Metropolitan Area Residents (MSA)
1980: 203,511
1990: 175,911
2000: 207,290
Percent change, 1990–2000: 17.8%
U.S. rank in 2000: 162nd
City Residents
1980: 72,734
1990: 73,511
2000: 80,268
2003 estimate: 81,562
Percent change, 1990–2000: 9.2%
U.S. rank in 2000: 363rd
Density: 1,594.2 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 63,868
Black or African American: 7,548
American Indian and Alaska Native: 2,541
Asian: 4,101
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 105
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 7,048
Other: 4,040
Percent of residents born in state: 56.1%
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 6,083
Population 5 to 9 years old: 5,581
Population 10 to 14 years old: 5,363
Population 15 to 19 years old: 5,586
Population 20 to 24 years old: 5,681
Population 25 to 34 years old: 11,454
Population 35 to 44 years old: 12,040
Population 45 to 54 years old: 10,513
Population 55 to 59 years old: 3,884
Population 60 to 64 years old: 3,082
Population 65 to 74 years old: 5,376
Population 75 to 84 years old: 4,113
Population 85 years and over: 1,512
Median age: 35.3
Births (Sebastian County; 2001)
Total number: 1,827
Deaths (Sebastian County; 2001)
Total number: 1,134
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $18,994
Median household income: $32,157
Total households: 32,398
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 4,095
$10,000 to $14,999: 2,887
$15,000 to $24,999: 5,374
$25,000 to $34,999: 5,092
$35,000 to $49,999: 5,054
$50,000 to $74,999: 5,233
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,092
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,537
$150,000 to $199,999: 405
$200,000 or more: 676
Percent of families below poverty level: 12.1% (59.7% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 7,498