Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 3,478,000
1990: 4,223,000
2000: 4,923,153
Percent change, 1990–2000: 16.5%
U.S. rank in 1980: 8th (MSA)
U.S. rank in 1990: 8th (MSA)
U.S. rank in 2000: 8th (MSA)
City Residents
1980: 638,333
1990: 607,000
2000: 572,059
2003 estimate: 563,384
Percent change, 1990–2000: -5.7%
U.S. rank in 1980: 15th
U.S. rank in 1990: 19th
U.S. rank in 2000: 21st
Density: 9,316.4 people per square mile (based on 2000 land area)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 176,101
Black or African American: 343,312
American Indian and Alaska Native: 1,713
Asian: 15,189
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 348
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 44,953
Other: 21,950
Percent of residents born in state: 39.2% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Poplation under 5 years old: 32,536
Poplation 5 to 9 years old: 35,385
Poplation 10 to 14 years old: 30,018
Poplation 15 to 19 years old: 37,867
Poplation 20 to 24 years old: 51,823
Poplation 25 to 34 years old: 101,762
Poplation 35 to 44 years old: 87,677
Poplation 45 to 54 years old: 75,310
Poplation 55 to 59 years old: 27,803
Poplation 60 to 64 years old: 21,980
Poplation 65 to 74 years old: 35,919
Poplation 75 to 84 years old: 25,004
Poplation 85 years and older: 8,975
Median age: 34.6 years (2000)
Births (2002)
Total number: 7,494
Deaths (2002)
Total number: 5,779 (of which, 86 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $28,659
Median household income: $40,127
Total households: 248,590
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 36,939
$10,000 to $14,999: 14,954
$15,000 to $24,999: 28,443
$25,000 to $34,999: 30,592
$35,000 to $49,999: 35,311
$50,000 to $74,999: 39,533
$75,000 to $99,999: 22,437
$100,000 to $149,999: 20,790
$150,000 to $199,999: 8,292
$200,000 or more: 11,639
Percent of families below poverty level: 16.7% (47.7% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 44,349