Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 362,000
1990: 422,822
2000: 470,658
Percent change, 1990–2000: 11.3%
U.S. rank in 1980: 91st
U.S. rank in 1990: 85th
U.S. rank in 2000: 88th
City Residents
1980: 54,725
1990: 55,551
2000: 56,348
2003 estimate: 55,351
Percent change, 1990–2000: 1.1%
U.S. rank in 1980: 384th
U.S. rank in 1990: 429th (State rank: 8th)
U.S. rank in 2000: 597th (State rank: 11th)
Density: 7,614.6 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 36,347
Black or African American: 9,195
American Indian and Alaska Native: 549
Asian: 1,602
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 114
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 17,331
Other: 10,908
Percent of residents born in state: 63.8% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 4,445
Population 5 to 9 years old: 4,488
Population 10 to 14 years old: 4,258
Population 15 to 19 years old: 4,602
Population 20 to 24 years old: 5,502
Population 25 to 34 years old: 8,795
Population 35 to 44 years old: 8,366
Population 45 to 54 years old: 6,193
Population 55 to 59 years old: 2,115
Population 60 to 64 years old: 1,651
Population 65 to 74 years old: 2,994
Population 75 to 84 years old: 2,216
Population 85 years and over: 723
Median age: 30.4 years
Births (2002, Lancaster County)
Total number: 6,749
Deaths (2003, Lancaster County)
Total number: 4,337 (of which, 61 were children under the age of 4 years)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $13,955
Median household income: $29,770
Total households: 20,928
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 2,926
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,948
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,842
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,364
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,090
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,069
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,026
$100,000 to $149,999: 447
$150,000 to $199,999: 91
$200,000 or more: 125
Percent of families below poverty level: 17.9% (54.9% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 2,785