2022 population: 2,801,319
( 13,618 from 2010
, 18,973 from 2020)
Land area: 7863.6 square miles
Population density: 356.2 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 2,046,525 | 73.06% | 2.0% |
Black: | 505,932 | 18.06% | 1.4% |
Indian: | 5,756 | 0.21% | 1.8% |
Asian: | 84,467 | 3.02% | 39.5% |
2+ races: | 60,913 | 2.17% | 36.1% |
Hispanic: | 97,726 | 3.49% | 36.2% |
Total non-White: | 754,794 | 26.94% | 8.0% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 67,304 | 11.9 |
Deaths: | 73,914 | 13.1 |
Net Migration: | -20,237 | -3.6 |
Net Immigration: | 7,029 | 1.2 |
Change in White population: | -42,460 | -1.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 56,078 | 2.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 1,261,744 | |
Median Value | $215,202 | |
Occupied | 1,146,082 | 90.8% |
Vacant | 115,662 | 9.2% |
Owned | 799,798 | 69.8% |
Rented | 346,284 | 30.2% |
Median Rent | $1,034 | |
Single-Family Units | 940,677 | 74.6% |
Detached | 888,910 | 70.5% |
Attached | 51,767 | 4.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 168,801 | 13.4% |
Mobile Homes | 38,371 | 3.0% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 53,255 | 4.6% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 38,432 | 3.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 34,952 | 3.0% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 40,596 | 3.5% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 41,518 | 3.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 42,470 | 3.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 41,799 | 3.6% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 42,046 | 3.7% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 43,996 | 3.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 83,232 | 7.3% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 108,527 | 9.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 152,630 | 13.3% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 117,362 | 10.2% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 84,315 | 7.4% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 103,218 | 9.0% |
$200,000 or more | 117,734 | 10.3% |
Median Household Income | 76,133 | |
Per Capita Income | 42,716 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to U.S. | 90 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 55,417 | 4.8% |
Public Assistance | 19,862 | 1.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 122,155 | 10.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 1,281,694 | 74.1% |
Unemployed | 59,085 | 3.4% |
In Armed Forces | 5,544 | 0.3% |
Total Labor Force | 1,346,323 | 77.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 382,959 | 22.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 25.6% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 535,764 | 450,304 | 54.3% |
Non-Profit | 51,574 | 107,179 | 32.5% |
Self-Employed | 65,773 | 42,332 | 60.8% |
Local Government | 35,936 | 49,616 | 42.0% |
State Government | 13,406 | 20,444 | 39.6% |
Federal Government | 18,544 | 16,682 | 52.6% |
Total Private + Self | 601,537 | 492,636 | 55.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 119,460 | 193,921 | 38.1% |
Total | 720,997 | 686,557 | 51.2% |
Pct. Govt. | 11.0% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 252,439 | 17.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 292,342 | 20.7% |
Professional, Technical | 362,744 | 25.7% |
Service Occupations | 218,331 | 15.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 2,842 | 0.2% |
All others | 283,773 | 20.1% |
White Collar | 64.4% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 207,351 | 14.7% |
Manufacturing | 154,902 | 11.0% |
Retail trade | 150,008 | 10.6% |
Educational services | 129,808 | 9.2% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 108,355 | 7.7% |
Finance and insurance | 90,963 | 6.5% |
Accommodation and food services | 90,747 | 6.4% |
Construction | 89,161 | 6.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 67,620 | 4.8% |
Other services | 66,449 | 4.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 54,729 | 3.9% |
Public administration | 53,259 | 3.8% |
Wholesale trade | 37,538 | 2.7% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 29,778 | 2.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 25,705 | 1.8% |
Information | 24,994 | 1.8% |
Utilities | 12,805 | 0.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 9,402 | 0.7% |
