Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 919,000
1990: 1,134,350
2000: 1,188,613
Percent change, 1990–2000: 4.8%
U.S. rank in 1980: 41st
U.S. rank in 1990: 36th (CMSA)
U.S. rank in 2000: 40th
City Residents
1980: 156,804
1990: 160,281
2000: 173,168
2003 estimate: 176,365
Percent change, 1990–2000: 8.3%
U.S. rank in 1980: 99th
U.S. rank in 1990: 110th (State rank: 1st)
U.S. rank in 2000: 119th
Density: 9,401.7 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 94,666
Black or African American: 25,243
American Indian and Alaska Native: 1,975
Asian: 10,432
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 270
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 52,146
Other: 30,477
Percent of residents born in state: 42.8% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 12,607
Population 5 to 9 years old: 13,463
Population 10 to 14 years old: 12,290
Population 15 to 19 years old: 17,957
Population 20 to 24 years old: 21,766
Population 25 to 34 years old: 27,165
Population 35 to 44 years old: 22,570
Population 45 to 54 years old: 17,281
Population 55 to 59 years old: 5,741
Population 60 to 64 years old: 4,623
Population 65 to 74 years old: 8,476
Population 75 to 84 years old: 6,856
Population 85 years and older: 2,823
Median age: 28.1 years
Births (2000)
Total number: 8,934
Deaths (2000)
Total number: 3,457 (of which, 28 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $15,525
Median household income: $26,867
Total number of households: 62,327
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 13,430
$10,000 to $14,999: 6,173
$15,000 to $24,999: 9,749
$25,000 to $34,999: 7,842
$35,000 to $49,999: 8,704
$50,000 to $74,999: 8,143
$75,000 to $99,999: 3,917
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,312
$150,000 to $199,999: 861
$200,000 or more: 1,196
Percent of families below poverty level: 23.9% (52.1% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 12,478