As of the
census of 2000, there were 7,503 people, 2,916 households, and 2,067 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 3,014 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.85%
White,
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.45% of the population, 0.60%
African American, 0.11%
Native American, 0.49%
Asian, 0.02%
Pacific Islander, 0.41% from
other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. There were 2,916 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were
married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.07. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males. The median income for a household in the town was $54,297, and the median income for a family was $63,682. Males had a median income of $40,795 versus $31,744 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $24,799. 4.2% of the population and 3.3% of families were below the
poverty line. Of the total population, 5.8% of those under the age of 18 and 4.5% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. ==Transportation==