2022 population: 1,628,997
( 118,726 from 2010
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53,334 from 2020)
Land area: 737.5 square miles
Population density: 2208.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 468,521 | 28.76% | ![]() |
Black: | 160,869 | 9.88% | ![]() |
Indian: | 4,052 | 0.25% | ![]() |
Asian: | 563,282 | 34.58% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 70,285 | 4.31% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 361,988 | 22.22% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 1,160,476 | 71.24% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 38,468 | 11.4 |
Deaths: | 25,786 | 7.7 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -80,712 | -24.0 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 16,030 | 4.8 |
Change in White population: | -46,038 | -3.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 164,764 | 10.9 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 622,856 | |
Median Value | $999,200 | |
Occupied | 585,818 | 94.1% |
Vacant | 37,038 | 5.9% |
Owned | 317,451 | 54.2% |
Rented | 268,367 | 45.8% |
Median Rent | $2,229 | |
Single-Family Units | 375,781 | 60.3% |
Detached | 321,058 | 51.5% |
Attached | 54,723 | 8.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 175,812 | 28.2% |
Mobile Homes | 7,216 | 1.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 23,324 | 4.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 16,279 | 2.8% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 11,815 | 2.0% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 13,345 | 2.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 12,677 | 2.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 12,520 | 2.1% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 12,285 | 2.1% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 11,216 | 1.9% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 12,699 | 2.2% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 24,114 | 4.1% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 37,041 | 6.3% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 58,556 | 10.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 51,722 | 8.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 44,559 | 7.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 74,078 | 12.6% |
$200,000 or more | 169,588 | 28.9% |
Median Household Income | 122,488 | |
Per Capita Income | 60,193 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 119 | |
Compared to U.S. | 148 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 29,908 | 5.1% |
Public Assistance | 24,514 | 4.2% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 57,139 | 9.8% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 644,691 | 73.9% |
Unemployed | 33,277 | 3.8% |
In Armed Forces | 1,314 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 679,282 | 77.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 193,597 | 22.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 26.0% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 339,533 | 253,358 | 57.3% |
Non-Profit | 27,618 | 50,927 | 35.2% |
Self-Employed | 47,120 | 35,116 | 57.3% |
Local Government | 24,964 | 37,283 | 40.1% |
State Government | 15,877 | 19,308 | 45.1% |
Federal Government | 10,105 | 7,763 | 56.6% |
Total Private + Self | 386,653 | 288,474 | 57.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 78,564 | 115,281 | 40.5% |
Total | 465,217 | 403,755 | 53.5% |
Pct. Govt. | 13.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 180,911 | 20.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 147,500 | 17.0% |
Professional, Technical | 289,609 | 33.3% |
Service Occupations | 119,855 | 13.8% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,903 | 0.2% |
All others | 132,224 | 15.2% |
White Collar | 71.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Professional, scientific, technical | 145,364 | 16.7% |
Health care and social assistance | 111,258 | 12.8% |
Manufacturing | 84,515 | 9.7% |
Educational services | 78,450 | 9.0% |
Retail trade | 76,948 | 8.8% |
Accommodation and food services | 48,329 | 5.6% |
Construction | 46,139 | 5.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 41,459 | 4.8% |
Other services | 39,272 | 4.5% |
Finance and insurance | 35,151 | 4.0% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 33,205 | 3.8% |
Information | 33,092 | 3.8% |
Public administration | 32,305 | 3.7% |
Wholesale trade | 18,278 | 2.1% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 18,124 | 2.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 17,257 | 2.0% |
