As of the census[REF] of 2000, there were 25,101 people, 6,745 households, and 4,809 families residing in the city.
There were 6,745 households out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families.