Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 585,122
1990: 618,262
2000: 716,998
Percent change, 1990–2000: 16.0%
U.S. rank in 1980: 57th
U.S. rank in 1990: Not reported
U.S. rank in 2000: 60th
City Residents
1980: 314,255
1990: 344,463
2000: 390,007
2003 estimate: 404,267
Percent change, 1990–2000: 13.2%
U.S. rank in 1980: 48th
U.S. rank in 1990: 48th
U.S. rank in 2000: 53rd (State rank: 1st)
Density: 3,370.7 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 305,745
Black or African American: 51,917
American Indian or Alaska Native: 2,616
Asian: 6,773
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 228
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 29,397
Other: 15,250
Percent of residents born in state: 60.1% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 28,249
Population 5 to 9 years old: 27,721
Population 10 to 14 years old: 27,420
Population 15 to 19 years old: 28,359
Population 20 to 24 years old: 31,178
Population 25 to 34 years old: 60,292
Population 35 to 44 years old: 59,917
Population 45 to 54 years old: 50,496
Population 55 to 59 years old: 16,839
Population 60 to 64 years old: 13,514
Population 65 to 74 years old: 23,832
Population 75 to 84 years old: 16,286
Population 85 years and over: 5,904
Median age: 33.5 years
Births (2003) Total number: 6,933
Deaths (2003) Total number: 3,320 (of which, 51 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $21,756
Median household income: $40,006
Total households: 157,034
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 13,842
$10,000 to $14,999: 9,203
$15,000 to $24,999: 22,319
$25,000 to $34,999: 23,026
$35,000 to $49,999: 27,310
$50,000 to $74,999: 30,643
$75,000 to $99,999: 14,953
$100,000 to $149,999: 10,128
$150,000 to $199,999: 2,471
$200,000 or more: 3,139
Percent of families below poverty level: 7.8% (45.6% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 28,781