| Metropolitan Area Residents |
| 1980: | 1,509,000 |
| 1990: | 2,238,498 |
| 2000: | 3,251,876 |
| Percent change, 1990–2000: | 45.3% |
| U.S. rank in 1980: | 24th |
| U.S. rank in 1990: | 20th |
| U.S. rank in 2000: | 14th |
| City Residents |
| 1980: | 789,704 |
| 1990: | 983,015 |
| 2000: | 1,321,045 |
| 2003 estimate: | 1,388,416 |
| Percent change, 1990–2000: | 34.4% |
| U.S. rank in 1980: | 9th |
| U.S. rank in 1990: | 9th |
| U.S. rank in 2000: | 10th (State rank: 1st) |
| Density: | 2,781.9 people per square mile (2000) |
| Racial and ethnic characteristics | (2000) |
| White | 938,853 |
| Black or African American | 67,416 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 26,696 |
| Asian | 26,449 |
| Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander | 1,766 |
| Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race) | 449,972 |
| Other | 216,589 |
| Percent of residents born in state: | 34.6% (2000) |
| Age characteristics | (2000) |
| Population under 5 years old | 114,516 |
| Population 5 to 9 years old | 111,367 |
| Population 10 to 14 years old | 99,471 |
| Population 15 to 19 years old | 97,425 |
| Population 20 to 24 years old | 103,873 |
| Population 25 to 34 years old | 227,481 |
| Population 35 to 44 years old | 211,442 |
| Population 45 to 54 years old | 157,615 |
| Population 55 to 59 years old | 52,623 |
| Population 60 to 64 years old | 38,437 |
| Population 65 to 74 years old | 58,309 |
| Population 75 to 84 years old | 36,879 |
| Population 85 years and over | 11,607 |
| Median age | 30.7 years |
| Births | (2003) |
| Total number | 25,749 |
| Deaths | (2003) |
| Total number | 7,902 (of which, 174 were infants under the age of 1 year) |
| Money income | (1999) |
| Per capita income | $19,833 |
| Median household income | $41,207 |
| Total households | 466,114 |
| Number of households with income of . . . | |
| less than $10,000 | 37,689 |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 27,862 |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 63,160 |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 65,783 |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 82,180 |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 89,831 |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 45,918 |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 33,461 |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 9,674 |
| $200,000 or more | 10,556 |
| Percent of families below poverty level: | 11.5% (41.3% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years) |
| 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: | 109,916 |
