the median income for a household in the town was at a time $35,438, and the median income for a family was $41,894 but due to the economic downturn this has changed. males had a median income of $28,658 versus $25,252 for females. the per capita income for the town was $16,842. about 23.0% of families and 26.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.8% of those under age 18 and 22.1% of those age 65 or over.