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GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 11.4 Km&2 (4.4 Mi&2 ). 11.0 km&2 (4.2 mi&2) of it is land and 0.4 km&2 (0.2 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 3.42% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 10,849 people, 3,388 households, and 1,473 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 985.6/km&2 (2,555.5/mi&2). There were 3,654 housing units at an average density of 332.0/km&2 (860.7/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 83.57% White , 10.63% African American , 0.73% Native American , 2.24% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 0.50% from Other Races , and 2.30% from two or more races. 1.83% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 3,388 households out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.5% were Married Couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 56.5% were non-families. 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.93. In the city the population was spread out with 15.2% under the age of 18, 51.0% from 18 to 24, 17.3% from 25 to 44, 9.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 109.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $20,192, and the median income for a family was $28,629. Males had a median income of $30,341 versus $19,770 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $10,719. 35.0% of the population and 19.2% of families were below the Poverty Line . 29.3% of those under the age of 18 and 11.6% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EDUCATION EXTERNAL LINKS |
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