POPULATION: 203,260
 POPULATION CHANGE 1980-86: 1.4%
 BLACK POPULATION: 36.2%
 HISPANIC POPULATION: 1.1%
 POPULATION AGE 65 AND OVER: 11.1%
 INCOME PER CAPITA: $9,658 (1985)
 PERSONS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL: 18.6%
 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 10.9%
 BIRTH RATE: 16.3 per 1,000 population
 CRIME RATE: 8,090 per 100,000 population
 POLICE PROTECTION: 14 officers per 10,000 population
 COLLEGE EDUCATION: 17.0 percent with 4 years or more
 JANUARY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 50.8@ Fahrenheit
 JULY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 82.2@ Fahrenheit
 ANNUAL PRECIPITATION: 64.6 inches
 LAND AREA: 136.8 square miles; 354.2 square kilometers 
 LATITUDE: 30@40'N  LONGITUDE: 88@05'W
 AREA CODE: 205  TIME ZONE: Central