2024 population: 431,589
(
26,794 from 2020)
Land area: 1349.5 square miles
Population density: 319.8 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 229,250 | 53.12% | 4.3% |
| Black: | 140,594 | 32.58% | 5.0% |
| Indian: | 995 | 0.23% | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 13,553 | 3.14% | 23.5% |
| 2+ races: | 9,956 | 2.31% | 16.1% |
| Hispanic: | 37,241 | 8.63% | 22.0% |
| Total non-White: | 202,339 | 46.88% | 9.4% |
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Births: | 21,170 | 13.1 |
| Deaths: | 16,966 | 10.5 |
| Net Migration: | 16,419 | 10.1 |
| Net Immigration: | 5,644 | 3.5 |
| Change in White population: | 9,401 | 2.3 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 17,393 | 4.3 |
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 175,510 | |
| Median Value | $253,045 | |
| Occupied | 155,458 | 88.6% |
| Vacant | 20,052 | 11.4% |
| Owned | 95,909 | 61.7% |
| Rented | 59,549 | 38.3% |
| Median Rent | $1,268 | |
| Single-Family Units | 121,064 | 69.0% |
| Detached | 114,063 | 65.0% |
| Attached | 7,001 | 4.0% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 27,933 | 15.9% |
| Mobile Homes | 11,329 | 6.5% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 8,139 | 5.2% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 5,128 | 3.3% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 4,920 | 3.2% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 5,570 | 3.6% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 7,587 | 4.9% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 5,448 | 3.5% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 5,989 | 3.9% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 5,424 | 3.5% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 5,988 | 3.9% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 12,193 | 7.8% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 15,772 | 10.1% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 20,730 | 13.3% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 15,832 | 10.2% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 11,914 | 7.7% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 12,261 | 7.9% |
| $200,000 or more | 12,563 | 8.1% |
| Median Household Income | 70,523 | |
| Per Capita Income | 37,686 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 90 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 7,729 | 5.0% |
| Public Assistance | 2,004 | 1.3% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 17,639 | 11.3% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 170,801 | 69.5% |
| Unemployed | 11,153 | 4.5% |
| In Armed Forces | 5,107 | 2.1% |
| Total Labor Force | 187,061 | 76.1% |
| Not in Labor Force | 58,751 | 23.9% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 28.4% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 68,291 | 64,364 | 51.5% |
| Non-Profit | 4,446 | 8,780 | 33.6% |
| Self-Employed | 11,493 | 7,762 | 59.7% |
| Local Government | 5,860 | 8,950 | 39.6% |
| State Government | 3,041 | 5,113 | 37.3% |
| Federal Government | 2,887 | 2,363 | 55.0% |
| Total Private + Self | 79,784 | 72,126 | 52.5% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 16,234 | 25,206 | 39.2% |
| Total | 96,018 | 97,332 | 49.7% |
| Pct. Govt. | 14.6% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 29,361 | 15.2% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 40,676 | 21.0% |
| Professional, Technical | 45,049 | 23.3% |
| Service Occupations | 34,865 | 18.0% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 545 | 0.3% |
| All others | 43,800 | 22.6% |
| White Collar | 59.4% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Health care and social assistance | 26,105 | 13.5% |
| Retail trade | 23,308 | 12.0% |
| Manufacturing | 19,014 | 9.8% |
| Accommodation and food services | 18,833 | 9.7% |
| Educational services | 17,703 | 9.1% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 15,718 | 8.1% |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 12,629 | 6.5% |
| Construction | 11,698 | 6.0% |
| Public administration | 9,410 | 4.9% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 8,113 | 4.2% |
| Other services | 7,690 | 4.0% |
| Finance and insurance | 6,122 | 3.2% |
| Wholesale trade | 4,316 | 2.2% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 4,039 | 2.1% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 3,712 | 1.9% |
| Information | 2,921 | 1.5% |
