2024 population: 1,700,901
(
24,249 from 2020)
Land area: 1587.0 square miles
Population density: 1071.8 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 1,207,508 | 70.99% | 3.2% |
| Black: | 115,368 | 6.78% | 17.7% |
| Indian: | 5,885 | 0.35% | 1.5% |
| Asian: | 59,730 | 3.51% | 10.9% |
| 2+ races: | 39,113 | 2.30% | 11.0% |
| Hispanic: | 273,297 | 16.07% | 15.4% |
| Total non-White: | 493,393 | 29.01% | 14.8% |
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Births: | 66,317 | 9.9 |
| Deaths: | 72,930 | 10.9 |
| Net Migration: | -6,804 | -1.0 |
| Net Immigration: | 37,934 | 5.7 |
| Change in White population: | -39,361 | -2.3 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 63,610 | 3.8 |
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| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 730,957 | |
| Median Value | $429,537 | |
| Occupied | 675,395 | 92.4% |
| Vacant | 55,562 | 7.6% |
| Owned | 426,651 | 63.2% |
| Rented | 248,744 | 36.8% |
| Median Rent | $1,323 | |
| Single-Family Units | 428,754 | 58.7% |
| Detached | 399,609 | 54.7% |
| Attached | 29,145 | 4.0% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 125,115 | 17.1% |
| Mobile Homes | 7,705 | 1.1% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 30,786 | 4.6% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 27,222 | 4.0% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 23,015 | 3.4% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 20,912 | 3.1% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 19,148 | 2.8% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 20,673 | 3.1% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 19,640 | 2.9% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 20,392 | 3.0% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 18,807 | 2.8% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 38,489 | 5.7% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 58,146 | 8.6% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 82,233 | 12.2% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 69,641 | 10.3% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 57,615 | 8.5% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 75,124 | 11.1% |
| $200,000 or more | 93,552 | 13.9% |
| Median Household Income | 87,411 | |
| Per Capita Income | 46,468 | |
| Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
| Compared to U.S. | 101 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 44,969 | 6.7% |
| Public Assistance | 27,821 | 4.1% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 116,514 | 17.3% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 685,229 | 74.2% |
| Unemployed | 36,694 | 4.0% |
| In Armed Forces | 4,071 | 0.4% |
| Total Labor Force | 725,994 | 78.6% |
| Not in Labor Force | 197,362 | 21.4% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 25.3% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 307,939 | 261,949 | 54.0% |
| Non-Profit | 33,591 | 64,345 | 34.3% |
| Self-Employed | 45,301 | 27,532 | 62.2% |
| Local Government | 23,775 | 33,652 | 41.4% |
| State Government | 15,300 | 18,533 | 45.2% |
| Federal Government | 12,548 | 8,232 | 60.4% |
| Total Private + Self | 353,240 | 289,481 | 55.0% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 85,214 | 124,762 | 40.6% |
| Total | 438,454 | 414,243 | 51.4% |
| Pct. Govt. | 13.1% | ||
| Pct. Private + Self | 75.4% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 146,945 | 17.2% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 167,788 | 19.7% |
| Professional, Technical | 217,190 | 25.4% |
| Service Occupations | 146,357 | 17.1% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 2,834 | 0.3% |
| All others | 175,469 | 20.6% |
| White Collar | 62.3% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Health care and social assistance | 136,575 | 16.0% |
| Retail trade | 99,046 | 11.6% |
| Manufacturing | 89,969 | 10.5% |
| Educational services | 85,972 | 10.1% |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 62,060 | 7.3% |
| Construction | 60,994 | 7.1% |
| Accommodation and food services | 57,646 | 6.8% |
| Finance and insurance | 44,293 | 5.2% |
| Other services | 39,172 | 4.6% |
| Public administration | 36,392 | 4.3% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 35,473 | 4.2% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 32,769 | 3.8% |
| Wholesale trade | 19,601 | 2.3% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 18,868 | 2.2% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 11,699 | 1.4% |
| Information | 11,549 | 1.4% |
| Utilities | 5,390 | 0.6% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 4,686 | 0.5% |
