Data

Under Construction

Population

Estimated 2021

1,782,959 ↓

(-0.6% decrease from April 1, 2020)

Natural increase

Births minus deaths, 2021

-6.67%

Median Age

42.8

(oldest in the nation)

Traveler spending

2021

$4.9 billion

Median gross rent

2016-2020

$732

(U.S.: $1,096)

Households with a broadband internet subscription

2016-2020

78.9%

(U.S.: 85.2%)

Marijuana use among those 12-17

2018 - 2019

7%

Marijuana use among those 18-25

2018 - 2019

21%

Cigarette use among those 12-17

2018 - 2019

5%

Cigarette use among those 18-25

2018 - 2019

31%

Binge alcohol drinking among those 12-17

2018 - 2019

21%

Binge alcohol drinking among those 18-25

2018 - 2019

31%

Illicit drug use other than marijuana among those 12-17

2018 - 2019

2%

Illicit drug use other than marijuana among those 18-25

2018 - 2019

5%

Teens ages 12-17 who abused alcohol or drugs in the past year

2018 - 2019

4%

Drug deaths

2019 - 2020

54% ↑

increase to 77.4/100,000 deaths

Population in poverty

2021

17%

(U.S.: 13%)

Children whose parents lack secure employment (2016-2020)

2016 - 2020

35%

(U.S.: 27%)

Children in poverty

2016 - 2020

23%

(U.S.: 17%)

Children in families that receive public assistance

2021

36%

(U.S.: 27%)

Children living in households that were food insecure at some point during the year

2019 - 2021

15%

Households with children that had difficulty paying for usual household expenses in the past week

Oct 5 - Oct 17, 2022

45%

Teen births

2020

1,139

or 23/1,000 females 15-19

(U.S.: 15/1,000)

Children who have experienced 2 or more adverse experiences

2019 - 2020

25%

(U.S.: 18%)

Children living with neither parent

2021

10%

(U.S.: 5%)

Children in the care of grandparents

2021

7%

(U.S.: 3%)

Children with a parent who has ever been incarcerated

2018 - 2019

11%

(U.S.: 7%)

Children under 18 in foster care

2020

7,280

or 20/1,000

(U.S.: 5/1,000)

Youth transitioning out of foster care working part or full-time by age 21

58%

Youth transitioning out of foster care incarcerated by age 17

29%

Persons per household

2016-2020

2.4

Young Children (age 3-4) not enrolled in school

2016 - 2020

67%

(U.S.: 53%)

Children 16-19 not in school and not working

2016 - 2020

9%

Households in which internet is usually or always available to children for educational purposes

Jun 9 - Jul 5, 2021

82%

(U.S.: 94%)

Households in which internet and a computer or digital device are usually or always available to children for educational purposes

Jun 9 - Jul 5, 2021

77%

(U.S.: 88%)

Young adults ages 18-24 who are high school graduates or enrolled in school

2015 - 2019

94%

Young adults ages 18-24 who are enrolled in or have completed college

2021

42%

(U.S.: 49%)

Persons age 18-24 not attending school, not working, and no degree beyond high school

2021

19%

(U.S.: 13%)

Per-pupil expenditures

2018-2019

$12,269

(U.S.: $13,187)

Pupil/teacher ration

2020-2021

13.63

Percent of population 25+ who are high school grads (equivalents included)

2021 estimate

39.2%

(highest in the nation)

Percent of population 25+ with a bachelor's degree

2021 estimate

14.2%

(lowest in the nation)

Graduation rate

2018-2019

91%

(U.S.: 86%)

In civilian labor force (16 years+)

2016 - 2020

13%

(U.S.: 8.7%)

Men-owned employer firms

2017

14,791

Women-owned employer firms

2017

3,728

Minority-owned employer firms

2017

1,116

Nonminority-owned employer firms

2017

20,383

Veteran-owned employer firms

2017

1,872

Households where there was little or no confidence in ability to pay their next rent or mortgage payment on tiem

Apr 27 - May 9, 2022

19%

Low-income working families with children

2021

21%

Median family income among households with children

2021

$68,100

(U.S.: $84,200)

Youth and young adults ages 16-24 with wage, salary, or self-employment income in the past 12 months

2015-2019

60%

Change in GDP from 2016-2021

2021 estimate

44th

(in the nation)

Granted patents

2021

43

(50/51 in the nation)

Unemployment rate

4%

(13th highest in the nation)

Percent of population 16+ employed

2021

51.9%

(50/51 in the nation)

Workers in unions

2021

66,000

(9.6% of all workers)

Most energy production

2019

5th

Coal production

2nd

Birth to mothers who smoked during pregnancy

2020

21%

(U.S.: 6%)

Infant mortality rate

2020

130

7.5/1,000

(U.S.: 5.4/1,000)

Children 10-17 who are overweight or obese

2019-2020

41%

(U.S.: 32%)

Children with special health care needs

2019-2020

83,316

or 23%

Premature Death

2nd Highest

Percent of adults with depression

27.5%

(2nd highest rates of depression)

With a disability (under 65 years)

2016-2020

13.9%

(U.S.: 8.7%)