POPULATION: 220,380
 POPULATION CHANGE 1980-86: 7.1%
 BLACK POPULATION: 41.1%
 HISPANIC POPULATION: 1.3%
 POPULATION AGE 65 AND OVER: 11.7%
 INCOME PER CAPITA: $10,240 (1985)
 PERSONS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL: 17.7%
 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 12.0%
 BIRTH RATE: 18.4 per 1,000 population
 CRIME RATE: 9,220 per 100,000 population
 POLICE PROTECTION: 19 officers per 10,000 population
 COLLEGE EDUCATION: 17.3 percent with 4 years or more
 JANUARY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 46.0@ Fahrenheit
 JULY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 82.9@ Fahrenheit
 ANNUAL PRECIPITATION: 43.8 inches
 LAND AREA: 90.2 square miles; 233.5 square kilometers 
 LATITUDE: 32@30'N  LONGITUDE: 93@46'W
 AREA CODE: 318  TIME ZONE: Central