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| Metropolitan Area Residents (PMSA) | |
| 1980: | 4,717,000 (PMSA) |
| 1990: | 5,892,937 |
| 2000: | 6,188,463 |
| Percent change, 1990–2000: | 24.5% |
| U.S. rank in 1980: | 4th (CMSA) |
| U.S. rank in 1990: | 5th (CMSA) |
| U.S. rank in 2000: | 6th (CMSA) |
| City Residents | |
| 1980: | 1,688,210 |
| 1990: | 1,585,577 |
| 2000: | 1,517,550 |
| 2003 estimate: 1,423,538 | |
| Percent change, 1990–2000: | -4.5% |
| U.S. rank in 1980: | 4th |
| U.S. rank in 1990: | 5th |
| U.S. rank in 2000: | 6th (State rank: 1st) |
| Density: | 11,233.6 people per square mile (2000) |
| Racial and ethnic characteristics | (2000) |
| White | 683,267 |
| Black or African American | 655,824 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4,073 |
| Asian | 67,654 |
| Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander | 729 |
| Hispanic (may be of any race) | 128,928 |
| Other | 72,429 |
| Percent of residents born in state: | 71.7% (2000) |
| Age characteristics | (2000) |
| Population under 5 years old | 98,161 |
| Population 5 to 9 years old | 112,111 |
| Population 10 to 14 years old | 112,726 |
| Population 15 to 19 years old | 110,701 |
| Population 20 to 24 years old | 117,609 |
| Population 25 to 34 years old | 224,864 |
| Population 35 to 44 years old | 219,910 |
| Population 45 to 54 years old | 182,530 |
| Population 55 to 59 years old | 67,280 |
| Population 60 to 64 years old | 57,936 |
| Population 65 to 74 years old | 107,048 |
| Population 75 to 84 years old | 79,335 |
| Population 85 years and over | 27,339 |
| Median age | 34.2 years |
| Births | (2002) |
| Total number | 21,380 |
| Deaths | (2003) |
| Total number | 16,506 (of which, 231 were infants under the age of 1 year) |
| Money income | (1999) |
| Per capita income | $16,509 (1999) |
| Median household income | $30,746 |
| Total households | 600,740 |
| Number of households with income of . . . | |
| less than $10,000 | 109,237 |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 49,035 |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 89,059 |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 79,532 |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 91,683 |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 92,326 |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 42,495 |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 25,092 |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 5,639 |
| $200,000 or more | 6,185 |
| Percent of families below poverty level: | 18.4% (47.4% of which were female householder families with children under 5 years) |
| 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: | 83,392 |
