Demographics
As of the
census2
of 2000, there were 8,489 people, 3,616 households,
and 2,169 families residing in the town. The
population density was 107.8/km˛ (279.2/mi˛).
There were 3,844 housing units at an average density
of 48.8/km˛ (126.4/mi˛). The racial makeup of the
town was 95.13%
White, 0.84%
African American, 0.39%
Native American, 0.93%
Asian, 0.11%
Pacific Islander, 0.68% from
other races, and 1.92% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 2.56% of the population.
There were 3,616 households out of which 28.7%
had children under the age of 18 living with them,
42.9% were
married couples living together, 12.4% had a
female householder with no husband present, and
40.0% were non-families. 31.9% of all households
were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone
living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The
average household size was 2.31 and the average
family size was 2.90.
In the town the population was spread out with
23.0% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 29.3%
from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who
were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39
years. For every 100 females there were 90.4 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were
88.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was
$33,750, and the median income for a family was
$43,194. Males had a median income of $33,705 versus
$27,303 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $17,794.
About 9.1% of families and 13.1% of the population
were below the
poverty line, including 17.5% of those under age
18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.
