| Metropolitan Area Residents (PMSA) |
| 1980: | 8,275,000 |
| 1990: | 8,546,846 |
| 2000: | 9,314,235 |
| Percent change, 1990-2000: | 8.98% |
| U.S. rank in 1980: | 1st (CMSA) |
| U.S. rank in 1990: | 1st (PMSA) |
| U.S. rank in 2000: | 1st (PMSA) |
| City Residents |
| 1980: | 7,071,639 |
| 1990: | 7,322,564 |
| 2000: | 8,008,278 |
| 2004 estimate: | 8,104,079 |
| Percent change, 1990-2000: | 9.36% |
| U.S. rank in 1980: | 1st (State rank: 1st) |
| U.S. rank in 1990: | 1st (State rank: 1st) |
| U.S. rank in 2000: | 1st (State rank: 1st) |
| Density: | 26,402.9 people per square mile (2000) |
| Racial and ethnic characteristics | (2000) |
| White | 3,576,385 |
| Black or African American | 2,129,762 |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 41,289 |
| Asian | 787,047 |
| Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander | 5,430 |
| Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race) | 2,160,554 |
| Other | 1,074,406 |
| Percent of residents born in state: | 49.5% (2000) |
| Age characteristics | (2000) |
| Population under 5 years old | 540,878 |
| Population 5 to 9 years old | 561,115 |
| Population 10 to 14 years old | 530,816 |
| Population 15 to 19 years old | 520,641 |
| Population 20 to 24 years old | 589,831 |
| Population 25 to 34 years old | 1,368,021 |
| Population 35 to 44 years old | 1,263,280 |
| Population 45 to 54 years old | 1,012,385 |
| Population 55 to 59 years old | 369,105 |
| Population 60 to 64 years old | 314,349 |
| Population 65 to 74 years old | 494,794 |
| Population 75 to 84 years old | 321,360 |
| Population 85 years and over | 121,703 |
| Median age | 34.2 years |
| Births | (2003) |
| Total number | 124,345 |
| Deaths | (2003) |
| Total number | 59,213 (of which, 807 were infants under the age of 1 year) |
| Money income | (1999) |
| Per capita income | $22,402 |
| Median household income | $38,293 |
| Total households | 3,021,588 |
| Number of households with income of . . . | |
| less than $10,000 | 485,306 |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 214,421 |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 354,413 |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 346,777 |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 430,297 |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 503,722 |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 273,552 |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 234,553 |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 75,626 |
| $200,000 or more | 103,810 |
| Percent of families below poverty level: | 18.5% (20.6% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years) |
| 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: | 250,630 |
