As of the census[REF] of 2000, there were 16,708 people, 6,200 households, and 4,216 families residing in the city.
There were 6,200 households out of which 39.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families.