| Metropolitan Area Residents |
| 1980: | 279,192 (SMSA) |
| 1990: | 429,453 (MSA) |
| 2000: | 452,851 (MSA) |
| Percent change, 1990–2000: | 5.4% |
| U.S. rank in 1990: | 82nd (MSA) |
| U.S. rank in 2000: | 91st (MSA) |
| City Residents |
| 1980: | 79,722 |
| 1990: | 80,277 |
| 2000: | 77,145 |
| 2003 estimate: | 75,312 |
| Percent change, 1990–2000: | -3.9% |
| U.S. rank in 1990: | 322nd |
| U.S. rank in 2000: | 390th |
| Density: | 3,125.4 people per square mile (2000) |
| Racial and ethnic characteristics | (2000) |
| White | 54,593 |
| Black or African American | 15,924 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 445 |
| Asian | 1,847 |
| Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander | 50 |
| Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race) | 3,304 |
| Other | 1,836 |
| Percent of residents born in state: | 69.2% (2000) |
| Age characteristics | (2000) |
| Population under 5 years old | 4,786 |
| Population 5 to 9 years old | 4,530 |
| Population 10 to 14 years old | 4,121 |
| Population 15 to 19 years old | 9,315 |
| Population 20 to 24 years old | 14,179 |
| Population 25 to 34 years old | 11,585 |
| Population 35 to 44 years old | 9,095 |
| Population 45 to 54 years old | 7,434 |
| Population 55 to 59 years old | 2,458 |
| Population 60 to 64 years old | 1,845 |
| Population 65 to 74 years old | 3,505 |
| Population 75 to 84 years old | 2,919 |
| Population 85 years and over | 1,373 |
| Median age | 26.1 years (2000) |
| Births | (2003) |
| Total number | 1,411 |
| Deaths | (2003) |
| Total number | 640 (of which, 15 were infants under the age of 1 year) |
| Money income | (1999) |
| Per capita income | $16,897 |
| Median household income | $31,189 (1999) |
| Total households | 29,415 |
| Number of households with income of . . . | |
| less than $10,000 | 4,527 |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 2,757 |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 4,932 |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 3,790 |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 4,801 |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 4,733 |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 1,880 |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,305 |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 316 |
| $200,000 or more | 374 |
| Percent of families below poverty level: | 13.6% (46.9% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years) |
| 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: | 6,315 |