Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 354,000
1990: 456,281
2000: 502,141
Percent change, 1990–2000: 10.1%
U.S. rank in 1980: 93rd
U.S. rank in 1990: Not reported
U.S. rank in 2000: 81st
City Residents
1980: 172,196
1990: 195,680
2000: 205,727
2003 estimate: 219,495
Percent change, 1990–2000: 1.3%
U.S. rank in 1980: 80th
U.S. rank in 1990: 99th
U.S. rank in 2000: 97th
Density: 2,605.7 people per square mile
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 155,231
Black or African American: 35,752
American Indian and Alaska Native: 806
Asian: 3,205
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 86
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 11,884
Other: 5,993
Percent of residents born in state: 66.5% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 16,084
Population 5 to 9 years old: 15,888
Population 10 to 14 years old: 14,900
Population 15 to 19 years old: 14,903
Population 20 to 24 years old: 15,864
Population 25 to 34 years old: 31,355
Population 35 to 44 years old: 30,672
Population 45 to 54 years old: 25,462
Population 55 to 59 years old: 8,423
Population 60 to 64 years old: 6,561
Population 65 to 74 years old: 12,418
Population 75 to 84 years old: 9,415
Population 85 years and older: 3,782
Median age: 32.8 years
Births (2002) Total number: 3,826
Deaths (2002) Total number: 2,207 (of which, in Allen County, 34 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $18,517
Median household income: $36,518
Total households: 83,416
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 7,943
$10,000 to $14,999: 5,613
$15,000 to $24,999: 13,334
$25,000 to $34,999: 12,774
$35,000 to $49,999: 16,131
$50,000 to $74,999: 16,283
$75,000 to $99,999: 6,285
$100,000 to $149,999: 3,699
$150,000 to $199,999: 610
$200,000 or more: 744
Percent of families below poverty level: 9.6% (35.9% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 12,152