Metropolitan Area Residents
1990: 587,844
2000: 591,932
Percent change, 1990–2000: 0.7%
U.S. rank in 1990: 68th
U.S. rank in 2000: 71st
City Residents
1980: 152,319
1990: 156,983
2000: 152,082
2003 estimate: 152,157
Percent change, 1990–2000: -3.1%
U.S. rank in 1980: 103rd
U.S. rank in 1990: 111th (State rank: 3rd)
U.S. rank in 2000: 150th (State rank: 3rd)
Density: 4,737.7 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 85,329
Black or African American: 31,960
American Indian and Alaska Native: 569
Asian: 2,916
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 143
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 41,343
Other: 25,016
Percent of residents born in state: 59.3% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 11,606
Population 5 to 9 years old: 12,945
Population 10 to 14 years old: 12,504
Population 15 to 19 years old: 12,343
Population 20 to 24 years old: 12,023
Population 25 to 34 years old: 21,246
Population 35 to 44 years old: 21,861
Population 45 to 54 years old: 17,670
Population 55 to 59 years old: 6,237
Population 60 to 64 years old: 4,741
Population 65 to 74 years old: 9,245
Population 75 to 84 years old: 7,315
Population 85 years and older: 2,346
Median age: 31.9 years
Births (2003) Birth rate per 1,000 residents: 15.9
Deaths (2003) Total number: 666 (of which, the infant death rate was 4.5)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $15,232
Median household income: $30,417
Total households: 57,178
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 9,677
$10,000 to $14,999: 5,359
$15,000 to $24,999: 9,224
$25,000 to $34,999: 7,594
$35,000 to $49,999: 8,652
$50,000 to $74,999: 9,727
$75,000 to $99,999: 4,105
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,130
$150,000 to $199,999: 326
$200,000 or more: 384
Percent of families below poverty level: 19.3% (62.2% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 14,299