POPULATION: 316,240
 POPULATION CHANGE 1980-86: -4.0%
 BLACK POPULATION: 58.2%
 HISPANIC POPULATION: 18.6%
 POPULATION AGE 65 AND OVER: 8.8%
 INCOME PER CAPITA: $6,494 (1985)
 PERSONS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL: 32.8%
 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 10.8%
 BIRTH RATE: 17.5 per 1,000 population
 CRIME RATE: 12,264 per 100,000 population
 POLICE PROTECTION: 36 officers per 10,000 population
 COLLEGE EDUCATION: 6.3 percent with 4 years or more
 JANUARY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 31.3@ Fahrenheit
 JULY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 76.8@ Fahrenheit
 ANNUAL PRECIPITATION: 42.3 inches
 LAND AREA: 24.1 square miles; 62.4 square kilometers 
 LATITUDE: 41@18'N  LONGITUDE: 72@55'W
 AREA CODE: 203  TIME ZONE: Eastern