As of the census[REF] of 2000, there were 21,400 people, 8,984 households, and 5,561 families residing in the town.
There were 8,984 households out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families.