As of the census[REF] of 2000, there were 7,678 people, 3,192 households, and 1,924 families residing in the town.
There were 3,192 households out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.7% were non-families.