As of the census[REF] of 2000, there were 19,941 people, 6,981 households, and 5,117 families residing in the town.
There were 6,981 households out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families.