As of the census of 2000, there were 27,509 people, 10,877 households, and 5,014 families residing in the city. The population density was 843.0/km sq (2,183.8/mi sq). There were 11,577 housing units at an average density of 354.8/km sq (919.0/mi sq). The racial makeup of the city was 94.73% White, 0.33% African American, 1.24% Native American, 1.62% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.54% from Race (United States Census)other races, and 1.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.59% of the population. There were 10,877 households out of which 22.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.0% were Marriagemarried couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 53.9% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.7% 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 2.85. In the city the population was spread out with 16.0% under the age of 18, 33.0% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 14.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females there were 111.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $32,156, and the median income for a family was $41,723. Males had a median income of $28,794 versus $20,743 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,104. About 9.2% of families and 20.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over. As of 2006, Bozeman has sustained a consistent 5% to 7% growth rate since the last US Census edging the municipal population towards 40,000 households. To address the impacts of rapid growth, local government officials have had the difficult job of researching controversial measures such as county wide zoning, inclusionary zoning, transfer of development rights, and other land use regulation. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bozeman%2C_Montana