Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: As of the census of 2000 , there were 8,377 people , 2,431 households , and 1,956 families residing in the city .
Simplified: As of the census of 2000 , there were 8,377 people , 2,431 houses , and 1,956 families in the city .