POPULATION: 163,420
 POPULATION CHANGE 1980-86: 14.7%
 BLACK POPULATION: 20.7%
 HISPANIC POPULATION: 1.0%
 POPULATION AGE 65 AND OVER: 7.0%
 INCOME PER CAPITA: $12,467 (1985)
 PERSONS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL: 12.8%
 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 6.9%
 BIRTH RATE: 15.3 per 1,000 population
 CRIME RATE: 7,217 per 100,000 population
 POLICE PROTECTION: 16 officers per 10,000 population
 COLLEGE EDUCATION: 25.5 percent with 4 years or more
 JANUARY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 40.2@ Fahrenheit
 JULY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 79.3@ Fahrenheit
 ANNUAL PRECIPITATION: 54.7 inches
 LAND AREA: 116.2 square miles; 300.8 square kilometers 
 LATITUDE: 34@44'N  LONGITUDE: 86@35'W
 AREA CODE: 205  TIME ZONE: Central