Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 942,000
1990: 951,270
2000: 950,558
Percent change, 1990–2000: -0.1%
U.S. rank in 1980: 39th
U.S. rank in 1990: 51th
U.S. rank in 2000: 52nd
City Residents
1980: 203,371
1990: 182,011
2000: 166,179
2003 estimate: 161,696
Percent change, 1990–2000: -8.7%
U.S. rank in 1980: 70th
U.S. rank in 1990: 89th
U.S. rank in 2000: 141st (State rank: 6th)
Density: 2,979.4 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 88,676
Black or African American: 71,668
American Indian and Alaska Native: 500
Asian: 1,075
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 63
Hispanic (of any race): 2,626
Other: 1,160
Percent of residents born in state: 70.6%
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 11,786
Population 5 to 9 years old: 12,065
Population 10 to 14 years old: 11,350
Population 15 to 19 years old: 13,287
Population 20 to 24 years old: 16,868
Population 25 to 34 years old: 23,490
Population 35 to 44 years old: 24,738
Population 45 to 54 years old: 20,051
Population 55 to 59 years old: 6,773
Population 60 to 64 years old: 5,811
Population 65 to 74 years old: 10,589
Population 75 to 84 years old: 7,340
Population 85 years and over: 2,031
Median age: 32.4
Births (2002, Montgomery County) Total number: 7,235
Deaths (2002, Montgomery County)
Total number: 5,641 (of which, 60 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $15,547
Median household income: $27,423
Total households: 67,476
Number of households with income of . . .
Less than $10,000: 12,622
$10,000 to $14,999: 6,419
$15,000 to $24,999: 11,951
$25,000 to $34,999: 9,818
$35,000 to $49,999: 10,416
$50,000 to $74,999: 9,746
$75,000 to $99,999: 3,815
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,044
$150,000 to $199,999: 255
$200,000 or more: 390
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 15,932