| Management | 1,327 | 0.2% |
| Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 268 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 15,373 | 0.91% |
| Puerto Rican | 71,643 | 4.25% |
| Cuban | 3,350 | 0.20% |
| Dominican | 69,294 | 4.11% |
| Total Central American | 52,045 | 3.09% |
| Costa Rican | 1,174 | 0.07% |
| Guatemalan | 38,487 | 2.29% |
| Honduran | 3,867 | 0.23% |
| Nicaraguan | 535 | 0.03% |
| Panamanian | 662 | 0.04% |
| Salvadoran | 7,147 | 0.42% |
| Other Central American | 173 | 0.01% |
| Total South American | 27,317 | 1.62% |
| Argentinean | 504 | 0.03% |
| Bolivian | 2,600 | 0.15% |
| Chilean | 400 | 0.02% |
| Colombian | 14,346 | 0.85% |
| Ecuadorian | 5,189 | 0.31% |
| Paraguayan | 10 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 1,618 | 0.10% |
| Uruguayan | 81 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 2,496 | 0.15% |
| Other South American | 73 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 15,282 | 0.91% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 12,781 | 0.76% |
| Chinese | 11,113 | 0.66% |
| Cambodian | 7,276 | 0.43% |
| Filipino | 4,933 | 0.29% |
| Laotian | 3,287 | 0.20% |
| Vietnamese | 2,922 | 0.17% |
| Korean | 2,765 | 0.16% |
| Japanese | 867 | 0.05% |
| Hmong | 847 | 0.05% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 1,239,330 | 77.4% |
| Spanish | 177,916 | 11.1% |
| Other Indo-European | 105,287 | 6.6% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 24,631 | 1.5% |
| Other Asian | 15,148 | 0.9% |
| Other | 10,378 | 0.6% |
| Chinese | 9,017 | 0.6% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 6,265 | 0.4% |
| Arabic | 4,761 | 0.3% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Irish | 274,560 | 16.3% |
| Italian | 209,787 | 12.5% |
| Portuguese | 207,722 | 12.3% |
| English | 178,462 | 10.6% |
| French | 124,382 | 7.4% |
| German | 75,474 | 4.5% |
| French Canadian | 62,419 | 3.7% |
| American | 58,221 | 3.5% |
| Polish | 53,658 | 3.2% |
| Cape Verdean | 36,648 | 2.2% |
| Scottish | 26,604 | 1.6% |
| Swedish | 19,899 | 1.2% |
| European | 12,433 | 0.7% |
| Russian | 11,597 | 0.7% |
| Haitian | 10,971 | 0.7% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 1,574,417 | 93.5% |
| Not a citizen | 109,654 | 6.5% |
| Native | 1,436,231 | 85.3% |
| Foreign-born | 247,840 | 14.7% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 65,046 | 5.4% | 70,569 | 5.9% | 334,327 | 27.9% | 303,507 | 25.4% | 255,278 | 21.3% | 167,597 | 14.0% |
| Average years of education: 13.5 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 65,046 | 5.4% |
| 9-12 Years | 70,569 | 5.9% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 334,327 | 27.9% |
| Some College | 303,507 | 25.4% |
| Bach. Degree | 255,278 | 21.3% |
| Grad Degree | 167,597 | 14.0% |
| Average years of education: 13.5 | ||
| Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
| 1990 | 1,578,424 | 1,464,186 | 114,238 | 7.2% | |
| 1991 | 1,579,564 | 1,424,738 | 154,826 | 9.8% | |
| 1992 | 1,590,924 | 1,431,718 | 159,206 | 10.0% | |
| 1993 | 1,580,636 | 1,446,524 | 134,112 | 8.5% | |
| 1994 | 1,565,088 | 1,448,416 | 116,672 | 7.5% | |
| 1995 | 1,555,280 | 1,446,586 | 108,694 | 7.0% | |
| 1996 | 1,567,938 | 1,474,038 | 93,900 | 6.0% | |
| 1997 | 1,601,326 | 1,510,656 | 90,670 | 5.7% | |
| 1998 | 1,601,914 | 1,526,544 | 75,370 | 4.7% | |
| 1999 | 1,620,254 | 1,549,502 | 70,752 | 4.4% | |
| 2000 | 1,637,208 | 1,572,480 | 64,728 | 4.0% | |
| 2001 | 1,640,296 | 1,565,052 | 75,244 | 4.6% | |
| 2002 | 1,673,674 | 1,582,902 | 90,772 | 5.4% | |
| 2003 | 1,696,346 | 1,596,480 | 99,866 | 5.9% | |
| 2004 | 1,686,896 | 1,593,402 | 93,494 | 5.5% | |
| 2005 | 1,702,722 | 1,610,782 | 91,940 | 5.4% | |
| 2006 | 1,723,232 | 1,629,114 | 94,118 | 5.5% | |
| 2007 | 1,723,580 | 1,631,412 | 92,168 | 5.3% | |
| 2008 | 1,719,636 | 1,592,718 | 126,918 | 7.4% | |
| 2009 | 1,727,714 | 1,534,876 | 192,838 | 11.2% | |
| 2010 | 1,716,208 | 1,524,222 | 191,986 | 11.2% | |
| 2011 | 1,696,422 | 1,518,722 | 177,700 | 10.5% | |
| 2012 | 1,694,724 | 1,529,812 | 164,912 | 9.7% | |
| 2013 | 1,691,128 | 1,535,742 | 155,386 | 9.2% | |
| 2014 | 1,691,388 | 1,562,394 | 128,994 | 7.6% | |
| 2015 | 1,690,220 | 1,587,768 | 102,452 | 6.1% | |
| 2016 | 1,687,944 | 1,600,780 | 87,164 | 5.2% | |
| 2017 | 1,702,958 | 1,624,164 | 78,794 | 4.6% | |
| 2018 | 1,718,946 | 1,647,102 | 71,844 | 4.2% | |
| 2019 | 1,720,380 | 1,656,650 | 63,730 | 3.7% | |
| 2020 | 1,670,424 | 1,508,600 | 161,824 | 9.7% | |
| 2021 | 1,741,072 | 1,640,374 | 100,698 | 5.8% | |
| 2022 | 1,736,062 | 1,671,858 | 64,204 | 3.7% | |
| 2023 | 1,745,192 | 1,686,230 | 58,962 | 3.4% | |
| 2024 | 1,806,250 | 1,725,692 | 80,558 | 4.5% | |