Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 971,000
1990: 1,162,140
2000: 1,499,293
Percent change, 1990–2000: 29.0%
U.S. rank in 1980: 36th
U.S. rank in 1990: 34th
U.S. rank in 2000: 34th
City Residents
1980: 315,474
1990: 419,558
2000: 540,828
2003 estimate: 584,658
Percent change, 1990–2000: 28.9%
U.S. rank in 1980: 47th
U.S. rank in 1990: 35th
U.S. rank in 2000: 33rd (State rank: 1st)
Density: 2,232.4 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 315,061
Black or African American: 176,964
American Indian and Alaska Native: 1,863
Asian: 18,418
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 283
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 39,800
Other: 23,743
Percent of residents born in state: 46.3% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 38,529
Population 5 to 9 years old: 38,895
Population 10 to 14 years old: 36,269
Population 15 to 19 years old: 34,442
Population 20 to 24 years old: 41,513
Population 25 to 34 years old: 103,103
Population 35 to 44 years old: 92,561
Population 45 to 54 years old: 69,537
Population 55 to 59 years old: 22,470
Population 60 to 64 years old: 15,844
Population 65 to 74 years old: 25,616
Population 75 to 84 years old: 16,650
Population 85 years and older: 5,399
Median age: 32.7 years
Births (2003)
Total number: 10,566
Deaths (2003)
Total number: 3,903 (of which, 78 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $26,823
Median household income: $46,975
Total households: 215,803
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 15,422
$10,000 to $14,999: 9,254
$15,000 to $24,999: 24,030
$25,000 to $34,999: 28,791
$35,000 to $49,999: 36,318
$50,000 to $74,999: 44,158
$75,000 to $99,999: 23,612
$100,000 to $149,999: 18,999
$150,000 to $199,999: 6,404
$200,000 or more: 8,815
Percent of families below poverty level: 7.8% (35.6% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 49,052