Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 309,000
1990: 397,014
2000: 516,929
Percent change, 1990–2000: 31.3%
U.S. rank in 1980: 105th
U.S. rank in 1990: 90th
U.S. rank in 2000: 80th
City Residents
1980: 215,150
1990: 283,112
2000: 360,890
2003 estimate: 370,448
Percent change, 1990–2000: 27.5%
U.S. rank in 1980: 66th
U.S. rank in 1990: 54th
U.S. rank in 2000: 48th (State rank: 2nd)
Density: 1,942.9 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 291,095
Black or African American: 23,677
American Indian and Alaska Native: 3,175
Asian: 10,179
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 764
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 43,330
Other: 18,091
Percent of residents born in state: 29.6% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 26,920
Population 5 to 9 years old: 26,695
Population 10 to 14 years old: 26,489
Population 15 to 19 years old: 25,828
Population 20 to 24 years old: 26,686
Population 25 to 34 years old: 55,543
Population 35 to 44 years old: 62,744
Population 45 to 54 years old: 48,562
Population 55 to 59 years old: 15,310
Population 60 to 64 years old: 11,334
Population 65 to 74 years old: 18,505
Population 75 to 84 years old: 12,297
Population 85 years and over: 3,977
Median age: 33.6 years
Births (2002, El Paso County)
Total number: 8,530
Deaths (2002, El Paso County)
Total number: 3,408 (of which, 59 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $22,496
Median household income: $45,081
Total households: 141,757
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 9,379
$10,000 to $14,999: 6,966
$15,000 to $24,999: 17,815
$25,000 to $34,999: 18,686
$35,000 to $49,999: 25,750
$50,000 to $74,999: 30,608
$75,000 to $99,999: 16,171
$100,000 to $149,999: 10,893
$150,000 to $199,999: 2,854
$200,000 or more: 2,635
Percent of families below poverty level: 6.1% (41.7% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 20,247