| Metropolitan Area Residents (PMSA) |
| 1980: | 175,000 |
| 1990: | 193,597 |
| 2000: | 217,980 |
| Percent change, 1990–2000: | 12.6% |
| U.S. rank in 1980: | 1st (CMSA) |
| U.S. rank in 1990: | 1st (CMSA) |
| U.S. rank in 2000: | 1st (CMSA) |
| City Residents |
| 1980: | 60,470 |
| 1990: | 65,585 |
| 2000: | 74,848 |
| 2003 estimate: | 77,353 |
| Percent change, 1990–2000: | 14.1% |
| U.S. rank in 1980: | 324th |
| U.S. rank in 1990: | 355th (State rank: 8th) |
| U.S. rank in 2000: | 406th |
| Density: | 1,777.4 people per square mile (2000) |
| Racial and ethnic characteristics | (2000) |
| White | 56,853 |
| Black or African American | 5,060 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 214 |
| Asian | 4,082 |
| Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander | 26 |
| Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race) | 11,791 |
| Other | 5,653 |
| Percent of residents born in state: | 39.8% (2000) |
| Age characteristics | (2000) |
| Population under 5 years old | 4,900 |
| Population 5 to 9 years old | 4,540 |
| Population 10 to 14 years old | 4,281 |
| Population 15 to 19 years old | 4,561 |
| Population 20 to 24 years old | 5,587 |
| Population 25 to 34 years old | 13,332 |
| Population 35 to 44 years old | 13,161 |
| Population 45 to 54 years old | 10,011 |
| Population 55 to 59 years old | 3,595 |
| Population 60 to 64 years old | 2,644 |
| Population 65 to 74 years old | 4,158 |
| Population 75 to 84 years old | 2,946 |
| Population 85 years and over | 1,132 |
| Median age | 35.2 years (2000) |
| Births | (2001) |
| Total number | 1,086 |
| Deaths | (2001) |
| Total number | 527 (of which, 6 were infants under the age of 1 year) |
| Money income | (1999) |
| Per capita income | $24,500 |
| Median household income | $53,664 |
| Total households | 27,198 |
| Number of households with income of . . . | |
| less than $10,000 | 1,692 |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 1,335 |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 2,329 |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 2,950 |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 4,348 |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 5,836 |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 3,892 |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 3,095 |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 1,025 |
| $200,000 or more | 696 |
| Percent of families below poverty level: | 5.9% (27.9% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years) |
| 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: | 2,198 |
