Facts |
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| Land area | 1,897.7 square miles |
| Population Density | 1,315.5 persons per square mile. |
Population |
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| Population (2013) | 2,617,176 |
| Population change | 4.8% |
| Under 5 years of age | 5.9% |
| Under 18 | 20.8% |
| 65 and over | 14.9% |
| Females | 51.4% |
| White | 77.8 |
| Hispanic or Latino of any race | 65.6 |
| Asian | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |
| Black or African American | 19% |
| Native American | 0.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% |
| Had graduated from high school | 79% |
| Had a bachelor degree or higher | 26.3% |
| Veterans | 60,168 |
Households and Housing |
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| Households | 828,031 |
| Persons per household | 3.0 |
| Living in the same house for one year or more | 86.9% |
| Median household income | $43,100 |
| The Per capita income | $23,174 |
| Live below the poverty line | 19.9% |
| Housing units | 993,993 |
| Multi-unit structures | 47% |
| The median value of owner-occupied housing | $201,000 |
| Residents owning their homes | 55.7% |
Business Facts |
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| Total number of firms | 403,672 |
| Women-owned firms | 28.9% |
| Asian-owned firms | 2.2% |
| Hispanic-owned firms | 60.5% |
| Black-owned firms | 11.4% |
| Native American-owned firms | 0.5% |
| Pacific Islander-owned firms | 0.1% |
| Retail sales | $34,530,470 |
| Retail sales per capita | $14,074 |
| Manufacturers shipments | $9,347,116 |
| Merchant wholesaler sales | $60,760,055 |
