2022 population: 432,858
( 17,801 from 2010
, 6,178 from 2020)
Land area: 3281.7 square miles
Population density: 131.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 121,755 | 28.13% | 10.8% |
Black: | 9,737 | 2.25% | 13.8% |
Indian: | 1,227 | 0.28% | 9.8% |
Asian: | 26,590 | 6.14% | 3.7% |
2+ races: | 10,264 | 2.37% | 7.2% |
Hispanic: | 263,285 | 60.82% | 14.5% |
Total non-White: | 311,103 | 71.87% | 11.7% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 12,432 | 14.2 |
Deaths: | 6,978 | 7.9 |
Net Migration: | -12,905 | -14.7 |
Net Immigration: | 1,005 | 1.1 |
Change in White population: | -14,680 | -3.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 32,481 | 7.8 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 143,743 | |
Median Value | $683,700 | |
Occupied | 130,973 | 91.1% |
Vacant | 12,770 | 8.9% |
Owned | 68,359 | 52.2% |
Rented | 62,614 | 47.8% |
Median Rent | $1,873 | |
Single-Family Units | 99,775 | 69.4% |
Detached | 90,712 | 63.1% |
Attached | 9,063 | 6.3% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 24,873 | 17.3% |
Mobile Homes | 6,317 | 4.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 3,631 | 2.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 3,227 | 2.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 2,690 | 2.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 3,989 | 3.0% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 4,336 | 3.3% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 3,994 | 3.0% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 3,817 | 2.9% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 4,225 | 3.2% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 4,510 | 3.4% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 7,885 | 6.0% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 11,409 | 8.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 18,415 | 14.1% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 15,447 | 11.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 10,242 | 7.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 13,801 | 10.5% |
$200,000 or more | 19,355 | 14.8% |
Median Household Income | 91,043 | |
Per Capita Income | 37,741 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 114 | |
Compared to U.S. | 142 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 5,683 | 4.3% |
Public Assistance | 3,395 | 2.6% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 12,878 | 9.8% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 68,981 | 64.2% |
Unemployed | 4,582 | 4.3% |
In Armed Forces | 5,493 | 5.1% |
Total Labor Force | 79,056 | 73.6% |
Not in Labor Force | 28,389 | 26.4% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 30.7% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 73,785 | 52,223 | 58.6% |
Non-Profit | 4,365 | 6,955 | 38.6% |
Self-Employed | 11,824 | 7,699 | 60.6% |
Local Government | 5,622 | 10,328 | 35.2% |
State Government | 3,810 | 4,170 | 47.7% |
Federal Government | 3,562 | 2,538 | 58.4% |
Total Private + Self | 85,609 | 59,922 | 58.8% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 17,359 | 23,991 | 42.0% |
Total | 102,968 | 83,913 | 55.1% |
Pct. Govt. | 16.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 24,312 | 13.0% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 34,497 | 18.4% |
Professional, Technical | 35,324 | 18.8% |
Service Occupations | 36,371 | 19.4% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 19,158 | 10.2% |
All others | 56,998 | 30.4% |
White Collar | 50.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 27,523 | 14.7% |
Health care and social assistance | 21,110 | 11.3% |
Retail trade | 17,694 | 9.4% |
Educational services | 17,053 | 9.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 15,855 | 8.5% |
Construction | 14,243 | 7.6% |
Manufacturing | 10,415 | 5.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 9,968 | 5.3% |
Public administration | 9,936 | 5.3% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 9,662 | 5.2% |
Other services | 8,379 | 4.5% |
Transportation and warehousing | 5,166 | 2.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 4,911 | 2.6% |
Wholesale trade | 4,847 | 2.6% |
Finance and insurance | 3,312 | 1.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 3,120 | 1.7% |
Information | 2,500 | 1.3% |
Utilities | 1,582 | 0.8% |
