As of the census[REF] of 2000, there are 43,941 people in the county, organized into 17,342 households and 10,890 families.
There are 17,342 households out of which 29.60% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.90% are married couples living together, 8.70% have a female householder with no husband present, and 37.20% are non-families.