Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 1,200,998
1990: 1,430,974
2000: 1,551,351
2003 estimate: 1,630,242
Percent change, 1990–2000: 8.4%
U.S. rank in 1990: 27th
U.S. rank in 2000: 33rd
City Residents
1980: 266,979
1990: 261,250
2000: 234,403
2003 estimate: 241,727
Percent change, 1990–2000: -10.2 %
U.S. rank in 1990: 75th (State rank: 2nd)
U.S. rank in 2000: 72nd (State rank: 2nd)
Density: 4,362.8 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 113,358
Black or African American: 103,387
American Indian and Alaska Native: 1,071
Asian: 6,593
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 251
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 8,915
Other: 3,923
Percent of residents born in state: 48.9% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Poplation under 5 years old: 16,546
Poplation 5 to 9 years old: 16,508
Poplation 10 to 14 years old: 15,072
Population 15 to 19 years old: 18,926
Poplation 20 to 24 years old: 31,983
Poplation 25 to 34 years old: 36,620
Poplation 35 to 44 years old: 33,569
Poplation 45 to 54 years old: 25,010
Poplation 55 to 59 years old: 8,143
Poplation 60 to 64 years old: 6,494
Poplation 65 to 74 years old: 12,979
Poplation 75 to 84 years old: 9,693
Population 85 years and over: 2,860
Median age: 29.6 years (2000)
Births (2003)
Total number: 3,942
Deaths (2003)
Total number: 2,729 (of which, 53 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $17,372 Median household income: $31,815 Total households: 86,178
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 12,024
$10,000 to $14,999: 6,883
$15,000 to $24,999: 14,465
$25,000 to $34,999: 13,470
$35,000 to $49,999: 15,232
$50,000 to $74,999: 13,402
$75,000 to $99,999: 5,264
$100,000 to $149,999: 3,318
$150,000 to $199,999: 915
$200,000 or more: 1,205
Percent of families below poverty level: 15.5% (30.5% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 15,476