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