POPULATION: 277,510
 POPULATION CHANGE 1980-86: -2.4%
 BLACK POPULATION: 55.6%
 HISPANIC POPULATION: 0.8%
 POPULATION AGE 65 AND OVER: 13.9%
 INCOME PER CAPITA: $8,035 (1985)
 PERSONS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL: 22.0%
 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 10.3%
 BIRTH RATE: 17.2 per 1,000 population
 CRIME RATE: 9,957 per 100,000 population
 POLICE PROTECTION: 22 officers per 10,000 population
 COLLEGE EDUCATION: 13.0 percent with 4 years or more
 JANUARY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 42.4@ Fahrenheit
 JULY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 80.3@ Fahrenheit
 ANNUAL PRECIPITATION: 52.2 inches
 LAND AREA: 99.8 square miles; 258.4 square kilometers 
 LATITUDE: 33@30'N  LONGITUDE: 86@55'W
 AREA CODE: 205  TIME ZONE: Central