Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 300,000
1990: 312,368
2000: 363,988
Percent change, 1990–2000: 16.5%
U.S. rank in 1980: 174th
U.S. rank in 1990: 157th
U.S. rank in 2000: 113th
City Residents
1980: 49,311
1990: 46,319
2000: 50,644
2003 estimate: 48,972
Percent change, 1990–2000: 9.3%
U.S. rank in 1980: 428th
U.S. rank in 1990: 535th (State rank: 2nd)
U.S. rank in 2000: 707th (State rank: 3rd)
Density: 1,331.8 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 36,177
Black or African American: 9,643
American Indian and Alaska Native: 248
Asian: 2,590
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 58
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 1,848
Other: 725
Percent of residents born in state: 46.2% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Poplation under 5 years old: 3,721
Poplation 5 to 9 years old: 3,634
Poplation 10 to 14 years old: 3,078
Poplation 15 to 19 years old: 4,290
Poplation 20 to 24 years old: 4,779
Poplation 25 to 34 years old: 7,645
Poplation 35 to 44 years old: 7,695
Poplation 45 to 54 years old: 5,822
Poplation 55 to 59 years old: 2,044
Poplation 60 to 64 years old: 1,861
Poplation 65 to 74 years old: 3,390
Poplation 75 to 84 years old: 2,076
Poplation 85 years and older: 609
Median age: 32.5 years
Births (2002)
Total number: 864
Deaths (2002)
Total number: 478 (of which, 6 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $17,809
Median household income: $34,106
Total number of households: 19,606
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 2,348
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,368
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,137
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,196
$35,000 to $49,999: 3,616
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,321
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,473
$100,000 to $149,999: 730
$150,000 to $199,999: 177
$200,000 or more: 240
Percent of families below poverty level: 11.2% (50.7% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 3,852