| 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 |
