the medium income for a household in the town was $24,004, and the median income for a family was $34,808. males had a median income of $30,991 versus $22,305 for females. the per capita income for the town was $14,505. about 21.0% of families and 26.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.4% of those under age 18 and 34.1% of those age 65 or over.