| Utilities | 1,170 | 0.6% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 856 | 0.4% |
| Management | 295 | 0.2% |
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 99 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 10,355 | 2.55% |
| Puerto Rican | 7,113 | 1.75% |
| Cuban | 2,335 | 0.57% |
| Dominican | 612 | 0.15% |
| Total Central American | 3,111 | 0.77% |
| Costa Rican | 134 | 0.03% |
| Guatemalan | 864 | 0.21% |
| Honduran | 1,313 | 0.32% |
| Nicaraguan | 155 | 0.04% |
| Panamanian | 405 | 0.10% |
| Salvadoran | 240 | 0.06% |
| Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total South American | 1,768 | 0.43% |
| Argentinean | 271 | 0.07% |
| Bolivian | 22 | 0.01% |
| Chilean | 23 | 0.01% |
| Colombian | 679 | 0.17% |
| Ecuadorian | 88 | 0.02% |
| Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 352 | 0.09% |
| Uruguayan | 7 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 276 | 0.07% |
| Other South American | 50 | 0.01% |
| Other Hispanic | 2,070 | 0.51% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Chinese | 2,291 | 0.56% |
| Vietnamese | 2,017 | 0.50% |
| Indian | 1,998 | 0.49% |
| Filipino | 1,213 | 0.30% |
| Korean | 851 | 0.21% |
| Japanese | 368 | 0.09% |
| Thai | 277 | 0.07% |
| Laotian | 268 | 0.07% |
| Burmese | 146 | 0.04% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 346,653 | 90.8% |
| Spanish | 19,254 | 5.0% |
| Other Indo-European | 3,350 | 0.9% |
| German, other Germanic | 2,172 | 0.6% |
| Chinese | 2,073 | 0.5% |
| Vietnamese | 1,950 | 0.5% |
| Other Asian | 1,406 | 0.4% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 1,391 | 0.4% |
| Other | 1,327 | 0.3% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| English | 39,429 | 9.7% |
| Irish | 38,769 | 9.5% |
| German | 36,828 | 9.1% |
| American | 29,350 | 7.2% |
| Italian | 14,032 | 3.5% |
| Scottish | 8,042 | 2.0% |
| French | 6,386 | 1.6% |
| Polish | 5,324 | 1.3% |
| European | 4,971 | 1.2% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,107 | 1.0% |
| African | 4,100 | 1.0% |
| Dutch | 2,767 | 0.7% |
| Welsh | 2,530 | 0.6% |
| British | 2,070 | 0.5% |
| Swedish | 2,051 | 0.5% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 394,107 | 96.9% |
| Not a citizen | 12,468 | 3.1% |
| Native | 380,630 | 93.6% |
| Foreign-born | 25,945 | 6.4% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 6,768 | 2.5% | 16,950 | 6.2% | 71,788 | 26.3% | 84,462 | 30.9% | 56,679 | 20.7% | 36,645 | 13.4% |
| Average years of education: 13.8 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 6,768 | 2.5% |
| 9-12 Years | 16,950 | 6.2% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 71,788 | 26.3% |
| Some College | 84,462 | 30.9% |
| Bach. Degree | 56,679 | 20.7% |
| Grad Degree | 36,645 | 13.4% |
| Average years of education: 13.8 | ||
| Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
| 1990 | 239,598 | 228,886 | 10,712 | 4.5% | |
| 1991 | 241,644 | 230,470 | 11,174 | 4.6% | |
| 1992 | 251,156 | 235,394 | 15,762 | 6.3% | |
| 1993 | 250,978 | 236,644 | 14,334 | 5.7% | |
| 1994 | 254,304 | 240,450 | 13,854 | 5.4% | |
| 1995 | 256,772 | 243,718 | 13,054 | 5.1% | |
| 1996 | 261,078 | 248,394 | 12,684 | 4.9% | |
| 1997 | 269,890 | 256,932 | 12,958 | 4.8% | |
| 1998 | 273,030 | 260,882 | 12,148 | 4.4% | |
| 1999 | 275,212 | 264,232 | 10,980 | 4.0% | |
| 2000 | 283,014 | 273,218 | 9,796 | 3.5% | |
| 2001 | 286,148 | 276,024 | 10,124 | 3.5% | |
| 2002 | 297,652 | 284,466 | 13,186 | 4.4% | |
| 2003 | 304,006 | 290,418 | 13,588 | 4.5% | |
| 2004 | 319,744 | 305,640 | 14,104 | 4.4% | |
| 2005 | 331,560 | 315,864 | 15,696 | 4.7% | |
| 2006 | 342,276 | 327,814 | 14,462 | 4.2% | |
| 2007 | 356,954 | 342,196 | 14,758 | 4.1% | |
| 2008 | 360,134 | 338,878 | 21,256 | 5.9% | |
| 2009 | 353,566 | 322,032 | 31,534 | 8.9% | |
| 2010 | 336,082 | 302,688 | 33,394 | 9.9% | |
| 2011 | 339,400 | 306,166 | 33,234 | 9.8% | |
| 2012 | 345,018 | 314,332 | 30,686 | 8.9% | |
| 2013 | 345,480 | 317,920 | 27,560 | 8.0% | |
| 2014 | 346,536 | 321,944 | 24,592 | 7.1% | |
| 2015 | 349,122 | 328,942 | 20,180 | 5.8% | |
| 2016 | 362,862 | 343,940 | 18,922 | 5.2% | |
| 2017 | 375,286 | 358,628 | 16,658 | 4.4% | |
| 2018 | 379,438 | 365,478 | 13,960 | 3.7% | |
| 2019 | 385,278 | 372,716 | 12,562 | 3.3% | |
| 2020 | 381,498 | 354,954 | 26,544 | 7.0% | |
| 2021 | 392,946 | 377,512 | 15,434 | 3.9% | |
| 2022 | 396,108 | 384,606 | 11,502 | 2.9% | |
| 2023 | 401,108 | 389,690 | 11,418 | 2.8% | |
| 2024 | 420,484 | 407,580 | 12,904 | 3.1% | |