| Metropolitan Area Residents |
| 1980: | 585,000 |
| 1990: | 846,227 |
| 2000: | 1,249,763 |
| Percent change, 1990–2000: | 47.7% |
| U.S. rank in 1980: | 63rd |
| U.S. rank in 1990: | 52nd |
| U.S. rank in 2000: | 37th |
| City Residents |
| 1980: | 345,890 |
| 1990: | 472,020 |
| 2000: | 656,562 |
| 2003 estimate: | 672,011 |
| Percent change, 1990–2000: | 39.0% |
| U.S. rank in 1980: | 42nd |
| U.S. rank in 1990: | 27th (State rank: 5th) |
| U.S. rank in 2000: | 22nd (State rank: 4th) |
| Density: | 2,610.4 people per square mile (2000) |
| Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000) | |
| White | 429,100 |
| Black or African American | 65,956 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 3,889 |
| Asian | 30,960 |
| Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander | 469 |
| Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race) | 200,579 |
| Other | 106,538 |
| Percent of residents born in state: | 54.9% (2000) |
| Age characteristics | (2000) |
| Poplation under 5 years old | 46,715 |
| Poplation 5 to 9 years old | 41,227 |
| Poplation 10 to 14 years old | 37,108 |
| Poplation 15 to 19 years old | 48,809 |
| Poplation 20 to 24 years old | 82,945 |
| Poplation 25 to 34 years old | 138,643 |
| Poplation 35 to 44 years old | 104,874 |
| Poplation 45 to 54 years old | 75,844 |
| Poplation 55 to 59 years old | 21,440 |
| Poplation 60 to 64 years old | 15,052 |
| Poplation 65 to 74 years old | 23,008 |
| Poplation 75 to 84 years old | 15,074 |
| Population 85 years and older | 5,823 |
| Median age | 29.6 years |
| Births | (2002) |
| Total number | 12,387 |
| Deaths | (2002) |
| Total number | 3,370 (of which, 59 were infants under the age of 1 year) |
| Money income | (1999) |
| Per capita income | $24,163 |
| Median household income | $42,689 |
| Total households | 265,594 |
| Number of households with income of . . . | |
| less than $10,000 | 24,799 |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 14,492 |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 32,628 |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 35,546 |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 43,524 |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 51,029 |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 27,568 |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 21,889 |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 6,742 |
| $200,000 or more | 7,377 |
| Percent of families below poverty level: | 9.1% (39.3% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years) |
| 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: | 42,979 |
