| Metropolitan Area Residents |
| 1980: | 805,000 |
| 1990: | 1,224,844 |
| 2000: | 1,644,561 |
| Percent change, 1990–2000 | 34.2% |
| U.S. rank in 1980: | 51st |
| U.S. rank in 1990: | 37th |
| U.S. rank in 2000: | 27th |
| City Residents |
| 1980: | 128,291 |
| 1990: | 164,674 |
| 2000: | 185,951 |
| 2003 estimate: | 199,336 |
| Percent change, 1990–2000: | 12.9% |
| U.S. rank in 1980: | 124th |
| U.S. rank in 1990: | 104th (State rank: 6th) |
| U.S. rank in 2000: | 122nd (State rank: 6th) |
| Density: | 1,988.9 people per square mile (based on 2000 land area) |
| Racial and ethnic characteristics | (2000) |
| White | 113,611 |
| Black or African American | 49,933 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 638 |
| Asian | 4,982 |
| Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander | 150 |
| Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race) | 32,510 |
| Other | 10,060 |
| Percent of residents born in state: | 34% (2000) |
| Age characteristics | (2000) |
| Population under 5 years old | 12,287 |
| Population 5 to 9 years old | 12,104 |
| Population 10 to 14 years old | 10,623 |
| Population 15 to 19 years old | 10,203 |
| Population 20 to 24 years old | 15,639 |
| Population 25 to 34 years old | 39,206 |
| Population 35 to 44 years old | 30,163 |
| Population 45 to 54 years old | 21,614 |
| Population 55 to 59 years old | 7,208 |
| Population 60 to 64 years old | 5,820 |
| Population 65 to 74 years old | 10,577 |
| Population 75 to 84 years old | 7,753 |
| Population 85 years and older | 2,754 |
| Median age | 32.9 years |
| Births | (Orange County, 2003) |
| Total number | 14,917 |
| Deaths | (Orange County, 2003) |
| Total number | 6,556 (of which, 123 were infants under the age of 1 year) |
| Money income | (1999) |
| Per capita income | $21,216 |
| Median household income | $35,732 |
| Total households | 80,996 |
| Number of households with income of . . . | |
| less than $10,000 | 8,182 |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 5,574 |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 12,583 |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 13,178 |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 15,226 |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 13,869 |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 6,159 |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 3,695 |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 1,117 |
| $200,000 or more | 1,413 |
| Percent of families below poverty level: | 13.3% (53.9% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years) |
| 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: | 21,133 |
