POPULATION: 352,070
 POPULATION CHANGE 1980-86: 11.6%
 BLACK POPULATION: 31.0%
 HISPANIC POPULATION: 1.1%
 POPULATION AGE 65 AND OVER: 8.6%
 INCOME PER CAPITA: $12,259 (1985)
 PERSONS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL: 12.4%
 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 4.0%
 BIRTH RATE: 15.2 per 1,000 population
 CRIME RATE: 9,856 per 100,000 population
 POLICE PROTECTION: 18 officers per 10,000 population
 COLLEGE EDUCATION: 22.4 percent with 4 years or more
 JANUARY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 40.5@ Fahrenheit
 JULY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 78.5@ Fahrenheit
 ANNUAL PRECIPITATION: 43.2 inches
 LAND AREA: 152.1 square miles; 393.8 square kilometers 
 LATITUDE: 35@03'N  LONGITUDE: 80@50'W
 AREA CODE: 704  TIME ZONE: Eastern