Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 420,000
1990: 432,684
2000: 447,728
Percent change, 1990–2000: 3.5%
U.S. rank in 1980: 81st
U.S. rank in 1990: Not reported
U.S. rank in 2000: 92nd
City Residents
1980: 130,414
1990: 127,321
2000: 119,128
2003 estimate: 118,379
Percent change, 1990–2000: -6.4%
U.S. rank in 1980: 122nd
U.S. rank in 1990: 142nd
U.S. rank in 2000: 204th (State rank: 6th)
Density: 3,399.0 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 77,766
Black or African American: 26,095 American Indian and Alaska Native: 953 Asian: 3,367 Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 62 Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 11,886 Other: 5,410
Percent of residents born in state: 72.8% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 9,725
Population 5 to 9 years old: 9,247
Population 10 to 14 years old: 8,235
Population 15 to 19 years old: 7,828
Population 20 to 24 years old: 10,492
Population 25 to 34 years old: 20,931
Population 35 to 44 years old: 18,055
Population 45 to 54 years old: 14,772
Population 55 to 59 years old: 4,770
Population 60 to 64 years old: 3,468
Population 65 to 74 years old: 6,210
Population 75 to 84 years old: 4,121
Population 85 years and over: 1,274
Median age: 31.4 years
Births (2003)
Total number: 2,365
Deaths (2003)
Total number: 947 (of which, 18 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $17,924
Median household income: $34,833
Total households: 49,458
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 2,240
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,620
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,766
$25,000 to $34,999: 4,322
$35,000 to $49,999: 5,287
$50,000 to $74,999: 6,552
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,983
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,366
$150,000 to $199,999: 220
$200,000 or more: 194
Percent of families below poverty level: 13.2% (48.4% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 6,601