2024 population: 1,796,101
(
39,169 from 2020)
Land area: 9152.4 square miles
Population density: 196.2 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 1,339,151 | 74.56% | 1.3% |
| Black: | 228,663 | 12.73% | 5.3% |
| Indian: | 3,544 | 0.20% | 0.9% |
| Asian: | 44,874 | 2.50% | 25.3% |
| 2+ races: | 44,154 | 2.46% | 14.7% |
| Hispanic: | 135,715 | 7.56% | 30.0% |
| Total non-White: | 456,950 | 25.44% | 14.4% |
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Births: | 85,514 | 12.2 |
| Deaths: | 88,898 | 12.6 |
| Net Migration: | 4,571 | 0.7 |
| Net Immigration: | 37,517 | 5.3 |
| Change in White population: | -18,277 | -1.0 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 57,446 | 3.3 |
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 780,069 | |
| Median Value | $205,700 | |
| Occupied | 706,855 | 90.6% |
| Vacant | 73,214 | 9.4% |
| Owned | 487,889 | 69.0% |
| Rented | 218,966 | 31.0% |
| Median Rent | $958 | |
| Single-Family Units | 573,095 | 73.5% |
| Detached | 547,012 | 70.1% |
| Attached | 26,083 | 3.3% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 101,584 | 13.0% |
| Mobile Homes | 47,192 | 6.0% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 33,303 | 4.7% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 30,176 | 4.3% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 26,361 | 3.7% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 28,168 | 4.0% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 29,205 | 4.1% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 29,938 | 4.2% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 29,820 | 4.2% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 28,252 | 4.0% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 29,287 | 4.1% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 54,099 | 7.7% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 71,986 | 10.2% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 96,115 | 13.6% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 71,339 | 10.1% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 46,549 | 6.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 51,756 | 7.3% |
| $200,000 or more | 50,501 | 7.1% |
| Median Household Income | 67,822 | |
| Per Capita Income | 36,814 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 83 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 41,655 | 5.9% |
| Public Assistance | 12,948 | 1.8% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 73,515 | 10.4% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 766,701 | 71.3% |
| Unemployed | 38,712 | 3.6% |
| In Armed Forces | 5,128 | 0.5% |
| Total Labor Force | 810,541 | 75.4% |
| Not in Labor Force | 264,227 | 24.6% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 28.2% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 340,633 | 277,008 | 55.2% |
| Non-Profit | 20,705 | 48,044 | 30.1% |
| Self-Employed | 44,929 | 24,660 | 64.6% |
| Local Government | 20,639 | 32,318 | 39.0% |
| State Government | 12,406 | 17,462 | 41.5% |
| Federal Government | 10,857 | 9,372 | 53.7% |
| Total Private + Self | 385,562 | 301,668 | 56.1% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 64,607 | 107,196 | 37.6% |
| Total | 450,169 | 408,864 | 52.4% |
| Pct. Govt. | 12.0% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 129,841 | 15.1% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 175,360 | 20.4% |
| Professional, Technical | 184,330 | 21.4% |
| Service Occupations | 125,780 | 14.6% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 2,410 | 0.3% |
| All others | 245,610 | 28.5% |
| White Collar | 56.9% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 135,498 | 15.7% |
| Health care and social assistance | 118,878 | 13.8% |
| Retail trade | 97,212 | 11.3% |
| Educational services | 71,821 | 8.3% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 61,023 | 7.1% |
| Accommodation and food services | 56,458 | 6.6% |
| Construction | 52,985 | 6.2% |
| Finance and insurance | 45,132 | 5.2% |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 43,631 | 5.1% |
| Other services | 37,104 | 4.3% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 33,242 | 3.9% |
| Public administration | 32,218 | 3.7% |
| Wholesale trade | 19,573 | 2.3% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 13,704 | 1.6% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 12,910 | 1.5% |
| Information | 12,855 | 1.5% |
| Utilities | 7,989 | 0.9% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 6,130 | 0.7% |
