As of the census[REF] of 2000, there were 11,849 people, 4,780 households, and 3,035 families residing in the town.
There were 4,780 households out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families.