Metropolitan Area Residents (PMSA)
1980: 308,000
1990: 325,824
2000: 350,761
Percent change 1990–2000: 7.1%
U.S. rank in 1980: 4th (CMSA)
U.S. rank in 1990: 5th (CMSA)
U.S. rank in 2000: 1st (CMSA)
City Residents
1980: 92,124
1990: 88,675
2000: 85,403
2003 estimate: 85,314
Percent change, 1990–2000: -3.7%
U.S. rank in 1980: 158th
U.S. rank in 1990: 230th
U.S. rank in 2000: 335th (State rank: 9th)
Density: 11,153.6 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 27,802
Black or African American: 44,465
American Indian and Alaskan Native: 300
Asian: 716
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 199
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 18,391
Other: 9,190
Percent of residents born in state: 61.1%
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 6,469
Population 5 to 9 years old: 7,256
Population 10 to 14 years old: 6,521
Population 15 to 19 years old: 5,677
Population 20 to 24 years old: 6,358
Population 25 to 34 years old: 14,278
Population 35 to 44 years old: 12,978
Population 45 to 54 years old: 9,822
Population 55 to 59 years old: 3,468
Population 60 to 64 years old: 2,861
Population 65 to 74 years old: 4,939
Population 75 to 84 years old: 3,576
Population 85 years and over: 1,201
Median age: 32.2 years
Births (2002)
Total number: 1,519
Deaths (2002)
Total number: 2,819 (of which, 17 were infants under the age of 1 year; Mercer County data)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $14,621
Median household income: $31,074
Total households: 29,370
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 2,266
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,078
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,745
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,992
$35,000 to $49,999: 3,065
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,700
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,639
$100,000 to $149,999: 993
$150,000 to $199,999: 269
$200,000 or more: 234
Percent of families below poverty level: 17.6% (41% of which were female householder families with children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 6,199