POPULATION: 426,300
 POPULATION CHANGE 1980-86: -5.9%
 BLACK POPULATION: 45.5%
 HISPANIC POPULATION: 1.2%
 POPULATION AGE 65 AND OVER: 17.6%
 INCOME PER CAPITA: $8,799 (1985)
 PERSONS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL: 21.8%
 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 9.4%
 BIRTH RATE: 18.5 per 1,000 population
 CRIME RATE: 11,392 per 100,000 population
 POLICE PROTECTION: 38 officers per 10,000 population
 COLLEGE EDUCATION: 10.0 percent with 4 years or more
 JANUARY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 28.8@ Fahrenheit
 JULY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 78.9@ Fahrenheit
 ANNUAL PRECIPITATION: 33.9 inches
 LAND AREA: 61.4 square miles; 159.0 square kilometers 
 LATITUDE: 38@40'N  LONGITUDE: 90@15'W
 AREA CODE: 612  TIME ZONE: Central