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| Metropolitan Area Residents | |
| 1980: | 300,000 |
| 1990: | 312,368 |
| 2000: | 363,988 |
| Percent change, 1990–2000: | 16.5% |
| U.S. rank in 1980: | 174th |
| U.S. rank in 1990: | 157th |
| U.S. rank in 2000: | 113th |
| City Residents | |
| 1980: | 49,311 |
| 1990: | 46,319 |
| 2000: | 50,644 |
| 2003 estimate: | 48,972 |
| Percent change, 1990–2000: | 9.3% |
| U.S. rank in 1980: | 428th |
| U.S. rank in 1990: | 535th (State rank: 2nd) |
| U.S. rank in 2000: | 707th (State rank: 3rd) |
| Density: | 1,331.8 people per square mile (2000) |
| Racial and ethnic characteristics | (2000) |
| White | 36,177 |
| Black or African American | 9,643 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 248 |
| Asian | 2,590 |
| Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander | 58 |
| Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race) | 1,848 |
| Other | 725 |
| Percent of residents born in state: | 46.2% (2000) |
| Age characteristics | (2000) |
| Poplation under 5 years old | 3,721 |
| Poplation 5 to 9 years old | 3,634 |
| Poplation 10 to 14 years old | 3,078 |
| Poplation 15 to 19 years old | 4,290 |
| Poplation 20 to 24 years old | 4,779 |
| Poplation 25 to 34 years old | 7,645 |
| Poplation 35 to 44 years old | 7,695 |
| Poplation 45 to 54 years old | 5,822 |
| Poplation 55 to 59 years old | 2,044 |
| Poplation 60 to 64 years old | 1,861 |
| Poplation 65 to 74 years old | 3,390 |
| Poplation 75 to 84 years old | 2,076 |
| Poplation 85 years and older | 609 |
| Median age | 32.5 years |
| Births | (2002) |
| Total number | 864 |
| Deaths | (2002) |
| Total number | 478 (of which, 6 were infants under the age of 1 year) |
| Money income | (1999) |
| Per capita income | $17,809 |
| Median household income | $34,106 |
| Total number of households | 19,606 |
| Number of households with income of . . . | |
| less than $10,000 | 2,348 |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 1,368 |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 3,137 |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 3,196 |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 3,616 |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 3,321 |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 1,473 |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 730 |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 177 |
| $200,000 or more | 240 |
| Percent of families below poverty level: | 11.2% (50.7% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years) |
| 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: | 3,852 |
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