As of the census[REF] of 2000, there were 24,316 people, 9,696 households, and 6,699 families residing in the county.
There were 9,696 households out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families.