Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 531,000
1990: 667,000
2000: 843,746
Percent change, 1990–2000: 26.5%
U.S. rank in 1990: 62nd
U.S. rank in 2000: 57th
City Residents
1980: 330,537
1990: 415,444
2000: 486,699
2003 estimate: 507,658
Percent change, 1990–2000: 16.7%
U.S. rank in 1980: 45th
U.S. rank in 1990: 34th
U.S. rank in 2000: 30th (State rank: 2nd)
Density: 2,500.1 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (1999)
White: 341,424
Black or African American: 21,057
American Indian and Alaskan Native: 11,038
Asian: 11,959
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 796
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 173,868
Other: 81,988
Percent of residents born in state: 38.2% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 35,201
Population 5 to 9 years old: 34,189
Population 10 to 14 years old: 31,939
Population 15 to 19 years old: 38,170
Population 20 to 24 years old: 47,428
Population 25 to 34 years old: 76,394
Population 35 to 44 years old: 72,289
Population 45 to 54 years old: 57,608
Population 55 to 59 years old: 19,597
Population 60 to 64 years old: 16,056
Population 65 to 74 years old: 29,117
Population 75 to 84 years old: 21,394
>Population 85 years and older: 7,317
Median age: 32.1 years
Births (2003)
Total number: 12,799
Deaths (2003)
Total number: 7,719
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $16,322
Median household income: $30,981
Total households: 209,609
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 25,225
$10,000 to $14,999: 16,717
$15,000 to $24,999: 34,714
$25,000 to $34,999: 31,708
$35,000 to $49,999: 33,463
$50,000 to $74,999: 29,487
$75,000 to $99,999: 11,946
$100,000 to $149,999: 6,531
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,713
$200,000 or more: 1,380
Percent of families below poverty level: 13.7% (47.8% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 50,171