2020 census As of the
2020 United States census, there were 1,727 people, 742 households, and 417 families residing in the town.
2000 census At the 2000
census, there were 2,303 people, 908 households, and 640 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 1,042 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 45.25%
White, 52.67%
African American, 0.04%
Native American, 0.09%
Asian, 0.13%
Pacific Islander, 0.52% from
other races, and 1.30% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.74% of the population. There were 908 households, of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.5% were
married couples living together, 24.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.05. 27.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.1 males. The
median household income was $21,728 and the median family income was $30,573. Males had a median income of $26,359 compared with $19,914 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $10,412. About 18.4% of families and 23.5% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 21.5% of those under age 18 and 34.5% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==