Editing Fresno, California (section)

===2000===
[[File:Saint_John_the_Baptist_Cathedral_-_Fresno.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Saint John the Baptist Cathedral (Fresno, California)|St. John the Baptist Cathedral]], seat of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno|Catholic Diocese of Fresno]]]]
[[File:2009-0725-CA-HolyTrinityArmenianApostolic (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|[[Holy Trinity Church, Fresno|Holy Trinity Armenian Church]]]]
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 427,652 people, 140,079 households, and 97,915 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|4,097.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 149,025 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1427.9|sqmi|km2}}. The racial makeup of the city was 50.2% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 8.4% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 1.6% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 11.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]] (about a third of which is [[Hmong people|Hmong]]), 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 23.4% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.2% from two or more races. [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race were 39.9% of the population.

There were 140,079 households, of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.1% were married couples living together, 17.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65&nbsp;years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.57.

In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 32.9% under the age of 18, 11.8% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65&nbsp;years of age or older. The median age was 28&nbsp;years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,236, and the median income for a family was $35,892. Males had a median income of $32,279 versus $26,551 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,010. About 20.5% of families and 26.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 36.5% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.