Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 939,000
1990: 1,007,306
2000: 1,135,614
Percent change, 1990–2000: 12.8%
U.S. rank in 1980: 40th (MSA)
U.S. rank in 1990: 41st (MSA)
U.S. rank in 2000: 43rd (MSA)
City Residents
1980: 646,174
1990: 618,652
2000: 650,100
2003 estimate: 645,978
Percent change, 1990–2000: 5.1%
U.S. rank in 1980: 14th
U.S. rank in 1990: 18th (State rank: 1st)
U.S. rank in 2000: 24th (State rank: 1st)
Density: 2,327.4 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 223,728
Black or African American: 399,208
American Indian and Alaska Native: 1,217
Asian: 9,482
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 239
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 19,317
Other: 16,226
Percent of residents born in state: 64.4% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Poplation under 5 years old: 50,396
Poplation 5 to 9 years old: 53,115
Poplation 10 to 14 years old: 49,652
Poplation 15 to 19 years old: 47,761
Poplation 20 to 24 years old: 50,832
Poplation 25 to 34 years old: 102,417
Poplation 35 to 44 years old: 97,060
Poplation 45 to 54 years old: 80,832
Poplation 55 to 59 years old: 26,061
Poplation 60 to 64 years old: 20,948
Poplation 65 to 74 years old: 36,730
Poplation 75 to 84 years old: 25,476
Poplation 85 years and older: 8,820
Median age: 31.9 years
Births (2003; Shelby County)
Total number: 14,155
Deaths (2003; Shelby County)
Total number: 7,768 (of which, 211 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $17,838
Median household income: $32,285
Total households: 250,907
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 37,061
$10,000 to $14,999: 19,816
$15,000 to $24,999: 39,227
$25,000 to $34,999: 37,471
$35,000 to $49,999: 41,547
$50,000 to $74,999: 40,510
$75,000 to $99,999: 16,841
$100,000 to $149,999: 10,811
$150,000 to $199,999: 3,194
$200,000 or more: 4,429
Percent of families below poverty level: 17.2% (33.9% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 51,034