sentences:  As of the census of 2000, there were 1,711,703 people, 601,265 households, and 432,131 families residing within the MSA.The racial makeup of the MSA was 71.4% White, 7.2% African American, 0.8% Native American, 1.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 16.6% from other races, and 3.4% from two or more races.Hispanic or Latino of any race were 50.4% of the population.