Management | 3,785 | 0.3% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 2,270 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 57,336 | 2.04% |
Puerto Rican | 7,233 | 0.26% |
Cuban | 2,828 | 0.10% |
Dominican | 993 | 0.04% |
Total Central American | 7,532 | 0.27% |
Costa Rican | 645 | 0.02% |
Guatemalan | 3,210 | 0.11% |
Honduran | 1,779 | 0.06% |
Nicaraguan | 745 | 0.03% |
Panamanian | 537 | 0.02% |
Salvadoran | 576 | 0.02% |
Other Central American | 40 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 7,406 | 0.26% |
Argentinean | 555 | 0.02% |
Bolivian | 254 | 0.01% |
Chilean | 914 | 0.03% |
Colombian | 2,379 | 0.08% |
Ecuadorian | 561 | 0.02% |
Paraguayan | 53 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 1,360 | 0.05% |
Uruguayan | 100 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 1,188 | 0.04% |
Other South American | 42 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 9,613 | 0.34% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 26,907 | 0.96% |
Chinese | 16,532 | 0.59% |
Vietnamese | 8,420 | 0.30% |
Filipino | 7,471 | 0.27% |
Korean | 5,713 | 0.20% |
Japanese | 1,523 | 0.05% |
Taiwanese | 1,331 | 0.05% |
Thai | 1,118 | 0.04% |
Burmese | 663 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 2,482,146 | 93.5% |
Spanish | 53,962 | 2.0% |
Other Indo-European | 21,873 | 0.8% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 18,396 | 0.7% |
Other Asian | 15,204 | 0.6% |
Chinese | 14,371 | 0.5% |
Other | 10,743 | 0.4% |
German, other Germanic | 8,125 | 0.3% |
Vietnamese | 7,284 | 0.3% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 723,158 | 25.7% |
Irish | 357,590 | 12.7% |
English | 257,005 | 9.1% |
American | 151,244 | 5.4% |
Italian | 126,944 | 4.5% |
French | 81,031 | 2.9% |
Polish | 66,084 | 2.3% |
European | 47,004 | 1.7% |
Scottish | 40,262 | 1.4% |
Dutch | 26,164 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 21,045 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 18,015 | 0.6% |
Norwegian | 15,456 | 0.5% |
Russian | 13,905 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 13,479 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 2,753,643 | 97.9% |
Not a citizen | 59,880 | 2.1% |
Native | 2,678,284 | 95.2% |
Foreign-born | 135,239 | 4.8% |
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 | ||||||
39,397 | 2.0% | 97,288 | 5.0% | 500,521 | 25.6% | 600,659 | 30.7% | 428,763 | 21.9% | 290,409 | 14.8% |
Average years of education: 14.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 39,397 | 2.0% |
9-12 Years | 97,288 | 5.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 500,521 | 25.6% |
Some College | 600,659 | 30.7% |
Bach. Degree | 428,763 | 21.9% |
Grad Degree | 290,409 | 14.8% |
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 | 2,660,710 | 2,501,294 | 159,416 | 6.0% | |
1991 | 2,658,446 | 2,478,716 | 179,730 | 6.8% | |
1992 | 2,644,532 | 2,475,068 | 169,464 | 6.4% | |
1993 | 2,652,474 | 2,494,326 | 158,148 | 6.0% | |
1994 | 2,678,646 | 2,546,248 | 132,398 | 4.9% | |
1995 | 2,742,532 | 2,614,372 | 128,160 | 4.7% | |
1996 | 2,783,314 | 2,656,990 | 126,324 | 4.5% | |
1997 | 2,770,830 | 2,657,356 | 113,474 | 4.1% | |
1998 | 2,789,422 | 2,675,886 | 113,536 | 4.1% | |
1999 | 2,787,386 | 2,691,018 | 96,368 | 3.5% | |
2000 | 2,828,322 | 2,727,620 | 100,702 | 3.6% | |
2001 | 2,832,220 | 2,703,700 | 128,520 | 4.5% | |
2002 | 2,842,810 | 2,690,834 | 151,976 | 5.3% | |
2003 | 2,834,742 | 2,668,602 | 166,140 | 5.9% | |
2004 | 2,837,460 | 2,666,032 | 171,428 | 6.0% | |
2005 | 2,858,350 | 2,699,862 | 158,488 | 5.5% | |
2006 | 2,880,008 | 2,735,460 | 144,548 | 5.0% | |
2007 | 2,894,274 | 2,741,222 | 153,052 | 5.3% | |
2008 | 2,890,128 | 2,699,724 | 190,404 | 6.6% | |
2009 | 2,867,792 | 2,590,174 | 277,618 | 9.7% | |
2010 | 2,944,858 | 2,663,966 | 280,892 | 9.5% | |
2011 | 2,939,132 | 2,686,702 | 252,430 | 8.6% | |
2012 | 2,892,622 | 2,675,858 | 216,764 | 7.5% | |
2013 | 2,882,044 | 2,675,856 | 206,188 | 7.2% | |
2014 | 2,901,272 | 2,718,672 | 182,600 | 6.3% | |
2015 | 2,921,598 | 2,771,848 | 149,750 | 5.1% | |
2016 | 2,942,672 | 2,806,938 | 135,734 | 4.6% | |
2017 | 2,918,822 | 2,808,278 | 110,544 | 3.8% | |
2018 | 2,924,916 | 2,824,970 | 99,946 | 3.4% | |
2019 | 2,962,658 | 2,866,450 | 96,208 | 3.2% | |
2020 | 2,910,394 | 2,715,538 | 194,856 | 6.7% | |
2021 | 2,913,490 | 2,785,510 | 127,980 | 4.4% | |
2022 | 2,924,020 | 2,843,272 | 80,748 | 2.8% | |
2023 | 2,949,738 | 2,854,248 | 95,490 | 3.2% |