Utilities | 6,113 | 0.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 2,809 | 0.3% |
Management | 1,645 | 0.2% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 386 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 262,023 | 15.75% |
Puerto Rican | 12,474 | 0.75% |
Cuban | 3,539 | 0.21% |
Dominican | 938 | 0.06% |
Total Central American | 51,932 | 3.12% |
Costa Rican | 701 | 0.04% |
Guatemalan | 18,312 | 1.10% |
Honduran | 3,773 | 0.23% |
Nicaraguan | 6,343 | 0.38% |
Panamanian | 1,048 | 0.06% |
Salvadoran | 21,558 | 1.30% |
Other Central American | 197 | 0.01% |
Total South American | 16,362 | 0.98% |
Argentinean | 2,323 | 0.14% |
Bolivian | 453 | 0.03% |
Chilean | 1,946 | 0.12% |
Colombian | 4,294 | 0.26% |
Ecuadorian | 700 | 0.04% |
Paraguayan | 2 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 5,153 | 0.31% |
Uruguayan | 415 | 0.02% |
Venezuelan | 851 | 0.05% |
Other South American | 225 | 0.01% |
Other Hispanic | 22,335 | 1.34% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 175,078 | 10.52% |
Indian | 146,663 | 8.81% |
Filipino | 87,276 | 5.25% |
Vietnamese | 33,361 | 2.01% |
Korean | 20,100 | 1.21% |
Japanese | 11,275 | 0.68% |
Taiwanese | 8,554 | 0.51% |
Cambodian | 4,748 | 0.29% |
Burmese | 2,777 | 0.17% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 851,110 | 54.1% |
Spanish | 250,179 | 15.9% |
Chinese | 145,220 | 9.2% |
Other Indo-European | 108,467 | 6.9% |
Other Asian | 67,386 | 4.3% |
Tagalog | 56,029 | 3.6% |
Vietnamese | 27,941 | 1.8% |
Other | 16,922 | 1.1% |
Korean | 14,375 | 0.9% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 97,673 | 5.9% |
Irish | 90,032 | 5.4% |
English | 85,300 | 5.1% |
Italian | 49,744 | 3.0% |
American | 31,869 | 1.9% |
European | 28,700 | 1.7% |
Portuguese | 23,502 | 1.4% |
French | 22,521 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 19,082 | 1.1% |
Polish | 18,017 | 1.1% |
Russian | 13,746 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 13,103 | 0.8% |
Norwegian | 12,901 | 0.8% |
British | 10,703 | 0.6% |
Afghan | 10,637 | 0.6% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 1,417,256 | 85.2% |
Not a citizen | 246,567 | 14.8% |
Native | 1,110,247 | 66.7% |
Foreign-born | 553,576 | 33.3% |
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 | ||||||
70,927 | 5.9% | 57,859 | 4.8% | 193,986 | 16.2% | 262,981 | 22.0% | 343,246 | 28.8% | 264,889 | 22.2% |
Average years of education: 14.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 70,927 | 5.9% |
9-12 Years | 57,859 | 4.8% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 193,986 | 16.2% |
Some College | 262,981 | 22.0% |
Bach. Degree | 343,246 | 28.8% |
Grad Degree | 264,889 | 22.2% |
Average years of education: 14.2 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 677,208 | 649,849 | 27,359 | 4.0% | 5.8% |
1991 | 673,297 | 636,311 | 36,986 | 5.5% | 7.8% |
1992 | 676,844 | 632,143 | 44,701 | 6.6% | 9.4% |
1993 | 677,590 | 632,236 | 45,354 | 6.7% | 9.5% |
1994 | 679,944 | 637,748 | 42,196 | 6.2% | 8.7% |
1995 | 677,286 | 638,518 | 38,768 | 5.7% | 7.9% |
1996 | 676,460 | 641,796 | 34,664 | 5.1% | 7.3% |
1997 | 693,449 | 662,316 | 31,133 | 4.5% | 6.4% |
1998 | 704,133 | 674,916 | 29,217 | 4.1% | 5.9% |
1999 | 715,700 | 690,619 | 25,081 | 3.5% | 5.3% |
2000 | 768,654 | 741,264 | 27,390 | 3.6% | 4.9% |
2001 | 776,398 | 739,045 | 37,353 | 4.8% | 5.5% |
2002 | 771,356 | 719,228 | 52,128 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
2003 | 754,430 | 702,182 | 52,248 | 6.9% | 6.9% |
2004 | 741,445 | 697,890 | 43,555 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
2005 | 734,383 | 696,983 | 37,400 | 5.1% | 5.4% |
2006 | 735,010 | 702,439 | 32,571 | 4.4% | 4.9% |
2007 | 746,245 | 711,529 | 34,716 | 4.7% | 5.3% |
2008 | 756,795 | 709,639 | 47,156 | 6.2% | 7.3% |
2009 | 764,554 | 682,769 | 81,785 | 10.7% | 11.5% |
2010 | 782,680 | 695,343 | 87,337 | 11.2% | 12.5% |
2011 | 785,124 | 704,596 | 80,528 | 10.3% | 11.9% |
2012 | 796,456 | 726,131 | 70,325 | 8.8% | 10.5% |
2013 | 799,847 | 741,222 | 58,625 | 7.3% | 9.0% |
2014 | 806,326 | 758,819 | 47,507 | 5.9% | 7.6% |
2015 | 819,008 | 779,897 | 39,111 | 4.8% | 6.3% |
2016 | 831,827 | 796,037 | 35,790 | 4.3% | 5.5% |
2017 | 838,697 | 807,652 | 31,045 | 3.7% | 4.8% |
2018 | 841,484 | 815,690 | 25,794 | 3.1% | 4.3% |
2019 | 841,075 | 815,889 | 25,186 | 3.0% | 4.2% |
2020 | 813,807 | 742,411 | 71,396 | 8.8% | 10.1% |
2021 | 812,967 | 763,473 | 49,494 | 6.1% | 7.3% |
2022 | 825,606 | 798,404 | 27,202 | 3.3% | 4.2% |
2023 | 826,102 | 792,439 | 33,663 | 4.1% | 4.8% |