Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 971,230
1990: 1,062,470
2000: 1,098,201
Percent change, 1990–2000: 3.4%
U.S. rank in 1990: 38th
U.S. rank in 2000: 47th
City Residents
1980: 241,741
1990: 230,356
2000: 219,773
2003 estimate: 215,093
Percent change, 1990–2000: -4.8%
U.S. rank in 1980: 57th
U.S. rank in 1990: 66th
U.S. rank in 2000: 91st
Density: 6,104.8 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 106,161
Black or African American: 84,717
American Indian and Alaska Native: 1,033
Asian: 4,943
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 104
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 28,032
Other: 14,452
Percent of residents born in state: 68.8% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 17,227
Population 5 to 9 years old: 18,733
Population 10 to 14 years old: 17,233
Population 15 to 19 years old: 15,699
Population 20 to 24 years old: 18,432
Population 25 to 34 years old: 37,652
Population 35 to 44 years old: 33,057
Population 45 to 54 years old: 25,014
Population 55 to 59 years old: 8,395
Population 60 to 64 years old: 6,354
Population 65 to 74 years old: 9,992
Population 75 to 84 years old: 8,179
Population 85 years and older: 3,806
Median age: 30.8 years
Births (2002, Monroe County)
Total number: 8,883
Deaths (2002, Monroe County)
Total number: 6,273 (of which, 61 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $15,588
Median household income: $27,123
Total households: 89,093
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 17,228
$10,000 to $14,999: 8,611
$15,000 to $24,999: 15,717
$25,000 to $34,999: 12,650
$35,000 to $49,999: 13,372
$50,000 to $74,999: 12,170
$75,000 to $99,999: 5,202
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,839
$150,000 to $199,999: 607
$200,000 or more: 697
Percent of families below poverty level: 23.4% (56.6% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 16,911