POPULATION: 609,860
 POPULATION CHANGE 1980-86: 12.7%
 BLACK POPULATION: 25.4%
 HISPANIC POPULATION: 1.8%
 POPULATION AGE 65 AND OVER: 9.6%
 INCOME PER CAPITA: $10,466 (1985)
 PERSONS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL: 16.0%
 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 5.4%
 BIRTH RATE: 18.2 per 1,000 population
 CRIME RATE: 8,140 per 100,000 population
 POLICE PROTECTION: 16 officers per 10,000 population
 COLLEGE EDUCATION: 13.6 percent with 4 years or more
 JANUARY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 53.2@ Fahrenheit
 JULY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 81.3@ Fahrenheit
 ANNUAL PRECIPITATION: 52.8 inches
 LAND AREA: 759.7 square miles; 1,966.8 square kilometers 
 LATITUDE: 32@20'N  LONGITUDE: 90@11'W
 AREA CODE: 904  TIME ZONE: Eastern