2000 Census Summary

Total Population:   348,189

Race:

White alone	152,666	43.85%
Black or African American alone	178,266	51.20%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	950	0.27%
Asian alone	6,891	1.98%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	94	0.03%
Some other race alone	2,783	0.80%
Population of two or more races:	6,539	1.88%

Hispanic Or Latino:   7,022     2.02% of Total Population

Race For The Population 18 Years And Over:

Total:	258,532	100.00%
White alone	127,102	49.16%
Black or African American alone	119,261	46.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	708	0.27%
Asian alone	5,502	2.13%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	72	0.03%
Some other race alone	1,846	0.71%
Population of two or more races	4,041	1.56%

Hispanic Or Latino, 18 Years And Over:   4,964     1.92% of Population 18 Years and Over

Sex By Age:	Male	% of Male	Female	% of Female	Total	% of Total
Total	163,567	46.98	184,622	53.02	348,189	100.00
Under 5 years	11,916	7.29	11,561	6.26	23,477	6.74
5 to 9 years	13,540	8.28	13,169	7.13	26,709	7.67
10 to 14 years	12,587	7.70	12,427	6.73	25,014	7.18
15 to 19 years	12,283	7.51	12,446	6.74	24,729	7.10
20 to 24 years	12,131	7.42	14,410	7.81	26,541	7.62
25 to 29 years	13,594	8.31	14,783	8.01	28,377	8.15
30 to 34 years	13,063	7.99	12,955	7.02	26,018	7.47
35 to 39 years	13,365	8.17	13,175	7.14	26,540	7.62
40 to 44 years	13,013	7.96	13,591	7.36	26,604	7.64
45 to 49 years	11,245	6.87	11,773	6.38	23,018	6.61
50 to 54 years	8,647	5.29	9,595	5.20	18,242	5.24
55 to 59 years	6,203	3.79	7,263	3.93	13,466	3.87
60 and 61 years	2,054	1.26	2,576	1.40	4,630	1.33
62 to 64 years	3,005	1.84	3,977	2.15	6,982	2.01
65 and 66 years	1,893	1.16	2,802	1.52	4,695	1.35
67 to 69 years	2,717	1.66	4,080	2.21	6,797	1.95
70 to 74 years	4,534	2.77	7,021	3.80	11,555	3.32
75 to 79 years	3,737	2.28	6,604	3.58	10,341	2.97
80 to 84 years	2,236	1.37	4,905	2.66	7,141	2.05
85 years and over	1,804	1.10	5,509	2.98	7,313	2.10

Households:  147,076

Household Size:

Total Households	147,076	100.00%
1-person household:	59,269	40.30%
2 or more person household:	87,807	59.70%

1 Person Household By Type:

1-person household:	59,269	100.00%
Male householder	27,052	45.64%
Female householder	32,217	54.36%

2 Or More Person Household By Type:

2 or more person household:	87,807	100.000%
Family households:	76,976	87.66%
Nonfamily households:	10,831	12.34%

Family Households By Type:

Family households:	76,976	100.000%
Married-couple family:	38,470	49.98%
Other family:	38,506	50.02%

Married Couple Family By Presence Of Children:

Married-couple family:	38,470	100.00%
With own children under 18 years	15,947	41.45%
No own children under 18 years	22,523	58.55%

Other Family By Presence Of Children:

Other family:	38,506	100.00%
Male, no wife, With own children under 18 years	3,172	8.24%
Male, no wife, No own children under 18 years	3,975	10.32%
Female, no husband, With own children under 18 years	18,274	47.46%
Female, no husband, No own children under 18 years	13,085	33.98%

Non-Family Households By Type:

Nonfamily households:	10,831	100.00%
Male householder	6,138	56.67%
Female householder	4,693	43.33%

Housing Occupancy:

Total Housing Units	176,354	100.00%
Occupied Housing Units	147,076	83.40%
Vacant Housing Units	29,278	16.60%

Housing Tenure:

Occupied Housing Units	147,076	100.00%
Owner-occupied Housing Units	68,939	46.87%
Renter-occupied Housing Units	78,137	53.13%