| 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 |
