Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 761,000
1990: 865,640
2000: 1,096,957
Percent change, 1990–2000: 13.7%
U.S. rank in 1980: 48th (MSA)
U.S. rank in 1990: 49th (MSA)
U.S. rank in 2000: 46th (MSA)
City Residents
1980: 219,214
1990: 202,798
2000: 197,790
2003 estimate: 194,729
Percent change, 1990–2000: -2.5%
U.S. rank in 1980: 64th
U.S. rank in 1990: 76th (State rank: 3rd)
U.S. rank in 2000: 105th (State rank: 4th)
Density: 3,292.6 people per square mile (in 2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 75,744
Black or African American: 113,108
American Indian or Alaska Native: 479
Asian: 2,471
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 157
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 5,074
Other: 2,948
Percent of residents born in state: 67.2% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Poplation under 5 years old: 12,376
Poplation 5 to 9 years old: 12,765
Poplation 10 to 14 years old: 11,713
Poplation 15 to 19 years old: 13,870
Poplation 20 to 24 years old: 18,386
Poplation 25 to 34 years old: 32,871
Poplation 35 to 44 years old: 29,841
Poplation 45 to 54 years old: 24,985
Poplation 55 to 59 years old: 8,208
Poplation 60 to 64 years old: 6,646
Poplation 65 to 74 years old: 12,843
Poplation 75 to 84 years old: 9,764
Poplation 85 years and older: 3,522
Median age: 33.9 years (2000)
Births (2003) Total number: 3,069
Deaths (2003)
Total number: 2,368 (of which, 44 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (2000)
Per capita income: $20,337
Median household income: $31,121
Total households: 84,549
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 13,492
$10,000 to $14,999: 6,914
$15,000 to $24,999: 13,688
$25,000 to $34,999: 12,197
$35,000 to $49,999: 13,317
$50,000 to $74,999: 12,482
$75,000 to $99,999: 5,465
$100,000 to $149,999: 3,999
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,253
$200,000 or more: 1,759
Percent of families below poverty level: 17.1% (33.68% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 18,002