POPULATION: 441,170
 POPULATION CHANGE 1980-86: -1.5%
 BLACK POPULATION: 27.4%
 HISPANIC POPULATION: 3.3%
 POPULATION AGE 65 AND OVER: 12.3%
 INCOME PER CAPITA: $11,153 (1985)
 PERSONS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL: 13.2%
 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 5.6%
 BIRTH RATE: 17.5 per 1,000 population
 CRIME RATE: 10,477 per 100,000 population
 POLICE PROTECTION: 25 officers per 10,000 population
 COLLEGE EDUCATION: 16.6 percent with 4 years or more
 JANUARY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 28.4@ Fahrenheit
 JULY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 80.9@ Fahrenheit
 ANNUAL PRECIPITATION: 29.3 inches
 LAND AREA: 316.4 square miles; 819.1 square kilometers 
 LATITUDE: 39@02'N  LONGITUDE: 94@33'W
 AREA CODE: MO  TIME ZONE: 816