Fresno: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents

1980: 515,000

1990: 667,000

2000: 922,516

Percent change, 1990–2000: 38.3%

U.S. rank in 1980: 67th

U.S. rank in 1990: 59th

U.S. rank in 2000: 53rd

City Residents

1980: 217,491

1990: 354,091

2000: 427,652

2003 estimate: 451,455

Percent change, 1990–2000: 20.7%

U.S. rank in 1980: 65th

U.S. rank in 1990: 47th

U.S. rank in 2000: 40th

Density: 4,315 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 214,556

Black or African American: 35,763

American Indian and Alaska Native: 6,763

Asian: 48,028

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander: 583

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 170,520

Other: 99,898

Percent of residents born in state: 61.7 (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 38,996

Population 5 to 9 years old: 41,584

Population 10 to 14 years old: 38,324

Population 15 to 19 years old: 37,027

Population 20 to 24 years old: 35,309

Population 25 to 34 years old: 63,085

Population 35 to 44 years old: 60,172

Population 45 to 54 years old: 46,932

Population 55 to 59 years old: 15,060

Population 60 to 64 years old: 11,589

Population 65 to 74 years old: 20,061

Population 75 to 84 years old: 14,302

Population 85 years and over: 5,211

Median age: 28.5 years

Births (Fresno County, 2002)

Total number: 14,766

Deaths (Fresno County, 2002)

Total number: 5,785 (of which, 102 were infants under the age of 1 year)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $15,010

Median family income: $35,892

Total households: 139,969

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 19,827

$10,000 to $14,999: 11,862

$15,000 to $24,999: 23,114

$25,000 to $34,999: 20,110

$35,000 to $49,999: 21,767

$50,000 to $74,999: 22,646

$75,000 to $99,999: 9,998

$100,000 to $149,999: 6,993

$150,000 to $199,999: 1,704

$200,000 or more: 1,948

Percent of families below poverty level: 20.5 (59.0 % of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 33,909