Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 1,509,000
1990: 2,238,498
2000: 3,251,876
Percent change, 1990–2000: 45.3%
U.S. rank in 1980: 24th
U.S. rank in 1990: 20th
U.S. rank in 2000: 14th
City Residents
1980: 789,704
1990: 983,015
2000: 1,321,045
2003 estimate: 1,388,416
Percent change, 1990–2000: 34.4%
U.S. rank in 1980: 9th
U.S. rank in 1990: 9th
U.S. rank in 2000: 10th (State rank: 1st)
Density: 2,781.9 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 938,853
Black or African American: 67,416
American Indian and Alaska Native: 26,696
Asian: 26,449
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 1,766
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 449,972
Other: 216,589
Percent of residents born in state: 34.6% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 114,516
Population 5 to 9 years old: 111,367
Population 10 to 14 years old: 99,471
Population 15 to 19 years old: 97,425
Population 20 to 24 years old: 103,873
Population 25 to 34 years old: 227,481
Population 35 to 44 years old: 211,442
Population 45 to 54 years old: 157,615
Population 55 to 59 years old: 52,623
Population 60 to 64 years old: 38,437
Population 65 to 74 years old: 58,309
Population 75 to 84 years old: 36,879
Population 85 years and over: 11,607
Median age: 30.7 years
Births (2003)
Total number: 25,749
Deaths (2003)
Total number: 7,902 (of which, 174 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $19,833
Median household income: $41,207
Total households: 466,114
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 37,689
$10,000 to $14,999: 27,862
$15,000 to $24,999: 63,160
$25,000 to $34,999: 65,783
$35,000 to $49,999: 82,180
$50,000 to $74,999: 89,831
$75,000 to $99,999: 45,918
$100,000 to $149,999: 33,461
$150,000 to $199,999: 9,674
$200,000 or more: 10,556
Percent of families below poverty level: 11.5% (41.3% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 109,916