Population & growth
July 1, 2025 resident population estimates and change from July 1, 2020.
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Official datasets are released on different schedules. Each measure below carries its own reference year so you can see exactly what is being compared.
Economy
Preliminary 2025 current-dollar GDP. GDP per capita is calculated using the 2025 population estimate.
Bureau of Economic AnalysisIncome & housing
2024 ACS 1-year estimates for median household income and median owner-occupied home value.
American Community SurveyJobs & geography
2024 annual-average unemployment from BLS; 2024 Census Gazetteer land area. Density is population divided by land area.
Bureau of Labor StatisticsNote: Rankings use unrounded values where available. GDP figures are preliminary and may be revised by BEA. ACS estimates have sampling margins of error not displayed in this high-level tool.