POPULATION: 149,410
 POPULATION CHANGE 1980-86: -1.9%
 BLACK POPULATION: 16.6%
 HISPANIC POPULATION: 9.1%
 POPULATION AGE 65 AND OVER: 13.8%
 INCOME PER CAPITA: $9,088 (1985)
 PERSONS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL: 17.8%
 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 5.3%
 BIRTH RATE: 17.3 per 1,000 population
 CRIME RATE: 5,244 per 100,000 population
 POLICE PROTECTION: 30 officers per 10,000 population
 COLLEGE EDUCATION: 11.8 percent with 4 years or more
 JANUARY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 26.6@ Fahrenheit
 JULY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 73.6@ Fahrenheit
 ANNUAL PRECIPITATION: 44.9 inches
 LAND AREA: 31.7 square miles; 82.1 square kilometers 
 LATITUDE: 42@07'N  LONGITUDE: 72@35'W
 AREA CODE: 413  TIME ZONE: Eastern