Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 954,000
1990: 949,012
2000: 1,025,598
Percent change, 1990–2000: 8.1%
U.S. rank in 1980: 38th
U.S. rank in 1990: 43rd U.S. rank in 2000: 49th
City Residents
1980: 298,694
1990: 269,555
2000: 256,231
2003 estimate: 248,762
Percent change, 1990–2000: −5.0%
U.S. rank in 1980: 49th
U.S. rank in 1990: 58th
U.S. rank in 2000: 69th (State rank: 1st)
Density: 4,124.9 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 161,261
Black or African American: 84,586
American Indian and Alaska Native: 578
Asian: 3,705
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander: 111
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 4,755
Other: 1,709
Percent of residents born in state: 75.6% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 16,926
Population 5 to 9 years old: 17,359
Population 10 to 14 years old: 16,627
Population 15 to 19 years old: 17,362
Population 20 to 24 years old: 18,923
Population 25 to 34 years old: 37,541
Population 35 to 44 years old: 40,354
Population 45 to 54 years old: 33,755
Population 55 to 59 years old: 10,716
Population 60 to 64 years old: 9,211
Population 65 to 74 years old: 18,577
Population 85 years and older: 5,075
Median age: 35.8 years
Births (Jefferson County, 2000)
Total number: 9,565
Deaths (Jefferson County, 2000)
Total number: 7,158 (of which, 113 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $18,193
Median household income: $28,843
Total households: 111,414
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 19,542
$10,000 to $14,999: 10,471
$15,000 to $24,999: 18,883
$25,000 to $34,999: 16,258
$35,000 to $49,999: 17,695
$50,000 to $74,999: 15,227
$75,000 to $99,999: 6,654
$100,000 to $149,999: 3,990
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,193
$200,000 or more: 1,471
Percent of families below poverty level: 21.6% (61.7% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 15,439