POPULATION: 173,210
 POPULATION CHANGE 1980-86: -1.0%
 BLACK POPULATION: 14.6%
 HISPANIC POPULATION: 0.7%
 POPULATION AGE 65 AND OVER: 13.8%
 INCOME PER CAPITA: $9,438 (1985)
 PERSONS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL: 19.6%
 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 7.0%
 BIRTH RATE: 13.0 per 1,000 population
 CRIME RATE: 6,170 per 100,000 population
 POLICE PROTECTION: 16 officers per 10,000 population
 COLLEGE EDUCATION: 17.4 percent with 4 years or more
 JANUARY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 38.2@ Fahrenheit
 JULY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 77.6@ Fahrenheit
 ANNUAL PRECIPITATION: 47.3 inches
 LAND AREA: 78.4 square miles; 203.0 square kilometers 
 LATITUDE: 36@00'N  LONGITUDE: 83@57'W
 AREA CODE: 615  TIME ZONE: Eastern