Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 270,000
1990: 250,454
2000: 251,662
Percent change, 1990–2000: .5%
U.S. rank in 1980: 118th (MSA)
U.S. rank in 1990: 134th (MSA)
U.S. rank in 2000: 141st
City Residents
1980: 63,968
1990: 57,287
2000: 53,421
2003 estimate: 51,394
Percent change, 1990–2000: -7.4%
U.S. rank in 1980: 310th U.S. rank in 1990: 415th (State rank: 1st)
U.S. rank in 2000: 662nd
Density: 1,690.4 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 43,072
Black or African American: 8,048
American Indian and Alaska Native: 127
Asian: 979
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 16
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 432
Other: 158
Percent of residents born in state: 74.8% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 2,961
Population 5 to 9 years old: 3,087
Population 10 to 14 years old: 3,145
Population 15 to 19 years old: 3,096
Population 25 to 34 years old: 6,707
Population 35 to 44 years old: 8220
Population 45 to 54 years old: 8,345
Population 55 to 59 years old: 2,791
Population 60 to 64 years old: 2,381
Population 65 to 74 years old: 4,564
Population 75 to 84 years old: 3,545
Population 85 years and older: 1,314
Median age: 40.8 years
Births (2002, Kanawha County) Total number: 2,423
Deaths (2002, Kanawha County)
Total number: 2,510 (of which, 20 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $26,017
Median household income: $34,009
Total households: 24,522
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 3,956
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,883
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,658
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,015
$35,000 to $49,999: 3,457
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,448
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,898
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,720
$150,000 to $199,999: 537
$200,000 or more: 950
Percent of families below poverty level: 12.7% (64% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 4,463