 There were 8,259 households out of which 28.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.90% were married couples living together, 14.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.30% were non-families.27.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.97.