Management | 113 | 0.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 113 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 240,956 | 55.06% |
Puerto Rican | 3,000 | 0.69% |
Cuban | 814 | 0.19% |
Dominican | 119 | 0.03% |
Total Central American | 8,823 | 2.02% |
Costa Rican | 30 | 0.01% |
Guatemalan | 1,140 | 0.26% |
Honduran | 670 | 0.15% |
Nicaraguan | 277 | 0.06% |
Panamanian | 134 | 0.03% |
Salvadoran | 6,565 | 1.50% |
Other Central American | 7 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 2,645 | 0.60% |
Argentinean | 986 | 0.23% |
Bolivian | 16 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 169 | 0.04% |
Colombian | 326 | 0.07% |
Ecuadorian | 305 | 0.07% |
Paraguayan | 69 | 0.02% |
Peruvian | 495 | 0.11% |
Uruguayan | 169 | 0.04% |
Venezuelan | 110 | 0.03% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 5,597 | 1.28% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 11,503 | 2.63% |
Chinese | 3,776 | 0.86% |
Indian | 2,477 | 0.57% |
Korean | 2,286 | 0.52% |
Japanese | 2,149 | 0.49% |
Vietnamese | 1,675 | 0.38% |
Thai | 349 | 0.08% |
Bangladeshi | 112 | 0.03% |
Taiwanese | 106 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
Spanish | 198,941 | 48.7% |
English | 183,203 | 44.9% |
Tagalog | 5,722 | 1.4% |
Other Indo-European | 4,676 | 1.1% |
Other Asian | 3,389 | 0.8% |
Chinese | 2,572 | 0.6% |
Arabic | 1,992 | 0.5% |
German, other Germanic | 1,758 | 0.4% |
Korean | 1,604 | 0.4% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 24,903 | 5.7% |
English | 24,520 | 5.6% |
Irish | 19,437 | 4.4% |
Italian | 15,501 | 3.5% |
American | 7,868 | 1.8% |
European | 6,210 | 1.4% |
French | 5,163 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 4,806 | 1.1% |
Portuguese | 4,274 | 1.0% |
Polish | 3,422 | 0.8% |
Norwegian | 2,711 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 2,633 | 0.6% |
Dutch | 2,299 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 2,100 | 0.5% |
Russian | 2,083 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 348,752 | 79.7% |
Not a citizen | 88,857 | 20.3% |
Native | 311,047 | 71.1% |
Foreign-born | 126,562 | 28.9% |
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 | ||||||
48,086 | 17.2% | 26,425 | 9.4% | 57,115 | 20.4% | 72,395 | 25.9% | 45,473 | 16.3% | 30,240 | 10.8% |
Average years of education: 12.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 48,086 | 17.2% |
9-12 Years | 26,425 | 9.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 57,115 | 20.4% |
Some College | 72,395 | 25.9% |
Bach. Degree | 45,473 | 16.3% |
Grad Degree | 30,240 | 10.8% |
Average years of education: 12.2 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 172,654 | 156,030 | 16,624 | 9.6% | 5.8% |
1991 | 171,758 | 152,131 | 19,627 | 11.4% | 7.8% |
1992 | 177,080 | 155,007 | 22,073 | 12.5% | 9.4% |
1993 | 176,744 | 153,635 | 23,109 | 13.1% | 9.5% |
1994 | 175,018 | 153,154 | 21,864 | 12.5% | 8.7% |
1995 | 174,659 | 153,122 | 21,537 | 12.3% | 7.9% |
1996 | 177,428 | 157,183 | 20,245 | 11.4% | 7.3% |
1997 | 181,854 | 161,859 | 19,995 | 11.0% | 6.4% |
1998 | 184,345 | 164,512 | 19,833 | 10.8% | 5.9% |
1999 | 187,901 | 169,691 | 18,210 | 9.7% | 5.3% |
2000 | 203,030 | 188,232 | 14,798 | 7.3% | 4.9% |
2001 | 204,306 | 188,278 | 16,028 | 7.8% | 5.5% |
2002 | 207,809 | 189,086 | 18,723 | 9.0% | 6.8% |
2003 | 208,766 | 189,880 | 18,886 | 9.0% | 6.9% |
2004 | 207,192 | 190,014 | 17,178 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
2005 | 206,604 | 191,585 | 15,019 | 7.3% | 5.4% |
2006 | 203,396 | 189,335 | 14,061 | 6.9% | 4.9% |
2007 | 205,698 | 191,156 | 14,542 | 7.1% | 5.3% |
2008 | 212,165 | 194,178 | 17,987 | 8.5% | 7.3% |
2009 | 216,502 | 190,569 | 25,933 | 12.0% | 11.5% |
2010 | 216,038 | 187,860 | 28,178 | 13.0% | 12.5% |
2011 | 216,257 | 188,401 | 27,856 | 12.9% | 11.9% |
2012 | 217,399 | 191,832 | 25,567 | 11.8% | 10.5% |
2013 | 215,676 | 193,153 | 22,523 | 10.4% | 9.0% |
2014 | 217,354 | 197,439 | 19,915 | 9.2% | 7.6% |
2015 | 218,274 | 200,452 | 17,822 | 8.2% | 6.3% |
2016 | 218,802 | 201,971 | 16,831 | 7.7% | 5.5% |
2017 | 219,644 | 203,770 | 15,874 | 7.2% | 4.8% |
2018 | 221,941 | 207,683 | 14,258 | 6.4% | 4.3% |
2019 | 221,150 | 207,085 | 14,065 | 6.4% | 4.2% |
2020 | 213,471 | 190,389 | 23,082 | 10.8% | 10.1% |
2021 | 212,225 | 194,669 | 17,556 | 8.3% | 7.3% |
2022 | 220,475 | 207,384 | 13,091 | 5.9% | 4.2% |
2023 | 217,665 | 202,396 | 15,269 | 7.0% | 4.8% |