Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 474,484
1990: 513,026
2000: 583,845
Percent change, 1990–2000: 13.8%
U.S. rank in 1990: 71st
U.S. rank in 2000: 73rd
City Residents
1980: 158,915
1990: 175,727
2000: 183,133
2003 estimate: 184,053
Percent change, 1990–2000: 4.2%
U.S. rank in 1990: 96th (State rank: 1st)
U.S. rank in 2000: 128th (State rank: 1st)
Density: 1,576 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 100,848
Black or African American: 74,003
American Indian and Alaska Native: 500
Asian: 3,032
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 64
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 4,889
Other: 2,348
Percent of residents born in state: 68% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 12,989
Population 5 to 9 years old: 12,599
Population 10 to 14 years old: 12,254
Population 15 to 19 years old: 12,093
Population 20 to 24 years old: 13,560
Population 25 to 34 years old: 29,463
Population 35 to 44 years old: 28,547
Population 45 to 54 years old: 25,852
Population 55 to 59 years old: 8,180
Population 60 to 64 years old: 6,269
Population 65 to 74 years old: 10,484
Population 75 to 84 years old: 7,891
Population 85 years and older: 2,952
Median age: 34.5 years
Births (Pulaski County, 2001)
Total number: 8,345
Deaths (Pulaski County, 2001)
Total number: 3,331 (of which, 62 were infants under the age of one year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $23,209
Median household income: $37,572
Total households: 84,793
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 8,416
$10,000 to $14,999: 5,267
$15,000 to $24,999: 11,626
$25,000 to $34,999: 10,820
$35,000 to $49,999: 12,567
$50,000 to $74,999: 13,184
$75,000 to $99,999: 6,683
$100,000 to $149,999: 4,992
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,721
$200,000 or more: 2,245
Percent of families below poverty level: 11.1% (48.3% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 20,680