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 1,447 | 0.2% |
| Management | 1,111 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 40,968 | 2.30% |
| Puerto Rican | 10,221 | 0.57% |
| Cuban | 18,565 | 1.04% |
| Dominican | 744 | 0.04% |
| Total Central American | 10,568 | 0.59% |
| Costa Rican | 102 | 0.01% |
| Guatemalan | 4,883 | 0.27% |
| Honduran | 3,105 | 0.17% |
| Nicaraguan | 379 | 0.02% |
| Panamanian | 1,054 | 0.06% |
| Salvadoran | 1,037 | 0.06% |
| Other Central American | 8 | 0.00% |
| Total South American | 4,512 | 0.25% |
| Argentinean | 406 | 0.02% |
| Bolivian | 136 | 0.01% |
| Chilean | 283 | 0.02% |
| Colombian | 1,319 | 0.07% |
| Ecuadorian | 236 | 0.01% |
| Paraguayan | 54 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 1,135 | 0.06% |
| Uruguayan | 24 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 803 | 0.05% |
| Other South American | 116 | 0.01% |
| Other Hispanic | 4,826 | 0.27% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 9,515 | 0.53% |
| Chinese | 4,032 | 0.23% |
| Filipino | 3,293 | 0.18% |
| Vietnamese | 3,229 | 0.18% |
| Korean | 3,059 | 0.17% |
| Japanese | 1,518 | 0.09% |
| Burmese | 1,428 | 0.08% |
| Thai | 586 | 0.03% |
| Bhutanese | 585 | 0.03% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 1,557,212 | 92.8% |
| Spanish | 60,881 | 3.6% |
| Other Indo-European | 11,012 | 0.7% |
| Other | 8,811 | 0.5% |
| Other Asian | 8,098 | 0.5% |
| German, other Germanic | 7,067 | 0.4% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 5,319 | 0.3% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 4,905 | 0.3% |
| Arabic | 3,961 | 0.2% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 285,902 | 16.0% |
| Irish | 215,757 | 12.1% |
| English | 211,632 | 11.9% |
| American | 155,125 | 8.7% |
| Italian | 42,027 | 2.4% |
| Scottish | 33,603 | 1.9% |
| European | 32,214 | 1.8% |
| French | 29,034 | 1.6% |
| Polish | 20,425 | 1.1% |
| Scotch-Irish | 19,110 | 1.1% |
| African | 16,237 | 0.9% |
| Dutch | 15,916 | 0.9% |
| Welsh | 11,531 | 0.6% |
| British | 10,029 | 0.6% |
| Swedish | 8,191 | 0.5% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 1,729,417 | 97.0% |
| Not a citizen | 52,633 | 3.0% |
| Native | 1,687,635 | 94.7% |
| Foreign-born | 94,415 | 5.3% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 37,388 | 3.0% | 82,309 | 6.7% | 389,869 | 31.7% | 372,514 | 30.3% | 210,887 | 17.1% | 138,283 | 11.2% |
| Average years of education: 13.4 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 37,388 | 3.0% |
| 9-12 Years | 82,309 | 6.7% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 389,869 | 31.7% |
| Some College | 372,514 | 30.3% |
| Bach. Degree | 210,887 | 17.1% |
| Grad Degree | 138,283 | 11.2% |
| Average years of education: 13.4 | ||
| Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
| 1990 | 708,514 | 670,106 | 38,408 | 5.4% | |
| 1991 | 705,533 | 662,153 | 43,380 | 6.1% | |
| 1992 | 717,812 | 676,397 | 41,415 | 5.8% | |
| 1993 | 728,767 | 692,162 | 36,605 | 5.0% | |
| 1994 | 745,830 | 712,060 | 33,770 | 4.5% | |
| 1995 | 759,629 | 724,492 | 35,137 | 4.6% | |
| 1996 | 763,220 | 728,269 | 34,951 | 4.6% | |
| 1997 | 778,090 | 743,991 | 34,099 | 4.4% | |
| 1998 | 785,447 | 755,133 | 30,314 | 3.9% | |
| 1999 | 796,662 | 765,722 | 30,940 | 3.9% | |
| 2000 | 794,062 | 765,006 | 29,056 | 3.7% | |
| 2001 | 787,007 | 749,708 | 37,299 | 4.7% | |
| 2002 | 781,912 | 738,317 | 43,595 | 5.6% | |
| 2003 | 788,361 | 742,740 | 45,621 | 5.8% | |
| 2004 | 790,484 | 748,025 | 42,459 | 5.4% | |
| 2005 | 800,779 | 754,125 | 46,654 | 5.8% | |
| 2006 | 818,502 | 772,999 | 45,503 | 5.6% | |
| 2007 | 819,860 | 777,517 | 42,343 | 5.2% | |
| 2008 | 824,099 | 771,660 | 52,439 | 6.4% | |
| 2009 | 830,117 | 740,752 | 89,365 | 10.8% | |
| 2010 | 837,556 | 751,340 | 86,216 | 10.3% | |
| 2011 | 836,327 | 757,428 | 78,899 | 9.4% | |
| 2012 | 838,084 | 770,602 | 67,482 | 8.1% | |
| 2013 | 843,792 | 781,344 | 62,448 | 7.4% | |
| 2014 | 833,823 | 784,217 | 49,606 | 5.9% | |
| 2015 | 837,383 | 797,785 | 39,598 | 4.7% | |
| 2016 | 858,961 | 821,842 | 37,119 | 4.3% | |
| 2017 | 873,670 | 837,991 | 35,679 | 4.1% | |
| 2018 | 883,725 | 850,318 | 33,407 | 3.8% | |
| 2019 | 888,420 | 855,462 | 32,958 | 3.7% | |
| 2020 | 868,447 | 809,514 | 58,933 | 6.8% | |
| 2021 | 873,352 | 836,966 | 36,386 | 4.2% | |
| 2022 | 881,755 | 850,500 | 31,255 | 3.5% | |
| 2023 | 872,571 | 840,441 | 32,130 | 3.7% | |
| 2024 | 891,600 | 850,826 | 40,774 | 4.6% | |