Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 279,192 (SMSA)
1990: 429,453 (MSA)
2000: 452,851 (MSA)
Percent change, 1990–2000: 5.4%
U.S. rank in 1990: 82nd (MSA)
U.S. rank in 2000: 91st (MSA)
City Residents
1980: 79,722
1990: 80,277
2000: 77,145
2003 estimate: 75,312
Percent change, 1990–2000: -3.9%
U.S. rank in 1990: 322nd
U.S. rank in 2000: 390th
Density: 3,125.4 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 54,593
Black or African American: 15,924
American Indian and Alaska Native: 445
Asian: 1,847
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 50
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 3,304
Other: 1,836
Percent of residents born in state: 69.2% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 4,786
Population 5 to 9 years old: 4,530
Population 10 to 14 years old: 4,121
Population 15 to 19 years old: 9,315
Population 20 to 24 years old: 14,179
Population 25 to 34 years old: 11,585
Population 35 to 44 years old: 9,095
Population 45 to 54 years old: 7,434
Population 55 to 59 years old: 2,458
Population 60 to 64 years old: 1,845
Population 65 to 74 years old: 3,505
Population 75 to 84 years old: 2,919
Population 85 years and over: 1,373
Median age: 26.1 years (2000)
Births (2003)
Total number: 1,411
Deaths (2003)
Total number: 640 (of which, 15 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $16,897
Median household income: $31,189 (1999)
Total households: 29,415
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 4,527
$10,000 to $14,999: 2,757
$15,000 to $24,999: 4,932
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,790
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,801
$50,000 to $74,999: 4,733
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,880
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,305
$150,000 to $199,999: 316
$200,000 or more: 374
Percent of families below poverty level: 13.6% (46.9% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 6,315