As of the census[REF] of 2000, there were 17,103 people, 6,401 households, and 4,544 families residing in the town.
There were 6,401 households out of which 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families.