Census 2000 Demographic Profile Highlights:



General Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Total population 41,633    
Male 19,177 46.1 49.1%
Female 22,456 53.9 50.9%
31.5
(X)
35.3
 
Under 5 years 3,582 8.6 6.8%
18 years and over 28,571 68.6 74.3%
65 years and over 4,909 11.8 12.4%
41,428
99.5
97.6%
 
White 12,039 28.9 75.1%
Black or African American 28,976 69.6 12.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 29 0.1 0.9%
Asian 295 0.7 3.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1%  
Some other race 83 0.2 5.5%
Two or more races 205 0.5 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 297 0.7 12.5%
Household population 40,914 98.3 97.2%
Group quarters population 719 1.7 2.8%
2.77
(X)
2.59
 
Average family size 3.34 (X) 3.14
Total housing units 16,251    
Occupied housing units 14,784 91.0 91.0%
Owner-occupied housing units 8,252 55.8 66.2%
Renter-occupied housing units 6,532 44.2 33.8%
Vacant housing units 1,467 9.0 9.0%
Social Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Population 25 years and over 24,332    
High school graduate or higher 16,737 68.8 80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher 4,267 17.5 24.4%
2,752
9.6
12.7%
 
Disability status (population 5 years and over) 8,623 23.0 19.3%
Foreign born 312 0.7 11.1%
Male, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over) 6,245 45.9 56.7%
Female, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over) 6,296 36.5 52.1%
Speak a language other than English at home (population 5 years and over) 1,090 2.9 17.9%
Economic Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
In labor force (population 16 years and over) 17,186 57.1 63.9%
Mean travel time to work in minutes (workers 16 years and over) 15.8 (X) 25.5
25,928
(X)
41,994
 
Median family income in 1999 (dollars) 30,788 (X) 50,046
Per capita income in 1999 (dollars) 13,992 (X) 21,587
Families below poverty level 2,672 25.7 9.2%
Individuals below poverty level 12,121 29.6 12.4%
Housing Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Single-family owner-occupied homes 7,669    
Median value (dollars) 55,100 (X) 119,600
Median of selected monthly owner costs (X) (X)  
682
(X)
1,088
 
Not mortgaged (dollars) 234 (X) 295