2024 population: 1,001,010
(
33,415 from 2020)
Land area: 4346.3 square miles
Population density: 230.3 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 723,328 | 72.26% | 0.1% |
| Black: | 78,778 | 7.87% | 5.5% |
| Indian: | 4,277 | 0.43% | 2.8% |
| Asian: | 37,774 | 3.77% | 18.8% |
| 2+ races: | 26,020 | 2.60% | 13.3% |
| Hispanic: | 130,833 | 13.07% | 17.5% |
| Total non-White: | 277,682 | 27.74% | 13.4% |
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Births: | 52,420 | 13.5 |
| Deaths: | 35,246 | 9.1 |
| Net Migration: | -723 | -0.2 |
| Net Immigration: | 16,639 | 4.3 |
| Change in White population: | 682 | 0.1 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 32,733 | 3.4 |
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 402,606 | |
| Median Value | $227,739 | |
| Occupied | 378,359 | 94.0% |
| Vacant | 24,247 | 6.0% |
| Owned | 249,834 | 66.0% |
| Rented | 128,525 | 34.0% |
| Median Rent | $1,089 | |
| Single-Family Units | 299,576 | 74.4% |
| Detached | 284,284 | 70.6% |
| Attached | 15,292 | 3.8% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 83,699 | 20.8% |
| Mobile Homes | 6,521 | 1.6% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 14,949 | 4.0% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 12,012 | 3.2% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 11,235 | 3.0% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 11,562 | 3.1% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 12,954 | 3.4% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 14,454 | 3.8% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 11,944 | 3.2% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 13,408 | 3.5% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 12,983 | 3.4% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 25,849 | 6.8% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 37,260 | 9.8% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 50,656 | 13.4% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 43,632 | 11.5% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 30,594 | 8.1% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 36,202 | 9.6% |
| $200,000 or more | 38,665 | 10.2% |
| Median Household Income | 79,972 | |
| Per Capita Income | 42,028 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 97 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 14,597 | 3.9% |
| Public Assistance | 7,408 | 2.0% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 34,032 | 9.0% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 424,480 | 77.7% |
| Unemployed | 14,953 | 2.7% |
| In Armed Forces | 4,966 | 0.9% |
| Total Labor Force | 444,399 | 81.3% |
| Not in Labor Force | 101,984 | 18.7% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 21.4% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 191,409 | 151,196 | 55.9% |
| Non-Profit | 16,786 | 34,511 | 32.7% |
| Self-Employed | 25,977 | 16,397 | 61.3% |
| Local Government | 13,910 | 21,086 | 39.7% |
| State Government | 7,052 | 8,837 | 44.4% |
| Federal Government | 8,031 | 5,901 | 57.6% |
| Total Private + Self | 217,386 | 167,593 | 56.5% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 45,779 | 70,335 | 39.4% |
| Total | 263,165 | 237,928 | 52.5% |
| Pct. Govt. | 12.9% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 90,061 | 17.9% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 105,825 | 21.1% |
| Professional, Technical | 126,710 | 25.3% |
| Service Occupations | 75,295 | 15.0% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,965 | 0.4% |
| All others | 103,898 | 20.7% |
| White Collar | 64.3% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Health care and social assistance | 75,089 | 15.0% |
| Retail trade | 53,427 | 10.6% |
| Educational services | 46,101 | 9.2% |
| Finance and insurance | 43,096 | 8.6% |
| Manufacturing | 40,525 | 8.1% |
| Construction | 38,471 | 7.7% |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 37,899 | 7.6% |
| Accommodation and food services | 29,664 | 5.9% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 25,867 | 5.2% |
| Other services | 21,480 | 4.3% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 21,235 | 4.2% |
| Public administration | 18,739 | 3.7% |
| Wholesale trade | 12,441 | 2.5% |
| Information | 8,959 | 1.8% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 8,853 | 1.8% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 7,492 | 1.5% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 6,138 | 1.2% |
