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| Demographics |
| As of the census2 of 2000, there are 96,650 people
in the city, organized into 40,791 households and 22,149 families.
The population density is 384.7/km² (996.5/mi²). There
are 44,563 housing units at an average density of 177.4/km²
(459.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 63.08% White,
34.00% Black or African American, 1.24% Asian, 0.15% Native
American, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.54% from other races, and
0.94% from two or more races. 1.51% of the population are Hispanic
or Latino of any race. |
| There are 40,791 households out of which 23.2%
have children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.0% are
married couples living together, 15.2% have a female householder
with no husband present, and 45.7% are non-families. 33.7% of
all households are made up of individuals and 10.1% have someone
living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household
size is 2.23 and the average family size is 2.92. |
| In the city the population is spread out with
20.0% under the age of 18, 17.2% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25
to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who are 65 years of age
or older. The median age is 33 years. For every 100 females
there are 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
there are 87.2 males. |
| The median income for a household in the city
is $35,295, and the median income for a family is $48,705. Males
have a median income of $32,585 versus $26,688 for females.
The per-capita income for the city is $22,414. 19.1% of the
population and 13.3% of families are below the poverty line.
Out of the total population, 24.3% of those under the age of
18 and 13.9% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty
line. |
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