As of the census[REF] of 2000, there were 29,862 people, 11,799 households, and 8,684 families residing in the county.
There were 11,799 households out of which 32.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.80% were married couples living together, 11.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.40% were non-families.