Population, 2000

26,978

7,078,515

Population, net change, 1990 to 2000

-4,355

889,318

Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000

-13.9%

14.4%

White persons, 2000 (a)

26,101

5,120,110

Black or African American persons, 2000 (a)

708

1,390,293

American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2000 (a)

16

21,172

Asian persons, 2000 (a)

37

261,025

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, 2000 (a)

1

3,946

Persons reporting some other race, 2000 (a)

26

138,900

Persons reporting two or more races, 2000

89

143,069

White persons, percent, 2000 (a)

96.7%

72.3%

Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)

2.6%

19.6%

American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)

0.1%

0.3%

Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)

0.1%

3.7%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)

Z

0.1%

Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)

0.1%

2.0%

Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000

0.3%

2.0%

Persons under 18 years old, 2000

5,773

1,738,262

Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000

21.4%

24.6%

Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2000 (b)

128

329,540

Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)

0.5%

4.7%

Deaths, 1997

291

53,852

Infant deaths, 1997

1

714

High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990

8,273

2,987,611

College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990

1,254

972,894

Homeownership rate, 1990

80.8%

66.3%

Households, 1990

11,183

2,294,722

Persons per household, 1990

2.78

2.61

Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate

$25,812

$40,209

Persons below poverty, number, 1997 model-based estimate

7,014

782,827

Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate

24.7%

11.6%

Children below poverty, number, 1997 model-based estimate

2,329

286,182

Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate

31.1%

17.0%

Personal income, 1997 ($1000)

489,334

175,910,792

Personal income per capita, 1997

16,685

26,109

Civilian labor force, 1999

8,364

3,521,965

Unemployment, 1999

1,161

97,964

Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 1997

12,173

4,123,480

Full-time and part-time employment, net change 1990 to 1997

-1,616

403,867

Employment in government, 1997

2,037

780,914

Average earnings per job, 1997

$26,950

$29,727

Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998

657

172,182

Change in private nonfarm establishments, 1990 to 1998

-62

22,487

Private nonfarm establishments, percent change 1990-1998

-8.6%

15.0%

Private nonfarm estabs with less than 20 employees, 1998

574

147,954

Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)

NA

83,814,009

Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)

135,235

62,569,924

Retail sales per capita, 1997

$4,607

$9,293

Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999

58

53,151

Farm land, 1997 (acres)

6,303

8,228,226

Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000)

157,840

57,842,231

Land area, 2000 (square miles)

504

39,594

Persons per square mile, 2000

53.5

178.8

Metropolitan Area

None