As of the census of 2000, there were 9,258 people, 3,589 households, and 2,447 families residing in the town.
There were 3,589 households out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 10.4% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 31.8% were non-families.