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