Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 2,753,000
1990: 3,321,926
2000: 4,177,646
Percent change, 1990–2000: 25.8%
U.S. rank in 1980: 9th (CMSA)
U.S. rank in 1990: 10th (CMSA)
U.S. rank in 2000: 10th (CMSA)
City Residents
1980: 1,595,138
1990: 1,654,348
2000: 1,953,631
2003 estimate: 2,009,690
Percent change, 1990–2000: 18.0%
U.S. rank in 1980: 5th
U.S. rank in 1990: 4th (State rank: 1st)
U.S. rank in 2000: 6th (State rank: 1st)
Density: 3,371.7 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 962,610
Black or African American: 494,496
American Indian and Alaska Native: 8,568
Asian: 103,694
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 1,182
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 730,865
Other: 321,603
Percent of residents born in state: 53.4% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Poplation under 5 years old: 160,797
Poplation 5 to 9 years old: 154,638
Poplation 10 to 14 years old: 139,691
Poplation 15 to 19 years old: 138,762
Poplation 20 to 24 years old: 161,754
Poplation 25 to 34 years old: 354,444
Poplation 35 to 44 years old: 305,738
Poplation 45 to 54 years old: 235,249
Poplation 55 to 59 years old: 79,055
Poplation 60 to 64 years old: 59,438
Poplation 65 to 74 years old: 93,086
Poplation 75 to 84 years old: 53,439
Poplation 85 years and older: 17,540
Median age: 30.9 years
Births (2002)
Total number: 44,869
Deaths (2002)
Total number: 14,532 (of which, 318 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $20,101
Median household income: $36,616
Total households: 718,897
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 83,410
$10,000 to $14,999: 49,047
$15,000 to $24,999: 105,887
$25,000 to $34,999: 104,792
$35,000 to $49,999: 117,451
$50,000 to $74,999: 116,362
$75,000 to $99,999: 57,368
$100,000 to $149,999: 49,446
$150,000 to $199,999: 16,419
$200,000 or more: 18,715
Percent of families below poverty level: 16.0% (44.8% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 149,247