POPULATION: 1,642,900
 POPULATION CHANGE 1980-86: -2.7%
 BLACK POPULATION: 37.8%
 HISPANIC POPULATION: 3.8%
 POPULATION AGE 65 AND OVER: 14.1%
 INCOME PER CAPITA: $8,807 (1985)
 PERSONS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL: 20.6%
 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 6.9%
 BIRTH RATE: 15.2 per 1,000 population
 CRIME RATE: 5,101 per 100,000 population
 POLICE PROTECTION: 43 officers per 10,000 population
 COLLEGE EDUCATION: 11.1 percent with 4 years or more
 JANUARY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 31.2@ Fahrenheit
 JULY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 76.5@ Fahrenheit
 ANNUAL PRECIPITATION: 41.4 inches
 LAND AREA: 136.0 square miles; 352.1 square kilometers 
 LATITUDE: 40@00'N  LONGITUDE: 75@10'W
 AREA CODE: 215  TIME ZONE: Eastern