Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 272,631
1990: 292,517
2000: 333,055
Percent change, 1990–2000: 13.9%
U.S. rank in 1990: 120th (MSA)
U.S. rank in 2000: 121st (MSA)
City Residents
1980: 177,857
1990: 187,106
2000: 201,568
2003 estimate: 200,123
Percent change, 1990–2000: 5.6%
U.S. rank in 2000: 100th (State rank: 2nd)
Density: 1,297.3 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 96,085
Black or African American: 100,048
American Indian and Alaska Native: 500
Asian: 2,146
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 71
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 2,484
Other: 748
Percent of residents born in state: 71.5% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 14,259
Population 5 to 9 years old: 14,912
Population 10 to 14 years old: 14,729
Population 15 to 19 years old: 15,465
Population 20 to 24 years old: 17,365
Population 25 to 34 years old: 29,703
Population 35 to 44 years old: 30,331
Population 45 to 54 years old: 25,398
Population 55 to 59 years old: 8,649
Population 60 to 64 years old: 6,957
Population 65 to 74 years old: 12,376
Population 75 to 84 years old: 8,415
Population 85 years and older: 3,009
Median age: 32.9 years
Births (2002)
Total number: 3,338
Deaths (2002)
Total number: 2,124 (of which, 39 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $19.385
Median household income: $35,627
Total households: 78,436
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 10,255
$10,000 to $14,999: 5,798
$15,000 to $24,999: 11,337
$25,000 to $34,999: 11,130
$35,000 to $49,999: 12,837
$50,000 to $74,999: 13,295
$75,000 to $99,999: 6,261
$100,000 to $149,999: 4,997
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,229
$200,000 or more: 1,297
Percent of families below poverty level: 13.9% (54.6% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 17,617