2022 population: 517,916
( 45,817 from 2010
, 1,092 from 2020)
Land area: 1469.9 square miles
Population density: 352.3 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 393,651 | 76.01% | 5.6% |
Black: | 59,938 | 11.57% | 19.0% |
Indian: | 954 | 0.18% | 3.5% |
Asian: | 16,328 | 3.15% | 50.5% |
2+ races: | 12,980 | 2.51% | 50.0% |
Hispanic: | 34,065 | 6.58% | 22.7% |
Total non-White: | 124,265 | 23.99% | 25.2% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 13,097 | 12.7 |
Deaths: | 11,594 | 11.2 |
Net Migration: | -1,806 | -1.7 |
Net Immigration: | 1,350 | 1.3 |
Change in White population: | 20,812 | 4.4 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 25,005 | 5.3 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 226,808 | |
Median Value | $238,795 | |
Occupied | 210,280 | 92.7% |
Vacant | 16,528 | 7.3% |
Owned | 126,374 | 60.1% |
Rented | 83,906 | 39.9% |
Median Rent | $1,026 | |
Single-Family Units | 161,138 | 71.0% |
Detached | 147,354 | 65.0% |
Attached | 13,784 | 6.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 42,990 | 19.0% |
Mobile Homes | 5,397 | 2.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 11,776 | 5.6% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 7,491 | 3.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 7,086 | 3.4% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 8,919 | 4.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 8,928 | 4.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 7,718 | 3.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 9,101 | 4.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 8,438 | 4.0% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 8,016 | 3.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 16,557 | 7.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 20,366 | 9.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 26,107 | 12.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 20,801 | 9.9% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 15,104 | 7.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 15,964 | 7.6% |
$200,000 or more | 17,908 | 8.5% |
Median Household Income | 67,818 | |
Per Capita Income | 39,511 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to U.S. | 84 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 9,645 | 4.6% |
Public Assistance | 3,007 | 1.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 20,250 | 9.6% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 232,133 | 72.7% |
Unemployed | 11,886 | 3.7% |
In Armed Forces | 178 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 244,197 | 76.5% |
Not in Labor Force | 75,027 | 23.5% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 27.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 94,436 | 77,947 | 54.8% |
Non-Profit | 8,896 | 14,515 | 38.0% |
Self-Employed | 14,795 | 9,164 | 61.8% |
Local Government | 6,460 | 9,336 | 40.9% |
State Government | 9,558 | 12,811 | 42.7% |
Federal Government | 2,526 | 2,383 | 51.5% |
Total Private + Self | 109,231 | 87,111 | 55.6% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 27,440 | 39,045 | 41.3% |
Total | 136,671 | 126,156 | 52.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 16.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 42,322 | 16.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 55,017 | 20.9% |
Professional, Technical | 72,118 | 27.4% |
Service Occupations | 41,119 | 15.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,772 | 0.7% |
All others | 52,782 | 20.0% |
White Collar | 64.3% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 38,662 | 14.7% |
Educational services | 33,488 | 12.7% |
Retail trade | 31,777 | 12.1% |
Manufacturing | 30,582 | 11.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 18,665 | 7.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 17,512 | 6.6% |
Construction | 13,414 | 5.1% |
Other services | 13,260 | 5.0% |
Transportation and warehousing | 11,015 | 4.2% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 10,596 | 4.0% |
Public administration | 10,033 | 3.8% |
Finance and insurance | 8,407 | 3.2% |
Wholesale trade | 6,136 | 2.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 5,050 | 1.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 4,866 | 1.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 4,259 | 1.6% |
Information | 3,218 | 1.2% |
Utilities | 1,782 | 0.7% |
