 The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 25.2% non-Hispanic white, 49.6% non-Hispanic black, 0.6% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% non-Hispanic reporting some other race, 2.7% from two or more races and 22.2% Hispanic or Latino.As of the census of 2000, there were 7,224 people, 2,356 households, and 1,917 families residing in the city.The population density was 1,029.2 people per square mile (397.3/km²).