As of the census[2] of 2000

7,272 people,
2,748 households
1,901 families residing in the city
Population density was 1,924.3 people per square mile (742.8/km²). There were
2,939 housing units at an average density of 777.7/sq mi (300.2/km²)
89.37% White,
0.40% African American,
0.30% Native American,
0.45% Asian,
8.42% from other races, and
1.06% from two or more races
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.15% of the population32.9% had children under age 18 living with them
55.5% were married couples living together,
9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and
30.8% were non-families.
27.3% of all households were made up of individuals and
14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
Average household size was 2.56
A verage family size was 3.10
25.6% under the age of 18,
9.4% from 18 to 24,
25.0% from 25 to 44,
21.5% from 45 to 64
18.5% who were 65 years of age or older
The median age was 38 years

For every 100 females there were 90.5 males
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males
The median income for a household in the city was $39,354
Median income for a family was $46,279
Males had a median income of $35,344
$20,556 for females.
The per capita income for the city was $17,731
About 7.6% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.6% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.