2024 population: 4,648,486 
  (  105,169 from 2020)
 105,169 from 2020) 
Land area: 2470.3 square miles
Population density: 1881.7 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 1,621,137 | 34.87% |  9.8% | 
| Black: | 316,334 | 6.81% |  6.0% | 
| Indian: | 10,154 | 0.22% |  5.6% | 
| Asian: | 1,411,183 | 30.36% |  5.9% | 
| 2+ races: | 193,356 | 4.16% |  1.4% | 
| Hispanic: | 1,096,322 | 23.58% |  0.9% | 
| Total non-White: | 3,027,349 | 65.13% |  2.4% | 
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate  | 
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| Births: | 190,799 | 10.0 | 
| Deaths: | 142,706 | 7.5 | 
| Net Migration:  | -326,637 | -17.2 | 
| Net Immigration:  | 179,409 | 9.4 | 
| Change in White population: | -176,240 | -3.7 | 
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 71,071 | 1.5 | 
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 1,851,003 | |
| Median Value | $1,113,265 | |
| Occupied | 1,723,229 | 93.1% | 
| Vacant | 127,774 | 6.9% | 
| Owned | 954,768 | 55.4% | 
| Rented | 768,461 | 44.6% | 
| Median Rent | $2,353 | |
| Single-Family Units | 1,082,907 | 58.5% | 
| Detached | 909,888 | 49.2% | 
| Attached | 173,019 | 9.3% | 
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 545,513 | 29.5% | 
| Mobile Homes | 18,419 | 1.0% | 
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % | 
| Less than $10,000 | 62,601 | 3.6% | 
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 48,749 | 2.8% | 
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 33,002 | 1.9% | 
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 36,106 | 2.1% | 
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 35,945 | 2.1% | 
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 33,476 | 1.9% | 
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 33,968 | 2.0% | 
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 33,787 | 2.0% | 
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 35,332 | 2.1% | 
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 69,089 | 4.0% | 
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 100,417 | 5.8% | 
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 165,828 | 9.6% | 
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 150,543 | 8.7% | 
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 128,406 | 7.5% | 
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 215,134 | 12.5% | 
| $200,000 or more | 540,846 | 31.4% | 
| Median Household Income | 130,257 | |
| Per Capita Income | 69,695 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 159 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 87,507 | 5.1% | 
| Public Assistance | 55,141 | 3.2% | 
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 147,862 | 8.6% | 
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 1,816,926 | 74.8% | 
| Unemployed | 98,832 | 4.1% | 
| In Armed Forces | 2,666 | 0.1% | 
| Total Labor Force | 1,918,424 | 79.0% | 
| Not in Labor Force | 509,171 | 21.0% | 
| Real Unemployment Rate | 25.0% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 949,845 | 717,785 | 57.0% | 
| Non-Profit | 79,392 | 137,293 | 36.6% | 
| Self-Employed | 154,433 | 113,947 | 57.5% | 
| Local Government | 74,825 | 107,231 | 41.1% | 
| State Government | 37,414 | 49,139 | 43.2% | 
| Federal Government | 26,232 | 21,072 | 55.5% | 
| Total Private + Self | 1,104,278 | 831,732 | 57.0% | 
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 217,863 | 314,735 | 40.9% | 
| Total | 1,322,141 | 1,146,467 | 53.6% | 
| Pct. Govt. | 12.8% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 562,462 | 22.7% | 
| Sales and Office Occupations | 435,858 | 17.6% | 
| Professional, Technical | 776,724 | 31.4% | 
| Service Occupations | 360,869 | 14.6% | 
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 6,132 | 0.2% | 
| All others | 337,103 | 13.6% | 
| White Collar | 71.8% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 415,707 | 16.8% | 
| Health care and social assistance | 315,283 | 12.7% | 
| Retail trade | 224,689 | 9.1% | 
| Educational services | 210,714 | 8.5% | 
| Manufacturing | 181,723 | 7.3% | 
| Accommodation and food services | 147,429 | 6.0% | 
| Construction | 136,717 | 5.5% | 
| Finance and insurance | 122,602 | 5.0% | 
| Transportation and warehousing | 115,202 | 4.7% | 
| Other services | 113,359 | 4.6% | 
| Information | 103,173 | 4.2% | 
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 101,999 | 4.1% | 
| Public administration | 91,958 | 3.7% | 
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 56,291 | 2.3% | 
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 54,711 | 2.2% | 
| Wholesale trade | 48,075 | 1.9% | 
| Utilities | 17,469 | 0.7% | 
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 9,816 | 0.4% | 
