As of the census of 2000,[REF] there were 16,815 people, 6,674 households, and 4,524 families residing in the county.
There were 6,674 households out of which 31.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.30% were married couples living together, 7.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.20% were non-families.