Metropolitan Area Population
1980: 556,000
1990: 587,986
2000: 629,401
Percent change 1990–2000: 7%
U.S. rank in 1980: 62nd
U.S. rank in 1990: 67th
U.S. rank in 2000: 66th
City Residents
1980: 53,264
1990: 52,376
2000: 48,950
2003 estimate: 48,322
Percent change, 1990–2000: -6.5%
U.S. rank in 1980: 447th
U.S. rank in 1990: 473rd
U.S. rank in 2000: Not reported (State rank: 17th)
Density: 6,035.6 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 15,527
Black or African American: 26,841
American Indian and Alaska Native: 183
Asian: 1,384
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 35
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 5,724
Other: 3,199
Percent of residents born in state: 68.3% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 3,968
Population 5 to 9 years old: 4,158
Population 10 to 14 years old: 3,794
Population 15 to 19 years old: 3,139
Population 20 to 24 years old: 3,228
Population 25 to 34 years old: 7,593
Population 35 to 44 years old: 7,561
Population 45 to 54 years old: 6,459
Population 55 to 59 years old: 2,140
Population 60 to 64 years old: 1,590
Population 65 to 74 years old: 2,807
Population 75 to 84 years old: 1,808
Population 85 years and over: 705
Median age: 33.0 years (2000)
Births (2002)
Total number: 849
Deaths (2003)
Total number: 565 (of which, 11 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $15,787
Median household income: $26,920
Total households: 20,613
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 3,786
$10,000 to $14,999: 2,054
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,790
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,215
$35,000 to $49,999: 3,151
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,691
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,045
$100,000 to $149,999: 581
$150,000 to $199,999: 145
$200,000 or more: 155
Percent of families below poverty level: 23.4% (53.4% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 2,928