Metropolitan Area Residents
1990: 441,952
2000: 459,479
Percent change, 1990–2000: 3.5%
U.S. rank in 1990: 1st (CMSA)
U.S. rank in 2000: 1st (CMSA)
City Residents
1980: 142,546
1990: 141,686
2000: 139,529
2003 estimate: 139,664
Percent change, 1990–2000: -1.5%
U.S. rank in 1980: 110th
U.S. rank in 1990: 123rd
U.S. rank in 2000: 172nd (State rank: 1st)
Density: 8,720.9 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 62,822
Black or African American: 42,925
American Indian and Alaska Native: 664
Asian: 4,536
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 148
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 44,478
Other: 20,659
Percent of residents born in state: 50.4% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 11,397
Population 5 to 9 years old: 11,489
Population 10 to 15 years old: 10,696
Population 15 to 19 years old: 10,445
Population 20 to 24 years old: 11,207
Population 25 to 34 years old: 22,147
Population 35 to 44 years old: 20,463
Population 45 to 54 years old: 15,466
Population 55 to 59 years old: 5,576
Population 60 to 64 years old: 4,621
Population 65 to 74 years old: 7,743
Population 75 to 84 years old: 6,071
Population 85 years and over: 2,198
Median age: 31.4 years (2000)
Births (2001)
Total number: 2,268
Deaths (2001)
Total number: 1,260 (of which, 23 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $16,306
Median household income: $34,658
Total households: 50,305
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 7,643
$10,000 to $14,999: 3,865
$15,000 to $24,999: 7,202
$25,000 to $34,999: 6,621
$35,000 to $49,999: 8,573
$50,000 to $74,999: 8,764
$75,000 to $99,999: 3,955
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,698
$150,000 to $199,999: 555
$200,000 or more: 429
Percent of families below poverty level: 16.2% (40.5% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 8,551