Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 1,433,000
1990: 1,587,875
2000: 1,776,062
Percent change, 1990–2000: 12.2%
U.S. rank in 1980: 25th
U.S. rank in 1990: Not reported
U.S. rank in 2000: 26th
City Residents
1980: 448,028
1990: 431,236
2000: 441,545
2003 estimate: 452,768
Percent change, 1990–2000: 1.5%
U.S. rank in 1980: 27th
U.S. rank in 1990: 31st (State rank: 1st)
U.S. rank in 2000: 45th (State rank: 1st)
Density: 1,408.2 persons per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (1990)
White: 267,931
Black or African American: 137,879
American Indian and Alaska Native: 2,122
Asian: 8,182
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 493
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 30,604
Other: 14,158
Percent of residents born in state: 57% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 31,755
Population 5 to 9 years old: 31,829
Population 10 to 14 years old: 30,770
Population 15 to 19 years old: 29,053
Population 20 to 24 years old: 31,590
Population 25 to 34 years old: 72,393
Population 35 to 44 years old: 71,309
Population 45 to 54 years old: 56,492
Population 55 to 59 years old: 19,544
Population 60 to 64 years old: 15,118
Population 65 to 74 years old: 27,163
Population 75 to 84 years old: 18,263
Population 85 years and older: 6,266
Median age: 34.0 years
Births (2003)
Total number: 7,345
Deaths (2003)
Total number: 3,742 (of which, 30 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $20,753
Median household income: $37,198
Total households: 184,028
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 21,385
$10,000 to $14,999: 11,745
$15,000 to $24,999: 26,325
$25,000 to $34,999: 27,110
$35,000 to $49,999: 31,731
$50,000 to $74,999: 34,354
$75,000 to $99,999: 16,037
$100,000 to $149,999: 10,330
$150,000 to $199,999: 2,213
$200,000 or more: 2,798
Percent of families below poverty level: 11.1% (30.1% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 42,100