Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 665,000
1990: 858,485
2000: 1,187,941
Percent change, 1990–2000: 38.2%
U.S. rank in 1980: 61st
U.S. rank in 1990: 54th
U.S. rank in 2000: 40th
City Residents
1980: 150,255
1990: 218,859
2000: 276,093
2003 estimate: 285,639
Percent change, 1990–2000: 26%
U.S. rank in 1980: 106th
U.S. rank in 1990: 75th
U.S. rank in 2000: 61st (State rank: 2nd)
Density: 2,409.2 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 174,786
Black or African American: 76,756
American Indian and Alaska Native: 981
Asian: 9,327
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 118
Hispanic (may be of any race): 19,308
Other: 5,179
Percent of residents born in state: 56.1% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 17,461
Population 5 to 9 years old: 16,444
Population 10 to 14 years old: 15,254
Population 15 to 19 years old: 19,864
Population 20 to 24 years old: 32,458
Population 25 to 34 years old: 57,105
Population 35 to 44 years old: 43,826
Population 45 to 54 years old: 32,984
Population 55 to 59 years old: 10,308
Population 60 to 64 years old: 7,394
Population 65 to 74 years old: 12,025
Population 75 to 84 years old: 8,143
Population 85 years and older: 2,827
Median age: 30.9 years
Births (2000)
Total number: 5,187
Deaths (2000)
Total number: 1,725 (of which, 32 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $25,113
Median household income: $46,612
Total households: 112,727
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 8,113
$10,000 to $14,999: 5,154
$15,000 to $24,999: 12,758
$25,000 to $34,999: 14,896
$35,000 to $49,999: 19,062
$50,000 to $74,999: 23,007
$75,000 to $99,999: 13,262
$100,000 to $149,999: 10,843
$150,000 to $199,999: 3,081
$200,000 or more: 2,551
Percent of families below poverty level: 7.1% (60.6% of which were female householder families in poverty)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 17,833