Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 602,000
1990: 937,891
2000: 1,088,514
Percent change, 1990–2000: 16.1%
U.S. rank in 1980: 56th
U.S. rank in 1990: Not reported
U.S. rank in 2000: 48th
City Residents
1980: 181,843
1990: 189,126
2000: 197,800
2003 estimate: 195,601
Percent change, 1990–2000: 4.3%
U.S. rank in 1980: 75th
U.S. rank in 1990: 83rd
U.S. rank in 2000: 107th (State rank: 2nd)
Density: 4,431.2 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 133,116
Black or African American: 40,373
American Indian and Alaska Native: 1,454
Asian: 3,195
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 238
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 25,818
Other: 13,115
Percent of residents born in state: 69.6% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 16,335
Population 5 to 9 years old: 15,198
Population 10 to 14 years old: 13,903
Population 15 to 19 years old: 15,613
Population 20 to 24 years old: 18,413
Population 25 to 34 years old: 33,965
Population 35 to 44 years old: 28,350
Population 45 to 54 years old: 21,269
Population 55 to 59 years old: 6,681
Population 60 to 64 years old: 5,115
Population 65 to 74 years old: 10,204
Population 75 to 84 years old: 8,930
Population 85 years and older: 3,824
Median age: 30.4 years
Births (2003)
Total number: 3,785
Deaths (2003)
Total number: 1,748 (of which, 46 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $17,661
Median household income: $37,224
Total households: 73,217
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 3,389
$10,000 to $14,999: 2,002
$15,000 to $24,999: 5,633
$25,000 to $34,999: 5,740
$35,000 to $49,999: 8,640
$50,000 to $74,999: 10,439
$75,000 to $99,999: 5,072
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,736
$150,000 to $199,999: 710
$200,000 or more: 573
Percent of families below poverty level: 11.9% (47.3% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 11,292