Metropolitan Area Residents (PMSA)
1980: 1,106,000
1990: 1,515,452
2000: 1,874,449
Percent change, 1990–2000: 23.7%
U.S. rank in 1980: 26th (CMSA)
U.S. rank in 1990: 27th (CMSA)
U.S. rank in 2000: 23rd (CMSA)
City Residents
1980: 366,383
1990: 485,975
2000: 529,121
2003 estimate: 538,544
Percent change, 1990–2000: 8.9%
U.S. rank in 1980: 35th
U.S. rank in 1990: 30th (State rank: 1st)
U.S. rank in 2000: 35th
Density: 3,932.2 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 412,241
Black or African American: 35,115
American Indian and Alaska Native: 5,587
Asian: 33,470
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander: 1,993
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 36,058
Other: 18,760
Percent of residents born in state: 44.0% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 32,300
Population 5 to 9 years old: 31,184
Population 10 to 14 years old: 30,031
Population 15 to 19 years old: 32,046
Population 20 to 24 years old: 40,454
Population 25 to 34 years old: 97,000
Population 35 to 44 years old: 86,604
Population 45 to 54 years old: 78,367
Population 55 to 59 years old: 23,195
Population 60 to 64 years old: 16,777
Population 65 to 74 years old: 28,215
Population 75 to 84 years old: 23,829
Population 85 years and over: 9,119
Median age: 35.2 years
Births (2003)
Total number: 9,340
Deaths (2003)
Total number: 6,859 (of which, 42 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $22,643
Median household income: $40,146
Total households: 223,987
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 22,245
$10,000 to $14,999: 14,023
$15,000 to $24,999: 29,823
$25,000 to $34,999: 31,186
$35,000 to $49,999: 38,638
$50,000 to $74,999: 44,516
$75,000 to $99,999: 20,667
$100,000 to $149,999: 14,735
$150,000 to $199,999: 3,761
$200,000 or more: 4,393
Percent of families below poverty level: 8.5% (43.6% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 43,327