POPULATION: 217,700
 POPULATION CHANGE 1980-86: -0.7%
 BLACK POPULATION: 51.3%
 HISPANIC POPULATION: 1.0%
 POPULATION AGE 65 AND OVER: 14.1%
 INCOME PER CAPITA: $10,947 (1985)
 PERSONS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL: 19.3%
 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 5.3%
 BIRTH RATE: 15.6 per 1,000 population
 CRIME RATE: 7,931 per 100,000 population
 POLICE PROTECTION: 28 officers per 10,000 population
 COLLEGE EDUCATION: 19.8 percent with 4 years or more
 JANUARY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 36.6@ Fahrenheit
 JULY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 77.8@ Fahrenheit
 ANNUAL PRECIPITATION: 44.1 inches
 LAND AREA: 60.1 square miles; 155.6 square kilometers 
 LATITUDE: 37@34'N  LONGITUDE: 77@27'W
 AREA CODE: 804  TIME ZONE: Eastern