Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 515,000
1990: 667,000
2000: 922,516
Percent change, 1990–2000: 38.3%
U.S. rank in 1980: 67th
U.S. rank in 1990: 59th
U.S. rank in 2000: 53rd
City Residents
1980: 217,491
1990: 354,091
2000: 427,652
2003 estimate: 451,455
Percent change, 1990–2000: 20.7%
U.S. rank in 1980: 65th
U.S. rank in 1990: 47th
U.S. rank in 2000: 40th
Density: 4,315 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 214,556
Black or African American: 35,763
American Indian and Alaska Native: 6,763
Asian: 48,028
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander: 583
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 170,520
Other: 99,898
Percent of residents born in state: 61.7 (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 38,996
Population 5 to 9 years old: 41,584
Population 10 to 14 years old: 38,324
Population 15 to 19 years old: 37,027
Population 20 to 24 years old: 35,309
Population 25 to 34 years old: 63,085
Population 35 to 44 years old: 60,172
Population 45 to 54 years old: 46,932
Population 55 to 59 years old: 15,060
Population 60 to 64 years old: 11,589
Population 65 to 74 years old: 20,061
Population 75 to 84 years old: 14,302
Population 85 years and over: 5,211
Median age: 28.5 years
Births (Fresno County, 2002)
Total number: 14,766
Deaths (Fresno County, 2002)
Total number: 5,785 (of which, 102 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $15,010
Median family income: $35,892
Total households: 139,969
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 19,827
$10,000 to $14,999: 11,862
$15,000 to $24,999: 23,114
$25,000 to $34,999: 20,110
$35,000 to $49,999: 21,767
$50,000 to $74,999: 22,646
$75,000 to $99,999: 9,998
$100,000 to $149,999: 6,993
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,704
$200,000 or more: 1,948
Percent of families below poverty level: 20.5 (59.0 % of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 33,909