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| Metropolitan Area Residents | |
| 1980: | 531,000 |
| 1990: | 667,000 |
| 2000: | 843,746 |
| Percent change, 1990–2000: | 26.5% |
| U.S. rank in 1990: | 62nd |
| U.S. rank in 2000: | 57th |
| City Residents | |
| 1980: | 330,537 |
| 1990: | 415,444 |
| 2000: | 486,699 |
| 2003 estimate: | 507,658 |
| Percent change, 1990–2000: | 16.7% |
| U.S. rank in 1980: | 45th |
| U.S. rank in 1990: | 34th |
| U.S. rank in 2000: | 30th (State rank: 2nd) |
| Density: | 2,500.1 people per square mile (2000) |
| Racial and ethnic characteristics (1999) | |
| White | 341,424 |
| Black or African American | 21,057 |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 11,038 |
| Asian | 11,959 |
| Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander | 796 |
| Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race) | 173,868 |
| Other | 81,988 |
| Percent of residents born in state: | 38.2% (2000) |
| Age characteristics | (2000) |
| Population under 5 years old | 35,201 |
| Population 5 to 9 years old | 34,189 |
| Population 10 to 14 years old | 31,939 |
| Population 15 to 19 years old | 38,170 |
| Population 20 to 24 years old | 47,428 |
| Population 25 to 34 years old | 76,394 |
| Population 35 to 44 years old | 72,289 |
| Population 45 to 54 years old | 57,608 |
| Population 55 to 59 years old | 19,597 |
| Population 60 to 64 years old | 16,056 |
| Population 65 to 74 years old | 29,117 |
| Population 75 to 84 years old | 21,394 |
| >Population 85 years and older | 7,317 |
| Median age | 32.1 years |
| Births | (2003) |
| Total number | 12,799 |
| Deaths | (2003) |
| Total number | 7,719 |
| Money income (1999) | |
| Per capita income | $16,322 |
| Median household income | $30,981 |
| Total households | 209,609 |
| Number of households with income of . . . | |
| less than $10,000 | 25,225 |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 16,717 |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 34,714 |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 31,708 |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 33,463 |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 29,487 |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 11,946 |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 6,531 |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 1,713 |
| $200,000 or more | 1,380 |
| Percent of families below poverty level: | 13.7% (47.8% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years) |
| 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: | 50,171 |
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