Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 410,000
1990: 453,932
2000: 536,691
Percent change, 1990–2000: 18.4%
U.S. rank in 1980: 82nd
U.S. rank in 1990: 79th
U.S. rank in 2000: 79th
City Residents
1980: 101,229
1990: 110,734
2000: 116,278
2003 estimate: 117,357
Percent change, 1990–2000: 1.6%
U.S. rank in 1990: 203rd
U.S. rank in 2000: 198th (State rank: 1st)
Density: 928.6 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 57,236 Black or African American: 53,465 American Indian and Alaska Native: 296 Asian: 2,008 Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander: 104 Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 3,520 Other: 1,582
Percent of residents born in state: 59.2% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Poplation under 5 years old: 6,478
Poplation 5 to 9 years old: 6,495
Poplation 10 to 14 years old: 6,195
Poplation 15 to 19 years old: 13,248
Poplation 20 to 24 years old: 17,556
Poplation 25 to 34 years old: 19,541
Poplation 35 to 44 years old: 15,466
Poplation 45 to 54 years old: 12,381
Poplation 55 to 59 years old: 3,948
Poplation 60 to 64 years old: 2,988
Poplation 65 to 74 years old: 5,846
Poplation 75 to 84 years old: 4,595
Poplation 85 years and older: 1,541
Median age: 28.6 years (2000)
Births (Richland County, 2002)
Total number: 4,375
Deaths (Richland County, 2002)
Total number: 2,582 (of which, 29 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $18,853
Median household income: $31,141
Total households: 41,960
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 7,012
$10,000 to $14,999: 3,535
$15,000 to $24,999: 6,666
$25,000 to $34,999: 5,976
$35,000 to $49,999: 6,409
$50,000 to $74,999: 5,721
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,647
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,128
$150,000 to $199,999: 760
$200,000 or more: 1,116
Percent of families below poverty level: 17.0% (38.1% of which were female householder families in poverty)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 10,307