Demographics
As of the
census2
of 2000, there were 7,518 people, 3,045 households,
and 1,979 families residing in the town. The
population density was 82.1/km˛ (212.6/mi˛).
There were 3,303 housing units at an average density
of 36.1/km˛ (93.4/mi˛). The racial makeup of the
town was 96.29%
White, 1.06%
Black or
African American, 0.23%
Native American, 0.48%
Asian, 0.01%
Pacific Islander, 0.59% from
other races, and 1.34% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.65% of the population.
There were 3,045 households out of which 31.9%
had children under the age of 18 living with them,
47.6% were
married couples living together, 12.8% had a
female householder with no husband present, and
35.0% were non-families. 28.7% of all households
were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone
living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The
average household size was 2.46 and the average
family size was 3.02.
In the town the population was spread out with
26.7% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 28.3%
from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who
were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38
years. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were
87.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was
$36,849, and the median income for a family was
$44,128. Males had a median income of $34,367 versus
$23,967 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $17,361.
About 5.8% of families and 7.8% of the population
were below the
poverty line, including 7.4% of those under age
18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.
