Metropolitan Area Population
1980: 479,899
1990: 591,610
2000: 679,622
Percent change, 1990–2000: 14.9%
U.S. rank in 2000: 64th
City Residents
1980: 425,259
1990: 515,342
2000: 563,662
2003 estimate: 584,113
Percent change, 1990–2000: 9.4%
U.S. rank in 2000: 22 (State rank: 5th)
Density: 2,263 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 413,061
Black or African American: 17,586
American Indian and Alaska Native: 4,601
Asian: 6,321
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 583
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 431,875
Other: 102,320
Percent of residents born in state: 54.3% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Poplation under 5 years old: 47,646
Poplation 5 to 9 years old: 50,170
Poplation 10 to 14 years old: 47,996
Poplation 15 to 19 years old: 46,858
Poplation 20 to 24 years old: 38,564
Poplation 25 to 34 years old: 80,568
Poplation 35 to 44 years old: 83,703
Poplation 45 to 54 years old: 65,808
Poplation 55 to 59 years old: 22,636
Poplation 60 to 64 years old: 19,592
Population 65 to 74 years old: 35,041
Poplation 75 to 84 years old: 19,279
Population 85 years and older: 5,801
Median age: 31.1 years
Births (2001, El Paso County)
Total number: 14,189
Deaths (2001, El Paso County)
Total number: 4,035 (of which, 66 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $14,388
Median household income: $32,124
Total households: 182,237
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 25,341
$10,000 to $14,999: 15,622
$15,000 to $24,999: 30,009
$25,000 to $34,999: 26,661
$35,000 to $49,999: 30,185
$50,000 to $74,999: 29,283
$75,000 to $99,999: 12,585
$100,000 to $149,999: 8,127
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,946
$200,000 or more: 2,478
Percent of families below poverty level: 19.0% (51.2% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 26,998