2024 population: 1,169,048
(
17,139 from 2020)
Land area: 1451.4 square miles
Population density: 805.5 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 738,047 | 63.13% | 2.9% |
| Black: | 135,194 | 11.56% | 7.0% |
| Indian: | 2,144 | 0.18% | 1.4% |
| Asian: | 72,819 | 6.23% | 13.4% |
| 2+ races: | 23,928 | 2.05% | 11.7% |
| Hispanic: | 196,916 | 16.84% | 10.6% |
| Total non-White: | 431,001 | 36.87% | 9.9% |
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Births: | 45,741 | 9.9 |
| Deaths: | 48,539 | 10.5 |
| Net Migration: | -5,559 | -1.2 |
| Net Immigration: | 28,493 | 6.2 |
| Change in White population: | -21,671 | -1.9 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 38,810 | 3.4 |
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 499,522 | |
| Median Value | $333,001 | |
| Occupied | 465,181 | 93.1% |
| Vacant | 34,341 | 6.9% |
| Owned | 313,190 | 67.3% |
| Rented | 151,991 | 32.7% |
| Median Rent | $1,418 | |
| Single-Family Units | 326,200 | 65.3% |
| Detached | 296,255 | 59.3% |
| Attached | 29,945 | 6.0% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 96,582 | 19.3% |
| Mobile Homes | 3,376 | 0.7% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 21,662 | 4.7% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 13,883 | 3.0% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 11,157 | 2.4% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 12,062 | 2.6% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 12,896 | 2.8% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 13,253 | 2.8% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 12,386 | 2.7% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 13,299 | 2.9% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 12,642 | 2.7% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 26,756 | 5.8% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 35,876 | 7.7% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 57,964 | 12.5% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 45,533 | 9.8% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 37,323 | 8.0% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 55,816 | 12.0% |
| $200,000 or more | 82,673 | 17.8% |
| Median Household Income | 95,150 | |
| Per Capita Income | 52,299 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 0 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 21,780 | 4.7% |
| Public Assistance | 15,275 | 3.3% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 61,239 | 13.2% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 468,009 | 75.9% |
| Unemployed | 22,850 | 3.7% |
| In Armed Forces | 837 | 0.1% |
| Total Labor Force | 491,696 | 79.7% |
| Not in Labor Force | 125,006 | 20.3% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 24.0% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 217,541 | 182,418 | 54.4% |
| Non-Profit | 19,512 | 38,861 | 33.4% |
| Self-Employed | 31,029 | 19,160 | 61.8% |
| Local Government | 15,426 | 28,710 | 35.0% |
| State Government | 15,809 | 17,770 | 47.1% |
| Federal Government | 5,038 | 3,737 | 57.4% |
| Total Private + Self | 248,570 | 201,578 | 55.2% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 55,785 | 89,078 | 38.5% |
| Total | 304,355 | 290,656 | 51.2% |
| Pct. Govt. | 14.5% | ||
| Pct. Private + Self | 75.7% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 113,935 | 19.1% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 116,704 | 19.6% |
| Professional, Technical | 174,159 | 29.2% |
| Service Occupations | 89,346 | 15.0% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 657 | 0.1% |
| All others | 101,693 | 17.1% |
| White Collar | 67.9% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Health care and social assistance | 92,532 | 15.5% |
| Manufacturing | 65,630 | 11.0% |
| Educational services | 65,557 | 11.0% |
| Retail trade | 62,194 | 10.4% |
| Finance and insurance | 52,879 | 8.9% |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 46,570 | 7.8% |
| Accommodation and food services | 32,894 | 5.5% |
| Construction | 30,986 | 5.2% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 26,695 | 4.5% |
| Public administration | 25,670 | 4.3% |
| Other services | 23,994 | 4.0% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 22,663 | 3.8% |
| Wholesale trade | 11,724 | 2.0% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 11,537 | 1.9% |
| Information | 9,759 | 1.6% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 7,090 | 1.2% |
| Utilities | 4,936 | 0.8% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,932 | 0.3% |
| Management | 434 | 0.1% |
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 161 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 11,952 | 1.04% |
| Puerto Rican | 112,347 | 9.74% |
| Cuban | 3,862 | 0.33% |
| Dominican | 11,360 | 0.99% |
| Total Central American | 10,758 | 0.93% |
| Costa Rican | 755 | 0.07% |
| Guatemalan | 2,636 | 0.23% |
| Honduran | 3,030 | 0.26% |
| Nicaraguan | 482 | 0.04% |
| Panamanian | 609 | 0.05% |
| Salvadoran | 3,165 | 0.27% |
| Other Central American | 81 | 0.01% |
| Total South American | 25,633 | 2.22% |
| Argentinean | 1,155 | 0.10% |
| Bolivian | 180 | 0.02% |
| Chilean | 982 | 0.09% |
| Colombian | 6,696 | 0.58% |
| Ecuadorian | 5,084 | 0.44% |
| Paraguayan | 60 | 0.01% |
| Peruvian | 9,112 | 0.79% |
| Uruguayan | 196 | 0.02% |
| Venezuelan | 1,540 | 0.13% |
| Other South American | 628 | 0.05% |
| Other Hispanic | 10,623 | 0.92% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 31,348 | 2.72% |
| Chinese | 10,956 | 0.95% |
| Vietnamese | 4,293 | 0.37% |
| Filipino | 3,247 | 0.28% |
| Korean | 3,045 | 0.26% |
| Laotian | 1,107 | 0.10% |
| Japanese | 917 | 0.08% |
| Bangladeshi | 869 | 0.08% |
| Cambodian | 609 | 0.05% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 855,193 | 78.0% |
| Spanish | 119,985 | 10.9% |
| Other Indo-European | 39,399 | 3.6% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 24,747 | 2.3% |
| Other Asian | 14,717 | 1.3% |
| Other | 10,941 | 1.0% |
| Chinese | 8,723 | 0.8% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 8,500 | 0.8% |
| Arabic | 3,987 | 0.4% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Irish | 162,009 | 14.0% |
| Italian | 159,123 | 13.8% |
| English | 104,684 | 9.1% |
| Polish | 96,469 | 8.4% |
| German | 91,120 | 7.9% |
| French | 54,761 | 4.7% |
| American | 35,299 | 3.1% |
| Jamaican | 31,660 | 2.7% |
| French Canadian | 31,399 | 2.7% |
| Scottish | 19,017 | 1.6% |
| Swedish | 18,332 | 1.6% |
| Portuguese | 12,405 | 1.1% |
| European | 12,383 | 1.1% |
| Russian | 11,203 | 1.0% |
| Lithuanian | 9,466 | 0.8% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 1,087,414 | 94.3% |
| Not a citizen | 65,698 | 5.7% |
| Native | 989,765 | 85.8% |
| Foreign-born | 163,347 | 14.2% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 27,147 | 3.3% | 37,281 | 4.6% | 201,499 | 24.8% | 199,529 | 24.6% | 191,923 | 23.6% | 155,236 | 19.1% |
| Average years of education: 14.1 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 27,147 | 3.3% |
| 9-12 Years | 37,281 | 4.6% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 201,499 | 24.8% |
| Some College | 199,529 | 24.6% |
| Bach. Degree | 191,923 | 23.6% |
| Grad Degree | 155,236 | 19.1% |
| Average years of education: 14.1 | ||
| Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
| 2024 | 1,227,070 | 1,188,128 | 38,942 | 3.2% | |