As of the census[REF] of 2000, there were 23,003 people, 9,376 households, and 5,925 families residing in the city.
There were 9,376 households out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.5% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families.