As of the census of 2000, there were 8,595 people, 3,973 households, and 2,379 families living in the city. The population density was 798.4 people per square mile (308.4/km). There were 4,292 housing units at an average density of 398.7 per square mile (154.0/km). The racial makeup of the city was 88.84% White, 6.47% African American, 0.07% Native American, 3.55% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.70% of the population. 15.5% were of German, 15.3% Italian, 11.1% Slovene, 8.8% Irish and 7.3% English ancestry according to Census 2000.