Population

• City: 76,504 (US Census Bureau Quick Facts)
• Metropolitan Statistical Area: 252,634 (www.coopercenter.org/demographics)
• 65.8% white
• 29.2% black
• 5% other
• Median household income (two-person family): $37,058
• Persons below poverty: 22.7%

Size

• City: 50 square miles
• MSA: 1,802 square miles

Climate

• Coldest period: end of January, early February, average temperature 35
• Warmest period: last half of July, average temperature 76
• Average annual precipitation: 38.27 inches
• Average annual snowfall: 18.3 inches

Government

• Council-Manager form: seven council members, from which Council elects Mayor and Vice-mayor.

Distance to Other Cities