Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 951,000
1990: 1,050,304
2000: 1,251,509
Percent change, 1990–2000: 19.2%
U.S. rank in 1980: 44th
U.S. rank in 1990: 45th
U.S. rank in 2000: 36th
City Residents
1980: 155,642
1990: 185,125
2000: 223,891
2003 estimate: 229,110
Percent change, 1990–2000: 20.9%
U.S. rank in 1980: 100th
U.S. rank in 1990: 88th
U.S. rank in 2000: 88th (State rank: 3rd)
Density: 2,138.3 people per square mile (in 2000, based on 2000 land area)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 124,243
Black or African American: 83,728
American Indian and Alaska Native: 989
Asian: 6,357
Native American and Other Pacific Islander: 89
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 9,742
Other: 4,647
Percent of residents born in state: 57.8% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 14,214
Population 5 to 9 years old: 14,606
Population 10 to 14 years old: 13,620
Population 15 to 19 years old: 16,773
Population 20 to 24 years old: 22,183
Population 25 to 44 years old: 37,483
Population 45 to 54 years old: 33,296
Population 55 to 59 years old: 28,068
Population 60 to 64 years old: 9,621
Population 65 to 74 years old: 13,607
Population 75 to 84 years old: 9,400
Population 85 years and older: 3,572
Median age: 33.0 years
Births (2003)
Total number: 3,394
Deaths (2003)
Total number: 1,916 (of which, 33 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $22,986
Median household income: $39,661
Total households: 92,084
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 8,481
$10,000 to $14,999: 5,512
$15,000 to $24,999: 13,154
$25,000 to $34,999: 13,635
$35,000 to $49,999: 16,054
$50,000 to $74,999: 17,254
$75,000 to $99,999: 7,674
$100,000 to $149,999: 5,967
$150,000 to $199,999: 2,035
$200,000 or more: 2,318
Percent of families below poverty level: 8.6% (38.8% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 15,128