| Metropolitan Area Residents |
| 1980: | 272,631 |
| 1990: | 292,517 |
| 2000: | 333,055 |
| Percent change, 1990–2000: | 13.9% |
| U.S. rank in 1990: | 120th (MSA) |
| U.S. rank in 2000: | 121st (MSA) |
| City Residents |
| 1980: | 177,857 |
| 1990: | 187,106 |
| 2000: | 201,568 |
| 2003 estimate: | 200,123 |
| Percent change, 1990–2000: | 5.6% |
| U.S. rank in 2000: | 100th (State rank: 2nd) |
| Density: | 1,297.3 people per square mile (2000) |
| Racial and ethnic characteristics | (2000) |
| White | 96,085 |
| Black or African American | 100,048 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 500 |
| Asian | 2,146 |
| Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander | 71 |
| Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race) | 2,484 |
| Other | 748 |
| Percent of residents born in state: | 71.5% (2000) |
| Age characteristics | (2000) |
| Population under 5 years old | 14,259 |
| Population 5 to 9 years old | 14,912 |
| Population 10 to 14 years old | 14,729 |
| Population 15 to 19 years old | 15,465 |
| Population 20 to 24 years old | 17,365 |
| Population 25 to 34 years old | 29,703 |
| Population 35 to 44 years old | 30,331 |
| Population 45 to 54 years old | 25,398 |
| Population 55 to 59 years old | 8,649 |
| Population 60 to 64 years old | 6,957 |
| Population 65 to 74 years old | 12,376 |
| Population 75 to 84 years old | 8,415 |
| Population 85 years and older | 3,009 |
| Median age | 32.9 years |
| Births | (2002) |
| Total number | 3,338 |
| Deaths | (2002) |
| Total number | 2,124 (of which, 39 were infants under the age of 1 year) |
| Money income | (1999) |
| Per capita income | $19.385 |
| Median household income | $35,627 |
| Total households | 78,436 |
| Number of households with income of . . . | |
| less than $10,000 | 10,255 |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 5,798 |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 11,337 |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 11,130 |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 12,837 |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 13,295 |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 6,261 |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 4,997 |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 1,229 |
| $200,000 or more | 1,297 |
| Percent of families below poverty level: | 13.9% (54.6% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years) |
| 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: | 17,617 |
