Population, 2000

40,123

7,078,515

Population, net change, 1990 to 2000

550

889,318

Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000

1.4%

14.4%

White persons, 2000 (a)

38,870

5,120,110

Black or African American persons, 2000 (a)

713

1,390,293

American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2000 (a)

64

21,172

Asian persons, 2000 (a)

121

261,025

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

4

3,946

Persons reporting some other race, 2000 (a)

106

138,900

Persons reporting two or more races, 2000

245

143,069

White persons, percent, 2000 (a)

96.9%

72.3%

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

1.8%

19.6%

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

0.2%

0.3%

Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)

0.3%

3.7%

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

Z

0.1%

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

0.3%

2.0%

Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000

0.6%

2.0%

Persons under 18 years old, 2000

9,234

1,738,262

Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000

23.0%

24.6%

Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2000 (b)

292

329,540

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

0.7%

4.7%

Deaths, 1997

450

53,852

Infant deaths, 1997

5

714

High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990

13,000

2,987,611

College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990

2,141

972,894

Homeownership rate, 1990

76.4%

66.3%

Households, 1990

14,428

2,294,722

Persons per household, 1990

2.69

2.61

Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate

$26,593

$40,209

Persons below poverty, number, 1997 model-based estimate

9,094

782,827

Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate

23.1%

11.6%

Children below poverty, number, 1997 model-based estimate

3,211

286,182

Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate

30.4%

17.0%

Personal income, 1997 ($1000)

780,873¹

175,910,792

Personal income per capita, 1997

18,082¹

26,109

Civilian labor force, 1999

14,712

3,521,965

Unemployment, 1999

1,357

97,964

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

21,218¹

4,123,480

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

561¹

403,867

Employment in government, 1997

3,502¹

780,914

Average earnings per job, 1997

$26,081¹

$29,727

Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998

938

172,182

Change in private nonfarm establishments, 1990 to 1998

48

22,487

Private nonfarm establishments, percent change 1990-1998

5.4%

15.0%

Private nonfarm estabs with less than 20 employees, 1998

837

147,954

Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)

64,184

83,814,009

Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)

310,871

62,569,924

Retail sales per capita, 1997

$7,925

$9,293

Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999

68

53,151

Farm land, 1997 (acres)

16,159¹

8,228,226

Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000)

258,538

57,842,231

Land area, 2000 (square miles)

404

39,594

Persons per square mile, 2000

99.3

178.8

Metropolitan Area

None