Metropolitan Area Residents (PMSA)
1980: 643,000
1990: 604,526
2000: 484,564
Percent change, 1990–2000: -19.8%
U.S. rank in 1990: 3rd (CMSA)
U.S. rank in 2000: 3rd (CMSA)
City Residents
1980: 151,968
1990: 116,646
2000: 102,746
2003 estimate: 99,961
Percent change, 1990–2000: -11.9
U.S. rank in 1980: 104th
U.S. rank in 1990: 163rd
U.S. rank in 2000: 251st
Density: 1,795 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 12,245
Black or African American; 86,340
American Indian and Alaska Native: 213
Asian: 140
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 24
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 5,065
Other: 2,023
Percent of residents born in state: 63.0% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 8,620
Population 5 to 9 years old: 8,792
Population 10 to 14 years old: 8,297
Population 15 to 19 years old: 8,211
Population 20 to 24 years old: 7,151
Population 25 to 34 years old: 11,851
Population 35 to 44 years old: 13,887
Population 45 to 54 years old: 13,503
Population 54 to 59 years old: 5,080
Population 60 to 64 years old: 4,211
Population 65 to 74 years old: 7,716
Population 75 to 84 years old: 4,177
Population 85 years and older: 1,250
Median age: 33.6
Births: (2002) Total number: 8,621
Deaths: (2002) Total number: 5,890 (of which, 72 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $14,383
Median household income: $27,195
Total households: 38,244
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 7,899
$10,000 to $14,999: 3,574
$15,000 to $24,999: 6,223
$25,000 to $34,999: 5,153
$35,000 to $49,999: 5,433
$50,000 to $74,999: 5,407
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,547
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,501
$150,000 to $199,999: 225
$200,000 or more: 319
Percent of families below poverty level: 22.2% (38.2% of which were female householder families with children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 5,812