As of the census of 2000, there were 7,486 people, 2,814 households, and 1,871 families residing in the city.
There were 2,814 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families.