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Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 317,751 525,757 934,298 719,339 5,194,625 12,719,141
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 317,751 525,757 934,298 719,339 5,194,625 12,719,141
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 310,305 516,709 933,029 714,394 5,279,010 12,821,741
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) 2.4% 1.8% 0.1% 0.7% -1.6% -0.8%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 310,229 516,522 932,877 714,342 5,275,541 12,812,508
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 308,760 515,269 916,924 703,462 5,194,675 12,830,632
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.1% 5.5% 5.4% 5.0% 4.9% 5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.5% 22.6% 21.2% 21.8% 19.4% 20.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 18.9% 17.3% 19.4% 17.9% 17.3% 18.7%
Female persons, percent 50.3% 50.4% 51.0% 50.2% 51.6% 50.9%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 89.2% 80.3% 74.7% 75.3% 61.2% 72.4%
Black alone, percent(a) 2.2% 6.3% 5.6% 7.9% 22.8% 14.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 1.4% 3.8% 1.4% 2.8% 3.0% 2.0%
Asian alone, percent(a) 3.6% 5.6% 14.6% 10.0% 9.1% 7.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 3.4% 3.9% 3.6% 3.9% 3.9% 3.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 17.4% 34.6% 17.0% 26.0% 27.8% 19.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 74.7% 52.6% 60.7% 54.7% 39.4% 56.7%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 13,409 16,877 25,169 25,130 132,321 478,196
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 9.9% 17.2% 20.5% 19.8% 21.7% 14.7%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 124,493 195,957 370,517 272,757 2,292,484 5,504,295
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 82.7% 76.0% 73.1% 74.8% 57.7% 67.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $308,100 $327,000 $391,400 $345,700 $324,500 $263,300
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $2,137 $2,256 $2,450 $2,503 $2,270 $1,987
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $945 $958 $1,056 $1,088 $910 $792
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $1,401 $1,453 $1,688 $1,477 $1,435 $1,274
Building Permits, 2025 1,393 1,629 1,265 1,468 4,969 18,551
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 117,594 184,706 350,758 258,455 2,100,230 5,036,449
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.64 2.77 2.61 2.69 2.43 2.46
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 91.4% 90.1% 89.7% 88.4% 88.4% 88.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 16.1% 31.8% 29.6% 31.4% 35.8% 24.0%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 97.7% 97.1% 97.5% 97.2% 95.2% 95.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 95.4% 93.3% 94.8% 94.3% 90.6% 90.8%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 93.7% 87.4% 93.0% 90.6% 88.6% 90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 35.2% 38.1% 51.8% 47.7% 42.7% 37.8%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 6.6% 6.4% 5.6% 6.7% 7.6% 8.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.2% 8.9% 6.1% 7.5% 10.1% 8.1%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 69.6% 69.4% 67.9% 66.2% 66.2% 64.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 64.8% 64.0% 61.6% 61.4% 61.8% 60.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 687,284 1,368,626 3,664,144 2,106,842 22,323,276 41,754,998
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 1,523,845 3,524,922 11,403,706 6,247,419 60,405,929 125,256,366
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 589,387 1,409,819 9,366,621 1,306,462 40,405,794 73,661,560
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 4,775,303 8,836,782 25,602,928 15,191,959 98,820,749 244,721,614
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $15,327 $17,188 $27,779 $21,400 $19,333 $19,449
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 30.1 27.8 27.7 28.5 31.5 27.8
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $104,802 $103,163 $112,096 $110,416 $83,498 $83,390
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $49,388 $47,482 $58,189 $57,153 $49,329 $46,406
Persons in poverty, percent 6.3% 7.3% 6.3% 7.8% 13.7% 11.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 8,140 13,537 34,121 20,076 134,513 322,415
Total employment, 2023 87,684 194,921 595,691 337,069 2,492,328 5,661,761
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) 4,811,044 11,410,866 45,170,629 31,248,889 207,143,793 409,899,088
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 2.4% 3.2% 1.7% 6.5% 2.1% 2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2024 27,257 44,748 102,104 65,725 578,139 1,160,612
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 6,546 11,139 27,511 16,477 105,483 238,091
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 4,248 7,135 17,764 10,124 67,476 151,621
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 1,365 2,299 5,767 3,621 23,812 52,815
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 783 2,992 6,310 3,592 27,075 50,183
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 5,241 7,162 18,932 11,661 71,243 173,766
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S S S 420 2,870 8,170
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 5,774 9,821 24,512 14,868 95,756 215,732
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 514.1 994.5 2,845.9 1,610.3 5,583.0 230.8
Population per square mile, 2010 511.9 990.8 2,799.8 1,585.6 5,495.1 231.1
Land area in square miles, 2020 603.40 519.37 327.80 443.61 944.93 55,513.18
Land area in square miles, 2010 603.17 520.06 327.50 443.67 945.33 55,518.93
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