| Utilities | 5,027 | 1.0% |
| Management | 791 | 0.2% |
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 495 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 82,412 | 8.53% |
| Puerto Rican | 4,067 | 0.42% |
| Cuban | 1,547 | 0.16% |
| Dominican | 655 | 0.07% |
| Total Central American | 10,803 | 1.12% |
| Costa Rican | 253 | 0.03% |
| Guatemalan | 4,632 | 0.48% |
| Honduran | 1,432 | 0.15% |
| Nicaraguan | 403 | 0.04% |
| Panamanian | 185 | 0.02% |
| Salvadoran | 3,898 | 0.40% |
| Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total South American | 3,452 | 0.36% |
| Argentinean | 222 | 0.02% |
| Bolivian | 105 | 0.01% |
| Chilean | 835 | 0.09% |
| Colombian | 963 | 0.10% |
| Ecuadorian | 129 | 0.01% |
| Paraguayan | 25 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 474 | 0.05% |
| Uruguayan | 124 | 0.01% |
| Venezuelan | 535 | 0.06% |
| Other South American | 40 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 5,978 | 0.62% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 5,665 | 0.59% |
| Burmese | 5,097 | 0.53% |
| Filipino | 3,362 | 0.35% |
| Chinese | 3,226 | 0.33% |
| Vietnamese | 2,779 | 0.29% |
| Korean | 2,017 | 0.21% |
| Thai | 1,056 | 0.11% |
| Japanese | 908 | 0.09% |
| Bhutanese | 827 | 0.09% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 795,439 | 88.2% |
| Spanish | 64,891 | 7.2% |
| Other Asian | 9,864 | 1.1% |
| Other Indo-European | 7,184 | 0.8% |
| Other | 6,692 | 0.7% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 3,558 | 0.4% |
| Chinese | 2,490 | 0.3% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 2,434 | 0.3% |
| Vietnamese | 2,219 | 0.2% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 268,794 | 27.8% |
| Irish | 125,339 | 13.0% |
| English | 92,880 | 9.6% |
| Italian | 37,118 | 3.8% |
| Polish | 35,165 | 3.6% |
| American | 33,649 | 3.5% |
| Czech | 32,689 | 3.4% |
| Swedish | 27,801 | 2.9% |
| Danish | 21,928 | 2.3% |
| Norwegian | 20,179 | 2.1% |
| French | 17,999 | 1.9% |
| European | 17,906 | 1.9% |
| Scottish | 14,813 | 1.5% |
| Dutch | 14,508 | 1.5% |
| Scotch-Irish | 6,830 | 0.7% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 923,056 | 95.5% |
| Not a citizen | 43,632 | 4.5% |
| Native | 892,187 | 92.3% |
| Foreign-born | 74,501 | 7.7% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 21,953 | 3.5% | 25,647 | 4.0% | 145,869 | 22.9% | 199,720 | 31.4% | 156,197 | 24.6% | 86,815 | 13.6% |
| Average years of education: 13.9 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 21,953 | 3.5% |
| 9-12 Years | 25,647 | 4.0% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 145,869 | 22.9% |
| Some College | 199,720 | 31.4% |
| Bach. Degree | 156,197 | 24.6% |
| Grad Degree | 86,815 | 13.6% |
| 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 | 724,120 | 703,852 | 20,268 | 2.8% | |
| 1991 | 731,494 | 708,252 | 23,242 | 3.2% | |
| 1992 | 741,300 | 716,134 | 25,166 | 3.4% | |
| 1993 | 757,304 | 732,888 | 24,416 | 3.2% | |
| 1994 | 775,848 | 752,950 | 22,898 | 3.0% | |
| 1995 | 793,144 | 771,036 | 22,108 | 2.8% | |
| 1996 | 812,780 | 790,676 | 22,104 | 2.7% | |
| 1997 | 823,922 | 802,708 | 21,214 | 2.6% | |
| 1998 | 831,804 | 811,990 | 19,814 | 2.4% | |
| 1999 | 837,788 | 817,062 | 20,726 | 2.5% | |
| 2000 | 843,530 | 820,196 | 23,334 | 2.8% | |
| 2001 | 849,934 | 821,932 | 28,002 | 3.3% | |
| 2002 | 862,172 | 828,466 | 33,706 | 3.9% | |
| 2003 | 870,212 | 832,984 | 37,228 | 4.3% | |
| 2004 | 876,000 | 838,230 | 37,770 | 4.3% | |
| 2005 | 880,306 | 842,784 | 37,522 | 4.3% | |
| 2006 | 883,634 | 853,302 | 30,332 | 3.4% | |
| 2007 | 894,022 | 864,120 | 29,902 | 3.3% | |
| 2008 | 906,702 | 874,232 | 32,470 | 3.6% | |
| 2009 | 904,534 | 858,850 | 45,684 | 5.1% | |
| 2010 | 930,532 | 882,482 | 48,050 | 5.2% | |
| 2011 | 938,914 | 893,180 | 45,734 | 4.9% | |
| 2012 | 944,180 | 903,474 | 40,706 | 4.3% | |
| 2013 | 947,220 | 909,250 | 37,970 | 4.0% | |
| 2014 | 951,956 | 917,882 | 34,074 | 3.6% | |
| 2015 | 955,864 | 924,906 | 30,958 | 3.2% | |
| 2016 | 961,906 | 930,816 | 31,090 | 3.2% | |
| 2017 | 965,840 | 936,402 | 29,438 | 3.0% | |
| 2018 | 978,248 | 949,490 | 28,758 | 2.9% | |
| 2019 | 996,640 | 966,444 | 30,196 | 3.0% | |
| 2020 | 988,196 | 940,842 | 47,354 | 4.8% | |
| 2021 | 1,000,574 | 969,512 | 31,062 | 3.1% | |
| 2022 | 1,012,508 | 986,628 | 25,880 | 2.6% | |
| 2023 | 1,010,072 | 984,872 | 25,200 | 2.5% | |
| 2024 | 1,055,510 | 1,024,262 | 31,248 | 3.0% | |