Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 2,055,000
1990: 4,037,282 (CMSA)
2000: 5,221,801 (CMSA)
Percent change, 1990–2000: 29.3 % (CMSA)
U.S. rank in 1980: 10th (CMSA)
U.S. rank in 1990: 9th (CMSA)
U.S. rank in 2000: 9th (CMSA)
City Residents
1980: 904,599
1990: 1,007,618
2000: 1,188,580
2003 estimate: 1,206,667
Percent change, 1990–2000: 17.95%
U.S. rank in 1980: 7th
U.S. rank in 1990: 8th (State rank: 2nd)
U.S. rank in 2000: 12th (State rank: 2nd)
Density: 3,469.9 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 630,419
Black or African American: 314,678
American Indian and Alaska Native: 11,334
Asian: 36,665
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 1,461
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 422,587
Other: 227,850
Percent of residents born in state: 53.8% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Poplation Under 5 years: 98,785
Poplation 5 to 9 years: 89,942
Poplation 10 to 14 years: 79,546
Poplation 15 to 19 years: 81,733
Poplation 20 to 24 years: 106,190
Poplation 25 to 34 years: 235,824
Poplation 35 to 44 years: 184,218
Poplation 45 to 54 years: 132,491
Poplation 55 to 59 years: 44,247
Poplation 60 to 64 years: 33,303
Poplation 65 to 74 years: 53,554
Poplation 75 to 84 years: 35,808
Population 85 years and over: 12,939
Median age: 30.5 years
Births (2002)
Total number: 42,863
Deaths (2002)
Total number: 14,103 (of which, 285 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $22,183
Median household income: $37,628
Total households: 452,009
Number of households with income of . . .
Less than $10,000: 47,522
$10,000 to $14,999: 27,270
$15,000 to $24,999: 65,666
$25,000 to $34,999: 68,020
$35,000 to $49,999: 77,132
$50,000 to $74,999: 74,160
$75,000 to $99,999: 36,030
$100,000 to $149,999: 29,478
$150,000 to $199,999: 10,896
$200,000 or more: 15,835
Percent of families below poverty level: 14.9% (42.3% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 112,040