 Of the town's 14,732 households, 48.7 % were married couples living together, 8.4 % were cohabiting couples and 8.3 % were lone parents. 30.2 % of all households were made up of individuals and 20.5 % had someone living alone at pensionable age. 27.7 % of households included children aged under 16 or a person aged 16 to 18 who was in full-time education. The average household size was 2.74.
