| Population
by Age |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
Change
1980-1990 |
Change
1990-2000 |
| |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| Total
Population |
278,405 |
100.0 |
317,471 |
100.0 |
404,119 |
100.0 |
39,066 |
14.0 |
86,648 |
27.3 |
| Under 5 yrs. |
23,727 |
8.5 |
27,974 |
8.8 |
35,249 |
8.7 |
4,247 |
17.9 |
7,275 |
26.0 |
| 5 to 9 yrs. |
23,468 |
8.4 |
27,875 |
8.8 |
35,117 |
8.7 |
4,407 |
18.8 |
7,242 |
26.0 |
| 10 to 14 yrs. |
24,006 |
8.6 |
24,546 |
7.7 |
32,490 |
8.0 |
540 |
2.2 |
7,944 |
32.4 |
| 15 to 19 yrs. |
26,174 |
9.4 |
23,375 |
7.4 |
30,478 |
7.5 |
-2,799 |
-10.7 |
7,103 |
30.4 |
| 20 to 24 yrs. |
24,990 |
9.0 |
21,894 |
6.9 |
25,571 |
6.3 |
-3,096 |
-12.4 |
3,677 |
16.8 |
| 25 to 29 yrs. |
25,303 |
9.1 |
27,699 |
8.7 |
28,777 |
7.1 |
2,396 |
9.5 |
1,078 |
3.9 |
| 30 to 34 yrs. |
24,031 |
8.6 |
29,469 |
9.3 |
32,038 |
7.9 |
5,438 |
22.6 |
2,569 |
8.7 |
| 35 to 44 yrs. |
32,790 |
11.8 |
50,347 |
15.9 |
68,064 |
16.8 |
17,557 |
53.5 |
17,717 |
35.2 |
| 45 to 54 yrs. |
26,487 |
9.5 |
32,915 |
10.4 |
53,180 |
13.2 |
6,428 |
24.3 |
20,265 |
61.6 |
| 55 to 59 yrs. |
12,382 |
4.4 |
11,806 |
3.7 |
17,023 |
4.2 |
-576 |
-4.7 |
5,217 |
44.2 |
| 60 to 64 yrs. |
9,969 |
3.6 |
10,164 |
3.2 |
12,151 |
3.0 |
195 |
2.0 |
1,987 |
19.5 |
| 65 to 74 yrs. |
14,251 |
5.1 |
16,858 |
5.3 |
17,871 |
4.4 |
2,607 |
18.3 |
1,013 |
6.0 |
| 75 to 84 yrs. |
8,386 |
3.0 |
9,376 |
3.0 |
11,738 |
2.9 |
990 |
11.8 |
2,362 |
25.2 |
| 85 yrs & over |
2,441 |
0.9 |
3,173 |
1.0 |
4,372 |
1.1 |
732 |
30.0 |
1,199 |
37.8 |
| Median Age |
28.3 |
|
30.9 |
|
32.2 |
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SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000.
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