | 1,675,940 | 92,740 | 5.2% | |
| 1993 | 1,800,086 | 1,708,296 | 91,790 | 5.1% | |
| 1994 | 1,847,764 | 1,760,632 | 87,132 | 4.7% | |
| 1995 | 1,891,110 | 1,809,056 | 82,054 | 4.3% | |
| 1996 | 1,920,976 | 1,841,004 | 79,972 | 4.2% | |
| 1997 | 1,953,060 | 1,878,528 | 74,532 | 3.8% | |
| 1998 | 1,992,798 | 1,918,630 | 74,168 | 3.7% | |
| 1999 | 2,011,622 | 1,949,482 | 62,140 | 3.1% | |
| 2000 | 1,970,798 | 1,904,118 | 66,680 | 3.4% | |
| 2001 | 1,970,658 | 1,883,762 | 86,896 | 4.4% | |
| 2002 | 1,974,510 | 1,865,702 | 108,808 | 5.5% | |
| 2003 | 1,994,444 | 1,873,698 | 120,746 | 6.1% | |
| 2004 | 2,013,510 | 1,889,460 | 124,050 | 6.2% | |
| 2005 | 2,023,930 | 1,909,192 | 114,738 | 5.7% | |
| 2006 | 2,032,770 | 1,929,830 | 102,940 | 5.1% | |
| 2007 | 2,064,112 | 1,959,072 | 105,040 | 5.1% | |
| 2008 | 2,063,822 | 1,942,006 | 121,816 | 5.9% | |
| 2009 | 2,075,644 | 1,897,652 | 177,992 | 8.6% | |
| 2010 | 2,158,834 | 1,972,904 | 185,930 | 8.6% | |
| 2011 | 2,158,848 | 1,989,546 | 169,302 | 7.8% | |
| 2012 | 2,154,368 | 2,012,236 | 142,132 | 6.6% | |
| 2013 | 2,159,894 | 2,024,368 | 135,526 | 6.3% | |
| 2014 | 2,191,452 | 2,068,428 | 123,024 | 5.6% | |
| 2015 | 2,221,864 | 2,114,514 | 107,350 | 4.8% | |
| 2016 | 2,249,342 | 2,153,352 | 95,990 | 4.3% | |
| 2017 | 2,260,456 | 2,173,928 | 86,528 | 3.8% | |
| 2018 | 2,257,332 | 2,181,440 | 75,892 | 3.4% | |
| 2019 | 2,278,640 | 2,204,330 | 74,310 | 3.3% | |
| 2020 | 2,277,430 | 2,137,264 | 140,166 | 6.2% | |
| 2021 | 2,288,642 | 2,195,820 | 92,822 | 4.1% | |
| 2022 | 2,304,654 | 2,244,104 | 60,550 | 2.6% | |
| 2023 | 2,327,356 | 2,259,936 | 67,420 | 2.9% | |
| 2024 | 2,400,788 | 2,314,968 | 85,820 | 3.6% | |