Management | 447 | 0.2% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 189 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 21,757 | 4.22% |
Puerto Rican | 2,344 | 0.45% |
Cuban | 872 | 0.17% |
Dominican | 166 | 0.03% |
Total Central American | 4,189 | 0.81% |
Costa Rican | 156 | 0.03% |
Guatemalan | 1,134 | 0.22% |
Honduran | 2,169 | 0.42% |
Nicaraguan | 34 | 0.01% |
Panamanian | 272 | 0.05% |
Salvadoran | 420 | 0.08% |
Other Central American | 4 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 1,919 | 0.37% |
Argentinean | 400 | 0.08% |
Bolivian | 29 | 0.01% |
Chilean | 90 | 0.02% |
Colombian | 375 | 0.07% |
Ecuadorian | 86 | 0.02% |
Paraguayan | 11 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 476 | 0.09% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 434 | 0.08% |
Other South American | 18 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 1,752 | 0.34% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 4,047 | 0.78% |
Indian | 3,317 | 0.64% |
Japanese | 1,102 | 0.21% |
Filipino | 1,082 | 0.21% |
Korean | 1,021 | 0.20% |
Vietnamese | 551 | 0.11% |
Cambodian | 414 | 0.08% |
Indonesian | 354 | 0.07% |
Thai | 138 | 0.03% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 435,684 | 89.6% |
Spanish | 24,126 | 5.0% |
Other Indo-European | 5,711 | 1.2% |
Other | 3,714 | 0.8% |
Other Asian | 3,426 | 0.7% |
Chinese | 3,110 | 0.6% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 2,620 | 0.5% |
Arabic | 2,327 | 0.5% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 2,258 | 0.5% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 70,794 | 13.7% |
German | 64,086 | 12.4% |
Irish | 58,957 | 11.4% |
American | 56,543 | 11.0% |
Italian | 13,125 | 2.5% |
Scottish | 12,418 | 2.4% |
European | 12,076 | 2.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 9,818 | 1.9% |
French | 7,662 | 1.5% |
Polish | 6,820 | 1.3% |
British | 4,829 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 4,656 | 0.9% |
Welsh | 4,481 | 0.9% |
Swedish | 2,960 | 0.6% |
Other Subsaharan African | 2,496 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 491,087 | 95.2% |
Not a citizen | 24,867 | 4.8% |
Native | 476,687 | 92.4% |
Foreign-born | 39,267 | 7.6% |
Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
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< 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
10,963 | 3.2% | 17,891 | 5.2% | 80,836 | 23.7% | 95,400 | 27.9% | 77,646 | 22.7% | 58,738 | 17.2% |
Average years of education: 14.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 10,963 | 3.2% |
9-12 Years | 17,891 | 5.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 80,836 | 23.7% |
Some College | 95,400 | 27.9% |
Bach. Degree | 77,646 | 22.7% |
Grad Degree | 58,738 | 17.2% |
Average years of education: 14.0 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 386,924 | 371,152 | 15,772 | 4.1% | |
1991 | 382,752 | 366,898 | 15,854 | 4.1% | |
1992 | 387,484 | 372,238 | 15,246 | 3.9% | |
1993 | 398,742 | 384,258 | 14,484 | 3.6% | |
1994 | 403,518 | 389,748 | 13,770 | 3.4% | |
1995 | 409,382 | 398,226 | 11,156 | 2.7% | |
1996 | 416,464 | 405,732 | 10,732 | 2.6% | |
1997 | 429,672 | 418,930 | 10,742 | 2.5% | |
1998 | 436,450 | 427,482 | 8,968 | 2.1% | |
1999 | 445,536 | 436,556 | 8,980 | 2.0% | |
2000 | 458,138 | 444,466 | 13,672 | 3.0% | |
2001 | 453,564 | 435,750 | 17,814 | 3.9% | |
2002 | 448,228 | 428,060 | 20,168 | 4.5% | |
2003 | 451,158 | 429,576 | 21,582 | 4.8% | |
2004 | 448,660 | 429,402 | 19,258 | 4.3% | |
2005 | 456,282 | 435,284 | 20,998 | 4.6% | |
2006 | 467,306 | 446,286 | 21,020 | 4.5% | |
2007 | 473,972 | 454,294 | 19,678 | 4.2% | |
2008 | 472,844 | 448,422 | 24,422 | 5.2% | |
2009 | 475,046 | 433,284 | 41,762 | 8.8% | |
2010 | 513,966 | 472,808 | 41,158 | 8.0% | |
2011 | 515,364 | 477,820 | 37,544 | 7.3% | |
2012 | 516,734 | 484,694 | 32,040 | 6.2% | |
2013 | 522,432 | 491,234 | 31,198 | 6.0% | |
2014 | 518,744 | 493,208 | 25,536 | 4.9% | |
2015 | 522,184 | 501,626 | 20,558 | 3.9% | |
2016 | 533,642 | 514,010 | 19,632 | 3.7% | |
2017 | 544,508 | 524,702 | 19,806 | 3.6% | |
2018 | 541,732 | 523,770 | 17,962 | 3.3% | |
2019 | 548,638 | 530,614 | 18,024 | 3.3% | |
2020 | 538,668 | 507,412 | 31,256 | 5.8% | |
2021 | 540,974 | 521,046 | 19,928 | 3.7% | |
2022 | 549,880 | 532,712 | 17,168 | 3.1% | |
2023 | 547,584 | 528,950 | 18,634 | 3.4% |