As of the census[REF] of 2000, there were 9,808 people, 3,819 households, and 2,616 families residing in the city.
There were 3,819 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 16.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families.