There were 11,670 households of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.2% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.9% were non-families.
As of the 2000 census, there were 27,368 people, 11,609 households, and 6,698 families residing in the city.