Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 96,340
1990: 135,510
2000: 174,682
Percent change, 1990–2000: 28.9%
U.S. rank in 1990: 208th
U.S. rank in 2000: 181st
City Residents
1980: 45,086
1990: 62,648
2000: 74,267
2003 estimate: 76,990
Percent change, 1990–2000: 19.5%
U.S. rank in 1980: 475th
U.S. rank in 1990: 396th (State rank: 2nd)
U.S. rank in 2000: 408th (State rank: 2nd)
Density: 1,425.7 people per square mile
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 51,248
Black or African American: 1,738
American Indian and Alaska Native: 1,289
Asian: 863
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 55
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 38,421
Other: 16,031
Percent of residents born in state: 46.7% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 5,195
Population 5 to 9 years old: 5,251
Population 10 to 14 years old: 5,054
Population 15 to 19 years old: 6,244
Population 20 to 24 years old: 8,771
Population 25 to 34 years old: 9,981
Population 35 to 44 years old: 9,976
Population 45 to 54 years old: 8,265
Population 55 to 59 years old: 2,972
Population 60 to 64 years old: 2,837
Population 65 to 74 years old: 5,280
Population 75 to 84 years old: 3,306
Population 85 years and over: 1,135
Median age: 31.2 years (2000)
Births (2002)
Total number: 3,081
Deaths (2002)
Total number: 1,129
Money Income (1999)
Per capita income: $15,704
Median household income: $30,375
Total households: 29,184
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 4,666
$10,000 to $14,999: 3,247
$15,000 to $24,999: 4,287
$25,000 to $34,999: 4,030
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,939
$50,000 to $74,999: 4,483
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,085
$100,000 to $149,999: 957
$150,000 to $199,999: 189
$200,000 or more: 218
Percent of families below poverty level: 17.2% (41.4% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: Not reported