POPULATION: 277,580
 POPULATION CHANGE 1980-86: 2.2%
 BLACK POPULATION: 23.5%
 HISPANIC POPULATION: 13.3%
 POPULATION AGE 65 AND OVER: 14.8%
 INCOME PER CAPITA: $9,902 (1985)
 PERSONS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL: 18.7%
 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 6.3%
 BIRTH RATE: 18.7 per 1,000 population
 CRIME RATE: 14,642 per 100,000 population
 POLICE PROTECTION: 24 officers per 10,000 population
 COLLEGE EDUCATION: 12.8 percent with 4 years or more
 JANUARY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 59.8@ Fahrenheit
 JULY MEAN TEMPERATURE: 82.2@ Fahrenheit
 ANNUAL PRECIPITATION: 46.7 inches
 LAND AREA: 104.2 square miles; 269.8 square kilometers 
 LATITUDE: 27@58'N  LONGITUDE: 82@38'W
 AREA CODE: 813  TIME ZONE: Eastern