POPULATION: 324,820
 POPULATION CHANGE 1980-86: -9.2%
 BLACK POPULATION: 26.6%
 HISPANIC POPULATION: 2.7%
 POPULATION AGE 65 AND OVER: 15.0%
 INCOME PER CAPITA: $8,840 (1985)
 PERSONS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL: 20.7%
 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 10.1%
 BIRTH RATE: 17.0 per 1,000 population
 CRIME RATE: 7,077 per 100,000 population
 POLICE PROTECTION: 29 officers per 10,000 population
 COLLEGE EDUCATION: 11.1 percent with 4 years or more
 JANUARY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 23.5@ Fahrenheit
 JULY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 70.7@ Fahrenheit
 ANNUAL PRECIPITATION: 37.5 inches
 LAND AREA: 41.8 square miles; 108.2 square kilometers 
 LATITUDE: 42@52'N  LONGITUDE: 78@55'W
 AREA CODE: 716  TIME ZONE: Eastern