Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 418,000
1990: 424,347
2000: 465,161
Percent change, 1990–2000: 9.7%
U.S. rank in 1980: 78th (MSA)
U.S. rank in 1990: 82nd(MSA)
U.S. rank in 2000: 89th (MSA)
City Residents
1980: 169,514
1990: 152,393
2000: 155,554
2003 estimate: 154,887
Percent change, 1990–2000: 2.1%
U.S. rank in 1980: 87th
U.S. rank in 1990: 113th (State rank: 4th)
U.S. rank in 2000: 148th (State rank: 5th)
Density: 1,150.5 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 92,874
Black or African American: 56,086
American Indian and Alaska Native: 446
Asian: 2,396
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 164
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 3,281
Other: 3,588
Percent of residents born in state: 63.5% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Poplation under 5 years old: 9,449
Poplation 5 to 9 years old: 10,009
Poplation 10 to 14 years old: 9,811
Poplation 15 to 19 years old: 10,236
Poplation 20 to 24 years old: 12,114
Poplation 25 to 34 years old: 22,176
Poplation 35 to 44 years old: 22,610
Poplation 45 to 54 years old: 21,227
Poplation 55 to 59 years old: 7,673
Poplation 60 to 64 years old: 6,554
Poplation 65 to 74 years old: 12,203
Poplation 75 to 84 years old: 8,285
Poplation 85 years and older: 3,207
Median age: 36.8 years
Births (2003; Hamilton County)
Total number: 3,943
Deaths (2003; Hamilton County)
Total number: 3,166 (of which, 46 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $19,689 Median household income: $32,006 Total households: 65,513
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 10,010
$10,000 to $14,999: 5,124
$15,000 to $24,999: 10,913
$25,000 to $34,999: 8,977
$35,000 to $49,999: 10,569
$50,000 to $74,999: 10,615
$75,000 to $99,999: 4,348
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,881
$150,000 to $199,999: 929
$200,000 or more: 1,147
Percent of families below poverty level: 14.0% (25.5% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 15,867