Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 231,000
1990: 258,060
2000: 293,000
Percent change, 1990–2000: 13.5%
U.S. rank in 1990: 137th
U.S. rank in 2000: 133rd
City Residents
1980: 141,654
1990: 137,560
2000: 131,510
2003 estimate: 127,573
Percent change, 1990–2000: −4.4%
U.S. rank in 1980: 158th
U.S. rank in 1990: 129th (State rank: 3rd)
U.S. rank in 2000: 182nd
Density: 1,759.5 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 51,108
Black or African American: 75,072
American Indian and Alaska Native: 303
Asian: 1,997
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander: 92
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 2,938
Other: 1,224
Percent of residents born in state: 66.5% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 9,186
Population 5 to 9 years old: 5,163
Population 10 to 14 years old: 9,423
Population 15 to 19 years old: 10,139
Population 20 to 24 years old: 12,653
Population 25 to 34 years old: 19,419
Population 35 to 44 years old: 18,027
Population 45 to 54 years old: 15,260
Population 55 to 59 years old: 5,656
Population 60 to 64 years old: 4,717
Population 65 to 74 years old: 8,503
Population 75 to 84 years old: 6,582
Population 85 years and older: 2,382
Median age: 32.3 years
Births (2003)
Total number: 4,222
Deaths (2003)
Total number: 4,205 (of which, 77 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $16,921
Median household income: $29,038
Total households: 51,378
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 8,842
$10,000 to $14,999: 4,794
$15,000 to $24,999: 8,815
$25,000 to $34,999: 6,956
$35,000 to $49,999: 8,359
$50,000 to $74,999: 7,241
$75,000 to $99,999: 3,399
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,678
$150,000 to $199,999: 448
$200,000 or more: 846
Percent of families below poverty level: 17.7% (54.6% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 11,595