Metropolitan Area Residents (PMSA)
1980: 8,275,000
1990: 8,546,846
2000: 9,314,235
Percent change, 1990-2000: 8.98%
U.S. rank in 1980: 1st (CMSA)
U.S. rank in 1990: 1st (PMSA)
U.S. rank in 2000: 1st (PMSA)
City Residents
1980: 7,071,639
1990: 7,322,564
2000: 8,008,278
2004 estimate: 8,104,079
Percent change, 1990-2000: 9.36%
U.S. rank in 1980: 1st (State rank: 1st)
U.S. rank in 1990: 1st (State rank: 1st)
U.S. rank in 2000: 1st (State rank: 1st)
Density: 26,402.9 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 3,576,385
Black or African American: 2,129,762
American Indian and Alaskan Native: 41,289
Asian: 787,047
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 5,430
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 2,160,554
Other: 1,074,406
Percent of residents born in state: 49.5% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 540,878
Population 5 to 9 years old: 561,115
Population 10 to 14 years old: 530,816
Population 15 to 19 years old: 520,641
Population 20 to 24 years old: 589,831
Population 25 to 34 years old: 1,368,021
Population 35 to 44 years old: 1,263,280
Population 45 to 54 years old: 1,012,385
Population 55 to 59 years old: 369,105
Population 60 to 64 years old: 314,349
Population 65 to 74 years old: 494,794
Population 75 to 84 years old: 321,360
Population 85 years and over: 121,703
Median age: 34.2 years
Births (2003)
Total number: 124,345
Deaths (2003)
Total number: 59,213 (of which, 807 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $22,402
Median household income: $38,293
Total households: 3,021,588
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 485,306
$10,000 to $14,999: 214,421
$15,000 to $24,999: 354,413
$25,000 to $34,999: 346,777
$35,000 to $49,999: 430,297
$50,000 to $74,999: 503,722
$75,000 to $99,999: 273,552
$100,000 to $149,999: 234,553
$150,000 to $199,999: 75,626
$200,000 or more: 103,810
Percent of families below poverty level: 18.5% (20.6% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 250,630