Metropolitan Area Residents (PMSA)
1980: 1,660,000
1990: 1,525,090
2000: 1,646,395
Percent change, 1990–2000: 8.9%
U.S. rank in 1980: 20th
U.S. rank in 1998: 23rd
U.S. rank in 2000: 23rd
City Residents
1980: 385,457
1990: 364,040
2000: 331,285
2003 estimate: 317,361
Percent change, 1990–2000: -9.1%
U.S. rank in 1980: 32nd
U.S. rank in 1990: 45th (State rank: 3rd)
U.S. rank in 2000: 63rd
Density: 4,249.0 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 175,492
Black or African American: 142,176
American Indian and Alaska Native: 709
Asian: 5,132
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 130
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 4,230
Other: 7,646
Percent of residents born in state: 71.6%
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 23,862
Population 5 to 9 years old: 22,810
Population 10 to 14 years old: 22,109
Population 15 to 19 years old: 23,805
Population 20 to 24 years old: 31,327
Population 25 to 34 years old: 56,094
Population 35 to 44 years old: 48,757
Population 45 to 54 years old: 38,757
Population 55 to 59 years old: 12,777
Population 60 to 64 years old: 10,333
Population 65 to 74 years old: 19,761
Population 75 to 84 years old: 14,645
Population 85 years and older: 6,248
Median age: 32.1 years
Births (2002, Hamilton County) Total number: 11,031
Deaths (2002, Hamilton County) Total number: 8,461 (of which, 114 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $19,962
Median household income: $29,493
Total households: 147,979
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 26,690
$10,000 to $14,999: 12,786
$15,000 to $24,999: 24,409
$25,000 to $34,999: 21,197
$35,000 to $49,999: 22,172
$50,000 to $74,999: 20,451
$75,000 to $99,999: 9,282
$100,000 to $149,999: 6,301
$150,000 to $199,999: 2,025
$200,000 or more: 2,666
Percent of families below poverty level: 18.2% (37.6% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 29,205