| Metropolitan Area Residents |
| 1980: | 761,000 |
| 1990: | 865,640 |
| 2000: | 1,096,957 |
| Percent change, 1990–2000: | 13.7% |
| U.S. rank in 1980: | 48th (MSA) |
| U.S. rank in 1990: | 49th (MSA) |
| U.S. rank in 2000: | 46th (MSA) |
| City Residents |
| 1980: | 219,214 |
| 1990: | 202,798 |
| 2000: | 197,790 |
| 2003 estimate: | 194,729 |
| Percent change, 1990–2000: | -2.5% |
| U.S. rank in 1980: | 64th |
| U.S. rank in 1990: | 76th (State rank: 3rd) |
| U.S. rank in 2000: | 105th (State rank: 4th) |
| Density: | 3,292.6 people per square mile (in 2000) |
| Racial and ethnic characteristics | (2000) |
| White | 75,744 |
| Black or African American | 113,108 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 479 |
| Asian | 2,471 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 157 |
| Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race) | 5,074 |
| Other | 2,948 |
| Percent of residents born in state: | 67.2% (2000) |
| Age characteristics | (2000) |
| Poplation under 5 years old | 12,376 |
| Poplation 5 to 9 years old | 12,765 |
| Poplation 10 to 14 years old | 11,713 |
| Poplation 15 to 19 years old | 13,870 |
| Poplation 20 to 24 years old | 18,386 |
| Poplation 25 to 34 years old | 32,871 |
| Poplation 35 to 44 years old | 29,841 |
| Poplation 45 to 54 years old | 24,985 |
| Poplation 55 to 59 years old | 8,208 |
| Poplation 60 to 64 years old | 6,646 |
| Poplation 65 to 74 years old | 12,843 |
| Poplation 75 to 84 years old | 9,764 |
| Poplation 85 years and older | 3,522 |
| Median age | 33.9 years (2000) |
| Births | (2003) Total number: 3,069 |
| Deaths | (2003) |
| Total number | 2,368 (of which, 44 were infants under the age of 1 year) |
| Money income | (2000) |
| Per capita income | $20,337 |
| Median household income | $31,121 |
| Total households | 84,549 |
| Number of households with income of . . . | |
| less than $10,000 | 13,492 |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 6,914 |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 13,688 |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 12,197 |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 13,317 |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 12,482 |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 5,465 |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 3,999 |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 1,253 |
| $200,000 or more | 1,759 |
| Percent of families below poverty level: | 17.1% (33.68% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years) |
| 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: | 18,002 |
