Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 98,219 (Kent County)
1990: 110,993 (MSA)
2000: 126,697 (MSA)
Percent change, 1990–2000: 14.15%
U.S. rank in 2000: 225th
City Residents
1980: 23,507
1990: 27,630
2000: 32,135 (of which, 17,013 were females and 15,122 were males)
2003 estimate: 32,808
Percent change, 1990–2000: 16.30%
U.S. rank in 1990: 1,160 (State rank: 2nd)
U.S. rank in 2000: Not reported (State rank: 2nd)
Density: 1,435.0 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 17,655
Black or African American: 11,961
American Indian and Alaska Native: 146
Asian: 1,016
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 12
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 1,327
Other: 503
Percent of residents born in state: 38.8% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 2,146
Population 5 to 9 years old: 2,118
Population 10 to 14 years old: 2,133
Population 15 to 19 years old: 2,958
Population 20 to 24 years old: 3,259
Population 25 to 34 years old: 4,396
Population 35 to 44 years old: 4,564
Population 45 to 54 years old: 3,707
Population 55 to 59 years old: 1,432
Population 60 to 64 years old: 1,138
Population 65 to 74 years old: 2,143
Population 75 to 84 years old: 1,518
Population 85 years and older: 623
Median age: 32.9 years
Births (2002, Kent County)
Total number: 1,902
Deaths (2002, Kent County)
Total number: 1,113 (of which, 27 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $19,445
Median household income: $38,669
Total number of households: 12,460
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 1,272
$10,000 to $14,999: 984
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,836
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,550
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,191
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,319
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,203
$100,000 to $149,999: 829
$150,000 to $199,999: 192
$200,000 or more: 84
Percent of families below poverty level: 11.5% (45.4% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years; 1999)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 1,923