POPULATION: 47,750
 POPULATION CHANGE 1980-86: -3.2%
 BLACK POPULATION: 17.7%
 HISPANIC POPULATION: 2.9%
 POPULATION AGE 65 AND OVER: 8.6%
 INCOME PER CAPITA: $8,557 (1985)
 PERSONS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL: 16.1%
 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 9.8%
 BIRTH RATE: 21.9 per 1,000 population
 CRIME RATE: 605 per 100,000 population
 POLICE PROTECTION: 15 officers per 10,000 population
 COLLEGE EDUCATION: 14.3 percent with 4 years or more
 JANUARY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 52.0@ Fahrenheit
 JULY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 82.3@ Fahrenheit
 ANNUAL PRECIPITATION: 61.0 inches
 LAND AREA: 19.7 square miles; 51.0 square kilometers 
 LATITUDE: 30@24'N  LONGITUDE: 88@55'W
 AREA CODE: 601  TIME ZONE: Central