2000 Census Data
| Total Population: 55,469 Sex & Age Male: 47.7% Female: 52.3% Under 10 years: 11.0% 10 to 19 years: 12.7% 20 to 34 years: 33.5% 35 to 54 years: 27.4% 55 to 64 years: 9.3% 65 years plus: 15.9% Median Age (years): 36.9 Race & Ethnicity One Race: 98.7% White: 90.1% Black or African American: 6.4% American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3% Asian: 1.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0% Some Other Race: 0.7 Two or More Races: 1.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 1.9% Households Total: 23,720 Female householder, no husband present: 11.6% Female householder, with own children present: 6.6% Households with individuals under 18 years: 27.2% Households with individuals 65 years and over: 25.4% Average household size: 2.20 Housing Total housing units: 25,730 Occupied units: 92.2% Vacant units: 7.8% Homeowner vacancy rate: 2.9% Renter vacancy rate: 8.5% Owner-occupied units: 57.2% Renter-occupied units: 42.8% Educational Attainment Population 25 years and over: 36,756 Percent high school graduate or higher: 78.8% Percent bachelor's degree or higher: 29.4% Employment Status Population 16 years and over: 45,666 In labor force: 61.6% Civilian labor force: 61.5% Employed: 58.0% Unemployed: 3.5% Armed Forces: 0.1% Not in labor force: 38.4% Industry (non-agricultural) Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 26,476 Construction: 5.4% Manufacturing: 14.9% Wholesale trade: 3.1% Retail trade: 14.5% Transportation, warehousing, and utilities: 3.0% Information: 2.8% Finance, insurance, and real estate: 5.2% Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management: 8.7% Educational, health and social services: 24.8% Arts, entertainment, recreation, accomodation and food services: 10.0% Other services: 4.7% Public administration: 2.5% Income in 1999 Median household income: $30,835 Median family income: $40,977 Per capita income: $20,364 Poverty Status in 1999 (number and percent below poverty level) Families: 1,600 (11.4%) Families with female householder, no husband present: 805 (31.3%) Individuals: 8,276 (15.9%) |
| Demographic Profiles The following links include complete population, housing, educational attainment, employment, and income figures from the 2000 Census. |
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