Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 362,000
1990: 395,396
2000: 440,801
Percent change, 1990–2000: 11.5%
U.S. rank in 1980: 92nd
U.S. rank in 1990: 92nd
U.S. rank in 2000: 95th
City Residents
1980: 202,895
1990: 202,062
2000: 184,256
2003 estimate: 179,599
Percent change, 1990–2000: −8.8%
U.S. rank in 1980: 71st
U.S. rank in 1990: 78th (State rank: 1st)
U.S. rank in 2000 127th (State rank: 1st)
Density: 1,756.4 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 51,208
Black or African American: 130,151
American Indian and Alaska Native: 236
Asian: 1,056
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 24
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 1,451
Other: 344
Percent of residents born in state: 82.9% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Poplation under 5 years old: 14,438
Poplation 5 to 9 years old: 15,053
Poplation 10 to 14 years old: 14,388
Poplation 15 to 19 years old: 15,418
Poplation 20 to 24 years old: 16,015
Poplation 25 to 34 years old: 26,751
Poplation 35 to 44 years old: 26,944
Poplation 45 to 54 years old: 22,215
Poplation 55 to 59 years old: 7,086
Poplation 60 to 64 years old: 5,887
Poplation 65 to 74 years old: 10,105
Poplation 75 to 84 years old: 7,161
Population 85 years and older: 2,795
Median age: 31 years
Births (2002)
Total number: 2,929
Deaths (2002)
Total number: 1,615 (of which, 36 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $17,116
Median household income: $30,414
Total households: 67,782
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 11,415
$10,000 to $14,999: 5,901
$15,000 to $24,999: 10,934
$25,000 to $34,999: 9,617
$35,000 to $49,999: 10,756
$50,000 to $74,999: 10,081
$75,000 to $99,999: 4,158
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,561
$150,000 to $199,999: 808
$200,000 or more: 1,551
Percent of families below poverty level: 16.6% (of which, 53.5% were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 17,648