| Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) | 599,437,122 |
| Population | |
|---|---|
| Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) |
23,462,518 |
| Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024) |
23,372,215 |
| Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) |
21,538,207 |
| Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024) |
21,538,192 |
| Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) |
8.9% |
| Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024) |
8.5% |
| Population, Census, April 1, 2020 | 21,538,187 |
| Population, Census, April 1, 2010 | 18,801,310 |
| Age and Sex | |
| Persons under 5 years, percent |
4.9% |
| Persons under 18 years, percent |
19.3% |
| Persons 65 years and over, percent |
21.8% |
| Female persons, percent |
50.8% |
| Race and Hispanic Origin | |
| White alone, percent |
76.4% |
| Black alone, percent(a) |
16.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) |
0.6% |
| Asian alone, percent(a) |
3.4% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) |
0.1% |
| Two or More Races, percent |
2.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) |
28.7% |
| White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent |
50.6% |
| Population Characteristics | |
| Veterans, 2020-2024 | 1,327,071 |
| Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 | 21.9% |
| Housing | |
| Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) | 10,789,047 |
| Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 | 67.6% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 | $359,000 |
| Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 | $1,959 |
| Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 | $673 |
| Median gross rent, 2020-2024 | $1,669 |
| Building Permits, 2025 | 178,297 |
| Families & Living Arrangements | |
| Households, 2020-2024 | 8,752,810 |
| Persons per household, 2020-2024 | 2.51 |
| Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 | 86.3% |
| Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 | 30.6% |
| Computer and Internet Use | |
| Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 | 96.6% |
| Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 | 91.6% |
| Education | |
| High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 | 89.9% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 | 34.1% |
| Health | |
| With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 | 8.9% |
| Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent |
13.6% |
| Economy | |
| In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 | 59.3% |
| In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 | 55.2% |
| Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) | 94,559,362 |
| Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) | 211,744,080 |
| Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) | 98,048,310 |
| Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) | 484,218,148 |
| Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) | $21,767 |
| Transportation | |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 | 28.0 |
| Income & Poverty | |
| Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 | $74,568 |
| Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 | $42,609 |
| Persons in poverty, percent |
12.0% |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Population per square mile, 2020 | 401.4 |
| Population per square mile, 2010 | 350.6 |
| Land area in square miles, 2020 | 53,652.17 |
| Land area in square miles, 2010 | 53,624.76 |
| FIPS Code | 12 |