| Res. tot. pop. est. July 2006 | 4321249 |
| Res. tot. pop. est., % change, April 2000 to July 2006 | 7.7 |
| Res. tot. pop. est., net change, April 2000 to July 2006 | 309433 |
| Res. pop. April 2000 (complete count) | 4012012 |
| Res. pop. under 5 yrs. of age, July 2006 | 283481 |
| Res. pop. under 5 yrs. of age, %, July 2006 | 6.6 |
| Res. pop. under 18 yrs. of age, July 2006 | 1039653 |
| Res. pop. under 18 yrs. of age, %, July 2006 | 24.1 |
| Res. pop. 65 yrs. and over, %, July 2006 | 12.8 |
| Res. pop. 65 yrs. and over, July 2006 | 553396 |
| Res. pop. tot. females, %, July 2006 | 51.3 |
| Res. pop. White alone, July 2006 | 2958982 |
| Res. pop. Black alone, July 2006 | 1253131 |
| Res. pop. Am. Indian and Alaska Native alone, July 2006 | 16849 |
| Res. pop. Asian alone, July 2006 | 49681 |
| Res. pop. Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Islander alone, July 2006 | 2287 |
| Res. pop. Two or more races, July 2006 | 40319 |
| Res. pop. Hisp. or Lat. Origin, July 2006 | 151289 |
| Res. pop. Not Hisp., White alone, July 2006 | 2826765 |
| Res. pop. White alone, %, July 2006 | 68.5 |
| Res. pop. Black alone, %, July 2006 | 29.0 |
| Res. pop. Am. Indian and Alaska Native alone, %, July 2006 | 0.4 |
| Res. pop. Asian alone, %, July 2006 | 1.1 |
| Res. pop. Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Islander alone, %, July 2006 | 0.1 |
| Res. pop. Two or more races, %, July 2006 | 0.9 |
| Res. pop. Hisp. or Lat. Origin, %, July 2006 | 3.5 |
| Res. pop. Not Hisp., White alone, %, July 2006 | 65.4 |
| Births 2004 | 56590 |
| Deaths 2004 | 37276 |
| Infant deaths under one year 2004 | 525 |
| pop. 5 yrs. and over by residence in 1995, % in same house 2000 (sample) | 55.9 |
| % foreign born pop. 2000 (sample) | 2.9 |
| pop. 5 yrs. and over, % speaking lang. other than English at home 2000 (sample) | 5.2 |
| Educational attainment, persons 25 yrs. and over, % h.s. grad. or higher 2000 | 76.3 |
| Educational attainment, persons 25 yrs. and over, % bachelor's degree or higher 2000 | 20.4 |
| Civilian noninstitutionalized pop., 5 yrs. and over, w/a disability 2000 (sample) | 810857 |
| avg. travel time to work for workers 16 yrs. and over not working at home 2000 | 24.3 |
| Housing unit est. as of July 1, 2006 | 1975638 |
| Housing unit est., net change, April 1, 2000 (base) to July 1, 2006 | 222052 |
| Housing unit est., % change, April 1, 2000 (base) to July 1, 2006 | 12.7 |
| Owner-occupied housing units, % of tot. occupied housing units 2000 (complete count) | 72.2 |
| Median value of specified owner-occupied housing units 2000 (sample) | 94900 |
| Housing units by units in structure, multiple units 2000 (sample) | 15.8 |
| Households 2000 (complete count) | 1533854 |
| Persons per household 2000 (complete count) | 2.53 |
| Per cap. inc. in 1999 | 18795 |
| Median household inc. 2004 | 39454 |
| People of all ages in poverty, % 2004 | 15.0 |
| Personal inc. (NAICS) 2005 | 120123 |
| Per cap. personal inc. (NAICS) 2005 | 28285 |
| Civilian labor force 2006 | 2126439 |
| Civilian labor force unemp. 2006 | 138061 |
| Civilian labor force unemp. rate 2006 | 6.5 |
| Employment in all ind. (NAICS) 2005 | 2366523 |
| Employment in all ind. (NAICS), net change 2000(SIC)- 2005 | 75285 |
| Employment in gvnmt. and gvnmt. enterprises (NAICS) 2005 | 383221 |
| Earnings in all ind. (NAICS, no code) 2005 | 89010656 |
| Earnings in all ind. (NAICS, no code), avg. earnings per job 2005 | 37612 |
| pvt. nonfarm estab. 2005 | 103416 |
| pvt. nonfarm employment for pay period including March 12, 2005 | 1584914 |
| pvt. nonfarm employment for pay period including March 12, 2005, % change 2000-2005 | -1.0 |
| Nonemployer: tot. (NAICS 00) estab., 2005 | 259604 |
| Accommodation and Food serv.: tot. (NAICS 72), sales of estab. w/payroll 2002 | 6104316 |
| tot. number of firms 2002 | 292984 |
| tot. Black-owned firms of 100 or more, % 2002 | 9.8 |
| tot. Am. Indian-and Alaska Native-owned firms of 100 or more, % 2002 | 0.5 |
| tot. Asian-owned firms of 100 or more, % 2002 | 1.5 |
| tot. Hisp.-owned firms of 100 or more, % 2002 | 1.0 |
| tot. Native Hawaiian-and Other Pac. Islander-owned firms of 100 or more, % 2002 | 0.0 |
| tot. women-owned firms of 100 or more, % 2002 | 26.2 |
| Manufacturing: tot. (NAICS 31-33), value of shipments 2002 | 81132781 |
| Whlsl. trade: tot. (NAICS 42), sales of estab. w/payroll 2002 | 32988974 |
| Retail trade: tot. (NAICS 44-45), sales of estab. w/payroll 2002 | 40629089 |
| Retail trade: tot. (NAICS 44-45), sales of estab. w/payroll per cap. 2002 | 9895 |
| New pvt. housing units auth. by bldg. permits, tot. 2006 (20,000-place universe) | 50776 |
| Val. of new pvt. housing units auth. by bldg. permits 2006 (20,000-place universe) | 7592107 |
| Land in farms (NAICS) 2002(acres)(not adjusted) | 4845923 |
| Fed. gvnmt. expenditure, tot. FY 2004 | 30051171 |
| Fed. gvnmt. expenditure per cap. FY 2004 | 7158 |
| Land area in sq. miles 2000 | 30109.47 |
| pop. per sq. mile 2000 | 133.2 |
