Metropolitan Area Residents (PMSA)
1980: 4,717,000 (PMSA)
1990: 5,892,937
2000: 6,188,463
Percent change, 1990–2000: 24.5%
U.S. rank in 1980: 4th (CMSA)
U.S. rank in 1990: 5th (CMSA)
U.S. rank in 2000: 6th (CMSA)
City Residents
1980: 1,688,210
1990: 1,585,577
2000: 1,517,550
2003 estimate: 1,423,538
Percent change, 1990–2000: -4.5%
U.S. rank in 1980: 4th
U.S. rank in 1990: 5th
U.S. rank in 2000: 6th (State rank: 1st)
Density: 11,233.6 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 683,267
Black or African American: 655,824
American Indian or Alaska Native: 4,073
Asian: 67,654
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 729
Hispanic (may be of any race): 128,928
Other: 72,429
Percent of residents born in state: 71.7% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 98,161
Population 5 to 9 years old: 112,111
Population 10 to 14 years old: 112,726
Population 15 to 19 years old: 110,701
Population 20 to 24 years old: 117,609
Population 25 to 34 years old: 224,864
Population 35 to 44 years old: 219,910
Population 45 to 54 years old: 182,530
Population 55 to 59 years old: 67,280
Population 60 to 64 years old: 57,936
Population 65 to 74 years old: 107,048
Population 75 to 84 years old: 79,335
Population 85 years and over: 27,339
Median age: 34.2 years
Births (2002)
Total number: 21,380
Deaths (2003)
Total number: 16,506 (of which, 231 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $16,509 (1999)
Median household income: $30,746
Total households: 600,740
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 109,237
$10,000 to $14,999: 49,035
$15,000 to $24,999: 89,059
$25,000 to $34,999: 79,532
$35,000 to $49,999: 91,683
$50,000 to $74,999: 92,326
$75,000 to $99,999: 42,495
$100,000 to $149,999: 25,092
$150,000 to $199,999: 5,639
$200,000 or more: 6,185
Percent of families below poverty level: 18.4% (47.4% of which were female householder families with children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 83,392