| Management | 4,594 | 0.2% | 
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 1,505 | 0.1% | 
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % | 
| Mexican | 661,512 | 14.10% | 
| Puerto Rican | 31,983 | 0.68% | 
| Cuban | 9,884 | 0.21% | 
| Dominican | 2,996 | 0.06% | 
| Total Central American | 195,564 | 4.17% | 
| Costa Rican | 2,971 | 0.06% | 
| Guatemalan | 53,108 | 1.13% | 
| Honduran | 10,613 | 0.23% | 
| Nicaraguan | 32,667 | 0.70% | 
| Panamanian | 3,261 | 0.07% | 
| Salvadoran | 91,981 | 1.96% | 
| Other Central American | 963 | 0.02% | 
| Total South American | 59,424 | 1.27% | 
| Argentinean | 6,273 | 0.13% | 
| Bolivian | 1,799 | 0.04% | 
| Chilean | 5,214 | 0.11% | 
| Colombian | 12,459 | 0.27% | 
| Ecuadorian | 3,901 | 0.08% | 
| Paraguayan | 220 | 0.00% | 
| Peruvian | 24,456 | 0.52% | 
| Uruguayan | 1,031 | 0.02% | 
| Venezuelan | 3,472 | 0.07% | 
| Other South American | 599 | 0.01% | 
| Other Hispanic | 70,188 | 1.50% | 
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % | 
| Chinese | 505,080 | 10.76% | 
| Filipino | 248,547 | 5.30% | 
| Indian | 235,284 | 5.01% | 
| Vietnamese | 66,771 | 1.42% | 
| Korean | 50,986 | 1.09% | 
| Japanese | 38,339 | 0.82% | 
| Taiwanese | 18,323 | 0.39% | 
| Cambodian | 7,983 | 0.17% | 
| Laotian | 6,709 | 0.14% | 
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % | 
| English | 2,607,424 | 58.6% | 
| Spanish | 690,245 | 15.5% | 
| Chinese | 398,658 | 9.0% | 
| Other Indo-European | 215,623 | 4.8% | 
| Tagalog | 155,541 | 3.5% | 
| Other Asian | 133,845 | 3.0% | 
| Vietnamese | 52,670 | 1.2% | 
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 47,710 | 1.1% | 
| Other | 35,971 | 0.8% | 
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % | 
| German | 334,193 | 7.1% | 
| Irish | 323,347 | 6.9% | 
| English | 301,429 | 6.4% | 
| Italian | 205,664 | 4.4% | 
| American | 106,609 | 2.3% | 
| European | 99,613 | 2.1% | 
| French | 80,538 | 1.7% | 
| Polish | 64,543 | 1.4% | 
| Scottish | 64,137 | 1.4% | 
| Russian | 57,761 | 1.2% | 
| Portuguese | 51,471 | 1.1% | 
| Swedish | 45,641 | 1.0% | 
| Norwegian | 44,826 | 1.0% | 
| British | 34,885 | 0.7% | 
| Dutch | 32,882 | 0.7% | 
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 4,082,335 | 87.0% | 
| Not a citizen | 609,907 | 13.0% | 
| Native | 3,241,422 | 69.1% | 
| Foreign-born | 1,450,820 | 30.9% | 
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 198,399 | 5.8% | 154,005 | 4.5% | 516,021 | 15.1% | 772,230 | 22.6% | 1,027,893 | 30.0% | 753,550 | 22.0% | 
| Average years of education: 14.3 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 198,399 | 5.8% | 
| 9-12 Years | 154,005 | 4.5% | 
| H.S. Grad or GED | 516,021 | 15.1% | 
| Some College | 772,230 | 22.6% | 
| Bach. Degree | 1,027,893 | 30.0% | 
| Grad Degree | 753,550 | 22.0% | 
| Average years of education: 14.3 | ||
| Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. | 
| 1990 | 4,047,326 | 3,901,020 | 146,306 | 3.6% | |
| 1991 | 4,025,856 | 3,820,216 | 205,640 | 5.1% | |
| 1992 | 4,043,632 | 3,789,204 | 254,428 | 6.3% | |
| 1993 | 4,049,786 | 3,791,688 | 258,098 | 6.4% | |
| 1994 | 4,065,386 | 3,825,038 | 240,348 | 5.9% | |
| 1995 | 4,041,260 | 3,822,614 | 218,646 | 5.4% | |
| 1996 | 4,063,510 | 3,874,666 | 188,844 | 4.6% | |
| 1997 | 4,172,220 | 4,008,246 | 163,974 | 3.9% | |
| 1998 | 4,242,946 | 4,093,802 | 149,144 | 3.5% | |
| 1999 | 4,303,724 | 4,176,732 | 126,992 | 3.0% | |
| 2000 | 4,563,208 | 4,411,070 | 152,138 | 3.3% | |
| 2001 | 4,566,974 | 4,363,012 | 203,962 | 4.5% | |
| 2002 | 4,484,732 | 4,202,608 | 282,124 | 6.3% | |
| 2003 | 4,379,162 | 4,097,548 | 281,614 | 6.4% | |
| 2004 | 4,315,980 | 4,078,756 | 237,224 | 5.5% | |
| 2005 | 4,294,466 | 4,088,818 | 205,648 | 4.8% | |
| 2006 | 4,316,102 | 4,136,380 | 179,722 | 4.2% | |
| 2007 | 4,393,298 | 4,202,306 | 190,992 | 4.3% | |
| 2008 | 4,485,550 | 4,228,646 | 256,904 | 5.7% | |
| 2009 | 4,522,344 | 4,080,568 | 441,776 | 9.8% | |
| 2010 | 4,640,088 | 4,170,298 | 469,790 | 10.1% | |
| 2011 | 4,680,408 | 4,246,976 | 433,432 | 9.3% | |
| 2012 | 4,772,814 | 4,394,024 | 378,790 | 7.9% | |
| 2013 | 4,808,632 | 4,494,234 | 314,398 | 6.5% | |
| 2014 | 4,872,850 | 4,615,586 | 257,264 | 5.3% | |
| 2015 | 4,955,900 | 4,743,084 | 212,816 | 4.3% | |
| 2016 | 5,043,576 | 4,849,464 | 194,112 | 3.8% | |
| 2017 | 5,090,614 | 4,919,678 | 170,936 | 3.4% | |
| 2018 | 5,118,240 | 4,975,952 | 142,288 | 2.8% | |
| 2019 | 5,150,448 | 5,013,338 | 137,110 | 2.7% | |
| 2020 | 4,950,266 | 4,547,564 | 402,702 | 8.1% | |
| 2021 | 4,936,888 | 4,660,924 | 275,964 | 5.6% | |
| 2022 | 5,069,418 | 4,918,062 | 151,356 | 3.0% | |
| 2023 | 5,034,898 | 4,849,494 | 185,404 | 3.7% | |
| 2024 | 5,003,380 | 4,793,854 | 209,526 | 4.2% | |