Cole County Population
1980: 56,663
1990: 63,579
2000: 71,397
Percent change, 1990–2000: 12.3%
U.S. rank in 1990: Not reported
U.S. rank in 2000: 693rd
City Residents
1980: 33,619
1990: 35,481
2000: 39,636
2003 estimate: 37,550
Percent change, 1990–2000: 10.8%
U.S. rank in 1990: Not reported
U.S. rank in 2000: (State rank: 15th)
Density: 1,454.4 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 32,303
Black or African American: 5,828
American Indian and Alaska Native: 150
Asian: 488
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 20
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 616
Other: 847
Percent of residents born in state: 71.7%
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 2,314
Population 5 to 9 years old: 2,210
Population 10 to 14 years old: 2,295
Population 15 to 19 years old: 2,705
Population 20 to 24 years old: 3,133
Population 25 to 34 years old: 6,202
Population 35 to 44 years old: 6,518
Population 45 to 54 years old: 5,613
Population 55 to 59 years old: 1,766
Population 60 to 64 years old: 1,337
Population 65 to 74 years old: 2,646
Population 75 to 84 years old: 2,023
Population 85 years and older: 874
Median age: 36.5 years (2000)
Births (2003, Cole County)
Total number: 963
Deaths (2003, Cole County)
Total number: 584 (of which, 2 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $21,268
Median household income: $39,628
Total households: 15,870
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 1,488
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,034
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,329
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,189
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,628
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,212
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,725
$100,000 to $149,999: 839
$150,000 to $99,999: 142
$200,000 or more: 284
Percent of families below poverty level: 7.2% (30.6% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: Not reported