. ▁ 1 9 . 5 % ▁of ▁residents ▁were ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 8 ; ▁ 6 . 6 % ▁were ▁between ▁the ▁ages ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁ 2 4 ; ▁ 2 2 . 3 % ▁were ▁from ▁ 2 5 ▁to ▁ 4 4 ; ▁ 2 8 . 5 % ▁were ▁from ▁ 4 5 ▁to ▁ 6 4 ; ▁and ▁ 2 3 % ▁were ▁ 6 5 ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁or ▁older . ▁The ▁gender ▁make up ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁ 4 7 . 6 % ▁male ▁and ▁ 5 2 . 4 % ▁female . ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁census ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁census , ▁there ▁were ▁ 6 2 2 ▁people , ▁ 2 7 5 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 1 5 8 ▁families ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 7 9 0 . 1 ▁people ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 3 0 4 . 0 / km ²). ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 3 0 2 ▁housing ▁units ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁density ▁of ▁ 3 8 3 . 6 ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 1 4 7 . 6 / km ²). ▁ ▁The ▁ra cial ▁make up ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁ 9 6 . 7 8 % ▁White , ▁ 0 . 1 6 % ▁African ▁American , ▁ 1 . 6 1 % ▁Native ▁American , ▁ 0 . 8 0 % ▁from ▁other ▁races , ▁and ▁