As of the
census of 2020, there were 16,217 people, 6,347 households, and 4,492 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 6,627 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 92.1%
white, 1.8%
Black or African American, 0.2%
Native American, 0.5%
Asian, 0%
Pacific Islander, 1% from
other races, and 4.4% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 3.2% of the population. There were 6,347 households, out of which 20.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were
married couples living together, and 21.5% had a female householder with no husband present. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.2 years. For every 100 males 18 and over, there were 98.2 females. The median income for a household in the town was $93,142, and the median income for a family was $111,972. Males living alone had a median income of $35,402 versus $33,611 for females living alone. The
per capita income for the town was $38,254. About 6.3% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over. ==Government==