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