| | 2000 Census population: 572,059
Male: 269,366 (47.1%)
Female: 302,693 (52.9%)
Black: 343,312 (60.0%)
White: 176,101 (30.8%)
Asian: 15,189 (2.7%)
American Indian and Alaska Native: 1,713 (0.3%)
Other race: 21,950 (3.8%)
Two or more races: 13,446 (2.4%)
Hispanic/Latino: 44,953 (7.9%)
Percentage of population 18 and over: 79.9%
65 and over: 12.3%
Median age: 34.6
Median household income in 2000: $41,000
Motto: Justitia omnibus (Justice to all)
Flower: American Beauty Rose
Tree: Scarlet Oak
Bird: Wood Thrush
Flag: Adopted in 1938. Design was based on the shield from George Washington's family coat of arms.
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