As of the census[REF] of 2000, there were 15,833 people, 4,593 households, and 3,697 families residing in the city.
There were 4,593 households out of which 47.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families.