As of the census of 2000, there are 12,043 people, 4,935 households, and 3,306 families residing in the town.
There are 4,935 households out of which 29.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% are married couples living together, 11.7% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 33.0% are non-families.